IT'S A TRAP! Scandinavian Music Journal

Son of a Kid - Destroy, destroy (video)

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:14:55 -0700

PSL has the premiere of the new Son of a Kid video "Destroy, destroy", directed by Mats Udd: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2011/10/20/videopremiar-son-of-a-kid-destroy-destroy/
Son of a Kid = Alx Reuterskiöld, ex-Dyno/Set Fire Run, and yes, this song has been reworked by his projects many times over. Glad to see it seems to be getting a more official release at long last.

Set Fire Run now Son of a Kid?

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:19:37 -0700

Apparently Set Fire Run (nee Dyno) has come to an end and will now continue on as Son of a Kid, what was once the solo alias of vocalist Alx Reuterskiöld:
Listen at SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/sonofakid

Set Fire Run - Undeniable

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 12:47:25 -0800

Set Fire Run (nee Dyno) have unveiled a brand new track at Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/setfirerun/undeniable

Set Fire Run - I don't mind at all

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 11:50:01 -0800

Pop music blog #1 Hits from Another Planet has a new track from Set Fire Run, the new name of the band once known as Dyno: http://alienhits.blogspot.com/2011/01/at-least-it-means-were-talking-again.html

Erik Hassle talks Taken

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:35:56 -0800

Swedish pop artist Erik Hassle discusses his new EP "Taken", which I believe was at least partially co-written by the guys in Set Fire Run/Dyno. Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pxxy1Mrf5xM

Dyno now Set Fire Run

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:24:14 -0800

Swedish pop act Dyno has rechristened themselves Set Fire Run: http://www.setfirerun.com/

Sirius playlist week #31

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:39:40 -0700

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

01. Niels Nielsen - Dpend
02. TALK 1
03. Haleiwa - Pure vida dude
04. Óðmenn - Einn ég ræ
05. The Bear Quartet - Lovers goodbye
06. Night Minutes - Sweetheart at the funeral
07. TALK 2
08. A Swarm of the Sun - The worms are out
09. Logh - An alliance of hearts
10. Tomas Halberstad - I must be in love
11. TALK 3
12. Liechtenstein - On the tram
13. Scraps of Tape - Blindspot
14. Dear Euphoria - Coming down
15. Dyno - Emotional
16. TALK 4
17. Kvelertak - Ordsmedar av rang
18. The Social Services - Baltic Sea
19. Oriel Joans - Knuckles whiten
20. TALK 5
21. Ted Gärdestad - Oh, vilken härlig dag

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.

Dyno - New noise (video)

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:59:29 -0700

Kind of weird to watch this video without actually hearing Refused, but it does bridge the gap between Dyno and Closer. I dig it! Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UrEQGuOlSU

Dyno - Roki road (video)

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:53:20 -0700

Another new video from Dyno? Not nearly as pro-looking as the last one, but hey, the song is good. Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpbPCmhxQrc

Dyno - Don't speak love (video)

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:43:20 -0700

Hard to believe some of the guys from Dyno used to be in Closer, but hey, people are complicated. Looks like the transition to mainstream pop is complete and good for them, they do a great job with it. Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4HLukqkG9Q

Sirius playlist week #14

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:39:06 -0700

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

01. TALK 1
02. Robyn - Fembot
03. Monty - Orden
04. The Je Ne Sais Quoi - Bye bye pianotie
05. Palpitation - What if
06. TALK 2
07. The Tallest Man on Earth - Burden of tomorrow
08. Dyno - Don't speak love
09. Margaret Berger - Will you remember me tomorrow?
10. Holiday for Strings - Shelter Island
11. TALK 3
12. Tutankamon - Have you ever been in love?
13. Kråkesølv - Skredder
14. The Tiny - Last weekend
15. Asha Ali - The time is now
16. TALK 4
17. Monzano - Yes, we can't
18. Donkeyboy - Ambitions
19. Kite - Ways to dance
20. Bertine Zetlitz - 500
21. TALK 5
22. Makthaverskan - German boy

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.

Sirius playlist week #8

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:39:06 -0800

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

01. Agent Side Grinder - The screams
02. TALK 1
03. Susanne Sundfør - The brothel
04. The Skull Defekts - Millions
05. Torpedo - Accelerate
06. TALK 2
07. Donkeyboy - Ambitions
08. Haust - Skate rock
09. Ikons - The hawk
10. Dyno - Deliverance
11. TALK 3
12. Monzano - Waterways and altitude
13. Moto Boy - The heart is a rebel
14. The Graviators - Back to the sabbath
15. Sonic Ritual - (Don't wanna) Feel alright
16. TALK 4
17. Oskar Schönning - Farsan

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.

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.

Dyno album preview?

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:28:19 -0800

Dyno (ex-Closer) are streaming a bunch of new song clips from what I presume will be their debut album: http://www.myspace.com/dynodynodyno

Dyno - Too close

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:15:13 -0700

Dyno are streaming a new track at myspace called "Too close": http://www.myspace.com/dynodynodyno

Sirius playlist week #29

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:11:07 -0700

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

01. Gocart System - Always been the same
02. TALK 1
03. [ingenting] - Halleluja
04. The Kid - Transient dance
05. Thåström - Kort biografi med litet testamente
06. TALK 2
07. Small - Sunshine lover
08. Heroin and Your Veins - The trigger
09. Kongh - Tank pa doden
10. Villebråd - Vaknar aldrig
11. TALK 3
12. Anna Leong - Guillotine
13. Ison & Fille - Jag skrattar idag
14. Dyno - Burning blood
15. TALK 4
16. The Bear Quartet - Sweet beef
17. Entombed - State of emergency
18. Skatan - Top of the mountain
19. Familjen - Mine øyne de ska se
20. TALK 5
21. Suzy Thunder - Big

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.

Dyno - Burning blood

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:06:09 -0700

There's a new Dyno track called "Burning blood" currently streaming at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/dynodynodyno

Sirius playlist week #21

Mon, 25 May 2009 16:46:18 -0700

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

01. TALK 1
02. Small - Sunshine lover
03. Samtidigt Som - Constant in motion
04. Ironville - Roses
05. Montt Mardié - Dancing shoes
06. TALK 2
07. Samuraj Cities - Spoonful of talk
08. Fronda - Discomusik
09. Billie the Vision & the Dancers - You'd better watch out, 'cause I like you
10. Robert Svensson - I was summer, you were
11. TALK 3
12. Florence Valentin - Spring ricco
13. Lacrosse - We are kids
14. Superfamily - Let's go dancing
15. TALK 4
16. Turboweekend - Trouble is
17. Dyno - Don't speak love
18. Cilihili and DaBook - Orinoco flow
19. TALK 5
20. High Hats - The end
21. Two White Horses - Good times are gone forever
22. Margaret Berger - Robot song
23. TALK 6

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.

Sirius playlist week #11

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:09:25 -0700

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

01. Next Life - The decisive
02. TALK 1
03. Florence Valentin - Spring Ricco
04. Scraps of Tape - Bring the heavy
05. Slaraffenland - I'm a machine
06. TALK 2
07. PowerSolo - Pirates of the oblivion
08. Efterklang - Mirador
09. 18th Dye - Soft the hard way
10. Snake & Jet's Amazing Bullit Band - Ten cities beyond
11. TALK 3
12. High Hats - The end
13. Samuraj Cities - Spoonful of talk
14. Jesper Norda - Gentle and slow with a new sharp edge
15. Division of Laura Lee - Violence is timeless
16. TALK 4
17. Kristofer Åström - Twentyseven
18. Turboweekend - Something or nothing
19. Dyno - Deliverance
20. Abcess Exil - Stormens öga
21. TALK 5
22. Ironville - The wild

Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU, except for this week when it aired on Monday with a repeat on Tuesday (tonight). That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.

DontStopThePop interviews Dyno

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:56:19 -0700

DontStopThePop interviews Dyno, the new pop band that rose from the ashes of Closer: http://dontstopthepop.blogspot.com/2009/03/amazing-dyno-get-interviewed.html

Dyno - My cocoa

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:13:37 -0800

There's a new Dyno song on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/dynodynodyno

Sirius playlist week #8

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:21:10 -0800

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

01. Emmon - Secrets & lies
02. TALK 1
03. Marions - Another hour
04. Mimikry - Alderland
05. Culkin - Glow
06. TALK 2
07. Ironville - Roses
08. Silver - The white logic
09. Powersolo - Pirates of the oblivion
10. The Scrags - TV messed up mind
11. TALK 3
12. Kusowsky - Dansa
13. Paper - To her
14. Marit Bergman - Bang bang
15. Trummor & Orgel - Main theme
16. Affordable Hybrid - If you've got a problem with me
17. TALK 4
18. The Fine Arts Showcase - London, my town
19. Hebosagil - The last one
20. Dyno - Don't speak love
21. Knugen Faller - Lugna favoriter
22. TALK 5
23. Jesper Norda - We have the guts

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.

Sirius playlist week #6

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:48:39 -0800

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

01. Franke - Exil riktas inåt
02. TALK
03. Cut City - Ulyssian widow
04. Montt Mardié - Names not forgotten
05. Strayfolk - I thought I had it down
06. TALK
07. Halph - New money
08. Kaizers Orchestra - Kontroll på kontinentet
09. Wardruna - Kauna
10. TALK
11. Dieter Schöön - Mary Jane
12. Holiday For Strings - Two of you
13. Menfolk - One is all
14. Lama - Raha
15. TALK
16. Bitch Boys - Sighsten H.
17. Regina - Saanko jäädä yöksi
18. Entombed - Parasight
19. Gåte - Snåle mi jente
20. TALK
21. Dyno - Emotional

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.

Dyno - Emotional (video)

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:32:56 -0800

Check out Dyno's new video for the song "Emotional": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQIlVz6ueJs&fmt=18

Sirius playlist week #3

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:26:10 -0800

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

01. Dyno - Don't speak love
02. TALK 1
03. Regina - Totuus minusta
04. Joenssu 1685 - Kill/shot/love
05. They Live - Magic glasses
06. TALK 2
07. Viola - We owe love
08. Orchestra Senza Tensta - The red elephant battles the bear
09. Livaventura - 2 out of nothing
10. TALK 3
11. Halph - Cheap points
12. Pacta - Sille
13. Scraps of Tape - Bring the heavy
14. TALK 4
15. Anssi 800 & Maria Stereo - Zion king
16. The Scrags - Psycho cyclone
17. Samtidigt Som - Vid mid sida
18. TALK 5
19. Seance - Wasted

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.

Manifest nominees are go

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:39:27 -0800

The nominees for the Manifest Awards, Sweden's alternative Grammy, have been announced:

Synth:
Thermostatic - Humanizer (Wonderland Records)
Zeigeist - The Jade Motel (Spegel/Imperial Recordings/Playground)
Moonlight Cove - Orphans of the Storm (Kinetophone/Hot Stuff)
Elegant Machinery - A soft exchange (Out of Line/Hot Stuff)
Rhythm:
Movits - Äppelknyckarjazz (BD Pop/Universal)
Erici - Brasilicum (Erici Music/Dead Frog)
Saft Stockholm - Ordet (Saft Productions/Stockholm Electronica)
Kungers - Galaxen (Rätta Visan/Border)
Experimental:
Anders Dahl - Doorbells (Bombaxbombax)
Nina de Heyney, Charlotte Hug & Christian Jormin - Acoustic Electronic (LJ Records)
Pär Thörn - Schöneberg/Stammheim/Gärdet/Rågsved (Treffpunkt)
Anders Hultqvist - Traces (Chamber Sound)
Pop:
Frida Hyvönen - Silence Is Wild (Licking Fingers/Playground)
Hello Saferide - More modern short stories from... (Razzia/Bonnier Amigo)
Joel Alme - A Master Of Ceremonies (Sincerely Yours/Border)
Nordpolen - På Nordpolen (Sincerely Yours/Border)
Rock:
The Hellacopters - Head Off (Wild Kingdom/Sound Pollution)
Pascal - Galgberget (Novoton/Bonnier Amigo)
Fatboy - In My Bones (Fat State Production/Playground)
Manikins - Crocodiles (P.Trash Records)
Dance:
Pär Grindvik - Samlad årsproduktion (Stockholm LTD)
Anders Ilar - Sworn (Level Records 11)
Style of Eye - Duck cover and hold (Pieces of eight records)
Zoo Brazil - No Place Like Home (Gung Ho! Recordings)
Jazz:
Bobo Stenson Trio - Cantando (ECM/Naxos)
Nina Ramsby & Ludwig Berghe Trio - Du har blivit stor nu [En kamp!] (Moserobie/Bonnier Amigo)
e.s.t. - Leucocyte (ACT/Bonnier Amigo)
The Splendor - Sound of Splendor (HOOB/Border)
Punk/Hardcore:
Disco Volante - "We are forever" (Not enough)
Disfear - "Live the storm" (Relapse/Border)
Nitad - "Ibland kan man inte hindra sig själv" (Kranium)
Meanwhile - "Reality or nothing" (Feral Ward)
Hårdrock/Metal:
Burst - Lazarus Bird (Relapse/Border)
Dismember - Dismember (Regain/Sound Pollution)
Grand Magus - Iron Will (Rise above/Border)
Opeth - Watershed (Roadrunner/Bonnier Amigo)
Hip-hop/R'n'B/Soul:
Chords - Things We Do For Things (Juju/Playground)
Afasi & Filthy – Fläcken (P.o.p.e./Playground)
Masse - Gott & Blandat Vol. 2
Allyawan - Blu Duk Mixtape Vol. 2
Folk/Ballad:
Gunnel Mauritzson Band - Det som sker...(Sandkvie Records/CDA)
Maria Hörnelius, Bernt Andersson & Kjell Jansson - En sång för Kent (Eld Records/Border)
Jonas Knutsson & Johan Norberg - Skaren - Norrland III (Act/BAM)
Bjernulf/Björklund/Lindh – Pål Olles väg (Courage)
Singer/Songwriter:
Melpo Mene - Bring the Lions Out (Imperial Recordings/Playground)
Hyacinth House - Black Crows Country (True Music Production/Glitterhouse)
First Aid Kit - Drunken Trees (Rabid Records/Border)
Olle Nyman - Venture (A West Side Fabrication/Border)
Live:
Detektivbyrån (Danarkia)
The Hellacopters (Psychout Records)
Lykke Li (LL Recordings)
Robyn (Konichiwa Records)
Myspace prize for best unsigned act:
Montauk
Hero in action
Miranda Gjerstad
Sci-Fi Hands
John F Karlsson
Dyno
Tim Schmidt
Nottee
The Bellevues
Diskoteket

Go here for more: http://www.manifestgalan.se/

Dyno gets emotional

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:04:05 -0800

Dyno (ex-Closer/Bright Oak) has a new track on myspace called "Emotional", easily some of their best material yet: http://www.myspace.com/dynodynodyno
Perhaps I need to reconsider my previous assessment?

MP3: Dyno - Deliverance

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:35:01 -0800

From Closer to The Bright Oak to... Dyno? From progressive hardrock to... dance music? "Deliverance is essentially a reworking of Bright Oak's "The undertow" with sharper rhythm and more emotional distance. It's still a good song with a strong, uplifting chorus, but I have to admit that I much prefer the original. Live drumming and a slightly more relaxed tempo give the song room to breath and the original lyrics on the chorus flow far better than the yeah yeah yeahs put in their place. However, despite my initial bum-out, I'm giving these guys time. It's just that it's incredibly hard for me to not compare them to past bands, especially when they come so closely on the heels of one another. Hold it together, wait and see what happens.