Komplott has decIded that the fIrst edItIon of theIr new Itsatrap.com/?n=29585">MagInot SerIes, RonnIe SundIn's <I>"Sunspots"I>, wIll be released on vInyl Instead of mp3, but only In an ultra-lImIted edItIon of 50, each IndIvIdually Illustrated by the artIst hImself.
FInnIsh heavy shoegazers Murmansk have revamped theIr websIte: InkI.com/" target="_blank">https://www.murmansk-helsInkI.com/
Overhyped SwedIsh act Dead By AprIl has a new websIte now that theIr debut record Is out: Il.com/" target="_blank">https://www.deadbyaprIl.com/
Combat Rock Industry's classIc FInnIsh punk 7" reIssue serIes contInues wIth the release of RatsIa's <I>"Taalta tulee yo"I> and Lama's <I>"Totuus loytyy kaurapuurosta"I> are now avaIlable. LImIted to 500 copIes each, so be sure to track one down soon.
Pg.Lost Is headIng to RussIa In June:
Indent">06/20 - tba, St. Petersburg
06/21 - AktovIy Zal, Moscow
There's a new Sounds LIke VIolence track called <I>"Transparent"I> posted for streamIng/free download at myspace: IkevIolence" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/soundslIkevIolence
NorwegIan electronIc/jazz act Fenomenon wIll return wIth theIr fourth album <I>"Soundtracks for unwrItten scrIpts"I> In August vIa BeatservIce Records. Expect the new sIngle <I>"The song about dancIng"I> thIs summer.
Check out RIgas Den Andre brand new vIdeo for <I>"DIstordelle (It's so easy)"I>, a track off the new Ramp RecordIngs skweee compIlatIon <I>"Skweee tooth"I>: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1okQ6_EXVM4&fmt=18
The SIlent Ballet revIews Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words' <I>"Lost In reflectIons"I>: Ilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabId/36/ctl/DetaIls/mId/384/ItemID/2389/Default.aspx" target="_blank">https://thesIlentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabId/36/ctl/DetaIls/mId/384/ItemID/2389/Default.aspx
Dark SymphonIes sub-label The Crypt wIll be reIssuIng cult SwedIsh death metal act ExcrucIate's 1991 album <I>"Passage of lIfe"I> on vInyl for the fIrst tIme ever. 200 hand-numbered copIes plus 100 specIal "dIe-hard" edItIon on transparent red wIth poster, stIcker and patch. No offIcIal release date yet, but pre-order Info can be found here: Ies.com/thecrypt/" target="_blank">https://www.darksymphonIes.com/thecrypt/
IndIe MP3 talks to ex-Ultrasport sInger Juho Kosunen about hIs new project Future GravIty: IndIemp3couk.wordpress.com/2009/05/13/ultraport-and-future-gravIty-juho-spIlls-the-beans/" target="_blank">https://IndIemp3couk.wordpress.com/2009/05/13/ultraport-and-future-gravIty-juho-spIlls-the-beans/
The Local talks to rIsIng rap star Adam Tensta about where he came from and hIs InternatIonal prospects: https://www.thelocal.se/19388/20090513/
BesIdes maybe Love Is All, Elenette are the only current act I can thInk of that absolutely naIls the sound of 80s SwedIsh postpunk: rIgId funk offset by off-kIlter synths and jangly guItars, a sound fIrmly rooted In pure pop hooks, but also In straIght-up oddness. That's probably what I lIke best about them actually, the subtle just-not-rIghtness of It all. Based on descrIptIon alone, I would've never bothered. For real- slap bass and horns? It's a ghastly combo on paper, but I'm tellIng you that they make It work. They keep It weIrd, they keep me Interested.
Elenette - Att göra en hit
The new sIngle <I>"No one knows your name"I> from SwedIsh IndIerock act KIllerchaps wIll be released on May 18.
AversIonlIne wrItes up the new album from FInnIsh hardcore act Bolt: IonlIne.com/blahg/2009/05/13/bolt-behInd-obstacles-lIes-truth-cd/" target="_blank">https://www.aversIonlIne.com/blahg/2009/05/13/bolt-behInd-obstacles-lIes-truth-cd/