iDEAL Mixtape #3 comes to us courtesy of Swedish visual artist Fredrik Söderberg, who you might know from the album covers he's done for Junip and The Skull Defekts. As for the sounds, the descriptor says neo/dark-folk, but I haven't had a chance to listen yet myself.
The official winner of Junip's "Without you" video contest, made by co-DEPENDENCYfilm of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Spain's multidisciplinary Scandinavian arts festival Días Nórdicos is back for a 2nd year this coming September and October. As before, featured events will include talks, art exhibitions, film and of course, music -- artists confirmed so far include Zebra & Snake, Andi Almqvist, Anna Brønsted (Our Broken Garden), The Megaphonic Thrift, Junip and more. Full details: http://www.diasnordicos.com/
Junip will be doing a bunch of dates in the UK and the Netherlands over the next couple weeks:
09/02 - Brudenells Social Club, Leeds (UK)
09/03 - Moseley Folk Festival, Birmingham (UK)
09/04 - Into The Great Wide Open, Vieland (NL)
09/05 - Melkweg, Amsterdam (NL)
09/06 - Doornroosje, Nijmegen (NL)
09/07 - Sound Control, Manchester (UK)
09/08 - The Black Box, Belfast (UK)
09/09 - Whelans, Dublin (IRL)
09/10 - The Gate, Cardiff (UK)
09/11 - Bestival, Isle Of Wight (UK)
Junip jams out for Moog Sound Lab. More here: http://moogmusic.com/sight-and-sound/sound_lab/junip
The Grand Opening will be going abroad to Germany for a few dates:
08/20 - Boot Boo Hook Festival, Hannover (GER)w/Junip, Wire, more
10/21 - Nacht der schwedischen Songwriter, Sylt (GER) w/Christian Kjellvander, The Late Call
10/22 - Nacht der Gix, Elmshorn (GER) w/Christian Kjellvander, The Late Call
PopMatters interviews Junip: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/139613-in-every-direction-an-interview-with-junip/
Also posted over there today, a scathing dismissal of The Haunted's new record: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/138927-the-haunted-unseen/
Junip has a new 3-song live session up at Daytrotter: http://www.daytrotter.com/dt/junip-concert/20054492-111920.html
A new video from Junip for the song "In every direction". Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYLVr8QaAwQ
Check out a brand new instrumental track from Junip, off their forthcoming digital EP "In every direction": http://soundcloud.com/muterecords/junip-n-ckrosdammen
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week unique to our group:
01. Jonathan Johansson
02. Håkan Hellström
03. Säkert!
04. The Radio Dept.
05. Palpitation
06. Lykke Li
07. Junip
08. The Soundtrack of Our Lives
09. Iron & Wine
10. The Concretes
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Junip has announced a large number of new tourdates in Australia and Europe:
12/30 - The Falls Festival, Lorne, Victoria (AU)
12/31 - The Falls Festival, Marion Bay, Tasmania (AU)
01/01 - Southbound Festival, Busselton, WA (AU)
01/04 - The Corner Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria (AU)
01/06 - Sunset Sounds, Brisbane, QLD (AU)
01/08 - Metro Theatre, Sydney, NSW (AU)
01/13 - Übel & Gefärlich, Hamburg (GER)
01/14 - Eurosonic Festival, Groningen (NL)
02/01 - Scala, London (UK)
02/02 - The Duchess , York (UK)
02/03 - Auntie Annies , Belfast (UK)
02/04 - Whelans , Dublin (IRL)
02/05 - Cyprys Avenue , Cork (IRL)
02/06 - Millenium Music Hall 2, Cardiff (UK)
02/07 - Old Fire Station, Bournemouth (UK)
02/09 - Azkena, Bilbao (ESP)
02/10 - Teatro Lara, Madrid (ESP)
02/11 - Rqazzmatazz 3, Barcelona (ESP)
02/12 - Epicerie Moderne, Lyon (FRA)
02/13 - Salumeria della Musica, Milano (ITA)
02/14 - Circolo degli Artisti, Rome (ITA)
02/15 - L'Usine, Geneva (CH)
02/16 - Südpol, Lüzern (CH)
02/18 - La Route Du Rock Winter Edition, St Malo (FRA)
02/19 - Northern Living @ Fabryka Trzciny, Warzaw (POL)
02/20 - Lido, Berlin (GER)
02/22 - De Kreun, Kortrijk (BEL)
02/23 - Trix, Antwerp (BEL)
02/24 - Doornroosje, Nigmegen (NL)
02/25 - Melkweg, Amsterdam (NL)
02/26 - Voxhall, Aarhus (DK)
Online video site Big Ass Lens rendezvous with José González and his band Junip in NYC for the last show of their US tour: http://bigasslens.com/home/2010/11/28/junip-profile-live-at-irving-plaza-1124.html
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Håkan Hellström
02. The Bear Quartet
03. The Radio Dept.
04. The Concretes
05. Säkert!
06. Familjen
07. Britta Persson
08. Christian Kjellvander
09. Jens Lekman
10. Junip
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