Hits in the Car makes a mixtape of their favorite Danish artists of 2006: m/2006/07/danish-mixtape.html" target=_blank>https://stytzer.blogspot.com/2006/07/danish-mixtape.html

music (for Robots) on Karin Ström: music.for-robots.com/archives/001558.html" target=_blank>https://music.for-robots.com/archives/001558.html

Indieworkshop on the US release of mew's latest: m/music.php?id=2622" target=_blank>https://www.indieworkshop.com/music.php?id=2622

Also at IW today is a review of Anders Dahl's latest on Häpna: m/music.php?id=2620" target=_blank>https://www.indieworkshop.com/music.php?id=2620

This week's m/group/itsatrap" target=_blank>It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group most-played album chart:

01. The Knife - Silent Shout
02. Thom Yorke - The Eraser
03. Camera Obscura - Let's Get out of This Country
04. The Arcade Fire - Funeral
05. Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
06. The Embassy - Tacking
07. The Knife - Deep Cuts
08. The Radio Dept. - Pet Grief
09. Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere
10. Arctic monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Top 10 tracks for the week:

01. The Knife – silent shout
02. The Legends – Lucky star
03. Camera Obscura – If Looks Could Kill
04. The Pipettes – Pull Shapes
05. The Embassy – Some indulgence
06. Gnarls Barkley – Crazy
07. Camera Obscura – Let's Get Out of This Country
08. Lily Allen – Smile
09. Peter Bjorn and John – Young Folks
10. The Pipettes – Dirty mind

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

Candlelight Records will be bringing Scandinavian black-metal acts Dark Funeral (SWE) and Enslaved (NOR) over to the US for a month-long tour to kick off on January 9. Dates are still TBA, but let me tell you: Enslaved is by far the best black-metal band that I've seen live. Very, very highly recommended.

Swedish indie act Consequences, a band whose members some of you might recognize from marit Bergman's backing group, will release their first-ever official single "Release me from love" on September 22 via Bow music. The album will follow in October and samples should be online soon, once it is mastered.

Updated US tourdates for my favorite electronic act, Alog:

08/12 - mf.org/sfemf2006.html" target=_blank>San Francisco Electronic music Festival
08/15 - Holocene, Portland, OR
08/17 - Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
08/19 - mills Gallery, Boston, mA
08/21 - Tonic, New York, NY

Stockholm-based instrumental prog/pysch band Gösta Berlings Saga will release their debut full-length album in August. Download numerous demo tracks at the band's website: https://www.gostaberlingssaga.se/

AmG gives high praise to Hell On Wheels: music.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:e8ge4j178wai" target=_blank>https://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:e8ge4j178wai

Listen to some samples from Daniel Andréasson's new four-song CDR: myspace.com/danielandrasson" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/danielandrasson
The music is described as "a mix between Squarepusher, Bogdan Raczynski and Aphex Twin, but a bit poppy."

Swedish artist Tobias Bernstrup is contributing two tracks to the forthcoming 3xLP + 1x7" "Weird compilation", out soon on NYC-based label Weird Records. The massive vinyl-only comp features "some of the most influential bands and artists of current new American-European minimal wave, synth and electronic dance music scene" and you can read more about it at the label's website: m/" target=_blank>https://www.wierdrecords.com/

Iceland's Bang Gang is currently working on a new album for release in early 2007.

Big news! Sometimes a solo artist, sometimes a nine-piece band - whatever you want to call it, it's Loney, Dear and they've just signed to Sub Pop. The label will be bringing 'em over in October to show them off at CmJ (and maybe for a few other dates) and will be releasing the band's album "Loney noir" in February. The band first made a name for themselves back home in Sweden by self-releasing a number of well-received CDRs, eventually garnering more and more fans and good press. DIY pays off! In other news, UK-based label Something in Construction will be releasing a 7" single for the track "The city, the airport" in September, just in time for a UK tour. And to add to the hype, BBC 1 will be playing the band's maida Vale session tomorrow (August 1) on the Huw Stephens show.
Buy Loney, Dear's album "Sologne" here: m/store.php?item=155">[click here]

I had an interviewed featured in Upsala Nya Tidning yesterday: m/pix/promo/unt-072706.jpg" target=_blank>[click here]
many thanks to Patrik Wirén for making it happen.