IT'S A TRAP! Scandinavian Music Journal

Brine - Pro-semi (video)

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:56:02 -0700

New video from Swedish indierock act Brine off their latest album "The names".

Brine - Doran & Edith

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:42:09 -0700

Harbour, Sea has a new 2-track single from Swedish indierock act Brine that they are giving away as a free download: http://www.harboursea.com/

Brine - The necessary links that make up, part one

Tue, 11 May 2010 13:40:45 -0700

Swedish indie act Brine has a new EP available for free download via Harbor, Sea: http://www.harboursea.com/

Brine Story vs plot Harbour, Sea

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

The 90s art-rock movement is very much alive on "Story vs plot". As if by mere accident, harmony arises from the rattling of guitars and the deep moan of the bass on opener "Bashful". The half-spoken, half-sung vocal style finds an appropriate home in this medium of musical expression as the drums tirelessly beat on. Names like Sonic Youth and Pavement easily slip off the tongue when trying to describe what has slipped out of the stereo speakers, though there's also a Pixies-like playfulness and a Velvet Underground drive. Sebadoh wouldn't sound too oddly placed were one of their tracks to precede or follow a Brine composition on a mixtape. "Make it to Berlin" shatters much of these preconceptions however, sounding far more like something that would have come out of Britain in the 90s than from the other side of the Atlantic, and so Blur and the radio-friendly tracks of Elastica spring to mind. And this balancing game plays out beautifully as the record continues. "A high wire walking" and "Bathtub revisited" are among the standouts on a quality album, although the breakdown/ending of "Mirrors" may take top prize -- an organic building of guitar lines and drums that eventually blurs into a wave that crashes and breaks. An album that celebrates the possibilities of rock music as much as the 90s scene it was birthed from, "Story vs plot" is very much worth tracking down.

MP3: Brine - Make it to Berlin

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:27:52 -0700

Brine is a Swedish band that goes for the artsy indierock thing with varying degrees of success. Most often they stick with the tried and true path of Sonic Youth worship, but every so often they let their quirkier side show through such as on "Make it to Berlin". The focus is shifted to vocals and drums; everything else is incidental. Perhaps not quite at the level of "We will rock you", but it's certainly anthemic nonetheless. And riddle me this: what's with all the Swedes moving to Berlin anyway? Is that grass really that much greener? There's gotta be places at home where the bohemian lifestyle is still within reach, right?

Tue, 19 Oct 2004 00:00:00 -0700

The website for Swedish electronic/noise label White Noise has been updated with a whole bunch of soundclips from the three upcoming 7"s they are releasing as well as stuff from artists Thallein, Brine, Kuken, Schräge Musik and Norrsken.