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Antifilm IO Statler & Waldorf

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:57:31 -0800

There's something rather appealing on first mention of Antifilm that's hard to pinpoint; maybe it's the name, maybe it's the album cover. I'm not really sure. Musically, however, Dane Thomas Bred doesn't quite live up to whatever expectation I had of his debut album "IO". It's not that "IO" is a bad album, rather it's a collection of songs that have difficulty in finding focus or common ground. Of course, variety is the spice of life and an album on which everything sounds the same would make for a boring effort indeed, but there still needs to be some sort of unity throughout. "IO" gives the impression that we have a musician out there with some great ideas, but with little notion of putting together a coherent collection of songs. "What's with all the stars" kicks the album off with a second-rate attempt at some sort of semi-upbeat indiepop, a trait that, thankfully, doesn't rear its head again until "Ovenfra", and I have no idea what in the hell is going on with that particular number. That said, while "IO" does have its abysmal downsides, it makes up for such negatives with the inclusion of some wonderfully atmospheric pieces like "Rondo", "IO" and "Heavy petting", all of which border on the soundtrack/dark ambient genres and all of which showcase Bred at his creative best. Closer "Here comes the son" is labelled as 'the summer hit' and for the life of me I can't think why. Was this a summer hit? And if so, where was it a summer hit? Forgetting that, this album does show that Antifilm has great potential but, for now, has given us just over thirty minutes of material that borders on the pretentious.

The Silent Ballet on Sólstafir, Antifilm

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:24:23 -0700

New reviews at The Silent Ballet of Icelandic act Sólstafir and Danish artist Antifilm.

Sirius playlist week #24

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:09:07 -0700

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU, a special (almost) all-electronic feature:

01. The Bear Quartet - Sweet beef
02. TALK 1
03. Fever Ray - Triangle walks
04. Antifilm - Mado
05. Pistol Disco - Organ and drum
06. TALK 2
07. Håkan Lidbo - Born in the USA
08. Pan Sonic - Kahalaus
09. Agent Side Grinder - The screams
10. Existensminimum - 1993
11. TALK 3
12. Familjen - Det lilla livet
13. Tiger Lou - Crushed by a crowd (Mikael Jonasson remix)
14. Boeoes Kaelstigen - Flir
15. TALK 4
16. Universal Poplab - I could say I'm sorry
17. Marybell Katastrophy - Hey Frank
18. Dear Euphoria - Pop pills
19. TALK 5

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.

Antifilm album preview

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:22:10 -0700

Statler & Waldorf is currently streaming the new album "IO" from Danish electronic artist Antifilm: http://www.statler-waldorf.dk/releases/io.php

Sirius playlist week #19

Mon, 11 May 2009 11:06:47 -0700

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

01. Penny Century - Just because (feat. Mattias Alkberg)
02. TALK 1
03. Piroth - Fog dancers
04. Shogun Kunitoki - Riddarholmen
05. Elenette - Start; alla program; spel
06. TALK 2
07. The End Will Be Kicks - Sweets and filth
08. Viola - Nobodylovers
09. Pan Sonic - Maa
10. Antifilm - Here comes the son
11. TALK 3
12. Ingenting - Slapp in solen
13. Pixie Carnation - Fresh poems
14. David Åhlén - Spirit fall
15. TALK 4
16. The Fine Arts Showcase - The teenage order
17. Pinto - We breathe too much
18. The Opium Cartel - Better days ahead
19. Dag för Dag - I am the assassin
20. TALK 5
21. Aerial - All refrain

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.

Antifilm album confirmed for June

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:02:07 -0700

Danish techno label Statler & Waldorf has confirmed that the new Antifilm album "IO" will be officially released on June 2.

Statler & Waldorf sign Antifilm

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:48:25 -0800

Danish electronic/techno label Statler & Waldorf will be releasing the debut album from Antifilm in the near future. Samples: http://www.myspace.com/antifilmspace

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:29:43 -0700

Danish electronic/techno label Statler & Waldorf has signed Antifilm and will be releasing something from him later this year. Hear samples at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/antifilmspace