Promenade Recordings will release volumes two and three of their food compilation series sometime around March or April next year. Bands confirmed for volume two include Camera Casanovas, Ponyboy, Dialog Cet, Meta Band, Galactic Heroes, Tullycraft and Incognito Pop.
Millencolin is done with recording their new album. Head over to their website to check all the home movies they made documenting the process: http://www.millencolin.com/studio/index.htm
Last Days of April on tour in Europe and Japan:
11/12 - AJZ, Neumünster (GER)
11/13 - Römer, Bremen (GER)
11/14 - Bitterzoet, Amsterdam (NL)
11/15 - FZW, Dortmund (GER)
11/16 - Strax-O-Soul, Lille (FRA)
11/18 - Ex-Haus, Trier (GER) w/Starmarket
11/19 - Substage, Karlsruhe (GER)
11/20 - Woodstock Boogie Bar, Limoges (FRA)
11/21 - L'Inca, Bordeaux (FRA)
11/22 - Arrebato, Zaragoza (SPA)
11/23 - Siroco, Madrid (SPA)
11/24 - Pub Terra, Castellon (SPA)
11/25 - Magic, Barcelona (SPA)
11/26 - Péniche "Le Mascaret", Lyon (FRA)
11/27 - Sinne, Innsbruck (AUS)
11/29 - Chelsea, Wien (AUS)
11/30 - Arcadium, Graz (AUS)
12/02 - Prager Frühling, Munich (GER)
12/03 - Kulturkeller, Fulda (GER)
12/04 - Projekt 7, Magdeburg (GER)
12/05 - Zakk, Düsseldorf (GER)
12/10 - Astro Hall, Tokyo (JPN)
12/11 - Astro Hall, Tokyo (JPN)
12/13 - Club Quattro, Osaka (JPN)
Logh has completed the recording of their brand new, third album "A sunset panorama". As mentioned before, the whole thing was tracked live with no overdubs and was completed between 11am and 9pm on September 26 at Studio Gröndahl. The event was also filmed, so the album will probably be released as a split CD/DVD so you can actually watch and listen to the band playing the album in full surround sound. February 21 is the European release date with Sweden to follow on the 23rd and North America soon after. The band will tour Scandinavia in February/March, Europe in March/April and then will finally come to the US and North America around May. About time! Needless to say, I am very, very excited to hear this news.
Es, Kiila and Kemialliset Ystävät from Finnish avant label Fonal Records will be doing a special showcase gig at the Subcurrent festival in Glasgow on February 5 next year.
Flora and Fauna will be releasing the brand new single "Blue Gold" from The Chrysler on November 3. The Chrysler Club at Kagelbanan on November 5 will serve as a release party and all paying entrants will receive a free copy. Preview the song here: http://www.brilliant.nu/mp3/the%20chrysler_blue%20gold.mp3
Swedish twee act Club 8 will be doing two shows in China in November:
11/11 - HITEC Auditorium, Hong Kong
11/13 - New Get Lucky Pub, Beijing
Swedish hardcore label Busted Heads is giving up! They'll be repressing the Regulations "Destroy" 7" because "the record is too good, the band too active and the demand too big to let it end with just the first press," but the long awaited Trapdoor Fucking Exit 7" has been scrapped by the band. Boo! Read the full statement: http://www.bustedheads.com/
Finnish experimental online music label Aamu 10°C now has video content: http://www.aamu10c.net/video/
The first releases are Vapaa's album/film "Tilat" and their video "Lato".
World music blog Tikun Olam discusses Finnish act Ottopasuuna: http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2004/10/ottopasuna.html
New Swedish label Plutonium Distibution has just put out their very first CD, a comp of 15 indie electronic artists entitled "Plutonium Showcase". Go to their website for more info: http://www.plutonium-distro.com/
The king and queen of Swedish electro, Håkan Lidbo and Sophie Rimheden, are collaborating together on a cover of the Tears for Fears classic "Shout" for release as a single on Memento Materia in November. Samples available here: http://www.mementomateria.se/rimhedenlidbo.html
Emil Jensen has announced that the backing back for his upcoming live dates will consist of a cast of various Adrian Recordings-related musicians: Marcus Cato on guitar and backing vocals, John Bjerkert on drums, Richard Flygel on bass, Magnus Bjerkert on trumpet and Markus Slivka on acoustic guitar and keys.
International mp3 blog Fat Planet posts tracks and commentary on Jens Lekman, Annie and Kim Hiorthoy: http://www.fatplanet.com.au/#241004