The excellent Swedish hardcore band Trapdoor Fucking Exit will be heading into the studio on March 1 with producer Carl Wikman to begin work on their next album "Crooked Life/Straight World". Expect a fall release.
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Most of the winners from this year's Swedish Grammy awards:
Best album: The Hives - Tyrannosaurus Hives
Best artist: The Hives - Tyrannosaurus Hives
Best pop female: Marit Bergman - Baby Dry Your Eye
Best pop male: Christian Walz - Paint By Numbers
Best pop group: Gyllene Tider - Finn 5 fel!
Best rock album solo: Lars Winnerbäck - Vatten under broarna
Best rock group: The Hives - Tyrannosaurus Hives
Best newcomer: Anna Ternheim - Somebody Outside
Best hard-rock: In Flames - Soundtrack To Your Escape
Best club/dance: Andreas Tilliander - World Industries
Best hiphop/soul: Embee - Tellings From Solitaria
Best jazz: Goran Kajfes - Headspin
Best folk musik: Ale Möller Band - Bodjal
Best producer: Pelle Gunnerfeldt & The Hives - Tyrannosaurus Hives
Best songwriter: Marit Bergman - Baby Dry Your Eye
Best lyrics: Lars Winnerbäck - Vatten under broarna
Open category: Blacknuss - Gold
Full list here: https://www.sr.se/p3/musikjournalen/arkiv.asp?DagensDatum=2005-02-08&Artikel=554799
Gluecifer reports that they are currently compiling recordings from 20 or so recent shows all over Europe for use on an upcoming live album. The plan is do some sort of "Live all over Europe" disc to be packaged along with a "Making of..." DVD. More details to come.
Reunited Swedish hardcore act Face Down, featuring ex-The Haunted vocalist Marco Aro, will be filming their April 1 gig at Kolingsborg in Stockholm for a possible DVD release.
New mp3 today from Det Gamla Landet (The Old Country). I'm really surprised that I haven't been seeing a ton of hype about these guys as they play the kind of evocative, mysterious instrumental folk music that people from Aquarius Records and The Wire seem to love. And really, how could anyone not enjoy this? Like fellow Swedish instrumentalist Björn Olsson, these guys make soundtrack music that summons the spirit of the great Ennio Morricone, but with a far more rustic edge. Their chosen sonic palette of wheezy organs, plucked banjos, elegant classical guitar picking and simple percussion is limiting, but it's also part of their charm as it lends them a unique sonic identity. It doesn't hurt that they've chosen the perfect name for the group as well. This featured track comes from the self-titled debut full-length out now via Aa Records and I've selected it because I just love the way it builds into an epic and fades out with church bells ringing off in the distance. Check it out and also note that you can now order the CD directly from IAT.
Check out some mp3s from half-Swedish/half-Norwegian electronic lofi pop duo Trumpet: https://trumpet.org.uk/
Norwegian singer/songwriter St. Thomas has confirmed that his new album "Children Of The New Brigade" will be released on August 29 with an EP coming out sometime earlier, sometime before summer. Read more here: https://www.stthomas1976.net/thomas/
Denmark's Pony Records has a new website online: https://www.ponyrec.dk/
The label recently signed Gravy, the new project of ex-The Defectors guitarist Nikolaj Grummesgård. Look for their debut album to be released on May 2. In the meantime, download some demo tracks at the band's website: https://www.gravyband.dk/
Timbuktu on tour with Chords and DJ Amato:
03/02 - Debaser, Stockholm
03/03 - Platens, Linköping
03/04 - Cozmoz, Borlänge
03/05 - Klubb Kaliber, Mariestad
03/10 - Kåren, Västerås
03/12 - Gisleparken, Gislaved
03/18 - Facefront, Piteå
03/19 - Stadt, Hudiksvall
03/24 - Bygget, Åre
03/25 - Scharinska Villan, Umeå
03/29 - Arctic Challenge, Tromsö (NOR)
04/01 - The Tivoli, Helsingborg
04/02 - Kårhuset, Luleå
04/08 - Katalin, Uppsala w/Damn!
04/15 - Trädgår'n, Göteborg w/Damn!
04/16 - Mejeriet, Lund w/Damn!
04/21 - Vega, Köpenhamn (DK)
04/22 - KB, Malmö w/Damn!
04/30 - B&B, Halmstad w/Damn!
Norway's Don Juan Dracula will release their new album "Young debutantes II" on March 7. Download the Remington Super 60 remix of the first single "Take me home" right here: https://home.no.net/henkran/donjuandracula/jukebox.html
Aversionline reviews the new Rotten Sound: https://www.aversionline.com/reviews/2103/
This week's Fat Planet post features a track from Ak-momo: https://www.fatplanet.com.au/
The winners of Norway's 2005 Alarm Awards:
Best electronica album: Ralph Myerz & The Jack Herren Band - "Your New Best Friends"
Best pop album: Annie - "Anniemal"
Best metal album: Enslaved - "ISA"
Best jazz album: Lars Horntvedt - "Pooka"
Best video: Kings of Convenience - "I’d Rather Dance With You"
Best song: Euroboys - "One-Way Street"
Best hip hop/rap album: Jaa9 & OnklP - "Sjåre Brymæ"
Best rock album: WE – "Smugglers"
Best live band: WE
Best newcomer: Annie
Alarmjuryens pris: Jim Stärk
For a full list of everyone who was nominated, go here: https://www.nrk.no/magasin/upunkt/musikk/4316676.html
Don't forget that both WE and Jim Stärk are featured on the "It's a trap! reader's companion" compilation which can be had for a mere $6. More info on the right.
Here's this week's MTVe UpNorth video chart:
01. The 69 Eyes - Devils
02. The Ark - One Of Us Is Gonna Die Young
03. Johnny Deluxe - Vi Vil Ha Mer
04. In Flames - Touch Of Red
05. Thomas Dybdahl - A Lovestory
06. Embee / Vanessa Liftig - Not Tonite
07. Maria Solheim - The Snow Has Killed
08. Pain - Same Old Song
09. Tim Christensen - Lost and found
10. Kurt Nilsen - My Street
11. Titiyo - Loving out of nothing
12. The Similou - All This Love
13. Dreamboy - Uncalled For
14. Kapasiteettiyksikkö - Usko Parempaan
15. The Confusions - Don't Let the World Catch You Crying
16. Smak - Hallanvaara
17. Fibes Oh Fibes - One Hour Baby
18. Soundtrack Of Our Lives - Believe I've found
19. Kevin - Theme From Forever
20. Maria Arredondo - Burning
Challengers:
01. Amerika - Early Night
02. Annie - My Heartbeat
03. Stonebridge - Take Me Away
04. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himlen men ingen vill dö
05. Husky Rescue - City Lights
Go here to vote for your favorite.