New profiles at MIC Norway of experimental/jazz/avant artists Maja S. K. Ratkje and Mathias Eick.
Tag: General
Vocalist Jason Campbell has left Danish metalcore act As We Fight. The band's friend Esse aka Numbnuts will be filling in for the upcoming tour.
Jonna Lee has hinted that her album "10 pieces, 10 bruises" will be getting a wider release in the near future: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=41450093&blogID=390621903
It also appears that she's making quite a bit of progress on her next album already.
The tracklist for the new skweee comp "Museum of Future Sound Part Two" has been revealed: https://www.flogstadanshall.com/f2.html
I just ordered a bunch of copies for resale, so hopefully they'll be here soon.
Time Out NY previews the El Perro Del Mar/Lykke Li/Anna Ternheim US tour: https://www.timeout.com/newyork/articles/music/29016/el-perro-del-mar-lykke-li-anna-ternheim
Norwegian sax player Håkon Kornstad has updated his website with news on various releases he has on the way, including collaborations with Eivind Opsvik (Opsvik & Jennings), Håvard Wiik (Atomic), Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (The Thing) and Maria Kannegaard: https://www.kornstad.com/
Note that he's also doing a Monday residency at Nublu in NYC this month.
Crucified Barbara are blogging from the studio as they record their next album: https://crucifiedbarbara.blog.com/
Two Left Hands On Two Right Arms, 23 Seconds and Deersound are three Swedish netlabels that are teaming up for a new collaborative project called "Tid" or "Time", a series of releases based on the title subject encompassing seventeen different artists and a variety of sounds. Read more and download the first EP: https://www.oljud.nu/tid/en
Jaga Jazzist trumpet player Mathias Eick has a new album out on revered German jazz label ECM called "The door", his very first as a band leader. Read more: https://www.jagajazzist.com/news.php
pHinnWeb has some details on the new Pan Sonic DVD "Kuvaputki": https://phinnweb.blogspot.com/2008/05/pan-sonic-kuvaputki-dvd.html
Swedish duo Wildbirds & Peacedrums at Paper Thin Walls: https://www.paperthinwalls.com/singlefile/item?id=1482
The new album "Humanizer" from Swedish bitpop/techno act Thermostatic will be released on May 30 via Wonderland Records. Pre-order info and other details here: https://www.thermostatic.se/templates/shop.asp?id=11
Norwegian label Checkpoint Charlie Audio Productions has posted some tentative details for their 2008 release schedule: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=61441543&blogID=390231543
The Bombettes have announced that Jenka Nilsson has been added to the band as new guitarist, so expect them to start playing shows again soon starting with a local gig at Verket in Umeå on May 24. In other news, their excellent "What's cooking good looking?" 7" will be repressed on red vinyl with a new 4-track 7" to follow soon as well.