The new Jenny Wilson single "Horrors of love", her collaboration with French artist Ryskee, is released today via , the label run by Fatboy Slim: m/watch?v=_3tNisyz8xw" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3tNisyz8xw
Finnish act Regina will be releasing their as-yet-unnamed fourth album in September with the first single "Jos et sä soita" making its premiere on march 30.
Tomas Halberstad and 047 have just co-released a brand new single and since Tomas is such a nice, easygoing guy, I'm making him answer a few questions about said single. And oh yeah, the track is pretty good too!
So how did this collaboration come about? Whose idea was it in the first place?
This is what I think happened:
The guys in 047 decided they wanted to record another album, while they also wanted to introduce some vocal-elements into their music. Not wanting to sing themselves they decided upon doing some collaborations. They know me from Punk of Country and from my solo-stuff, and we have mutual friends, so they asked, and I accepted.
Did they give free reign to do whatever you wanted vocally? Did you have any other input on the song or what?
The song is a collaboration in its true sense.
I came to their studio with a verse and a chorus, chords and melody, and we recorded a track with just guitar and vocals. Then, they proceeded to produce the track. Decided what went where, changing a chord there, adding a melody here. Then I got the backtrack, wrote the lyrics and recorded the vocals.
The process was really enjoyable. So enjoyable, in fact, that we have decided to record two more tracks. (Where they'll end up, I don't know.)
What else are you up to? Got any other music of your own in the works?
Well, I've just released an album, giving homage to the surroundings of my childhood. It's instrumental, electronic and not for everyone. But, the tracks had been collecting dust for some time, so I thought it would be best to get them out there. That album is called m/tomas-halberstad/sets/tomas_halberstad_1989/" target="_blank">"1989". I'm also working on my 'songs for the seasons', if you will. Having released "Summer Love AA" and "Autumn Fall AA", I still have Winter and Spring to record and release. The songs are done, the recordings aren't. And, to top it all off, I am working on the marathon project that is my second album. I am in the lyric-writing part of the process but I just can't seem to get my thoughts on paper. It's all about death. The basic tracks for the record are all recorded. It sounds like Tom Petty.
"Osynlig" is the latest video from Swedish hip-hop act PH3. Direct link: m/watch?v=1wYYYmQVB3E" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wYYYmQVB3E
Swedish hardcore act Glöm Dä! is going on tour in mid-April and here are the preliminary dates: mda.wordpress.com/2011/03/07/tour%c2%b4s-coming-up/" target="_blank">https://glomda.wordpress.com/2011/03/07/tour%c2%b4s-coming-up/
New music out of Denmark from Penny Police. Look for her debut EP "Thieves like us" to be released on April 4.
Skudge have a new track up in tribute to Korg founder Tsutomu Katoh. Direct link: m/skudge-1/kutd" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/skudge-1/kutd
Kvalität has a new live video up from Swedish indierock trio Korea Campfire: m/2011/03/korea-campfire-neon-thing/" target="_blank">https://www.kvalitat.com/2011/03/korea-campfire-neon-thing/
Liechtenstein now have a video for their fine new single "meantime". Direct link: m/watch?v=vHkFQDtm-Ek" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHkFQDtm-Ek
Coincidentally, more classics from Umeå digitized and posted online for your viewing pleasure.
Recently unearthed live videos of Starmarket and Abhinanda playing Dublin in 1997! Holy shit!
Preview Blood mortized's new EP "Bestial". Direct link: m/watch?v=dRrRRmyjKSE" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRrRRmyjKSE
NPR is streaming Peter Bjorn and John's excellent new album "Gimme some": mme-some" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/2011/03/21/134661375/first-listen-peter-bjorn-and-john-gimme-some
Keith CanisiusIt takes a concerted effort not to judge this album by its cover, and opener "People's faces" does a pretty good job at shifting one's attention from the hideous, frightening artwork to the intricacies of Keith Canisius' music. Then you get about halfway into the song and you're not sure why it hasn't evolved into something else. After five minutes of repetitious instrumentation, the song finally starts going somewhere -- and promptly ends. Unfortunately, this pattern repeats throughout the album. Every song that opens with promise eventually self-destructs. The album feels like a meandering three-hour film that could have, in the right hands, been edited into a 90-minute masterpiece, and there are plenty of moments that betray the talents of the composer. Sadly, these moments just aren't enough. As background music, it's not half bad; as the follow up to Canisius' "Ferris wheel makeout", it's perplexing and, at best, a shadow of what it might have been.
- Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson
will be handling the digital release of the new album "In 30 years when only trash has survived" from Swedish noiserockers ÅBE: method.se/?p=451" target="_blank">https://nomethod.se/?p=451
It's worth noting that the physical edition of said album is housed in sandpaper which is significant because it literally destroys you other records.