Thermostatic has posted a track in tribute to Daniel Hansson, one of the founders of electronic musical instrument company Elektron: mostatic.se/" target="_blank">https://www.thermostatic.se/

The Awesome machine is now finally, officially over as a band. members Tobbe and Christian currently play with On Parole and John is in both mother misery and Stonewall Noise Orchestra.

Want more info about all those Swedish artists (Hello Saferide, maia Hirasawa, SKwBN, etc.) heading to Brazil? Go here: m.br/" target="_blank">https://www.invasaosueca.com.br/

Finnish darkwave/industrial artist Niko Skorpio has added a couple new tracks to myspace: myspace.com/nikoskorpio" target="_blank">https://myspace.com/nikoskorpio

Håkon Gebhardt from motorpsycho/HGH has put together another Norwegian supergroup under the name Rock Furore. The core band features Anders møller (Euroboys, my midnight Creeps), Cato Thomassen (Cato Salsa Experience), Øyvind Osa (El Caco), marcus Forsgren (The Lionheart Brothers) and Anne Lise Frøkedal (Harry's Gym) and will be performing a special show at Chateau Neuf in Oslo on September 8 for the 25th anniversary of Norsk Rockforbunds and will feature even more special guests. For more tourdates and details, go here: musikknyheter.no/news/2843" target="_blank">https://www.musikknyheter.no/news/2843

Norwegian indie/electronic/shoegaze act Syme will travel to North America for a few dates in October:

10/05 - POP montreal, musebox Showcase, montreal
10/09 - The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto
10/11 - TT The Bear, Boston, mA
10/14 - The Khyber, Philadelphia, PA
10/18 - CmJ music marathon, musebox Showcase, NYC

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Karisma Records has signed Norwegian electronica act Kaptein Kaliber and will be releasing their new album "Hjelp" in November. For those unaware (like me), Kaptein Kaliber features John Hegre (Jazkammer) and Jørgen Træen aka Sir Duperman (Duper Studio, Toy, etc). You can hear a sample tune at myspace, but the pics speak louder: myspace.com/kapteinkaliber" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/kapteinkaliber

Hybris has signed their first non-Swedish band Rubies: m.blogspot.com/2007/09/hybris-welcomes-rubies.html" target="_blank">https://hybrism.blogspot.com/2007/09/hybris-welcomes-rubies.html
Which is not to say it isn't at least somewhat Scandinavian related, as a cast of Swedish and Norwegian all-stars will be appearing on the album.

Umeå-based punkrockers Disconvenience have broken up. Look for members to start new bands soon.

DiBaba has posted some new remix material for downloading: m/?page_id=12" target="_blank">https://www.dibaba.com/?page_id=12

OT: Swedish director Lukas moodysson ("Fucking Åmål", "Lilja 4-ever", etc.) has enlisted mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal to star in "mammoth", his first English-language feature. Read more: https://www.thelocal.se/8406/

Cloudberry Records has confirmed new 3" CDR singles from Swedish acts The San marinos, Tea for Three and The Bridal Shop: m/" target="_blank">https://www.cloudberryrecords.com/

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Raga Rockers - Ubermensch
02. minor majority - Candy store (2CD edition)
03. Kari Bremnes - Live
04. Postgirobygget - Tidløs
05. Trond-Viggo Torgersen - Det du kan + noe rart & noe nytt
06. Vazelina Bilopphøggers - Bensin på bålet
07. Bare Egil Band - Sanger fra Bare Egil By
08. Audrey Horne - Le fol
09. Diverse artister - melodi Grand Prix Junior 2007
10. Raga Rockers - Ragas beste 1983 - 2000
11. Superfamily - Warszawa
12. Turbonegro - Retox
13. Susanne Sundfør - Susanne Sundfør
14. The Kids - Hits fra Kids
15. BigBang - Too much Yang
16. magnet - The Simple Life
17. 120 Days - 120 Days
18. Henning Kvitnes - Ut av veggen
19. Cortina - Been a long time
20. Trang Fødsel - Hammock

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. moneybrother - mount pleasure
02. Timo Räisänen - Love will turn you around
03. Eva Dahlgren - En blekt blondins ballader
04. Lasse Stefanz - Vagabond
05. Povel Ramel - Karameller - Det bästa med Povel Ramel
06. Torsson - Det fjärde bästa bandet i Lund
07. Abalone Dots - From a safe distance
08. markoolio - Värsta Plattan
09. Sonja Aldén - Till dig
10. Sahara Hotnights - What if leaving is a loving thing
11. Per Gessle - En händig man
12. Nils Landgren Funk Unit - Licence to funk
14. Cajsastina Åkerström - Visor från förr & nu
15. Roland Cedermark - mirandas dröm
16. Lars Demian - Välkommen hit
17. Ted Gärdestad - För kärlekens skull - Det bästa med
18. The Ark - Prayer for the weekend
19. magnus Carlsson - Live forever - The album
20. Alice Babs med Jan Johansson & Georg Riedels Ork. - Illusion

The new Hardcore Superstar album "Dreamin' in a casket" has been confirmed for release on November 21. Look for extensive touring to follow.