Pitchfork reports that The Field's backing band was denied entry to the US, forcing them to cancel their West Coast tour: media.com/article/news/50215-the-fields-band-gear-denied-entry-to-us-tour-nixed" target="_blank">https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/50215-the-fields-band-gear-denied-entry-to-us-tour-nixed

Zeigeist's new album "The Jade motel" is currently streaming in its entirety at myspace: myspace.com/thezeigeist" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/thezeigeist

Danish techno/experimental/electronic label Rump Recordings has signed Svartbag and will be releasing their self-titled debut album on may 26. Hear samples at myspace: myspace.com/svartbag" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/svartbag

New American dates for José González:

06/13 - Bonnaro music Festival
06/14 - Headliners, Lousville, KY
06/15 - 9:30 Club, Washington DC
06/16 - The Stone Pony, Asbury Park, NJ
06/17 - Iron Horse, Northampton, mA
06/18 - museaum of Fine Art, Boston, mA
06/20 - Teatro Estudio Cavaret, Guadalajara (mEX)
06/21 - Lunario, mexico City (mEX)
06/23 - Stone Church, Newmarket, NH
06/24 - Higher Ground, Burlington VT
06/25 - 400 Anniversary Festival, Quebec City (CAN)
06/26 - St. matthew's Church, Halifax (CAN)
06/27 - Casbah, Hamilton (CAN)
06/28 - Sled Island Fest, Calgary (CAN)
06/30 - The Broadway Theatre, Saskatoon (CAN)
07/02 - The Park Theatre, Winnipeg (CAN)
07/03 - Bluesfest, Ottawa (CAN)

Finnish indiepop act Daisy has posted the new video for "Go!" up on YouTube: m/watch?v=g-45kCPk-bm" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-45kCPk-bm

Swedish indiepop act Vit Päls have two new tracks on myspace: myspace.com/vitpals" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/vitpals

Popmatters reviews Norwegian artist Silje Nes: matters.com/pm/music/reviews/silje-nes-ames-room/" target="_blank">https://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/silje-nes-ames-room/

Paper Thin Walls drops a track review on Lykke Li's "Little bit": m/singlefile/item?id=1547" target="_blank">https://www.paperthinwalls.com/singlefile/item?id=1547

Wonderland Records (Emmon, Universal Poplab) has signed the new artist Jesper, the solo act of Jesper mossberg. Go m/ex/" target="_blank">here to download two tracks or hit up myspace.com/jespersweden" target="_blank">myspace for more samples. Also, check out that first link for two new tracks from Universal Poplab.

Saybia's new video for "On her behalf" is now online: myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=32962776" target="_blank">https://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=32962776

Cult Norwegian black-metal act Fleuerty has had their album "min tid skal komme" reissued on gatefold 2xLP via UK-based label Aesthetic Death featuring new artwork by Trine & Kim. Read more: myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=102125736&blogID=384726442" target="_blank">https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=102125736&blogID=384726442

MP3: Folke Rabe - Argh!

Folke Rabe is a Swedish composer, probably best known for his piece "What??", an early example of modern drone/minimalism that premiered in 1967. I am not nearly as familiar with his oeuvre as I should be, but after seeing his name in the lineup for may's "Swedish Outsiders" festival in London, I wanted to revisit the one piece of his I do have, "Argh!" (1965). "Argh!" is a work of sound collage, created back in the time of analog tape manipulation. Even without that consideration, this is an amazing piece of editing and layering, long pre-dating the similar, infamous sound experiments performed by Negativland that gained them notoriety. Voices come and go, melodies slip in and out, but it holds your attention all the while. In some ways, I think it works even better now with the added layer of nostalgia as the sound sources are obviously from a bygone era. Also, it's important to remember that there were no sampling laws back then, so anything was fair game. Can you imagine negotiating the clearances on something like this now? No question about it, it just wouldn't happen. So, however you want to listen to this, be it for technical or aesthetic or even historical appreciation, I think all approaches work. It's a remarkable composition.

Folke Rabe - Argh!

Swedish twee/pop/disco artist Cloetta Paris made it onto the Pitchfork Forkcast: media.com/article/download/50016-cloetta-paris-secret-eyes-mp3stream" target="_blank">https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/50016-cloetta-paris-secret-eyes-mp3stream

Keith Canisius
Ferris wheel makeout
Quince Records

There's no escaping the my Bloody Valentine comparisons with "The sea me, feel me", the opener of Rumskib composer Keith Canisius' debut solo effort. But with other examples such as "Naïve struggle" also available to the listener, it seems somewhat unfair to solely refer to Canisius as yet another Kevin Shields' disciple. It's undeniable that "Ferris wheel makeout" is strongly influenced by Shields' songwriting and production, but there are numerous departures from the crashing waves of delay-saturated guitars and soft vocals. The electronic drum arrangements allow Canisius' songs to feel focused in their quicker tempos, funneling the dreampop, shoegazer instrumentalism into digestible avenues -- especially apparent on the song "Watching old films with new eyes". No matter how overwhelming the keyboards or guitars become, Canisius never lets his compositions slip out of control. While the songs do meander at time, the fact that a listener is left with some sense of coherence at the end of any given track is a testament to Canisius' ability as a composer.
- Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson

Norwegian act Skambankt will be recording their third album in may: mbankt.com/index.php?id=103528" target="_blank">https://skambankt.com/index.php?id=103528