IT'S A TRAP! Scandinavian Music Journal

Liechtenstein get new bassist

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:26:30 -0700

Swedish indiepoppers Liechtenstein have parted ways with bassist Naemi Pebaque due to "lack of time" and have enlisted Ulrika Mild from Compute to take her place. The band is currently at Ulrika's home studio on Gotland working on new material.

Compute + Liechtenstein Live @ Bang Bang Club, Berlin 04/15/2009

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:52:46 -0700

Berlin's small scene of twee-lovers came together last Wednesday to enjoy a six-band bill including two upcoming Scandinavian bands. After semi-interesting German opener Skirt and charming British band Horovitz, Swedish electronic artist Compute took the stage. Their minimal setup -- singer/composer Ulrika at drum machine and iPod supported by Liechtenstein's singer Renée at keyboards -- contrasted with the more traditional instrumentation of the other five bands. Compute went on to deliver their version of typical contemporary Swedish-pop where cheap-sounding synthesizers and analogue pre-programmed drums are combined with somewhat hysteric, slightly off-key Knife-ish singing. Somehow, their performance seemed unnecessarily restrained though, as if held back by the typical twee shyness surrounding them on this evening. The second Scandinavian band of the night, indiepop trio Liechtenstein from Göteborg, then topped the bill after the crowd had enjoyed very pleasant sets from Australian indie-darlings The Motifs and The Crayon Fields. Liechtenstein actually seemed to be a much better pick for the night than Compute -- people in the half-full club couldn't help moving and dancing to their mixture of mid-eighties indiepop with a few punk influences thrown in. For me, it was especially the driving bass-playing that made Liechtenstein more than just a simple retro-act. Not that I would mind the retroness of it though, in fact, I am actually glad sometimes that my knowledge of "classic" eighties indiepop is small enough so that I can still enjoy such charming current bands without catching all the obvious references to earlier songs and sounds.

Wed, 15 Dec 2004 00:00:00 -0800

Hybris Records has posted mp3s for three brand new singles on the label from the acts Compute, Vapnet along with the new Christmas track from El Perro Del Mar: http://www.hybrism.com/index2.php

Mon, 06 Dec 2004 00:00:00 -0800

Hybris Records, home of hyped twee act El Perro Del Mar, will be releasing a split CDR from new artists Vapnet and Compute early next year.

Wed, 27 Aug 2003 00:00:00 -0700

Bands confirmed for the Emmaboda afterfest on September 6: Slagsmålsklubben, Scraps Of Tape, Talking To Teapots, The Leeches, The Janitors and Compute.