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The self-titled debut by this Danish trio is situated squarely in the fertile soundscape where electronica, jazz and post-rock meet. Like Norway's Alog, Badun's tracks tend to be short and evocative, but they rely more heavily on their rhythm section to guide the way. Fretless bass and Fender Rhodes sonics abound, and the percussive brush strokes are infinitely subtle. This isn't difficult music, but neither does it play safe by being merely ambient-pretty or groove-anchored. Instead, this music glides aloft on its own glitch-driven air currents, remarkably sure of itself even if the listener is sometimes left guessing. It's all a bit on the chilly side aesthetically, but if you just stick it on without analyzing too much, this is intriguing stuff.
- Kevin Renick
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Alright, awkward as this is, I have something to confess: I've been a closet Jessica Folcker fan ever since her debut back in 1998 (Well, maybe fan is too strong a word, listener perhaps?). I have nothing to say in my defense, except that ms. Folcker's music provides an odd sort of comfort to me. I know exactly what to expect from her albums, the one catchy tune, followed by nothing spectacular. However, this album has been substantially better than I expected. The album gets off to a decent start, as usual, with "Never wanna lose you", and while it fizzles out slightly, the subsequent songs aren't that bad. Am I saying that this is a gem of an album? Absolutely not. The songs on this album are, for the most part, safe, schmaltzy and bland; but they're extremely listenable, regardless. Which, in my opinion marks a tremendous improvement on the part of ms. Folcker (or that of her production crew, Andreas Kleerup and Andreas Unge). To sum up: If your life has been missing that special something since Britney Spears' recent descent into insanity, Jessica Folcker's "Skin Cclose" might be worth looking into.
- Heinrich Souza
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After 15 years in the game, Infinite mass released their first compilation. It's a massive affair, with one disc dedicated to the hits and one to rarer out-of-print cuts. Arranged next to each other, the jumps between electro-g-funky "mah boyz" and Caesars-sounding "No. 1 swartskalle" can be jarring, but it shows both the musical growth and will to experiment that has been Infinite mass' guiding star. With surprising instrumentation/samples, a sometimes lethal beat and key focus on having a good time, it may not be the most thought provoking or challenging music, but the condensed highlights can still throw a pretty decent party. The second disc falters quite often, but still contains gems like a blaxploitationish take on Kiss "Black diamond" or the twisting, stuttering "Hello", which pushes hip-hop's endless fascination with "Scarface" so far over the top that I doubt it ever will be outdone.
- Hanzan
This Ultralyd track reminds me a lot of God, the short-lived Kevin martin/Justin Broadrick project from back in the 90s. Take the relentless, crushing groove of the Swans and layer it with avant noise. There's no screaming sax here though, just wailing feedback, though that does turn up elsewhere on the record, more often on the spacier tracks. However, since I'm a guy who loves tracks that bludgeon the listener into submission, this is the one piece that stands out the most for me. While I generally appreciate the thought and talent that goes into every single Rune Grammofon release, it's only the more cohesive, rhythmically consistent albums that can hold my attention. When Ultralyd is steady on-point like this, I'm all about it. When they start mining more ambient/abstract territory, they lose me.
Ultralyd - Low waist
Finnish act Ghost Brigade has confirmed their debut full-length "Guided by fire" for release on September 17 in Europe, September 25 in North America. I thought their demo was killer, so I'm really looking forward to hearing this.
Speaking of things Rune Grammofon, the label has confirmed that Susanna from Susanna and the magical Orchestra will release her debut solo album "Sonata mix dwarf cosmos" on August 20. It is produced by Helge Sten aka Deathprod and will feature twelve original compositions.
Also on the way from Rune Grammofon is the new Supersilent album "8", now officially confirmed for a September 17 release.
The new Raga Rockers album "Übermench" will be released on August 27.
Norrland indie label BD Pop will release the new compilation "Sound Of Luleå vol 2" on July 7 and will be celebrating with a hometown record release party at Storgatan - Gula Paviljongen featuring Rewind, Lisa Levander, Skaburbian Collective and Emma Gustafsson.
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Diverse artister - melodi Grand Prix Junior 2007
02. Postgirobygget - Tidløs
03. Turbonegro - Retox
04. The Kids - Hits fra Kids
05. Trang Fødsel - Hammock
06. mira Craig - Tribal dreams
07. Susanne Sundfør - Susanne Sundfør
08. Heidi Hauge - Some broken hearts
09. Superfamily - Warszawa
10. BigBang - Too much Yang
11. Jonas Fjeld og Chatham C. - Amerikabesøk
12. Vømlingan - Vømmølminner
13. magnet - The Simple Life
14. Thomas Dybdahl - Science
15. marit Larsen - Under The Surface
16. Heroes & Zeros - Strange Constellations
17. Silje Nergaard - Darkness out of blue
18. malin - malin på månen
19. Datarock - Datarock
20. 120 Days - 120 Days
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Per Gessle - En händig man
02. Lasse Stefanz - Vagabond
03. Ted Gärdestad - För kärlekens skull - Det bästa med
04. Cajsastina Åkerström - Visor från förr & nu
05. The Ark - Prayer for the weekend
06. Sahara Hotnights - What if leaving is a loving thing
07. Torgny melin - Allting som vi har
08. markoolio - Värsta Plattan
09. maia Hirasawa - Though, i'm just me
10. Sarah Dawn Finer - A finer dawn
11. Danny - Heart beats
12. Salem Al Fakir - This is who I am
14. Sonja Aldén - Till dig
15. måns Zelmerlöw - Stand by for...
16. Oh Laura - A song inside my head, a demon in my bed
17. mustasch - Latest version of the truth
18. Candlemass - King of the grey islands
19. Timbuktu - Oberoendeframkalland
20. Sofia Karlsson - Visor från vinden
Swedish singer/songwriter Richard Wilson aka Racingpaperplanes has started to write songs in his native Swedish for the very first time and has posted his very first "låt på svenska" online: https://www.richardwilson.se/
The first song (a-side?) is called "Alltid på väg" and features ex-Granada vocalist Anna Järvinen. The second returns the favor and is a cover of Anna's song "Kom hem". Look for more new songs to be posted every month.