IT'S A TRAP! Scandinavian Music Journal http://www.itsatrap.com/ Scandinavian music news, daily mp3 downloads, reviews, interviews and more Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:13:08 -0700 2026 http://www.itsatrap.com/images/logo.png http://www.itsatrap.com/ IT'S A TRAP! Scandinavian Music Journal 137 141 Half of Murder goes solo http://www.itsatrap.com/n/38972-half-of-murder-goes-solo http://www.itsatrap.com/n/38972-half-of-murder-goes-solo http://www.itsatrap.com/n/38972-half-of-murder-goes-solo#comments Vessel, the new solo project of Anders Mathiasen from Danish act Murder, will release his debut album "Enlettered species" on January 23.

]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:33:27 -0800 news general Gaffa DK Music Awards 2010 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/35713-gaffa-dk-music-awards-2010 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/35713-gaffa-dk-music-awards-2010 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/35713-gaffa-dk-music-awards-2010#comments The nominees for Gaffa's Danish music awards have been announced:

Album:
De Eneste To - De eneste to (/)
Efterklang - Magic chairs ()
Kashmir - Trespassers ()
The Floor Is Made Of Lava - Howl at the moon ()
The Rumour Said Fire - The arrogant ()

Band:
De Eneste To (/)
Efterklang ()
Kashmir ()
The Floor Is Made Of Lava ()
The Rumour Said Fire ()

Female artist:
Fallulah ()
Henriette Sennenwaldt (

Male artist:
Jacob Bellens (Murder) ()
Jesper Lidang (The Rumour Said Fire) ()
Kasper Eistrup (Kashmir) ()
Søren Huss ()
Tobias Kippenberger (The Floor Is Made Of Lava) ()

Newcomer:
De Eneste To (/)
Fallulah ()
Ginger Ninja ()
The Rumour Said Fire ()
Vinnie Who ()

Hit song:
Dúné - Dry lips ()
Dúné - Let go of your love ()
Hej Matematik - Party i Provinsen ()
Nephew Feat. Landsholdet - The Danish way to rock ()
Turboweekend - Trouble is ()

Music video:
Burhan G Feat. Nik & Jay - Tættere på himlen (dir: Michael Sauer Christensen) ()
De Eneste To - Morten (dir: Casper Dalhoff) (/)
Kashmir - Still boy (dir: Jakob Printzlau) ()
The Floor Is Made Of Lava - Leave me now (dir: Casper Balslev) ()
Under Byen - Unoder (dir: Manyar I. Parwani) (

Full list: http://gaffa.dk/nyhed/44683

]]> Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:24:14 -0800 news general awards 2011 Statens Kunstråd stipends announced http://www.itsatrap.com/n/35694-2011-statens-kunstrad-stipends-announced http://www.itsatrap.com/n/35694-2011-statens-kunstrad-stipends-announced http://www.itsatrap.com/n/35694-2011-statens-kunstrad-stipends-announced#comments The Statens Kunstråd/Danish Arts Council has announced the recipients of their grant money for 2011: http://www.kunst.dk/musik/omtilskud/hvemharfaaettilskud/
Bands receiving funds include Powersolo, Cody, Slaraffenland, Murder, Marybell Katastrophy, Efterklang, Afenginn, WhoMadeWho, The Tremolo Beer Gut, When Saints Go Machine and Turboweekend, among many others.

]]> Thu, 11 Nov 2010 12:36:26 -0800 news general industry Días Nórdicos, a new Nordic culture fest in Madrid http://www.itsatrap.com/n/35080-dias-nordicos-a-new-nordic-culture-fest-in-madrid http://www.itsatrap.com/n/35080-dias-nordicos-a-new-nordic-culture-fest-in-madrid http://www.itsatrap.com/n/35080-dias-nordicos-a-new-nordic-culture-fest-in-madrid#comments Días Nórdicos is the name of a new multi-disciplinary Nordic culture festival in Madrid, Spain which kicks off in mid-September: http://www.diasnordicos.com/
Many artists such as Jonathan Johansson, Murder, Moddi and Kaspar will perform live, along with José González who will likewise perform in concert in coordination with a screening of the new documentary "The Extraordinary Ordinary Life Of José González". Full details at the link above.

]]> Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:05:04 -0700 news general live industry Murder album gets release date http://www.itsatrap.com/n/34829-murder-album-gets-release-date http://www.itsatrap.com/n/34829-murder-album-gets-release-date http://www.itsatrap.com/n/34829-murder-album-gets-release-date#comments Danish duo Murder have confirmed that their new album "Gospel of man" will be released on October 11.

]]> Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:43:58 -0700 news general New Murder album coming in October http://www.itsatrap.com/n/33614-new-murder-album-coming-in-october http://www.itsatrap.com/n/33614-new-murder-album-coming-in-october http://www.itsatrap.com/n/33614-new-murder-album-coming-in-october#comments Danish duo Murder have announced that their forthcoming album "Gospel of man", their third overall, will be out in October.

]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:51:59 -0700 news general SXSW Danish Dynamite Dayparty set for March 20 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/29350-sxsw-danish-dynamite-dayparty-set-for-march-20 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/29350-sxsw-danish-dynamite-dayparty-set-for-march-20 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/29350-sxsw-danish-dynamite-dayparty-set-for-march-20#comments Pretty much every single Danish act at SXSW will be performing together at a special "Danish Dynamite Dayparty" taking place on March 20 at the Inhouse Gallery from 1-7pm. The lineup: Slaraffenland, Choir of Young Believers, Efterklang, Murder, 18th Dye, Oh Land, Powersolo, Tina Dico, Snake And Jet's Amazing Bullit Band and The Wong Boys. I'm gonna go ahead and throw my hat into the ring and say that this looks like a can't-miss opportunity for any lover of (Scandinavian) music, so if you find yourself in Austin at SXSW, you know where to be.

]]> Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:05:36 -0800 news live http://www.itsatrap.com/n/22947 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/22947 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/22947#comments London-based Danish music clubnight The Pastry Club will be featuring Murder and Marybell Katastrophy on June 10. Details: http://www.myspace.com/thepastryclub

]]> Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:36:43 -0700 news live http://www.itsatrap.com/n/1700 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/1700 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/1700#comments Danish act The Late Parade has been picked up by Good Tape Records. The band will record their debut EP with producer Frederik Thaae (Murder, I Am Bones, Beta Satan) for a September release. Listen to a demo track here: http://www.myspace.com/thelateparade]]> Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 news