Robyn's "Dancing on my own" is #4 on Pitchfork's top tracks of 2010 list: m/features/staff-lists/7895-the-top-100-tracks-of-2010/10/" target="_blank">https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7895-the-top-100-tracks-of-2010/10/
It's not going to displace King Diamond's "No presents for Christmas" as my #1 holiday tune, but Haust's "No Christmas" comes close. Finally, a tune from the Alternativ Julekalender worth reposting!
more new stuff from . This is This Is Head's newest single; download the mp3 m/03.0002.mp3" target="_blank">here and also grab the Dan Lissvik (Studio) remix m/02%200002%20%28D.Lissvik%20Remix%29.mp3" target="_blank">here.
This is The Bear Quartet's brand new video for the song "Lovers goodbye" as directed by Alexandra Dahlström. For full details, go here: m/default.asp?newsid=302" target="_blank">https://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=302
I don't mean to be one of those sites who leaves you bereft of fresh content during the holidays, at least not yet, but the truth of the matter is that I've actually been working too damn much. As in dayjob work; the stuff that pays the bills. So while I have a rather large backlog of news item waiting to be posted that will still have to wait until another day, let me share with you a new solo track from martin Senter called "Elak". It's got the bounce of his m/n/33630-per-egland-merkurius-brinner">Per Egland remix, but it's also got the same sort of indie/electronic quirk as m/n/33244-martin-senter-ingenting-forlorat">that other solo track of his I posted awhile back. Either way, it's good stuff and it'll be interesting to see what he does with a full album and I do believe one is coming. Whether it'll beat EL-SD to the punch, I dunno, but I'm looking forward to both.
New international tourdates for Ulver with support from Zweizz:
03/22 - Koko, London (UK)
03/26 - Trabendo, Paris (FRA)
03/27 - Incorso, Rotterdam (NL)
03/28 - Uebel & Gefaehrlich, Hamburg (GER)
03/29 - matrix, Bochum-Langendreer (GER)
03/30 - Substage, Karlsruhe (GER)
03/31 - Z7, Basel (CH)
04/01 - Backstage Hall, munich (GER)
04/02 - madonn Delfabero madonn Delfabero, Ravena (ITA)
04/03 - Szene, Vienna (AUS)
04/06 - K17, Berlin (GER)
04/07 - majestic, Bratislava (SLO)
04/08 - Beatpol, Dresden (GER)
04/09 - Biebob, Antwerp (BEL)
04/10 - Colosaal, Asschaffenburg (GER)
, the netlabel branch of the Eardrums music blog, has just released a new 3-song single from Norwegian act Kookooo Kitchen for free download: mspop.com/2010/12/10/epop010-%e2%80%93-kookooo-kitchen/" target="_blank">https://www.eardrumspop.com/2010/12/10/epop010-%e2%80%93-kookooo-kitchen/
Direct link: meo.com/17669296" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/17669296
It appears that José Gonzáles will be doing a full tour with The Göteborg String Theory in addition to the m/n/35927-jose-gonzalez-the-goteborg-string-theory-live-in-london">previously announced show in London:
03/26 - Koncerthuset, Copenhagen (DK)
03/27 - Kampnagel, Hamburg (GER)
03/28 - Sendesaal, Berlin (GER)
03/29 - Herkulessaal, munchen (GER)
03/30 - Theaterhaus, Stuttgart (GER)
04/03 - Festival millenni @ Palau de la música, Barcelona (ESP)
04/06 - SUPER_mON AmOUR! Festival @ The gaite lyrique, Paris (FRA)
04/07 - L'Alhambra, Geneva (CH)
04/09 - motel mozaique festival, Rotterdam (NL)
04/11 - Barbican, London (UK)
04/12 - Domino Festival @ AB, Brussels (BEL)
04/15 - Konsert & Kongress, Uppsala (SWE)
04/17 - PK, Göteborg (SWE)
My Brother the Wind"Twilight in the crystal cabinet", my Brother the Wind's purported "live improv album" commences with "Karmagrinder", a ten-and-a-half minute psychedelic workshop that, with its silky electric guitar swoops and jazzy, repetitive, two-chord exploration, suggests a sonic cross-breeding of Pink Floyd's "Breathe" (albeit with some extra prog juice in the rhythm section and a tad more noise) and Talk Talk's majestic "The rainbow". It's entirely too long, but it works, pummeling the listener into a dizzy, euphoric numbness. Ditto the title track, a chilling exercise in moody atmosphere, maneuvering heavily effected guitars over mallet-grazed toms (and little else). Luckily, it's not all endless texture -- the brief, atonal "Precious sanity" whirs by in under two minutes, surging with a borderline-frightening King Crimson-esque hubris. Formed as a quasi Swedish prog supergroup (with members of Anekdoten, makajodama and magnolia), my Brother the Wind certainly has an excess of technical skill (and, obviously, all the right reference points). While their debut might be a tad aimless in stretches, it certainly suggests plenty of reasons to keep listening -- perhaps a bit of studio discipline next time out will foster a more fully realized sophomore epic.
- Ryan Reed
Dagbladet's top 20 Norwegian albums of 2010:
01. Kvelertak - Kvelertak
02. Susanne Sundfør - The Brothel
03. motorpsycho - Heavy metal Fruit
04. Lars Vaular - Helt om natten, helt om dagen
05. Serena maneesh - S-m No 2: Abyss In B minor
06. Thomas Dybdahl - Waiting For That One Clear moment
07. Ost & Kjex - Cajun Lunch
08. Hellbillies - Leite etter lykka
09. Odd Nordstoga - November
10. Kråkesølv - Bomtur til jorda
11. Röyksopp - Senior
12. Shining - Blackjazz
13. Karpe Diem - Aldri solgt en løgn
14. Frida Ånnevik - Synlige hjerteslag
15. Narum - Ælt som var søkk borte
16. Lindstrøm & Christabelle - Real Life Is No Cool
17. Casiokids - Topp stemning på lokal bar
18. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Rundt neste sving
19. Grande - You Are The Night
20. Kenneth Ishak & The Freedom machines - Kenneth Ishak & The Freedom machines
Swedish electro/pop artist Sophie Rimheden has a new 3-song Christmas EP and it's available for preview at myspace: myspace.com/sophierimheden" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/sophierimheden