Lambgoat reports that Finnish metal acts Finntroll, Ensiferum, Rotten Sound and Barren Earth will be touring North America together in early 2011: mbgoat.com/news/view.aspx?id=14982" target="_blank">https://www.lambgoat.com/news/view.aspx?id=14982
Pioneering Swedish synth duo Adolphson-Falk will be releasing a 4CD boxset on October 10 entitled, appropriately enough, "101010". Said collection will include all of their recordings from the 80s plus 20 bonus tracks and an 80-page booklet. They've already recorded a new single together with their old associate Greg FitzPatrick called "Gjord för mig" which is being released to radio this week.
Sweden-based digital music retailer Klicktrack has merged with Phonofile to become the biggest digital distributor in Scandinavia: m/news.php#7" target="_blank">https://www.phonofile.com/news.php#7
In addition to enabling artists and labels to sell their own wares via Klicktrack, the new partnership will now allow them to further aggregate their content to all other digital retailers.
Kitchen and the Plastic Spoons will be playing the ShockWave Party Festival in Bremen, Germany on September 11: https://www.shockwaveparty.de/festival.php
has posted the artwork and preorder details for the new The Bear Quartet album "monty Python", due out September 15: m/default.asp?newsid=279" target="_blank">https://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=279
It will be released in tandem with the single "Fist or hand".
m/n/34855-musik-med-moto-boy-3">more newly published, older live recordings at PSL, this time from Sambassadeur: musik-med-sambassadeur-2/" target="_blank">https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2010/08/17/musik-med-sambassadeur-2/
Check out pics from the Haust/Okkultokrati official record release show on Friday the 13th: m/2010/08/photos-from-haustokkultokrati-show.html" target="_blank">https://okkultokrati.blogspot.com/2010/08/photos-from-haustokkultokrati-show.html
Also note that Okkultokrati's debut 7" "Knarkskog" is being repressed: m/2010/08/knarkskog-repress.html" target="_blank">https://okkultokrati.blogspot.com/2010/08/knarkskog-repress.html
100 copies, red vinyl, totally crucial. The shirts are pretty bad-ass too (even my wife likes it), though I've yet to cut the sleeves off mine as directed.
Norwegian indie act Kråkesølv are working on a new album at Grand Sport Studio in Oslo with Christian Engfelt and Øystein Greni, tentatively titled "Bomtur til jorda" and set for a November 9 release.
Dag för Dag will have a new 5-song EP called "Releases" posted for free download sometime in September.
(I'm Kingfisher/Thomas Denver Jonsson) has signed Swedish indie/folk/roots act A Stoic Gone Bezerk. Listen to samples: myspace.com/astoicgoneberserk" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/astoicgoneberserk
Worth a listen methinks.
At last, here is the video for Familjen's latest single "Det var jag", my m/n/34470-familjen-det-var-jag">favorite track off his latest album "mänskligheten". Direct link: m/watch?v=aChNySmPpoI" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aChNySmPpoI
Popmatters interviews Icelandic artist/composer Olafur Arnalds: matters.com/pm/feature/127131-the-weight-of-lightness-an-interview-with-composer-olafur-arnalds/" target="_blank">https://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/127131-the-weight-of-lightness-an-interview-with-composer-olafur-arnalds/
Nordic By Nature is putting on a Scandinavian music showcase at this year's Popkomm conference on September 8 in association with Almost Famous: m/event.php?eid=141792582521776&ref=mf" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=141792582521776&ref=mf
Featured acts include Familjen, moto Boy, Vinnie Who, TV Off, movits!, Therese Aune and more.
has rereleased The Goner's "Bitemarks EP" as a free download: music.com/dfbm-06-the-goner.phtml" target="_blank">https://dyingforbadmusic.com/dfbm-06-the-goner.phtml
Said EP was previously released as a paid download via the now-defunct label. As regular readers know, I'm a big fan of this band so this is highly recommended.
Finnish artist Astrid Swan will be touring Germany next month:
09/11 - Übel & Gefährlich, Hamburg
09/12 - Studio 672, Köln
09/13 - Brotfabrik, Frankfurt
09/14 - Societätstheater, Dresden
09/15 - musikzentrale, Nürnberg
09/16 - KFZ, marburg
09/17 - Atomic Cafe, munich
09/18 - Kleine Schanze, Berne
09/19 - manufaktur, Schorndorf
09/20 - Chelsea, Vienna
09/21 - ppc, Graz
09/22 - Weekender Club, Innsbruck
09/24 - Klangerüst, Erfurt