Coming soon via When Skies Are Grey, the label run by Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words: "Undergången - An Audio Companion To The End-tymes", a 120-minute cassette comp of international darkwave/noise artists including contributions from Swedes such as Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words, Jean-Louis Huhta, The Skull Defekts, Adolf Filter and lots more. Copies are not available to order yet, but I'll definitely be grabbing a few for resale. Hit up the Dead Letters tumblr for samples: http://dreadwords.tumblr.com/
On October 14 the mighty C.Aarmé return with their third full-length album "World music" via the label Spegel. But they won't be issuing said album on a plain old boring CD... oh no, it will come in 10 different limited edition formats of 50 copies each starting with a disc mounted on a mirror and now, something that looks like a wooden cube. What is it? What does it mean? Will it ship flat Ikea-style? Inquiring minds want to know...
What exactly is "World music"?
World Music is the name of our new album. It's music from us to the world.
I understand you had some difficulty finding a label for the new album... why do you think that is? And then, after searching all over, why exactly did you end up with Spegel?
The difficulty wasn't so much finding a label as finding the right one. We didn't want to end up in the constrains and rigidness of a typical "big label" contract. And we certantly didn't want to be number 50 on someones
priority list. So we set out finding people who understod and shared our ideas and views. Someone to work with, rather than against. Once we struck up a conversation with Spegel, the choice was easy.
How exactly does C.Aarmé fit in with Sweden's current music scene, if at all? Feel free to play up any/all connections to the hyped West Coast sounds of Studio/TTA/Air France/etc.
C.Aarmé is a force of nature. We are elegant and yet brutal. The bands you mention above are great, some of them friends of ours, but I couldn't tell you how we fit in to the scene. Fitting in is nothing we're concerned about.
Whose idea was the limited edition formats? Are all 10 planned and ready to go?
That was Spegel's idea. "World music" will be released in 10 different editions, limited to 50 copies each. Edition #2 is up on www.drella.com right now so I guess edition #1 sold out. Once one has sold out a new one comes online. I don't think all ten editions are ready to go, but you should really ask Spegel about that.
The last time I ordered something from Spegel, it was intercepted and destroyed. What do you think will happen this time if/when I order your new album?
"World music" is a bomb. Stay alarmed!
C.Aarmé - Bodybuilding
Will Oldham aka Bonnie Prince Billy guested on Susanna's (aka Susanna Wallumrød of Susanna and the Magical Orchestra) recent solo album and now he's actually gone and recorded two of her songs ("Stay" and "People living") for an upcoming 7" on Drag City.
Nomethod has moved up the release of the new Aerial album "Put it this way in headlines" to October 22. Expect preorders to be available soon. In related news, labelmates Mixtapes & Cellmates will release their new album "Rox" on October 28 and it will also be available on both 12" vinyl and cassette. The 2nd single "Soft eyes" will be released the same day and will be available as a limited 7" via Fasaden Records b/w the songs "A brighter place to go" and "On fire".
National has signed actor/musician Thorsten Flinck and will be releasing a new album next spring.
Looptroop Rockers are bravely attempting to bring Swedish hip-hop to the US live on tour. Dates confirmed so far:
11/10 - Drunken Unicorn, Atlanta, GA
11/12 - AKA Lounge, Orlando, FL
11/14 - House Of Blues, New Orleans, LA
11/15 - The Prophet Bar, Dallas, TX
11/16 - Emo's Lounge, Austin, TX
11/18 - Chasers, Scottsdale, AZ
11/20 - Viper Room, Los Angeles, CA
11/21 - Shattuck Down Low, Berkeley, CA
11/22 - WOW Hall, Eugene, OR
11/23 - Nightlight Lounge, Bellingham, WA
11/24 - Hawthorne Theater, Portland, OR
11/25 - Nuemos, Seattle, WA
11/27 - Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT
11/28 - Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO
11/29 - Ghost Ranch Saloon, Steamboat Springs, CO
11/30 - Aggie Theater, Fort Collins, CO
12/01 - Fox Theatre, Boulder, CO
12/02 - Waiting Room, Omaha, NB
12/03 - 7th St Entry, Minneapolis, MN
12/04 - High Noon, Madison, WI
12/05 - Subterranean, Chicago, IL
12/06 - Kenyon College, Gambier, OH
12/09 - Higher Ground, Burlington, VT
12/10 - Paradise, Boston, MA
12/11 - Highline Ballroom, New York, NY
Finnish hardcore act Ill Omen has a new track up at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/illomenhc
New international dates for Finnish act Callisto:
11/22 - Rodeo Live Club, Athens (GRE)
11/23 - Rodeo Live Club, Athens (GRE)
12/15 - Magnolia, Milan (ITA)
12/16 - United Club, Torino (ITA)
12/17 - La Centrale, Pisa (ITA)
12/18 - Petrarca, Pippo Stage, Bolzano (ITA)
12/19 - Roarfest, Nurnberg (GER)
The Book of Daniel are back after a long, long absence and have a new album in the works called "Visions of new born grass". Expect a March 2010 release.
Datarock have a new video for the song "The pretender", a take-off on John Carpenter's cult classic film "They live": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mVPsCqSRAg
The new Broder Daniel limited edition 2DVD/2CD box set "Broder Daniel forever" will be released on December 2 and in addition to the new documentary film on the band, it will also include previously unreleased live footage.
Denmark's Tabu Records are sticking their thumb in the eye of current industry trends and opening a brick & mortar storefront in Copenhagen. Read more at Soundvenue: http://www.soundvenue.com/nyheder/2009/10/07/tabu-records-aabner-forretning (in Danish)
Excellent Swedish industrial act Agent Side Grinder are now streaming a new version of the track "The screams" from their forthcoming record "Irish recording tape", due out November 11: http://www.myspace.com/agentsidegrinder
"The screams" was previously released on the Enfant Terrible comp CD "Radio resistencia".