mr. Björn Kleinhenz will once again be heading to Germany in December with friends Talking to Turtles and Sir Simon:
12/08 - Zentrale, Hamburg
12/09 - HBC, Berlin
12/10 - Franz mehlhose, Erfurt
12/11 - Apex, Göttigen
12/12 - Cord, münchen
12/13 - Walhalla Studio, Wiesbaden
12/14 - Druckluft, Oberhausen
12/15 - Forum, Bielefeld
12/16 - Zollkantine, Bremen
12/17 - Feinkost Lampe + afternoon show tba, Hannover
12/18 - Hasenschaukel, Hamburg
"If these are the last days of summer, do you sleep or stay awake?" I didn't think it was possible to have a worse summer than last year, but we did and now it's over. A last-gasp week of warmth followed by rain and that unmistakable chill that signals the beginning of the end. Even year it comes like a lion, falling almost squarely on the autumnal equinox. I actually recently loaded Seven Feet Four's classic "Departure/Arrival" album onto my mp3 player, but this selection from their final EP "To kill is easy" far more befits the changing of the season. Hard to believe it's six years old already, especially considering that hardly anyone has stepped up in their wake to strive for Swedish noiserock perfection. That is, aside from bands featuring ex-members. Whatever, I guess I'm just getting old; time to go to sleep.
will be releasing a new album from Icelandic cellist Hildur Guðnadóttir on September 23 entitled "Pan tone", a collaboration with German pianist Hauschka "based on the idea of the ocean, and took a book of Pantones to extract exact references to the specific colors of the sea." Read a review: milkfactory.co.uk/st/2011/09/hauschka-hildur-gudnadottir-pan-tone-sonic-pieces/" target="_blank">https://www.themilkfactory.co.uk/st/2011/09/hauschka-hildur-gudnadottir-pan-tone-sonic-pieces/
The Quietus takes an in-depth look at Iceage's "New brigade" album: m/articles/07012-iceage-new-brigade-review" target="_blank">https://thequietus.com/articles/07012-iceage-new-brigade-review
Not exactly a video, but a visual preview of the new Immanu El tune "On wide shoulders". Look for the band's new album "In passage" to be released on October 29.
Danish surf-rockers Tremolo Beer Gut cover fellow countrymates WhomadeWho from their upcoming all-covers collection "Under the covers", due out in November via . Kind of a novelty tune, but hey, when you're dealing with an instrumental surf band, that's pretty much all you're gonna get. Still worth a listen though.
A 2nd sample from the upcoming September malevolence album "Our withers unwrung", due out November 18 via .
A quick preview of the new LP from Den Svenska Tystnaden, due out this week via .
Cissi Efraimsson, Lisa Pyk Wirström and Rebecka Rolfart, my three favorite members of Those Dancing Days, have a new band called Vulkano. more here: mstockholm.se/start/article2633431.aos" target="_blank">https://www.alltomstockholm.se/start/article2633431.aos (in Swedish)
(thanks to Nick for the heads-up)
New on , the debut single "Ice famine" from Swedish indie/goth act Daymare.
UK site The Arts Desk has posted a roundup of new Scandinavian releases including Tiger Baby, Splashgirl, Sacred Harp, Siinai, Jens Lekman and Edda magnason: m/new-music/just-scandinavia-new-music" target="_blank">https://www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/just-scandinavia-new-music
The 2nd best tune (behind "Dogs") from Henric de la Cour's upcoming self-titled solo record, due out October 19 via . I got a promo of the record a few days ago and this has been running through my head ever since. Hear another tune:
Pitchfork reviews the new Regina album "Soita mulle": m/reviews/albums/15833-souta-mulle/" target="_blank">https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15833-souta-mulle/
more new music from mother of the Forest from the upcoming record "Young punk", showing off more of his new direction and released in anticipation of his upcoming gig at Vår Del Av Stan in Skellefteå, Sweden on October 7-8.
will be doing a digital reissue of Norway's famed (post-)hardcore act The Spectacle, starting with the band's long out-of-print final album "I fail" on September 30. The rest of the band's catalog will be available later this fall. Read more: mblr.com/post/10235499885/the-spectacle-til-folket" target="_blank">https://beyondrecords.tumblr.com/post/10235499885/the-spectacle-til-folket