Pitchfork does the Forkcast thing with Susanna of Susanna and the magical Orchestra: media.com/article/download/45680-susanna-home-recording-mp3stream" target="_blank">https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/45680-susanna-home-recording-mp3stream

Peter Bjorn & John in Seattle last night: I think I prefer the tighter 'nothing-but-the-hits' setlist I saw at m/articles.php?a=316">Way Out West, but this show was also quite good. I can definitely appreciate it from the band's perspective as they've taken many of their songs and revised the arrangements to allow for more spontaneity. I'm fine with bands who are competent at reproducing their albums live, but it's always better to hear something different y'know? By far, the evening's highlight was the extended, Kraut-ed out version of "The chills". Totally unexpected and excellent - definitely not a song that would've made my short list of top PB&J tracks in the past, but I might just have to revise my opinion now.

On a side note, I'm not sure if Peter was pulling my leg or not, but he mentioned that the band's next release will be an all-instrumental album and it's just about finished. more details when I get them. UPDATE: This has now been confirmed as fact and said record will be out Q108.

MP3: Syster Lycklig - Drömgränd

more Svensk postpunk for you in this week's Friday post, this time coming from the band Syster Lycklig. Petter Brundell started the band in the fall of '82 after leaving synthpunk act Ståålfågel (another band definitely worth checking out) and the new trio displayed a far more straightforward, pop-friendly sound. Straightforward compared to Ståålfågel, that is, though you can certainly draw comparisons between Syster Lycklig and other acts of the era such as U2. They certainly have that same kind of big, shimmery guitar sound 'cept that the track I'm featuring today puts it through more a weird, wind-tunnel effect. The way the echoes of delay resonate over the syncopated bass/drum line is simply fantastic. Even better, if you like this song, you can download the band's entire discography from mhem.se/anders.lonnkvist/systerlycklig/" target="_blank">their website (look under 'Lyssna'). How awesome is that?

Syster Lycklig - Drömgränd

Porn Sword Tobacco
New exclusive Olympic heights
City Centre Offices

An ambient journey that evokes Ulrich Schnauss' layered approach, Boards of Canada's peculiar brand of electronic music, and DJ Shadow's slower work, "New exclusive Olympic heights" is an interesting, compelling, and ultimately flourishing piece of music; a soundtrack where hope exists, but has lost its way, and events are explored with the pace and fluidity of a small brook. There is a childlike innocence threaded into the music, though this approach is tempered with the burden of experience, and, in due course, Porn Sword Tobacco's newest effort comes to feel like a daydream or a series of remembrances, all loosely linked with a calm present – an empty field, the noise of a stream and the light cargo it carries along its weak current. If I was a film director, significant sections of "New exclusive Olympic heights" would find their way into the display of moving pictures.
- Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson

Now in stock: m/store/product.php?productid=513">Superfamily - Warszawa
I've been talking about how great these guys are for awhile now and I finally managed to get a box of CDs for resale! Check it out!

Finnish jazz/folk/electronica act RinneRadio has posted the new video "Ommatidi" for download: m/mov/ommatidi4.mov" target="_blank">https://www.rinneradio.com/mov/ommatidi4.mov
Recommended!

Danish duo Olesen-Olesen have posted two new tracks on myspace from their forthcoming album "Kain og Abel", due out October 1: myspace.com/olesenolesen" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/olesenolesen

Ugress has announced their third album "Unicorn" will be released on January 28, 2008 and to celebrate, they've posted the brand new "Chromosome corrupt EP" for free download: m/media_music_eps.asp" target="_blank">https://www.ugress.com/media_music_eps.asp
For more about the release and an interesting tirade about the sad state of the current music industry, go here: mm.ugress.com/post.asp?id=322" target="_blank">https://gmm.ugress.com/post.asp?id=322

magnet will tour the US with Stars to support the US release of his most recent album "The simple life", out now on Filter Recordings. Here's the dates:

10/19 - Joe's Pub Headline, NYC, NY
10/20 - Joe's Pub Headline, NYC, NY
10/23 - World Cafe Live Headline, Philadelphia, PA
10/25 - DC9 Headline, Washington DC
10/26 - Cat's Cradle, Chapel Hill, NC
10/27 - The Variety, Atlanta, GA
10/28 - Club Downunder, Tallahassee, FL
10/30 - Stubb's, Austin, TX
10/31 - House of Blues, Dallas, TX
11/02 - The Vic, Chicago, IL
11/03 - Pantages, minneapolis, mN
11/04 - Slowdown, Omaha, NE
11/06 - The Gothic, Denver, CO
11/08 - Rialto, Tucson, AZ
11/11 - Chop Suey, Seattle, WA
11/13 - Cafe DuNord, San Francisco, CA
11/14 - The Roxy, Los Angeles, CA

The video for "Oslo fadeout" from Norwegian act Heroes & Zeros can be viewed here: https://www.fvn.no/ftv/index.jsp?id=6192

Swedish bitpop act Covox will tour Asia in October alongside Japanese act Aonami. Dates:

10/13 - Beijing, China
10/14 - Shanghai, China
10/20 - Taichung, Taiwan
10/21 - Taipei, Taiwan
10/26 - Kyoto, Japan
10/27 - Tokyo, Japan

Also look for a new EP on Intikrec to be released in conjunction with the Tokyo date. Five tracks + 1 bonus track with a European edition to follow in December featuring an entirely different bonus track.

22-Pistepirkko reports that their new album is finished and ready for mixing. As mentioned before, the band worked with American producer Kramer (Bongwater, Ween, etc.). Expect an early 2008 release.

Danish indie act Oliver North Boy Choir has posted their new video "Baby cool" on YouTube: m/watch?v=pZBpBidtyqI" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZBpBidtyqI

Popmatters on melody Club's US debut "At your service": matters.com/pm/music/reviews/melody-club-at-your-service/" target="_blank">https://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/melody-club-at-your-service/

more updates rolled out today - as you can see, I've started to tag each post so you can now sort and view by category as well as date. In the future I'll make it possible to set a show/hide tag default in your user profile (assuming you are registered), but in the meantime you can always click the little tag icon next to the rss feed link just above this text to change settings.

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