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MP3: Sivert Høyem - Exiles

I'm waiting for my copy of madrugada frontman Sivert Høyem's new album to show up in my mailbox, so I'm not yet ready to weigh in on his new solo album "Exiles". Lucky for you, contributor Nancy Baym is ahead of the game and wants to share the title track with you:

Sivert Høyem has never been one to shy away from long songs. "Sister" on madrugada's second record "The nightly disease" was just over 9 minutes, and now, on his second solo record, he offers up this 8+ minute title-song "Exiles", which he says is about "the tragedy of prostitution and trafficking that I witness every day in my hometown streets of downtown Oslo." miraculously, it never feels long, even on repeated listens, just rich and powerful. And, as ever, his singing is a marvel to behold.

Listen for yourself and you'll find it hard not to agree. In a word: Epic.

Sivert Høyem - Exiles

Wed, Jan 10th, 2007 00:00:00

MP3: Death Breath - Morbid mind

Almost every review of Death Breath that I've read so far seems entirely too preoccupied with how they compare to some other classic death-metal throwback. Who cares? All that matters is that "Stinking up the night" rips! It's by no means a life-changing classic, but that was never the point. The story: Nicke Andersson (The Hellacopters, ex-Entombed) was inspired by Decibel magazine editor Albert mudrian's book "Choosing death: The improbable history of death metal and grindcore" and decided to explore his roots. It harkens back to a time when death-metal meant bands like Autopsy or Possessed, before Entombed made their mark on the scene. The horror of the lyrics is kitchsy, like an old b-movie. It's meant to be fun, not scary. Death Breath is pure nostalgia, but it's also more than a few old, tired dudes trying to relive their youth. They recapture the energy and vitality of those early days and I love it.

Death Breath - Morbid mind

Tue, Jan 9th, 2007 00:00:00

Swedish post-rockers Jeniferever contributed a cover of "Ashes to ashes" to a Bowie tribute comp entitled "RepetitionBowie" released yesterday by Italian label midfinger Records. Jeniferever's album "Choose a bright morning" will also be released by them on January 30 and the band plans to tour down there in spring.

Tue, Jan 9th, 2007 00:00:00

The nominees for the 2007 manifest Awards, Sweden's alternative to the Grammy:

Hip-hop/R&B/Soul:
Up Hygh! - Venus - The Album (Raw Fusion/Border)
Ison & Fille - Stolthet (Hemmalaget/V2/BAm)
Supersci - Pinetrees On The Pavement (Flyphonic/Lights Out/Border)
Lazee - It Is What It Is (Skrilla music)
Promoe - The White mans Burden (Burning Heart/BAm)
Electronica/Post-rock/Synth:
Covenant - Skyshaper (Subspace Communications/Playground music)
Ebb - Loona (Gaymonkey Records/Border)
FAP - malekasino Dondolo (Stupid Dream Records/musicspot)
System - Sample And Hold (Progress Productions/Border)
The Idealist - I Am The Fire (AA/Nosordo/dotshop.se)
Pop/Rock:
The Radio Dept. - Pet grief (Labrador/Border)
Nicolas makelberge - Dying in Africa (*Rico/Border)
Fibes, Oh Fibes! - Emotional (Pluxemburg/Playground music)
The Concretes - In Colour (Licking Fingers/Playground music)
Ebba Forsberg - Ebba Forsberg (EBOTH Production/BAm)
Jazz:
my Engström Renman - Abdominous (Footprint Records/CDA)
Jonas Kullhammar Quartet - Son of a Drummer (moserobie/BAm)
Oddjob – Luma (Amigo/BAm)
Oskar Schönning - Happy Jazz, Please (Amigo/BAm)
Lennart Åberg with Peter Erskine - Free Spirit (Amigo/BAm)
Singer/Songwriter:
Andreas mattsson - The Lawlessness Of The Ruling Classes (Hybris/Playground music)
Britta Persson - Top Quality Bones And A Little Terrorist (Amigo/BAm)
The Lancaster Orchestra - Never Cried Once When I Could Have (Rootsy.nu/Border)
Loney, Dear - Sologne (Dear John Recordings/Dotshop.se)
Nina Ramsby & martin Hederos - Jazzen (Amigo/BAm)
Dance/House/Techno:
The Knife - Silent Shout (Rabid Records/Border)
Unai - A Love moderne (Force Tracks/Intergroove)
Dibaba - samlad produktion 2006 (Plong!/Kompakt mfl)
Pluxus - Solid State (Pluxemburg/Playground music)
The Studio - West Coast (Information/Border)
Hard-rock/Punk:
In Flames - Come Clarity (Nuclear Blast/Sound Pollution)
Fingerspitzengefühl - Happy Doomsday (Kooljunk Communications/CDA)
Asta Kask - En För Alla Ingen För Nån (Burning Heart/BAm)
Wolverine - Still (Candlelight Records/Sound Pollution)
memfis - The Wind-Up (Dental Records/TmC Nordic)
Folk/World/Reggae
Bosse Skoglund – Groovesopor (Rub-a-dub Records/Border)
Göran månsson - mon (Nordic Tunes/CDA)
Bebo Valdés – Bebo (Calle 54/BmG Dist)
Lena Willemark - Älvdalens elektriska (Amigo/BAm)
Ranarim - morgonstjärna (Drone/CDA)
Best live act:
The Radio Dept.
mapei
The Knife
The Je Ne Sais Quoi
Slagsmålsklubben
Best newcomer:
Vapnet - Jag Vet Hur man Väntar (Hybris/Playground)
Britta Persson - Top Quality Bones And A Little Terrorist (Amigo/BAm)
The Kid - La Société Nouvelle (Hybris/Playground)
Loney, Dear - Sologne (Dear John Recordings/Dotshop.se)
Lo-Fi-Fnk - Boylife (La Vida Locash/dotshop.se)
Best unsigned act (Digfi Prize):
The Wonderful Guinea Pigs (Linköping)
Denver mod (Jönköping)
The Open Up And Bleeds (Stockholm)
Trucker Cleavage (Stockholm)
Ikons (Göteborg)

Tue, Jan 9th, 2007 00:00:00

"The painter" and "Glasses", both previously released as EP-only tracks, have been tacked onto the tracklist of the US edition of I'm From Barcelona's album "Let me introduce my friends". As mentioned before, it comes out march 20 via mute.