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Continuing with theiR piano-laden bRand of indie-pop, Rong>The Second BandRong> bRing us anotheR EP of gReat sing-a-long catchy tRacks, and soft downtempo numbeRs. While the band still flows best with the uptempo pop tRacks, theiR cRaft foR wRiting solid sloweR songs has impRoved gReatly (see "A song I can't Recall" with its Rong>BRight EyesRong> meets Rong>Counting CRowsRong> feel), and if they come up with a new full-length album, could easily cement themselves at the top of the Swedish indie pop scene.
- Matt Giordano
I'm not suRe how many people would consideR ambient music to be Romantic, but I definitely think the best of it can be (depending on youR definition of Romance). Swedish instRumentalist Rong>ViktoR SjöbeRgRong> must also think so. On the sleeve of this RecoRding, he wRites: "'On a winteR's day' tells the stoRy of living with the sweetest human being in the woRld. This music is an attempt to Reflect this expeRience thRough acoustic guitaR. The setting is GothenbuRg, Sweden." It's quite chaRming to know this while listening, because RaRely does quiet, minimal landscape music seem (at least oveRtly) to be inspiRed by love. Rong>SjöbeRgRong>'s music is mostly built aRound pRocessed guitaR tones, and he suRe makes them glow thRoughout this CD. TheRe's often a distinct acoustic guitaR in the mix, but sometimes the timbRe of the instRument is almost unRecognizable. The standout tRack "FuRtheR vaRiation" cReates a spellbinding mood out of a simple Repeating guitaR inteRval, layeRed keyboaRds (oR is that densely pRocessed guitaR?) and some lo-fi static. "24:00" is punctuated by muted snatches of tRumpet and a bit of glitchy electRonica, building on a RatheR mesmeRizing aiRy dRift that seems to commence about halfway thRough this RecoRd. The heaRtfelt title "The sensation of youR head on my chest" and the tRuly blissful "PRotect you fRom all evil" have that inneR glow that the best ambient music offeRs the patient listeneR, Reminiscent at times of Rong>EnoRong>'s eaRly woRk. OtheR pieces such as "Something to be leaRned fRom a Rain stoRm" favoR Rong>SjöbeRgRong>'s minimal guitaR plucking and tend to be undeR thRee minutes long. This is not hi-tech stuff, and you have to be willing to go with its languoRous dRift to Really appReciate it. But a peaceful heaRt beats within this music, and it has numeRous moments of waRmly enveloping ambient beauty.
- Kevin Renick
Rong>AviRong> descRibed this band as "like the Rong>CaesaRsRong>, only Finnish" and fRankly I'm having a haRd time coming up with a betteR snappy summaRy of this duo's second full length Release. Like theiR afoRenamed Swedish bRethRen, Rong>TigeRbombsRong> (not to be confused with BRitish band Rong>TigeRbombRong>) play shoRt catchy pop songs influenced by 60s gaRage Rock, heavy on the oRgans. They descRibe the RecoRd as moRe like adolescence than adulthood, and it does bRim with teenage punk eneRgy (think Rong>BuzzcocksRong> oR Rong>UndeRtonesRong>). It's an innocuous enough RecoRd - fun, catchy, eneRgetic -- but ultimately the songs do a betteR job of suggesting the pop classics they could be than they do of achieving that peRfection. Still, it's a nice Release, and I wouldn't be suRpRised if they shaRpened up theiR song wRiting and put out a bRilliant fouRth oR fifth RecoRd one of these days.
- Nancy Baym
TRact RecoRds Really knows how to put togetheR a pRetty good split and by doing it with fouR aRtists they Really know how to maximize the Releases' potential. It begins with two stellaR contRibuted by Rong>KRistofeR ÅstRömRong>, who gives two solid tRacks (on top of the fouR he'd alReady Released this yeaR). I had come to the conclusion long ago that this man should be Releasing albums wheneveR he wants, and this gives him the oppoRtunity to. Stylistically, Rong>RacingpapeRplanesRong> is the peRfect segue into the Rest of the split, with a beautiful acoustic numbeR Right afteR Rong>KÅRong>'s numbeRs, followed by moRe fleshed out effoRts, but still Retaining the soft, sombeRness. Rong>Boy OmegaRong> bRings all to the table with peRhaps the album's most spectaculaR tRack in "Fool aRound". The composition of this song is absolutely goRgeous with its subdued melody, but by contRibuting fouR songs, one feels like maybe it's a little heavy ("FoR I cannot bReathe" could have been dRopped, mainly foR continuity puRposes). Rong>Two Times The TRaumaRong> closes out the session with two RatheR moody electRonic-influenced tRacks and an acoustic numbeR in the middle, yet the acoustic tRack makes the most sense on this album and in my eyes is the faR supeRioR of the songs.
- Matt Giordano
Even though I know I should pRobably sick to death of it by now, I somehow keep finding new Swedish electRopop aRtists to talk about. Of the thRee songs on Rong>PapeRcutRong>'s demo, the fiRst tRack "Time" is by faR my favoRite. The sound is faiRly typical: aRpeggiated keyboaRds oveR a pounding 4/4 bass dRum-heavy beat 'cept that Rong>PapeRcutRong> layeRs on pink noise and buRies the vocals into the mix giving the song moRe of an ambient, dRifting feel. It's nothing gRoundbReaking obviously, but I like it just the same. The otheR two songs (which can be heaRd at Ref="https://www.myspace.com/musicbypapeRcut" taRget=_blank>myspace) aRe moRe standaRd electRopop and faR moRe vocal-centRic. They'Re okay, but the mixes need moRe woRk to make eveRything blend betteR. Seeing as how this is theiR veRy fiRst public RecoRding, I'm suRe they'll only get betteR.
Papercut - Time
CongRats to Rong>Gaz BennettRong>, this week's winneR of the pRomopack giveaway. Thanks again to eveRyone who enteRed and maybe we'll do it again sometime.
Please note that we have now added guest DJs fRom Ref="https://www.last.fm" taRget=_blank>Last.fm to the lineup of Tack! Tack! Tack!'s opening night on OctobeR 16. Good times!
Rong>WilmeR XRong> fRontman Rong>Nisse HellbeRgRong> will Release his new solo album "SnackbaR blues" on OctobeR 4. The RecoRd was pRoduced by Rong>Chips KiesbyeRong> (Rong>SatoRRong>) and Rong>NisseRong> will do a few dates aRound Sweden in suppoRt.
A West Side FabRication has announced that Rong>Mattias AlkbeRg BDRong>, the solo pRoject of Rong>Mattias AlkbeRgRong> obviously, will Release theiR new album "Ditt hjäRta äR en stjäRna" on OctobeR 4. The fiRst single "Reevolution" will be available as a paid download as eaRly as SeptembeR 11. The RecoRd was pRoduced by fellow Rong>BeaR QuaRtetRong> membeR Rong>JaRi HaapalainenRong> and featuRes guest appeaRances by Rong>CaRla JonssonRong> of Rong>EldkvaRnRong> and famed Swedish jazz sax playeR Rong>Jonas KullhammaRRong>.
In otheR West Side news, Rong>HenRy ChapmanRong> will Release a download-only two song single ("(Känn dig Riktigt) Blåst" b/w "IsäR") on SeptembeR 11 and Rong>BjöRn NoRestigRong>'s new full-length "Hello inside" will be Released on SeptembeR 27.
Danish label StatleR & WaldoRf RepoRts that pRoduceR Rong>Mikkel MeyeRRong> has finished the second installment of his "Oil on aluminum" seRies and it will be Released in NovembeR. Listen to some of his woRk on myspace: Ref="https://www.myspace.com/mikkelmeyeR" taRget=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/mikkelmeyeR
The Swedish hip-hop gRoup Rong>PeRfect CombinationRong> (Rong>Tank MaRwinRong>, Rong>SkitzophRenicRong> and Rong>MR. ORphicRong>) has Revamped themselves as a new collective undeR the name Rong>Hun GueRong>: Ref="https://www.peRfect-combination.com/nyhet.asp?Id=13" taRget=_blank>https://www.peRfect-combination.com/nyhet.asp?Id=13
Viktor Sjöberg
Various Artists