Psilodump will finally be releasing an official full-length CD on January 19 entitled "Psilodumputer". The disc will include both new and previously released recordings as well as remixes. Tracklist:
01. Jag Minns Inte (Album Version)
02. Psilodumputer
03. Låtsades Krama (Album Version)
04. Huvudwerk
05. You're So Full of SID
06. Erased
07. The Somnambulist (video)
08. Behind the False Two
09. Sitting Down
10. Vuoksa the Triangle
11. Jag Minns Inte (Saturn Remix by Bodenständig 2000)
12. The Somnambulist (Umpadump Remix by Din Stalker)
13. Control EQ Fixed (Gangster Remix by Paza)
14. Psilodumputer (Rock Me-Mix by Dorothy's Magic Bag)
15. Jag Minns Inte (O.S.T Remix by Terror Flynn)
Sibiria has a new website design: http://www.sibiria.se/
Marilyn Records artists Gustav and the Seasick Sailors finally have their own webpage: http://www.gatss.com/
Demilich, Anata, Disfear and Dismember will be representing Scandinavia at next year's Maryland Death Fest at Sonar in Baltimore on May 27-28. Details: http://www.supremebrutality.com/fest
Norwegian singer/songwriter Magnet has been confirmed for next year's SXSW festival in Austin, Texas to coincide with a full US tour. His latest album "The tourniquet" comes out over here in February via Filter Recordings.
Upcoming European tourdates for Boy Omega:
03/12 - tba, Hannover
03/13 - Rosis, Berlin
03/14 - Südstadt, München
03/15 - K4, Nürnberg
03/16 - Bastion, Bochum
03/17 - LVP Bar, Leiden
03/18 - DB Studio, Utrecht
03/19 - Karthuizerhof, Amsterdam
03/20 - De Kar, Groningen
03/21 - AZ Conni, Dresden
03/22 - UT Connewitz, Leipzig
03/23 - Mikrokosmos, Magdeburg
03/24 - Barracuda, Kassel
03/25 - tba, Hamburg
Preview the new album "The black tango" (and other tracks) here: http://kubot.ath.cx/kubotsite/boyomegasite2/listen.htm
Plugged Records has announced the signing of Swedish singer/songwriter Frida Pettersson.
Pelle Carlberg will be returning to the UK once again in late January:
01/24 - The Luminaire, London
01/25 - The Hanbury Ballroom, Brighton
01/27 - tbc, Oxford
01/28 - Sadder Days @ The Windmill, Brixton
Of all the post-Refused bands, I like David Sandström's stuff the best. He made one brilliant Scandinavian folk-inspired album ("Om det inte händer nåt innan i morgon så kommer jag") and then reinvented himself as a singer/songwriter. Quite a distance from his beginnings as Final Exit's frontman, eh? His latest album "Go down" almost made it into my top 10 for the year, but I listened to it too much and burnt myself out. It's still a great record, we just need some time apart y'know? Today's track is David's take on Stina Nordenstam's lead single from her last record "The world is saved". It's interesting to note how well the song works in a rock context - even with all of Stina's pop artifice stripped away, you still have a great song.
David Sandström Overdrive - Get on with your life
Okay, Laakso didn't officially make my top 10 list or even the honorable mention list, but that's not because it didn't deserve it. It's a serious oversight on my part and I apologize. I only just started to appreciate the album "My gods" in the last few weeks, so I've been hesitant about praising it too much before I've given it enough time to sink in. I don't trust that new-album euphoria when it comes to my year-end list. At first it was just the singles that got my attention, but the more I delve into the album, the more I like about it. The music is extrememly catchy and the lyrics are quite witty in their self-depreciation. I discover a clever new line almost every time I listen. And those screeching falsetto backing vocals! More than a novelty, I swear.
New top 10s today from IAT correspondent Roni Brunn and Martin Willén of Jezebel Recordings. Check 'em out on the right.
The new Whyte Seeds album and single "Bold as love" will be out in February.
Victims have been writing and rehearsing a bunch of new material recently and report that they now have plans to enter the studio in February to record a new album. After that it looks like the band will do a 4-week US tour around April/May. More details soon.