IAT favorite David Åhlén has unveiled a new project called The Davidic Order which will be releasing a subscription-based series of new music over the course of the year, the first of which will be out on march 28. more info here: m/" target="_blank">https://thedavidicorder.com/
Swedish indie act Stars in Coma has a new 7-track mini-album posted for free download: ma.bandcamp.com/album/prototype-paradise" target="-blank">https://starsincoma.bandcamp.com/album/prototype-paradise
Said collection is called "Prototype paradise" and it features a Strawbs cover plus a number of leftovers from the upcoming record "midnight puzzle", due out march 25 via .
Nö music has posted their report from by:Larm recounting a few of their favorite festival highlights: musicmedia.com/2011/02/24/bylarm-roundup/" target="_blank">https://www.nomusicmedia.com/2011/02/24/bylarm-roundup/
Presenting Turboweekend's brand new fan-created video for "Into the pavement". Direct link: meo.com/20237782" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/20237782
The Janitors aspired to Silverbullit-level greatness on their debut album m/n/33882-the-janitors-run">and failed, but with their new release, "The sick state EP", they've come mighty close. We're still neck-deep in derivative works territory (see "Epileptic city" vs "magnetic city") and the band's name is still forgettable at best, but there's a lot they're getting right: the steady motorik pulse, the layers of noise, the ominous vibe. Even if they don't have much personality of their own manufacture, I'll accept 'em as a solid Silverbullit tribute and will remain optimistic they'll push the envelope a bit further as time goes on.
Listen to "The sick state EP" m/janitors/sets/the-sick-state-ep-1/" target="_blank">here and keep an eye out for another three EPs to be released over the course of 2011 with an eventual LP compilation of the tracks coming at the close.
The Tallest man on Earth and fellow Swedes Francis will be touring Europe in may:
05/16 - Trädgårn, Göteborg (SWE)
05/17 - Uebel & Gefahrlich, Hamburg (GER)
05/18 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
05/19 - O2 Sheperd's Bush Empire, London (UK)
05/20 - Cirque Royal, Brussels (BEL)
05/22 - Essigfabrik, Cologne (GER)
05/23 - Postbahnhof, Berlin (GER)
05/24 - muffatthalle, münchen (GER)
05/25 - Hana Bi, Ravenna (ITA)
05/30 - maroquinerie, Paris (GRA)
06/01 - Vicar Street, Dublin (IRL)
reports that they'll be releasing a new album from William the Contractor on march 18 entitled "Tall stories". Hear the first single "Black gold" here: m/cryingbob/william-the-contractor-black" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/cryingbob/william-the-contractor-black
Normally I can hardly be bothered to check out all the remix garbage that gets sent my way, but I'll make a small exception for this since a) the new Veronica maggio single "Jag kommer" is a great tune and b) this mix tamps down the Strokes-isms that are kind of distracting on the original and turns it back into the sort of straight-up dancepop you might have expected in the first place. Recommended!
New European dates for Thomas Dybdahl:
05/30 - Xoyo, London (UK)
05/28 - Europavox, Clermont Ferrand (FRA)
05/27 - Espace Julien, marseille (FRA)
05/26 - Le Cargo de Nuit Arles, Arles (FRA)
05/25 - L'Epicerie moderne, Lyon (FRA)
05/24 - Le Grand mix Tourcoing, Tourcoing (FRA)
05/14 - museum @ Botanique, Brussels (BEL)
05/11 - Ampere, munich (GER)
05/10 - Brotfabrik, Frankfurt (GER)
05/08 - Stadtgarten, Cologne (GER)
05/07 - Frannz Club, Berlin (GER)
05/06 - Uebel & Gefaehrlich, Hamburg (GER)
05/04 - Hedon, Zwolle (NL)
05/03 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
05/02 - Vera, Groningen (NL)
PSL has the official premiere of Syket's new video "Let it heal": miar-syket-let-it-heal/" target="_blank">https://psl.svt.se/psl/2011/02/22/extra-extra-videopremiar-syket-let-it-heal/
Check out Ljusår, a new Swedish synthpop band featuring ex-members of Kamera: https://ljusar.se/
The Quietus interviews Årabrot and Haust, two members of Norway's Black Hole Crew, ahead of the former's Ja Ja Ja gig in London tomorrow: m/articles/05737-rabrot-interview-haust-necromantic-rock-norway" target="_blank">https://thequietus.com/articles/05737-rabrot-interview-haust-necromantic-rock-norway
Featured above: Okkultokrati, the third part of the triad that makes up the so-called "Necromantic Norway" scene and still by far my favorite of the bunch.
Three Seasons is the new band of ex-Siena Root vocalist Sartez Faraj and much like his work with that previous act, they totally rule. I know that Graveyard continues to be the poster-boys of the Swedish hardrock scene right now and they're pretty good, don't get me wrong, but in the same way that Siena Root's 2008 release "Far from the sun" was overshadowed by Graveyard's self-titled debut, let us not make the same mistake again. There's room at the top for more than one set of heavy rock jammers and, anyhow, Three Seasons is definitely the superior band. Besides, if you can't get down with those organ solos, you don't deserve to be listening to this stuff anyway.
On the opposite end of the hip-hop spectrum from m/n/36661-movits-sammy-davis-jr-video">movits!, here's something new from GBG-based rapper Adoo. Look for a follow-up single in April with the album "De Knas" to follow afterwards.
Here's the video for the new movits! single "Sammy Davis Jr.". Direct link: m/watch?v=sqwfDNzTYks" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqwfDNzTYks