New Håkan Hellström album this fall
Håkan Hellström has announced that he will be releasing his sixth solo album this coming fall on October 13, marking 10 years to the day since his groundbreaking debut "Känn ingen sorg för mig Göteborg".
Maria Haukaas Storeng - Precious to me (feat. Måns Zelmerlöw)
Check out Norwegian artists Maria Haukaas Storeng and Måns Zelmerlöw performing a duet cover of Phil Seymour's "Precious to me": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jWX0QDUxms
Principe Valliente - One more time (video)
Swedish goths Principe Valliente have a new video for the song "One more time": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnBkA3ppR64
New videos at Pitchfork from Casiokids, Tallest Man on Earth
Pitchfork has the premiere of the new Casiokids video "Finn bikkjen!": http://pitchfork.com/tv/#/musicvideo/5472-casiokids-finn-bikkjen-polyvinyl
I always appreciate the appearance of a border collie, but everything else about this video (the song, the dancing) is a snooze.
Also posted over there, a "Tunnelvision" live session with Swedish artist The Tallest Man on Earth: http://pitchfork.com/tv/#/episode/2480-the-tallest-man-on-earth/1
This clip is recommended.
Sirius playlist week #19
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. Sweatmaster - Turnover
02. TALK 1
03. Viola - Leave it all again (feat. Bääbs)
04. Regulations - Down the street
05. The Bear Quartet - Sweet beef
06. TALK 2
07. Mattias Alkberg - Lys upp mig en stjärna
08. Susanne Sundfør - Turkish delight
09. The Skull Defekts - Remain in cruxus (dub)
10. TALK 3
11. Obliteration - Ingesting death
12. Zombiekrig - Håll käften ge mig dina pengar
13. Grande Roses - The astronaut
14. Brutus - Solution
15. TALK 4
16. Ikons - Guns
17. Rising - Grail of bone
18. The Aches - Dancing syllables
19. TALK 5
20. Eskatol - Fane av løgner
Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.
Nekropsalms, now on cassette
The extra-kvlt cassette edition of Obliteration's excellent "Nekropsalms" album is now available from , along with quite a few other items of fine quality Norwegian darkness: http://ormeyngel.bigcartel.com/
For those of you holding out for copies of the "Nekropsalms" LP (+ bonus 7"!), I ordered a few copies for distro and should be getting them soonish.
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Karpe Diem - Aldri Solgt En Løgn
02. Thomas Dybdahl - Waiting for that one clear moment
03. Gitarkameratene - Kanon! Gitarkameratenes aller beste
04. Susanne Sundfør - The Brothel
05. Tove Bøygard - Tove Bøygard
06. Trond Granlund - Sanger jeg lærte av faren min
07. Chand Torsvik - Kongeriket Norge
08. Aleksander With - Still Awake
09. John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen - For Sant Til Å Være Godt
10. Jenny & Arne - From Our Hearts
11. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2010
12. Lars Vaular - Helt om natten, Helt om dagen
13. Finn Kalvik & Erik Fosnes Hansen - Neste Stasjon Grorud
14. 1349 - Demonoir
15. Raga Rockers - Shit Happens
16. Øystein Sevåg - The Red Album
17. Knut Magne Myrland - Sjelespor
18. Terje Rypdal - Crime Scene
19. Staut - Staut
20. Donkeyboy - Caught in a Life
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Timoteij - Längtan
02. The Ark - In full regalia
03. Johnossi - Mavericks
04. Anna Bergendahl - Yours sincerely
05. Mikael Wiehe - Ta det tillbaka!
06. Scotts - Vi gör det igen
07. Rolandz - Jajamen
08. Salem al Fakir - Ignore this
09. Ola Magnell - Rolös
10. Play - Under my skin
11. The Playtones - Rock'n roll dance party
12. Cookies n Beans - Beg, borrow and steal
13. Melissa Horn - Säg ingenting till mig
14. The Radio Dept. - Clinging to a scheme
15. Crashdïet - Generation wild
16. Jill Johnson - Music row II
17. Amanda Jenssen - Happyland
18. Petter - En räddare i nöden
19. Dundertåget - Dom feta åren är förbi
20. Björn Skifs - Da capo
Casiokids back to the UK
Casiokids will be back in the UK at the end of the month:
05/26 - Heaven, London
05/27 - Hare and Hounds, Birmingham
05/28 - The Forum, Tunbridge Wells
05/29 - Dot to Dot Festival, Bristol
05/30 - Dot to Dot Festival, Nottingham
05/31 - Dot to Dot Festival, Manchester
Listed: Trentemøller
Trentemøller does the "Listed" thing for Dusted: http://dustedmagazine.com/features/905
MP3: Originalljudet - Jennys polska
Originalljudet means "original sound" which could mean all sorts of things, depending on how you want to interpret it. It is brand new or is it going back to the source? Or perhaps a little of both, as you'll hear on "Jennys polska". It's got the lilting melody of classic Jan Johansson, but the feel is more stiff-legged and monotonous, giving the piece a darker undercurrent. I can picture creepy, withered old dudes playing this sort of stuff on a cobblestone street corner or in some olde world European café, but it's nice to know that it's actually being made by fresh-faced young folks, young folks who are eager to twist old sounds and exploit them into something new.
Originalljudet - Jennys polska
Strange Ears closing statement
As mentioned here, Danish label/booking agency is shutting down and now it's official. Read the official statement from bossman Steffen Rasmussen: http://bitterculture.blogspot.com/2010/05/tankerne-bag.html (in Danish)
Beta Satan - Proof
Listen to Beta Satan covering fellow Dane Kim Las (Money Your Love): http://www.myspace.com/betasatan
Said track will appear on a new 2xCD version of Las' album "Shackles of amusement" (previously released on vinyl only) featuring a bonus disc of reinterpretations of his songs as performed by bands such as Beta Satan, I Got You On Tape, Choir Of Young Believers and more.
Ólafur Arnalds
...And they have escaped the weight of darkness
Erased Tapes
Falling somewhere between the glacial soundscapes of Sigur Rós and cinematic musings of Jóhann Jóhannsson, Ólafur Arnalds creates small-scale, intimate creations meant for quiet contemplation. Not one to take the path of least resistance, and head straight for the obvious theme, Arnalds cleverly sculpts the nine mini-compositions of "...And they have escaped the weight of darkness" into understated gems, eschewing melodramatic excess and allowing them to slowly unravel over time. Opening with the barely there track "Þú ert sólin" and continuing with "Þú ert jörðinn", the first two songs act as a prelude to his dimly lit world, which finally explodes into fruition with "Tunglið", a piano-driven piece that builds to dizzying string and percussion-filled heights. The album's start for all practical purposes, it's well worth the wait.
While a stunningly mature modern-classical outing, it's album centerpiece "Hægt, kemur ljósið" that truly shows what Arnalds is truly capable of creating, and with any luck will act as a bridge to future work. Packed with an album's worth of emotional resonance, the track is a multi-movement gem, where Arnalds makes good on "...And they have escaped the weight of darkness"' promise, tenderly leading his listeners into a melancholy dawn.
- Laura Studarus
Under the Radar interviews Jónsi
Under the Radar interviews Icelandic artist Jónsi: http://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/jonsi/