New music from The Fume
Swedish glam/garage-rockers The Fume have two new tracks posted at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/fumethe
Country: Sweden
Division of Laura Lee - Violence is timeless (video)
Division of Laura Lee have a new video for the song "Violence is timeless": http://vimeo.com/11716971
The Line of Best Fit reviews Nicolai Dunger
The Line of Best Fit reviews Nicolai Dunger's newest album "Play": http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/05/nicolai-dunger-play/
Discouraged announces release date for Plector
has confirmed that new signees Plector will see their debut album "Dark & spiteful" released on September 8.
Jasper TX
Singing stones
Fang Bomb
Ambient music is one of those genres that's increasingly mirroring the Swedish melodic death metal scene. Not in terms of style, of course, rather in terms of complete oversaturation and lack of variation. You know the score: there's a mountain of bands, all doing the exact same things to varying degrees of success, yet only a handful have the presence of mind and ability to rise above the masses and output something really special -- or original, for that matter. Jasper TX falls into the category of those who ply the trade well but fail to do anything really noteworthy. That said, Swede Dag Rosenqvist, is to be commended for his commitment to the world of cinematic ambience, but it must also be pointed out that there's nothing really going on that hasn't been done a gazillion times before. "Singing stones" is like an IKEA table: it does the job, but every other table in every other IKEA is exactly the same -- more or less -- and half the population has one. A Jonas Bohlin table may be a little less accessible and may take more time to construct, but the end result is far more unique and enjoyable and it stands out from the crowd. Yes, "Singing stones" is a good album and is well put together. But the fact that, with very few exceptional moments, it sounds pretty much like every other ambient/cinematic project out there means it's pretty pointless even checking it out if you already have a heap of this type of music. For a first time buyer, however, it's a good introduction. Then, when you hear all the other bands that sound the same you can say, "They just sound like Jasper TX." Swings and roundabouts, I suppose.
- John Norby
Encyclopedia of Svensk Dödsmetall: the Return
Italian death metal fiend Nicola Costantini is working on a revised 2nd edition of his "Encyclopedia of Svensk Dödsmetall" which looks to be absolute massive, clocking it somewhere near 400 A4-sized pages. Expect a 50/50 split of recycled/rearranged content from the first book and fresh new material, much of which is outlined in this blog post. It'll only be printing in a small limited edition, so you may want to reserve a copy early.
Dusted reviews The Tallest Man on Earth
Dusted reviews the new album "The wild hunt" from The Tallest Man on Earth: http://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/5706
Wildbirds & Peacedrums - Bleed like there was no other flood (video)
A new Wildbirds & Peacedrums video, directed by Patrik Instedt (NEI, Brick). Still not all that into this band, but their new choral-enhanced stuff is a step up.
Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSI0Jf7sg60
Niels Nielsen - I'm not here
Niels Nielsen is streaming a dark new track at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/nielsfromhell
Apparently he also recently signed with a label here in the US, but no details are available yet.
New Wildbirds & Peacedrums EPs get exact release dates
The new Wildbirds & Peacedrums 12" EP "Retina", the first of two they plan to release, will finally be out on May 24 after a short delay. "Iris", the second part, follows on June 21.
New Bob Hund EP next week
Bob Hund will be releasing a new 4-song EP on May 19 called "Stumfilm".
Solander live on Bedroomdisco TV
Watch Swedish act Solander play a couple live acoustic tracks for Bedroomdisco TV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSPL1hR0_wc
MP3: Lågkonjunkturen - Den här låten handlar om...
"This song is about..." Who cares! It's summer project time! Martin Senter (EL-SD, Seven Feet Four, etc.) started a new punk band "just for the fun of it," which really, is the only reason to do music in the first place. Anyhow, the band is just him playing all the instruments and Isabella Sundell screaming out the words and I think it sounds great. Certainly goes well with the new Lögnhalsmottagningen 7" that just showed up today. Hopefully he'll pull something together and will take it to the stage because that's, as much as love punk singles (not really), that's the best place to experience this kind of music.
Lågkonjunkturen - Den här låten handlar om...
Ken Ring & Tommy Tee - Helt jävla beng (video)
I like this because it doesn't take itself too seriously. And really, who doesn't like a good party track? Still proving, once again, that the best Swedish hip-hop is på Svenska.
Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2LFDChQLuY
Drivan debut coming in August
has confirmed that Driven, the "girl group" led by Kim Hiorthøy (remember?) will be releasing their debut album "Disko" in August.