Danish act Late Night Venture has a new track called "Acorns fall" up on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/latenightventure
MP3: Echo Is Your Love - Lion tamer versus tigers
"Lion tamer vs. tigers" is easily the most pop thing that Echo Is Your Love has ever done. They've still got the noiserock dissonance and artrock sensibilities that define them, but the songwriting is much more structured and concise. It's also got a great postpunk discobeat, perfect for the Boys of Scandinavia remix that wraps up the EP. Why BoS excised the chorus from said track baffles me though; that's the bit that makes the song. They tease you with it a few times in the beginning, giving a quick taste before hammering it home on repeat at the end, leaving it ringing in your ears. It's still the classic tried and true verse/chorus/verse formula, but far less obvious and far more smart. Also, while I can certainly appreciate EIYL's experimentalism, it doesn't always hold up so well to repeated listens. This track does. I'm looking forward to see what they do next.
Echo Is Your Love - Lion tamer versus tigers
Here's the video for the new Tomas Andersson Wij single "Sena tåg": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQgBkK-7ANg
Snake and Jet's Amazing Bullit Band have posted a bunch of rare + live tracks on their website for free download for a limited time: http://www.snakeandjet.dk/front.html
Check out a new 10-minute doc on Swedish punk featuring interviews with Asta Kask and others: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-4Wugql9UA
In Swedish, but don't let that dissuade you.
Look for Dungen to do a select run of US live dates this fall beginning in late October. Details soon.
Swedish hip-hop mag Kingsize is offering up a new mixtape from Öris for free download: http://www.kingsizemagazine.se/read.php?id=2385
Zyklon guitarist Destructhor aka Thor Anders Myhren has been recruited by legendary death-metal act Morbid Angel to play 2nd guitar.
Finnish artist Astrid Swan has started a blog, beginning with a recount of her experience at London's Great Escape festival: http://astridswan.blogspot.com/
Check out a drum'n'bass remix of Emperor's "I am the black wizards" as done by one of the dudes from KLF: http://www.myspace.com/emperorhorde
Musikindustrin reports that STIM is investigating whether or not legal firesharing can be implemented on a subscription basis in Sweden: http://www.musikindustrin.nu/mi/smpage.fwx?page=198&NYHETER=9140 (in Swedish)
More related content at Digital Renaissance: http://www.digitalrenaissance.se/2008/05/21/some-numbers-on-filesharing/
Morningside Records (Figurines, Oh No Ono) has signed Danish act Twins Twins and will be releasing their debut EP "Five songs" on September 8. Hear the single "Strawberry wine" at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/twinstwinsmusic
Göteborg-based experimental/drone artist Jasper TX has posted an update concerning his upcoming release schedule: http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=67373058&blogID=397217133
Highlights include a new 6-track CD on Mismah called "Black sheep", the much-anticipated "Gothenburg 08" comp on Fang Bomb (copies will be here soon!), a 7" split with Scissor Lock on Passeridae and lastly, another comp called "Steel wound string-Skin wound bone" to be released on Seattle-based label Omiimii.
Firefox AK and Tellevika have once again collaborated on new material and you can hear the result at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/tellevika
Sounds amazing, as always.