Scraps of Tape working on new album

Scraps of Tape have officially started work on album #5: http://scrapsoftape.wordpress.com/2012/09/16/album-5/
No word yet on when to expect it, but I would imagine an early 2013 release.

Johan G. Winther - For Ingar Gustavsson

New music from the always wonderful Johan G. Winther, out now on Slaapwel Records. Says the label:

"I've been friends with Johan Gustavsson for a long while now – first through his music as Tsukimono (glitchy noisy drone dreamy electronics stuff that somehow stayed undiscovered by too many people) on labels such as Mechanized Mind and Komplott. Later on I organized some gigs for his instrumental rock band called Scraps of Tape. Some time ago Johan found a battered cd-r with old recordings he made for his grandmother, playing them to a couple of friends (who some of you might know: Nils Frahm & Peter Broderick) – who encouraged him to do something with those beautiful recordings. After some months of thinking and tinkering he finally sent me "For Ingar Gustavsson". A lengthy album, humble, restrained and precise and with a lot of respect. Imagine Arvo Pärt as a bedroom musician, laptop processing his Für Alina pieces with the same understanding and confidence that he originally composed them. Stretching them out into wise, vast wintry landscapes. Embracing life/eternity like only the elderly can. You never fell asleep so calmly."

VERY highly recommended.

Scraps of Tape - Live at Moriska Paviljongen, Malmö (video)

Watch Scraps of Tape perform live at Öresundsfestivalen this past weekend - I recommend it! Bonus points if you know who the first guest vocalist is.

MP3: Scraps of Tape - Filler

Happy birthday to Ian MacKaye who turned 50 this week.

Scraps of Tape - Filler

The Samuel Jackson Five - Electric crayons

New sounds from Norway's The Samuel Jackson Five featuring guest vox from Thomas Bratlie of Rumble in Rhodos and clarinet action from Jørgen Sissyfus Skjulstad (Center of the Universe). RIYL Scraps of Tape.

Scraps of Tape spring tour

Scraps of Tape will be heading back out on the road at the end of the month:

03/31 - UT Connewitz, Leipzig (GER)
04/01 - Oettinger Villa, Darmstadt (GER)
04/02 - tba
04/03 - Forum Stadtpark, Graz (AUS)
04/04 - Rhiz, Vienna (AUS)
04/05 - tba
04/06 - Emil, Zittau (GER)
04/07 - Kastanienkeller, Berlin (GER)
04/08 - Juzi, Göttingen (GER)

Heathers/Hollows preview

Johannes Brander (Skogar) + Johan G Winther (Scraps of Tape, Thee Gutted String, etc.) = Heathers/Hollows. Debut C60 out on Native Parts Records in early April.

Vädret - Löven dansar balett där ute

Vädret, the solo alias of Scraps of Tape guitarist Marcus Nilsson, has just released his debut EP via Ramberget Recordings and the whole thing is streamable via Bandcamp and/or Spotify.

Scraps of Tape back to Germany

Swedish postrock act Scraps of Tape will be heading to Germany next week:

01/27 - Reilstr. 78, Halle
01/28 - Big Buttinsky, Osnabrück
01/29 - Apex Kultur, Göttingen
01/30 - Schocken, Stuttgart
01/31 - Cafe Wagner, Jena
02/01 - Az Conni, Dresden
02/02 - Hafen 02/0Offenbach
02/03 - Drucklufthaus, Oberhausen
02/04 - Waldmeister, Solingen

Presenting Heather/Hollows

Preview a new track from Heathers/Hollows, the noise/improv duo of Johannes Brander (Skogar) and Johan G Winther (Scraps of Tape, Thee Gutted String, etc.): http://skogars.tumblr.com/post/15738150476/new-noise-improv-supergroup-johannes-brander
Expect a bunch of releases to surface later this year.

The true Blessings

Coming very soon, new music from Blessings -- an excellent new-ish hardcore/doom project featuring members from Dead Vows/Scraps of Tape/Chester Copperpot/more: http://thetrueblessings.tumblr.com/

The Silent Ballet reviews Scraps of Tape

The Silent Ballet reviews the latest Scraps of Tape record "Resident flux": http://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/4594/Default.aspx

Vädret - Sista

Ramberget Recordings will be releasing a 7-track mini-album from Vädret, the new solo project from Scraps of Tape guitarist Marcus Nilsson. Release date TBA.

Liam Murray & Johan Gustavsson - Skuggorna

Liam Murray is a poet from Malmö working on his debut album which will feature him reading his words over background music provided by an array of Swedish artists. First up, a cut with friend-of-the-site Johan Gustavsson aka Jonas G Winther of Scraps of Tape/Tsukimono/Thee Gutted String. Other contributors include Lotta Wenglén and Polar City, plus a few who apparently have yet to be asked. Wait and see!

Verfver CS preview

Preview a snippet of the upcoming Verfver tape, coming out this December via Native Parts Records. Pssst... Verfver = Johan G Winther of Tsukimono/Scraps of Tape.