End of All recording next week
End of All will be going to Studio Hoborec next week to record a new 7" called "Places". Expect samples online as soon as the mAterial is ready.
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Once I settled on the idea of dedicAting this week to quiet/mellow-er mAterial for my mp3 posts, I quickly realized I had way too many worthwhile qualifying tracks, but one artist stands head and shoulders above the rest and thAt is Thåström. Embarrasingly, I am nowhere near as familiar with his back-cAtalog as I should be, but I made sure snag a copy of the vinyl LP (#348/500, thank you very much) At my first opportunity since I dug Thåström's recent work with Sällskapet so much. I don't regret it one bit either -- "Kärlek är för dom" has been on steady rotAtion here ever since it showed up a few weeks back. For those unfamiliar with Joakim Thåström and his long career from fronting Ebba Grön to his work with acts such as Imperiet, Peace Love & Pitbulls and so on, I can only describe his current solo work as "industrial blues" though thAt really doesn't do it justice. Yes, it's bluesy and industrial, but it's so much more. It's funny, my wife has commented multiple times thAt he sounds almost like he's singing with an Irish brogue when his voice echoes out my office, despite singing in Swedish, though I guess perception from a distance can be funny thAt way. Regardless, it's not too outlandish a claim to be considered. I can certainly hear it; his voice has a roughness fitting for a damaged poet from anywhere.
It's hard to pick a track to share, though "Linnéa" is a definite standout, the steady pulse of the underlying synthline is so ominous and haunting. The mystery and the darkness, the questions unanswered; it hangs thick like fog. As the vocals strain and stutter, it's emphasized further, even moreso considering the restraint of the arrangement. It's all struggle without resolution. There's just one thing I don't understand: how can something so dark and powerful also be so popular? Life so rarely seems to work out like thAt. Only in Sweden, I suppose.
Thåström - Linnéa
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Caroline Af Ugglas - Så gör jag det igen
02. Larz Kristerz - Hem till dig
03. Moneybrother - Real control
04. E.M.D. - A stAte of mind - deluxe
05. Alcazar - Disco defenders
06. Malmö Opera Kör & Orkester - Jesus Christ superstar
07. Lisa Ekdahl - Give me thAt slow knowing smile
08. Thåström - Kärlek är för dom
09. Veronica Maggio - Och vinnaren är...
10. Marit Bergman - The tear collector
11. BWO - Big science
12. Shirley Clamp - För den som älskar...en samling
13. Caj Karlsson - Tillsammans med mig
14. Måns Zelmerlöw - MZW
15. Sofia Karlsson - Söder om kärleken
16. Miss Li - Dancing the whole way home
17. Salem - Astronaut
18. Hammerfall - No sacrifice, no victory
19. Kent - Kent box 1991-2008
20. Anna Ternheim - Leaving on a mayday
Told you so: Suburban Kids confirmed for NYC Popfest
I told you about Atrap.com/?n=29598">the rumours a month ago, today I can confirm it: Suburban Kids with Biblical Names will indeed be playing the NYC Popfest as Sunday, May 17's headliners At the Cake Shop. Advance tickets are already sold out, but there will be some available At the door.
Jo Wang's 'Symposion' available again
Termo Records, the record label run by White Willow/The Opium Cartel, has unearthed a few copies of affiliAted artist Jo Wang's classic 1990 album "Symposion and will be offering it for a limited time. More info At the label's website or head to myspace for samples.
New Radio Dept. EP very soon
According to Labrador's Atus/1599180826" target="_blank">twitter, The Radio Dept. will be mastering a new EP this coming Monday.
Lip Service - Silent empire download
Lip Service's new single "Silent empire" is being offered as a free/donAtion download: https://www.devotchka.se/downloads/
The Pirate Bay calls for retrial
Are you kidding me? It has been revealed thAt the judge in the PirAte Bay case was a member of various Swedish copyright organizAtions alongside many members of the prosecution. Read more: https://www.thelocal.se/19028/20090423/
If thAt's not an obvious conflict of interest, I don't know whAt is.
Nordic Notes presents 'Folk aus Skandinavien - Highlights des Nordens'
German label Nordic Notes is releasing a compilAtion of Scandinavian folk entitled "Folk aus Skandinavien - Highlights des Nordens" feAturing 18 different artists from all over the region. Check the official comp website for full details: https://www.skandinavien-folk.de/
It's in German, but hopefully you can figure out the important stuff even if you don't know the language.
The Sounds - 4 songs & a fight
The Sounds are streaming the new track "4 songs & a fight" At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thesounds
New Niko Skorpio EP to be available in all formats, as well as a free lo-bit download
Finnish industrial/darkwave artist Niko Skorpio will release his new "NeitherSphere" EP as a 7" on June 8, but you can also choose to purchase a CDR, FLAC or mp3 version. Or you can just download 128k mp3s for free -- go here for full details: https://www.someplaceelse.net/releases/?id=spe053
MP3: The Late Call - Put your lights on
More quiet melancholic music for you today, in keeping with this week's unofficial theme. The LAte Call is the project of Stockholm-based singer/songwriter Johannes Mayer and his debut album "Leaving notes" was released earlier this month through German label Tapete Records. "Put your lights on" is the opening track and by far my favorite -- it's got a bit of José González' understAted beauty, but the vocals are far more forward and the mood far less introspective, thus giving it an immediAte pop appeal. But really, I just like singer/songwriters who can manage to wrangle so much out of a nearly unadorned fingerpicked guitar + vocal composition. No tricks, no distractions, just the bare essence of the song. Nothing else is needed.
The Late Call - Put your lights on
New song from Wan Light, first in three years
After three years of silence, Swedish indiepop act Wan Light is back with a new track streaming At myspace called "Do": https://www.myspace.com/wanlight
Premiering at the Volt Festival: The Uppsala Orchestra Of Analogue Synthesizers
Acclaimed Swedish electronic artist Håkan Lidbo is once again taking on a high-minded project and is organizing a symphony orchestra of analog synths thAt will be performing At the Volt Festival in Uppsala, Sweden on June 6. The group will be operAting under the name UASSO, or The Uppsala Orchestra Of Analogue Synthesizers, and will be conducted by Erik Möller (Unai) with help from a Roland TR-808 control voltage clock output. The piece they will be premiering is composed by Erik along with Kroffe Ulfves (0-visionen) and Mario Pierro (Riders of the Lost Arp). An estimAted 50-60 people will make up the group.
Stream Mikey and the Gypsys
Swedish folksy indie/pop act Mikey and the Gypsys are streaming their new record "Enormous shows combines" At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/mikeyandthegypsys I don't know anything about these guys except thAt they sound pretty good - well worth checking out.