IT'S A TRAP! Scandinavian Music Journal http://www.itsatrap.com/ Scandinavian music news, daily mp3 downloads, reviews, interviews and more Mon, 08 Jun 2026 05:51:22 -0700 2026 http://www.itsatrap.com/images/logo.png http://www.itsatrap.com/ IT'S A TRAP! Scandinavian Music Journal 137 141 First acts confirmed for Chaos in Tejas 2013 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/40956-first-acts-confirmed-for-chaos-in-tejas-2013 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/40956-first-acts-confirmed-for-chaos-in-tejas-2013 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/40956-first-acts-confirmed-for-chaos-in-tejas-2013#comments Scandinavian hardcore acts Terveet Kädet, Infernöh and Lower are three of the first bookings for next year's Chaos in Tejas Fest. Details at Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chaos-in-Tejas/174007855968095

]]> Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:36:48 -0700 news general live Rising: Lower http://www.itsatrap.com/n/40696-rising-lower http://www.itsatrap.com/n/40696-rising-lower http://www.itsatrap.com/n/40696-rising-lower#comments Pitchfork singles out Copenhagen hardcore act Lower as "Rising" act: http://pitchfork.com/features/rising/8904-lower/
Also, word has it that the band has been picked up by US label for the release of their upcoming LP.

]]> Wed, 08 Aug 2012 11:45:05 -0700 news interviews general New Lower 7" coming via 540 Records http://www.itsatrap.com/n/40673-new-lower-7-coming-via-540-records http://www.itsatrap.com/n/40673-new-lower-7-coming-via-540-records http://www.itsatrap.com/n/40673-new-lower-7-coming-via-540-records#comments Danish mainstream hyped hardcore act Lower will be releasing a 2-song 7" via Austin-based label , details here.

]]> Fri, 03 Aug 2012 15:21:04 -0700 news general vinyl Lower 7" to get US release http://www.itsatrap.com/n/40441-lower-7-to-get-us-release http://www.itsatrap.com/n/40441-lower-7-to-get-us-release http://www.itsatrap.com/n/40441-lower-7-to-get-us-release#comments For folks looking to jump on the Lower hype train, I hear that the dude from Cult of Youth will be doing a domestic repress of their 7".

]]> Mon, 11 Jun 2012 12:21:58 -0700 news general vinyl Pitchfork gets behind Lower http://www.itsatrap.com/n/40302-pitchfork-gets-behind-lower http://www.itsatrap.com/n/40302-pitchfork-gets-behind-lower http://www.itsatrap.com/n/40302-pitchfork-gets-behind-lower#comments Pitchfork is hyping Danish hardcore act Lower by tagging their recent 7" track "Craver" as "Best New Music": http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/13641-craver/

]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 18:36:11 -0700 news general multimedia Passive/Aggressive presents New Danish Sound http://www.itsatrap.com/n/39938-passive-aggressive-presents-new-danish-sound http://www.itsatrap.com/n/39938-passive-aggressive-presents-new-danish-sound http://www.itsatrap.com/n/39938-passive-aggressive-presents-new-danish-sound#comments Music blog Passive/Aggressive has a assembled the first in what will be a series of mixtapes highlighting what they consider to be "the finest, most heartfelt and curious music" coming out of Denmark right now: http://www.passiveaggressive.dk/mixtape-new-danish-sound/
Featured artists include The New Spring, Shiny Darkly, War, Lower, Kala-Ok and lots more I am unfamiliar with.

]]> Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:26:41 -0700 news multimedia New 7" from Lower via Escho http://www.itsatrap.com/n/39876-new-7-from-lower-via-escho http://www.itsatrap.com/n/39876-new-7-from-lower-via-escho http://www.itsatrap.com/n/39876-new-7-from-lower-via-escho#comments Craver by Lower

Danish label is putting out a new 7" from postpunk/noiserockers Lower called "Walk on heads" -- full details and a sample download here: http://escho.net/esc25
Not sure if it'll end up as eBay gold like Iceage did before them, but I dig what I hear. Oh, and foreigners like me can snag a domestic pressing via if they wait til May.

]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:06:12 -0700 news general vinyl Presenting: Lower http://www.itsatrap.com/n/39336-presenting-lower http://www.itsatrap.com/n/39336-presenting-lower http://www.itsatrap.com/n/39336-presenting-lower#comments Via Danish blog Passive Aggressive, check out Lower - a new postpunk-ish act featuring members from Sexdrome, Girlseeker and Maintitle: http://www.passiveaggressive.dk/introducing-lower/
The band will be releasing their debut EP "Walk on heads" via later this year.

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