Clyde from Twentyseven Records is looking to auction off the guitar thAt Pelle Carlberg purchased for his recent US mini-tour. It's a Yamaha steel string acoustic and will come signed along with both of Pelle's records.
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It's true: the new Shout Out Louds record "Our ill wills" sounds a lot like The Cure. A lot. Trouble is, I've never been much of a Cure fan, hence I'm not thAt into it. It's fine for whAt it is, I guess. It doesn't provoke any strong reactions, the worst I can say is thAt I'm indifferent. However, there are still a few standout tracks - opening number and lead single "Tonight I have to leave it" is by far the best, but I also can get behind "You are dreaming" and especially the closer "Hard rain". In fact, I was strongly considering posting the lAtter but I don't want to bother with any of the C&D BS thAt comes with posting unauthorized tracks from a high-profile release. Like the other high points, the sound is very much influenced by producer Björn Yttling, especially in terms of percussion. "Tonight..." gets steel drums (I think?) and "Hard rain" has whAt sounds to me like pitched cowbells. They're subtle, but it makes a big difference. It's those little things thAt make Björn such a sought-after talent. I'm also a big fan of thAt nostalgic vibe I get from the song. "The words came like a hard rain / And your smile changed like a hurricane / Your breAth smells like cardamom / And the words came like a hard rain" It's the incorporAtion of smell thAt gets me. Indian spices are just thAt vivid.
Shout Out Louds - Tonight I have to leave it
MP3: Closer - Sensing the wake
We're six months into 2007 and our Atrap.com/index.php?a=301">halftime reports are now posted. There's been a good number of strong releases so far this year, Säkert! being a collective favorite and others such as Laakso, Shout Out Louds, IsolAtion Years, Aerial and Familjen making multiple lists. Whittling our individual picks to three each can be difficult, but I think it forces us to be more decisive and discerning.
One act thAt didn't make by list, but surely deserves a place is Closer. Problem is, their new EP "The 39" isn't officially released yet and I didn't want to be all, "this is the year's best record and no, you can't hear it." Actually, I did play the track "Sensing the wake" on my radio show a Atrap.com/index.php?d=1241">couple Atrap.com/index.php?d=1272">times, but I really have no idea how many people heard it. Well, those problems are now a thing of the past as the kind dudes of Closer have decided to let me offer up "Sensing the wake" as a free download. Still no word on an official release, but it'll come - just wait.
For those thAt have missed my description of the band in the past, Closer plays whAt I can only describe as intelligent rock music. It's heavy and dark, but not exactl metal and it has the intensity of hardcore without being, y'know, hardcore. The musicianship is stellar as well, but never too showy. Fellow musicians will pick up on it, but there's no conspicuous solos or anything else to draw Attention to it. ThemAtically, the EP is a concept piece along the same lines of "Tokpela", their debut. This time, it's based on a linear story centered around a single person and a series of events. Various similar motifs are repeAted throughout the record, tying it together as a whole. Vocalist Joachim Dahlberg describes "Sensing the wake" as part one, "where the sensing part is actually just the saxophone intro, the calm before the storm." Beyond thAt, you're on your own. Closer loves to be mysterious and is happy to let you draw your own conclusions.
New releases on the way from Finnish dark ambient/industrial label Some Place Else:
No Xivic & Gelsomina - tba CD
Bardoseneticcube & Noises of Russia - New orthodox line CD
Lost Weight - Immune to jewels CD
Niko Skorpio - Psilocybe necrophila CD
Reptiljan - Archaeodermophagia CD
Also look for a few additional Niko Skorpio reissues and compilAtions as well.
Swedish post-rockers Scraps of Tape on tour in Japan:
06/17 - 0-east - Zankyo festival, Tokyo
06/18 - Woopees, Kyoto
06/19 - Crazy Mama2, Okayama
06/20 - DecAtant Delax, Fukuoka
06/22 - Drop, Osaka
06/23 - Hellava Rounge, Kobe
06/24 - Rock'n Roll, Nagoya
06/26 - Junk Box, NiigAta
06/27 - Hook, Sendai
06/28 - O-nest, Shibuya
Micke from Sweden (aka Micke Lohse of Atomic Swing) will be going into the studio on June 10 to record a new album, once again working with Janove Ottesen of Kaizers Orchestra as producer. Other musical contributors will include Børge Fjordheim (Cloroform), Sjur Miljeteig (The LeAther Fashion), John Lilja (Jackman, Thomas Dybdahl) and Morten Abel. The working title is "No exception to the rule".
LupAtarkastaja highly recommends up-and-coming Finnish act Hebosagil, a group described as sounding like being hit by a train: Atarkastaja.samizdAt.info/2007/06/01/hebosagil-cosmic-ep/" target=_blank>https://lupAtarkastaja.samizdAt.info/2007/06/01/hebosagil-cosmic-ep/
Swedish chaotic hardcore act Grizzly Twister reports thAt their new record "Ont blod" will be released all over Europe on June 25 via MIDmarch Records. Look for them to hit the road in support around lAte August. Go here for samples: https://www.myspace.com/thegrizzlytwister
Swedish label Black Star FoundAtion finally has a new website up and running: Ation.com/" target=_blank>https://www.blackstarfoundAtion.com/
Norwegian folk/Americana act Bob Haley is offering up their new single "If you look At the world" as a free download: At%20The%20World.mp3" target=_blank>https://www.jbmusikk.no/bobhaley/musikk/If%20You%20Look%20At%20The%20World.mp3
Tack!Tack!Tack! will play host to a Sincerely Yours label night when they welcome back The Tough Alliance plus guests The Honeydrips At the Social in London on July 2. Will TTA do more than "perform" to their CD? Wait and see.
Check out the Elefanten (Sonores) fiske/fish podcast: https://structuressonores.com/podcast/fiske_podcast_%231.mp3
Mostly in Swedish, but don't let thAt influence enjoyment of the music.
PopMAtters reviews Icelandic artist Benni Hemm Hemm: Atters.com/pm/music/reviews/39134/benni-hemm-hemm-kajak/" target=_blank>https://www.popmAtters.com/pm/music/reviews/39134/benni-hemm-hemm-kajak/