I had this idea; my idea was this collection.
This collection presents the music of Johan Gustavsson made under the Tsukimono moniker. It's meant to work as a "beginner's guide" as well as a testament to Tsukimono's first 10 years as an artist. I hope you enjoy this free-music as much as I have through the years, and I hope it can inspire you, as a listener, to delve deeper into the vast Tsukimono catalogue. There's a plethora of greatness to choose from and making selections for this compilation wasn't an easy task.
Wise men say only fools rush in. Some other wise man (still could've been Elvis though) has also said something to the effect of: Writing about music is like dancing about architecture; it's a very stupid thing to do. And regarding this album, letting the music speak for itself is surely the wisest thing to do.
Finally, just these words about Johan:
I've been close to a lot of people in my life, I've admired and loved quite a few, but Johan Gustavsson is the only man I've ever truly respected.
// David C Sjöberg - Cultural Theoretician and Conceptual Artist, 2010.
It's a Trap! is proud to present our latest netrelease: Tsukimono - "Field hollers 2000 - 2010" [IAT.MP3.015]
Curated, compiled and notated by David C Sjöberg, as quoted above, and featuring cover art by the artist himself, Mr. Johan Gustavsson.
I've known Johan for a number of years now and am ecstatic to continue my association with him, both as a friend and as a label. As with many artists in the experimental music scene, Tsukimono's discography is vast, varied and quite intimidating to the unindoctrinated outsider -- this collection serves as a much-welcome introduction to the man and his music. Organized thematically and not by release date, as you will read in David's superb and extensive liner notes, "Field hollers" aims to reduce the difficulty in approaching sometimes difficult music and succeeds beautifully. As much as I'd like to take credit for it, all must go to David and Johan for putting this collection together; I merely serve as the host. Much love to both of them and may we all enjoy the fruits of their labors.
Also! Johan will be releasing a new split 7" with Peter Broderick in October via , his first under the name Johan G Winther and also the first of the label's new "Re:Create Series" in which they will be recycling second-hand materials to construct the packaging of every release. As for the musical concept, both Peter and Johan decided to write a song about each other and then each covered each other's song, adding up to a grand total of four tracks. No exact release date yet, but it should be out in time for their upcoming tour together which kicks off in early October! Dates:
10/10 - Roepaen, Ottersum (NL)
10/12 - Steinbruch, Duisburg (GER)
10/13 - Sint Elisabeth Church, Gent (BEL)
10/14 - Muziekpodium, Bakkeveen (NL)
10/15 - Ko d'oooor, Middelburg (NL)
10/16 - St Giles, London (UK)
10/18 - St Mary Church, Brighton (UK)
10/19 - Academy, Manchester (UK)
10/20 - Pavillion, Cork (EIR)
10/21 - Harmonic Series @ Workman's Club, Dublin (EIR)
10/22 - Cube, Bristol (UK)
10/23 - South Street Arts Centre, Reading (UK)
10/24 - Supersonic Festival, Brimingham (UK)
10/25 - tba, Arras (FRA)
10/26 - tba, Paris (FRA)
10/28 - Treibhaus, Luzern (CH)
10/30 - Schauburg, Dresden (GER)
10/31 - Haus 73 (Saal), Hamburg (GER)
Swedish death metal act Miasmal will be making their long-awaited live debut at the upcoming Kill-Town Death Fest in Copenhagen on September 16. Other bands performing at said fest include Obliteration, Nominon, Ascended, Corpus Mortale, Maim, Vorum and tons more, including great non-Scandinavian acts such as Bloody Sign (FRA), Anatomia (JAP) and Dead Congregation (GRE) -- pretty much every top-level non-American death act. Full details here: https://www.killtowndeathfest.dk/
has announced that instrumental Krautrockers Papir will release their self-titled debut album at the label's "A Scream in the Dark 2" festival which begins on October 14. Synth/drum duo Chainsaw Eaters will be releasing their new 7" "Fragments of tomorrow" at the fest as well. Oh, and both bands will be appearing live at said fest as well (naturally!).
Millencolin will be celebrating the 10-year anniversary of their breakthrough album "Pennybridge pioneers" with a world tour on which they will be performing said album in full, alongside plenty of other old songs. Dates:
09/09 - Envol Macadam Festival, Quebec City, Quebec (CAN)
09/10 - Ritual, Ottawa, Ontario (CAN)
09/11 - Club Soda, Montreal, Quebec (CAN)
09/12 - Phoenix Theatre, Toronto, Ontario (CAN)
11/06 - Teatro Teleton, Santiago (CHL)
11/07 - Teatro Colegiales, Buenos Aires (ARG)
11/11 - Bar Opinao, Porto Alegre (BRA)
11/12 - Master Hall, Curitiba (BRA)
11/13 - Capital Disco, Santos (BRA)
11/14 - Carioca Club, Sao Paulo (BRA)
12/09 - tba, Mexico City (MEX)
12/11 - tba, Panama City (PAN)
12/12 - tba, San José (CRI)
Imperial State Electric has recorded six songs for an upcoming mini-album to be released on 10" vinyl along with CD/download. No release date yet, but the band is mixing it now and trying to get it out ASAP. Otherwise, keep an eye out for European tour dates to be announced for October.
09/17 - La Gramola, Orihuela
09/18 - Lili Marlene, Almeria
09/19 - Sugar Pop, Granada
09/21 - Gruta 77, Madrid
09/22 - Fiestas de San Mateo, Oviedo
09/23 - Sala Mercantil, Badajoz
09/24 - Sala Palo Palo, Marinaleda/Sevilla
09/25 - Sala Arco, Alcazar de San Juan
Confirmed North American dates for old-school punks Mob 47:
11/05 - A Varning From Montreal IV, Montreal, Quebec
11/08 - tba, Boston, MA
11/09 - Whitney House, Hartford, CT
11/10 - Club Europa, Brooklyn, NY
11/11 - The Beaumont Warehouse, Philadelphia, PA
11/12 - No Way Fest, Richmond, VA
10/14 - The Coalition, Brighton
10/15 - Club Revolution - The Park, Peterborough
10/16 - The Underworld, London Camden
10/17 - The Croft, Bristol
10/18 - The Old Bell, Derby
10/19 - Carling 02 Academy 3, Birmingham
10/20 - The Well, Leeds
10/21 - The Grand, Glasgow
10/22 - Festival, Cardiff
10/23 - Sub89, Reading
10/24 - The Joiners, Southampton
