IT'S A TRAP! Scandinavian Music Journal

Regina - Lepään aalloilla (video)

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:32:25 -0700

Part III of Regina's "Soita mulle" video trilogy.

Nordic Music Prize 2011 semi-finalists

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:09:00 -0800

The semi-finalists for the 2011 Nordic Music Prize have been revealed:

Sweden:
Anna Ternheim - The night visitor
Jonathan Johansson - Klagomuren
Loney Dear - Hall music
The Field - Looping state of mind
Mattias Alkberg - Anarkist
Lykke Li - Wounded rhymes
Anna Järvinen - Anna själv tredje
Deportees - Islands & shores
Veronica Maggio - Satan i gatan
Goran Kajfes - X/Y

Denmark:
Larsen & Furious Jane - Dolly
Michael Møller - A Month of Unrequited Love
Oh Land - Oh Land
Mikael Simpson - Noget Laant, Noget Blaat
The Late Great Fitzcarraldos - The Late Great Fitzcarraldos
Malk De Koijn - Toback To The Fromtime
Iceage - New Brigade
Thulebasen - Gate 5
When Saints Go Machine - Konkylie
Hymns From Nineveh - Hymns From Nineveh

Finland:
Von Hertzen Brothers - Stars Aligned
Röyhkä & Mattila - Kaksi lensi tuulen mukaan
22-Pistepirkko - Lime Green Delorean
French Films - Imaginary Future
Siinai - Olympic Games
Rubik - Solar
Regina - Soita mulle
Michael Monroe - Sensory Overdrive
Mirel Wagner - Mirel Wagner
Chisu - Kun valaistun

Iceland:
Sóley - We Sink
Lay Low - Brostinn strengur
Ham - Svik, harmur og dauði
Sin Fang - Summer Echoes
ADHD - ADHD2
FM Belfast - Don’t Want To Sleep
Gus Gus - Arabian Horse
Mugison - Haglél
Björk - Biophilia
Apparat Organ Quartet - Pólýfónía

Norway:
Razika - Program ’91
Lars Vaular - Du betyr meg
Jonas Alaska - Jonas Alaska
Team Me - To The Treetops!
Ane Brun - It All Starts With One
Stein Torleif Bjella - Vonde Visu
120 Days - 120 Days II
Montée - Renditions Of You
John Olav Nilsen og Gjengen - Det nærmeste du kommer
Martin Hagfors - I like you

This list will eventually be culled down to a final 12 on December 1 before the winner is crowned on February 16.

Off the Record: Regina

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:51:45 -0800

Check out Regina doing an outdoor acoustic live session for video site Off the Record: http://offtherecord.fi/regina/
Quite nice!

Pitchfork reviews Regina

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:37:19 -0700

Pitchfork reviews the new Regina album "Soita mulle": http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15833-souta-mulle/

Regina - Unessa

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:35:22 -0700

Listen to a brand new tune from Finnish indiepop act Regina: http://soundcloud.com/reginaregina/unessa
Look for the band's new album "Soita mulle" to be released on September 7 via Johanna Kustannus at home in Finland and elsewhere via Friendly Fire.

Free Scandinavian music samplers at Amazon

Thu, 26 May 2011 11:52:58 -0700

The Control Group has a 5-song Scandinavian music sampler comp available for free download at Amazon: http://amzn.to/iw9NN9
Not the usual selection of just-Swedes either, this collection has stuff from The Deer Tracks, Figurines, Wildbirds and Peacedrums, El Perro Del Mar and I Was a King. And likewise, by perusing the top free downloads chart, I also see that Friendly Fire has a label comp for download as well: http://amzn.to/lk0RPs
Featured artists on that one include Delay Trees, Oh No Ono, Regina and The Concretes.

FIMIC: New indie music for the summer

Fri, 20 May 2011 13:43:33 -0700

The Finnish Music Information Centre runs down a number of higher profile indie/pop releases from artists such as Shine 2009, Regina, Delay Trees and more: http://www.fimic.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/0/D7D58048CB06474CC225788F00423080?opendocument

Regina in the Forkcast (again)

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:06:15 -0700

Finnish act Regina are featured in the Pitchfork Forkcast with their latest single "Jos et sä soita": http://pitchfork.com/forkcast/15703-jos-et-sa-soita/

Regina - Jos et sä soita

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 22:24:33 -0700

The new Regina single "Jos et sä soita", now streaming via SoundCloud. Direct link: http://soundcloud.com/user8182736/regina-jos-et-s-soita

Regina ready new album, single

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:00:49 -0700

Finnish act Regina will be releasing their as-yet-unnamed fourth album in September with the first single "Jos et sä soita" making its premiere on March 30.

Regina in the Forkcast

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 14:29:36 -0800

Finnish act Regina in the Pitchfork Forkcast: http://pitchfork.com/forkcast/15138-unohtuneesta-unohtuneesta-schmamix/

Pitchfork reviews Regina

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:16:31 -0700

Pitchfork gives positive marks to the US release of Regina's album "Puutarhatrilogia": http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14527-puutarhatrilogia/

Regina to get American release

Tue, 11 May 2010 16:02:58 -0700

Friendly Fire will be releasing Regina's latest album "Puutarhatrilogia" here in the US on June 22. I'm not 100% positive, but I'm pretty sure it will be digital-only, at least for now.

Top 10s for 2009: Nick Triani

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800

List of 2009

01. The Rollstons "Gauguin's trunk". The best band ever to come out of Finland and am still dreaming of them touring one day with Bob Hund.

02. Bill Callahan "Sometimes I wish we were an eagle"

03. Tottenham Hotspur. Somehow amazingly good this year.

04. Grizzly Bear : Veckatimest

05. Deerhunter live in Tavastia, Helsinki 2009.

06. Pavement reformation. Now this is the real second coming.

07. Blogs, Twitter, Facebook, e-mail: more time than ever in front of a screen and I don't even own a TV

08. Barack Obama

09. Devaluing music & musicians, the latest desperate episode = Spotify.

10. Animal Collective for any record this year or this decade.

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Nick Triani is a record producer, songwriter and DJ of English origin residing in Helsinki Finland. Currently working A&R at Johanna Kustannus records out of Helsinki with such esteemed artists as Cats On Fire, Regina, Vuk, Astrid Swan and Kiki Pau. When not behind the desk (office or mixing), Nick has a weekly indie show on Radio Helsinki called 8 & A Half. Nick is currently mixing an album from his new band NT's White Trash, which, assuming all goes well, will see a release in 2010.
http://www.johannakustannus.fi/en

Mojo gets Lost in Music

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:39:38 -0800

Mojo reports on seeing a few promising Finnish acts at the Lost in Music Festival in Tampere: http://www.mojo4music.com/blog/2009/11/finns_aint_what_they_used_to_b.html
Some of the names mentioned that I've covered include Joensuu 1685, Murmansk, Regina, Downstairs and Cats on Fire.

Moto Boy - Young love (Regina remix)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:02:50 -0700

Discobelle has a Regina remix of Moto Boy's excellent song "Young love": http://www.discobelle.net/2009/07/04/moto-boy-young-love-regina-remix/

Sirius playlist week #23

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:09:48 -0700

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

01. Pintandwefall - Jail
02. TALK 1
03. Detektivbyrån - Partyland
04. Carolina Wallin Pérez - Pärlor
05. Piroth - Fog dancers
06. TALK 2
07. Sonic Ritual - Take the edge off
08. Lapko - Miami vicer
09. My God Damn Territory - Used to be
10. The End Will Be Kicks - Sweets & filth
11. TALK 3
12. Murmansk - Behind kitchen knives
13. Gösta Berlings Saga - Bergslagen
14. TALK 4
15. Folke - Wet soap
16. The Goner - A song
17. Regina - Totuus minusta
18. TALK 5
19. Lowood - Crash

Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.

Regina - Totuus minusta (video)

Fri, 08 May 2009 13:51:47 -0700

Check out Finnish indie act Regina's new video for "Totuus minusta": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh106QikoNs&fmt=18

Regina - Tapaa minut aamulla (video)

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:26:45 -0800

Check out Regina's brand new video for the single "Tapaa minut aamulla": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XKZT37U_h0&fmt=22

Sirius playlist week #6

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:48:39 -0800

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

01. Franke - Exil riktas inåt
02. TALK
03. Cut City - Ulyssian widow
04. Montt Mardié - Names not forgotten
05. Strayfolk - I thought I had it down
06. TALK
07. Halph - New money
08. Kaizers Orchestra - Kontroll på kontinentet
09. Wardruna - Kauna
10. TALK
11. Dieter Schöön - Mary Jane
12. Holiday For Strings - Two of you
13. Menfolk - One is all
14. Lama - Raha
15. TALK
16. Bitch Boys - Sighsten H.
17. Regina - Saanko jäädä yöksi
18. Entombed - Parasight
19. Gåte - Snåle mi jente
20. TALK
21. Dyno - Emotional

Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.

New Regina album 'Puutarhatrilogia' now streaming

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:16:10 -0800

Finnish indie act Regina is now streaming their new album "Puutarhatrilogia" at myspace in its entirety: http://www.myspace.com/reginaxxx
I can't say that I'm crazy about it as a whole, but there are definitely 3-4 standout tracks.

MP3: Regina - Totuus minusta

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:16:44 -0800

Many Regina tracks start out similarly methodical. They plod along without creating much of a wake until the last quarter of the piece when, all of a sudden, some new element will be introduced, the sky opens up and the angels will sing. Okay, it's not quite that triumphant, but it really is amazing that so many of their songs mire themselves in tedium before revealing themselves as gorgeous flowers in their final moments. On "Totuus minusta" it's that last minute that's most crucial -- once the backing vocals come in, I finally realize what they've been building up to. Up to that point I just don't get it and don't care. Your patience will be rewarded.

Sirius playlist week #3

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:26:10 -0800

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show on Sirius XMU:

01. Dyno - Don't speak love
02. TALK 1
03. Regina - Totuus minusta
04. Joenssu 1685 - Kill/shot/love
05. They Live - Magic glasses
06. TALK 2
07. Viola - We owe love
08. Orchestra Senza Tensta - The red elephant battles the bear
09. Livaventura - 2 out of nothing
10. TALK 3
11. Halph - Cheap points
12. Pacta - Sille
13. Scraps of Tape - Bring the heavy
14. TALK 4
15. Anssi 800 & Maria Stereo - Zion king
16. The Scrags - Psycho cyclone
17. Samtidigt Som - Vid mid sida
18. TALK 5
19. Seance - Wasted

Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.

Regina - Tapaa minut aamulla

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:49:30 -0800

Finnish indie act Regina is giving away a new song as a free download: http://www.magicnights.org/Regina-Tapaa_minut_aamulla.mp3
The band's new album "Puutarhatrilogia" will be officially released on February 11 via Johanna Kustannus.

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:40:24 -0800

The tracklist for Viola's new remix album "Melancholydisco 2" has been revealed:

01. The hardest hit
02. Imaginary times (Hannulelauri remix)
03. Invisible revolution (Videovalvontaa remix)
04. We owe love
05. Outsider code (Regina remix)
06. Unreal life (I Was A Teenage Satan Worshipper remix)
07. Fleeting world
08. The deadweights (Black Audio remix)
09. Planet struck (Kiva Tekkno Supplies arena remix)
10. Ada bell (In A Montage)

The long-awaited disc finally goes out for pressing this week and should be available for order before the end of the month. Expect samples online shortly.

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:00:55 -0700

Finnish indiepop act Regina is now streaming their new single "Saanko jäädä yöksi?" at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/reginaxxx

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:13:23 -0700

Finnish indiepop act Regina will release a 12" EP of their new single "Saanko jäädä yöksi?" on October 22. Preview a live version of the song here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do16YWf5Xcg
Expect a new full-length from the band in February.

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:32:14 -0700

If Society will be releasing the vinyl edition of the new Jolly Jumpers album "Fantom zone" on October 1 while German label TUG will be handling the CD. Listen at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/jollyjumpers

In other If Society news, the label promises that Viola's long-awaited remix album "Melancholy disco 2" will be ready by Christmas or they'll start selling the band's backcatalog for 1 EUR apiece. Names confirmed for the lineup include Regina, I Was A Teenage Satan Worshipper, Videovalvontaa, JS666, Black Audio and Hannulelauri, the latter of which can already be previewed at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/hannulelauri

Tue, 13 May 2008 12:12:59 -0700

Finnish indiepop act Regina has signed with Johanna Kustannus (Astrid Swan, Tigerbombs) and will be releasing a new album early next year with a single to precede it sometime before the end of 2008.

Tue, 06 May 2008 11:08:49 -0700

Download a couple King Of All The Animals remix tracks, courtesy of fellow Finns I Was A Teenage Satan Worshipper and Regina: http://www.tigerbombs.com/koata.htm
The track "Concrete skyline" is available to download on that page as well and I recommend that you grab it too.

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:44:57 -0700

Finnish indie act Regina will be heading out in May to do a few mainland Europe gigs. They'll play at Flèche d'Or in Paris on May 21 with fellow Finns Shogun Kunitoki and Pets on Prozac and then head off to Germany for 3 gigs (details tba).

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:01:03 -0800

Indie acts Regina (FIN) and Blind Terry (SWE) will be playing a special Scandinavian music showcase at Cafe Panam in Leipzig, Germany on May 23 being put on by FRWRD Booking, Pop On Paper and yours truly. More details to come!

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:02:24 -0800

Finnish indiepop act Regina has a new Christmas single posted for free download: http://www.reginaregina.com/

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800

New records on the way from Finnish label Next Big Thing:

03/07 - Hidria Spacefolk - Symetria
03/21 - Regina - Oi miten suuria voimia!

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Songs I Wish I Had Written has posted an mp3 of the title track from the new EP by Finnish indiepop artists Regina: http://www.songsiwish.com/regina/MinuaOllaanVastassa.mp3

Fri, 17 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800

Finnish mp3 blog Lupatarkastaja on the Regina remix of the Boys of Scandinavia single "Good looking": http://lupatarkastaja.samizdat.info/2006/03/17/boys-of-scandinavia-good-looking-regina-remix-mp3/
If you're into dancey stuff like The Embassy and haven't checked out BoS, you're missing out big time.

Wed, 22 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0800

Aavikko will travel to Russia for a couple shows:

02/24 - Platforma, St. Petersburg w/Regina
03/01 - Ikra Club, Moscow (ft. Lydia Kavina on theramin)

Wed, 26 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Upcoming releases from Swedish indiepop label Songs I Wish I Had Written:

11/02 - Le sport - Business girls / I comes before U CDR
11/09 - The Lovekevins - Max Léon CDEP
11/22 - Unarmed enemies CDEP
11/29 - Regina CDR