"Dragon" track review @ Pitchfork

The Amazing's "Dragon" gets a 7 in Pitchfork's track review: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/11570-dragon/

JJ video montage

Sincerely Yours' latest release is a video montage from JJ featuring the tracks "Things will never be the same again", "Intermezzo" and "My Love": https://www.sincerelyyours.se/yours0119.php

Swedish music seminars @ CMJ (full schedule)

For those that might be interested, the full list of panels and speakers for the Swedish music seminar at CMJ has been posted: https://www.swedenabroad.com/Page____22228.aspx
The panel I am participating in is "Media in today's music world" at 2:45pm on Thursday.

Sounds Like Violence - Emperor's new clothes (video)

Here's the video for the new Sounds Like Violence single "Emperor's new clothes": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5ibSCfGt_c

This week's Last.fm chart

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. Markus Krunegård
02. Kent
03. The Bear Quartet
04. El Perro del Mar
05. Kings of Convenience
06. Håkan Hellström
07. Fever Ray
08. Loney, Dear
09. The Amazing
10. Lake Heartbeat

Do you listen to music on your computer or with an iPod? Please join us and make your playlist count! Go here to learn more: https://www.last.fm/help/

Kamera is done

Swedish synthpop act Kamera is calling it quits after 10 years as a band. Stay tuned for final shows to be announced shortly.

Scraps of Tape + Solander tour

Tenderversion Recording labelmates Scraps of Tape and Solander are heading out on the road together later this week:

10/24 - Reil 78, Halle (GER)
10/25 - Ponyhof, Frankfurt (GER)
10/26 - Immerhin, Würzburg (GER)
10/27 - Arena, Vienna (AUS)
10/28 - tba
10/29 - Grabenhalle, St. Gallen (CH)
10/30 - AMP, Münster (GER)
10/31 - Schokoladen, Berlin (GER)
11/01 - Astrastube, Hamburg (GER)

MIC Norway profiles Sivert Høyem

MIC Norway profiles ex-Madrugada frontman Sivert Høyem who just released his third solo album "Moon landing": https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2009101911383892001831

New Blowback in late November

Swedish stonerrockers Blowback will be releasing their new album "800 miles" on November 30 via Transubstans Records.

Moneybrother in Germany, Austria

Moneybrother on tour in Germany and Austria:

12/01 - Beatpool, Dresden
12/02 - Zeche Carl, Essen
12/03 - Kamp, Bielefeld
12/05 - Postbahnhof, Berlin
12/06 - Grünspan, Hamburg
12/07 - Stollwerck, Köln
12/08 - Backstage Halle, München
12/10 - Substage, Karlsruhe
12/11 - Kino, Ebensee
12/12 - Weekender Club, Innsbruck
12/13 - WUK, Wien
12/14 - Centralstation, Darmstadt

Mats Gustafsson reviewed at Free Jazz

The blog Free Jazz reviews the new Mats Gustafsson solo record "The Vilnius implosion" which is apparently, not as difficult as many would expect: https://freejazz-stef.blogspot.com/2009/10/mats-gustafsson-nobusiness-2009.html

Musik med Nicolai Dunger

Live music with Nicolai Dunger at PSL: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2009/10/16/musik-med-nicolai-dunger/

J-Son - Head in the sky (video + d/l)

The new J-Son single "Head in the sky" is available for free download at Discobelle: https://www.discobelle.net/2009/10/17/j-son-head-in-the-sky/

Muck at Aversionline

Aversionline is featuring a demo track from Icelandic act Muck: https://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2009/10/19/muck-2009-demo/

Kommun album preview

Hybris is streaming the new Kommun record at Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/hybris/sets/kommun-2
As mentioned the other day, Kommun features members from Siberia singing in English.