Swedish rock'n'roll label Bootleg Booze will be releasing a new LP comp on December 11 called "Up North/Downunder" featuring 12 exclusive/previously unreleased tracks from their favorite Swedish and Australian rock acts. Here's the tracklist:
A1. The Specimens - Good times gone (AUS)
A2. Tramp - No light (SWE)
A3. Leadfinger - Swept back (AUS)
A4. The Deadbeats - Get's me by (SWE)
A5. Sator - I'm plastic (SWE)
A6. Lightning Strikes - Leave here alone (SWE)
B1. The Sewergrooves - Easy to pretend (SWE)
B2. The Sure-Fire Midnights - Over the edge (AUS)
B3. Rio Grande - Eye for eye (SWE)
B4. Screwtop Detonators - We want you (AUS)
B5. "Demons" - The leeches (I'm getting out!) (SWE)
B6. The Devilrock Four - My favourite enemy (AUS)
500 copies, vinyl only, first 100 mailorder copies come with a canvas record bag.
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU, a special pre-Halloween edition:
01. TALK 1
02. Switchblade - 1815
03. TALK 2
04. Abandon - In reality suffer
05. Raison d'Etre - Metamorphyses phase III
06. TALK 3
07. Notre Dame - Le theatre du vampire
08. Mercyful Fate - Desecration of souls
09. Cortex - Warrior night
10. TALK 4
11. Immortal - All shall fail
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.
There will be a "Spotlight on Norway" feature on the upcoming Scotland Showcase world/folk music festival in January 2010 and MIC Norway has the full details plus profiles on all of the artists performing: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2009102113264521605859
Scraps of Tape will be playing their final Swedish gig with member Mikael Persson on Friday, October 23 at Debaser Malmö. The show will also serve as the kickoff for their European tour with Solander which begins on Saturday.
I'm not sure if the "Thanks for now!" message means Danish act Livaventura are done for good, but they are offering two full albums as free downloads: http://www.livaventura.com/
I haven't heard "Those who walk the last mile" yet, but "...And they slept with their eyes open" is killer Sonic Youth worship noiserock -- very recommended!
Here's the tracklist for the new Regulations album, now revealed to be titled "To be me":
01. Red Line 13
02. Bagdhad beach party
03. Catholic Love
04. To be me
05. Creatures in a cage
06. Different needs
07. In the shadow of the mall
08. Problem solved
09. Down the street
10. 1-2-3-4
11. Busy night
12. Don't bother me
Apparently it's been sent off for pressing, so expect it to be available very soon.
[ingenting] will release two new singles from their great new record "Tomhet, idel tomhet" on October 28, "Dina händer är fulla av blommor" and "Ge tillbaka det", both of which are duets. Sibille Attar is the guest vocalist on the first, while the latter is a cover tune of "Give it back to you" by Heikki and features Heikki vocalist Maria Eriksson. In addition to the now-typical digital release, there will also be a limited vinyl edition with each song taking up a side.
When I first heard Asha Ali's "Hurricane" I was underwhelmed. It's a good song, but I expected something bigger and bolder, something more like "The time is now". But then I saw the video above and it clicked. The flatness imposed by the studio is obliterated on stage and she delivers each line with strength, feeling and a touch of desperation. Definitely a strong case for less is more, and hey, bonus points for Existensminimum on drums.