makabert Fynd vocalist mattis Ruwe has started a new label called Skrammel and his first release with the new endeavor will be an LP from female-fronted Skåne hardcore act Slöa Knivar. Samples at myspace: myspace.com/skrammelrecords" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/skrammelrecords
Also check the band's own myspace page for more tracks and a few European tourdates: myspace.com/sloaknivar" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/sloaknivar
Discobelle has a new track from Swedish rapper Lazee: https://www.discobelle.net/2009/11/10/lazee-better-than-the-best/
Serena-maneesh has added Ådne meisfjord from 120 Days to their lineup. They've also booked a couple NYC shows next year:
01/22 - mercury Lounge 01/23 - Littlefield
Danish indie act The Kissaway Trail will support Passion Pit on tour in Europe and then will be playing a number of UK shows with White Lies:
11/11 - Ninkasi Kao, Lyon (FRA)
11/12 - Alte Bose, Zurich (CH)
11/13 - 59:1, munich (GER)
11/14 - Werkstatt, Cologne (GER)
11/16 - Lido, Berlin (GER)
11/17 - Gruenspan, Hamburg (GER)
11/18 - Rotonde-botanique, Brussels (BEL)
12/05 - Lexington, London (UK)
12/07 - mandela Hall, Belfast (UK)
12/08 - Academy, Dublin (UK)
12/09 - Opera House, Cork (UK)
The band's forthcoming album "Sleep mountain" is being mixed by Peter Katis (TIger Lou, Interpol) and will be out next march.
Hearts No Static's free EP download "The monthly noise" got a nice write-up at The Silent Ballet: m/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/2866/Default.aspx" target="_blank">https://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/2866/Default.aspx
As I've said before and as the review suggests, it really is the warm-up precursor to the album "motif" which is indeed far more fully fleshed-out than this first release. Download "The monthly noise" for free m/label.php?show=iatmp3013" target="_blank">right here.
Danish Balkan/klezmer-inspired act Afenginn will release their new album "Bastard etno" on November 13. Samples and European tourdates at myspace: myspace.com/afenginn" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/afenginn
A group of Oslo-based artist expats (2 Australians, 1 Canadian) have put together something called the "Starving Artist Kokebok", or "cookbook" for the Norwegian-impaired, a book and CD package featuring artwork, stories and of course recipes from 37 fellow Oslo-based bands, artists and journalists. Also included is a 19-track CD:
01. Simon Says No! - Sleeping Heart
02. Death is Not Glamorous - Clear Lines
03. Lionheart Brothers - Bring it Down (Kokebok Edit)
04. maribel - Soothe
05. Pica Pica - The man with the magic Hands
06. CCTV - We Belong (Radio Edit)
07. Einar Stray - Arrows
08. Pilemil - Ghost
09. Hiawata! - Valley Boys
10. Happy Dagger - 2012
11. manhattan Skyline - The Below
12. Spirits of the Dead - White Lady Black Rave
13. Årabrot - The minute
14. The Bee's Niece - Stolen Bike
15. Norma Sass - Japan
16. The Loch Ness mouse feat. Stella mwangi - New Graffiti (Single Edit)
17. Center of the Universe - Sing it Again
18. Rosix Noir - Binden Sie meine Hnde (Remix)
19. The White Tiger Prepade - Powerful fast forward knowledge pushing scared inprinted gem stones levitating by seemingly apathic sound movement reactions
Other contributors include Benea Reach, Haust, Je Suis Animal, Lydia Laska, my Little Pony, Silver and lots more. There will be a release party on November 18 at Rubber Soul featuring an exhibition of the original artworks followed by a show at Revolver later in the evening. more info: m/" target="_blank">https://starvingartistkokebok.blogspot.com/
Novoton has announced that Pascal's forthcoming album "Orkanen närmar sig", their third overall, will be released on January 27. Hear a couple sample tunes at myspace: myspace.com/raukenroll" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/raukenroll
Carpark North are the subject of Bandcamp and mixtoverdener's mash-up project which finds them paired with Nikolaj Nørlund and Shostakovich's "Cello concerto no. 2": mixtoverdener.dk/#/276964/" target="_blank">https://www.mixtoverdener.dk/#/276964/
Swedish indie duo masquer are giving away their 5-song demo as a free download: mo%201.zip" target="_blank">https://pelle.ownit.nu/Demo%201.zip
Legendary Swedish post-punk act Kitchen and the Plastic Spoons are booked for a New Year's show in London, but are seeking at least one more gig to cover costs. Can you help? See: myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=86993079&blogId=517900489" target="_blank">https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=86993079&blogId=517900489
marvins Revolt are keeping a tour diary: myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=36067944&blogId=517905702" target="_blank">https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=36067944&blogId=517905702
Check out Pixie Carnation performing an acoustic version of the new song "From the view of a gun": meo.com/7517482" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/7517482
Signed PapercutsOf all of Cloudberry's recent Scandinavian 7" releases, this is the only one where I thought the band wasn't quite ready for primetime, or perhaps better suited to one the label's CDr releases. Good instincts, but the band's driving, tweepop jangle ends up on the wrong side of stiff except on the all-too-brief moments they decide to cut loose and get loud. See: the coda of a-side "Of my heart" and the chorus of "Sound of silence pt. 2"; everything else sounds like a band having trouble keeping it together. Hard to pinpoint exactly where they go wrong, but the mix certainly isn't working in their favor with the drums sounding like they belong on a different record. Not a keeper.
- Avi Roig
Absolut Noise has the new Joel Alme single "You will only get it once": m/2009/11/romantic.html" target="_blank">https://absolutnoise.blogspot.com/2009/11/romantic.html