The Centre Culturel Suédois in Paris is putting on a series of Swedish music showcase shows:
03/07 - Peter von Poehl, magnus Tingsek
04/25 - Frida Hyvönen, Hello Saferide
06/21 - Christian Kjellvander, Anna Ternheim, Ane Brun, The Tiny, Wendy mcNeill
more info: https://www.ccs.si.se/
New Scandinavian music reviews at Popmatters today including both matters.com/pm/music/reviews/magnet_the_tourniquet/" target=_blank>magnet and matters.com/pm/music/reviews/burst_origo/" target=_blank>Burst.
Check out the video for "Eller hur" from Swedish hip-hop artists Afasi and Filthy: m/upload/download.php?dl=Afasi och Filthy - Eller Hur.mp4" target=_blank>https://www.ritchratch.com/upload/download.php?dl=Afasi och Filthy - Eller Hur.mp4
Not only is Next Life's new website online today, but their debut album "Electric violence" was just released as well via Cock Rock Disco, the label of renown noise artist Jason Forrest/Donna Summer. Listen to a sample clip: media/NEXT%20LIFE%20the%20mirror.mp3" target=_blank>https://www.electricdungeon.org/NL%20media/NEXT%20LIFE%20the%20mirror.mp3
Phonophani, the solo project of Espen Sommer Eide from Alog, has a new track posted as part of the "Postawakeningsound" mp3 comp: m/postawakeningsound/" target=_blank>https://www.skyapnea.com/postawakeningsound/
Other Scandinavian contributors include Prugelknaben (NOR) and mikael Lind (SWE).
Aavikko will travel to Russia for a couple shows:
02/24 - Platforma, St. Petersburg w/Regina
03/01 - Ikra Club, moscow (ft. Lydia Kavina on theramin)
Norwegian new-wave act Surferosa is filming a video for their new single "Impulsive (did) I" in Stockholm today. Preview the song at myspace: myspace.com/surferosa" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/surferosa
Jens Lekman lists his 10 favorite song discoveries from 2005: media.com/features/artistlists/l/lekman_jens-06/" target=_blank>https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/features/artistlists/l/lekman_jens-06/
Photo: Henrik is updated with new pics of Irene and Pascal: m/" target=_blank>https://www.photohenrik.com/
Swedish indiepop label music is my Girlfriend has reissued both "EP2" and "EP2" from Celestial in a very limited release. Previously available as a free download via UK-based netlabel music.co.uk/recordings/" target=_blank>Lostmusic, the records are now both unavailable now due to bandwidth issues Unless of course you prefer your music on a piece of plastic like us old-timers.
David Lindh (ex-Yvonne, Broder Daniel) will release his second solo album "Chocolate & seafood" on may 3 via Razzia Records. Listen to a sample at myspace: myspace.com/davidlindh" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/davidlindh
Swedish emo-rockers Surrounded have three new songs on their myspace page: myspace.com/surrounded" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/surrounded
The band is currently unsigned, so it's unclear how and when these tracks will be officially released.
Not only do I now have m/store.php?item=95">Plain Fade CDs in stock, but I also have m/store.php?item=159">the new album "Haunts" from labelmates Fume. You want epic rawk from Finland? I got it.
I've updated the format of my m/rss.php">rss feed ever so slightly. If anyone has any issues and/or suggestions, please let me know. I've also cleaned up the code to make the page look nicer in Firefox. I know that's something I should've done all along, but I've been busy. Honest! While you're at it, click on the new ads so I can help pay my bills. much appreciated!
The Zeromoon netlabel has posted a new Ubeboet remix EP for free download featuring contributions from artists Asher, Arturas Bumsteinas, mathieu Ruhlman and Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words: https://www.archive.org/details/zero074