The Silent Ballet reviews Roll the Dice
The Silent Ballet reviews the latest work "In dust" from Swedish ambient/electronic act Roll the Dice: http://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/4447/Default.aspx
Tag: News
New website, new releases from Raison d'Être
Swedish dark ambient act Raison d'Être has a nice new website that's no longer purely Flash-based: http://raison-detre.info/
As always, Raison d'Être mastermind has lots of new releases on the way including "Music for film and exhibition I + Natura Fluxus" 2CD+DVD under his legal nom de guerre Peter Andersson, a new version of the Necrophorus album "Underneath the spirit of tranquility" and an upcoming live album from Raison d'Être entitled "When the Earth dissolves in ashes" that will be released via . Definitely looking forward to that last one for sure -- samples and more info at the link above.
Fenriz' Band of the Week: Obnoxious Youth
Fenriz has selected Uppsala hardcore thrashers Obnoxious Youth as his band of the week: http://www.myspace.com/officialdarkthrone/blog/544502897
Personally, I'm not so into this style, but in no way can I deny that they excel at it.
Loney Dear - D major
Loney Dear's interpretation of Nobel Prize winner and fellow Swede Tomas Tranströmer's poem "C-dur", off his latest record "Hall music". Very prescient.
Scraps of Tape - Wieldless (video)
Here we go, the long-promised video from Scraps of Tape filmed during the band's artwork photo shoot last June. How many Malmö friends in the audience do you recognize?
Anna Ternheim - The longer the waiting, the sweeter the kiss (video)
The first official clip from the new Anna Ternheim album "The night visitor" featuring Anna performing "The longer the waiting, the sweeter the kiss" together with Dave Ferguson on his porch in Goodletsville, Tennessee.
White Willow - Hawks circle the mountain
The new album "Terminal twilight" from Norwegian progressive rock wizards White Willow is out today and here's a nice full-length sample tune to whet your appetite. If you dig dark, moody rock with layers of odd analog synths, you'll be into this.
UPDATE: preview the entire record here
Division of Laura Lee - Cabin jam
Brand new tunage from Division of Laura Lee, only 2 more free downloads as of posting time. This is the first sample of the band's upcoming record which was produced by Jason Lytle (Grandaddy).
FInal Cut City to get vinyl treatment in December
Swedish post-punks Cut City have announced that their fantastic swansong album "Where's the harm in dreams disarmed?" will be getting a proper vinyl release on December 2 via //. As promised, anyone who purchased the digital version will receive a discount on the physical edition, should they want one. As for everyone else who appreciates good music, I'll be sure to post details when preorder info is available.
Iceage back to the UK
Iceage will be back in the UK in December:
12/06 - Corsica Studios, London
12/07 - Green Door Store, Brighton
12/08 - Kraak Gallery, Manchester
12/09 - Art School Union, Glasgow
12/10 - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
Philco Fiction album preview
Ja Ja Ja is streaming the new album "Take it personal" from Norwegian act Philco Fiction: http://www.jajajamusic.com/index.php/2011/10/listen-philco-fiction-take-it-personal-exclusive-album-stream/
Friendly Fire picks up Treefight for Sunlight
has picked up Danish act Treefight for Sunlight for North America and will be releasing their album "A collection of vibrations for your skull" over here on November 8.
Rasmus Kellerman (Tiger Lou) signs with Razzia
In a move that really shouldn't surprise anyone, Rasmus Kellerman has signed with for his next project which, apparently, will not be under his given name, Tiger Lou, nor electronic alias Araki. More: http://rasmuskellerman.com/?p=1233