IT'S A TRAP! Scandinavian Music Journal http://www.itsatrap.com/ Scandinavian music news, daily mp3 downloads, reviews, interviews and more Sat, 23 May 2026 13:53:50 -0700 2026 http://www.itsatrap.com/images/logo.png http://www.itsatrap.com/ IT'S A TRAP! Scandinavian Music Journal 137 141 Ingrid signs Kriget, Woodlands http://www.itsatrap.com/n/40750-ingrid-signs-kriget-woodlands http://www.itsatrap.com/n/40750-ingrid-signs-kriget-woodlands http://www.itsatrap.com/n/40750-ingrid-signs-kriget-woodlands#comments All-star Swedish label collective will release new albums from both Kriget and Woodlands this fall: http://www.ingrd.com/2012/first-news-for-fall/
Kriget, as mentioned before, is the instrumental act of Per Nordmark (Fireside, Britta Persson, etc.), Crille Roth (Monster, Hets) and Gustav Bendt (Moneybrother, Club Killers). Woodlands, on the other hand, features Sara Wilson (First Floor Power), Niklas Korssell (Tutankamon, The Plan) and Marcus Holmberg (Komeda).

]]> Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:42:08 -0700 news general Helvete - In genom mörkret http://www.itsatrap.com/n/39937-helvete-in-genom-morkret http://www.itsatrap.com/n/39937-helvete-in-genom-morkret http://www.itsatrap.com/n/39937-helvete-in-genom-morkret#comments PSL has the premiere of a tune from Helvete, a new duo featuring Per Nordmark (Fireside, Kriget, Bad Hands, etc.) and Jens Sjögren (Bring Me the Fucking Riot Man! along with guest vocals from Sibille Attar ([ingenting]): http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2012/04/03/premiar-helvete-med-sibille-attar-in-och-genom-morkret/

]]> Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:08:01 -0700 news multimedia Soso - My women, my guitars (video, feat. Kriget) http://www.itsatrap.com/n/39698-soso-my-women-my-guitars-video-feat-kriget http://www.itsatrap.com/n/39698-soso-my-women-my-guitars-video-feat-kriget http://www.itsatrap.com/n/39698-soso-my-women-my-guitars-video-feat-kriget#comments

Soso (nee Sophia Somajo) covers Cody ChesnuTT in her bedroom with a bit of help from instrumental trio Kriget (sort of).

]]> Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:58:22 -0800 news multimedia 2012 Manifest Award nominees http://www.itsatrap.com/n/39195-2012-manifest-award-nominees http://www.itsatrap.com/n/39195-2012-manifest-award-nominees http://www.itsatrap.com/n/39195-2012-manifest-award-nominees#comments The nominees for the 2012 Manifest Awards, Sweden's alternative/indie Grammy, have been announced:

Folk/Ballad:
Marin/Marin – Småfolket ()
Merit Hemmingson – EQ ()
Navarra – Nya fönster ()
Siri Karlsson – Gran Fuego ()

Dance:
Skudge – Samlad årsproduktion ()
Jonsson/Alter – Samlad årsproduktion ()
The Field – Looping State of mind ()
Pallers – The Sea Of Memories ()

Punk:
Sju Svåra År – Storma varje hjärta ()
Obnoxious Youth – The Eternal Void ()
Vånna Inget – Allvar ()
Black Feet – Black Feet ()

Hip-Hop:
Mofeta & Jerre – Briljanter & Smaragder ()
Ison & Fille – För evigt ()
Mohammed Ali – Vi ()
Roffe Ruff – Barrabas ()

Experimental:
Hans Appelqvist – Sjunga slutet nu ()
Hanna Hartman – H ^ 2 ()
Ophir – Opus Operatum ()
Midaircondo feat. Michala Østergaard-Nielsen – Reports on the Horizon ()

Hardrock:
In Solitude – The World. The Flesh. The Devil ()
Opeth – Heritage ()
Terra Tenebrosa – The Tunnels ()
The Haunted – Unseen ()

Rhythm:
Syster Sol – Kichinga! ()
Simone Moreno – Planetas ()
Kapten Röd – Fläcken Som Aldrig Går Bort ()
OK Star Orchestra – The Beat and the Melody ()

Pop:
Azure Blue – Rule of thirds ()
Jonathan Johansson – Klagomuren ()
Korallreven – An album by Korallreven ()
Loney Dear – Hall Music ()

Rock:
Pascal/Mattias Alkberg – Allt det här ()
Kajsa Grytt – En kvinna under påverkan ()
Bob Hund - Det överexponerade gömstället ()
Tramp – Indigo ()

Synth:
Henric de la Cour – Henric de la Cour ()
Necro Facility – Wintermute ()
Mr Jones Machine – Monokrom ()
Covenant – Modern Ruin ()

Jazz:
Jonas Holgersson – Snick Snack ()
Parti & Minut – Från klart till halvklart ()
Priming Orchestra – Deep Blue ()
The Splendor – Delphian Palace ()

Best Unsigned:
Death By Armborst
Storskogen
Schizo and the Personalities
Farsta

Singer/Songwriter/Country/Americana:
Brothers of End – Mount Inside ()
Ane Brun – It All Start With One ()
Promise & the Monster – Red Tide ()
Lars Bygdén – Songs I Wrote ()

Best live act:
Kriget ()
This is Head ()
Graveyard ()
Mattias Alkberg ()

Interesting to see and dominating their respective niches. Winners will be announced on February 3 at a ceremony at Nalen in Stockholm. Read more: http://manifestgalan.se/manifestgalan-2012/nominerade/

]]> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:53:49 -0800 news general industry awards 2012 Swedish Grammis nominees http://www.itsatrap.com/n/39111-2012-swedish-grammis-nominees http://www.itsatrap.com/n/39111-2012-swedish-grammis-nominees http://www.itsatrap.com/n/39111-2012-swedish-grammis-nominees#comments The nominees for the 2012 Swedish Grammis have been announced:

Best Album:
Anna Ternheim - The Night Visitor
Deportees - Islands & Shores
Ison & Fille - För Evigt
Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes
Veronica Maggio - Satan I Gatan

Best Artist:
Deportees
Lykke Li
Melissa Horn
Swedish House Mafia
Veronica Maggio

Best Electronic/Dance:
Adrian Lux - Boy / Alive
Avicii - Levels/Fade Into Darkness
Little Dragon - Ritual Union
Rebecca & Fiona - I Love You, Man
Swedish House Mafia - Save The World/Antidote

Best Hip-Hop/Soul:
Adam Tensta - Scared Of The Dark
Alexis Weak - Till Minne Av
Ison & Fille - För Evigt
Movits! - Ut Ur Min Skalle
Timbuktu - Sagolandet

Best Hardrock/Metal:
Graveyard - Hisingen Blues
Hammerfall - Infected
In Flames - Sounds Of A Playground Fading
Opeth - Heritage
The Haunted - Unseen

Best Jazz:
Freddie Wadling - With A License To Kill
Georg Riedel, Sarah Riedel & Nicolai Dunger - Cornelis Vs Riedel
Magnus Öström - Thread Of Life
Nils Landgren - The Moon, The Stars And You
Tonbruket - Dig It To The End

Best Songwriter:
Anna Järvinen - Anna Själv Tredje
Anna Ternheim - The Night Visitor
Lykke Li, Björn Yttling & Rick Nowels - Wounded Rhymes
Melissa Horn - Innan Jag Kände Dig
Veronica Maggio/Christian Walz - Satan I Gatan

Best Song:
Avicii - Levels
Den Svenska Björnstammen - Vart Jag Mig I Världen Vänder
Eric Amarillo - Om Sanningen Ska Fram (Vill Du Ligga Med Mig?)
Eric Saade - Popular
Petter & September - Baksmälla
September - Mikrofonkåt
Swedish House Mafia - Save The World
Timbuktu - Resten Av Ditt Liv
Tove Styrke - White Light Moment
Veronica Maggio - Jag Kommer

Best Music Video:
Gustav Johansson - Karl X Johan "Flames (Uncompromised Cut)"
Magnus Renfors - Peter Jöback, Filmen Till Albumet "Livet, Kärleken Och Döden - La Vie, L'amour, La Mort"
Max Vitali - Robyn "Call Your Girlfriend"
Slobodan Zivic - Kriget "Submission"
Ted Malmros/Gustaf Von Arbin - Peter Bjorn And John "Gimme Some"

Best Newcomer:
Adrian Lux
Aleks
Den Svenska Björnstammen
Newkid
Rebecca & Fiona

Best Pop:
Ane Brun - It All Starts With One
Anna Ternheim - The Night Visitor
Jonathan Johansson - Klagomuren
Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes
Veronica Maggio - Satan I Gatan

Best Producer:
Christian Walz
Johan Eckeborn
Masse Salazar
Shellback
Tobias Fröberg

Best Rock:
Deportees - Islands & Shores
Eldkvarn - De Berömdas Aveny
Kebnekajse - Idioten
Me And My Army - Thank God For Sending Demons
Samling - När Mullret Dövar Våra Öron Blir Vi Rädda

Best International Success:
Avicii
Little Dragon
Lykke Li
Opeth
Swedish House Mafia

Best Lyrics:
Anna Ternheim - The Night Visitor
Jonathan Johansson - Klagomuren
Mauro Scocco - Musik För Nyskilda
Melissa Horn - Innan Jag Kände Dig
Veronica Maggio/Christian Walz - Satan I Gatan

Best Innovator:
Avicii
Deportees
Erato
Looptroop Rockers
Veronica Maggio

More here: http://www.grammis.se/

]]> Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:14:04 -0800 news general awards industry Saturday, October 1st: Kriget + Tennis Bafra http://www.itsatrap.com/n/38493-saturday-october-1st-kriget-tennis-bafra http://www.itsatrap.com/n/38493-saturday-october-1st-kriget-tennis-bafra http://www.itsatrap.com/n/38493-saturday-october-1st-kriget-tennis-bafra#comments

Saturday night! Kriget and Tennis Bafra at Debaser Malmö! Instrumental weirdness and classic noisy indierock -- can't go wrong! See you there, right?

]]> Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:40:25 -0700 news live multimedia Kriget - Submission (video) http://www.itsatrap.com/n/38344-kriget-submission-video http://www.itsatrap.com/n/38344-kriget-submission-video http://www.itsatrap.com/n/38344-kriget-submission-video#comments

Something new from Kriget. Don't forget they're playing It's a Trap! Clubnights at Debaser Malmö on October 1!

]]> Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:12:31 -0700 news multimedia It's a Trap! Clubnights fall update http://www.itsatrap.com/n/37871-its-a-trap-clubnights-fall-update http://www.itsatrap.com/n/37871-its-a-trap-clubnights-fall-update http://www.itsatrap.com/n/37871-its-a-trap-clubnights-fall-update#comments It's a Trap! Clubnights for the fall season are starting to be confirmed and we've already got We Are the Storm coming on September 24 and then Kriget + Like Rats from a Sinking Ship on October 1. November is almost confirmed as well with a killer Norwegian act and I'll be sure to fill you in as soon as it's ready for public dissemination. Also, more crucially imminent: Into the Woods, the new band of Sara Wilson (First Floor Power, Kitchen and the Plastic Spoons), has been added to the bill on July 16 with Kajsa Grytt! If you find yourself near Malmö on any of those dates, you know where to go!

]]> Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:46:41 -0700 news sitenews live Kriget - Oversea with love (video) http://www.itsatrap.com/n/37633-kriget-oversea-with-love-video http://www.itsatrap.com/n/37633-kriget-oversea-with-love-video http://www.itsatrap.com/n/37633-kriget-oversea-with-love-video#comments PSL has the premiere of a new video from new Swedish all-star act Kriget: http://psl.svt.se/psl/2011/05/25/videopremiar-kriget-oversea-with-love/

]]> Wed, 25 May 2011 18:12:07 -0700 news multimedia Kriget post album for free http://www.itsatrap.com/n/36177-kriget-post-album-for-free http://www.itsatrap.com/n/36177-kriget-post-album-for-free http://www.itsatrap.com/n/36177-kriget-post-album-for-free#comments

Drums, bass and sax = Kriget, a new combo featuring Per Nordmark (Fireside, Britta Persson, etc.), Crille Roth (Monster, Hets) and Gustav Bendt (Moneybrother, Club Killers) respectively. Download the band's debut record "What a day" for free/donation: http://www.kriget.com/

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