The new Carcrash Records website is finally online: m/" target=_blank>https://www.carcrashrecords.com/

Irya Gmeyner is working on a new solo album with Pange Öberg and Ebbot Lundberg (The Soundtrack of Our Lives. Listen to some samples at myspace: myspace.com/iryamusic" target=_blank>https://myspace.com/iryamusic

Adrian Recordings has announced that Emil Jensen will be recording a live spoken-word album this weekend October 11-12 at Kafé Barbro in malmö.

mIC Norway profiles 120 Days: mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2006100911420676020599" target=_blank>https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2006100911420676020599

This week's m/group/itsatrap" target=_blank>It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group top 10 artists of the week:

01. The Killers
02. Death Cab for Cutie
03. Anna Ternheim
04. Radiohead
05. Beck
06. Sufjan Stevens
07. Bloc Party
08. The Knife
09. The Radio Dept.
10. Yo La Tengo

The far less exciting top 10 tracks for the week:

01. The Killers – When You Were Young
02. The Killers – Sam's Town
03. Anna Ternheim – Feels Like Sand
04. Anna Ternheim – Girl laying down
05. The Killers – Read my mind
06. Anna Ternheim – Lovers Dream
07. Beck – Think I'm In Love
08. The Killers – For Reasons Unknown
09. The Killers – Bones
10. Anna Ternheim – Such a lonely soul

Want to make your own playlist count? Join us! Go here to learn more: m/help/" target=_blank>https://www.last.fm/help/

All About Jazz interviews Norwegian jazz musician/ECm recording artist Nils Petter molvær: m/php/article.php?id=23039" target=_blank>https://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=23039

Aversionline on Khoma's latest album "The second wave": m/blahg/2006/10/khoma-second-wave-cd.html" target=_blank>https://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2006/10/khoma-second-wave-cd.html
Thanks to Andrew for the shout-out, as always.

We were hoping to get them for Tack! Tack! Tack! in November, but it looks like David & the Citizens will support Tapes n Tapes in Germany instead. Have no fear however, it's only been postponed - they'll be in London in December instead:

11/14 - molotow, Hamburg (GER) w/Tapes n Tapes
11/15 - magnet, Berlin (GER) w/Tapes n Tapes
11/19 - Underground, Köln (GER) w/Tapes n Tapes
11/21 - Atomic Café, münchen (GER) w/Tapes n Tapes
11/23 - Chelsea, Wien (AUS)
11/26 - ISC, Bern (CH)
12/11 - Tack! Tack! Tack! @ The Social, London (UK)

KVLR has started to track guitars on their new album: myspace.com/kvlr" target=_blank>https://blog.myspace.com/kvlr

Consequences have posted a bunch of new music on myspace, including the new single "Parasite" which features guest vocals from both marit Bergman and Frida Hyvönen: myspace.com/bewareoftheconsequences" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/bewareoftheconsequences

Finally, some dates for Cake On Cake's upcoming US tour:

11/11 - Earlham College, Richmond, IN
11/15 - Off Broadway, St.Louis, mO
11/16 - Hi-Tone, memphis, TN
11/18 - The Earl, Atlanta, GA
11/20 - Tasty World, Athens, GA
11/21 - The Wetlands, Chapel Hill, NC
11/24 - Pete's Candy Store New York, NY
11/25 - middle East, Cambridge, mA (afternoon show)
11/25 - The Blue mermaid Portsmouth, NH (evening show)
11/27 - AS220, Providence, RI
11/28 - Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY
11/29 - Wesleyan College, middletown, CT
12/01 - Kenyon College - Horn Gallery, Gambier, OH
12/02 - The Firehouse, N. manchester, IN

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MP3: Voices Break the Silence - The way

This week's hot tip: Voices Break the Silence. If you're at all into Convoj, The End Will Be Kicks, Seven Feet Four or any other "angular" rock acts, these guys will be right up your alley. In fact, it was Ola from Seven Feet Four who first told me about them - a day before magnus from Chalksounds/Nomethod (the former being the label of both Convoj and TEWBK) sent me an excited Im with the same recommendation. The band remains unsigned for now, but I doubt it will take long for someone to pick them up. I know this sort of rock doesn't usually get people fired up like whatever flavor-of-the-week twee act is going 'round, but I live for this kind of stuff. It's got just the right balance of heaviness and melodicism: huge churning bass and slicing guitars. Also: I tried to interview them for this week's profile piece, but they never replied to my email. What gives? Get back to me!

Voices Break the Silence - The way

MP3: Seance - Skinless

Before The Haunted, before there was Witchery, Patrik Jensen was in a band called Seance. Unlike a lot of the other Swedish death-metal acts around in the early 90s that are still remembered today, Seance performed in a much more brutal, syncopated style as opposed to the "traditional" melodic stuff people usually are talking about when discussing Swedish metal. If you're at all familiar with Jensen's work that shouldn't be too surprising as he's been cranking out album after album of Slayer-esque riffage like a machine for many years now. I imagine most folks will have a hard time getting past the monotone burp-metal vocals so my advice is to just do what I do: concentrate on the drums. Jensen does fine emulating the guitar attack of King/Hanneman, but it's drummer micke's Lombardo-style pummel that makes Seance so awesome. Well, that and the loud steamroller bass tone. much more Jesus Lizard in timbre than typical death-metal. This particular track I've posted today comes from the band's second and final album, 1993's "Saltrubbed eyes". If you can get past the vocals, it's well worth seeking out. I think The Haunted are okay, but I like this stuff a lot more (and similarly would recommend the Björler twins' earlier band At the Gates as well, but that's a no-brainer). As for the band's first album "Forever laid to rest" (1992), I am horribly remiss and have never heard it. Anyone know if it's worthwhile?

Seance - Skinless

Blodårstid on the latest from Darkthrone: m/blod/2006/10/06/darkthrone-the-cult-is-alive-cd/" target=_blank>https://www.holyterror.com/blod/2006/10/06/darkthrone-the-cult-is-alive-cd/