Pitchfork reviews the latest Supersilent record "8": https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/47065-8
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Top 10s for 2007, a new one each and every day from here on out until 2008. Today's guest: Ola Frick from Moonbabies. And don't forget yesterday's contributor, the very talented Marit Bergman. Check 'em out!
For those that might be curious, my review of Friday's Trio Mediaeval performance has been posted in the comments section of last week's mp3 post: [click here]
FWIW, the New York Times has selected "Folk songs" as their #1 classical pick of the year: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2007120315385557372396
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:
01. Soviac - I got the ribbah
02. TALK 1
03. Downstairs - Peephole city
04. Moonbabies - At the ballroom
05. Tar... Feathers - You are lucky to have nothing
06. TALK 2
07. Truckfighters - Atomic
08. Jonas Kullhammar Quartet - Corny waltz
09. Mixtapes & Cellmates - Quiet
10. TALK 3
11. Norma - The dark
12. Karin Ström - Klaustrofobi
13. Vapnet - Tjernobyl
14. TALK 4
15. Montt Mardié - The windmill turns all the same
16. Motorpsycho - Hyena
17. Musti Laiton - Tämän iltainen
18. Holiday Fun Club - Hamburg in the night
19. TALK 5
20. Rigas - It's a shame
21. Repoman - Jawbone night
22. Iisole - The words
23. TALK 6
24. The Fine Arts Showcase - Modern love
25. Kasper Bjørke - Back & spine (Fidel Astro remix)
26. Promoe - Headache
27. TALK 7
28. Viola - Imaginary times
29. New Decade - While tonight still is
30. Promise and the Monster - Sheets
31. Trapdoor Fucking Exit - Choking on teeth
32. TALK 8
33. Totalitär - Nej vi ska inte ha nåt
34. Him Kerosene - Whatever get you by
35. The Social Services - Up in arms
36. Jens Lekman - The opposite of hallelujah
37. Boeoes Kaelstigen - Flir
38. TALK 9
39. Maia Hirasawa - And I found this boy
December is upon us! That means it's time once again for our annual top 10 extravaganza! Every day for the entire month of December, I'll be publishing a new year-end list from a different guest contributor. Kicking things off, Magnus Bjerkert from Adrian Recordings! Check it out!
A new month also means a new Record Club selection! December's pick:
Jonna Lee - 10 pieces, 10 bruises (Razzia)
Look for an mp3 on Monday!
There's only a few Saturdays left in 2007, so if anyone out there has been considering a contribution to our weekly Bear Quartet posts, now is the time! Get in touch!
Absolut Noise has a new Samuraj Cities remix of the track "Thxa1000000": https://absolutnoise.blogspot.com/2007/11/merci-alain-delon.html
Satyricon drummer Frost has broken his leg, forcing them to cancel their appearance at the Arnhem Metal Meeting this weekend: https://www.satyricon.no/news.asp
The nominees for the Danish Radio P3 Guld Awards have been announced: https://www.dr.dk/P3/P3Guld/2007/1122132636.htm (in Danish)
Morningside Records has posted a huge slew of new tourdates for Figurines, Oh No Ono, I Am Bones plus a bunch of other news: https://morningsiderecords.dk/?p=116
Komplott has posted details for their new release from Henning Lundkvist, "The end of a system of things": https://www.komplott.com/
Mutant Sounds is offering up some early 70s rarities from Silence Records: https://mutant-sounds.blogspot.com/2007/11/tillsammans-st-lp-1973-sweden.html
Check the recent archives for more retro progg/psychrock from Sweden.
Egil Olsen's new video for the song "California" is now online: https://www.egilolsen.com/california.htm
Rigas performs "The hardest pocket to pick" for PSL: https://svt-psl.colo.netstar.se/default.aspx?entryID=310
Definitely recommended - one of the best PSL live performances I've seen so far.