Norwegian electronic music lable Beatservice has started blogging: http://beatservice.blogspot.com/ (via)
New mp3 today from A Gilbert Play, an mysterious post-rock/jazz combo from Sweden. Try as I might, I just can't seem to find any information about these guys and in some ways, I think the added mystique benefits them. I've never really been a fan of Tortoise, but hearing this band makes me realize what they were trying to do. Tortoise had good ideas, but A Gilbert Play gets it right. One of the more important aspects of this group's music is that they know when not to play. The way they let notes hang and drift shows a level of musical maturity that is rarely achieved. The restrain doesn't lead to tension though - by letting each instrument have its own space, AGP lets you appreciate how good the compositions and arrangements really are. I particularly enjoy this track because of the shimmering, bell-like guitar tone and the languid melody line. Very, very nice.
Check out the video for "Ever-frost" from Finland's Sentenced: http://www.sentenced.org/v3/download/sentenced_ever-frost.mpg
We Are Soldiers We Have Guns report that they are done recording their debut EP to be released at the end of October via the UK label Stereo Test Kit.
Norway's The Jessica Fletchers will be coming to the US for a slew of shows with Dressy Bessy:
06/11 - Delancey Lounge, New York, NY
06/14 - Delancey Lounge, New York, NY
06/17 - Gothic Theatre, Denver, CO
06/18 - Launchparty, Albuquerque, NM
06/19 - Modified, Phoenix, AZ
06/20 - The Casbah, San Diego, CA
06/21 - The Echo, Los Angeles, CA
06/22 - Bottom of the hill, San Francisco, CA
06/23 - Dante's, Portland, OR
06/25 - Sunset Tavern, Seattle, WA
06/29 - The Scene Bar, Glendale, CA
07/01 - Cafe Du Nord, San Francisco, CA
07/06 - Trees, Dallas, TX
07/07 - Emos, Austin, TX
The band is signed with Rainbow Quartz in the US and will be releasing their latest album "Less sophistication" soon.
"Wildhearts" will be the next single from Melody Club off their latest album "Face the music". It comes out July 6.
JuJu Records has updated their download section with a bunch of new stuff: http://www.jujurecords.com/downloads.php
In other JuJu news, Zero, Sportrunnaz and PSTQ are all currently in the studio working on new material. No word on when stuff will be released, but I'll be sure to keep y'all updated.
Dead Frog Records has posted a bunch more new demo reviews: http://www.deadfrogrecords.com/demos-reviews/
22-Pistepirkko has posted the video for "X-(Wo)men" online for streaming and download: http://www.22-pistepirkko.net/hankstvset.html
Mundane Sounds reviews the David Fridlund solo album "Amaretsu" and follows up with a short interview: http://www.mundanesounds.com/intereview.php?id=1306&iid=1307
Music For Robots posts a Ratatat remix of "The comeback" by the Shout Out Louds: http://music.for-robots.com/archives/000991.html
Lost At Sea reviews the new Jaga Jazzist: http://www.lostatsea.net/review.phtml?id=145756717142a4cfe819e7d