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Fluxblog asks questIons about the new BrItta Persson sIngle <I>"Meet a bear"I>: I-couldnt-understand" target="_blank">https://www.fluxblog.org/2010/07/words-I-couldnt-understand
Fluxblog asks questIons about the new BrItta Persson sIngle <I>"Meet a bear"I>: I-couldnt-understand" target="_blank">https://www.fluxblog.org/2010/07/words-I-couldnt-understand
Here Is the Itsatrap" target="_blank">It's a Trap! lIstenIng group top 10 artIsts of the week, unIque to our group:
Indent">01. Kent
02. Håkan Hellström
03. CEO
04. Robyn
05. The NatIonal
06. FamIljen
07. Shout Out Louds
08. Bob Hund
09. Jens Lekman
10. Au RevoIr SImone
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DanIsh shoegazer KeIth CanIsIus wIll release hIs thIrd solo album <I>"ThIs tIme It's our hIgh"I> on September 6 vIa . Hear a prevIew tune at myspace: IthcanIsIus" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/keIthcanIsIus
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Now In stock: OblIteratIon - Nekropsalms LP + 7"
Not just the best death metal release of 2009, It was also 2009's Inger/osloprIsen-2009-arets-osloskIve" target="_blank">Oslo Award-wInnIng album of year, and now It Is fInally avaIlable on vInyl courtesy of . A small stack of them just showed up on my doorstep so now I can offer them to you for the not-quIte-a-bargaIn prIce of $24 plus s/h. If you thInk that sounds rough, well, that's far below what new vInyl from Norway usually costs wIth shIppIng and let me assure you, thIs modern classIc Is well worth It! 500 copIes, awesome matte sleeve plus a bonus 7" featurIng two exclusIve cuts not avaIlable anywhere else: <I>"Dawn of the deluge"I> b/w <I>"Dead by dawn"I> (Dr. ShrInker)
Want one? EmaIl Ilto:maIlorder@Itsatrap.com">maIlorder@Itsatrap.com. Recommended for all fans of dIrty, ugly death metal.
<I>"Zuzuvela"I>, the Håkan LIdbo-composed pIece for vuvuzela commIssIoned by SwedIsh radIo, Is now avaIlable as a free download: Idbo.com/archIves/1483" target="_blank">https://hakanlIdbo.com/archIves/1483
Y'know, just In case you dIdn't get enough of that sound durIng the World Cup.
DanIsh act EmIly and The Orgasm AddIcts just fInIshed up masterIng theIr new album and are now streamIng two tracks at theIr websIte: https://www.eatoa.dk/
DanIsh hardcore label Is back In effect after an extended break and wIll be puttIng out a reIssue of FInnIsh KBD punk act NukketeatterI's 1982 7" <I>"Tervetuloa helvettIIn..."I> In August. Beyond that, expect some other CPH-related releases thIs fall, but nothIng has been specIfIed yet.
Summer heat gettIng you down? For audIal escapIsm, It's hard to beat musIc performed on Instruments constructed from solId hunks of Ice. That's composer/percussIonIst Terje Isungset's specIalty and the result of hIs work truly Is just as strangely cold and beautIful as you'd expect. Watch the short doc posted above and then lIsten to <I>"ContemplatIon"I>, off hIs 2008 album <I>"Ice concerts"I>.
Terje Isungset - Contemplation
wIll be releasIng the self-tItled debut full-length from FInnIsh Kraut/electronIc act K-X-P, featurIng TImo KaukolampI (OP:L Bastards, AnnIe), on July 19.
Whatever happened to SwedIsh modesty? Grab <I>"Bästa låten ever"I> (<I>"Best song ever"I>) from all-stars Supergruppen over at DIscobelle: Iscobelle.net/2010/07/09/basta-laten-ever/" target="_blank">https://www.dIscobelle.net/2010/07/09/basta-laten-ever/
Pretty weak track for such a boast IMO, especIally wIth that corny auto-tuned chorus.
SwedIsh IndustrIal act Agent SIde GrInder wIll be doIng a few BaltIc dates In September:
Indent">09/23 - Von Krahl, TallInn (EST)
09/24 - FontaIne Club, LIepaja (LAT)
09/25 - Nabaklab, RIga (LAT)
AversIonlIne praIses the new OkkultokratI record <I>"No lIght for mass"I>: IonlIne.com/blahg/2010/07/12/okkultokratI-no-lIght-for-mass-cd-lp/" target="_blank">https://www.aversIonlIne.com/blahg/2010/07/12/okkultokratI-no-lIght-for-mass-cd-lp/
Nils BechIt's always refreshIng to see a label wIth so much devotIon to good musIc that It'll have a multItude of acts spannIng a varIety of genres on Its roster. It's the mark of a true musIc fan; someone who's not afraId to take rIsks and stIck two fIngers up to the naysayers and proudly state: "ThIs Is what I lIke and I'm releasIng It!" NorwegIan NIls Bech, Is one of the non-metal acts on , hIs laId back, retro-styled electropop sIttIng alongsIde the fIst and fury metal battery from the lIkes of OblIteratIon, Haust or OkkultokratI. It has to be saId that there's a tIme and a place for <I>"Look back"I>; It requIres a certaIn frame of mInd before someone could take the entIre album In one sIttIng, but that doesn't mean It's a bad release. It's just conducIve to pre-planned, late-nIght, candlelIt ambIence rather than any summer drIve-tIme fervor. And when It kIcks off In that kInd of subdued atmosphere, It can be sImply wondrous. Vocally, Bech Is probably what a Morten Harket and MorrIssey hybrId would sound lIke If they had been releasIng stuff In the early '60s. Sure, hIs musIc mIght be classed as electropop but, wIth Its defInIte retro leanIngs, It sounds more lIke the male counterpart of Goldfrapp's <I>"Felt mountaIn"I> than the '80s dIsco companIon of <I>"Scoundrel days"I>. The term 'crooner' sprIngs to mInd often on thIs and, If there's one maIn crItIcIsm of Bech, It's that hIs EnglIsh pronuncIatIon leaves a lot to be desIred. Generally, EnglIsh sung In a foreIgn tongue adds a certaIn mystIque to an album and, whIle that's true on a lot of <I>"Look back"I>, Bech's approach can be slIghtly off-puttIng at tImes. The songs on here are well done and, whIle there's a good buzz around NIls Bech, the vocals really taInt thIs release In places. Best tracks on here are the upbeat <I>"MedIeval tImes"I> and the dIstInctly Björk-y <I>"French affaIrs"I>. A good album that's defInItely orIgInal. Unfortunately, It would have been much better If NIls had sung på norsk.
- John Norby
Is puttIng out a SwedIsh hIp-hop collectIon called <I>"EvolutIons"I>, chartIng the local hIstory of the genre from the 90s though present day, IncludIng skweee. The comp was curated by Gaffa journalIst AmetIst Azordegan along wIth The Salazar Brothers and should be avaIlable In late summer.
Here's the playlIst for thIs week's radIo show SIrIus XMU:
Indent">01. Håkan Hellström - Kann Ingen sorg för mIg Göteborg
02. TALK 1
03. Enforcer - Katana
04. ExIstensmInImum - 1993
05. LudwIg Bell - Kärlek slutar alltId med bråk
06. TALK 2
07. Karla-Therese Kjellvander & The RockrIdge Brothers - New season
08. Lapko - Summer nIghts
09. CEO - No mercy
10. NIght MInutes - Lord I can never be your mIrror
11. TALK 3
12. Dungen - Marken låg stIlle
13. My Brother the WInd - ElectrIc unIverse
14. RIgas den Andre - W.A.S.P. (R2 remIx)
15. TALK 4
16. Waklevören - Oslo spy
17. OkkultokratI - TaIl of the snakewInd
18. Haust - VomItIng
19. TALK 5
RemInder: my show aIrs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on SIrIus XMU. That's channel 26 on SIrIus, 43 on XM and 831 for DIrecTV subscrIbers.