Denmark's The Fashion has posted an update concerning the status of their upcoming sophomore album: https://www.thefashion.dk/

Sublime Exile has signed Icelandic act Pondus and has recently revamped their website so you can now listen to a new track from them, as well as other Sublime Exile artists such as Plök: m/" target=_blank>https://www.subexile.com/

Jimi Tenor has a new EP on Sähko imprint Puu: m/puu-33.php" target=_blank>https://www.sahkorecordings.com/puu-33.php

Promoe has posted a bunch of new European tourdates: moe.nu/tourdates.html" target=_blank>https://www.promoe.nu/tourdates.html
I'm really enjoying his new album "White man's burden" and will probably post a track from it in the near future.

Swedish instrumental act Kalamare Beat Club will release their debut full-length album on October 13 and will be celebrating with a release fest that evening somewhere in Stockholm (tba). Listen to samples: myspace.com/kalamarebeatclub" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/kalamarebeatclub

Star of Ash have a new website: m/" target=_blank>https://www.starofash.com/

Flow magazine on the new breed of Scandinavian funk, better known to some as Skweee: magazine.net/read.php?id=73" target=_blank>https://www.flowmagazine.net/read.php?id=73

Swedish popsters Paris (as heard on m/store.php?item=195">"Reader's companion volume two") are touring Germany in November:

11/02 - Escobar, Rostock (GER)
11/03 - Privatclub, Berlin (GER)
11/04 - Projekt 7, magdeburg (GER)
11/05 - Bastion, Bochum (GER)
11/06 - Pretty Vacant, Düsseldorf (GER)
11/07 - Cafe Atlantik, Freiburg (GER)
11/08 - JT Keller, Göttingen (GER)
11/09 - Römer, Bremen (GER)
11/10 - Klub Drushba, Halle (GER)
11/11 - K19, Kassel (GER)
11/12 - Künstlerhaus 73, Hamburg (GER)

The monotonik netlabel is offering up a new release from Finnish artist Flutterspot: mono211.com/content/releases/mtkmp172.html" target=_blank>https://www.mono211.com/content/releases/mtkmp172.html

The Swedish Court of Appeals has cleared a man accused of illegal file sharing: https://www.thelocal.se/article.php?ID=5087
It appears to be a win for those on the side of the Pirate Party, but the long-term effects remain to be seen.

Hijack Records reports that The monotypes new album "Dead streets" is out and ready for digital release in the near future. The label is currently working on finding labels to license the record for a physical release, but nothing is set yet.

Norwegian avant duo moHa! will be touring extensively the next few months:

10/02 - Bent Crayon (instore 6pm), Cleveland, OH
10/02 - The Church of Ayler, Cleveland, OH
10/03 - Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
10/04 - Contemporary Art Institute, Detroit, mI
10/05 - Garfield Artworks, Pittsburg, PA
10/06 - Sonic Circuits, Washington, DC
10/07 - Sonic Circuits, Washington, DC
10/10 - Ars Nova Workshop, Philadelphia, PA
10/11 - metropolis Underground, New Thing Productions, Syracuse, NY
10/12 - The Tank, New York, NY
10/14 - Red Room, Baltimore, mD
11/09 - Theater Kikker, Utrecht (NL)
11/22 - Paradox, Tilburg (NL)
11/23 - Bimhuis, Amsterdam (NL)
11/26 - Overkill Party, Zürich (SWI)
11/29 - Forum für Electronische und Neue musik, Frankfurt (GER)
11/30 - Atelier mommen, Brüssels (BEL)
12/02 - Corsica Studios, London (UK)
12/03 - Kliton, Paris (FRA)
12/04 - Ozonokids, Barcelona (ESP)
12/07 - ZDB, Lisboa (POR)
12/08 - Lovers & Lollypops, Porto (POR)
12/10 - El Inca, Bordeaux (FRA)
12/12 - Lemboineuse, marseille (FRA)
12/13 - Sonic, Zero Jardins, Lyon (FRA)
12/14 - L´Usine, Geneva (SWI)
12/15 - Stimultania, Strasbourg (FRA)

music (for Robots) does something a little different and posts something new from long-running Swedish death-metallers Grave: music.for-robots.com/archives/001650.html" target=_blank>https://music.for-robots.com/archives/001650.html

Swedish singer/songwriter Sara Culler has passed along word that Swedish Radio P4 only music journalism program Casino, hosted by Lisa Wall and Kalle Oldby, will be no more once the year is through. Both her and beau David Fridlund have been guests on the program multiple times, so they are sad the program is ending. In other news, check out some recent pics of Sara in the studio working on new material: ml" target=_blank>https://saraculler.webblogg.se/300906222012_what_did_it_look_like_in_the_stu.html

Indie mP3 on the new album from Icelandic act Dýrðin, just released this week via Skipping Stones: mp3.co.uk/2006/10/dyrdin-album-review.html" target=_blank>https://www.indie-mp3.co.uk/2006/10/dyrdin-album-review.html