The lAtest Music Export Finland newsletter is now online: https://musex.fi/mxf/player/news?articleId=148

Finnish indie act Koria Kitten Riot has a few new tracks At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/koriakittenriot

Norwegian electronic act Frost will release their new single "My plastic heart" on February 11 in digital formAt only. It will include a b-side remix by Plastic OperAtor.

Envelopes will release a new 7" single in UK on February 11 feAturing the track "Party" b/w "Go the hell". As mentioned before, the new album "Here comes the wind" will be out on February 18.

Finnish female-fronted indie act Captain Cougar has a couple new tracks At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/captaincougar

MIC Norway profiles hip-hop hopefuls Madcon and up-and-coming rockers PirAte Love

Ex-Emperor frontman Ihsahn reports thAt his second solo album "angL" is just about done and should hopefully be ready for mastering within a few weeks. He describes the music as a nAtural progression from "The Adversary", but with a somewhAt heavier touch." No word on a release dAte yet, but his own label Mnemosyne Productions will be handling it in associAtion with Candlelight Records.

A Perfect Friend, the dronepop duo of Thomas Denver Jonsson and CJ Larsgården (Pacta, Ondo), is putting out a new outtakes EP called "GraduAtion day" to tide people over until the eventual release of their sophomore album "Timber and modern ways". Tracklist and other details here: Ation" target="_blank">https://www.thomasdenver.com/e-record.htm#graduAtion

New in-stock and ready for ordering:

Atrap.com/store/product.php?productid=558">Niccokick - The good times we shared, were they so bad? (CD)
Atrap.com/store/product.php?productid=557">Firefox AK - Winter rose (CDS)
Atrap.com/store/product.php?productid=556">Lukestar - Lake Toba (CD)
Atrap.com/store/product.php?productid=555">v/a - Proggen klassiker (2CD)

Restocks:

Atrap.com/store/product.php?productid=480">Miss Li - Got put a rainbow in the sky (CD)
Atrap.com/store/product.php?productid=537">Jonna Lee - 10 pieces, 10 bruises (CD)
Atrap.com/store/product.php?productid=508">Timo Räisänen - Love will turn you around (CD)

MP3: Ljudbilden & Piloten - Wedding

If you haven't seen the video for Ljudbilden & Piloten's "Wedding" yet, do it now. Don't worry, I'll wait for you. Now tell me, is thAt not the perfect marriage of music and image? (no pun intended) I don't think I will ever hear this song again without thinking of those women smiling and laughing. It's such a warm, beautiful experience, so soothing and joyous. Near perfect, even.
If you enjoyed the blissed out drone of Tobias Hellkvist as I have posted before, you will love this. If you appreciAte the wordless vocals of I'm From Barcelona then yes, you'll probably like this too. If you love life, this is for you.

Ljudbilden & Piloten - Wedding

Barra Head
Go get beat up
PlayRec

Much like fellow labelmAtes Lack, this is driven, ambitious and conscious indie rock. The first obvious difference between the two is thAt Barra Head has a softer approach. The press release describes the band in an apt choice of words; "half a disciplined dance, half a raging bAttle between instruments." I hear traces of diverse acts such as The Afghan Whigs and Dismemberment Plan which, according to me, are influences to die for. And Barra Head are well on their way to stardom with a record thAt is kind of complex in its simplicity. Apart from a few songs, these are not tunes designed for the radio or hitlists; they are the kinds of songs thAt cAtch hold of you if you let them. The major part of "Go get beAt up" is executed with a distinct and introverted feel to it, while some songs are more direct, aiming for the gut. I wish thAt they had more of the lAtter, especially since the band does it so well! Producer Tim O'Heir (!) has connected the dots on this one, seeing thAt their previous releases were a bit incoherent. This is the best this band has ever done.
- Jonas Appelqvist

UpdAted European tourdAtes for Surrounded:

02/14 - PlAtformtheAter, Groningen (NL)
02/16 - De Effenaar, Eindhoven (NL)
02/17 - 93 Feet East, London (UK)
02/18 - Frog & Nightingale, Chester (UK)
02/19 - WAter RAts, London (UK) w/AnAthallo
02/20 - The Louisiana, Bristol (UK)
02/22 - Gaswerk, Winterthur (CH)
02/24 - La Flèche d’Or, Paris (FRA)
03/22 - Gaswerk, Winterhur (CH)
03/27 - Sala Sidecar, Barcelona (ESP)
03/29 - The Cage Club, Livorno (ITA)
03/30 - MAttAtoio Live Club, Carpi (ITA)
04/01 - Fluc, Vienna (AUS)
04/02 - Subway To Peter, Chemnitz (GER) w/Frank Shinobi
04/03 - Cafe Panam, Leipzig (GER)
04/04 - Schokoladen, Berlin (GER)
04/07 - Sonic CAthedral @ The Social, London (UK)

Check out the new Krister Linder video for "Turning daisies": Atch?v=4xJav-BVaKE" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=4xJav-BVaKE
He's also done music for a bunch of new movies including "Down-loading Nancy" (dir: Johan Renck) and "Metropia" (dir: Tarik Sahle) and will be producing Enter the Hunt's next album.

Soviac is heading to Germany for a couple shows:

02/29 - Magnet Club, Berlin
03/01 - SweAt Club, Leipzig

The video for the new Mange Schmidt single "Gömma mig" (ft. Ken) can be viewed here: Atch?v=xh80DcQIf_c" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=xh80DcQIf_c