RIP Stig Vig

Stig Vig aka Per Odeltorp, best known as the frontman/bassist for long-running Swedish "transkontinental rockreggae" act Dag Vag, has passed away at the age of 63.

Long-running Swedish act Dag Vag not only celebrates their 30th anniversary this year, they've also reclaimed the rights to their back-catalogue from Silence and have now founded their own label to put out a new box set and remastered versions of their own records. Read more at MI: http://www.musikindustrin.se/artikel/104/Topplistan_v40_Flera_svenska_nykomlingar_DUPE.html (in Swedish)

The playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Timo Räisänen - My valentine
02. TALK 1
03. Torpedo - From Russia with love
04. Desert Planet - Breakout button
05. Ebba Grön - Mamma pappa barn
06. TALK 2
07. The End Will Be Kicks - Don Johnson
08. Skywriter - Where both worlds never meet
09. Skull Defekts - The secret
10. TALK 3
11. Tsukimono - Tokyo OEast
12. Kristin Asbjørnsen - Trying to get home
13. Enemy Alliance - Government subsidized ghetto
14. TALK 4
15. The Indecision Alarm - Where every fucking dream is killed
16. Dismember - Soon to be dead
17. Mixtapes & Cellmates - Moments
18. TALK 5
19. Kristofer Åström - All in
20. Pan Sonic - Virta 1
21. Ulver - Of wolf and fear
22. TALK 6
23. Mainliners - Olivia
24. 120 Days - Let me come down
25. Universal Poplab - 60 is the new 40
26. TALK 7
27. Dag Vag - Popitop
28. The Bombettes - Lust is the new black
29. Breach - Big strong boss
30. TALK 8
31. CS Nielsen - Black spots
32. Tape - Sand dunes
33. The Psyke Project - For us to see for us to help
34. TALK 9
35. Cortex - Shark boys die hard
36. Viola - I don't know how to party
37. Don't Be A Stranger - Lonely together
38. TALK 10
39. Broder Daniel - What clowns are we

MP3: Dag Vag - Popitop

If you've been paying attention, you'll note that I've added all of the various CDs from the MNW "Klassiker" reissue series to the webstore recently so naturally I've been spending a bit of time getting acquainted with them. Besides the "Svensk postpunk" comp, I've been pleasantly surprised by the Dag Vag collection. I was expecting something a bit more punky, but they're actually more of a pop band with reggae influences. Or 'Transkontinental Rockreggae', as they put it. Not only that, but they're still around! I had no idea. Considering the strong reggae influence and the time period, you could definitely compare Dag Vag to the Clash albeit without the politics. I suppose it's possible that Dag Vag could be radicals (I wouldn't know, my Swedish still sucks), but they sound more like a party band to me and that's okay. Listen to today's mp3 and you'll immediately know what I'm talking about. Popitop? Is that even a real word? Does it matter? Oh, and crowd noise/gang singalongs always equals party jams. Enjoy!

Dag Vag - Popitop