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Updated live dates for As In RebekkaMaria:
03/13 - Uppåt Framåt, gothenburg (SWE) w/Jojo DJ Team
03/14 - Release Party, Copenhagen (DK) w/Jojo DJ Team
03/24 - Voxhall, Århus (DK) w/Vive La Fete
03/25 - Store VEGA, Copenhagen (DK) w/Vive La Fete
03/26 - Kulturbolagt, Malmö (SWE) w/Vive La Fete
03/27 - Storan, Gotheburg (SWE) w/Vive La Fete
03/28 - Nalen, Stockholm (SWE) w/Vive La Fete
04/10 - Rust, Copenhagen (DK) w/Familjen
04/11 - Studenterhuset, Odense (DK)
04/17 - Templet, Lyngby (DK)
04/17 - Rust Nightclub, Copenhagen (DK) w/Yelle
04/19 - Pakhuset, Århus (DK) w/Familjen
04/25 - Studenterhuset, Aalborg (DK)
04/26 - KulisseLagret, Horsens (DK)
04/30 - Bergen Fest, Bergen (NOR)
05/03 - Ancienne Belgique, Brussels (BEL)
05/08 - Rotown, Rotterdam (NL) w/Campsite
05/09 - Dqliq, Luxemburg (LUX)
05/10 - Ekko, Utrecht (NL) w/Campsite
05/24 - Café Kino, Copenhagen (DK)
05/25 - Stars, Vordingborg (DK)
08/02 - Knust, Hamburg (GER) w/Campsite
08/22 - PStereo Festival, Trondheim (NOR)
If it wasn't for At the Gates, It's a Trap! would not exist. They were the very first band I ever heard that I associated with having a distinctive "Swedish" sound and I can still fondly remember the day I brought home "Terminal spirit disease". I must've listened to it at least three times in a row; it was an absolute revelation. When the follow-up album "Slaughter of the soul" came out, I listened to it at least once a day, every day for six months straight. So yeah, when I say that At the Gates changed my life, I'm not exaggerating in the slightest. Taking that into account, I am extremely flattered that AtG guitarist Anders Björler agreed to participate in this week's Göteborg feature.
Would you say there is a particular Gbg sound or attitude? If so, how would you describe it?
gothenburg stood for melody, while for example the Stockholm sound was more Punk / Rock influenced. However, the gothenburg bands didn't have that much in common. They all had unique styles.
Was there already an established metal scene in Gbg back when AtG first started? Was there ever a point when you realized that there some something special or distinctive going on or did that only happen once you started to get international attention?
There was no metal scene at all. There was only Grotesque [vocalist Tomas Lindberg's old band with scene vet Kristian Wåhlin aka Necrolord plus fellow AtG founding member Alf Svensson] in the Death Metal scene. A couple of Thrash bands like: Intoxicate, Pagandom, Dead End, Valcyrie, Megaslaughter etc...
We didn't realize how big it was going until after we split up. At the Gates were never a big band. We were basically a very small punk band that played melodic death metal.
How close-knit was the Gbg metal community back in the early 90s? Were there any rivalries?
It was very close. Especially the Billdal scene with bands like Dark Tranquillity, Desecrator (Anders Iwers, now Tiamat, and Oscar Dronjak, now Hammerfall). It was a very creative atmosphere. If there was any competition, it was a silent one. i.e - you tried to create the best music possible.
We all met at eachothers' parties, and we hung out at gigs etc. It was basically a large group of friends.
How do you think the city influenced the sound? Are there any particular artists, labels, zines, venues, etc that stand out as having helped shape the scene?
Dolores records was very important. It was also a record store. Through them I got into Carcass in 1989, the rest is history.
I also think that the gothenburg weather served as an influence for the sound somehow. It's really melancholic sometimes. Very grey and rainy. I think it's very similar to let's say: Seattle.
Are you still based in Gbg nowadays? If so, what keeps you there? How would say things compare now to the old days?
Me and Martin live in gothenburg. Adrian lives in London. Tomas lives on the east coast of Sweden. Jonas in the middle of Sweden.
We are all older. We experienced the At the Gates thing when we were kids basically. Everything has changed. The venues are closed down. People have moved or they have quit playing music. Basically what keeps me here is friends and family, but I can almost live anywhere in the world. I don't like to be stuck at one place too long. I have lived in other places in Sweden for a while, but always seem to come back to gothenburg in the end.
Lastly, do you have a particular song that you think best reflects the city?
Cold :D
HUGE thanks again to Anders for contributing and be sure to check out the various At the Gates reunion gigs happening this summer. Also, keep an eye out for a new record from his current band The Haunted as well!
At the Gates - Cold
This week's guest in our ongoing Göteborg spotlight series is Johan Gustavsson. Besides being a triumphant Guitar Hero player (seriously!), he keeps himself very, very busy performing music solo under the alias Tsukimono, as well as playing with groups such as Scraps of Tape, Viktor Sjöberg New Jazz Ensemble, Alina, the new band The VIII Arms Around You and tons more. Keeping track of 'em all is near-impossible. Anyhow, I had questions and he was happy to supply some answers:
How long have you lived in GBG?
I've basically been living here for a year now. The first 6-7 months I kept working in Skåne, the south of Sweden, where I'm from. That meant a lot of driving and more or less living in my car, traveling between 3 different cities all the time.
But now I'm here and have been here full time since August 07.
Where did you move from and why?
I moved up here from Malmö for love. I met the greatest person and we decided to try and make it work out together. I was also losing my apartment in Malmö and I needed to get out of the situation I was stuck in at the time. Things have
worked out for the better.
Favorite part about the city? Least favorite?
I really like Gbg in general, I like walking in the city even though I do it a lot less than I'd like. I live in Majorna and
there is just a lot of nice things to look at and to take to heart.
Least favourite? The weather... for sure. Windy and rainy... but it's ok.
Do you think that there's a particular Gbg sound? If so, how would you describe it?
Nah, I think what's so good about the music from Gbg is that it's all really diverse. You can find anything here, and
most of the time it's pretty damn good too. And with people like Christian Pallin/Koloni around who organizes shows and happenings all year-round, you get pretty spoiled with
opportunities to see interesting and odd bands/artists from all over the world.
How would you say the city inspired you?
I've been getting more back into punk and hardcore/metal again... which is great! There's a good scene here.
Started a few new bands, played with great people, met wonderful people with a real desire to do good and who have their
hearts 100% in what they do. It's pretty hard to not get inspired by stuff like that. I've also been getting better at saying no
and to not go everywhere and not do everything. To have the ability to not do things is very liberating.
Is there a particular piece that you've done that you feel was directly influenced by and/or provides a good reflection of the city?
Well, there's also a compilation coming out entitled "gothenburg 08", which will be released by Fang Bomb... it'll feature me, Viktor Sjöberg, Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words and many others... the track on there is about Gbg but since it's not released yet I'm not sure that's a good idea.
However, my new album coming out on Kalligrammofon, the "Heart attack money" cd, kinda touches on Gbg a lot too, so let's go for "Gloomy Sunday". It's being mastered this week Henrik Oja (The Spacious Mind, Säkert!) and Jonas Rosén (Female Anchor Of Sade, Asterisk*) so I'm super-psyched to hear the results soon.
Look for the album to receive a proper release soon, but in the meantime, here's the unmastered version of "Gloomy Sunday" to whet your thirst. Highly recommended!
Tsukimono - Gloomy Sunday
Upcoming live dates for Markovic:
02/09 - Loppen, Copenhagen (DK)
02/14 - Kafé 44, Stockholm (SWE)
02/22 - Sticky Fingers Top Floor, gothenburg (SWE)
02/29 - Lark in the Park, London (UK)
03/02 - The Purple Turtle, Oxford (UK)
03/03 - Whistlebinkies (acoustic show), Edinburgh (UK)
03/04 - Whistlebinkies (electric), Edinburgh (UK)
03/05 - The 13th Note, Glasgow (UK)
03/06 - Wee Red Bar, Edniburgh (UK)
Saturdays in 2008 are devoted to the music of Göteborg. This week's guest: Joachim Nordwall aka The Idealist, head of iDEAL Recordings, also a member of The Skull Defekts. When I think about the new sound of Gbg, iDEAL Recordings and their contemporaries such as Kning Disk are exactly what come to mind. This is where art and music intersect to create something bold and innovative, something that hasn't been done before.
So how long have you lived in Gbg?
I've had gothenburg as my base since 1996, but lived in London for a while in 1998 and traveled a lot.
Where did you move from and why?
I had lived in Paris and Umeå in the north of Sweden. Paris was great and I still see it as home when I go there and Umeå was kind of a disaster, so after one year of studies up there I needed to go south again and somehow ended up here. I didn't intend to stay for long, but accidentaly got stuck. It's quite easy to fall in love with gothenburg.
Do you think that there's a particular Gbg sound or feeling? How would you describe it?
Yeah sure. Gbg is friendly, rough sometimes and very democratic. It's a harbour town which and the second biggest in Sweden, similar in size to Oslo I guess.
What advantages does living in Gbg offer artists? Disadvantages?
The music scene has always been pretty good here, especially punk and rock, but also experimental stuff and dance. There's clubs to play, plenty of rehearsal space and we fool ourselves that we are close to Europe since we're only a few hours north from Copenhagen. Berlin is close too, you can drive there in ten hours if you're fast and sober. Disadvantages are that Gbg is small, not much new blood is coming in and the art scene sucks. We have very few good galleries here even though some known international visual artists live here. But then again, there's plenty of bars and illegal techno parties going down. Good ways to get loaded.
I know you work with a lot of scene veterans, but who do you think are the up-and-coming talents in Gbg right now?
Sure - there are a few of course. I like Pistol Disco - a duo doing Suicide-like dark electronic crack pop. The Extended Head seems to be doing some great stuff, his latest demo was a killer old skool dance punk thing. Other than that, some of my fav acts are from here. Like Studio, José González, Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words and Contemporary Punk Unit.
Lastly, how has the city inspired you? Are there are any particular pieces from The Skull Defekts/The Idealist/iDEAL that provide a good sonic reflection of the city?
I am finding inspiration in loads of places. I live here, but travel a lot so my inspiration is honestly coming more from other places. Home is where I rest and work. I rarely lift my head to actually enjoy the view if you know what I mean. Gbg is a good place to be left alone and I leave it alone too hahaha. The Skull Defekts are recording and rehearsing in a hidden part of the hospital here which is of course extremely inspirational. We're there at night time only and it's a rather weird atmosphere up there. It's hard to name something but if I would choose one GBG anthem on iDEAL I'd probably name Henrik Rylander's "Traditional arrangements of feedback" but maybe more that Henrik is very gothenburg to me than an actual sound to the damn thing.
Unfortunately, you'll have to go elsewhere to hear that Rylander piece, as Joachim specifically requested that The Skull Defekts accompany this post. And really, who am I to argue? Especially when the selected track is so good.
The Skull Defekts - The secret
Our 2008 series on the music of Göteborg continues this week with Samuraj Cities. The band just did a batch of dates in Germany, but they managed to answer a few questions for me before they left:
How long have you lived in Gbg?
We are all born in gothenburg.
Do you think that there's a particular Gbg sound?
No. I don't really think so... It's such a wide range of music that comes from our city, everything from pop, electro, noisemusic to metal. But there may be bands that sound a little bit similar. Maybe because people get inspired by each other or because some of the people play in many different bands.
What are your favorite Gbg hangouts? Any decent venues or record stores to recommend?
We really like Pusterviksbaren, a nice bar with alot of great concerts. Not so huge, but thats a part of why it´s so nice... Also there is a little pub called Skål, where we use to end up. Klaras is great too...
I like to run around in fleamarkets and by old vinylrecords. There are some good record stores like Blenda, Skivhugget and Bengans... the rest is pretty boring. When we come to new cities; record stores and musicstores is the first thing we are looking for...
How has the city inspired you?
Most of the things that inspires us, are not from gothenburg. We are dreaming about going out on tour and seeing new places. It is very inspiring to see that some of our friends and many bands from our city are so successful, and most of the people we meet on tour are very friendly and positive towards you when you say you come from gothenburg.
Is there a particular Samuraj Cities song that reflects the city?
We are working on a new song now called "Hisingen you give me the creeps".
Seeing as how that new song is unavailable to me, here's "Thxa1000000", the lead single off their 2006 debut album "Cheap deluxe". Hopefully we'll get to hear some new music soon.
Samuraj Cities - Thxa1000000
C.Aarmé is back and hitting the road! Dates so far:
02/28 - Svanen @ Jazzhuset, gothenburg
03/06 - Indie Rocket Party @ the Rocket, Milano (ITA)
03/15 - Lades, Copenhagen (DK)
I understand that a new EP has been recorded and more dates are TBA, so I'll keep you posted when I learn more.
New tourdates for Efterklang:
01/31 - Club Transmediale @ Maria am Ostbahnhof, Berlin (GER)
02/01 - UT Connewitz, Leipzig (GER)
02/02 - Gleis, Münster (GER)
02/03 - BeatPol (Star Club), Dresden (GER)
02/04 - Arena, Vienna (AUS)
02/07 - tba, Milano (ITA) w/Peter Broderick
02/08 - Sintetica, Firenze (ITA) w/Peter Broderick
02/09 - Init, Rome (ITA) w/Peter Broderick
02/10 - Bronson, Ravenna (ITA) w/Peter Broderick
02/12 - Ziegel Oh Lac at Rote Fabrik, Zürich (CH)
02/14 - Bad Bonn, Düdingen (CH)
02/15 - Rocking Chair, Vevey (CH)
02/16 - Nordklang Festival, St. Gallen (CH) w/Taxi Taxi!
02/17 - Tap Tab, Schaffhausen (CH)
02/19 - Apolo, Barcelona (ESP)
02/20 - NeuClub, Madrid (ESP)
02/22 - Le Florida, Agen (FRA)
03/06 - Sønderborghus, Sønderborg (DK)
03/07 - Musikcafeen, Aarhus (DK)
03/08 - Pitstop, Kolding (DK)
03/12 - Pustervik, gothenburg (SWE)
03/13 - John Dee, Oslo (NOR)
03/14 - Store Vega, Copenhagen (DK) w/Lise Westzynthius
03/15 - Mejeriet, Lund (SWE)
The playlist for my radio show this week featured all of my favorite songs from 2007:
01. Susanne Sundfør - I resign
02. TALK 1
03. Familjen - Det snurrar i min skalle
04. The Skull Defekts - The secret
05. Ted Gärdestad - Räcker jag till
06. TALK 2
07. CS Nielsen - Black spots
08. Kornstad - Turkey, Texas
09. Moonbabies - Take me to the ballroom
10. The Bombettes - I wanna
11. TALK 3
12. Promise and the Monster - Sheets
13. Repoman - Chemically obsessed
14. The Bell - I am history
15. Säkert! - Allt som är ditt
16. TALK 4
17. Mainliners - Olivia
18. Superfamily - The radio has expressed concerns about what you did last night
19. Karin Ström - Ordlös
20. TALK 5
21. Fun - I've got a truck
22. Tobias Hellkvist - Moment at ven
23. Juvelen - Hanna
24. TALK 6
25. Laakso - Worst case scenario
26. Closer - Sensing the wake
27. Asha Ali - A promise broken
28. TALK 7
29. Paper - My life is going under
30. Boeoes Kaelstigen - Flir
31. Lukestar - White shade
32. TALK 8
33. Maia Hirasawa - gothenburg
34. Aerial - You will all die, all things will
35. Sambassadeur - Subtle changes
36. TALK 9
Next week (12/29) I'm doing another special theme show on Swedish postpunk.
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:
01. Kristofer Åström - Just a little insane
02. TALK 1
03. Darkthrone - Canadian metal
04. Sambassadeur - Subtle changes
05. Niccokick - Love & neon lights
06. TALK 2
07. Death By Kite - Bhf. Asta
08. The Alpine - Iceland
09. Pluxus - Bootstrap
10. TALK 3
11. Graveyard - Thin line
12. Hospital - Something in the water
13. Attrap - Just a word away
14. TALK 4
15. Jonna Lee - I wrote this song
16. Paper - My life is going under
17. Broder Daniel - You bury me
18. TALK 5
19. Radio LXMBRG - Score on the floor
20. Maia Hirasawa - gothenburg
21. Rather Sound Than Safe - The beat
22. Det Gamla Landet - Det heliga landet
23. TALK 6
24. Paris - When I laid my eyes on you
25. No Hope for the Kids - Rainy day
26. Sir Eric Beyond and the Avant-Garde - If this is the way
27. Barra Head - Overseas
28. TALK 7
29. Superfamily - Warszawa
30. Oskar Schönning - S
31. Brick - Automen
32. TALK 8
33. Miss Li - Leave my man alone
34. Kasper Bjørke - Liquid propagnosia
35. Loveninjas - I wanna be like Johnny C
36. Anti Cimex - Only in dreams
37. TALK 9
38. Pan Sonic - Virta 1
European tourdates for Swallow the Sun:
11/13 - Musikzentrum, Hannover (GER)
11/14 - Zeche Carl, Essen (GER)
11/15 - Columbia Club, Berlin (GER)
11/16 - Alte Spinnerei, Glauchau (GER)
11/17 - Club Vaudeville, Lindau (GER)
11/18 - Z7, Pratteln, Switzerland
11/20 - Roxy, Saarbrücken (GER)
11/21 - Metropolis, Munich (GER)
11/22 - Colos-Saal, Aschaffenburg (GER)
11/23 - Helling, Utrecht (NL)
11/24 - Bibelot, Dordrecht (NL)
11/25 - Biebob, Vosselaar (BEL)
11/27 - Sticky Fingers, gothenburg (SWE)
11/28 - Rockefeller, Oslo (NOR)
11/29 - Klubben, Stockholm (SWE)
12/01 - Nosturi, Helsinki (FIN)
12/19 - Pakkahuone, Tampere (FIN)
12/29 - Helldone Festival, Tavastia, Helsinki (FIN)
08/16 - Bloodstock Open Air, Catton Hall, Derby (UK)