Long-running Swedish act Dag Vag not only celebrates their 30th anniversary this year, they've also reclaimed the rights to their back-catalogue from Silence and have now founded their own label to put out a new box set and remastered versions of their own records. Read more at MI: http://www.musikindustrin.se/artikel/104/Topplistan_v40_Flera_svenska_nykomlingar_DUPE.html (in Swedish)
MIC Norway spotlights Enslaved and their new album "Vertebrae": http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2008100315004170322728
Swedish drone artist Jasper TX does the Listed thing for Dusted: http://www.dustedmagazine.com/features/769
Swedish electro artist CK will be releasing his new single "Ä.G.E.R" on October 8, but you can already preview it at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/ckmusik
Expect a new album in the near future.
Danish act Bode Brixen has another new video online, this time for the song "Keychain": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUqpjrmPG4k
A Kid Hereafter is doing a track-by-track breakdown of his new album "Yo!": http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=57510878&blogID=437908020
Paddington DC has a new self-released album called "Love is leukemia" released today: http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=42904576&blogID=437937173
MP3: Carpet People - Can I touch your trauma
After spending last weekend in SF where it was clear and sunny (September and October are the hottest time of year there), I almost forgot that it was fall everywhere else in the world until I got back home to shortened days, slanted sunlight and rain rain rain. Yup, the summer is over and don't you forget it. No band defines that better than Umeå's Carpet People. It's crazy that these guys haven't released anything new since 2003's "More bad weather coming out of the rain", but my understanding is that singer/songwriter Anders Hellman doesn't think enough people care so he doesn't bother. For all I know, he probably has three albums worth of material just waiting to go and he's sitting on it. It's ridiculous! Get it online! Do something!
In other news, It's A Trap! turned 6 this week. Hooray! Hard to believe I've been keeping on for so long already, but there you go. Thanks for your support and hopefully I'll keep at it for many years to come.
Carpet People - Can I touch your trauma
Moneybrother is touring as a folk trio this fall: http://www.luger.se/_nyheter.asp?PK_Id=1000 (in Swedish)
Kirlian Crossing has a new volume of "Repeat and repeat" posted for free download: http://www.verdurarecords.com/kirliancrossing/repeat.htm
Ugress has posted two new tracks for free download to commemorate the premiere of "Kometkameratene", a new Norwegian TV program that he does the music for: http://gmm.ugress.com/post.asp?id=882
Fun's upcoming Russian tour jaunt has been finalized:
10/11 - Act Hall, Moscow
10/12 - Club Strangel, Moscow
10/13 - Zoccolo, St. Petersburg
Norwegian pop singer/songwriter Marit Larsen has started to stream songs from her album at myspace and will continue to swap out new ones for the next week or so: http://www.myspace.com/maritlarsen
Wolfbrigade has two brand new tracks up on myspace along with the final album-version of "Barren dreams" that will appear on their next album "Comalive": http://www.myspace.com/wolfbrigadeofficial
And speaking of the new album, the band reports that it will finally be released sometime around November/December via Hate/Farwell in Europe and Deranged in the US/North America. Expect a Germany tour to be announced around that time as well.
Finnish kraut-metal act Circle will release their new album "Hollywood" on CD on October 15 with a double-LP edition to follow a few months later (along with a proper US version). Samples and more info: http://www.circlefinland.com/index.php?discography=hollywood