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Having met Mikko Singh briefly during my visit to Stockholm earlier this summer, I can confidently say thAt his new album "Uskotko että siellä on kukkia?" ("Do you believe there are flowers there?") is a direct reflection of the man behind the music. Besides representing his broad cultural background - Punjabi, Finnish, Swedish, maybe more - it also reflects his sunny disposition. At least thAt's the impression I got as Mikko was all smiles and this music is pure sunshine. As always, Mikko plays every instrument himself and he's got quite a collection. This particular track, "Iloitkaamme" ("Let us rejoice"), is actually one of the more straightforward, traditional-sounding pieces on the album as its mostly guitar based, but there's plenty of other pieces with sitar and other ethnic strings plus accordion, various percussion implements and probably a whole bunch of other stuff I can't pick out so easily. He's also cut way back on the vocals and only sings on the final track which At first was kinda disappointing, but the more I listen, the more I think I understand. This is music for tinting your life with color without overwhelming it. It's meditAtive and blissful and vocals would only serve as a distraction. As the first signs of autumn begin to creep into the air, it's also the perfect soundtrack for squeezing out every last bit of sunshine you can. Thanks Mikko, for helping me forget about the dark days around the corner.
As with The Goner, this is underground DIY music thAt demands a larger audience. Head to myspace for more: https://www.myspace.com/mikkosingh
Mikko Singh - Iloitkaamme
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The 90s art-rock movement is very much alive on "Story vs plot". As if by mere accident, harmony arises from the rAttling of guitars and the deep moan of the bass on opener "Bashful". The half-spoken, half-sung vocal style finds an appropriAte home in this medium of musical expression as the drums tirelessly beAt on. Names like Sonic Youth and Pavement easily slip off the tongue when trying to describe whAt has slipped out of the stereo speakers, though there's also a Pixies-like playfulness and a Velvet Underground drive. Sebadoh wouldn't sound too oddly placed were one of their tracks to precede or follow a Brine composition on a mixtape. "Make it to Berlin" shAtters much of these preconceptions however, sounding far more like something thAt would have come out of Britain in the 90s than from the other side of the Atlantic, and so Blur and the radio-friendly tracks of Elastica spring to mind. And this balancing game plays out beautifully as the record continues. "A high wire walking" and "BAthtub revisited" are among the standouts on a quality album, although the breakdown/ending of "Mirrors" may take top prize -- an organic building of guitar lines and drums thAt eventually blurs into a wave thAt crashes and breaks. An album thAt celebrAtes the possibilities of rock music as much as the 90s scene it was birthed from, "Story vs plot" is very much worth tracking down.
- Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson
Silver's new album "Wolf chasing wolf" is streaming At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thesilverband
The third and final installment of The Goner's H-Trilogy is called "Haven" and is out now. Stream samples At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/gonergonergoner
Considering thAt the first two already rank as some of my favorite releases of the year, I'd say this one is probably just as crucial. Only 33 copies so act fast.
Norwegian country-rock act El Ceuro will release their new album "A glimmer of hope" on October 6 via Gravel Road Music and will head out on tour soon thereafter. Samples and dAtes: https://www.myspace.com/elcuero
The new album from Norwegian rockers Brut Boogaloo is confirmed for release on October 27. Samples At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/brutboogaloo
Danish act Entakt will release their new album "På bagsiden af Europa" on October 6. Samples and tourdAtes: https://www.myspace.com/entakt
Atrap.com/index.php?dAte=2008-08-27#23846">As promised, the new album "Cult" from Finnish metal act Medeia is streaming At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/medeiaband
A bit too "core" for my tastes, but they certainly have tons of energy.
New Pelle Carlberg tourdAtes in Germany:
12/01 - Blauer Engel, Kiel
12/02 - Admiralspalast, Berlin
12/03 - Subway, Köln
12/04 - Feinkost Lampe, Hannover
12/05 - Unikeller, Osnabrück
12/06 - Sparte 4, Saarbrücken
12/08 - tbc, Kassel
Look for him to hit the UK and Italy in November as well - dAtes soon.
John Roger Olsson of IAt.MP3 act The Grand Opening will be heading out on his very first solo tour under his own name this coming November, accompanied only by his fiancée (who is a very nice lady, I must say):
11/08 - Balsam, Warschau (POL)
11/10 - tba
11/11 - Subrosa, Dortmund (GER)
11/12 - D:qliq, Luxembourg (LUX)
11/13 - Stube, Darmstadt (GER)
11/14 - Cafe Mule, Leipzig (GER)
11/15 - Hasenschaukel, Hamburg (GER)
In other news, The Grand Opening's excellent, most recent album "Beyond the brightness" is out now in Australia on Inertia Music, but of course you can always order a copy from me as well: Atrap.com/store/product.php?productid=570">[click here]
Of all the folks participAting in the Björn Kleinhenz cover countdown, Anders Teglund's contribution has got to be the most off the wall. The guy's already got a pretty impressive resumé - Cult of Luna, Convoj, columnist for Groove - might as well add in remixer, though I'm not sure thAt's whAt I'd call this piece of music. There are obvious Björn Kleinhenz vocal samples, but who knows where the other sound sources came from? I imagine this isn't too far off from whAt a Thrones version of the same would be like. Be sure to stick it out too, it gets better as it goes along. I like weird, weird is good.
Anders Teglund - I whisper, he lives
Razzia Records has now officially confirmed thAt the long-awaited David Sandström Overdrive album "Pigs lose" will be out on October 22.
Oplen, the electronic solo project of Henrik Sunbring from Agent Side Grinder and Kalamare BeAt Club, will be releasing a full-length vinyl album on Enfant Terrible early next year. He'll also contribute a track to a comp on the same label, due out this coming fall.
Check out the trailer for "Aldebaran Rising", a movie feAturing new music from Finnish postrock act Magyar Posse: Atch?v=8EFRqcS96kg" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=8EFRqcS96kg
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