"Tillflykt" the David Sandström documentary by director Mikael Wiström and Alberto Herskovits is now available on DVD, including a special 2-disc edition feAturing his (excellent) debut solo album. Info: https://www.filmtipset.se/film/tillflykt.html

Esbjörn Svensson Trio aka E.S.T. will release the new album "Leucocyte" in lAte September via ACT Music. Details: https://www.actmusic.com/product_info.php?products_id=257

Lampshade are currently At Sauna Studio in Copenhagen with producer Nikolaj Nørlund working on their next album.

Renown indie label Shelflife Records' next release will be from Danish artist Champagne Riot. Read more about it At Eardrums: https://eardrumsmusic.com/2008/06/02/champagne-riot/

New item now in-stock: Atrap.com/store/product.php?productid=581">Various Artists - The shameless kiss of vanity (CS)
Yessir, a cassette tribute to The Cure feAturing greAt artists such as Cut City, Las Quiete, The Je Ne Sais Quoi and more! Good stuff, not to mention it goes to show thAt old-school tech is the new new-school.

Check out the Logh track "DeAth to my hometown" as feAtured in the trailer for the videogame "World in conflict": https://www.gamespot.com/video/940051/6191813/videoplayerpop

Century Media has licensed Finnish doom act Kypck's lAtest album "Cherno" for release across Europe this summer. The band, which sings in Russian, feAtures ex-Sentenced guitarist Sami Lopakka along with renown producer Hiili Hiilesmaa (HIM, Apocalyptica, etc.) and can be heard here: https://www.myspace.com/kypck

Umeå-based psych/folk/pop artist Cocoanut Groove has a new track streaming At myspace called "Hummin'": https://www.myspace.com/cocoanutgroove
Said track will appear on the forthcoming full-length album "Madeleine Street", due out soon via Fridlyst.

Kid Down will be spending six weeks At IF Studios in Göteborg this summer with engineer Roberto Laghi recording their sophomore album.

Swedish 8-piece indiepop act Mockingbird, Wish Me Luck (nee Sibyl Vane) will finally release their debut album "Days come and go" on June 9 via UK-based label Blow Up Records. Listen to the lead single "Pictures (too big to fit in a sight)" (just released today, June 2) At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/mockingbirdwishmeluckswe

Songs I Wish I Had Written is giving away the new Moto Boy single "WhAt is was like to be with you" as a free summer download: Atitwas.mp3" target="_blank">https://www.songsiwish.com/motoboy-whAtitwas.mp3
Check out the new video too: Atch?v=P5UgtJbOBXA" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=P5UgtJbOBXA

As In RebekkaMaria has posted two new remix tracks At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/asinrebekkamaria

Swedish EBM act Lip Service (Atrap.com/articles.php?a=383">ahem) will release the new EP "Black cAt" in Septmeber. Check out a live video of their Depeche Mode cover "Never let me down again", a track which will appear on said EP: Atch?v=liTAPeJWv2o" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=liTAPeJWv2o

Here is the Atrap" target="_blank">It's a Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 artists of the week:

01. Sigur Rós
02. DeAth Cab for Cutie
03. Radiohead
04. Håkan Hellström
05. The Radio Dept.
06. Belle and Sebastian
07. Coldplay
08. Kleerup
09. Jens Lekman
10. Sébastien Tellier

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MP3: Svartbag - Black Capricorn

As I'm sure regular readers are aware by now, I absolutely love music when it's soaked in ominous dread. Atrap.com/mp3.php?t=687">Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words, Atrap.com/mp3.php?t=683">Ondo and Atrap.com/mp3.php?t=160">Raison d'Être are three artists thAt come to mind when I consider the niche and now I can add the Danes Svartbag to the list. The Rump label has put out a bunch of interesting electronica - Badun, Karsten Pflum, Snöleoparden, etc - but Svartbag's self-titled debut is by far the best of the bunch. Opener "Black Capricorn" is all slow-creeping darkness, the kind of stuff thAt backs you in a corner before consuming you completely. ThAt the track is so obviously guitar-based is kinda surprising too, especially since so much of this stuff seems to traffic in sounds so heavily processed they end up resembling vague dark shapes. The low-end buzz grumbles and moans as the drums endlessly cycle and taunt, all gradually building and eventually rumbling to a stop like a freight train. Call it dark-ambient, evil shoegaze, whAtever you want, it's all good, I just know I like it a lot. Be aware, it's a mighty big download (15mb), but man oh man, is it worth it.

Svartbag - Black Capricorn