MP3: Nine - Getting it out

Something that most bands never considered pre-2000 was name googlability. My old bandmates used to think I was crazy to book tours via email back in '97-98 and look where we are now. Being said, Nine totally blew it when they decided on their moniker. I guess in some ways it works well for the Internet age because it makes finding tracks on p2p a bit more difficult, but I seriously doubt that that's something a small hardcore band from Sweden worries about. Today's Friday oldie comes from Nine's 2000 album "Kissed by the misanthrope". The band's sound is a powerful mix of bluesy Entombed-style death'n'roll and pounding hardcore. I haven't been as stoked on their more recent material, but this stuff kicks ass. Catchy melodies and brutal breakdowns, what more could you ask for? Who knows though, maybe their new alliance with finnish label Combat Rock Industry will give them renewed vigor. Look for the new MCD "Death is glorious" to be released soon.

Nine - Getting it out

finnish bit-pop commandos and long-time IAT favorites Desert Planet will have the song "Asteroid hopper" featured on the soundtrack of the upcoming video game documentary "High score" by director Jeremy Hack. The film premieres at SXSW and will also be shown at various festivals throughout the US in 2006. Peep the trailer here: https://www.highscoremovie.com/trailer.html

The new album from finnish noiserockers Echo Is Your Love will be out on May 3, just in time for their US tour.

finnish organ-driven garage-pop duo Tigerbombs have posted the video for "Punch me up" on their website: https://www.tigerbombs.com/

The Monotonik netlabel has posted a new release from finnish electronic artist Ernesto Aeroflot: https://www.mono211.com/content/releases/mtkmp160.html

Lots of great posts over at finnish music blog Lupatarkastaja recently. Not only is it now being published more regularly in English, but there's tons of good new music from bands such as Ghost Brigade (a new project featuring members of Sunride and Revolt with guest appearances from Munter of Swallow The Sun and Fredrik from Swedish stoner-rock band Dozer) and a new post-rock mix featuring tracks from Circle Six (very highly recommended), Icos, From Now On and more. Oh, and don't forget Teemu's take on my own latest netrelease from Sonores.

finnish dark-edged indierockers Murmansk have posted a new mp3 single and video for free download: https://www.murmansk-helsinki.com/

The Kahvi Collective netlabel has posted a new video release from finnish electronic artist Lackluster: https://www.kahvi.org/v04.php

finnish band Paine has posted their entire "Zero to...666Paranormal" EP for free download: https://zerga.deepturtle.net/paine.html

finnish pop act Tigerbombs have a new website: https://www.tigerbombs.com/
Go there to check out samples from the band's new album "Crazy kids never learn".

The Bone Voyage Recording Company website is now open: https://www.bonevoyagerecordings.com/
Their next release will be the self-titled debut from finnish instrumental act Kytäjä. It comes out February 24.

finnish electronic artist Niko Skorpio has announced that he will release his "magnum opus" "Escape from heaven" on March 20 via Some Place Else. This record has been in production since 2000, so you can say it's been a long time coming. Preview a track at myspace: https://myspace.com/nikoskorpio

Fullhouse Records has announced the signing of finnish punks Anal Thunder and will be releasing their new album "Table for one" this coming spring. Samples from older records here: https://www.lprhardcore.net/at/stuff.html

finnish metalcore act Satura Lanx has signed with the recently revived label Brown Records and will release their debut album "No fighting the furies" in March. Check out a video from the band here: https://www.saturalanx.com/video/saturalanx-basking-high.mpg

Check out 'Jukeboksi', a French-compiled feature on finnish music: https://virtual.finland.fi/