Khoma (nee Koma) has signed with Roadrunner Records, exactly as I figured they would. Read the full press release at Blabbermouth: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=43426
The new album is due out in April. A song from their excellent debut record "Tsunami" is available on my "Reader's companion" compilation.
Danish acts Lack and Barra Head are teaming for a tour together where they will not just play separate sets, but play together as one powerful unit. Read more at their label's website: http://www.playrec.dk/
NYC dance party Le One Night Stand is putting on a special Scandinavian-themed night on November 10 at Bar 13. Cover is free and guest DJ Miss Fiona Sand from Norway will be spinning. There will also be giveaways of new music from artists such as Annie, Shout Out Louds, Surferosa, The Knife, Tiger Baby, Mew and Datarock. More info: http://www.myspace.com/leonenightstand
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. The Cardigans - Super Extra Gravity
02. Eva Dahlgren - Snö
03. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
04. Laleh - Laleh
05. Christian Kjellvander - Faya
06. Nanne - Alltid på väg
07. ABBA - ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits - JTM
08. Björn Afzelius - Björn Afzelius bästa
09. Monica Zetterlund - Monicas bästa
10. Darin - Darin
11. Christer Sjögren - Love Me Tender
12. Weeping Willows - Singles Again
13. Mauro Scocco - Herr Jimsons äventyr
14. Sofia Karlsson - Svarta ballader (sjunger Dan Andersson)
15. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
16. Ulf Lundell - Lazarus
17. Emilia De Poret - A Lifetime in a Moment
18. Carola - Störst av allt
19. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
20. Hans Martin - Minnenas promenad
The Margarets will go into the studio next week to record a cover of Roy Orbison's "Pretty woman" for use in director Hans Petter Moland's new film "Gynmaslærer Pedersen". The film is set to premiere in February.
There's a scandal a-brewin'! Swedish TV station TV 4 +, the channel that shows all episodes of the Conan O'Brien in Sweden, has cancelled the airing of the episode where Dungen performed citing a technical problem with the digital transfer of the master tapes. Instead of attempting to retransfer the program, they've decided to show a rerun instead. Instead of the first time a Swedish band sings in Swedish on US TV. Upset? Email maria.ridbrink.raud@tv4.se your thoughts.
The Guardian reviews Nils Petter Molvaer's new album "Er": http://www.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,16373,1596472,00.html
The first truly great release of this fall season is Tiger Lou's "The loyal". The record is a bit darker in tone than his previous records, but as always, he just keeps getting better and better with each new release. The songwriting, the playing... everything is stepped up a notch. The only word I can think of to aptly describe it is "sublime". It doesn't hurt that Tiger Lou mainman Rasmus Kellerman is simply an excellent human being as well. Same goes for the rest of his bandmates (who are also in the band Torpedo). I love all you guys. Anytime any of you find yourself in the Pacific Northwest, give me a call okay?
In Flames will kick off a US tour in late January in support of their upcoming album "Come clarity". After that, the band plans to hit Europe and the UK from early March until April. In other news, the band will shoot a video for the song "Take this life" with director Patric Ullaeus in the near future.
Service has posted cover art and tracklists for all of their upcoming fall releases: http://www.srvice.com/
That is, assuming the fix the cover art part.
Danish label Hentai Vital has just released a new experimental/noise comp tribute to painter Francis Bacon featuring compositions from artists Lasse Marhaug, Henrik Nordvargr Björkk, Contagious Orgasm and Hentai, each doing an audio interpretation of a particular Bacon painting. More info: http://www.hentai-vital.com/
Download "Unsuccessful is the new successful" from Larsen & Furious Jane: http://www.larsenandfuriousjane.com/mp3/unsuccessful_is_the_new_successful.mp3
Swedish experimental label Kning Disk will be recording and releasing Gallery Edition CDRs from Tom Bugs, Skull Defekts, The iDEALIST and BJNilsen during the upcoming Full Pull Festival on November 11-13. These are all 3" CDRs, recorded live at the scene and burned/distributed on the spot. Extemely limited, so be sure to be there if you want a copy. More info about the fest here: http://www.fullpull05.org/
Kning Disk is also introducing a new sublabel called "L. Series" with a live CDR from Steffen Basho-Junghans. Read more: http://kningdisk.com/02_releases_l_series.asp?id=900
Upcoming releases from Swedish indiepop label Songs I Wish I Had Written:
11/02 - Le sport - Business girls / I comes before U CDR
11/09 - The Lovekevins - Max Léon CDEP
11/22 - Unarmed enemies CDEP
11/29 - Regina CDR
Sweden's Asaka has posted some new tracks for listening: http://www.asaka.it/ (don't be fooled by the Italian domain)