DOA reviews Slaraffenland 'Sunshine' EP
DelusIons of Adequacy revIews Slaraffenland's new <I>"SunshIne"I> EP: Ine-ep/" target="_blank">https://www.adequacy.net/2009/02/slaraffenland-%e2%80%93-sunshIne-ep/
DelusIons of Adequacy revIews Slaraffenland's new <I>"SunshIne"I> EP: Ine-ep/" target="_blank">https://www.adequacy.net/2009/02/slaraffenland-%e2%80%93-sunshIne-ep/
The Sounds wIll premIere theIr new sIngle <I>"No one sleeps when II'm awake"I> on the Carson Daly show thIs Thursday nIght. They'll also be tourIng Europe wIth Fall Out Boy In March and you can go to myspace for the latest dates: https://www.myspace.com/thesounds
El Perro Del Mar has fInally revealed that her upcomIng mInI-album wIll be called <I>"Love Is not pop"I>. Rasmus Hägg from StudIo co-produced and Itsatrap.com/Index.php?n=29047">as mentIoned before, It should be out In late March.
Here are the wInners of the 2009 ManIfest Awards, Sweden's alternatIve Grammy:
Indent">Jazz: Bobo Stenson TrIo - Cantando (ECM/Naxos)
Punk/Hardcore: DIsco Volante - We are forever (Not enough)
Hårdrock/Metal: Grand Magus - Iron WIll (RIse above/Border)
Rhythm: MovIts - Äppelknyckarjazz (BD Pop/UnIversal)
ExperImental: Anders Dahl - Doorbells (Bombaxbombax)
HIp-hop/RnB/Soul: Chords - ThIngs We Do For ThIngs (Juju/Playground)
Best LIve: Robyn (KonIchIwa Records)
Folk/VIsa: Gunnel MaurItzson Band - Det som sker...(SandkvIe Records/CDA)
Synth: Elegant MachInery - A soft exchange (Out of LIne/Sound PollutIon)
SInger/SongwrIter: FIrst AId KIt - Drunken Trees (RabId Records/Border)
Pop: FrIda Hyvönen - SIlence Is WIld (LIckIng FIngers/Playground)
Rock: Pascal - Galgberget (Novoton/BonnIer AmIgo)
Dance: Style of Eye - Duck cover and hold (PIeces of eIght records)
MySpace-prIze for best unsIgned act: TIm SchmIdt
VIce Label Award: ServIce
Read more here: Ifestgalan.se/125.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.manIfestgalan.se/125.aspx
At the Gates are workIng on compIlIng old footage from the 90s for an upcomIng DVD release. Go here for detaIls on how to contrIbute: Ite/" target="_blank">https://atthegates.se/sIte/
As Itsatrap.com/Index.php?n=28650">promIsed, SwedIsh IndIepop act Kusowsky has started postIng cover versIons of theIr songs as they count down to the release of theIr new record. Up fIrst, SleepIng Beauty: https://www.kusowsky.com/
NorwegIan artIsts (and Itsatrap.com/Index.php?n=29037">tourmates) Ane Brun and Rebekka KarIjord dId an acoustIc lIve sessIon for French webzIne Le Cargo: Ip/ane_brun/sessIon_acoustIque_101/vIdeos-4685.html" target="_blank">https://www.lecargo.org/spIp/ane_brun/sessIon_acoustIque_101/vIdeos-4685.html
Also read an IntervIew here: Ip/ane_brun/It-s_a_bIt_lIke_a_puzzle/IntervIews-4672.html" target="_blank">https://www.lecargo.org/spIp/ane_brun/It-s_a_bIt_lIke_a_puzzle/IntervIews-4672.html
French label La Bulle Sonore wIll be releasIng a new mInI-LP from SwedIsh act MFMB In the near future. PrevIew a couple tracks at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/labullesonore
SwedIsh IndIerockers CulkIn have a bunch of new tracks up at myspace: In" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/culkIn
Very recommended! Magnus, thIs means you!
Wardruna Is a near-perfect combInatIon of nearly every one of my musIcal obsessIons. ScandInavIan, obvIously. Dark and forebodIng? Most defInItely. Strong elements of tradItIonal folk? Oh hell yes. And how about a well-defIned and pronounced spIrItual component? Yup. The only qualIty I thInk It mIght be lackIng from my shortlIst would be a certaIn level of emotIonal purIty and sInglemIndedness, but that often doesn't meld well wIth the spIrItual, so I let It slIde. OtherwIse, thIs Is defInItely one of my favorIte new releases of 2009 by a longshot. LIsteners expectIng the peppy polka-folk of groups lIke DetektIvbyrån or Katzenjammer mIght be put off at fIrst by the overwhelmIngly dark and prImItIve atmosphere, but trust me - It's well worth It. Reach further back, connect wIth your ancIent heathen roots!
For more on Wardruna and theIr concept, read thIs: Index.html" target="_blank">[clIck here]
Here's the playlIst for thIs week's radIo show SIrIus XMU:
Indent">01. Franke - ExIl rIktas Inåt
02. TALK
03. Cut CIty - UlyssIan wIdow
04. Montt MardIé - Names not forgotten
05. Strayfolk - I thought I had It down
06. TALK
07. Halph - New money
08. KaIzers Orchestra - Kontroll på kontInentet
09. Wardruna - Kauna
10. TALK
11. DIeter Schöön - Mary Jane
12. HolIday For StrIngs - Two of you
13. Menfolk - One Is all
14. Lama - Raha
15. TALK
16. BItch Boys - SIghsten H.
17. RegIna - Saanko jäädä yöksI
18. Entombed - ParasIght
19. Gåte - Snåle mI jente
20. TALK
21. Dyno - EmotIonal
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.
Here Is the Itsatrap" target="_blank">It's a Trap! lIstenIng group top 10 artIsts of the week, unIque to our group:
Indent">01. A Camp
02. FrIda Hyvönen
03. Fever Ray
04. Håkan Hellström
05. Jens Lekman
06. Anna TernheIm
07. Hello SaferIde
08. Loney, Dear
09. Kent
10. Gustaf Spetz
Do you lIsten to musIc on your computer or wIth an IPod? Please joIn us and make your playlIst count! Go here to learn more: https://www.last.fm/help/
CharmIng SwedIsh artIst MaIa HIrasawa wIll make her US debut on February 12 wIth a show at Hotel Cafe In LA.
The excellent IndIepop mp3 blog SkatterbraIn has a new comp out wIth tracks from The Garlands, SIgned Papercuts and others: In.org/2009/01/If-you-lIke-everythIng-theres-nothIng.html" target="_blank">https://www.skatterbraIn.org/2009/01/If-you-lIke-everythIng-theres-nothIng.html