Dusted reviews The Amazing
Dusted reviews The Amazing's excellent self-titled debut, one of my current favorite records: http://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/5311
Fluxblog on Bröderna Lindgren w/Britta Persson
Bröderna Lindgren + Britta Persson at Fluxblog: http://www.fluxblog.org/2009/10/with-no-strings-attached
This song is absolutely flat-out amazing, so go check it out right now.
Eye for All at Aversionline
More heavy, metallic hardcore from Finland at Aversionline, this time it's the band Eye for All who completely new to me: http://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2009/10/13/eye-for-all-st-7/
New Kasper Bjørke album coming in February, single out now
Danish producer/DJ Kasper Bjørke has confirmed that he will release his new album "Top of utopia" in February 2010. The first single "Young again" (feat. Jacob Bellens from I Got You On Tape) is out now and a video should be coming in about a week.
Turboweekend - Trouble is (video)
Danish act Turboweekend have a new video for the song "Trouble is": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlvYV4gnsHs
Download the new Bodebrixen album
The new Bodebrixen album "Whatsinsideswhatsoutside" is being offered as a free, low bitrate download: http://www.bodebrixen.dk/
New Mnemic album now being mixed
Danish metal act Mnemic reports that they have started mixing their new record "Sons Of The System", due out January 18, 2010.
MP3: Tsukimono - Mimilalanono
It's a fact: the Great Northern Recordings compilation series does an amazing job of exploring new and exciting sounds coming out of the Swedish underground and the latest edition (#4) is no exception. Even better, more established names (such as Tape or Erik Enocksson, here performing as Lakes of Grass and Gold) are paired with up-and-comers like The Magic State and my friend (and IAT.MP3 artist) Johan Gustavsson aka Tsukimono. Artists at the top of their game test their mettle with ones who have a lot more to prove -- it's a great concept and one that's executed flawlessly, especially with the sublime black-on-black packaging that adorns this new volume. It's also a perfect door-opener for anyone new to the scene because a lot of these artists are extremely prolific, yet here anyone can dive in confidently knowing that the material will be Class A across the board. I love Johan dearly, I really do, but I think that even he would admit that some of his output is inconsistent, so let me demonstrate a sample of him at his best by offering one of his two (both excellent) contributions. I do this for two reasons; first, because I really do love this piece and second, it's just as worthy of listening as the other, "bigger" names. Tsukimono has played around with many audio sources over the years, from the found-sound clatter of "Van Venue Hotel" to the stretched-out strings of "Time canvas", but I have always been drawn to his guitar works as far back as when I first heard "Née". Of course, the instrument only serves as a base starting point here on "Mimilalanono"; much of the canvas is composed of shrapnel derived from the original source, reflected back onto itself until it becomes something new, shimmery and more bell-like than string. It's not just repetitious minimalism though, there is subtle dramatic structure as the piece slowly evolves and then returns back towards where it came. Johan told me he is not so fond of the title, but he should be proud of how it came out.
Tsukimono - Mimilalanono
More Warmer Climes mixtapes
More recently posted Warmer Climes mixtapes: Tomas Halberstad, Daniel Gustafson (The Weather), Patrik Jensen (PATS) and Lindstrøm.
Dossier interviews video director Marcus Söderlund
Bi-annual arts + culture journal Dossier talks to Swedish music video director Marcus Söderlund, known for his work for artists such as The Tough Alliance, Jens Lekman, Taken By Trees and so on: http://dossierjournal.com/music/new-romantic-interview-with-marcus-soderlund/
David Åhlén - Spirit fall (live video)
Watch David Åhlén perform "Spirit fall" live in a church for SVT Kultur Nyheterna: http://svtplay.se/v/1714083/david_ahlen_spelar_for_kulturnyheterna
The quick-cut editing is terribly inappropriate for the material, but he still sounds great.
Next Jonna Lee single confirmed
Jonna Lee's next single "Something so quiet" will get a digital release on November 4.
Jenny Wilson @ CMJ
Jenny Wilson is coming to NYC for a couple shows during CMJ:
10/24 - Levis Fader Fort @ Ace Hotel (4:15 pm)
10/24 - Cake Shop (9:30 pm)
MP3: NEI - 40 rabbits
Flattery will get you everywhere: seeing my name (or even just It's a Trap!) in an album's thank-you list is a surefire way to put a smile on my face. So thank you to NEI for making my day a little brighter. However, it's not as if I'd be tempted otherwise; I've been looking forward to their album for a long, long time and can confidently say that they deliver as-expected. As said before, these guys make the sort of quality angular rock'n'roll that dudes like me in their 30s and above still recall with extreme fondness. Still, I have a friend complain that he thought NEI were a bit lazy sounding, especially when you consider that these dudes formerly played with monster acts such as Brick, Breach and Fireside. While I understand his point, let me counter with "40 rabbits": a rager of a track that recalls those bands' finer moments. Patrik Instedt's vocals are especially maniacal here as he recalls a story that's as confusing to his own (fictional) experience, as it is for the listening. Blood, rabbits, an empty room, the woods, an abandoned car...? It's a distressing portrait. I like it.
NEI - 40 rabbits
This week's Last.fm chart
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. The Bear Quartet
02. Kent
03. Kings of Convenience
04. Håkan Hellström
05. Taken By Trees
06. Markus Krunegård
07. Ingenting
08. Ane Brun
09. The xx
10. Fever Ray
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