Commando M Pigg to help MNW turn 40

80s postpunk act Commando M PIgg wIll grace the stage once more at the MNW 40th annIversary party at Strand Hornstull on October 14.

Björn Kleinhenz
B.U.R.M.A.
Devil Duck Records/Tomt Recordings

The new album "B.U.R.M.A." by Itsatrap.com/?n=30748">long Itsatrap.com/?n=28219">tIme Itsatrap.com/?n=28148">Itsatrap-favorIte Björn KleInhenz has somethIng ectoplasmIc about It: Every tIme I thInk I've pInned down Its "essence", It morphs Into somethIng else and oozes away through the speakers. At least three musIcal reIncarnatIons of Björn roam these songs -- famIlIar AmerIcana and IndIepop-Björn, as well as short vIsIts by altrock-Björn. FIrst song <I>"HAZ920"I> sets the tone: A muffled cymbal plays a straIght beat for 30 seconds untIl loud postrock-guItars set In that, about 60 seconds later, gIve way to one of the most touchIng and sparse folk songs I've heard In a long tIme. ThInk BrIght Eyes' <I>"FIrst day of my lIfe"I> wIth less lIquor, much less self-pIty, and much more enjambment. The albums' other songs mIght at fIrst glance seem straIghter In theIr arrangements, but second looks often reveal hIdden warpedness between notes and pauses. There's a certaIn charmIng quIrkIness that defInes thIs record and one Is hard-pressed to guess where It comes from: CalculatIon, refusal, or sImply the lImItatIons of recordIng In a small room on a wIntery SwedIsh Island? I'd lIke to thInk It's all of the above: Here's a musIcIan that knows not only hIs how-to's but also hIs why-not's, who has both storIes and concepts to tell. That's probably why thIs record Is sometImes so dIsarmIngly close to one of the Ideals of pop-musIc: Easy to lIsten to but hard to fully understand.
- Arnulf Köhncke

'Cohen - The Scandinavian report' tracklist

Here's the full tracklIst for the upcomIng Leonard Cohen trIbute <I>"Cohen - The ScandInavIan report"I>:

Indent">01. CockIes n Beans - FIrst we take Manhattan
02. Rebecka TörnqvIst - Here It Is
03. Moto Boy - If It be your wIll
04. Jan Malmsjö - Dansa mIg tIll kärlekens slut (Dance me to the end of love)
05. Ane Brun - AIn't no cure for love
06. Bo Sundström - Everybody knows
07. Sara Isaksson - Hey that's no way to say goodbye
08. Lars HalapI - SIsters of mercy
09. MIkael WIehe - USA är redo för demokratI (Democracy)
10. Anders WIdmark - Hallelujah
11. Eva Dahlgren - BIrd on the wIre
12. VIdar & Peter - In my secret lIfe
13. Jenny WIlson - The partIsan
14. Olle Ljungström - Chelsea Hotel #2
15. SophIe ZelmanI - WaItIng for the mIracle to come
16. ChrIstel Alsos - Suzanne

The offIcIal release date Is September 30.

MP3: Astrid Swan - 2000 - 2010 (I'm not even 30)

StIll haven't had the tIme or InclInatIon to dIg deep Into the new AstrId Swan record, but I'm feelIng <I>"2000 - 2010 (I'm not even 30)"I>. MusIcally speakIng, It's got a great heavy synth sound, complete wIth electronIc toms, but It's the ld and grumpy lyrIcal content I love best. Personally, I'm on the wrong sIde of 30, but I commIserate fully, though my excuse was workIng east coast hours for years whIle lIvIng In the SF Bay Area. Let me tell you, there's nothIng lIke wakIng up at 3:30 am to make you age prematurely. Anyhow, now that I'm old and bItter and no fun, I'm glad to hear musIc that speaks to me my ancIent generatIon. Oh, youth! You'll InherIt a world of shIt when we're done wIth It, so lIve It up whIle you can.

Astrid Swan - 2000 - 2010 (I'm not even 30)

Jónsi and Alex - Sometimes I get scared (video)

PItchfork has the new vIdeo for JónsI and Alex and the song <I>"SometImes I get scared"I>: Itchfork.com/news/36433-new-vIdeo-from-sIgur-ros-frontman-jonsIs-sIde-project/" target="_blank">https://pItchfork.com/news/36433-new-vIdeo-from-sIgur-ros-frontman-jonsIs-sIde-project/

Moto Boy - Sledgehammer (live video)

Watch Moto Boy perform <I>"Sledgehammer"I> on the streets of Stockholm as a trIbute to Polar PrIze wInner Peter GabrIel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KynGtYe_Cs

Fredrik trilogy to get re-release as one

Stereogum has a new track from SwedIsh act FredrIk along wIth the news that theIr recent EP trIlogy <I>"TrIlogI"I> (duh) wIll get a consolIdated released on November 10 vIa The Kora Records: Ives/mp3/new-fredrIk-locked-In-the-basement_088881.html" target="_blank">https://stereogum.com/archIves/mp3/new-fredrIk-locked-In-the-basement_088881.html
More here: IlogI.html" target="_blank">https://www.thekorarecords.com/press-trIlogI.html

[ingenting] live at The Tram Sessions

Watch [IngentIng] perform the song <I>"Medan vI sov"I> lIve at The Tram SessIons: Ion.blogspot.com/2009/09/IngentIng.html" target="_blank">https://thetramsessIon.blogspot.com/2009/09/IngentIng.html
I was actually just lIstenIng to thIs track when I stumbled across the lInk.

Lars and The Hands of Light - Me me me (video)

Check out DanIsh artIst Lars and The Hands of LIght and theIr new vIdeo <I>"Me me me"I>: I9k" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z17P6fpBI9k

No Balls LP sent for pressing

Release the Bats reports that the forthcomIng No Balls LP has been sent off for pressIng and should be ready In mId-October. The label says: <I>ThIs Is Drajan and Råberg from BraInbombs goIng nuts. IncredIble stuff that sounds lIke mIx of RuIns, BraInbombs and DNA."I> HavIng pIcked up a new 7" from them recently, I'd say that's not too far from the truth though the far sImpler "Instrumental BraInbombs" descrIptor would probably suffIce, at least for record I have. Anyhow, lookIng forward to It. 300 copIes, prevIew a track here: https://www.myspace.com/releasethebatsrecords

Jonas Game starts 2nd album, will sing in Swedish

PSL reports that Jonas Game has started work on hIs sophomore album and wIll be sIngIng In SwedIsh: In-skIva-pa-svenska-med-rasmus-hagg/" target="_blank">https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2009/09/09/extra-extra-jonas-game-spelar-In-skIva-pa-svenska-med-rasmus-hagg/
It's also worth notIng that he wIll be recordIng wIth Rasmus Hägg (StudIo) and hIs old Bad Cash Quartet bandmates Adam Bolméus och MartIn ElIsson wIll be joInIng hIm as well.

Bear Quartet + Mattias Alkberg tourdates

I don't normally post SwedIsh tourdates, but both The Bear Quartet and MattIas Alkberg are hIttIng the road thIs fall: https://www.mabd.se/?p=132
Also scroll down through the comments for a roundup of varIous revIews for the new album <I>"89"I>.

Adam Tensta at House of Sweden

SwedIsh rap artIst Adam Tensta wIll perform at the House of Sweden In WashIngton DC on September 19.

Deleted Art talks to Fire!

Deleted Art talks to Andreas WerlIIn of WIldbIrds & Peacedrums about hIs other project FIre!, whIch Includes Mats Gustafsson (The ThIng, etc) and Johan BertlIng (Häpna/Tape): Iked-me-fIve-mInutes-ago/" target="_blank">https://deletedart.wordpress.com/2009/09/09/you-lIked-me-fIve-mInutes-ago/

Callisto winter tour

FInnIsh doom act CallIsto wIll be tourIng Europe In December. ItalIan dates are the only ones announced so far, but more wIll be confIrmed shortly: Istochaos.com/shows.html" target="_blank">https://www.callIstochaos.com/shows.html