Råd Kjetil Senza Testa presents "Abyssén", their third album in as many years. The music was composed for a special performance at the MADE Festival in Umeå in May 2011 which featured the band performing behind a curtain onto which a collage of "monstrous" deep-water fish was projected to match the self-described sound of "an underwater odyssey straight into the abyss." 250 copies, transparent vinyl, order via Bandcamp.
Coming later this year, the debut LP from Oscillotron -- the analog synth/imaginary soundtrack project of Kongh frontman David Johansson. This is the first teaser.
Oh children of the 90s, now we know that is why the internet was invented: to preserve all of your awkward and/or potentially embarrassing moments for posterity. Yes, the Umeå Hardcore Arkiv is now online and it is awesome: http://www.umeahardcorearkiv.se/
I first mentioned it back in March and now has confirmed their signing of Beatrice Eli and will be officially releasing her debut EP "It's over" in August.
quietly released a new 12" comp featuring 20 tracks recorded live at Earth Dom, Tokyo from acts such as Mob 47, Desperat and more: http://dbeatrawpunk.blogspot.com/2012/05/made-in-japan-live-12-dtakt040.html
Updated tourdates for The Radio Dept.'s South American tour in July:
07/02 - Bizarro Club, Lima (PE)
07/04 - Centro de Eventos Cerro Bellavista Santiago (CL)
07/06 - Beco 203, Sao Paulo (BR)
07/08 - Teatro Odiessa, Rio de Janerio (BR)
Katatonia has confirmed that their new album "Dead end kings" will be released on August 27 via . Full details here.
The Swede Beat has posted a new edition of their mixtape series, this one compiled by Tight Silk: http://www.theswedebeat.com/mixtape/the-swede-beat-mixtape-vol-8-tight-silk/
Via Passive/Aggressive, here's an EP of Danish postpunk from Moth, a new band featuring members from Melting Walkmen, Chainsaw Eaters and Torpedo Zombies.
Coming August 21 via , "Ny Våg - Svensk Punk / New Wave / Synth 1977-1982", a new and long-awaited book by collector Peter Kagerland on the early history of Sweden's legendary punk scene. It's Swedish-only, but it does include a bonus CD and will probably look quite nice filed on my shelft next to Premium's previously-released and very informative "Encyclopedia of Swedish Punk". Anyhow, details and ordering info is here.
New Swedish råpunk featuring members from Totalitär, Avskum, Makabert Fynd and The Nature. Kinda goes without saying, but yeah, this is raging.
New stuff on the way from the always-interesting :
June 13: Jerry Johansson - House of hope
July: Dan Fröberg & Alexandra E. Lindh - Tingens vilja
later this fall: Titiyo Jah & Andreas Söderström - tba
Inivisible Guy continues their "Hotet från Skogarna" interview series by talking to The Dead, Djävulskap, News from the Front and Moron Express.
It's been awhile since we've heard anything new from Finnish industrial/noise label , but they've just released a new CD called "Immune to jewels" from Lost Weight aka plunderphonic sound artist Jukka Vallisto. More details and ordering info here.
Swedish garage-rockers Terrible Feelings are touring the East Coast next month:
06/19 - Death By Audio, Brooklyn, NY
06/20 - Kungfu Necktie, Philadelphia, PA
06/21 - Gooski's, Pittsburgh, PA
06/22 - tba, Cleveland, OH
06/23 - tba, Nashville, TN
06/24 - The Buccaneer, Memphis, TN
06/25 - tba
06/26 - Slims, Raleigh, NC
06/27 - Strange Matter, Richmond, VA
06/28 - Golden West, Baltimore, DC
06/29 - Warehouse Motor Club, Middlesex, NJ
06/30 - The Acheron, Brooklyn, NY