The playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Isolation Years - Frosted minds
02. TALK 1
03. Hyacinth House - Lucky stranger
04. Immanu El - Kosmonaut
05. Kamera - Fragile
06. TALK 2
07. Pay TV - Fashion report (clubmix)
08. Fun - I've got a truck
09. Timo Räisänen - Sixteen
10. TALK 3
11. Superfamily - Warszawa
12. Majessic Dreams - Still inside
13. The Indecision Alarm - Time for the big guns, baby
14. Boeoes Kaelstigen - Flir
15. TALK 4
16. The Fine Arts Showcase - Modern love
17. Karin Ström - Ordlös
18. Meleeh - Malign
19. TALK 5
20. Kongh - Pushed beyond
21. Baby Woodrose - Let yourself go
22. TALK 6
23. Mixtapes & Cellmates - Quiet (Cat Burgler remix)
24. The Je Ne Sais Quoi - Rhythm
25. The Bell - I need nothing
26. September - Satellites
27. TALK 7
28. Piroth - Waltz for prima ballerina
29. Sällskapet - Järnstaden
30. Montt Mardié - Birthday boy (drama)
31. TALK 8
32. CS Nielsen - Bottle for the road
33. Susanna and the Magical Orchestra - Love will tear us apart
34. Voices Break the Silence - Mopo3
35. TALK 9
36. Plain Fade - Blue skies ahead

Trust No One reports that the vinyl for Candlemass' "From the 13th sun" is finally done and now expanded to a gatefold 2xLP with three exclusive bonus tracks. LP1 is red vinyl and LP2 is clear.

Swedish/Danish experimental/electronic label Phisteria will be releasing a new 10" EP from Swedish act Purl in the near future. There's no more details than that for the time being, but you can always listen to samples from other artists on the label at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/phisteria

"Reader's companion" alums Paris have unveiled a new website in advance of the release of their third album "The landlord is kind enough to let us have our little sessions", due out September 27: https://www.parismusic.se/

Norwegian singer/songwriter Thomas Dybdahl will have his latest album "Science" rereleased in the US on October 23 via Recall Records.

Victims have announced that their next album will be called "Killer". Recording begins next week at an old church in Gävle, Sweden and Ryan from US hardcore act Coliseum is working on the artwork. Expect an early 2008 release.

The Open Up and Bleeds will release their new self-titled EP next week via Suicide Records and will be marking the occasion with a release party at Landet in Stockholm on September 26. Listen at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/openupandbleeds
Recommended!

Via DJ Martian comes a heads-up on Box, a new Rune Grammofon signing featuring Ståle Storløkken of Supersilent: https://www.myspace.com/boxmusicproject

Swedish hardcore act Meleeh kicks off tour tonight with a record release party in Gävle for their new album "Heartland":

09/21 - Spegeln, Gävle (SWE)
09/22 - 1000fryd, Aalborg (DK)
09/23 - Rostock, (GER)
09/24 - Fraktal club, Mikolow (POL)
09/25 - AzConni, Dresden (GER)
09/26 - Elektromadonna Squat, Czesochova (POL)
09/27 - Subway to Peter, Chemnitz (GER)
09/28 - ann and pat, Linz (AUS)
09/29 - Hopa, Bratislava (SLO)
09/30 - Tuewi, Wien (AUS)
10/01 - Kultiplex, Budapest (HUN)
10/02 - CK13, Novi Sad (SER)
10/03 - Capolinea, Faenza (ITA)
10/04 - approdo caronte, Milano (ITA)
10/05 - Tetrisclub, Trieste (ITA)
10/06 - Magnet, Berlin (GER)
10/07 - Cafe Revolt, Malmö (SWE)
10/08 - Råhuset, Copenhagen (DK)
10/09 - Insikten, Jönköping (SWE)
10/10 - Cafe MIC, Vänersborg (SWE)

Also check out the band's brand new website: https://www.meleeh.com/

Peter Bjorn & John in Seattle last night: I think I prefer the tighter 'nothing-but-the-hits' setlist I saw at Way Out West, but this show was also quite good. I can definitely appreciate it from the band's perspective as they've taken many of their songs and revised the arrangements to allow for more spontaneity. I'm fine with bands who are competent at reproducing their albums live, but it's always better to hear something different y'know? By far, the evening's highlight was the extended, Kraut-ed out version of "The chills". Totally unexpected and excellent - definitely not a song that would've made my short list of top PB&J tracks in the past, but I might just have to revise my opinion now.

On a side note, I'm not sure if Peter was pulling my leg or not, but he mentioned that the band's next release will be an all-instrumental album and it's just about finished. More details when I get them. UPDATE: This has now been confirmed as fact and said record will be out Q108.

Lars Winnerbäck has given his website a facelift: https://www.winnerback.net/

Ugress has announced their third album "Unicorn" will be released on January 28, 2008 and to celebrate, they've posted the brand new "Chromosome corrupt EP" for free download: https://www.ugress.com/media_music_eps.asp
For more about the release and an interesting tirade about the sad state of the current music industry, go here: https://gmm.ugress.com/post.asp?id=322

Swedish bitpop act Covox will tour Asia in October alongside Japanese act Aonami. Dates:

10/13 - Beijing, China
10/14 - Shanghai, China
10/20 - Taichung, Taiwan
10/21 - Taipei, Taiwan
10/26 - Kyoto, Japan
10/27 - Tokyo, Japan

Also look for a new EP on Intikrec to be released in conjunction with the Tokyo date. Five tracks + 1 bonus track with a European edition to follow in December featuring an entirely different bonus track.

22-Pistepirkko reports that their new album is finished and ready for mixing. As mentioned before, the band worked with American producer Kramer (Bongwater, Ween, etc.). Expect an early 2008 release.

See pics from Ralph Myers & the Jack Herren Band's summer tour: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=142941016&blogID=293374146
I like the added touch of the pilfered Satyricon setlist in set #2.