Norwegian indie label How Is Annie has announced the signing two new Rudi Simmons (Beneva vs. Clark Nova) acts, slowcore solo band Sex, Love and Heartattacks and experimental duo Safehouses On Fire. No official release date yet, but you can go here for more info and sample links: http://www.howisannierecords.com/article.php?id=107
The new Emerald Park album "For tomorrow" is confirmed for release on November 14 via AF-music. Hear samples at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/emeraldpark
Swedish rapper Form One will be putting out a new mixtape called "A new season (the prequel mixtape)" before the release of his next album "Behind blue eyes", due out next month. Download a sample track: http://www.zshare.net/audio/188709318f9a7780/
Don't forget to keep checking in with Björn Kleinhenz's album cover countdown: http://www.tomtrecordings.se/thelight
Contributors this week include We Are Soldiers We Have Guns and AC Hum.
The first 26 tracks of Cato's weekly song postings at the Adrian Recordings website will be posted for free download on October 1. Read more and check out his latest: http://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=199
The Silent Ballet on the rerelease of The Samuel Jackson 5's "Same same but different": http://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/1777/Default.aspx
Musique Machine reviews Rune Grammofon act Elephant9: http://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=1963
Updated tourdates for The Tallest Man On Earth:
10/01 - Troubadour, Brisbane (AU)
10/02 - Gallipoli Legions Club, Newcastle (AU) w/Holly Throsby, Firekites
10/04 - Brass Monkey, Cronulla w/Holly Throsby
10/06 - Stanwell Park CWA Hall, Wollongong w/Holly Throsby
10/08 - Hopetoun Hotel, Sydney (AU)
10/09 - ANU Bar, Canberra (AU) w/Holly Throsby
10/11 - The Toff In Town, Melbourne (AU)
10/12 - Grace Emily, Adelaide (AU)
12/09 - Mercury Lounge, NYC, NY
12/10 - Town Hall, NYC, NY w/Bon Iver
12/11 - Town Hall, NYC, NY w/Bon Iver
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Øystein Sunde - Meget i Sløyd
02. Diverse artister - Mgp Jr 2008
03. Tommy Tokyo feat Starving for M - Smear Your Smiles Back On
04. Smurfene - Smurfeparty
05. Kurt Nilsen - Rise To The Occasion
06. Jarle Bernhoft - Ceramik City Chronicles
07. Espen Lind - Army of one
08. Knutsen & Ludvigsen - Dum og deilig -beste
09. Malin - Pang
10. Vassendgutane - Xo
11. Madrugada - Madrugada
12. Real Ones - All For The Neighbourhood
13. Ingenting - Kjempegreier
14. Åge Aleksandersen - Katalysator
15. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
16. Bare Egil Band - Jeg er helt rå
17. Ida Maria - Fortress Round My Heart
18. Helge Trio Lien - Hello Troll
19. Celine - Bæstevænna
20. School - Destructive Sounds
Check out an e-card for the new Enslaved album "Vertebrae": http://www.indierec.no/ecards/enslaved/
I still need to spend more time with it, but I already like it a lot more than "Ruun".
Aftonbladet reports that the new Timbuktu album "En hi-5 och en falafel" will be out October 29: http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesliv/musik/article3338304.ab
Updated tourdates for Swedish lounge-metal act Hellsongs:
09/22 - Le Reservoir, Paris (FRA)
10/10 - Schuhfabrik, Ahlen (GER)
10/11 - Café Central, Weinheim (GER)
10/12 - Werkstatt, Köln (GER)
10/13 - Universum, Stuttgart (GER)
10/14 - Mascotte, Zurich (CH)
10/15 - 59:1, Munchen (GER)
10/16 - B 72, Wien (AUS)
10/17 - Musikkantine, Augsburg (GER)
11/18 - Maschinenhaus, Berlin (GER)
11/19 - Uebel & Gefaehrlich, Hamburg (GER)
11/20 - Bärenzwinger, Dresden (GER)
11/21 - Trafostation, Viersen (GER)
11/22 - Rosenhof, Osnabruck (GER)
MP3: The Deer Tracks - Yes this is my broken shield
Today's mp3 post comes courtesy of Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson:
Combining the distinct feel of Scandinavian electronic music championed by The Radio Dept. with a skeletal construction similar to those utilized by Four Tet and the Notwist, "Yes this is my broken shield", the opening track from The Deer Tracks' debut "Aurora", leisurely builds on its layers of instrumentation until the inertia generated erupts into one of the most wonderful closing segments I've heard in a while. At first, beeps are overlaid with glockenspiel notes, then with pads and subtle percussion, then vocals, all slowly augmenting, gradually gathering momentum. From this beautiful, humble, almost ambling foundation, "Yes this is my broken shield" transforms delicately into a epic outburst rivaling the finest tracks from M83's seminal "Before the dawn heals us". Its energetic, anthemic ending seems alien to its ethereal inception, though there is no sudden break, no sharp detours, no cheap tricks. The Deer Tracks effortlessly and seamlessly string their composition together. The Deer Tracks have raised the bar. Other acts should take note.
The Deer Tracks - Yes this is my broken shield
Norwegian noise titan Lasse Marhaug (Jazkammer, etc.) and Swedish free-jazz sax player Mats Gustafsson have a new split 7" on Ukrainian label Quasi Pop dedicated to artist Åke Hodell. See here: http://www.quasipop.org/catalogue/qpoprec01/