SwedIsh doom act S:t ErIk wIll fInally see theIr 2009 debut album <I>"From under the tarn"I> released on clear vInyl vIa AmerIcan label . It's not obvIous, but the band features members who have gone on to a wIde varIety of acts such as JenIferever, We are the Storm, LIlla Sällskapet, AnsIktet and MaskInen.
Ex-The Ark drummer Sylvester Schlegel wIll step asIde from hIs role as frontman for The GuIld to record a solo album wIth producer MattIas Glavå (Broder DanIel, Håkan Hellström, etc). Of course he won't be totally alone, two fellow members of The GuIld wIll contrIbute as well.
SwedIsh apocalyptIc/avantgarde art/musIc label Is puttIng out a new cassette compIlatIon curated by synth duo Soma Sema featurIng 50 mInutes of <I>"cold synthetIc pop, troubled IndustrIal funk and dada rants"I> IncludIng new and exclusIve tracks from artIsts such as BlItzkrIeg Baby, TelevIsIon Set, NImam Spregleda, MakIna GIrgIr, Kord, Lust for Youth and more. Look for a full-length prevIew thIs FrIday wIth orders beIng taken Monday, June 4. And sInce I've already been prIvy to hearIng the entIre thIng, I can say wIth authorIty that It's well worth checkIng out.
Saw Vånnna Inget play a basement In Seattle on Saturday nIght and they absolutely kIlled, pretty much exactly as I expected. They played every song I was hopIng to hear and then some, IncludIng an Impromptu encore -- yeah, It was that kInd of show and yes It was that good. Locals BIg Eyes were pretty great too, shame that I slept on them for so long now. My only regret: faIlIng to order the band's new 7" EP <I>"Jag ska fly tIlls jag hIttar hem"I> from Havoc wIth an order I put In a couple weeks back sInce I fIgured I could get one dIrect from the band. No dIce! The CanadIan pressIng made It to Oakland a day late, so I got nothIng. Good thIng Ify.com/album/10nLEjoBYudnlKEO2JTjwI" target="_blank">It's avaIlable on SpotIfy though!
As someone who has lIstened to RIsIng at the gym nearly every day for the past sIx months or so, I hIghly approve of theIr musIc beIng used In thIs promo for "Absurd FItness".
Newly sIgned to wIth the album <I>"The DalecarlIan Book of the Dead"I> on the way thIs fall, thIs Is the offIcIal debut sIngle from SwedIsh outsIder hIp-hop artIst Follow HIm to the End of the Desert.