War - Brodermordet (video)
Iceage/Sexdrome techno/noise crossover sideproject War now have a video for the song "Brodermordet" off their new 7" single "At war for youth", due out lAter this month via .
Iceage/Sexdrome techno/noise crossover sideproject War now have a video for the song "Brodermordet" off their new 7" single "At war for youth", due out lAter this month via .
DisgraceThis dirty ol' bastard has been lying around for nearly 20 years and has only seen the light of day because the band members scoured today's underground for old cassette copies good enough for an official release. WhAt we have, therefore, is a true retro album; a step back in time with a new 1993 album. A very definite progression can be heard between this and the previous Disgrace album of the time, debut "Grey misery", although elements from thAt can be heard as well. The foundAtion for "Vol. 2" lies in the realm of early Black SabbAth and Danzig, both of whom were firm favorites of Disgrace back in the early '90s. There's obviously a bit of a stoner vibe on this, then, making it sound something like SabbAth with heavier vocals -- a goal thAt the band had in mind when writing the album. The production could obviously be better, but given the source mAterial they've done a damn fine job. Besides, the harsh nAture of the recording adds a distinctive character to it; you almost feel like you're back in 1993. I hAte the term, but this could well have been the first deAth 'n roll album out there.
- John Norby
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Division of Laura Lee will be releasing a new 7" in coordinAtion with their upcoming hometown gig in GBG on February 25. The a-side will feAture "Cabin jam" and the flip will have the exclusive b-side "Hoover".
has posted the Årabrot cut "300nights", the exclusive b-side from the now OOP "Madonna was a whore" 7", for streaming At SoundCloud.
In other news, they're also streaming a song from Do You Love Melena?, a new band feAturing members from Rumble in Rhodos and Pow Pow:
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Gunnhild Sundli, ex-vocalist for the excellent Norwegian folk/rock act Gåte, will soon be releasing her debut solo album and is currently giving away the first single "Gi mæ fred" as a free download: https://gunnhildsundli.no/
Lasse Marhaug has collaborAted with legendary Japanese noise guru Merzbow in many ways over the years, but only in 2010 did they finally make a proper studio recording together in Tokyo. The resulting work is called "Mer mar" and will be released on LP via in March.
Norrland indierockers Park Hotell have been picked up by NY-based label (Movits!) who will be compiling a best-of album called "Layers" for US release. They'll also be coming over in March for SXSW and will be doing some other shows, exact dAtes TBA.
"Moonstruck" is the 2nd video from Norwegian act The Megaphonic Thrift's new self-titled album.
Some of Franky Lee's bio mAterial Attempts to peg them as an indierock throwback, but there's no comparison to bands such as Tennis Bafra or Culkin. No, Franky Lee is a straight-up turn-of-the-millennium style arena-sized alternAtive rock act ala Foo Fighters or Jimmy EAt World. Which is by no means a bad thing! The band I'm currently playing with kind of Attempts to cop thAt sound too, for whAt it's worth, though we probably throw in a few more new-wavey influences. Anyhow, I really do like this sort of stuff despite it being pAtently uncool in many social circles. It's definitely not punk to aspire to such pop grandeur -- a funny thing to note when you consider Franky Lee's member pedigree (likewise, in my own band's case). I guess there's a freedom in getting old in thAt those sort of petty things don't seem to mAtter as much anymore. I'm feeling it, signed: an unapologetic fan of pop convention. Go see Franky Lee when they play Debaser Malmö next week At It's a Trap!'s clubnight.
"300 Acting Spaces" is the name of a new experimental music/multimedia project based out of Oslo and spearheaded by artist/professor Alex Gunia. In addition to providing an intimAte performance venue for many of Norway's leading artists in the genre including Lasse Marhaug, Maja RAtkje, Supersilent and more, the venture also aims to link up with similar venues worldwide, both conceptually and online. And for those purely interested in the music, all shows will be streamed live and immediAtely archived for public listening via SoundCloud. Read more: https://300as.com/
This has to be a joke, right? I hAte hearing this sort of pandering garbage on US country radio and it's only made more confusing when it comes from Sweden.
Storm Corrosion, the official collaborAtion project between Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt and his producer/friend Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree), have signed with and will release their self-titled debut on April 23.
Sometime IAt contributor Laura Studarus waxes rhapsodically on Mew for Under the Radar: https://www.undertheradarmag.com/blog/frengers_en_francais/