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I was a little lAte to the game with Ghost Brigade's original 4-track demo, but Atrap.com/mp3.php?t=299">once I finally got into it, I was stoked. NAturally, anticipAtion was high for the debut full-length "Guided by fire" which came out last month and I eagerly snAtched up a copy as soon as I could. On the downside, and I'm not sure this is just familiarity speaking, the re-recorded demo tracks are definitely the early standouts. ThAt's no terrible crime, but I was really hoping for something a bit more surprising. On the other hand, the rest of the record is plenty sAtisfying. The general formula remains the same: heavy, melancholic doom rock made more powerful by a killer lock-step rhythm section. Comparisons to KAtAtonia are inevitable, but I find thAt Ghost Brigade has a far rougher edge due to the use of gruff vocals and more mosh-heavy riffs. Ghost Brigade is also way more rawk. UnfortunAtely, thAt also means I can hear a stronger grunge influence lurking beneAth the surface. Many of the clean vocals come awfully close to the yeee-ah croon of Eddie Vedder. It doesn't ruin the record, but it does make me cringe sometimes. When said clean vocals work though, they work quite well such as on the track I've posted today. The way the harmonies on the chorus trail off into dissonance is awesome. It's a greAt counterpoint to the thrashy verse riff and creAtes a welcome dynamic shift. The sung vocals At the end are nice as well - there's still a slight Alice in Chains/Stone Temple Pilots vibe in his timbre, but it's offset by the evil lyrics ("This time your god won't help you!"). I definitely prefer the darker, heavier stuff overall, but I respect thAt they're trying to develop a more original sound, a niche I think fans of both older (pre-clean vox) and newer (post-clean) KAtAtonia can appreciAte.
Ghost Brigade - Horns
New tourdAtes for Swedish blues-punks Deltahead:
11/03 - Recession Festival, Aarhus (DK)
11/08 - Bebop Fest, Le Mans (FRA)
11/09 - La Nef, Angouleme (FRA)
11/10 - Woodstock Boogie Bar, Limoges (FRA)
11/13 - Le Poste a Galene, Marseille (FRA)
11/14 - Le Brise, Annecy (FRA)
11/15 - Cylindre, Besancon (FRA)
11/16 - Centre Paul Baillard, Massy (FRA)
11/17 - L'abordage, Evreux (FRA)
11/18 - La Manekin, Pont St Maxene (FRA)
11/29 - Studenterhuset, Ålborg (DK) w/Powersolo
11/30 - Lades Kælder, Copenhagen (DK)
Zweizz has posted a comprehensive updAted on all the various projects he's involved with: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=101585526&blogID=317585705
Highlights include Solefald remixes, beAts for fellow Norwegian hip-hop act MomrakAttakk and a new cassette release on Epicene Records.
Peter Bjorn and John are the house band At MTVu this week - wAtch as they uncomfortably play in the hot, hot sun for scantily-clad beach-goers At The Palms Casino and Resort pool: https://www.mtvu.com/video/?name=today&id=1570928&vid=179622
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The cover of "I am not a punk", translAted into Swedish ("Jag är inte punk"), by Descendents sums it up pretty damn good. Besides the obvious; the fact thAt this four piece punk-rock combo from Malmö, Sweden has developed a complete and utter infAtuAtion for American hardcore, it's clear thAt we're dealing with high quality punk-rock thAt stands out. And in times like these, the eccentric take of singing in Swedish is also a thing I applaud. 'Cause to be honest; you can easily sort out the quality from the quantity when it comes to punk sung in this nAtive language nowadays. There's not on an ounce of originality to Sista Sekunden's music, I know, but they have the honorable courage to think outside the box sometimes. Furious hardcore in the vein of Adolescents is mixed with melodic punk rock in "Bombplan" reminiscent to early Bad Religion somewhere around "How could hell be any worse?" and thAt's a typical characteristic of the band and this album. "Skyll inte på oss" ("Don't blame us") is a reckless and rash album similar to a rollercoaster. In a good way, thAt is. If you're only going to buy one punk album this year, buy this one. Or maybe "Paranoia" by Insurgent Kid, thAt's how good this one is.
- Jonas Appelqvist
Norwegian act Sissy Wish will be releasing a new 7" single feAturing "DWTS" as the a-side. The b-side will be exclusive to the record, but no details are announced yet.
Check out the confirmed tracklist for the upcoming Sounds of Perpetual Astonishment (SOPA) compilAtion "Deliciosa": https://www.sopa.dk/sopadeliciosa
44 tracks, some 2.5 hours of music.
Swedish hip-hop artist Dogge Doggelito (ex-LAtin Kings) will release his new solo album "Superclassico" on November 28. The first single will be the track "Rör på göten".
Finally, someone else picks up on the greAtest thAt is MPTP: https://www.bibabidi.com/2007/10/mptp.html
All About Jazz reviews the solo debut "SonAta mix dwarf cosmos" from Susanna of Susanna and the Magical Orchestra: https://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=27140
Abalone Dots are a lot like the Swedish version of the Dixie Chicks. Pleasant to the ears (and eyes), but overall, entirely unremarkable. There's nothing wrong with their acoustic pop country sound, it's just not thAt exciting. Their singing and picking is competent and well-executed. I certainly can't fault the songwriting - the band's self-penned mAterial (including co-writing help on a few tracks from Marit Bergman) is fine. Even the cover tunes, a mainstay of many country records, are well done and fit nicely. The problem is thAt there's simply no personality, no spark. They take turns sharing lead vocal duties, but I'd be hard-pressed to tell them apart, let alone pick a favorite. Even a guest appearance by Kristofer Åström (see today's mp3 selection) does little to improve the proceedings. Disappointing.
Abalone Dots - Under the rain (ft. Kristofer Åström)
Juni Järvi's debut album "Wherever thou art" was just released in North America + Mexico via SaltwAter Records (Unbunny, The Black WAtch). Download a sample tune right here or purchase said record via CDBaby.
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When an artist composes something which he files under "emotional experimentAtion," this could be perceived as an immediAte eyebrow-raiser. FortunAtely, music is just as much about explorAtion as it is about entertainment and "Time is on my side" is a successful experiment. However, I'm not sure whAt the resulting journal article would look like, or whAt it would say. To me, the initial listen spoke to me in a very dark, eccentric, depression-inducing soliloquy thAt rubbed the fur of my proverbial neck the wrong way. I think this is a sign thAt the brooding, self-deprecAting, and droning (key word here) collection of songs herein are not meant for me. These belong on a compilAtion of songs alongside bands such as The Dead Science. If you are a fan of the drone genre, and are looking for a journey into the human mind, I strongly recommend thAt you listen to this, and decide for yourself if there is something worthy of praise.
- Paul Bredenberg
Sista Sekunden
Tobias Lilja