IT'S A TRAP! Scandinavian Music Journal

Susanna - Imagine (video)

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 20:20:47 -0700

New from Norwegian artist Susanna aka Susanna K. Wallumroe off her latest record "Wild dog".

Springtime in Norway (album highlights)

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:35:51 -0700

Listen to Norway runs down a few of this spring's most prominent releases, including new albums from Espen Eriksen Trio, Death By Unga Bunga and Susanna: http://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2012022310153957986266

Live at the Office: Susanna

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:44:17 -0700

There's a new episode of Listen to Norway's "Live at the Office" series online featuring Susanna performing with Helge Sten (Deathprod) and Erland Dahlen backing her up. More info: http://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2012041909355212106660

Susanna - Wild horse wild dog (video)

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:36:13 -0700

"Wild horse wild dog" comes off of Susanna's latest album "Wild dog", out now via Rune Grammofon.

Susanna - Freeze (live video feat. Jenny Hval, Hilde Marie Kjersem)

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:59:01 -0700

Check out Susanna (aka Susanna Wallumrød of Susanna and the Magical Orchestra) performing the new song "Freeze" live together with Jenny Hval (Rockettothesky) and Hilde Marie Kjersem. Susanna's new album "Wild dog" will be officially released on March 16 via Rune Grammofon.

8th Susanna album coming in mid-March

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:53:28 -0800

Rune Grammofon has posted details for the upcoming Susanna album "Wild dog", due out March 16: http://www.runegrammofon.com/artists/susanna/rcd-2128-susanna-wild-dog-cd/

Rune Grammofon release schedule update

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:29:47 -0800

Here's an update on Rune Grammofon's release schedule for Q12012:

01/20 - Bushman's Revenge - A little bit of big bonanza (CD/LP)
01/20 - Bushman's Revenge - Never mind the botox (LP)
02/17 - Motorpsycho with <>Ståle Storløkken - The death defying unicorn (2CD/2LP)
03/02 - Astrïd - High blues (CD)
03/02 - Volcano the Bear (UK) - Golden rhythm / Ink music (CD/LP)
03/16 - Susanna - Wild dog (CD)

Will Oldham to cover Susanna

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:56:37 -0700

Will Oldham aka Bonnie Prince Billy guested on Susanna's (aka Susanna Wallumrød of Susanna and the Magical Orchestra) recent solo album and now he's actually gone and recorded two of her songs ("Stay" and "People living") for an upcoming 7" on Drag City.

New album from Susanna and the Magical Orchestra in August, preview track available

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:56:40 -0700

Susanna and the Magical Orchestra (not just Susanna) will release the new album "3" on August 24 via Rune Grammofon. Preview the track "Palpatine's dream" at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/susannamagical

Susanna to support Bonnie 'Prince' Billy

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:21:24 -0700

Norwegian artist Susanna will support Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (aka Will Oldham) on tour in Europe:

04/20 - Royal Festival Hall, London (UK)
04/21 - St. George's Church, Brighton (UK)
04/22 - AB, Brussels (BEL)
04/23 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
04/24 - Le Cigale, Paris (FRA)
04/25 - Le Printemps Bourges, Bourges (FRA)
04/26 - Le Poste á Galene, Marseille (FRA)
04/28 - Teatro Espace, Torino (ITA)
04/29 - Estragon, Bologna (ITA)
04/30 - Auditorium San Domenico, Foligno (ITA)

Frequent collaborators Helge Sten (Deathprod) will accompany her on guitar and Pål Hausken (In the Country) will handle the drums.

Susanna + Rockettothesky collaborate on live piece to premiere at Ladyfest Oslo

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:25:23 -0800

Susanna Wallumrød (aka Susanna of Susanna and the Magical Orchestra) and Jenny Hval (aka Rockettothesky) have collaborated on a new piece entitled "Meshes of voice" which will be performing for perhaps the first and only time at Ladyfest Oslo on March 8. The description: "sometimes melodic, sometimes dissonant, all times surrealist piece inspired by the film "Meshes of the Afternoon", Casa Batlló, and a whole lotta voice."

DOA on 'Flower of evil'

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:01:15 -0800

Delusions of Adequacy reviews Susanna's "Flower of evil": http://www.adequacy.net/2009/02/susanna-flower-of-evil/

Pitchfork reviews 'Flower of evil'

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:20:56 -0800

Pitchfork reviews the new Susanna album "Flower of evil": http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/148382-susanna-flower-of-evil

Rune Grammofon showcase in Ireland

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:07:06 -0800

Rune Grammofon acts In the Country and Susanna will appear together at the National Concert Hall in Dublin, Ireland on January 22.

PopMatters reviews Susanna

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:50:14 -0800

PopMatters on the new Susanna album "Flower of evil": http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/67208-susanna-flower-of-evil/

This week's radio show playlist

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:42:12 -0800

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

01. Eric Beyond - Step off
02. TALK 1
03. Hanna Hirsch - Ingen kommer sakna oss
04. Francis - Bad to the bone
05. KA SO RE - Dramatically keep you
06. Susanna - Jailbreak (ft. Bonnie "Prince" Billy)
07. TALK 2
08. Love Is All - Give it back
09. Agent Side Grinder - Lashes of flashes
10. Parker Lewis - Bash the cynicals
11. TALK 3
12. Moto Boy - Pie Jesu
13. Down In June - The enemy within
14. Masshysteri - Tvivel
15. Underwater Sleeping Society - Saw you at my funeral
16. TALK 4
17. Viola - We owe love
18. Convoj - The shovel
19. Celestial - Crystal heights
20. TALK 5
21. The Deer Tracks - Yes, this is my broken shield

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

MP3: Susanna - Jailbreak

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:29:11 -0800

By now, Susanna's modus operandi is tried and true: take a semi-well-known song, slow it down and make it as languid as possible and hopefully, assuming it all works out as planned, reveal some sort of hidden beauty. Witness her cover of Thin Lizzy's "Jailbreak", together with Bonnie "Prince" Billy (aka Will Oldham). The formula remains the same, but does it pass the test? Yes and no, I'd say. The novelty factor is strong as the original is quite a rocker, but at the same time, a good song remains a good song no matter how it's played. So while I don't think they manage to tap into some unintended dynamic, the piece stands up to repeated listens just fine. It's far more pretty than goofy. And best of all: no irony whatsoever, thank god. Now as for outdoing the original, that would be a negatory. Don't be surprised.

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:59:11 -0700

There will be a special Norwegian showcase at this year's London Jazz Festival in mid-November: http://www.norway.org.uk/culture/music/scene+norway.htm
Besides acclaimed musicians such as Arve Henriksen, Mari Boine, Susanna and In the Country, the 8-day festival will also feature a reading by crime author Jo Nesbø, film and theater performances and much more. See the link for details.

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:11:52 -0700

MIC Norway profiles Rune Grammofon artist Susanna and her new album "Flowers of evil": http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2008100618152881695124

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:23:22 -0700

Hear Susanna perform a duet with Bonnie "Prince" Billy on "Jailbreak" by Thin Lizzy: http://cargorecords.blogspot.com/2008/09/incoming-susanna-flowers-of-evil.html
(see the player in the side-column)

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:02:54 -0700

Rune Grammofon has posted basic details for the new Susanna album "Flower of evil", due out October 13: http://www.runegrammofon.com/artists/susanna/rcd-2080---susanna_-flower-of-evil
It appears that American artist Will Oldham contributes guest vocals to two tracks under his Bonnie "Prince" Billy guise.

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:38:53 -0700

Look for Rune Grammofon to release the new album "A killer for that ache" from singer/songwriter Hilde Marie Kjersem in mid-August. Also on the way later this year are new records from MoHa!, Huntsville (+ special guests), Susanna (of Susanna and the Magical Orchestra) and Humcrush (live) as well as the sequel to the "Money will ruin everything" art-book/2CD compilation.

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:22:49 -0800

Dusted reviews "Sonata mix dwarf cosmos" from Rune Grammofon artist Susanna: http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/3990

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:50:01 -0800

Rune Grammofon has announced that their first release for 2008 will be from Box, an international supergroup of sorts featuring Raoul Björkenheim (Scorch Trio), Ståle Storløkken (Supersilent, Humcrush), Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle, Fantomas, John Zorn) and Morgan Ågren (Zappa's Universe, Mats/Morgan, Flesh Quartet). No exact release date yet, but I'll keep you posted. Also on the way is a new 10th anniversary edition of their excellent "Money will ruin everything" compilation + book set featuring 2 CDs of mostly exclusive material from a wide range of Rune Grammofon artists - I have the first one and it is excellent. Later on in the year, look for new releases from Skyphone, Scorch Trio and Humcrush in the spring and then Arve Henriksen, Susanna, Huntsville and Jono El Grande later on. Plus a few TBA surprises, of course.

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:31:11 -0700

All About Jazz reviews the solo debut "Sonata mix dwarf cosmos" from Susanna of Susanna and the Magical Orchestra: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=27140

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:23:27 -0700

Cokemachineglow reviews "Sonata mix dwarf cosmos", the solo debut from Susanna of Susanna and the Magical Orchestra: http://cokemachineglow.com/reviews/susanna_sonatamixdwarfcosmos2007.html

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:55:30 -0700

Pitchfork does the Forkcast thing with Susanna of Susanna and the Magical Orchestra: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/45680-susanna-home-recording-mp3stream

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Minor Majority - Candy store (2 CD edition)
02. Postgirobygget - Tidløs
03. Trond-Viggo Torgersen - Det du kan + noe rart & noe nytt
04. Bare Egil Band - Sanger fra Bare Egil By
05. Superfamily - Warszawa
06. Vazelina Bilopphøggers - Bensin på bålet
07. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2007
08. Susanne Sundfør - Susanne Sundfør
09. The Kids - Hits fra Kids
10. BigBang - Too Much Yang
11. Magnet - The Simple Life
12. Turbonegro - Retox
13. Raga Rockers - Ragas beste 1983 - 2000
14. 120 Days - 120 Days
15. Cortina - Been a long time
16. Heroes & Zeros - Strange Constellations
17. Diverse artister - Vi ganger med sanger
18. Susanna - Sonata Mix Dwarf Cosmos
19. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
20. Vigdis Eidsvåg - Eg undras

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700

Speaking of things Rune Grammofon, the label has confirmed that Susanna from Susanna and the Magical Orchestra will release her debut solo album "Sonata mix dwarf cosmos" on August 20. It is produced by Helge Sten aka Deathprod and will feature twelve original compositions.

Mon, 07 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800

Rune Grammofon will be releasing a new album soon from In the Country, the project of pianist Morten Qvenild, writing partner of Susanna from Susanna and the Magical Orchestra, ex-member of Jaga Jazzist and Shining and current member of jazz/pop-crossover act The National Bank. Read more: http://www.runegrammofon.com/v2/catalog.php?shownews=48