New release from Norwegian avant label Rune Grammofon:

Nils Økland is an innovative violinist and Hardanger fiddle specialist who is creatively expanding the range of the traditional music of his homeland. He is a renewer of folk music, consistently building bridges to classical, contemporary and improvised music. His playing combines freedom with respect for Norway's musical heritage and he is concerned both with the preservation of the oral folk music tradition and with the experimental possibilities of the music when it is charged with modern impulses. On "Bris", his third album and the second for Rune Grammofon, he has written all the music himself which is quite unusal for the genre. He is joined by Sigbjørn Apeland, his musical companion since long, as well as Mats Eilertsen (Food) on bass and Per Oddvar Johansen and Håkon Stene on percussion.

More info: https://www.runegrammofon.com/

The top Scandinavian videos streamed last week at on-demand video service Musicbrigade.com:

01. Nightwish - Wish I had An Angeln
02. Ana - We Aren
03. Annie - Chewing Gumn
04. Nightwish - Nemo
05. Alcazar - This Is The World We Live In
Requested Videos: 282,830
Total Streams: 427,208

Mate Recordings will release a limited edition split 7" from Roger and Boys of Scandinavia in December featuring the new Roger track "A kiss in the darkness" and a remastered version of "Worse than a girl" from Boys of Scandinavia. Go here for soundclips and more info: https://www.materecordings.com/mate007

Germany's Sellfish Webzine interviews Cult of Luna: https://sellfish.inserteffekt.com/_start.php?link=interviews/cultofluna.htm
Also new at Sellfish this week are reviews of new releases from Omnium Gatherum and The Wonderfools. Check it: https://www.sellfish.de

Swedish darkwave act Arcana will be performing at the "Old house" in St. Petersbrug, Russia on December 11 as part of the Radio Infernal Festival. In other news, look for samples from their new album "Le Serpent Rouge" to be posted online later this week: https://www.erebusodora.net/arcana/

Novoton Records, home of Black Belt and Novak, has a new website online with a bunch of downloadable video and audio content: https://www.novoton.se/

Look for the new issue of Drum! Magazine for an interview with Robert Eriksson of The Hellacopters. Fellow 'Copter Robert 'Strings' Dahlqvist is interviewed in the new issue of Guitar One.

Went and saw Supersilent and Jaga Jazzist last night and totally had my mind blown. I missed the first little 10 minutes or so of Supersilent, but what I caught was way more noisy and intense than I anticipated. Don't worry, that's a good thing. Words fail to describe how amazing and visceral they were - the sounds they produce are beyond comparison. Jaga Jazzist had a tough act to follow, but they tore it up and played quite a few new tracks due to appear on their next album. Drummer/bandleader Martin Horntveth radiates an astonishing amount of energy and really drives the rest of the 10-piece band beyond what constitutes a typical jazz show. If you get a chance to see either of these groups, don't pass it up.

We're going comp-crazy here in the mailorder department! Not only do I have the "Indie Workshop Random Sounds" and "Accelerator 2003" comps in stock, I've also slashed prices on "Accelerator 2004" and the "Picknick" singer/songwriter collections. Discovering new music has never been easier! How about package deals? Buy more than one comp, it'll only set you back $5 apiece! Buy all five budget comps from the mailorder and get one free! Go here to order: [click here]

Kristofer Åström CDs have been restocked, too.

Starmarket has postponed their European tour until February.

New pics of Marit Bergman playing solo/acoustic at Rockfoto: https://www.rockfoto.nu/intSpelning/181/intBand/75

Swedish post-rock act Once We Were has finished recording their new EP "Winter kept us warm" and will see it released on November 15 via A Tenderversion Recordings. In other news, the band will tour Sweden in December with pals September Malevolence.

Swedish synthpop act Bobby will release the new single "Come Crashing In" on November 18. The track comes from the comp "Electropop Heroes", due out in Europe on November 17.

Pics of Hero Dishonest from their show in SF: https://www.pbase.com/pistolswing/hero_dishonest
No, I'm not in any of the pics, though I was at the show.

The new Echo is Your Love album "Paper cut eye" has been confirmed for a December 1 release date via If Society.