The WaPo Express does the Scandinavian Jukebox thing and rounds up a bunch of recent videos worth checking out: https://www.expressnightout.com/content/2009/10/el-perro-del-mar-ida-maria-iggy-pop-dark-funeral-rigas-datarock-susanna-magical-orchestra.php
Coming soon via When Skies Are Grey, the label run by Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words: "Undergången - An Audio Companion To The End-tymes", a 120-minute cassette comp of international darkwave/noise artists including contributions from Swedes such as Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words, Jean-Louis Huhta, The Skull Defekts, Adolf Filter and lots more. Copies are not available to order yet, but I'll definitely be grabbing a few for resale. Hit up the Dead Letters tumblr for samples: https://dreadwords.tumblr.com/
Will Oldham aka Bonnie Prince Billy guested on Susanna's (aka Susanna Wallumrød of Susanna and the Magical Orchestra) recent solo album and now he's actually gone and recorded two of her songs ("Stay" and "People living") for an upcoming 7" on Drag City.
Nomethod has moved up the release of the new Aerial album "Put it this way in headlines" to October 22. Expect preorders to be available soon. In related news, labelmates Mixtapes & Cellmates will release their new album "Rox" on October 28 and it will also be available on both 12" vinyl and cassette. The 2nd single "Soft eyes" will be released the same day and will be available as a limited 7" via Fasaden Records b/w the songs "A brighter place to go" and "On fire".
National has signed actor/musician Thorsten Flinck and will be releasing a new album next spring.
The Book of Daniel are back after a long, long absence and have a new album in the works called "Visions of new born grass". Expect a March 2010 release.
Yet another Warmer Climes mixtape, this time with Kalle J: https://warmer-climes.blogspot.com/2009/10/warmer-mixtapes-16-by-kalle-jonson.html
The new Broder Daniel limited edition 2DVD/2CD box set "Broder Daniel forever" will be released on December 2 and in addition to the new documentary film on the band, it will also include previously unreleased live footage.
Denmark's Tabu Records are sticking their thumb in the eye of current industry trends and opening a brick & mortar storefront in Copenhagen. Read more at Soundvenue: https://www.soundvenue.com/nyheder/2009/10/07/tabu-records-aabner-forretning (in Danish)
Danish melancholy folk duo and "Reader's companion" alums Munck//Johnson will release their third album "Spirits & ghosts" on November 16.
The 2nd volume of the "Falling down" compilation series of the world's best beardo-metal bands will include contributions from Swedish acts Kongh (previously unreleased) and Icos. Read more: https://www.myspace.com/fallingdowncompilation
Two new mixtapes at Warmer Climes, one from Andreas Magnusson of Pinto and another by Robert Svensson of Mixtapes & Cellmates.
Danish artist Lise Westzynthius, together with friends/countrymates Søren Bigum (Our Broken Garden) and Moogie Johnson (Munck//Jonnson), have recorded a cover of the Sebastian song "Jennys himmelfærd" for inclusion on an upcoming tribute comp entitled "En hyldest til Sebastian" which is due out October 26. Listen here: https://www.myspace.com/westzynthius
Swedish indie/shoegazers Sad Day For Puppets will be releasing a new 7" via UK label Sonic Cathedral featuring new recordings of "When you tell me that you love me" and "Withering petals and dust", two tracks that appeared on their debut album "Unknown colors". The official release date is November 16, right on time for the band's next jaunt over to that part of the world:
11/13 – Buffalo Bar (Twee As F**k), London
11/14 – Moho Live, Manchester
11/15 – The Cockpit, Leeds
11/16 – The Borderline (Sonic Cathedral), London
11/17 – The Portland Arms, Cambridge
11/18 – Relentless Garage, London
All dates with A Place to Bury Strangers except 11/13 and 11/16.
Anders "Ab" Mannov from Danish electronic act Blue Foundation is going solo under the name No More Heroes and will be releasing his debut EP "The modest house as a digital download on October 19. Listen to the first single "Misery" at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/nomoreheroesdk