Ane Brun - One (video)
I do believe this is the 3rd Magnus Renfors-directed video to be released from Ane Brun off her latest work "It all starts with one".
New Miss Li coming in September
Miss Li will be releasing a new album in September after playing a handful of shows around Sweden this summer. Dates here.
Miasmal leaving on tour + album repress
Swedish death metallers Miasmal are leaving tomorrow for a European tour:
05/04 - Blue Rose Saloon, Bresso (Milano) (ITA)
05/05 - Rovina HC Fest, Bologna (ITA)
05/06 - Tovarna Rog, Ljubljana (SI)
05/07 - EKH, Wien (AUS)
05/08 - Klub Lúč Trenčín (SK)
05/09 - Strefa Zero Club, Wroclaw (POL)
05/10 - Piksla Kafé, Breclav (CZ)
05/11 - 007 Strahov, Prague (CZ)
05/13 - Koma F, Berlin (GER)
05/15 - Juzi, Göttingen (GER)
05/16 - SK 2, Koblenz (GER)
05/17 - AJZ, Bielefeld (GER)
05/18 - Slow End Fest, Venlo (HOL)
05/19 - tba, Liège (BEL)
05/20 - Heretic Club, Bordeaux (FRA)
05/21 - La Dernière Chance Bar, Toulouse (FRA)
05/22 - Mogambo, Donostia (ESP)
05/23 - Arrebato, Zaragoza (ESP)
05/24 - Los Bloques, Barcelona (ESP)
Also, the band's excellent OOP self-titled album has been repressed by , so if you're a dummy like me who missed it the first time 'round, it's available once again.
New Lapko on Spotify
For those that are interested, the new Lapko album "LOVE" is now available on Spotify a full week ahead of its official release date.
Roller coaster blues preview
A preview of the new Mats Grönmark album "Roller coaster blues", out now via .
Hitler reacts to Umeå's music scene boycotting the 2014 Kulturhuvudstadsåret (video)
I won't pretend that I get more than a fraction of this, but it's making the rounds.
Marcus Price & Carli - Du och jag mot rös (video)
The new Marcus Price & Carli video "Du och jag mot rös" is now streaming over at PSL: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2012/05/03/premiar-marcus-price-carli-du-och-jag-mot-ros/
No idea what's up with the appropriation of Doom patches and Black Flag t-shirts or why mirror-image videos are suddenly de rigueur, but there you go.
Listen to Norway profiles Stian Westerhus
Also at Listen to Norway today, a profile of experimental guitarist Stian Westerhus: http://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2012050312315270593270
99 Minutes #23
There's a new episode of Listen to Norway's eclectic podcast program "99 Minutes" online today: http://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2012050310205057155413
Featured artists include Farmers Market, Stian Westerhus, Nils Økland, Mungolian Jetset, Honningbarna, Nathalie Nordnes, Pilemil and lots more.
MP3: Huoratron - A699f
Huoratron loses me when he heads into dubstep and other equally dodgy territory, but give me a hard-pounding track full of crunchy distortion, industrial drilling and all other sorts of digital smears and detritus and you know what? I'm ecstatic.
Huoratron - A699f
Alek Vile - Weekend by air
Solid synth/bit-pop from Finland via ye ol' inbox. No other information provided, none needed.
Depeche Mode to work with Christoffer Berg
Swedish producer Christoffer Berg (The Knife, José González, etc.) will be working on the next Depeche Mode album.
New Cult of Luna half done
The first half of the next Cult of Luna album has been recorded, tracking for the 2nd half will begin on May 14.
Pitchfork reviews Wolfbrigade
Pitchfork says the new Wolfbrigade album "Damned" is a solid effort: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16575-damned/
New Henric de la Cour 7" also coming via cassette
will also be releasing the new Henrik de la Cour 7" as a... cassingle? Yep, it's true. No slipcase sleeve like days or yore though, at least not this time -- just regular plain ol' J-card packaging.