Sincerely Yours has a new single from Air France posted for free download: ml" target="_blank">https://www.sincerelyyours.se/yours0065.html

The Go! Team (UK) and Suicide Commando (BEL) along with Swedish acts Alice In Videoland, Familjen, Rigas and Deathstars are the first batch of artists confirmed for next year's Arvika Festival, set for July 3-5. Read more: https://www.arvikafestivalen.se/

MP3: Universal Poplab - I could say I'm sorry

Zeigeist might be no more, but that's not stopping them from releasing more remixes. Their version of Universal Poplab's "I could say I'm sorry" (off the new "Uprising - The remixes" album) shows them at their best, taking a fairly typical EBm track and upping the pop/electro aspects. Soften the edges, smooth it out, streamline it. Add some squiggly 80s electro sound effects, a bit of vocoder - retro without being overtly so, exactly the kind of thing that gained Zeigeist popularity in the first place (once you got past the clever distro scheme). It slightly diminishes the angst of the lyrics by cannibalizing the chorus, but that's fine because it's far more dancefloor-friendly as a lighthearted romp. Besides, the melody is strong enough to carry it through regardless.

Universal Poplab - I could say I'm sorry (Zeigeist remix)

Top 10s for 2007: Absolut Noise

We Were Dancing
Mixtape vol.1 - we won't get old
Hwem/Namenlos

You can call music like this 'lo-fi soundscapes' (like the label does), try a more descriptive approach with 'drones and field recordings', or just use the term 'experimental music (which really doesn't say that much). But whatever label you might attach to Robin Rådenman's second EP as We Were Dancing on Swedish netlabel Hwem, you'll never quite capture its stark charms and appeal. In a way, the seven tracks on "mixtape vol.1 - we won't get old" remind me of The Field (minus the hectic loops): Noises, drones and hisses oscillate seemingly uncontrolled until they are varied just in time before they might become boring or unnerving. Don't get me wrong though, this definitely is not "friendly" (read: uninteresting) ambient music. Its texture continuously shifts and demands your full attention until you've explored all its finely crafted details. In short: Brilliant music to replace the urban sounds of your city with.
- Arnulf Köhncke

The Hives are having a contest to let a fan design the cover of their next single: m/news.php?article=92" target="_blank">https://www.thehivesbroadcastingservice.com/news.php?article=92

The official trailer for the Lordi movie "Dark floors" is now online: m/watch?v=ALf--XqkRiI" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALf--XqkRiI
View movie stills here: m/imageGallery/Dark_Floors" target="_blank">https://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/imageGallery/Dark_Floors

Check out The Bell's new video for "On and on": m/watch?v=6jyfok2Nxpc" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jyfok2Nxpc

molotov Jive will support UK act The Enemy on tour in Europe:

01/06 - melkweg, Amsterdam (GER)
01/07 - Botanique, Brussels (BEL)
01/09 - Knust, Hamburg (GER)
01/10 - Gebauudw 9, Cologne (GER)
01/11 - Kammgam, Kaiserslauten (GER)
01/12 - 59-1, munich (GER)
01/13 - Flex, Vienna (AUS)
01/15 - magnet, Berlin (GER)

Norwegian act motorpsycho has been confirmed for next year's Terrastock Festival, scheduled to take place June 19-22 in Louisville, Kentucky. Read more: main.htm" target="_blank">https://www.terrascope.co.uk/Terrastock7/main.htm

Excerpt articles from the latest Q4 issue of Finnish music Quarterly are now online: mq.fi/issues.html" target="_blank">https://www.fmq.fi/issues.html

Icelandic act Dýrðin will perform two UK shows next February:

02/01 - The Exeter Hall, Oxford
02/02 - The Grosvenor, London

The folks behind UK act The Pipettes have created a zine in which they interview Scandinavian pop artists marit Bergman and Alphabeat. m/special/pipettes_zine.pdf" target="_blank">Click here to download.

mIC Norway reports on the new single "Family" from all-star act The National Bank: mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2007121811570717392538" target="_blank">https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2007121811570717392538
mIC Norway also catches up with Kaizers Orchestra and offers up a few more details concerning their forthcoming album: mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2007121815204026788738" target="_blank">https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2007121815204026788738

Danish label A:larm musik has started to set up their 2008 release schedule: https://gaffa.dk/nyheder/view.php/news_id=20457