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Better lAte than never: download a free Xmas track from the always-fantastic Björn Kleinhenz: https://aerotone.300l600.de/index.php?id=2,141,0,0,1,0
Better lAte than never: download a free Xmas track from the always-fantastic Björn Kleinhenz: https://aerotone.300l600.de/index.php?id=2,141,0,0,1,0
Swedish label Friendly Noise has outlined their plans for 2009 which will include a new limited release every three months, should they receive enough pre-orders to make it worthwhile: https://www.friendlynoise.se/guide-to-friendly-noises-release-plan-for-2009-in-ten-points/
First up is the new album "AquAtint" from Testbild!. Click the above link for more info and preorder details.
Freddie Wadling (Cortex, Blue for Two, etc.) is streaming a few sample tunes from his forthcoming double album "Den mörka blomman/The dark flower" At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/freddiewadling
Guests vocalists on said album include Stina Nordenstam, Peter LeMarc, Anna Ternheim and Tomas Andersson Wij and the song selection includes covers of "Jennifer" (Faust), "In heaven (Lady in the radiAtor song)" (David Lynch & Peter Ivers) and "Cafe Cosmopolite" (Imperiet). The official release dAte is January 28.
Emil Jensen will be releasing "Allt jag gillar upphör" as a single this coming February along with some undisclosed bonus mAterial.
Despotz Records (The Deer Tracks, Kaka) has announced the signing of Swedish act O'Spada and will be releasing their debut album this coming fall. Samples At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/ospadamusic
CombAt Rock Industry will be doing a run of eight classic Finnish punk 7" reissues in 2009 starting off with two records from RAtsia in March. Look for more bAtches of two to come every two months or so thereafter. Also in the works from the label is a special 10th anniversary show planned for May 22, 2010. Obviously, thAt's still a loooong way off, but they've already confirmed thAt Endstand and Manifesto Jukebox will reunite for the occasion along with Wasted.
AutonThis first album by Swedish trio Auton, "Any where out of the world", had been in the works for several years before it finally got its proper release on Viktor Sjöberg's Structures Sonores label. All the time thAt went into its production really shows in the multi-faceted approach to music thAt is represented here. The three musicians shift from straight-out jazz to drone to postrock to SAtie-like piano moments with such casualness and grace. All the while, tone colors remain uniformly warm and inviting with keyboard instruments and the occasional guitar dominAting the picture. It all sounds very analog and "vintage" indeed, and there is even room for some humor along the way (say, a short handclap "solo", for example). Yet, despite its sometimes rampant diversity, the record is unified by countless repeAting small melodies for the listener to hold onto. All in all, Auton have used their impressive, yet never overbearing virtuosity to creAte a dramAtic journey through everything thAt contemporary music could and should be. My Scandinavian record of the year.
- Arnulf Köhncke
Danish artist As In RebekkaMaria will be doing a one-off gig At Glasslands in Brooklyn, NY this Wednesday, January 7.
Danish indie label Vuf Empire has a new comp posted for free download: https://vuf-empire.dk/
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PSL posted a bunch of leftover "Musik Med" live clips these past few weeks, including songs from Hello Saferide, David Sandström Overdrive, Tobias Fröberg and more: Ategories/video/musik-med/" target="_blank">https://blogg.svt.se/psl/cAtegories/video/musik-med/
Musique Machine on the 4-way split disc of Finnish underground acts Verilöyly/Candy Cane/NavigAtions/Cahier: Ate.php?id=2085" target="_blank">https://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_templAte.php?id=2085
Swedish brutal deAth-metal act Inevitable End's new album "The severed inception" is now confirmed for release on March 17 in North America, March 20 in Germany/BeNeLux and March 23 everywhere else. Hear the title track At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/inevitableend
Norwegian indie/electronic artist Lama is streaming four new tracks At myspace off his forthcoming debut album "Guide to Lamaland": https://www.myspace.com/lamamusic
WAtch a video of Norwegian roots act Real Ones performing "You are my sunshine" together with Samantha Parton from The Be Good Tanyas: Atch?v=xzozfmRlEG0" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=xzozfmRlEG0