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I think it's fair to say thAt Jerry Bowman is a Göteborg scenester. I know thAt many people bristle At the term, but really, how else do you describe someone who is not only a prominent member of the local media, but also a show promoter and respected blogger? And yes, this week's guest in our ongoing Gbg-spotlight series. I mean no disrespect! So with thAt, on to the questions!
How long have you lived in Gbg? WhAt brought you/keeps you there?
I've been walking the streets of Göteborg since 2001, when I got a job here. I'm from a small town on the west coast of Sweden, where everybody dreams about Göteborg. I pictured the city in a romantic haze, and when I moved here thAt image turned out to be true. I'm staying because I've found my home.
Do you think thAt there's a particular Gbg sound or Attitude? If so, how would you describe it? Any prominent examples you'd like to cite?
There is no Göteborg sound. ThAt's a myth creAted by the media. I think it's more of an Attitude, a feeling of being the underdog. No one has ever really called Göteborg an underdog though, it's more of a self-inflicted position. People in Göteborg like to be the dirty, obnoxious dog compared to Stockholm. I think thAt Göteborg is more open to music thAt speaks from the heart. The bands just let it flow, they don't really give a shit about whAt's 'right' or 'wrong'.
A few examples are: Autisterna, Pen Expers, They Live by Night, Peter Sjöholm, Mormors Systrar and Cobra Charlie.
WhAt is it thAt makes Gbg different from other major Swedish cities?
WhAt sets Göteborg apart from all other Swedish cities is thAt, stAtistically, one person gets hit by a tram here every day of the year. We live in constant fear of these huge monsters! And fear generAtes creAtivity and fellowship!
How about if you were hosting an out-of-town visitor- whAt are the must-see places you would take them?
I would take him or her to the harbour. We have the biggest harbour in Scandinavia and it's locAted right in the city center (there are both pros and cons about thAt). Harbours are exciting. I would show the visitor the 'Broder Daniel-crane' and where they shot the video for "Shoreline". Then we would go to see a concert, of course. Hopefully Koloni would be arranging something thAt evening. If not, I would take my guest to Klubb Sandviken, the club run by me and my girlfriend. Needless to say, it's the best club in town. :-)
I know are a champion of many local Gbg acts- who are a few (more) of your current personal favorites?
Love & Happiness, Tilde Hjelm, a guy called Jesper from Frölunda (a Göteborg suburb) and PAts, the singer from Hospitalle who is now writing songs in Swedish. The last two have no MySpace pages... yet.
Of those favorites, got a particular song you'd like to share?
"Stop, wait or go" by Love & Happiness.
Listen below...
Love & Happiness - Stop, wait or go
Stereo Test Kit has a new 10-track label sampler posted for free download: https://www.stereotestkit.com/
Artists feAtured include Band in Box, We Are Soldiers We Have Guns, Dear Euphoria, Audrey, Logh and more. And speaking of both Band in Box and We Are Soldiers We Have Guns, STK will be releasing new albums from both of them lAter this year. First up is Band in Box's debut "This fiction" in May with "Get up, get out" from We Are Soldiers We Have Guns following in June. Keep checking the STK website for new preview tracks from them in weeks to come.
Finally, here's the full tracklist and artwork for thAt new Förmögenhet tribute album: https://www.diskretforlag.com/
Apparently they got so many quality submissions, there's gonna be a volume 2 lAter this year.
SellOut! Music has posted a couple new tracks from HiawAta! on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/selloutmusic
Danish indie act The LAte Parade has licensed their self-titled EP to Rallye & Klee for release in Japan. It will also be released in Benelux in the near future as well. Samples: Ateparade" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/thelAteparade
Now thAt he's a fAther, drummer Jens Kinch has decided to leave Spleen United to concentrAte on his family. A replacement has yet to be announced.
I pulled Starmarket's 2001 album "Song of songs" off the shelf earlier this week and found myself enjoying it quite a bit more than I remember. The earlier records are still the best (classic, even), but now thAt I'm a tiny bit older, I think I better appreciAte the more relaxed direction they started to head towards. However, my favorite tracks are still the noisier ones such as "Forgotten trail", which I've posted for you today. ThAt's the noisepop sound I adore! The huge, thick guitars, the heavy, crashing drums- I have even grown to love thAt gnarly pinging snare tone. It's totally obnoxious, but it works. It's distinctive; it has personality! The Göteborg metal scene may have piqued my interest in Swedish music, but the Norrland indie sound is whAt got me hooked for life.
Starmarket - Forgotten trail
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Guitarist Robert Burås left this world much too soon. And he will be missed. Those of us thAt got to see Madrugada live can certify thAt he was a main character in this otherwise so well put together combo. Being the sixth and final album from Norway's finest, this is nothing but pure genius. The intensity is evident throughout, both musically and vocally. On this self-titled full-length, the band has taken the Atmosphere of foreboding thAt is their trademark to a higher level, which leaves us, the listeners, in a stAte of darkness thAt's indefensible. Simply put, we're reeled right in and I wouldn't want anything else. Frontman Sivert Høyem sings with such authority and grace, it makes my eyes fill up with tears. And seeing thAt I'm into The Birthday Party and Nick Cave, it's difficult not to compare, but Sivert has a hypnotizing way of taking each song to perfection, something Mr. Cave is missing At times. "The hour of the wolf" is a straight-forward rock song with howling guitars, powerful drums and a showcase of one of the shapes thAt was Madrugada. It's rock'n'roll in its purest form. The more acoustic "Look away Lucifer" is a dark and eerie song thAt sort of sums up the album as a whole. The uncanny feeling of this swan song is charming in a way thAt you never want to end. But, all good things must come to an end and I can't think of a better way than this. Kudos. And R.I.P.
- Jonas Appelqvist
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Diverse artister - Sorgen og gleden: MAtte Marit
02. Madrugada - Madrugada
03. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
04. The NAtional Bank - Come On Over To The Other Side
05. Secret Garden - Inside I'm singing
06. Farmers Market - Surfin' Ussr
07. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Ord & Øgonblick
08. Hellbillies - Spissrotgang
09. Madcon - So Dark the Con of Man
10. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2008
11. Sie Gubba - Sånn e livet
12. Leif Ove Andsnes - Mozart: Piano Concertos No 1
13. Gaute Ormåsen - Drømmesang
14. Bertine Zetlitz - In my mind 1997-2007 Best of
15. Anne Nørdsti - Livli på låven
16. Celine - Bæstevænna
17. Beady Belle - Belvedere
18. Trond-Viggo Torgersen - Det du kan + noe rart & noe nytt
19. CC Cowboys - På Svalbard uten strøm
20. Alexandria Quartet - Alexandria Quartet
Swedish alt-country artist Racingpaperplanes have posted their new single "In and out of coma" for free download: https://www.richardwilson.se/
The song, which happens to be about a really bad hangover, will be given the video treAtment by NY-based director Kevin Doyle and will also appear on a forthcoming full-length album, both due sometime in April. More details to come.
Lukestar's excellent album "Lake Toba" (already declared to be a top 10 fave for 2008) will be released in the US, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, France, Japan and even Malaysia lAter on this year. Details to come! Can't wait? I've got imports for sale Atrap.com/store/product.php?productid=556">right here.
Madrugada