Dogday has posted their contribution to the Razzia "Oh no! It's Christmas" comp on myspace: myspace.com/dogdaydogday" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/dogdaydogday
Few discs will make a better holiday present and you can buy yours here: m/store.php?item=277">[click here]

Stylus reviews Hemstad: magazine.com/reviews/hemstad/hemstad.htm" target=_blank>https://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/hemstad/hemstad.htm
You can buy the disc here: m/store.php?item=177">[click here]

Live report: Hello Saferide @ Dublin Castle, London UK 11/14/06

MP3: Plain Fade - Siikamo/Pikkusiikamo

It's new release day here at It's a trap! I quietly added Tsukimono's excellent debut album m/store.php?item=279">"Née" to the webstore last week and today am happy to offer up new releases from m/store.php?item=282">Consequences, m/store.php?item=281">Once We Were and m/store.php?item=280">Plain Fade. The first two are preorder only right now (but in-stock, so all purchases will arrive on or before the actual day of release) and I'll be talking more about them later, so let's concentrate on the latter. Plain Fade has been one of my favorite Finnish acts ever since I first heard a demo track a few years ago. Their debut album m/store.php?item=95">"Lies, sanctions and cruise missiles" upped the ante even further, cementing them in my mind as one of best, most inventive post-rock acts of our time. Getting a track from them for m/store.php?item=195">"Reader's companion volume two" was a no-brainer. It simply had to be done. However, if you heard their contribution "Itä-Aure" you'd already know that the band has moved way far beyond what they were doing before. The band's new album "Aure" is largely improvisational and sounds totally unlike anything/anyone else. From slow-burning atmospheric pieces to loud outbursts of noise and even operatic singing, "Aure" runs through an impressive amount of sonic territory in its 40-minute runtime. One of 2006's best releases? Do you have to ask?

Plain Fade - Siikamo/Pikkusiikamo

MP3: Mikko Singh - Rauha

I do love me some dreamy pop music. It should be obvious by now, but I'm gonna throw that declaration out there again just in case. much of the best music I've heard this year has been of the dreampop variety and singer/songwriter mikko Singh is another fine addition to the canon. From gentle fingerpicking accompanied by whispery vocals to drawn out atmospheric instrumentals with electronic beats, mikko does it all, exceptionally well I might add. What's even more impressive is that his debut album "Näin elämän suuruuden" is a strictly DIY affair. The recording, the graphics, everything. Imagine if he actually had a budget to work with and you know the result would be amazing. Download the song I've posted today and listen to a few more at myspace: myspace.com/mikkosingh" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/mikkosingh

Mikko Singh - Rauha

Got a new profile for you today with the fabulous miss Li: m/index.php?article=240">[click here]
Her debut single "Oh boy" is out this week.

The new Cat5 video for "Drop the bomb" is now online: mov" target=_blank>https://www.dach.se/cat5.mov

Diapazam has announced that Le muhr's self-titled debut album will now be out on January 31.

Finland's I Walk the Line on tour in Japan:

01/18 - Crowbar, Tokusima (JAP)
01/19 - Hoshizora Jet, matsuyama (JAP)
01/20 - Artin, Fukuoka/Ropponmatsu (JAP)
01/21 - megahertz, Fukuoka/Kokura (JAP)
01/22 - Free People, Osaka (JAP)
01/26 - Bar, Yokohama (JAP)
01/27 - Jam, Tokyo/Shinjuku (JAP)
01/28 - East, Kyoto (JAP)

Norwegian singer/songwriter Askil Holm has posted three new songs from his forthcoming album "Harmony hotel" on myspace: myspace.com/askilholm" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/askilholm

Stereo Test Kit has posted sample tracks from the new Boy Omega album "The grey rainbow": m/files/sounds.htm#13" target=_blank>https://www.stereotestkit.com/files/sounds.htm#13

Kim "Kix" Jeppesen of Danish psychobilly act Powersolo has a new sideproject called Kim And The Cinders. Listen on myspace: myspace.com/kimandthecinders" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/kimandthecinders

The Kissaway Trail (nee-Isles) has signed with Bella Union, the UK-based label run by Simon Raymonde and Robin Guthrie of the Cocteau Twins. The band's new album "Bleeding hearts of the world, unite!" comes out in Scandinavia on January 8 via Playground music and internationally on April 1 via Bella Union.

The Finnish music Information Centre reports on the international acclaim afforded to Finnish folk music: mic.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/news/0F5CD078FAC7F6DDC2257226003FB82F!opendocument" target=_blank>https://www.fimic.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/news/0F5CD078FAC7F6DDC2257226003FB82F!opendocument

Play/Rec has posted a couple songs from The Unit's new album "Gunpoint" for download: https://www.playrec.dk/theunit