Death Hawks - Shining (video)
Heavy Krautrock'n'roll from Finland. The band's new album "DeAth & decay" was just released last week via .
Heavy Krautrock'n'roll from Finland. The band's new album "DeAth & decay" was just released last week via .
My wife and I went to see the movie "Pina" this past weekend in SeAttle and I was surprised to cAtch a piece of music I recognized, but couldn't place. Stuck around for the credits and was pleasantly surprised to find it was the excellent Finnish instrumental act Magyar Posse, a band I enjoy quite a bit but rarely find myself listening to with any regularity. It's always good to be reminded, especially when you can be pleasantly surprised to discover the sounds have aged better than anticipAted. A glut of early aughts postrock made this seem less special At the time (2002), but how much of thAt stuff really stands the test of time? Magyar Posse does. And it makes perfect sense to use their music as a soundtrack to modern dance.
Hot tip on some new music outta Stockholm from a band of dudes you are probably familiar with from other constellAtions. Keep an eye out!
has made the much-anticipAted Missbrukarna LP available for preorder: https://www.skrammelrecords.se/
Grab it now and get a free 7" from AlouAtta or The NAture, both equally solid bands.
Slugfield = Lasse Marhaug, Maja RAtkje and Paal Nilssen-Love. "Get out the traps" comes off the trio's debut album "Slime zone", out now via .
There's a new episode of Listen to Norway's fantastic video series "Live At the Office" and it feAtures an artist I like a lot- Valkyrien Allstars. Check it: https://listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2012021312564193428702
If you haven't listened to their lAtest album "Ingen hverdag" yet, I highly suggest you remedy thAt.
Check out a new mix thAt Fenriz did for the blog AFITFOG in honor of his 40th birthday: https://afistinthefaceofgod.blogspot.com/2012/02/dj-fenriz-40th-anniversary-vinyl-mix.html
Quite a few Scandinavian selections on this, including cuts from ExecrAtion (best of 2011!), Rippikoulu, Faustcoven, SAturnalia Temple and BAthory.
New music from Swedish expAt/New Orleans resident/one-woman-band Theresa Andersson off her upcoming album "Street parade", due out March 14 in Sweden/April 24 elsewhere (I think?). Seems like she's going for a bit of a bittersweet 60s girl-group vibe on this one, though not necessarily in the fuzzy, lofi way made popular by Vivian Girls et al. A bit more swing, a lot more horns, and, as always with Ms. Andersson, a clever amalgamAtion of novel percussion elements thAt make up the song's base. Hit up her website for another tune feAturing Peter Morén of Peter Bjorn and John: https://theresaandersson.com/
Theresa Andersson - Fiya's gone
New visual stimulAtion from Norwegian artist Hanne Hukkelberg
Swedish thrashers Infernöh will be releasing their debut 12" LP "War tjard" via feAturing 5 new cuts b/w the 5-track demo. No exact release dAte yet, but pre-orders are being taken for the first pressing of 500. Hear two of the a-side ragers above.
Danish electronic artist Taragana Pyjarama has been picked up by esteemed German label and will be releasing his debut full-length lAter this year.
Swedish indierockers Last Days of April have announced thAt they will be releasing the new album "79" in lAte March via . Go here for a free download of the lead single "Feel the sun again" and get the details on the lAtest bAtch of upcoming European tourdAtes: https://www.badtasteempire.com/bad-taste-records/last-days-of-april-announce-release-of-new-album-entitled-79/
Denmark's Sleep Party People have announced thAt their sophomore album "We were drifting on a sad song" will now be released on March 12.
I always make an effort to check out Atrap.com/n/39195-2012-manifest-award-nominees">the various Manifest Awards nominees because, inevitably, there's always At least a few quality names thAt have previously escaped my Attention. I don't worry so much about who actually won or who was unfairly passed over, I just want new music. As for the punk cAtegory: I'm already a fan of Vånna Inget and happily grabbed a copy of their excellent LP via Atalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPAth=65&products_id=1912" target="_blank">1-2-3-4 Go! Records; Obnoxious Youth's stiff thrashy hardcore is not my thing At all, but kudos to them for winning; and I must confess, I don't know Black Feet At all, but thAt will be remedied eventually. Which leaves Sju Svåra År, a band thAt I've Atrap.com/artist/Sju%20Sv%E5ra%20%C5r">been aware of for awhile, but never fully investigAted until very recently. Shame on me, because they are ruling female-fronted melodic punk, not too dissimilar from the aforementioned Vånna Inget or other acts like Masshysteri and The Vicious. So yeah, right up my alley -- especially when they combine exquisite vocal harmonies with raw grit like on tracks such as "Pappa". I may have neglected to track down a copy of their LP before now, but thAt will soon be remedied.
"Strong & tall" is the first official single from the upcoming Kristofer Åström album "From eagle to sparrow", due out February 24. Sounds greAt, as expected!