Check out the new video for "Last kiss" from Swedish electro act LCTRISC: meo.com/16694922" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/16694922
my wife walked by my office as I was watching and commented that it sounds like "Night at the Roxbury" music which I don't necessarily think is such a bad thing.
Robert SvenssonI could easily sum this review up in one sentence: Robert Svensson has crafted the best record of 2010.
As I sneak up on thirty, I worry, much more so than in my younger years, that whatever visceral, overpowering connection I once had with music is slipping -- the records that were going to tear right into me have already done so; everything else is going to be an echo of those experiences. "You're a wasteland, honey", however, tore right into me. Listening to the record, I couldn't help but remember falling in love with Bruce Springsteen's "Born to run" in the mid-'90s while my peers at British boarding school were enraptured by Brit Pop, though this parallels my experience with Robert Svensson's most recent offering, it doesn't mock the occasion.
While I enjoyed Svensson's m/n/34103-robert-svensson-beat-ep-nomethod">"Beat EP", I worried that it signaled his future trajectory, with bands such as Bloc Party already demonstrating how the allure of electronic music can unravel even the most talented of musicians. "You're a wasteland, honey", thankfully, is the fitting follow up to Svensson's fantastic debut, m/n/26710-robert-svensson-young-punks-are-on-the-never-never-nomethod">"Young punks are on the never-never". Everything I enjoyed about that first record is improved upon with "...wasteland". It's been a while since the release of a record that after the fifth or sixth listen I am not just skipping to my favorite tracks, often leaving more than half of the album behind; there is nothing to leave behind here. The record is effortlessly brilliant throughout, demonstrating how Svensson's many strengths and talents have developed since his gorgeous "Young punks..". Hands down, this is the record of the year, and the first in a while, perhaps since Laakso's "my gods" or Shout Out Louds' "Our ill wills", that has made such a profound impact on me.
- Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson
is starting a singles club and will be releasing 6-8 7"s throughout 2011 in a limited edition of 300 copies each. No releases are confirmed yet, but they say that featured artists will include Håkan Hellström, Union Carbide Productions, Anna Järvinen and Graveyard.
reports that the new Tape album "Revelationes" will be released in early 2011.
The Line of Best Fit talks to Champagne Riot ahead of their upcoming appearance at Ja Ja Ja in London: m/2010/11/ja-ja-ja-champagne-riot/" target="_blank">https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/11/ja-ja-ja-champagne-riot/
Preview the new madrugada track "All this wanting to be free" off the m/n/35672-the-best-of-madrugada-is-coming">upcoming greatest hits collection: m/madrugadanorway/14_all-this-wanting-to-be-free" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/madrugadanorway/14_all-this-wanting-to-be-free
Unbelievably immature, but pretty decent as far as the music goes. Great energy. Direct link: m/watch?v=_lbZpFBGq1k" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lbZpFBGq1k
Swedish tech/grind act Crowpath is done: mbgoat.com/news/view.aspx?id=15377" target="_blank">https://www.lambgoat.com/news/view.aspx?id=15377
Listen to Norway reports that quality acts motorpsycho and Elephant9 will be teaming up for a one-off UK gig at the Borderline on November 24: mic.nsf/doc/art2010111714473471404898" target="_blank">https://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2010111714473471404898
Prefix interviews The Concretes: mag.com/features/the-concretes/interview/45567/" target="_blank">https://www.prefixmag.com/features/the-concretes/interview/45567/
Hear a new track from Danish act I Got You On Tape: m/fishcorp/i-got-you-on-tape-tnt" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/fishcorp/i-got-you-on-tape-tnt
(nee ) are offering up a free download from Swedish bluegrass group G2: m/cosmosmusicgroup/g2-conwy" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/cosmosmusicgroup/g2-conwy
Keep an eye out for their new album "Untapped routes" to be released soon.
I'm starting to see Kvelertak's name pop up on a few message boards recently which I guess means they're starting to get some traction over here in the US, though on the flipside, I also hear they are asking for ridiculous amounts of money to license the album. Whatever, they're m/n/34846-kvelertak-ordsmedar-av-rang">still boring arena-punk as far as I'm concerned and I can't really blame fans of other terrible modern hardcore from latching onto them.
Kvalität's latest video is the first in a new series of clips shot away from their home office and features This Is Head live at Arvikafestivalen: m/2010/11/kvalitat-on-the-road-this-is-head-0008/" target="_blank">https://www.kvalitat.com/2010/11/kvalitat-on-the-road-this-is-head-0008/
Swedish death metal act Reincarnage has a new cassette out now on and you can preview a track at myspace: myspace.com/deathinvocation" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/deathinvocation