New mp3 today from Andreas Meland, a rising star of the Norwegian experimental music scene. This featured cut is the title track "Deaf leoppard" from his new 3" CD that I'm now carrying in the mailorder. Like a lot of good minimalist music, you don't really notice it when you first put it on, but then it builds and builds and all of the sudden the whole room seems to be throbbing. Maybe you aren't into music that provokes such a physical effect, but I love it. Let it embrace and envelop you. Love it back.

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The X-Dump Collective has a new mini-album for download from Paza, an artist whose name some people might recognize from his Beck remixes: https://www.x-dump.com/eng/news_com.php?news=99

Check out a streaming preview of the brand new Cardigans single "I need some fine wine and you, you need to be nicer": https://www.universalmusic.es/web/artista_biografia.asp?pag=01&Id=30503&idNot=1838

White Soul broke up.

Pitchfork reviews Eric Malmberg: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/m/malmberg_eric/den-gatfulla-manniskan.shtml

The newest edition of Norse Code is online, this time featuring interviews with Hanne Hukkelberg, Sofi Bonde and Hera from Iceland, as well as the usual slew of capsule reviews: https://www.playbackstl.com/Norse/

Lasse Lindh's new album has been confirmed for a September 21 release via Groover Recordings. The first single "Sommarens sista smak" has already been sent to radio.

Neumu reviews The Jan Martens Frustration: https://www.neumu.net/fortyfour/

Drowned in Sound interviews Mew: https://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/12632

Mundane Sounds reviews Cut City: https://www.mundanesounds.com/record_review.php?id=1344

Rockfoto.nu is now updated with pics from Trästockfestivalen.

Swedish metalcore act Crowpath has confirmed "Son of sulphur" as the title of their new album. They begin recording at Berno Studio in Malmö on August 12 with engineer Andy Andersson.

Danish rockers Wild Evil Entertainment Dept. will tour the UK in August with Odd Shaped Head:

08/18 - Meze Lounge, Newport (UK)
08/19 - tbc (UK)
08/20 - Cellar Bar, Blackburn (UK)
08/21 - The Leopard, Doncaster (UK)
08/22 - Insanity @ The Exchange, Sunderland (UK)
08/23 - tbc, Newcastle, (UK)
08/24 - Dublin Castle, London (UK)
08/25 - Malster's Arms, Pontypridd (UK)
08/26 - Winnington Rec, Northwich (UK)
08/27 - tbc (UK)

In other news, bassist Lars Skov has left the band. His spot on the upcoming tour will be filled by Petter Sture of the Norwegian band Kite.