The program for the Momentum Nordic Festival of Contemporary Art in Moss, Norway from May 22 - june 27 has been confirmed and will feature music from Twinn with Kreutzerkompani/jazzkammer and artwork from a ton of Nordic artists such as Kim Hiortøy. Frost will be performing at the pre-party on May 21. More info: https://www.momentum.no/

Some new Eskobar tourdates:

06/05 - Rust, Copenhagen (DK)
06/06 - Tower, Bremen (GER)
07/03 - jordgubbens Dag, Vara (SWE)
07/31 - Fuji Rock Festival, Naeba, Niigata (jAP)

On May 12 Ephemera will release a special sampler album called "Score" in Denmark featuring tracks from previous releases "Sun", "Balloons and Champagne" and "Air" as well as the new track "Nice Day". It will also be released at some point in japan, but will not get a proper release in their home country of Norway.

The program for the Oslo jazz Festival has been announced. Get the details here: jazz.no/" target=_blank>https://www.oslojazz.no/

Single Unit is touring Northern Europe as the opening act for the amazing US doom band Khanate (on all but the last two dates listed):

05/15 - Schaufenster, Oslo (NOR)
05/16 - Landmark, Bergen (NOR)
05/17 - Gaffel & Karaffel, Stavanger (NOR)
05/20 - Worm & Las Palmas, Rotterdam (NL)
05/21 - Lintfabriek, Kontich (BEL)
05/22 - Planet Art, Enschede (NL)
05/23 - Occii, Amsterdam (NL) w/Enduser, Crack, Fuckin´Odal

In other news, the group recently filmed two videos with Unn Fahlstrøm and Rune Andreassen for the songs "j.O.Y." and "5th Cumming". They've already been screened in Oslo, Stockholm and Rome and should hopefully be available online soon. They also recently finished working on the soundtrack for the upcoming file "Sigil" by Roger Eugen Pollokov Egseth. It will be showing at Stenersen Museum in Oslo from May 15 into the summer.

Norwegian hardcore band Kaospilot recently recorded a new song called "Vivre Sa Vie" for a special limited edition tour split 7" with Van johnson (CAN). As mentioned here before, the bands are getting ready to head over to the US for a full tour and here are pretty much the finalized dates:

05/29 - NYC, NY Knitting Factory Tap Room w/Malady
05/30 - First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA
05/31 - Todd's Barn, Old Bridge, Nj
06/01 - Knights of Columbus, Syracuse, NY
06/02 - The Zoo, Wilkes-Barre, PA w/LickGoldenSky
06/03 - Scout Hall, Newark, DE
06/04 - Church, Boston, MA
06/05 - Friendly Fest, East Windsor, CT
06/06 - Warehouse Next Door, Washington, DC
06/07 - Posidome, Raleigh, NC
06/08 - I Defy House, Atlanta, GA
06/09 - Red Rose Café, Nashville, TN
06/10 - Reservoir House, Tulsa, OK
06/11 - Monkeywrench, Austin, TX
06/12 - House, Phoenix, AZ
06/13 - Koo's, Long Beach, CA
06/14 - ?????, San Diego, CA (still need help)
06/15 - Sound and Lights, Las Vegas, NV
06/16 - Biko, Goleta, CA
06/17 - tba, Santa Cruz, CA
06/18 - 924 Gilman St., Berkeley, CA
06/19 - Balazo Gallery, San Francisco, CA
06/20 - The Nocturnal, Portland, OR
06/21 - 2nd Ave Pizza, Seattle, WA
06/22 - jD & Friends, Boise, ID
06/23 - The Construsct, Denver, CO
06/25 - Barn, Mankato, MN
06/26 - The Owl Sanctuary, Madison, WI
06/27 - FSU Garage, Cedar Falls, IA
06/28 - House, St Louis, MO
06/29 - The Factory, Chicago, IL
06/30 - Diaper, Michigan, MI
07/01 - Lang House, Louisville, KY w/ADIBAW
07/02 - The Lightswitch, Toledo, OH w/ADIBAW
07/03 - ABC No Rio, NYC, NY w/ADIBAW, Hot Cross

As for the future, Kaospilot plans to do a new 10" and 12" before the end of the year, but label info and releases dates are all still tba.

CDOASS have updated their website with a bit of news. First off, they just finished recording their own version of the Television Personalities' song "14th Floor" for an upcoming tribute compilation due out later this summer. Some of the other bands set to contribute as well include Tidy-Ups, Embassy, jens Lekman and Radio Dept.. Next, they have announced that they will be opening for The Hives at the Electric Ballroom in London on june 3. Not a bad little gig, eh? And lastly, the band also ruminates on the closing of the famous Polar Studios with a couple pics from the "Autovision" session they did there last spring. Read more: https://www.cdoass.com/

Norwegian experimental electronic artists jazzkammer are touring the US with Howard Stelzer. Dates:

05/24 - Lowell, RRRecords w/Vic Rawlings, Donna Parker, Emil Beaulieau
05/25 - tba, Easthampton, MA w/Thurston Moore
05/26 - All-Puropse Room, Rochester, NY w/joe+N
05/27 - New Works Studio, Toronto, ON w/Lasse Marhaug, john Hegre
05/28 - Modern Formations Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
05/29 - BLR Warehouse, Columbus, OH w/Lasse Marhaug, john Hegre, Noumena
05/30 - tba, Bloomington, IN w/Eric Weddle
05/31 - Mecca Dance Studio, Lexington, KY
06/01 - Springwater, Nashville, TN w/Taiwan Deth
06/02 - Nightlight, Chapel Hill, NC w/Lucas Ligeti, Raoul Bjorkenheim
06/03 - tba, Richmond, VA
06/04 - The True Vine, Baltimore, MD w/Tom Boram
06/05 - tba, New York
06/06 - The Midway Cafe, Boston, MA w/4-Way Anal Touchfight, Special Tigers

Download a sample clip of new material from jR Ewing: jrewing/media/jREWING_hivbigexit_sample.mp3" target=_blank>https://www.v8.no/thejrewing/media/jREWING_hivbigexit_sample.mp3
The mp3 includes a bit of the new song "Here I Vanish" as well as a bit from their cover of "Big Exit" by Pj Harvey. Release date and other details are still tba.

MIC Norway profiles Surferosa, the latest export from the country poised to do well across foreign borders: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2004051012125256960402
Look for more UK gigs in the future as well as a trip to japan in mid-june.

The Hives, The Von Bondies (US), M Craft (AUS) and jonas Kullhammar Quartet have been added to this summer's Accelerator tour in Sweden. Tickets go on sale tomorrow.

New pics of Totalt jävla Mörker up at Rockfoto.nu.

Finnish electronic music and video art label Abflug has announced the release of "Kids Used to Dream of Becoming Astronauts", the new EP from Karri O.. Here's the synopsis, straight from the label:

This five-track EP from Karri O. is a sincere attempt to render digital sounds as organic as possible. With echoes of influences ranging from minimal German techno to Rhythm & Sound to Warp, the end result is a danceable experiment that is nostalgic without being melancholy, innocent without being naïve. It is also Karri's first solo recording since he traded in his decks for a laptop after over a decade of deejaying. "Kids Used to Dream of Becoming Astronauts" comes with a deceivingly simple two-player computer game called Robotit for Windows machines. Use the money you earn to make your robot more and more powerful as the game progresses and then try to beat your friends. Original music for the game provided by Karri O.

Look for more releases from Karri on various labels to be announced soon.

Legendary, long-running Norwegian black-metal act Enslaved has signed a new record deal with Tabu Recordings. They'll be entering Grieghallen Studios in the near future with jørgen "Sir Duperman" Træen and Eirik "Pytten" Hundvin. Mixing will follow at jørgen's own Duper Studios. A release date is expected before the end of the year.

Yet another Finnish goth band, The 69-Eyes, have reportedly signed a 'big major label deal' and have already begun recording their new album with producers johnny Lee Michaels and Hiili Hiilesmaa (HIM, Moonspell, Sentenced). The first single "Lost Boys" is due out in june and the album should follow around October.