Ektro Records will be rereleasing Circle's 2001 album "Taantumus" in a couple weeks, with updated artwork and an additional 9-minute bonus track. Details: https://www.circlefinland.com/index.php?discography=taantumus
MIC Norway catches up with Jaga Jazzist: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2009052913183346071412
The band's new as-yet-untitled album will be out in the fall.
Umeå Punk City, the new interview zine and compilation spotlighting 30 bands from Northern Sweden's renown music scene, now has a blog: https://umeapunkcity.blogspot.com/
For those too lazy to click: the folks behind the project managed to raise enough grant money to print up 8k copies of the 27x35 cm zine which they are distributing worldwide for free via punk rock distros, record stores and bands on tour. Naturally, I've got dibs on a stack myself and will hopefully have them here before too long, but anyone else looking to help spread the word are encouraged to get in touch.
Chicago-style Swedish noiserockers The Incredible Steel Erectors have rechristened themselves Narcisco. More here: https://www.narcisco.se/
Finnish dark rock act Iconcrash has officially signed with Dynasty Records. See the video for their latest single "Strange, strange dark star" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxqdcz8QwNs
Asha Ali says that she is planning to release her new album in August. Also, Pontus Levahn from Tiger Lou/Torpedo has been enlisted as her new drummer.
Gaffa reports that Magtens Korridorer are at Tambourine Studios in Malmö working on their 3rd album together with Per Sunding (Eggstone): https://gaffa.dk/nyhed/32852
Expect a single in late summer with the album to follow in fall.
The latest issue of email newsletter The Swede Beat just went out: https://campaign-archive.com/?u=80b566c77cc8873e0857b5dea&id=4ffdad2e4d
Featured artists include Adiam Dymott, Andreas Tilliander, Fever Ray and Titiyo.
Swedish experimental label Komplott will be releasing new multimedia material from Mats Björk aka Kompjotr Eplektrika as part of their ongoing Maginot Series. The title of the piece is "Solens sång / Sound of the sun" and it will be released in an ultra-limited edition of 24 copies sometime in late summer.
Nö Music reports that Motorpsycho is working on a "space opera": https://www.nomusicmedia.com/2009/05/27/motopsycho-in-space/
pHinnWeb on the death of Matti Inkinen, vocalist of Finnish electropop act SIG: https://phinnweb.blogspot.com/2009/05/matti-inkinen-of-sig-1958-2009.html
A Camp will release the imaginatively titled "Covers EP" on June 9 via iTunes with a wider digital release to follow on June 16. Tracklist:
01. Us and them (Pink Floyd)
02. Boys keep swinging (David Bowie)
03. I've done it again (Grace Jones)
More about their picks here: https://www.acamp.net/?p=82
Fluxblog on Marit Bergman's "Carry me home": https://www.fluxblog.org/2009/05/here-comes-an-ocean-falling-down
Subliminal Sounds (Dungen, Trad Gras och Stenar) has announced that they will be releasing the debut album "When this was the future" from Swedish artist Lisa o Piu (aka Lisa Isaksson and band) on June 26. Read all about it at their website: https://www.subliminalsounds.se/
Samples at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/lisaolillportan
Novoton has announced the signing of Skriet, the more subdued and electronic sideproject of Isak Sundström from Pascal and Jacob Frössén. The debut single "Fåglarna" is out now and can be previewed at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/skrietsthlm
Expect an album in August.