2nd Reincarnage demo on the way
Reincarnage has recorded a new demo entitled "Black vision" which will be released via death metal cassette label .
AC4 UK tour
AC4 are heading to the UK in October:
10/14 - The Coalition, Brighton
10/15 - Club Revolution - The Park, Peterborough
10/16 - The Underworld, London Camden
10/17 - The Croft, Bristol
10/18 - The Old Bell, Derby
10/19 - Carling 02 Academy 3, Birmingham
10/20 - The Well, Leeds
10/21 - The Grand, Glasgow
10/22 - Festival, Cardiff
10/23 - Sub89, Reading
10/24 - The Joiners, Southampton
Musik med Johnossi (#2)
A second live clip from Johnossi at PSL: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2010/08/19/musik-med-johnossi-2/
Mattias Björkas (Cats on Fire) live on a boat (video)
Watch Cats on Fire frontman Mattias Björkas perform live for Stockholm Boat Sessions: http://stockholmboatsessions.blogspot.com/2010/08/mattias-bjorkas-cats-on-fire.html
Otur free music series
Starting tomorrow and continuing every Friday for the next 11 weeks, Swedish electro artist Otur will be posting a new mp3 for free download in her blog: http://www.oturmusic.com/?p=821
Kongh now bass-less
Bassist Oskar Rydén has parted ways with Swedish doom act Kongh. The band will continue on as a two-piece in the short term, but are openly seeking a replacement: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=46690587&blogId=538372633
New video from Pacific!, album coming soon
Pacific! have a video for their new track "Narcissus", one of the pieces they composed for Olof Persson's modern dance project of the same name: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKCclDilLMc
Apparently there's a new album on the way as well, due out September 13, and samples can be heard at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/musicpacific
K-X-P - 18 hours of love (video)
Pitchfork has the premiere of the new K-X-P video for "18 hours of love": http://pitchfork.com/tv/#/musicvideo/6942-k-x-p-18-hours-of-love-smalltown-supersound
Isobel & November EP delayed
Isobel & November has pushed back the release of their new EP to September 15.
Fever Ray - Mercy street
Fever Ray has just released a new single in which she covers "Mercy street" by Peter Gabriel and NME has it as a free download for a limited time: http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=122&p=8922&title=fever_ray_cover_peter_gabriel&more=1&c=1
New Scorch Trio in late September
There will be a new Scorch Trio album in late September on , their first with new drummer Frank Rosaly who replaces skronk-scene mainstay Paal Nilssen-Love.
Rockettothesky on the road
New international live dates for Norwegian artist Rockettothesky:
08/07 - Die Kunstapotheke, Berlin (GER) (performing as Nude on Sand)
08/18 - Église de la trape/Mazeroles, Perigord (FRA)
08/19 - Chapelle de Bourgnac, Perigord (FRA)
08/20 - Cave de CIVRB, Cloitre des Recollets, Bergerac (FRA)
09/02 - Punktfestival, Agder Teater, Kristiansand (NOR) (performing as Jenny Hval aka Rockettothesky)
09/25 - The Rich Mix Arts Centre, London (UK) (solo performance/poetry reading as Jenny Hval)
09/30 - Nordic Sounds Festival, Amsterdam (NL)
MP3: EL-SD - Hille
I haven't been posting too many mp3s lately because there hasn't been too many releases that I'm really excited about. Of course I could keep on posting negative reviews of stuff I dislike, but that's extremely depressing, not to mention needlessly tedious. I still have to listen to the stuff, y'know? So what I'm going to do is what I've been doing (more or less) which is post more tracks from bands I've already talked up. I pretty much have only been listening to the same dozen-plus bands anyway, so it logically follows that my playlist here reflects that. Anyhow, EL-SD impressed me a lot with their side of their Axe split from a few months back and the group is now working on a full-length album. I've been lucky enough to receive a few preproduction samples and lucky for you, I've been given permission to share one. "Hille" doesn't differ much from the template on display in "Walking sideways"; they're still building walls of discordant noiserock anchored by a heavy rhythm section, but oh man, do they have hooks too! I wouldn't think it possible with such weird vocals, but they pull it off exceptionally well. I guess you could say that weird = memorable in this case. I'm told the band is currently seeking label support and though I'm not optimistic for them, I'm eager to be proven wrong. Personally, I'd go DIY in the face of so few indie labels putting out actual indierock, but hey, like I said, I'm happy to be refuted on the subject. Don't let my negativity rub off on you. Spread the word/music.
EL-SD - Hille
Simon Says No! - Solitary rush
Preview the new Simon Says No! single "Solitary rush": http://soundcloud.com/brilliance/solitary-rush
Jet Sound - Rollercoaster (video)
"Special thanks to my parents, my dog and Anette. And to all the families and individuals who have adopted and/or fostered a dog over the past 13 years."
Video by Nadine Byrne (The Magic State) and her sister (I presume?) Tanya. Direct link: http://vimeo.com/14176381