FactMagazine talks to recent Kompakt-signees Pluxus: http://www.factmagazine.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=528&Itemid=27
Note the tip at the end for Familjen and Mixtapes & Cellmates.

Here's this week's radio show playlist:

01. Desert Planet - Riot sector 68
02. TALK 1
03. Grande - We did it all
04. Sara Berg - Crawl back from under
05. Dialog Cet - Buckfighter
06. TALK 2
07. Doktor Kosmos - Doktor Kosmos släpper en skiva
08. Halph - Weight
09. Bright Oak - The undertow
10. TALK 3
11. Juvelen - They don't love you
12. Frivolvol - Take it from the beginning
13. Little Jimmy Reeves - Sidetracked
14. TALK 4
15. Keith Canisius - Omorose
16. The Kid - Mayhem troopers
17. Lognhalsmottagningen - Bodybuilder
18. Markus Krunegård - Rocken spelar ingen roll längre
19. TALK 5
20. Firefox AK - Techno tears
21. Biker Boy - April song (Mr Bananas remix)
22. Thomas Denver Jonsson - Saved by the bell
23. TALK 6
24. Nina Kinert - Pets & friends
25. Familjen - Hög luft
26. Brainbombs - Down in the gutter
27. TALK 7
28. Anders Persson och Carl Smith - Morgonsol i April
29. Abduktio - Uutisia rintamalta
30. Nordvargr - Rektal B
31. Karin Holmberg + hab - Who we are
32. TALK 8
33. Lapko - Killer whales
34. Madrugada - Lift me
35. Kristofer Åström & Hidden Truck - What I came here for
36. TALK 9
37. Sambassadeur - Subtle changes
38. Dreamboy - What have I done
39. The Tough Alliance - Lucky
40. TALK 10
41. Logh - Saturday nightmares

Adrian Recordings has announced the signing of Cato, a mysterious artist they say "is the mastermind behind artists like Familjen, eMiL Jensen and David & the Citizens and one of the most talented persons we have ever met." But instead of any sort of regular physical release, much less a myspace page, Adrian will only be posting his music for streaming at their website, a new track every Wednesday for the next full year. Read more: http://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=174

This week's It's a Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 tracks of the week:

01. Hot Chip – Ready for the floor
02. Gentle Touch – Once you used to
03. Caesars – Boo boo goo goo
04. Familjen – Det snurrar i min skalle
05. Markus Krunegård – Jag är en vampyr
06. Vampire Weekend – Oxford Comma
07. Caesars – Strawberry weed
08. Vampire Weekend – A-Punk
09. Lykke Li – I'm good, I'm gone
10. Shout Out Louds – Tonight I have to leave it

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

01. Figurines - The wonder
02. TALK 1
03. CS Nielsen - Happy
04. Superfamily - Teens of the 70s
05. Winter Took His Life - Oh
06. TALK 2
07. Frivolvol - Out come the knives
08. Bogus Blimp - Untitled jazz no. 1
09. Firefox AK - Pushing
10. TALK 3
11. Disfear - Get it off
12. Biker Boy - March song (Kalle J remix)
13. Eskju Divine - Darkness all around
14. TALK 4
15. Dogday - New romance
16. Mew - Am I wry? No
17. Det Är Jag Som Är Döden - Hello!
18. TALK 5
19. Familjen - Huvudet i sanden
20. Darkthrone - Skald av Satans sol
21. Caesars Palace - (I'm gonna) Kick you out
22. TALK 6
23. Lack - Behead
24. Bertine Zetlitz - Fake your beauty
25. Hebosagil - Old prophet
26. TIAC - OTW
27. TALK 7
28. Marybell Katastrophy - Hip
29. Strip Music - Never die
30. The Social Services - Electric brae
31. TALK 8
32. At the Gates - All life ends (live)
33. Fireside - Jupiter
34. Ulver - Funebre
35. Paper - They're gonna keep me
36. TALK 9
37. Convoj - Cultural legacy
38. Maia Hirasawa - Still June
39. Silverbullit - Run
40. TALK 10
41. Massgrav - Vuxenliv

This week's It's a Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 albums of the week:

01. Jens Lekman – Night Falls Over Kortedala
02. Feist – The Reminder
03. Shout Out Louds – Our Ill Wills
04. Radiohead – In Rainbows
05. Familjen – Det snurrar i min skalle
06. Band of Horses – Cease to Begin
07. Hot Chip – Made In The Dark
08. M.I.A. – Kala
09. Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend
10. Kate Nash – Made of Bricks

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Updated live dates for As In RebekkaMaria:

03/13 - Uppåt Framåt, Gothenburg (SWE) w/Jojo DJ Team
03/14 - Release Party, Copenhagen (DK) w/Jojo DJ Team
03/24 - Voxhall, Århus (DK) w/Vive La Fete
03/25 - Store VEGA, Copenhagen (DK) w/Vive La Fete
03/26 - Kulturbolagt, Malmö (SWE) w/Vive La Fete
03/27 - Storan, Gotheburg (SWE) w/Vive La Fete
03/28 - Nalen, Stockholm (SWE) w/Vive La Fete
04/10 - Rust, Copenhagen (DK) w/Familjen
04/11 - Studenterhuset, Odense (DK)
04/17 - Templet, Lyngby (DK)
04/17 - Rust Nightclub, Copenhagen (DK) w/Yelle
04/19 - Pakhuset, Århus (DK) w/Familjen
04/25 - Studenterhuset, Aalborg (DK)
04/26 - KulisseLagret, Horsens (DK)
04/30 - Bergen Fest, Bergen (NOR)
05/03 - Ancienne Belgique, Brussels (BEL)
05/08 - Rotown, Rotterdam (NL) w/Campsite
05/09 - Dqliq, Luxemburg (LUX)
05/10 - Ekko, Utrecht (NL) w/Campsite
05/24 - Café Kino, Copenhagen (DK)
05/25 - Stars, Vordingborg (DK)
08/02 - Knust, Hamburg (GER) w/Campsite
08/22 - PStereo Festival, Trondheim (NOR)

Pitchfork has added Tobias Fröberg's single "Just behind a brick wall" (ft. Peter Morén) and the new Familjen video for "Huvudet i sanden" to their Forkcast section. Also: Hybridism? Is getting the Hybris name correct really all that difficult?

The video for the excellent new Familjen single "Huvudet i sanden" is now on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NOV_vmVFxc
Stream the entire new remix album at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/familjen

Festival report: by:Larm 2008

Discobelle has the Kasper Bjørke remix of the new Familjen single "Huvudet i sanden": http://www.discobelle.net/2008/02/16/new-familjen-single-exclusive/

Kent
Live @ Billingehov Skövd, 02/15/08

I finally did my Kent homework last year, meaning I dug out all the old records and listened to them all over again - everything to be fully prepeared when "Tillbaka till samtiden" hit the shelves. With the album being somewhat of a dissapointment, however just a minor one, and with the prevoius experiences (all bad) I've had with Kent live, I had no real expectations when I arrived at Skövde Hockey Arena just in time to catch opening act Familjen (nope, not the right place for Jonas T. Karlsson and his buddy for the night, Andreas Tilliander). Kent playing in a Hockey Arena, taste that one. All signs pointed towards the same thing - this was going to be a horrifying night to remember. And oh how I was right! On everything except for the horrifying part. Tonight Jocke Berg and co. totally blows my mind, Hockey Arena or no Hockey Arena. I've never witnessed the band so intense and concentrated - it's just brilliant! All the hit songs are included, both old ones and new ones, even though one might argue that just about all Kent songs are hit songs, and the visual part of the show is breathtaking. The pick of the night must be the upbeat disco version of "Dom andra", with the extended version of "Mannen i den Vita Hatten (16 år senare)" coming in close behind. This was truly a pleasant surprise.
- Christian Stenbacke

Adrian Recordings will release "Huvudet i sanden" as Familjen's next single as a special 12-track (!!!) special edition. Here's the tracklist:

01. Huvudet i sanden - album version
02. Huvudet i sanden - Kasper Bjørke remix
03. Feber - Krazy Fiesta remix
04. Huvudet i sanden - featuring Adam Tensta
05. Det snurrar i min skalle - Mike Downey remix
06. Huvudet i sanden - Perfume Uniform remix
07. Hög luft – The Field remix
08. Det snurrar i min skalle – Pluxus remix
09. Det snurrar i min skalle - Boeoes Kaelstigen's Tri Tub remix
10. Huvudet i sanden - Tomi Kiiosk remikksi
11. Feber - DJ Wool remix
12. Huvudet i sanden - Kid in the Air remix

Kasper Bjørke? Adam Tensta? The Field? Holy shit, that's a lineup! Look for the whole damn thing to be streaming on myspace beginning on February 27 and also keep an eye out for a new video from director Johan Söderberg.

This week's It's a Trap! Last.fm listening group top 10 tracks of the week:

01. Familjen – Det snurrar i min skalle
02. The Magnetic Fields – California Girls
03. The Magnetic Fields – Too Drunk To Dream
04. The Magnetic Fields – Xavier Says
05. Hot Chip – Ready For The Floor
06. Cat Power – I Believe In You
07. The Magnetic Fields – The Nun's Litany
08. Firefox AK – Winter rose (ft. Tiger Lou)
09. Cat Power – Metal Heart
10. Jens Lekman – The Opposite of Hallelujah

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

01. Elias and the Wizzkids - Young and hairy
02. TALK 1
03. Barra Head - Common ground
04. Familjen - Kom säger dom
05. José González - Killing for love
06. TALK 2
07. Marybell Katastrophy - Red red lips
08. Trentemøller - Moan (Trentemøller remix ft. Ane Trolle)
09. Lykke Li - I'm good, I'm gone
10. TALK 3
11. Dreamboy - Stars
12. Laakso - Worst case scenario
13. Marit Bergman - This is the year
14. TALK 4
15. Abhinanda - Rumble
16. Docenterna - Bensin i blodet
17. The Bombhappies - And at Belle Bed Inn, I found you
18. TALK 5
19. Firefox AK - Winter rose (ft. Tiger Lou)
20. Peloton - Nozal
21. The Bell - Target group
22. TALK 6
23. Moto Boy - Young love
24. Aerial - Kallisti
25. Truckfighters - Atomic
26. TALK 7
27. I'm From Barcelona - Treehouse
28. Pascal - Smärtsillande
29. Hero Dishonest - Fist song
30. Vijaya - Your gun will never set you free
31. TALK 8
32. Matts Katt - About the French
33. C.Aarmé - Dustin
34. Leütenhaven - Abbatoir the ghost
35. TALK 9
36. Lukestar - Shade you hide
37. Christian Kjellvander - Two souls
38. Royal Downfall - A life of constant failure
39. TALK 10
40. Entombed - Lights out