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I won't pretend to be any sort of hip-hop expert, but I know what I like when I hear it. For people already in the know, I've barely scratched the surface of Scandinavian hip-hop with m/index.php?article=211">yesterday's video mix, but realize that we all have to start somewhere. No disrespect to Looptroop, long considered one of Sweden's leading crews, but my favorite stuff is almost always done in the act's native tongue or performed with live backing. A perfect example would be Timbuktu backed by Damn! - that stuff is unfuckwithable, regardless of whether or not you can understand what they're saying. However, that's not who I'll be posting today. I've posted about the Finnish band Giant Robot before, but it's been awhile and I really like them, so I figure now's as good a time as any to revisit. The band's soulful live instrumentation and socially conscious lyrics immediately remind me of michael Franti (Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, Spearhead), but Giant Robot tends to concentrate more on the music than the message. They've got important things to say, but they're also a party band that knows how to get the floor moving. Today's track "Helsinki rock city" is a surefire crowd-pleaser in the hometown, no doubt. I think it works just as well abroad. To be completely honest, I prefer the band's second album "Domesticity" (2004), as opposed to "Crushing you with style" (1999) - the record this track came from. Both are good, but the later record has more hot songs and flows better as a whole. Anyhow, today's posting is still a fine place to start.
Giant Robot - Helsinki rock city
I know I say this every, but jeez - September already? As we head into fall I figure it makes sense to pick one of season's biggest, most-anticipated releases as the new album of the month. David & the Citizens latest release "Stop the tape! Stop the tape!" is a worthy addition to the band's excellent discography. Don't believe me? m/store.php?item=260">Find out for yourself!
Crunchy Frog on the legacy of Danish experimental rock act Death Tothe and their digital reissue of the band's work: https://www.crunchy.dk/asp/default.asp?News_Id=177
Flora & Fauna report that they've signed the artist known as Kallioinia and will be releasing "his album of luxurious pacman-space-disco" in November. In other F&F news, the third Chrysler album "The Benelux years" is done and being scheduled for an April 2007 release.
Thomas Dybdahl's website sucks and won't let you copy & paste (damn flash!), but he did post a ton of his fall tourdates if you're willing to slog through the mess to check it out: micadventure.com/" target=_blank>https://1micadventure.com/
A good portion of Desperado's upcoming European tourdates have been posted online: https://jaguar.intrapoint.no/rw/site/desperado/index.php?c=5&kat=shows
The band's new album has been sent to press and is confirmed for release on September 18.
In other BHR-related news, Raised Fist has been forced to cancel their upcoming Canadian and Italian tourdates due to their vocalist breaking a rib.
Updated Christian Kjellvander dates in the UK:
09/16 - Larmer Tree Gardens, Wiltshire/Dorset borders (End of the Road Festival)
09/17 - The Windmill, Brixton (Acoustic)
09/18 - Barfly, London w/Greg Griffin
09/19 - Enterprise, London w/mike Rosenberg Band
09/20 - What's Cookin' @ The Sheep Walk, London
The Knife has added two new shows in Italy and Germany:
10/10 - magazzini Generali, milan (ITA)
10/13 - E-Werk, Cologne (GER)
Wild Kingdom will be releasing a 2xLP edition of the new Hellacopters best-of collection "Air raid serenades".
Stereo Test Kit's upcoming release schedule:
10/09 - We Are Soldiers We Have Guns - "To meet is murder" mini-album
10/16 - musika 77 - "Brave you free may" album
10/23 - Pajo/Audrey - split single
11/06 - Boy Omega - "The grey rainbow" mini-album
I neglected to mention it the other day, but I've got new CDs from m/store.php?item=261">Kazakstan (see my fawning review m/index.php?story_id=1046">here) and IAT.mP3 artist m/store.php?item=262">Sonores in the webstore now. Both of course are very highly recommended. I also took some time to throw some new tracks into the webstore's jukebox, so check it out if you've got the time.
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