The Silent Ballet reviews Aerial
The Silent Ballet reviews Aerial's latest record "Put it this way in headlines": http://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/3012/Default.aspx
Country: Sweden
Free Jazz reviews "Beches brew"
The Free Jazz blog is not so keen on Swedish artist Bengt Berger and his latest album "Beches brew": http://freejazz-stef.blogspot.com/2010/01/bengt-berger-beches-brew-country.html
Siena Root double live album in the works
Swedish hard-rockers Siena Root have been recording all of their recent shows and will be releasing a double-live album in the near future. More details to come.
Musik med Kommun
New live music at PSL with all-stars Kommun: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2010/01/09/musik-med-kommun-2/
New U.X. Vileheads EP coming via Adult Crash
Swedish punks U.X. Vileheads (ex-DS-13, The Vicious, Regulations, etc.) will be releasing their second 7" EP via Danish label in the near future. The band's debut was released in Q409 via .
Tortyr in the UK
Excellent Swedish crust/d-beat act Tortyr is heading to the UK later this month for a tour with Cry Havoc:
01/22 - The King Alfred, Southhampton
01/23 - White Heart Inn, Bristol
01/24 - The Crown and Anchor, Brixton
01/25 - tba
01/26 - The Shed, Leicester
01/27 - Chameleon, Nottingham
01/28 - The Cardigan Arms, Leeds
01/29 - The Fishtank, Durham
01/30 - Upperthorpe, Sheffield
Rigas - Ghosts (feat. Anna Maria Espinosa)
Check out the video for the new Rigas single "Ghosts" (feat. Anna Maria Espinosa): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0blvEkAvso
Rigas' new album "Let's get gone" comes out March 10 via .
Alice in Videoland signs with Wonderland
has announced the signing of Swedish pop/electro act Alice in Videoland. Expect a new single in late February/early March.
Manifestgalen 2010 nominees are go
The nominees for the 2010 Manifest Awards, Sweden's alternative Grammy, have been announced:
Punk/Hardcore:
En Svensk Tiger - Versace style ()
Troublemakers - Made in Sweden ()
Tysta Mari - Sveriges Casino ()
The Clichés - Monkey see, monkey do ()
Dance:
Minilogue - Samlad årsproduktion
Samuel L Session - The man with the case ()
The Field - Yesterday and Today ()
Tomas Andersson - Stiff Disco ()
Jazz:
Bengt Berger - Beches Brew ()
Jonas Kullhammar Quartet - The Half Naked Truth 1998-2008 ()
The Opposite - Intertwined ()
Plunge With Bobo Stenson - Origo ()
Rhythm:
Calle Real - Me Lo Gané ()
Jaqee - Kokoo Girl ()
Music is the weapon - Music is the weapon ()
Syster Sol - Dömd att bli bedömd ()
Rock:
Florence Valentin - Spring Ricco ()
Makeouts - In A Strange Land ()
Murder by guitar - Murder by guitar ()
Skriet - Skriet ()
Pop:
Anna Järvinen - Man var bland molnen ()
El Perro Del Mar - Love Is Not Pop ()
JJ - JJ n° 2 ()
Jonathan Johansson - En hand i himlen ()
Hårdrock/Metal:
Abandon - The Dead End ()
Candlemass - Death Magic Doom ()
Katatonia - Night Is The New Day ()
Tribulation - The Horror ()
Synth:
Arvid - Andetag ()
Dupont - Entering The Ice Age ()
Emmon - Closet Wanderings ()
Rupesh Cartel - Anchor Baby ()
Singer/songwriter:
Ane Brun - Live at Stockholm Concert Hall ()
David Åhlen - We Sprout In Thy Soil ()
Jonna Lee - This Is Jonna Lee ()
Kristofer Åström And The Rainaways - Sinkadus ()
Folk/ballad:
Taken By Trees - East of Eden ()
Miriam Aida - Letras au Brasil ()
Tore Berger - I huset långt på landet ()
Esbjörn Hazelius - Blunda och du ska få se ()
Hip-hop:
Mohammed Ali - Processen ()
Organismen - Om Gud vill och vädret tillåter ()
Promoe - Kråksången ()
Stor - Nya skolans ledare ()
Best live:
Frida Hyvönen ()
Jenny Wilson ()
Fever Ray ()
Florence Valentin ()
Best unsigned:
Den Svenska Björnstammen
Extended Heads
Fulmakten
Nora
Go here for more: http://www.manifestgalan.se/122.aspx
Sirius playlist week #2
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. November - En ny tid är här
02. TALK 1
03. Viola - 2010s (maybe the world won't end)
04. Love Is All - Kungen
05. Niels Nielsen - We are youth
06. NEI - 40 rabbits
07. TALK 2
08. Voices Break the Silence - Lost
09. Oriel Joans - Knuckles whiten
10. Ljudbilden & Piloten - Arms and legs together
11. David Åhlén - Great is thy faithfulness
12. TALK 3
13. Sambassadeur - Sandy dunes
14. Folkvang - Stugsista
15. Nirvana 2002 - Slumber
16. TALK 4
17. Obliteration - Exterminate
18. Java - Smokescreen
19. Thee Gutted String - White
20. TALK 5
21. Grande Roses - The farm
Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.
Love Is All in the Pfork track reviews
The new Love Is All track "Kungen" got a mediocre writeup at Pitchfork: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/11703-kungen/
Adrian signs This Is Head
has announced the signing of Malmö-based Krautrock act This Is Head and will be releasing their debut full-length "0001" this coming spring in cooperation with the band's own label . This Is Head has previously released two vinyl-only singles, a 7" and a 12".
Culkin in the studio
Swedish noiserockers Culkin are currently in the studio working on what might end up as their full-length debut. Watch: http://www.youtubedoubler.com/?video1=http://www.youtube.com/v/4y4g8C0-bs4&start1=0&video2=http://www.youtube.com/v/L9m2g5QWZi0&start2=0#comment-29356942
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Erik Grönwall - Erik Grönwall
02. Calle Kristiansson - Calle Kristiansson
03. Amanda Jenssen - Happyland
04. Hästpojken - Från där jag ropar
05. Thåström - Be-bop-a-lula hela jävla dan (1989-2009)
06. Kent - Röd
07. Jill Johnson - Music row II
08. Lars Winnerbäck - Tänk om jag ångrar mig och sen ångrar mig igen
09. Bo Kaspers Orkester - Samling
10. Melissa Horn - Säg ingenting till mig
11. Streaplers - Ett år i taget
12. Gentlemen - Awaken me
13. The Refreshments - 8 cd collection
14. Irya's Playground - Irya's Playground
15. Niklas Strömstedt - 30 år i kärlekens tjänst
16. Malena Ernman - La voix du nord
17. Larz Kristerz - Om du vill
18. Hans Martin - Höstglöd
19. Takida - The darker instinct
20. Sofia Karlsson - Det allra bästa 1999-2009
New album from The Bear Quartet in the fall
Mattias Alkberg says there will be both a new Bear Quartet album and a new solo album this coming fall, along with a new solo single "så fort som möjligt/as soon as possible": http://www.mabd.se/?p=536
I also think that Mattias and I share a birthday, but that's far less newsworthy. Anyhow: grattis!