IT'S A TRAP! Scandinavian Music Journal

Familjen Huvudet i sanden Adrian Recordings

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

I'm a big fan of remixes. In some ways, remixing follows in the jazz tradition of improvising upon others' compositions: quoting their musical passages, reworking and rearranging them, sometimes in a way that deviates very little from the original, though, as is evidenced by Pluxus' reimagining of "Det snurrar i min skalle", other times in almost unrecognizable ways. Familjen's tracks lend themselves quite easily to remixes by other electronic artists, though, as I'd assumed, seeing how wide a range of musicians fall into the category "electronic", there are some remixes that are not quite up to the standard of the others. Kasper Bjørke's remix strays so little from the original framework of "Huvudet i sanden" that I am not entirely sure what the point was. The version featuring Adam T's supplementary hip-hop lyrics drags Familjen's track so far outside of the musical veins that made it appealing, to force in the additional lyrics that the remix feels lopsided and schizophrenic. Both reworkings of "Feber" have a very 90s, Moby-esque feel to them, so these songs will trend one way or the other depending on your own personal preferences. The iffy aspects out of the way, the remix album hold some gems: Mike Dow's phenomenal remix of "Det snurrar...", Perfume Unicorn's fantastic and festive reshaping of "Huvudet...", the aforementioned Pluxus contribution - a luxuriously paced, dark emendation, and Boeoes Kaelstigen's 'hey day of the Haçienda'-reshaping of "Det snurrar...". It's a mixed bag, but the last four tracks I mentioned are well worth the sticker price.

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:32:59 -0700

Swedish Showcase, together with help from the Swedish Institute, is sending a group of Swedish acts to Belarus in order to "inspire and develop the Belarusian music scene, its artists and organizers." The acts participating: I Love You Baby!, Alice in Videoland, Paris and Pluxus. Dates and details: http://www.swedishshowcase.com/belarus/

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:07:27 -0700

PopMatters on the international release of Pluxus' "Solid state": http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/62240/pluxus-solid-state/

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:42:15 -0700

Check out the Pluxus remix of Familjen's "Det snurrar i min skalle" streaming at YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39c6f2iwpgI

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:55:02 -0700

Paper Thin Walls on Pluxus: http://www.paperthinwalls.com/singlefile/item?id=1630

Tue, 13 May 2008 19:10:33 -0700

Pluxus/Pluxemburg has a new website: http://www.pluxemburg.com/

Mon, 12 May 2008 11:05:59 -0700

Here's the playlist for this past weekend's radio show:

01. Pluxus - Bootstrap
02. TALK 1
03. Marit Bergman - Straight into my lovers arms
04. Grande Roses - Dead town
05. Mikko Singh - Rauha
06. TALK 2
07. Namur - Draw us near
08. Lapko - Sawyer the brother
09. Paper - To her
10. TALK 3
11. Johnossi - Train song
12. Markus Krunegård - Rocken spelar ingen roll längre
13. Printer - You need to
14. TALK 4
15. Firefox AK - Once I was like you (Boeoes Kaelstigen remix)
16. Aerial - Time is on fire
17. Sahara Hotnights - Visit to Vienna
18. TALK 5
19. Siena Root - Time will tell
20. Kristofer Åström - I collect knives
21. Anna Ternheim - Better be
22. TALK 6
23. Anna Leong - Guollotine
24. Folie - Krogg
25. Hearts of Black Science - Empty city lights
26. TALK 7
27. Inuit - En förlorad generation
28. The Psyke Project - Dark halls red floors
29. Memento Mori - Epilog
30. TALK 8
31. The Bear Quartet - Lights out, sound off
32. Fun - I know Ted Kennedy
33. Johan Heltne - Hjärta. Instinkt. Principer.
34. TALK 9
35. Lama - Bussi
36. Niccokick - Love & neon lights
37. Little Jimmy Reeves - Drowsy dogs
38. C.Aarmé - Visions
39. TALK 10
40. No Privacy - Blood over Denmark

Reminder: my show on Sirius Blog Radio runs Saturdays at 12 noon and midnight ET on channel 26 (Left of Center).

Fri, 09 May 2008 12:50:21 -0700

FactMagazine talks to recent Kompakt-signees Pluxus: http://www.factmagazine.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=528&Itemid=27
Note the tip at the end for Familjen and Mixtapes & Cellmates.

Thu, 01 May 2008 13:00:44 -0700

Swedish electronic/techno act Pluxus has licensed their 2006 album "Solid state" to esteemed German-based label Kompakt for an international release. They also have a new EP called "Transient" on the way and will celebrate with a record release show on May 10 at Teater Giljotin in Stockholm. Samples and more details at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/pluxus

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:56:11 -0800

Adrian Recordings will release "Huvudet i sanden" as Familjen's next single as a special 12-track (!!!) special edition. Here's the tracklist:

01. Huvudet i sanden - album version
02. Huvudet i sanden - Kasper Bjørke remix
03. Feber - Krazy Fiesta remix
04. Huvudet i sanden - featuring Adam Tensta
05. Det snurrar i min skalle - Mike Downey remix
06. Huvudet i sanden - Perfume Uniform remix
07. Hög luft – The Field remix
08. Det snurrar i min skalle – Pluxus remix
09. Det snurrar i min skalle - Boeoes Kaelstigen's Tri Tub remix
10. Huvudet i sanden - Tomi Kiiosk remikksi
11. Feber - DJ Wool remix
12. Huvudet i sanden - Kid in the Air remix

Kasper Bjørke? Adam Tensta? The Field? Holy shit, that's a lineup! Look for the whole damn thing to be streaming on myspace beginning on February 27 and also keep an eye out for a new video from director Johan Söderberg.

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 12:51:08 -0800

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

01. Kristofer Åström - Just a little insane
02. TALK 1
03. Darkthrone - Canadian metal
04. Sambassadeur - Subtle changes
05. Niccokick - Love & neon lights
06. TALK 2
07. Death By Kite - Bhf. Asta
08. The Alpine - Iceland
09. Pluxus - Bootstrap
10. TALK 3
11. Graveyard - Thin line
12. Hospital - Something in the water
13. Attrap - Just a word away
14. TALK 4
15. Jonna Lee - I wrote this song
16. Paper - My life is going under
17. Broder Daniel - You bury me
18. TALK 5
19. Radio LXMBRG - Score on the floor
20. Maia Hirasawa - Gothenburg
21. Rather Sound Than Safe - The beat
22. Det Gamla Landet - Det heliga landet
23. TALK 6
24. Paris - When I laid my eyes on you
25. No Hope for the Kids - Rainy day
26. Sir Eric Beyond and the Avant-Garde - If this is the way
27. Barra Head - Overseas
28. TALK 7
29. Superfamily - Warszawa
30. Oskar Schönning - S
31. Brick - Automen
32. TALK 8
33. Miss Li - Leave my man alone
34. Kasper Bjørke - Liquid propagnosia
35. Loveninjas - I wanna be like Johnny C
36. Anti Cimex - Only in dreams
37. TALK 9
38. Pan Sonic - Virta 1

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700

First Floor Power will be making their first live appearance in quite some time at the Pop Dakar Festival on September 1 in Stockholm. It is not actually a reunion (as was suggested earlier and elsewhere), as the band never officially broke up and is continuing on nowadays as a three-piece with Sara Wilson and drummer Per Lager sharing vocal duties. The band is even working on a new record under the working title "Hits and shits" and have already recorded 16 tracks. Guests include ex-member Jenny Wilson along with Andreas Söderström (Ass) and Adam Kammerland (Pluxus).

Festival report: Roskilde

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700

Words by Jonas Appelqvist, pics by Martin Eriksson

Besides the music, you can sum up this years festivity in Roskilde in two words. Mud. And rain. The movie quote "dry land is not a myth!" is not at all overrated when speaking of how it was at the festival and camping area. Reminiscing back to 1997, the year that everyone talks about as "the one with all the rain and mud", this year's festival really had its moments weather-wise but it rained as much as it did in one week 1997 in just one day (Thursday, first day of the festival) this year, simply making it impossible to go anywhere without a pair of proper rubber boots. It poured down 0,9843 in (25 mm) on that day. It was hell to be exact.

Fortunate for me, I had rubber boots and managed to get around up until the last day when a throat infection and blisters from my newly bought boots brutally stopped me. Apart from that, I got around seeing lots of bands (not counting the Scandinavian acts reviewed here), drinking beer and meeting lots of friends and, hey, that's festival life for you. Due to the bad weather, Roskilde wasn't really the party I expected, but it was never dull. Roskilde never is. And I will definitely be back next year, you can count on that!

Some of the bands I saw: The Arcade Fire, Mastodon, Brian Jonestown Massacre, The National, Beastie Boys, Camera Obscura, Roky Erickson & The Explosives, Strike Anywhere, among others.

Unfortunately Cold War Kids had to cancel because their tour bus had broken down. It's a pity.

Death By Kite
It was with low expectations I went to see these Danes and luckily for me, I was wrong. Death By Kite really invited the crowd to a show with their indiepop as main attraction. And with a bang. Seeing as their recently released self-titled album (by the nice blokes at Quartermain Records) is somewhat of a hit in Denmark, they gathered quite an audience. Björn Lange and his partners delivered Placebo-esque rock with a touch of Sonic Youth and, hey, I'm not complaining. It's just that it's not too original, y'know. And a lot of the material is a bit similar. Other than that, it was an excellent show where the three members were well in tune with each other and when "Bhf. Asta" rang out, the roaring from the crowd nearly lifted the tent roof at the Pavilion Junior-stage.

Decorate. Decorate.
The fact that this band formed in 2006 does not at all affect the tight feeling they have developed. Playing arty rock in the vein of Interpol seems to be the new black in Denmark and these guys are good at it. That doesn't mean it's good. In fact, it's really dull at times. Doing their best to get the crowds attention from the beginning by playing the semi-hit "Karen" did more harm than good. The tunes that followed that one, which indeed is a great song, sounded like bleak carbon copies. Thumbs up for the artistic intentions. However, it was one big yawn, to be honest.

Detektivbyrån
Classic Swedish folk music mixed with dreamy psychedelic pop music - is that appreciated today? That's what I was wondering before I went to see Detektivbyrån, the charming trio from Värmland. And apparently, yes - approximately 2000 people went as well and saw a humble, playful band get lost in melodies and rhythms not far from Pluxus at times. But the huge difference between the two acts is that Detektivbyrån uses almost all acoustic instruments exclusively and that their tunes are so much better orchestrated. With just an EP out ("Hemvägen"), one brand new single called "Lyckans undulat" and a 7" split with Hemstad, this instrumental band has nothing to lose and a whole lot to win. And, I might add, when playing the single track it struck me that drummer Jon Ekström must have a metal background or something like that. I could tell from the first stroke. The tunes with a more waltz feeling, where the concertina takes a main role, kind of get me to think of Philemon Arthur & the Dung, but, of course, performed in a widely different way. Since PA&tD are long time favorites, I love the fact that these guys acknowledge them once again. Being Swedish, I, and a lot of people in the audience, could enjoy their banters when they apologized for their bad English and expressed sincere love for the people that went to see them. Definitely a nice afternoon gig. The only minus is that it can be hard to stay focused for that long listening to instrumental music.

In Flames
This death metal platoon is, by now, scene veterans and a worldwide name. Something that announcer Per Sinding-Larsen stated at the Orange Stage before the gig. Since the audience consisted exclusively of metal heads, that information seemed a bit unnecessary, but you know - a background like that calls for a band that can live up to it. As In Flames entered the stage, expectations rose and the sound knocked them down again. The first couple of songs suffered from the worst sound ever. Not only was it low, Anders Fridén's cordless microphone was not top notch. We did, however, get to hear "Leeches" third and by then, it was the band I expected to get to see. Being a group that started the well known Gothenburg metal-scene along with acts like At the Gates and Dark Tranquility, In Flames has taken quite a step from that scene and created a mix of neo-metal and heavy death metal. Something that, according to the puritans of metal, is off limits. in a way, I can agree. It just doesn't get me started. The rest of the crowd however, loved it unconditionally. Especially songs like "Trigger" from "Reroute to remain" where the singalong was deafening. Still, the experience was a bit disappointing.

Mando Diao
The first time I saw this Borlänge band they had just released the EP "Motown blood" and they were fresh, cocky youngsters. They're still cocky, but definitely not newcomers anymore. With three full-length records out they can sort out the hits and give the crowd what they want, namely rock. The horn section was a really great addition to the gig's intensity wherein the band often rely on the changing vocal harmonies of lead singers Björn Dixgård and Gustaf Norén. It added an extra dimension to the bands ecstatic performance. And when the two singers sang "Long before rock n' roll" in John & Paul-style; no one could really doubt this band's qualities. The fact that they, the day after this gig, was invited to play at the Live Earth-marathon around the globe is proof enough. On the downside, I'd appreciate some variations in their songs. But if you're just going to see one rock n' roll gig this year, it should be one where Mando Diao is headlining.

Quit Your Dayjob
Uncompromising, sadistic, humorous and mad. Hell yeah! QYDJ, one of Sweden's most insane bands, delivered a show at 3am like there was no tomorrow. One hour before the gig, people stood chanting the lyrics to "Look! A dollar". With songs that are rarely longer that 1:30 and a mixed-up surf/punk/electro sound, the band has found a winning concept. And it showed at Roskilde this year. Keyboardist Marcass tried his best to instigate the crowd (I made a bet with photographer Martin that he would strip off his clothes between the two first songs. I lost. But he did it later on as I had foreseen.) and singer and guitarist Jonass tried to beat his guitar to pieces while spitting the one-line lyrics into the microphone. And the people gathered at the Pavilion Stage loved it. And so did I, despite the fact that this was my 5th Quit Your Dayjob gig. The furious versions of "Pissing on a panda" and "Wasted" were masterpieces and the new material, taken from a forthcoming album due to be released this fall, sounded great. Speaking of new material, rumor has it that a female vocalist from one of Sweden's top pop/rock bands right now is doing guest vocals on one of the songs. I thought she would turn up for this gig but no, I was wrong again. Either way, I pity those who didn't take the opportunity to go see QYDJ at this year's Roskilde.

Slaraffenland
This quintet had the unpleasant task of performing at 12pm. in front of hungover festival visitors, but considering that their music can be categorized as free-jazz/indiepop with some postrock-vibes, they (and the crowd) did a terrific job. The atmospheric sounds they created was indeed a wake-up call and they demanded attention. With saxophone, trombone, oboe and a fantastic playful drummer accompanied by driven guitars, it's not hard at all to guess that this is a Rumraket-band, the label run by Danish act Efterklang. Considering their Swedish and Danish membership, you would have guessed that they would be quite well-known in Scandinavia, but apparently they've earned themselves an acclaimed name abroad instead. A pity really. 'Cause this band was appreciated at Roskilde and I'm sure they would be in the rest of the Nordic countries as well. It was epic and breathtaking at times. Especially in my favorite song, the last in the set, "Watch out" where the poppy side of the band breaks through and creates an atmosphere of well-being. And I'm not sure that that's what the band strived for when they wrote the tune, but that's the feeling that comes to me. And it's a good one. Over all.

Sat, 09 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700

My playlist for this week's radio show on Sirius:

01. Bogus Blimp - By five o'clock tea
02. TALK 1
03. Sivert Høyem - Smalltown supersound
04. Pluxus - Kinoton
05. Brick - No names
06. TALK 2
07. Hebosagil - Let us go
08. Dialog Cet - Crocodile hunt
09. Hurdy Gurdy - Ynglingen
10. Anja Garbarek - The last trick
11. TALK 3
12. E.S.T. - When god created the coffee break
13. Miss Li - I'm sorry, he's mine
14. Afenginn - Ralli i d-mol
15. Magyar Posse - Whirlpool of terror and tension
16. TALK 4
17. Susanne Sundfør - I resign
18. Sällskapet - Nordlicht
19. Nisse Hellberg - Kärlekens express
20. TALK 5
21. The Spacious Mind - Rider of the woodlands
22. TALK 6
23. Him Kerosene - Ladybugs
24. Svenson - Don't get lost
25. Namur - Marching
26. TALK 7
27. Tellevika + Firefox AK - Eric
28. Carpet People - A girl without a skin
29. Anna Ternheim - Lovers dream (feat. Fyfe Dangerfield)
30. Knife and Ape - No arms no legs
31. TALK 8
32. Brighter Death Now - American tale

Pluxus Solid state Pluxemberg

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800

"Solid State" has taken Pluxus five years and because of its complexity, you can understand why. It also took me a long time to find my opinion on this record because, although the good songs are perfect, this means the not-so-good songs are a real disappointment. Having said that, it's an album I want to listen to over and over again. Pluxus are unlike anything I've heard in a long time. This album is atmospheric, they say it's their darkest album yet – but in each song there is something inviting and optimistic, which makes it fascinating. "Kinoton" and "Perm", like I say, are perfect. Some of the others, however, need a little perseverance – which is why it isn't a 10 on the scale.

MP3: Pluxus - Bootstrap

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800

The thing I like most about Pluxus is their playfulness. The video for "Kinotin" captures that joy in a perfect visual accompaniment - too bad I'm not really feeling the track. Too many starts and stops interrupt the flow and my attention is lost. "Bootstrap" however sticks with a solid 4/4 stomp that will keep your head bobbing. Those squeaky synth hits sound like something you'd get from squeezing a tube of toothpaste rather that pressing down a key. The rest of "Solid state" is just as hot too. I love my introspective drone, but sometimes you gotta change it up and, with all the crap weather keeping me housebound recently, this is exactly what I need.

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800

The nominees for the 2007 Manifest Awards, Sweden's alternative to the Grammy:

Hip-hop/R&B/Soul:
Up Hygh! - Venus - The Album (Raw Fusion/Border)
Ison & Fille - Stolthet (Hemmalaget/V2/BAM)
Supersci - Pinetrees On The Pavement (Flyphonic/Lights Out/Border)
Lazee - It Is What It Is (Skrilla Music)
Promoe - The White Mans Burden (Burning Heart/BAM)
Electronica/Post-rock/Synth:
Covenant - Skyshaper (Subspace Communications/Playground Music)
Ebb - Loona (Gaymonkey Records/Border)
FAP - Malekasino Dondolo (Stupid Dream Records/Musicspot)
System - Sample And Hold (Progress Productions/Border)
The Idealist - I Am The Fire (AA/Nosordo/dotshop.se)
Pop/Rock:
The Radio Dept. - Pet grief (Labrador/Border)
Nicolas Makelberge - Dying in Africa (*Rico/Border)
Fibes, Oh Fibes! - Emotional (Pluxemburg/Playground Music)
The Concretes - In Colour (Licking Fingers/Playground Music)
Ebba Forsberg - Ebba Forsberg (EBOTH Production/BAM)
Jazz:
My Engström Renman - Abdominous (Footprint Records/CDA)
Jonas Kullhammar Quartet - Son of a Drummer (Moserobie/BAM)
Oddjob – Luma (Amigo/BAM)
Oskar Schönning - Happy Jazz, Please (Amigo/BAM)
Lennart Åberg with Peter Erskine - Free Spirit (Amigo/BAM)
Singer/Songwriter:
Andreas Mattsson - The Lawlessness Of The Ruling Classes (Hybris/Playground Music)
Britta Persson - Top Quality Bones And A Little Terrorist (Amigo/BAM)
The Lancaster Orchestra - Never Cried Once When I Could Have (Rootsy.nu/Border)
Loney, Dear - Sologne (Dear John Recordings/Dotshop.se)
Nina Ramsby & Martin Hederos - Jazzen (Amigo/BAM)
Dance/House/Techno:
The Knife - Silent Shout (Rabid Records/Border)
Unai - A Love Moderne (Force Tracks/Intergroove)
Dibaba - samlad produktion 2006 (Plong!/Kompakt mfl)
Pluxus - Solid State (Pluxemburg/Playground Music)
The Studio - West Coast (Information/Border)
Hard-rock/Punk:
In Flames - Come Clarity (Nuclear Blast/Sound Pollution)
Fingerspitzengefühl - Happy Doomsday (Kooljunk Communications/CDA)
Asta Kask - En För Alla Ingen För Nån (Burning Heart/BAM)
Wolverine - Still (Candlelight Records/Sound Pollution)
Memfis - The Wind-Up (Dental Records/TMC Nordic)
Folk/World/Reggae
Bosse Skoglund – Groovesopor (Rub-a-dub Records/Border)
Göran Månsson - Mon (Nordic Tunes/CDA)
Bebo Valdés – Bebo (Calle 54/BMG Dist)
Lena Willemark - Älvdalens elektriska (Amigo/BAM)
Ranarim - Morgonstjärna (Drone/CDA)
Best live act:
The Radio Dept.
Mapei
The Knife
The Je Ne Sais Quoi
Slagsmålsklubben
Best newcomer:
Vapnet - Jag Vet Hur Man Väntar (Hybris/Playground)
Britta Persson - Top Quality Bones And A Little Terrorist (Amigo/BAM)
The Kid - La Société Nouvelle (Hybris/Playground)
Loney, Dear - Sologne (Dear John Recordings/Dotshop.se)
Lo-Fi-Fnk - Boylife (La Vida Locash/dotshop.se)
Best unsigned act (Digfi Prize):
The Wonderful Guinea Pigs (Linköping)
Denver Mod (Jönköping)
The Open Up And Bleeds (Stockholm)
Trucker Cleavage (Stockholm)
Ikons (Göteborg)

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0800

The video for Pluxus' new single "Kinoton" is now online: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36-8pDv1cB4

Thu, 23 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0800

The new Pluxus single "Kinoton" is now up at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/pluxus

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0800

Pluxemburg will release the new Pluxus album "Solid state" on November 29.

Mon, 03 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700

The good people at Pluxemburg report that Fibes, Oh Fibes! will have a new single in May with an album to follow in Septmeber. Label mainstay Pluxus is also working on new material for their fourth album and are currently in mixing mode. In other news, Japanese label Poplot recently released a Pluxus comp entitled "Plu Plux Plan" featuring a selection of 18 songs and two videos on a bonus DVD. Poplot has also licensed Andreas Tilliander's "World Industries" album and will be releasing it over there soon.

Fri, 19 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Pluxemburg acts Pluxus and Fibes, Oh Fibes! are both in the studio working on new material. Pluxus has tracked fifteen songs which are currently being mixed and edited and Fibes, Oh Fibes! is working at their new studio in Göteborg.

Wed, 01 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700

Here's the full tracklist for that "La la love you Pixies!" tribute comp coming out on Düsseldorf Recordings on October 13:

01. Doktor Kosmos - Distance Equals Rate Times Time
02. Mattias Alkberg BD - Here Comes Your Man
03. Hell On Wheels - Holiday Song
04. Quit Your Dayjob - Broken Face
05. Radius - Bird Dream Of The Olympus Mons (US/Zmrzlina side project)
06. Hamell On Trial - Monkey Gone To Heaven (US)
07. Laakso - Bone Machine
08. Nathan Larson - Velouria (ex-Shudder to Think)
09. It's a Trick, It's a Trick - The Happening (members from First Floor Power/Pluxus)
10. Hello Goodbye - Gigantic
11. David Fridlund & Sara Culler - Wave of Mutilation
12. Doktor Kosmos - Distance Equals Rate Times Time

Tue, 03 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700

Moving Hands webzine does a short interview with Swedish electro act Pluxus: http://www.movinghands.net/articles/detail.asp?id=61

Mon, 26 Jul 2004 00:00:00 -0700

Pluxus has officially confirmed that they are doing a remix for the b-side of the new Stina Nordenstam single "Get On With Your Life" which comes out in August/September. They say the piece is "a fine electronic piece which shows the direction Pluxus is working in at this time."

Thu, 22 Jul 2004 00:00:00 -0700

According to the ilx rumor mill, the first single for the new Stina Nordenstam album will be "Get On With Your Life" and Pluxus will be doing a remix for the b-side.

Mon, 19 Jul 2004 00:00:00 -0700

The latest Aquarius Records new release list features reviews and samples from Switchblade, Dungen, Mum, Thergothon the "Team Yamaha" comp (feat. Aavikko & Pluxus) and tons more: http://www.aquariusrecords.org/cat/newest.html

Thu, 01 Jul 2004 00:00:00 -0700

Tons of new bands confirmed for the Malmöfestivalen today including Sahara Hotnights, Teddybears Sthlm, Markoolio, Kaizers Orchestra, Sandy Mouche, PowerSolo, Tiger Tunes, The Tremolo Beer Gut, Learning From Vegas, Sterling, Epo-555, Niccokick, Latin Kings, Promoe, Chords, Pluxus, Universal Poplab, Conevant, Alice in Videoland and more.

Tue, 15 Jun 2004 00:00:00 -0700

Pluxemburg, the label of Fibes, Oh Fibes! and Pluxus, has a fancy new website online: http://www.pluxemburg.com/

Mon, 26 Apr 2004 00:00:00 -0700

Music for People, the label run by Finland's Aavikko, have just put out a new 7" compilation called "Team Yamaha" as tribute to cheap 80s Yamaha keyboards. Contributing artists include Aavikko (of course, Apparat Organ Quartet (ICE), Frederik Schikowski (GER), Jeans Team (GER) and Pluxus (SWE).

Tue, 13 Apr 2004 00:00:00 -0700

A bunch of news from the world of Pluxumberg: Fibes, Oh Fibes! just finished recording their debut album "Still Fresh" and will release it on May 3. Live dates and samples at www.fibes.info. Pluxus are back in the studio working on new material. And finally, all the Pluxemburg artists will be playing this year's Popaganda festival in Stockholm on May 28.

Tue, 17 Feb 2004 00:00:00 -0800

Bands confirmed so far for the upcoming Popaganda Festival in Stockholm on May 28-30: Mattias Hellberg, Pluxus, Hip Whips, CDOASS, Fibes, Oh Fibes!, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, Marit Bergman and Jeans Team.

Wed, 10 Dec 2003 00:00:00 -0800

Pluxus got themselves a new seasonal splash-page over at their website along with a screensaver you can download. They also report that Pluxumburg signees Fibes, Oh Fibes! is preparing to record their debut full-length and Pluxus themselves are in the studio "experimenting with guitars, computers and their arsenal of synthesizers."

Mon, 22 Sep 2003 00:00:00 -0700

The Pluxus remix album "Reonion" has been confirmed for a September 29 release and, as mentioned before, will feature contributions from Jeans Team, Betamax Crew, Sagor & Swing, Nu Science, Onda Klubben, Andreas Tilliander and Ola Bergman.

Mon, 14 Jul 2003 00:00:00 -0700

Pluxus is releasing a remix album entitled "Reonion". Some of the contributing artists include Jeans Team, Andreas Tilliander, Sagor & Swing, Ola Bergman, Nu Science, Onda Klubben and Betamax Crew.