Artist: Mimas

Country: Denmark
Genre: Instrumental/Postrock
http://www.mimassite.com/
http://www.myspace.com/mimas
Reviews: Mac, get your gear (mp3)
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Danish art-rock act Mimas will release their debut full-length "The worries" via Big Scary Monsters on October 6 and they'll also be heading to the UK to do a full tour in support:

09/02 - The Barfly, London w/This Town Needs Guns, Pennines
09/03 - Moles, Bath
09/04 - The Cellar, Oxford
09/05 - Dog and Partridge, Bolton
09/06 - Dry Bar, Manchester
09/07 - The Rainbow, Birmingham
09/08 - tbc, Ashford
09/09 - The Hope, Brighton
09/10 - Talking Heads, Southampton
09/11 - The Swan, Ipswich
09/12 - Norwich Arts Center, Norwich w/Pennines

Hear samples at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/mimas

The Silent Ballet has posted two new volumes of their postrock comp series for free download: http://thesilentballet.com/dnn/
I'd highlight the Scandinavians for you, but Icelandic artists Olafur Arnalds and Mimas are the only ones I immediately recognize.

Gaffa reports that Danish "death-indie" act Mimas is finalizing negotiations with a Brittish label for the release of a full-length album this fall: http://gaffa.dk/nyheder/view.php/news_id=22234
The band has previously done a split 7" with UK-based label Worst Case Scenario Records and has also contributed a song to a comp released by Big Scary Monsters Records.

The Silent Ballet reviews Danish/Icelandic postrock act Mimas: http://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/854/Default.aspx

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

01. Sahara Hotnights - Visit to Vienna
02. TALK 1
03. José González - Down the line
04. Anna Ternheim - Girl laying down
05. The Bear Quartet - The supremes
06. TALK 2
07. New Decade - I guess you ran from something
08. Commando M Pigg - Allt genast
09. Mikkel Metal - Bano
10. TALK 3
11. Johan Hedberg - Nygubbe4
12. Mikko Singh - Toisella puolella
13. Mimas - Thought discuss
14. Fattaru - 100:-
15. TALK 4
16. Sista Sekunden - Jag är aldrig nöjd
17. E.S.T. - Tuesday wonderland
18. Syster Lycklig - Drömgränd
19. TALK 5
20. The End Will Be Kicks - Ass of a friend
21. The Grizzly Twister - Tigers made of paper
22. Samuel Jackson Five - Easily misunderstood
23. Grande Roses - Dead town
24. TALK 6
25. Thomas Dybdahl - B A part
26. Njurmännen - Cold meat industry
27. Tobias Hellkvist - Moment at ven
28. TALK 7
29. David Sandström Overdrive - Here's for summer
30. Randy - Freedom song
31. Kalle J - Vart stack du?
32. The Flaming Sideburns - Bad trip
33. TALK 8
34. The Bell - I am history
35. Lack - Pessimist poetry
36. The State of Floral Beings - Andy
37. Fireside - Problem (to you)
38. TALK 9
39. Firefox AK - Love to run
40. Manes - Cinder alley
41. Lukestar - Untitled
42. TALK 10
43. Oskar Schönning - S

Swedish post-rockers Ef have announced that their new album will be called "Give me beauty... or give me death". Just a little dramatic, eh? See them live:

03/10 - Hugos, Norrköping (SWE) w/Kristian Anttila
04/26 - Sticky Fingers, Gothenburg (SWE)
05/20 - ViRi Festival, Eindhoven (NL)
05/22 - Carlo Levi, Liege (BEL)
05/23 - Club Keller, Frankfurt (GER)
05/24 - Az Conni, Dresden (GER) w/Mobile
05/25 - Béi Chéz Heinz, Hannover (GER) w/Delbo and Klez_e
05/26 - Asta Stube, Hamburg (GER)
05/27 - 1000fryd, Aalborg (DK) w/Mimas
08/07 - Formanova Festival, Fredricia (DK)
09/21 - The Grapes, Sheffield (UK) w/Alex Kid
09/22 - Catch 22, London (UK) w/UpCandDownC
09/23 - Tap N Tin, Chatham (UK) w/UpCandDownC