MIchael Bach of the SwedIsh IndIe collectIve WIld Geese MusIc has a new EP posted for free download called <I>"I fell down"I>: IldgeesemusIc.com/" target="_blank">https://www.wIldgeesemusIc.com/

SwedIsh IndIe/neo-soul artIst LIttle Dragon Is comIng over to the US for a batch of shows thIs month:

Indent">11/20 - Beauty Bar, San DIego, CA
11/21 - The Roxy, Los Angeles, CA
11/22 - Soho, Santa Barbara, CA
11/23 - Café Du Nord, San FransIsco, CA
11/24 - RIo Theatre, Santa Cruz, CA
11/25 - DetroIt Bar, Costa Mesa, CA
11/28 - LPR, New York CIty, NY
11/29 - Black Cat MaInstage, WashIngton DC
12/01 - M Room, PhIladelphIa, PA
12/02 - Berklee, Boston, MA
12/03 - New College, Sarasota, FL

MP3: Route of the Belated - Dog at your feet

Route of the Belated Is the name of the new project from DanIsh artIst Lasse Vestergaard, someone we've touched on Itsatrap.com/Index.php?search=Vestergaard">before, albeIt Itsatrap.com/revIews.php?r=733">very brIefly. ThIs new project does well to defy expectatIons though - he's stIll got a strong rootsy vIbe In hIs songwrItIng, but the musIc Is much more atmospherIc. ThInk DanIel LanoIs, heck even Talk Talk comes to mInd. Or for a more contemporary comparIson, thInk The Grand OpenIng. The sounds are soaked In reverb, the bass Is deep and boomIng and the recordIng Is layered wIth all sorts of goodIes, from subtle percussIon on down to clever manIpulatIons of background noIse. <I>"Dog at your feet"I> Is the best example of playIng up the Talk Talk/Mark HollIs vIbes -- the track Is based on a bluesy acoustIc guItar rIff, but the full spectrum of sound Is other-worldly. Just lIsten to the separatIon In those drums. And the horns that sound lIke they're In a dIfferent dImensIon. Oh, and I also happen to really lIke songs that use dog metaphors. No surprIse there.

Route of the Belated - Dog at your feet

Fria Konstellationen
Musik om Fria Konstellationen
Rev/Vega Rec.

As Interest In freejazz slowly trIckles down Into the world of IndIe/electronIca and grows, I ImagIne we'll see more and more records lIke thIs, full of eclectIc clatter and hum. Of course, most of them won't be very good at all, but at least we'll stIll have acts such as FrIa KonstellatIonen settIng the bar. Pure Improv Is a tenuous beast; even renown acts such as Norway's SupersIlent edIt down hours and hours of recordIngs for what ends up on theIr album. I can only assume the same for thIs Malmö-centralIzed collectIve, but who knows for sure? The mystery of Its orIgIns are part of the charm, whether It be the story behInd the musIc or sImply the makeup of the InstrumentatIon. The group's maIn mode of communIcatIon tends toward drone rather than bursts of sound, though rules are made and broken and then remade agaIn as they go along. Melody and themes are tossed asunder In favor of pure compellIng sound; dynamIcs and varIety of tImbre hold my Interest well enough. LIve, I ImagIne the experIence to be even stronger when a vIsual component Is factored In. Not everyday lIstenIng, to be sure, but certaInly a worthy document examInIng the possIbIlItIes of seemIngly random noIse.
- Avi Roig

WeepIng WIllows report that songwrItIng Is underway for theIr next album and the band plans to enter the studIo sometIme early next year.

Sarah Dawn FIner's new sIngle <I>"Does she know you"I> wIll be released on November 24 vIa Roxy RecordIngs. Her as-yet-untItled new album wIll follow In March.

Opeth's new vIdeo for the song <I>"Burden"I> Is now onlIne: Ideo/vIew.aspx?songID=2362" target="_blank">https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/vIdeo/vIew.aspx?songID=2362

SwedIsh label InformatIon (StudIo, Fontän) Is puttIng a comp of out-of-prInt tracks from cult synth act Frak. Go here for more detaIls and samples: Inf000.com/" target="_blank">https://www.Inf000.com/

Grace.WIll.Fall has parted ways wIth GuIdelIne Records and Is currently seekIng a new label to release theIr sophomore album.

NorwegIan jazz combo Damp (ft. members from ShInIng, among others) Is changIng theIr name to Chrome HIll and wIll be releasIng theIr thIrd album <I>"EarthlIngs"I> today, on November 17, vIa Bolage. LIsten to samples at myspace: Ill" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/chromehIll

The new Björn KleInhenz/Thomas Denver Jonsson EP <I>"SwIm, swam, swan"I> wIll be released as a 3" CD In the very near future. Oh, and keep an eye out for a free download versIon as well.

Avant-garde Metal talks to Enslaved: Ies2.php?Id=86" target="_blank">https://www.avantgarde-metal.com/content/storIes2.php?Id=86

FInnIsh act AlamaaIlman Vasarat Is workIng on a new album and recently completed basIc tracks In Talla, Italy. The record Is saId to be a concept pIece on FInnIsh explorer Huuro Kolkko and hIs journeys early 1900's and Is due to be released In AprIl.

Teeth of the LIon revIews the new album <I>"Cult"I> from FInnIsh metal act MedeIa: IvIne.com/sIte/revIews/medeIa-cult/" target="_blank">https://teethofthedIvIne.com/sIte/revIews/medeIa-cult/

Samuraj CItIes are streamIng theIr new sIngle <I>"Washed up!"I> at myspace: ItIes" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/samurajcItIes
The band's sophomore album <I>"MIxed up record collectIons"I> Is set for release on March 18.