Råd Kjetil Senza Testa presents "Abyssén", their third album in as many years. The music was composed for a special performance at the MADE Festival in Umeå in May 2011 which featured the band performing behind a curtain onto which a collage of "monstrous" deep-water fish was projected to match the self-described sound of "an underwater odyssey straight into the abyss." 250 copies, transparent vinyl, order via Bandcamp.
Oh children of the 90s, now we know that is why the internet was invented: to preserve all of your awkward and/or potentially embarrassing moments for posterity. Yes, the Umeå Hardcore Arkiv is now online and it is awesome: https://www.umeahardcorearkiv.se/
I first mentioned it back in March and now has confirmed their signing of Beatrice Eli and will be officially releasing her debut EP "It's over" in August.
quietly released a new 12" comp featuring 20 tracks recorded live at Earth Dom, Tokyo from acts such as Mob 47, Desperat and more: https://dbeatrawpunk.blogspot.com/2012/05/made-in-japan-live-12-dtakt040.html
Katatonia has confirmed that their new album "Dead end kings" will be released on August 27 via . Full details here.
Coming August 21 via , "Ny Våg - Svensk Punk / New Wave / Synth 1977-1982", a new and long-awaited book by collector Peter Kagerland on the early history of Sweden's legendary punk scene. It's Swedish-only, but it does include a bonus CD and will probably look quite nice filed on my shelft next to Premium's previously-released and very informative "Encyclopedia of Swedish Punk". Anyhow, details and ordering info is here.
New stuff on the way from the always-interesting :
June 13: Jerry Johansson - House of hope
July: Dan Fröberg & Alexandra E. Lindh - Tingens vilja
later this fall: Titiyo Jah & Andreas Söderström - tba
It's been awhile since we've heard anything new from Finnish industrial/noise label , but they've just released a new CD called "Immune to jewels" from Lost Weight aka plunderphonic sound artist Jukka Vallisto. More details and ordering info here.
Swedish doom act S:t Erik will finally see their 2009 debut album "From under the tarn" released on clear vinyl via American label . It's not obvious, but the band features members who have gone on to a wide variety of acts such as Jeniferever, We are the Storm, Lilla Sällskapet, Ansiktet and Maskinen.
Some Will Never Know interviews all-star gubbe-rock act Swarm, the new band with members from Disfear and Victims and a new 7" on : https://www.swnk.org/interviews/swarm/
Ex-The Ark drummer Sylvester Schlegel will step aside from his role as frontman for The Guild to record a solo album with producer Mattias Glavå (Broder Daniel, Håkan Hellström, etc). Of course he won't be totally alone, two fellow members of The Guild will contribute as well.
Swedish apocalyptic/avantgarde art/music label is putting out a new cassette compilation curated by synth duo Soma Sema featuring 50 minutes of "cold synthetic pop, troubled industrial funk and dada rants" including new and exclusive tracks from artists such as Blitzkrieg Baby, Television Set, Nimam Spregleda, Makina Girgir, Kord, Lust for Youth and more. Look for a full-length preview this Friday with orders being taken Monday, June 4. And since I've already been privy to hearing the entire thing, I can say with authority that it's well worth checking out.
Newly signed to with the album "The Dalecarlian Book of the Dead" on the way this fall, this is the official debut single from Swedish outsider hip-hop artist Follow Him to the End of the Desert.
A 2nd preview cut from the upcoming Heathers/Hollows cassette on , now expanded to a double release with over 100 minutes of music.
Presenting the brand new Bodebrixen single "Ghost". Look for the band's new album "Out of options" to be released on September 10.