Pitchfork reviews the brand new Röyksopp: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/r/royksopp/understanding.shtml
Swedish post-rockers Ef will tour Europe in October. Keep up-to-date with their gig schedule here: http://www.twee.nu/ef/live.htm
Chalksounds has posted an update concerning the long wait for the upcoming debut album from The End Will Be Kicks: http://www.chalksounds.com/shownews.php?show=64
As someone with their own money-losing indie label, I can definitely commiserate with Magnus and his money woes. Shit ain't easy, I can assure you. But I can also assure you that this record, when it finally comes out, will kick your ass. The demos and rough mixes I've heard are amazing and it's still one of my most anticipated new releases for 2005.
Fluxblog posts a track from Denmark's Tiger Tunes: http://www.fluxblog.org/2005/07/always-up-to-something-ill-and-evil.html
Sigur Rós has revealed that their new album, now entitled "Takk" will be released on September 12 via EMI.
The always over-extended Tomas Lindberg has left the band Nightrage, one of his many bands. Read a full statement from Tompa here: http://www.digitalmetal.com/news.asp?cid=6658
Shebang, Linda Maxx and Caroline W are touring together as the Summer Expressen Tour. Dates here: http://www.plugged.se/tours.html
The Aversionline mp3 blog posts a track from Sörskogen, a short-lived sideproject featuring Mikael Åkerfeldt of Opeth with help from Dan Swanö: http://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2005/07/genius-genius-total-fucking-genius.html
The lineup for the En Ljummen i Gräset Festival has been posted: http://www.ljummen.com/
Both IAT netlabel acts Björn Kleinhenz and The Grand Opening are playing on July 23, so that's definitely something to not be missed. I'd be there myself if I could.
Playback STL has reviews of ZZZ and Hanne Hukkelberg posted under Play by Play: http://www.playbackstl.com/
It took me a week, but I'm finally back. Well, I'm maybe not at 100% again quite yet, but I'm getting there. I'll be travelling to Vancouver this week, so updates might not happen on a regular basis as usual, but they will get done. So without further ado, let's get back to the shit...
Check out the new mp3 blog Dark Dose, specializing in gothic and metal music with a heavy slant towards Scandinavian artists: http://www.darkdose.com/
Recently featured bands include Fallout, Shape of Despair, The Rapture (FIN) and Diabolique, a band I was planning on featuring in an upcoming Friday classic post. So yeah, very recommended.
Noisedfisk interviews Sambassadeur: http://noisedfisk.com/2005/07/08/an-interview-with-sambassadeur/
The amazing electronic humppa act (and Desert Planet sideproject) Screaming Timbermen have relaunched their homesite and posted a new mp3 of the song "A night at the oasis": http://personal.inet.fi/taide/junttila/desert/timbermen/index.htm
Amazing stuff, as always.
Prolific electronic artist Hjörtur has a new new-age/instrumental album called "Harp" coming out on July 15. Samples and more info here: http://www.hjortur.dk/hjortur/index3-harp.html