morningside Records has posted a huge slew of new tourdates for Figurines, Oh No Ono, I Am Bones plus a bunch of other news: morningsiderecords.dk/?p=116" target="_blank">https://morningsiderecords.dk/?p=116

Komplott has posted details for their new release from Henning Lundkvist, "The end of a system of things": mplott.com/" target="_blank">https://www.komplott.com/

mutant Sounds is offering up some early 70s rarities from Silence Records: mutant-sounds.blogspot.com/2007/11/tillsammans-st-lp-1973-sweden.html" target="_blank">https://mutant-sounds.blogspot.com/2007/11/tillsammans-st-lp-1973-sweden.html
Check the recent archives for more retro progg/psychrock from Sweden.

Egil Olsen's new video for the song "California" is now online: m/california.htm" target="_blank">https://www.egilolsen.com/california.htm

Rigas performs "The hardest pocket to pick" for PSL: https://svt-psl.colo.netstar.se/default.aspx?entryID=310
Definitely recommended - one of the best PSL live performances I've seen so far.

Norwegian melancholy rock act Draumir has parted ways with vocalist Alexandra Bråten. The group is currently working on a new album tentatively titled "The hawk sings", due out next fall.

Check out the video for the new Raveonettes track "Dead sound": m/watch?v=7SmPjXsnD8k" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SmPjXsnD8k

Lords of metal review the new album "VioLution" from Norwegian industrial metal act V:28: metal.nl/showreview.php?id=10775&lang=en" target="_blank">https://www.lordsofmetal.nl/showreview.php?id=10775&lang=en

Themilkfactory weighs in on Supersilent's latest: milkfactory.co.uk/st/2007/11/supersilent-8-rune-grammofon/" target="_blank">https://www.themilkfactory.co.uk/st/2007/11/supersilent-8-rune-grammofon/

Discobelle has two remixes of the maskinen single "Alla som inte dansar": m-inte-dansar-the-remix/" target="_blank">https://www.discobelle.net/2007/11/30/alla-som-inte-dansar-the-remix/

Check out the new video for "Frail" from Danish electronic (trip hop?) act People Press Play: m/watch?v=zhUBkgCOlu0" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhUBkgCOlu0

Ikons sideproject Outmen has two new tracks on myspace: myspace.com/outmen" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/outmen

MP3: Lack - Achilles and the tortoise

Lack, one of my favorite modern hardcore acts, has a new split 7" with Beta Satan (preview clip m/music/Lack/The+Lack+and+Beta+Satan+split+7%22" target="_blank">here) plus a new album on the way early next year. They've progressed an immense over the years, so I figure it's a good time to check in again with where they came from. Their 2001 debut "Blues moderene: Danois Explosifs" is considered by many to be the finest post-Refused album emulating the Swedes' angular, polyrhythmic style. Personally, I'm a much, much bigger fan of the 2005 follow-up "Be there pulse", a far more melodic and progressive album. The huge gap between records gave them ample time to regroup and reemerge as a band with their own distinctive sound. However, there's certainly something to be said for that first album. I think it actually holds up much better than Refused's "The shape of punk to come" as it's far more streamlined and fierce. The jazzy bits and electronica dabblings that seemed so amazing and groundbreaking at the time of its release, come off as tired now. What Lack manages to do, is refine all the other bits that made Refused so good. Sure, there's tons of other 'core bands that can out-tech them, but that's not the point. That whole riff-salad approach doesn't appeal to me anyhow, especially if you don't have anything to say. For Lack (and Refused too, for that matter), that's not a problem. As to where their career takes them next, guess we'll have to wait and see.

Lack - Achilles and the tortoise

In case you were wondering, here's the tracklist for that free comp of Swedish music "Whispers from the forests, screams from the mountains" that comes with the latest issue of UK mag The Wire:

01. Hans Appelqvist - Jag en gök (Häpna, from the album "Sifantin och mörkret")
02. Eric malmberg - milda döden hämtar oss alla till slut (Häpna, from the album "Verklighet & beat")
03. Anders Dahl - Hundloka - percussion, guitar, bouzouki (excerpt) (Häpna, from the album "milieu")
04. Tape - Augustan chateau (Häpna, from the album "Sifantin och mörkret")
05. Anna Järvinen - Helsinki (Häpna, from the album "Jag fick feeling")
06. A Taste Of Ra - morning of my life (excerpt) (Häpna, from the album "morning of my life")
07. Christine Ödlund - Lightning & voices (Ideal, from the upcoming album "Phenomena")
08. Nash Kontroll - All muzzles look the same (Ideal, from the "must be destroyed" 7")
09. mokira - Skaka hund skaka (Ideal, previously unreleased)
10. Sewer Election - White Golgotha (Ideal, previously unreleased)
11. Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words - Heaven is the notion that all this will end (Ideal, previously unreleased)
12. Skull Defekts, The - Finding your way through the forest by settng it on fire (Ideal, previously unreleased)
13. Erik Enocksson - The state the sea left me in (Kning Disk, from the album "Farväl Falkenberg")
14. Dan Fröberg - We'll never be the same again (song) (Kning Disk, previously unreleased)
15. Jerry Johansson - Next door conversation part II (excerpt) (Kning Disk, from the album "Next door conversation")
16. Folke Rabe - Swinee river (Kning Disk, previously unreleased)
17. Library Tapes - Fragment VIII (Kning Disk, from the "Fragment" EP)
18. Balroynigress - Shampo and champagne (Kning Disk, from the album "Shampo and champagne")

Arena Grande will be streaming upcoming live shows from Swedish acts Christian Kjellvander (plus opener Kristofer Åström), Breach (yes!) and Weeping Willows: ming-Attractions.html" target="_blank">https://arenagrande.tv/news/2007/11/29/Coming-Attractions.html