IT'S A TRAP! Scandinavian Music Journal

New Noise - Old Kids

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:18:06 -0800

Tour doc: José Saxlund (ex-Abhinanda, Out of Vogue) and Fredrik Holmgren (Startracks) travel from Stockholm to Umeå for Refused's secret reunion warmup gig. Many misspelled English subtitles are provided for the Swedish illiterate.

José Saxlund talks Swedish hardcore

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:32:16 -0700

Abhinanda frontman and Desperate Fight label honcho José Saxlund discusses Swedish hardcore with Svensk Musik: http://svenskmusik.org/article/video-jose-saxlund/

Presenting: Out of Vogue (feat. members from Abhinanda, DOLL)

Mon, 23 May 2011 20:01:08 -0700

SWEHC reveals ex-Abhinanda vocalist José Saxlund's new all-star hardcore band Out of Vogue, featuring members from Division of Laura Lee, Eyes Shut, etc.: http://www.swehc.com/2011/05/22/out-of-vogue/

The magic of the internet

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:33:18 -0700

Recently unearthed live videos of Starmarket and Abhinanda playing Dublin in 1997! Holy shit!

Abhinanda greatest hits album out in Japan

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:05:38 -0700

Not exactly new, but news to me: Japanese label Alliance Trax has released an Abhinanda best-of collection entitled "Kizuna" featuring cuts from the band's entire catalogue as well as a new, previously unreleased track recorded in 2009. Full tracklist details here: http://refusedfan.com/abhinandakizuna.html

Sirius playlist week #5

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:30:18 -0800

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:

01. TALK 1
02. The Goner - Within the hour
03. Moto Boy - The heart is a rebel
04. Detektivbyrån - Hemvägen
05. TALK 2
06. Valkyrien Allstars - Hvis jeg var deg
07. Tobias Hellkvist - Patience
08. Scarred By Beauty - We swim
09. [ingenting] - Tack
10. TALK 3
11. I'm From Barcelona/Daviel Lindlöf - Lower my head
12. Monazno - Yes we can't
13. Silver - The white logic
14. Eskatol - Siste dans
15. TALK 5
16. Murmansk - The surgical assistant
17. Dyno - Destroy! Destroy!
18. Folkvang - Folkvangs första
19. C.Aarmé - Angola (Princess version)
20. TALK 5
21. Abhinanda - Junior

Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.

Abhinanda reunion for real

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:07:40 -0800

I guess it's official: Umeå sXe hardcore legends Abhinanda are reuniting: http://rogertsblogg.blogspot.com/2009/11/abhinanda-aterforenas.html
Three shows in Japan plus one in Stockholm at Kafé 44 on January 26, 2010.

Abhinanda reunion?

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:03:52 -0700

Is this for real? Swedish hardcore legends Abhinanda to reunite in 2010 for a tour of Japan: http://canthateenough.blogspot.com/2009/09/uahc-1994-det-nya-svarta-i-nippon-2010.html

José from Abhinanda forms new hardcore supergroup?

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:25:14 -0800

If you were once, are you always? Apparently ex-Abhinanda vocalist/Desperate Fight labelhead José Saxlund has a new band called Soundtrack for Violence featuring members from Better Than a Thousand and Shelter: http://xstuckinthepastx.blogspot.com/2009/02/jose-saxlund-abhinanda-starts-new-band.html
Still edge? Hah!

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:20:55 -0800

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Elias and the Wizzkids - Young and hairy
02. TALK 1
03. Barra Head - Common ground
04. Familjen - Kom säger dom
05. José González - Killing for love
06. TALK 2
07. Marybell Katastrophy - Red red lips
08. Trentemøller - Moan (Trentemøller remix ft. Ane Trolle)
09. Lykke Li - I'm good, I'm gone
10. TALK 3
11. Dreamboy - Stars
12. Laakso - Worst case scenario
13. Marit Bergman - This is the year
14. TALK 4
15. Abhinanda - Rumble
16. Docenterna - Bensin i blodet
17. The Bombhappies - And at Belle Bed Inn, I found you
18. TALK 5
19. Firefox AK - Winter rose (ft. Tiger Lou)
20. Peloton - Nozal
21. The Bell - Target group
22. TALK 6
23. Moto Boy - Young love
24. Aerial - Kallisti
25. Truckfighters - Atomic
26. TALK 7
27. I'm From Barcelona - Treehouse
28. Pascal - Smärtsillande
29. Hero Dishonest - Fist song
30. Vijaya - Your gun will never set you free
31. TALK 8
32. Matts Katt - About the French
33. C.Aarmé - Dustin
34. Leütenhaven - Abbatoir the ghost
35. TALK 9
36. Lukestar - Shade you hide
37. Christian Kjellvander - Two souls
38. Royal Downfall - A life of constant failure
39. TALK 10
40. Entombed - Lights out

Sat, 16 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700

The playlist for my radio show this week:

01. Pistol Disco - Walking with Jesus
02. TALK 1
03. Heroes & Zeros - Into the light
04. Vijaya - Your gun will never set you free
05. Convoj - My timekeeping heart
06. TALK 2
07. Darkthrone - Too old, too cold
08. A Perfect Friend - Rush hour
09. Death By Kite - Hiroshima
10. TALK 3
11. Fun - I've got a truck
12. Moonbabies - Walking on my feet
13. The Perishers - When I fall
14. TALK 4
15. Regulations - Police siren
16. Viola - Ordinary teenage sensation
17. Björn Kleinhenz - Starlit queen
18. TALK 5
19. Gravy - Glory to our brilliant name
20. Hero Dishonest - Stalin vs Hank Hardy
21. Sophie Zelmani - To know you
22. Ulver - Capitel III: Graablick blev hun vaer
23. TALK 6
24. Håkan Hellström - Ramlar
25. Abhinanda - Highway tonight
26. Single Unit - Passion, pirates & parasites
27. TALK 7
28. Kompjotr Eplektrika - Skulldrummantra
29. The Tiny - Just like you
30. Death Breath - Death breath
31. TALK 8
32. Entombed - Serpent speech
33. The Cardigans - Marvel hill
34. Soviac - I got the ribbah
35. TALK 9
36. The Bear Quartet - Put me back together
37. You Is Stupid - I am history
38. Paris - 60 minutes
39. The Process - Mot Sverige i tiden
40. TALK 10
41. Weeping Willows - I give you the morning

Insurgent Kid Paranoia Wasted Sounds

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0800

Yet another band from Umeå that delivers! Hell, if you didn't know better, you'd think that the songs featured on "Paranoia" were recorded in the mid-80's, following the likes of Minor Threat and Black Flag. To be honest, this is 25 minutes right up my alley! The Insurgent Kid-members are in no way strangers to the hardcore scene, coming from various successful bands in the past (Abhinanda, D.S. 13 to name a few) and it shows. The performance is flawless with singalongs, raging (and unbelievably tight) drums and guitar-riffs that carry every tune home. The fact that these guys recognize that a song doesn't have to be longer than, say, 2 minutes is admireable as well! This release proves Wasted Sounds to be one of the most interesting labels in Sweden at the moment. Can't wait for the premiere of "American hardcore" in Scandinavia? Get ahold of a copy of "Paranoia" and it'll be worth the wait!

Video mix: KVLR, El Perro Del Mar, Totalt Jävla Mörker, Entombed, Division of Laura Lee, Abhinanda, more...

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700

KVLR - Birthcam
Nothing new under the sun in the directing of this video. Just the band playing the song in a room, a video that's been done so many times before. BUT the song itself makes this video a must-see. KVLR is a band more people should discover. (JA)

The Knife - Pass this on
Great Video and a great song. My girlfriend is convinced that is a transvestite singing. I really can't tell. Maybe my living situation has made me blind. Good thing I am off for some much needed vacation in... ehr, San Francisco. (PA)

El Perro Del Mar – Gods knows (you gotta give to get)
Twee animation here from El Perro Del Mar. Ambitious video, fantastic song. (ST)

Totalt Jävla Mörker - Kall värld
The new album by TJM may have more metal influences in it, but these guys still play hardcore as it's supposed to sound. And the refrain is a damn hit! Check out the new self-titled album out on Relapse. (JA)

Juli & The Monoliths - Itämaista Rakkautta
The lipsynch is terrible, but who could fault Nina Persson? Everything she does has her own attractive appeal. Ain't that so boys! In Finnish she is daft. (JC)

Entombed - Night of the vampire
Who doesn't love a good Swedish death-metal cover of Roky Erickson? Not me. I think I still have this 7" sitting around somewhere. (AR)

Division Of Laura Lee - Dirty Love
Features Nina Persson (The Cardigans, A Camp) on guest vocals. In my opinion, one of Swedens finest bands. Pretty cool video as well... (JA)

Jenny Wilson & Robyn – List of demands (Saul Williams cover)
Yes, two of Sweden's greatest female artists do a blinding cover of Saul Williams' hypnotic song. (ST)

Quit Your Dayjob - Vlado video
Just like one of my previous videopost for IAT (Logh - The smoke will lead you home), this video is shot just a few blocks from my apartment. In fact, in the videostore where I rent horrormovies when I'm in that mood! Low-budget and hilarious! (JA)

Abhinanda - City of hope
Yes! Classic Norrland sXe hardcore at its finest! This shows the beginnings of that classic discordant post-hardcore sound I hold so dear. (AR)

.:Who's who?

PA: Per Apelqvist
JA: Jonas Appelqvist
JC: Jason Christie
AR: Avi Roig
ST: Simon Tagestam

MP3: Abhinanda - Highway tonight

Fri, 16 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Today's Friday oldie comes from Abhinanda off their final album "The rumble", originally released back in 1998 on Desperate Fight Records (No, I'm not writing in the straight-edge Xs). The band started off as kind of a generic moshcore band (as was the fashion in the mid-90s) before finally figuring out what they needed to do to be awesome, releasing one last record and then breaking up. Gee, haven't heard that story before, right? I actually don't really know that much about these dudes otherwise, but they were definitely a fixture of Umeå's legendary hardcore scene of the time. Not many bands of the era aged well, but Abhinanda's rocked-out sound holds up just fine. Tons of gang-vocal shouts, a fierce stop-and-go rhythm section and just enough melody and dissonance to keep things interesting. Best of all, it's fun. Now why aren't there more bands like this today?

Fri, 16 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Fri, 30 Apr 2004 00:00:00 -0700

The long-rumored Abhinanda reunion show (first reported here on 12/12/03, see flier) is officially confirmed to take place at the Umeå hardcore fest on May 29. Other bands set to play include Koma, Tristess, Ambulance and Rabid Grannies. More info: http://www.umeahardcore.org/

Fri, 12 Dec 2003 00:00:00 -0800

No fuckin' way - legendary Umeå hardcore band Abhinanda is having a reunion this summer. See the flyer.