Dusted reviews CM Hausswolff
Dusted reviews Swedish experimental artist CM Hausswolff and his album "800,000 seconds in Harar": http://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/6394
Country: Sweden
New album from The Kendolls on Alleycat
will be releasing the new Kendolls album "Jerking class era" next week on April 27. Hear a sample tune in this SoundCloud sampler set: http://soundcloud.com/alleycat-records/sets/alleycat-records-sampler
Yet another Skull DFX LP in the works
The Skull Defekts are back home after their US tour and report that they took a day off to record at Machines with Magnets in Pawtucket, RI as a six-piece with Asa Osborne of Zomes contributing on synth. Expect a one-sided LP release later in 2011.
Sexpistoltanten & Mockfjärdsvapnet in the MRR top 10s
The new Sexpistolstanten & Mockfjärdsvapnet LP, out now on , made a bunch of MRR top-10 lists this month: http://maximumrocknroll.com/2011/04/20/top-tens-336/
I got a copy of it too, but I've yet to spend too much time with it. First impressions are quite good though.
Wolf - Vicious companion
Swedish speed-metallers Wolf have a new track up at Facebook from their new record "Legion of bastards": http://www.facebook.com/officialwolf?sk=app_178091127385
Ström does "Chinese whispers"
Swedish Radio's electronic music program Ström's new compilation project for 2011 will consist of "Chinese whispers" -- something like a musical version of the game telephone -- whereupon 14 Swedish producers will create a track according to the following formula: the first artist creates a piece of music and sends 2 "typical" sounds plus the final 12 seconds to the 2nd artist who then creates his/her own piece based on the provided fragments then does the same on down the line with the final result airing on July 8. Read more: http://hakanlidbo.com/archives/1947
Jennie Abrahamson - Wolf hour
Jennie Abrahamson's new single "Wolf hour", available now as a free download. Link: http://soundcloud.com/hstsound/wolf-hour-single-mix-edit
Magnus Carlson & The Moon Ray Quintet to release UK 7"
UK label , in collaboration with -- the label run by renown DJ/East End Mod Eddie Piller and Chess/Cosmos Records vet Fred Ekander, will be putting out a new 7" from Magnus Carlson & The Moon Ray Quintet in July featuring their English-language soul cover of the Oskar Linnros single "Från och med du" henceforth retitled as "From now on". Check it out on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MagnusCarlsonMRQ
Compare with the original at YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJaFgeLTYgY
Torpedo - Islands in eternity
Torpedo's newest single "Islands in eternity", now streaming in full. Direct link: http://soundcloud.com/flagstone/sets/torpedo-islands-in-eternity
Mandorla - Victim of the sun
Swedish psych act Mandorla has confirmed that "Victim of the sun" is their new single, the second off the still-forthcoming album "...based upon an idea by Mandorla" which is due out May 23 via . Listen here: http://blogs.playgroundmusic.com/intlpub/mandorlas-new-single-is-definitely-a-victim-of-the-sun
In the Country prep live album, US tour
Norwegian jazz act In the Country will be releasing a new live album/full length concert video/artfilm/film noir this June featuring content from three separate mixed in with additional footage. As to what that will look like, I guess we'll have to wait and see, but us folks in North America will also get a chance to see the band live too:
06/17 - Rochester Jazz Festival, Rochester, NY
06/18 - Rochester Jazz Festival, Rochester, NY
06/19 - Nordic Jazz Festival - House of Sweden, Washington DC
06/20 - Nordic Jazz Festival - Twins Jazz Club, Washington DC
06/21 - Yoshi, Oakland, CA
06/23 - The Missions Theater, Portland, OR
06/24 - Tula's, Seattle, WA
06/30 - Scandinavia House, New York, NY
07/02 - Montreal Jazz Festival, Montreal, QC
Hybris signs Big Fox, Azure Blue
has announced the signing of the new artist Big Fox, aka Malmö-based artist Charlotta Perers, and will be releasing her debut single "Saturday" b/w "Cut you out" on May 25. More about her here, including a stream of said single: http://bigfox.se/
In other news, has also signed Azure Blue, the solo project of Tobias Isaksson of vets Irene and Laurel Music. His debut single "The catcher in the rye" is out today and can be previewed here, while his forthcoming album "Rule of thirds" will be out in September.
Gaby and the Guns - Rosen i parken (video)
"Rosen i parken" is the new single from Swedish indie act Gaby and the Guns off the band's new album "Bränner staden". Download the mp3 via SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/gabyandtheguns/rosen-i-parken/
Fly Air France
Air France, now on tumblr and possibly coming back with something new in 2011: http://theairfrance.tumblr.com/
Rigas den Andre - Dead ponies
Rigas den Andre has a new track streaming at SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/florafauna/rigas-den-andre-dead-ponies
The new album "Speed run" will be out in May and will be available either digitally or on a series of 7"s (as all skweee was intended to be released).