is doing a number of vinyl pressings of back-catalogue releases, including the following:
Elephant9 - Live at the BBC (LP)
Scorch Trio w/Mars Williams - Made in Norway (2LP)
Fire! w/Jim O'Rourke - Released! (10" EP)
The Last Hurrah!! - The great gig in disguise (10" EP)
All are officially released on December 9.
The video for the new Agent Side Grinder single "Wolf hour", featuring guest vocals from like-minded Swedish synth artist Henric de la Cour, is now streaming at Gaffa: http://gaffa.se/tv/clip/996 You can also listen via Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/album/2aUInu31MA0aByDndvur55
Ted Malmros (Shout Out Louds) and Sarah Snavely (Dag för Dag), in addition to being married and having a baby together, have started a new band called A Nighthawk. They recently recorded five tracks with Peder Mannerfelt aka Subliminal Kid called "Until I Faltered I Wasn’t Free" which will probably be out in early 2012.
has picked up Norwegian thrashers Nekromantheon in a kind of no-brainer deal. Look for their new album "Rise, Vulcan Spectre." to be released on January 13.
An excellent new video from Finnish neofolk act Hexvessel.
Raison d'Être sideproject Atomine Elektrine is giving away the new live recording/Coil tribute "Space is an illusion - Live in Vilnius" as a free download for a limited time: http://webshop.raison-detre.info/album/space-is-an-illusion-live-in-vilnius
At long last, new music from Swedish punk/powerpop act Hanna Hirsch. Pre-order the band's new 12" EP "Gå hem över himlen" here: http://www.adagio830.de/news/hanna-hirsch-pre-order-starts-today/
Thomas Ekelund of Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words/Soma Sema/etc. has put together a mix of classic Swedish postpunk/new-wave for listening via Mixcloud: http://i.mixcloud.com/CuXi1
ÅBE report that they have recorded 13 new songs for release on 12"/CD/digital via on December 31, 2011. No confirmed name yet, but the working title is "King of Pellargonia".
Danish indie act Oh No Ono will play their final show this coming Friday, December 2 at Vega in Copenhagen as a benefit for their recently robbed Moono Studio. Full details: http://ohnoono.com/home/oh-no-moono/
A new video from Norwegian pop act Donkeyboy. Pretty forgettable unfortunately.
Turboweekend is doing some sort of video advent calendar thing at Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/turboweekend?sk=app_178091127385
is back again with their Advent Sunday Mixtape series where they let various guest artists remix their catalogue and the first edition for 2011 comes from Artisan Loyalist. Check it: http://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=331
José Saxlund is resurrecting his legendary old Umeå sXe label to release a new 12" from his current band Out of Vogue. Listen/download the band's debut EP here: http://outofvogue.bandcamp.com/album/out-of-vogue-ep
The semi-finalists for the 2011 Nordic Music Prize have been revealed:
Sweden:
Anna Ternheim - The night visitor
Jonathan Johansson - Klagomuren
Loney Dear - Hall music
The Field - Looping state of mind
Mattias Alkberg - Anarkist
Lykke Li - Wounded rhymes
Anna Järvinen - Anna själv tredje
Deportees - Islands & shores
Veronica Maggio - Satan i gatan
Goran Kajfes - X/Y
Denmark:
Larsen & Furious Jane - Dolly
Michael Møller - A Month of Unrequited Love
Oh Land - Oh Land
Mikael Simpson - Noget Laant, Noget Blaat
The Late Great Fitzcarraldos - The Late Great Fitzcarraldos
Malk De Koijn - Toback To The Fromtime
Iceage - New Brigade
Thulebasen - Gate 5
When Saints Go Machine - Konkylie
Hymns From Nineveh - Hymns From Nineveh
Finland:
Von Hertzen Brothers - Stars Aligned
Röyhkä & Mattila - Kaksi lensi tuulen mukaan
22-Pistepirkko - Lime Green Delorean
French Films - Imaginary Future
Siinai - Olympic Games
Rubik - Solar
Regina - Soita mulle
Michael Monroe - Sensory Overdrive
Mirel Wagner - Mirel Wagner
Chisu - Kun valaistun
Iceland:
Sóley - We Sink
Lay Low - Brostinn strengur
Ham - Svik, harmur og dauði
Sin Fang - Summer Echoes
ADHD - ADHD2
FM Belfast - Don’t Want To Sleep
Gus Gus - Arabian Horse
Mugison - Haglél
Björk - Biophilia
Apparat Organ Quartet - Pólýfónía
Norway:
Razika - Program ’91
Lars Vaular - Du betyr meg
Jonas Alaska - Jonas Alaska
Team Me - To The Treetops!
Ane Brun - It All Starts With One
Stein Torleif Bjella - Vonde Visu
120 Days - 120 Days II
Montée - Renditions Of You
John Olav Nilsen og Gjengen - Det nærmeste du kommer
Martin Hagfors - I like you
This list will eventually be culled down to a final 12 on December 1 before the winner is crowned on February 16.