MP3: Pistol Disco - Radiation

man, those Pistol Disco dudes are such sellouts - they've totally gone from no-wave noise to no-wave noise with a beat! A beat you could dance to! Obviously, I'm kidding about the whole sellout accusation, but the duo's new album "Radiation" is far more pop than I would expect. It's pop that could still melt your face and peel the paint off your walls, but yes, pop nonetheless. Behind the caustic wall of distortion lurks slow, deliberate melodies. The clashing sound waves create new, ever-shifting overtones as the chords change. There's a few quieter tracks on the record, but it's the all-out-assault of stuff like opener/title-track "Radiation" that are the best. Put this on at your next dance party and see what happens.

Pistol Disco - Radiation

MP3: Elope - Black eyed citizen

When a band touted as the world's most mellow stoner rock act releases an acoustic album, you know the experience is gonna be waaaay chill. Elope's "9 distilled dreams" is billed as the dreamier, more folksy companion to last year's more upbeat "3WD", but since I never heard that record, I can't compare. All I know is that this new one is one of the most relaxed, easy-going records I've heard in some time. Thankfully, that's relaxed without being tepid, though it is easy to let the record's 35-minutes slip by with nary a notice. Pleasant and undemanding, but almost to the point of where I have to force myself to pay attention. It's main virtue is also to its detriment. It's cool, but I think I prefer my 70s stoner rock drenched in fuzz.

Elope - Black eyed citizen

Festival report: Hultsfred 2007 - The year it all broke down (almost)

m/store/product.php?productid=199">Hello Saferide CDs are finally back in-stock, along with various titles from Adrian Recordings such as m/store/search.php?mode=search&by_title=Y&by_shortdescr=Y&by_fulldescr=Y&substring=The+Fine+Arts+Showcase">The Fine Arts Showcase. m/store/product.php?productid=260">David & the Citizen DVDs too! I also got a few copies of that new "Svensk Postpunk - Klassiker" 2xCD collection that I've been eager to hear and you can pick that one up m/store/product.php?productid=491">right here. Go shopping! my distro closet is packed solid!

The first of what I hope will be many festival reports is now posted: m/index.php?a=305">[click here]
Huge thanks to Christian Stenbacke for providing his take on this year's Hultsfred Festival.

Swedish synthpunk act The State of Floral Beings have new songs on myspace: myspace.com/thestateoffloralbeings" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/thestateoffloralbeings

Swedish noiserockers Traktor have finished recording their 2nd album and are currently seeking a label to release it: m/" target=_blank>https://www.traktorbiz.com/
Click the jukebox in the corner for samples.

morningside Records has pushed up the release date of the new Figurines album "When the deer wore blue" to July 23. It comes out in the US on September 11 via The Control Group.

Also on the way from morningside is the debut album "This spirit was a fireman" from electronic act Ghost Voo. Listen at myspace: myspace.com/ghostvoo" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/ghostvoo

Nomethod has confirmed release dates from One Little Indian/Tangled Up! for both mixtapes & Cellmates and Aerial:

US:
08/15 - mixtapes & Cellmates - s/t (Digital street date)
UK:
10/15 - mixtapes & Cellmates - Quiet (download single)
10/22 - mixtapes & Cellmates - s/t CD
10/08 - Aerial - my god it's full of stars (download single)
10/15 - Aerial - The sentinel CD

Look for Aerial to tour Europe in October as well.

In other Nomethod news, the label will be releasing the debut album from IAT.mP3 artist The Giant's Dream as a free digital download. It will be called "man is so small - so infinitely great" and it will be out July 25.

Berlin-based Finnish techno artist Uusitalo (aka Luomo, Vladislav Delay, etc.) has posted a couple tracks from his forthcoming album "Tulenkantaja", due out this fall via Huume: myspace.com/uusitalomusic" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/uusitalomusic

Battle of the midwestern Housewives interviews David Fridlund from David & the Citizens and subtlely manages to call out IAT in the process: midwesternhousewives.blogspot.com/2007/06/david-and-citizens-interview.html" target=_blank>https://midwesternhousewives.blogspot.com/2007/06/david-and-citizens-interview.html

There's a new track from Finnish hardcore act Unkind on myspace: myspace.com/unkindhardcore" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/unkindhardcore
The song is called "Kiire Sisällämme" and it will appear on the band's forthcoming record "Hangen syliin", out soon from Combat Rock Industry.

Check out the video for "Song of king" from Alog: ml#top" target=_blank>https://www.alog.net/soundclips/sonofking.html#top
The clip was directed by moscow-based artist Julia Zastava and was shot in the old palace of the Orlov family, famous for being the location where the Tsar and his family were murdered in 1918 during the Bolshevik Revolution.