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Ane Brun's first two albums failed to impress me - they're okay, but underwhelming considering the accolades afforded them. I'm not what it is, but they fail to resonate with me. However, the "Duets" album drastically changed my opinion and I found myself appreciating Ane in a whole new light. The more subdued production and the balance of other voices were just what I needed to hear I guess. So when Ane released a new live album recently, I was kind of excited to hear it. I'm not too big on live records unless they really change things up from the studio recording and since "Live in Scandinavia" is all-acoustic plus string quartet, it qualifies. Remember me saying the other day how The (International) Noise Conspiracy's "Live in Oslo" is my favorite record of theirs? The inclusion of the Jaga Jazzist horns on a few tracks is a big part of that. So yeah, Ane Brun live with strings - does it work? The answer is yes, very well indeed.
Buy "Live in Scandinavia": m/store/product.php?productid=427">[click here]
Ane Brun - Balloon ranger (live)
Unless I told you (as I'm doing now) that The Spacious mind was directly related to Säkert! (see yesterday's post), there's little chance you would make the connection on your own. Without reading the liner notes, that is. Henrik Oja, the man who produced and engineered the Säkert! album, is also one of the main creative forces behind Umeå-based psych-rockers The Spacious mind. The band has been quietly releasing album after album since 1993 and I think that "Gentle path highway" is something like their 7th official CD release overall (they've also released plenty of CDRs and other errata, as you can see manrecords.com/TSm/tsm%20album.htm" target=_blank>here). I enjoyed their last disc "Rotvälta" quite a bit, but it's six-part, hour-long jam was not the sort of thing I could just pop in the stereo on a whim. Not that the new one is all that different - it's still full of extended psych/folk improv sessions that harken back to Swedish pioneers such as Harvester, Parsson Sound and Trad, Gras och Stenar. The difference is that I immediately got into this new record and its shorter, more readily digestible pieces, especially the first track "Rider of the woodlands" which I've posted today. It's a long dirge based on a single looping and echoing guitar figure that slowly morphs and is built upon over the course of it's 17 minute length. That might seem like an awful long time, but the repeativeness sucks you in. Unfortunately, I suspect that most casual Säkert! fans won't be able to get into this and that's a shame. Open your miiiinds people!
The Spacious Mind - Rider of the woodlands
Finally, a new profile piece is posted: m/index.php?a=285">[click here]
The subject: Hearts of Black Science, a very promising band I was lucky to hear when they were still in their demo phase.
Hockey Rawk will be releasing a noise comp cassette in late march/early April featuring cuts from the likes of Olle Oljud, Fröya, D. Karlsson, T. Karlsson, Tsukimono, Ourrefusalisourweaponlet'sfight, Idiomdrottning, Henrik Kihlberg and others. Also on the way from the label/art group is a CDR of an elderly man named Gert telling stories in Swedish, playing a bit of accordion and synthesizer and singing. more details to come.
Check out the video for the Sällskapet single "Nordlicht" : m/watch?v=UmiCATqqLKc" target=_blank>
As mentioned before, Sällskapet is the new full-band project of Joakim Thåström (Ebba Grön, Imperiet, etc.).
Swedish indierockers The Search will be releasing their third album "Deranged minds unite" on march 14 and celebrating with a show at Debaser Slussens in Stockholm. Listen to a few tracks at myspace: myspace.com/thesearchsweden" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/thesearchsweden
I've been remiss in my coverage of what's going down in Copenhagen over Ungdomshuset. Here's a decent BBC summation of the events thus far: m" target=_blank>https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6422345.stm
For further details, see media.dk/" target=_blank>Indymedia.dk. There's an up-to-date feed of news in English linked from the frontpage.
Kamikatzee have finished work on a new 7" EP called "Jag är defekt" to be released sometime soon. Look for a split with Disco Volante on Italian label One Chord later this year as well.
Updated José González tourdates:
03/11 - Concert Hall (mosaic music Festival), Singapore
03/13 - Duo music Exchange, Tokyo (JAP)
04/26 - marfa Ballroom, marfa, TX
04/29 - Coachella, Indio, CA
05/01 - Ladies Literary Club, Grand Rapids, mI
05/02 - Courtyard Café, Urbana, IL
05/03 - UW madison memorial Terrace, madison, WI
05/04 - Cedar Cultural Center, minneapolis, mN
05/05 - The Smokebrush, Colorado Springs, CO
Sugarplum Fairy has lined up a pair of Spanish dates:
04/12 - La Dos, Barcelona
04/13 - moby Dick, madrid
Updated tourdates for Swedish post-rockers Scraps of Tape:
03/21 - Fundbureau, Hamburg (GER)
03/22 - Schokoladen, Berlin (GER)
03/23 - AZ Conni, Dresden (GER)
03/24 - Rozchulantyna, Krotoszyn (POL)
03/25 - Arena, Wien (AUS)
03/26 - GimNet Club, Varadzin (CRO)
03/27 - SC Teatar & TD, Zagreb (CRO)
03/28 - Feierwerk, münchen (GER)
03/29 - Kubus, Gossau (SUI)
03/30 - tbc, Bellinzona (SUI)
03/31 - Honest Rock Festival, Visé (BEL)
04/01 - Integendeel, Nossegem (BEL)
04/02 - Café Bitterzoet, Amsterdam (NL)
04/03 - Le Tunnel, metz (FRA)
04/04 - Divan Du monde (TenderVersion showcase!), Paris (FRA)
04/05 - DB Studios, Utrecht (NL)
04/06 - The Cavern, Exeter (UK)
04/07 - tba, tba (UK)
04/08 - tba, manchester (UK)
04/09 - tba, tba (UK)
04/10 - The Brudenell, Leeds (UK)
04/12 - Clubkeller, Frankfurt (GER)
04/13 - Blue Shell, Cologne (GER)
04/14 - Out Of The Crowd Festival, Alzette (LUX)
04/21 - Berg 211, Göteborg (SWE)
06/17 - O-East, Zankyo Festival, Tokyo (JAP)
06/18 - Sansui, Osaka (JAP)
06/19 - Crazy mama 2, Okayama (JAP)
06/20 - Decatant Delax, Fukuoka (JAP)
06/22 - Hellava Rounge, Kobe (JAP)
06/23 - Woope's, Kyoto (JAP)
06/24 - Rock 'n Roll, Nagoya (JAP)
06/26 - Junk Box, Niigata (JAP)
06/27 - Junk Box, Sendai (JAP)
06/28 - Shelter, Tokyo (JAP)
The new Death Breath EP "Let it stink" has been delayed, but the tracklist details have been revealed: metal.com/news.asp?cid=8046" target=_blank>https://www.digitalmetal.com/news.asp?cid=8046
The winners of the 2007 Swedish Dee Jay Awards:
Prime Cuts
Artist/group: Eric Prydz
Club: Grodan Cocktail Club
DJ: Özgur Can
Producer/remixer: Eric Prydz
12": Eric Prydz - Proper Education
Label: Pryda
Urban Cuts
Artist/group: Ison & Fille
Club: Club monday
DJ: Viet-naam
Producer/remixer: Freddie Cruger
12": Promoe - Songs Of Joy
Label: Raw Fusion
Best nightclub: F12 Terrassen