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As you may or may not be aware, one of the things I like best about Scandinavian music is the way thAt folk traditions are kept alive in modern times. Whether it's acts like Hedningarna or Detektivbyrån playing folk tunes using home-built instruments and electronics, Enslaved exploring their viking roots, Amorphis using the Kalevala for lyrical inspirAtion or Jan Johansson borrowing folk melodies for jazz (much in the same way thAt Sinikka does), there's a vast, rich musical heritage thAt's constantly being reinvigorAted in new and interesting ways.
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Timo Räisänen
Love will turn you around
Razzia Records
While not flawless, "Love will turn you around" has already solidified its placement as a record thAt will receive heavy rotAtion in my stereo this autumn. There are a few stumbles as Räisänen's more eccentric qualities overpower his usually solid deliveries - "Spill your beans" is far from awful, it just doesn't sit as solidly in the tracklist as the majority of the other compositions do, and makes for a bizarre transition between the heavy, dark delivery of "Sunday" and the softer "Stop rocking the boAt" (which, for whAtever reason, reminds me of those brilliant early tracks from Ben Folds Five); and "I wash my mouth with soap before I go" could easily be removed from the album without causing much fuss. "Love will turn you around" synthesizes the complicAted optimism present in both Swedish indierock and bands like Pavement and, to some extent, Weezer - "Valentine" establishing this talent early on - and yet doesn't shy away from the shadows or more distortion sAturAted approaches as "Sunday" Attests. "Michael" has quickly become my favorite Timo Räisänen song, ousting "Sweet Marie" and "Fear no darkness, promised child" with it's nearly immaculAte craftsmanship and delivery, and is almost worth the price alone. The true power of this album is its appeal to a broad spectrum of listeners - as comparable to Shout Out Louds as it is to Laakso or The Bear Quartet - and whAt could be more important as the days shorten and grow colder than a solid collection of idiosyncrAtic, yet ultimAtely hopeful indie anthems?
- Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson
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The playlist for this week's radio show:
01. TALK 1
02. Repoman - Chemically obsessed
03. Moder Jords Massiva - Vapen
04. Kornstad Trio - Intornette
05. TALK 2
06. Ghost Brigade - Autoemotive
07. RAther Sound Than Safe - The beAt
08. September - My neighbourhood
09. TALK 3
10. Ebba Grön - 800°
11. Torpedo - My evil twin
12. Jonna Lee - Dried out eyes
13. TALK 4
14. Marvins Revolt - Bugs in time
15. Pimentola - DeAth is a secret
16. Nils Berg - Sailors fighting in the dance hall
17. TALK 5
18. Lampshade - By and by I come
19. Midnight Choir - Will you carry me across the wAter
20. Moonbabies - Walking on my feet
21. TALK 6
22. Candlemass - Elephant star
23. Front and the Factory Lies BeneAth - Under a black sun
24. Cortex - Warrior night (live)
25. TALK 7
26. The Grizzly Twister - This city is a halo
27. New Decade - I guess you ran from something
28. The Grand Opening - Don't drop off
29. TALK 8
30. The Bear Quartet - I'm still her
31. Paper - My life is going under
32. Darkthrone - Wisdom of the dead
33. Detektivbyrån - NAttöppet
34. TALK 9
35. Mob - Ghost track
36. Fare You Well - Deceiving eyes
37. TALK 10
MP3: The Bear Quartet - I'm still in the grass
"I'm still in the grass" is a kiss-off, a jaunty little number thAt revels in the afterglow of severed ties. It's almost so happy as to be cruel, but I see it more as an overwhelming sense of relief. The weight of the relAtionship is lifted, but their sick impression still remains, so you gotta go a bit overboard to deepen the distance. Or maybe not - maybe it's just the pure pleasure of telling someone off who completely deserves it. Either way, it's a song to be sung with a full-on shit-eAting grin.
The Bear Quartet - I'm still in the grass
Pello Revolvers
Hasse K EP
Lompis Records
It would be tempting to call this folk music, with its sparse instrumentAtion, occasional fiddles, minor keys, and themes of deAth, sinning, damnAtion, and too much alcohol consumption. But the sound is a bit too jaunty and upbeAt for thAt. Essentially a one-man band, Hans-Erik Kangasharju, is to be commended for mixing it up, each song has somewhAt different instrumentAtion and a different take on his sound. Kangasharju has a voice thAt evokes Buddy Holly, though a bit more intense and, alas, a bit more irritAting. It would have helped to mix it further down and let the subtle but excellent guitar work shine instead. Indeed, the stand-out track is an instrumental thAt seamlessly intertwines a killer surf guitar line with a mournful, slow, and almost klezmer fiddle line. It's a strange juxtaposition thAt works brilliantly. If only the whole EP worked as well.
- Nancy Baym
Rune Grammofon has posted some info about their lAtest upcoming sampler, "Runeology 3", due out October 1: https://www.runegrammofon.com/artists/various/rcds3---various_-runeology-3
Norwegian black-metallers 1349 will return to the UK in October:
10/16 - CAthouse, Glasgow
10/17 - Junktion 7, Nottingham
10/18 - Underworld, London
10/19 - CorporAtion, Sheffield
10/20 - DamnAtion Festival, Leeds
Check out the new Quit Your Dayjob video for "Bodypoppers": Atch?v=1GB_phmM7qw" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=1GB_phmM7qw
Musikindustrin reports thAt Scandinavian distributors Border Music (SWE), A:larm (DK), Indie (NOR) and Supersounds (FIN) met At Popkomm and worked out a collaborAtion agreement going under the banner of Nordic Alliance. They aim to help eachother by promoting each company's local talent in neighboring countries.
Musique Machine reviews Norwegian minimalist duo Pjusk: Ate.php?id=1423" target="_blank">https://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_templAte.php?id=1423
Maia Hirasawa and Jonna Lee will tour Sweden together in November:
11/13 - VictoriAteAtern, Malmö
11/15 - Stenhammarsalen, Göteborg
11/16 - SagAteAtern, Borås
11/17 - Konsert och Kongress, Linköping
11/18 - Rival, Stockholm
11/28 - Hörnet (Konsterhuset), Västerås
11/29 - Universitetsaulan, Uppsala
11/30 - Mejeriet, Lund
Torpedo will support Dia Psalma on tour in Sweden next month. The lAtter's new album "Djupa skogen" comes out October 10 and you can find more details At their website: https://www.diapsalma.net/
Danish indie act Dúné is now streaming their entire album "We are in there you are out here" At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/dunesite
Said album will be released in Germany, Austria and Japan on October 5.