First two Cult of Luna albums to get vinyl reissue
is repressing Cult of Luna's first two albums (s/t and "The beyond") on 2xLP with revised artwork. See here: http://cultofluna.com/lost-vinyls
The Tallest Man on Earth signs with Dead Oceans
Swedish troubadour The Tallest Man on Earth has signed with US label and will release his new album "The wild hunt" on April 13. Head to Pitchfork for a sample tune and tracklist: http://pitchfork.com/news/37671-the-tallest-man-on-earth-signs-with-dead-oceans-shares-new-song/
Cloudberry to release A Smile and a Ribbon 7"
Swedish act A Smile and a Ribbon is next in line to release a 7" on .
The Fine Arts Showcase on tour in Germany
The Fine Arts Showcase are touring Germany later this month:
01/28 - Fzw, Dortmund
01/29 - Pretty Vacant, Düsseldorf
01/30 - Gleiss 22, Münster
02/04 - Molotov, Hamburg
02/05 - Beatpol, Dresden
02/06 - Bang Bang Club, Berlin
2009 Spellemannprisen nominees
The nominees for the 2009 Spellemannprisen (the Norwegian Grammy) have been announced:
Female Artist:
Ane Brun - Live At Stockholm Concert Hall (, )
Hanne Hukkelberg - Blood From A Stone ()
Julie Dahle Aagård - Stompin' Feet ()
Noora Noor - Soul Deep ()
Male Artist:
Alexander Rybak - Fairytales ()
Martin Hagfors - Men and flies ()
Sivert Höyem - Moon Landing ()
Sondre Lerche - Heartbeat Radio (//)
Pop Group:
Datarock - Red (/)
Donkeyboy - Caught In A Life ()
Kings Of Convenience - Declaration Of Dependence (/)
Kråkesølv - Trådnøsting ()
Montée - Isle Of Now ()
Electronica:
Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas - 2 (/)
Mungolian Jetset - We Gave It All Away (/)
Röyksopp - Junior (/)
Vinter In Hollywood - Outbreak (/)
Rock:
DumDum Boys - Tidsmaskin (/)
Heroes & Zeros - Simian Vices Modern Devices (//)
John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen - For Sant Til Å Være Godt ()
Motorpsycho - Child Of The Future ()
Skambankt - Hardt Regn ()
Metal:
Code - Resplendent Grotesque ()
Immortal - All Shall Fall ()
The Cumshots - A Life Less Necessary ()
Årabrot - The Brother Seed ()
Hip-hop:
Chris Lee - Love Ghost (/)
Lars Vaular - D'e Glede ()
Tommy Tee - Studio Time ()
Jazz:
Håvard Stubø Quartet - Way Up ()
Kim Johannesen/Svein Magnus Furu/Tore Sandbakken - Kayak ()
Nils-Petter Molvær - Hamada (/)
Solveig Slettahjell - Tarpan Seasons (/)
Tord Gustavsen Ensemble - Restored, Returned ()
Open Class:
Crimetime Orchestra - Atomic Symphony ()
Kristin Asbjørnsen - The Night Shines Like The Day (/)
Knut Reiersrud - Gitar (/)
Mari Boine - Sterna Paradisea (/)
When - Homage Series Vol.1: Sun Ra ()
Lyrics:
Anne Grete Preus - Nesten Alene ()
Kjartan Kristiansen/Aslak Dørum - DumDum Boys; Tidsmaskin ()
Stein Torleif Bjella - Heidersmenn ()
Sverre Knudsen - La Det Brenne ()
Tønes - Sobihob ()
Best Newcomer:
Alexander Rybak
Donkeyboy
John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen
Kråkesølv
Vilde Frang
More here: http://spellemann.no/
Immanu El on tour in February
Upcoming tourdates for Immanu El:
02/02 - Gleis 22, Münster (GER)
02/03 - Paris Syndrome, Leipzig (GER)
02/04 - tba
02/05 - Druckluftshaus, Oberhausen (GER)
02/06 - Elfer Club, Frankfurt (GER)
02/07 - Nbi Club, Berlin (GER)
02/08 - Mappa Club, Budapest (HUN)
02/09 - Societätstheater, Dresden (GER)
02/10 - Bezsennosc, Wroclaw (POL)
02/11 - Hydrozagadka, Warsaw (POL)
02/12 - Zaczek, Cracow (POL)
02/13 - Mdk Batory (If Summer Ends Festival), Chorzow (POL)
02/14 - Valentines Day - Pod Minoga, Poznan (POL)
02/16 - Depo, Riga (LAT)
02/17 - Klubi, Turku (FIN)
02/18 - Telakka, Tampere (FIN)
02/19 - Kojaamo, Helsinki (FIN)
02/20 - tbc, St Petersburg (RUS)
02/21 - tbc, Moscow (RUS)
Enslaved working on a new album
Lambgoat reports that Enslaved is in the studio working on their next record: http://www.lambgoat.com/news/view.aspx?id=13916
On Volcano minus one
Finnish shoegazers On Volcano have parted ways with drummer Eino due to lack of time and energy and will continue on as a trio until they find a permanent replacement. Jarno Alho (Sister Flo, Kytäjä, etc.) will be filling in for live appearances in the meantime.
Lo-Fi-Fnk to unveil new music via Facebook
Lo-Fi-Fnk will be giving away a new song on February 1 via Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=253521906589&ref=mf
New music format unveiled at Midem
MIC Norway reports on MusicDNA, a new music file format with extended meta information developed by Norwegian Dagfinn Bach: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2010012514205119694209
AC4 split with Surprise Sex Attack out now
AC4's new split 7" with Perth, Australia-based act Surprise Sex Attack is out now via and features the previously unreleased cut "Ten to one". 300 copies with hand-cut/hand-sewn/hand-printed/hand-stamped/hand-numbered, probably won't last long.
Sirius playlist week #4
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. Komeda - Elvira Madigan
02. TALK 1
03. Joensuu 1685 - I'm on fire
04. Haust - Skate rock
05. Sambassadeur - Sandy dunes
06. Erik de Vahl - Got it all
07. TALK 2
08. The Confusions - Boys will be boys
09. The Knife - Heartbeats
10. Francis - I was never bored at all
11. Monzano - Cold waters
12. TALK 3
13. Ave - The load of human kind
14. Trapdoor Fucking Exit - Cardiac arrest
15. Håkan Hellström - Tro och tvivel
16. Karin Ström - Hackney Downs
17. TALK 4
18. Mr. Death - Misery's womb
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.
Alog split reviewed at The Silent Ballet
The Silent Ballet reviews the Alog/Astral Social Club split 12" on : http://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/3044/Default.aspx
Petter - Fast för evigt (video)
Here's the video for the new Petter video "Fast för evigt": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5bJxUjdmDc
MP3: Monzano - Cold waters
Monzano never made much of an impression on me in the past, but their new record "By this time last year every thing will seem younger" (due out February 15 via ) is easily the best new thing I've heard so far in 2010. "Cold waters" was previously featured on volume 2 of the "Oslo" comp series and is the first song the band recorded for said album, an obvious example of leading with your best foot forward. I hear it as a toned-down take on the same sort of indie/rock territory covered by countrymates Lukestar -- similar androgynous vocals, similar twisting melodies and interweaving guitar lines, but with everything notched down a smidge. They never truly "rock out" per se, but they don't really need to (like the mandolin wasn't an immediate tip-off). As for the "Islands in the stream" references, this is definitely not anything close that duet's adult contemporary/soft-rock vibe, but I think they do emulate a bit of those Barry Gibb harmonies and a touch of his melodic lilt here. Say what you will about the Bee Gees, I think that's a good thing; this is a good song. Oh and good thing I picked up a Dolly Parton 7xLP boxset last weekend, or I might not have been able to cross-reference. I can't hang with most of her 80s output (cocaine sure did bad things to country back then), but there's more than enough good stuff in there to make it worthwhile.
Monzano - Cold waters