IT'S A TRAP! Scandinavian Music Journal http://www.itsatrap.com/ Scandinavian music news, daily mp3 downloads, reviews, interviews and more Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:51:34 -0700 2026 http://www.itsatrap.com/images/logo.png http://www.itsatrap.com/ IT'S A TRAP! Scandinavian Music Journal 137 141 Progress Productions Q12012 preview http://www.itsatrap.com/n/39182-progress-productions-q12012-preview http://www.itsatrap.com/n/39182-progress-productions-q12012-preview http://www.itsatrap.com/n/39182-progress-productions-q12012-preview#comments

Swedish electronic label has unveiled their Q12012 release schedule:

01/24 - System - Evolution
01/25 - The New Division (US) - Shadows
02/08 - Spark! - Hela din värld
03/21 - Titans - For the long gone

]]> Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:52:03 -0800 news multimedia general MP3: System - Inheritance http://www.itsatrap.com/n/37334-mp3-system-inheritance http://www.itsatrap.com/n/37334-mp3-system-inheritance http://www.itsatrap.com/n/37334-mp3-system-inheritance#comments Electronic acts have been trying their best to emulate machines, long since the early days of Kraftwerk and beyond, but Swedish electro act System takes it to the logical next level by actually employing speech synthesis to replace human vocals. The result is surprisingly effective in context, especially when the lyrics are sung from the chilling perspective of the machine -- "We will be here long after you are gone". Advanced synthesis balanced by analog synths, maintained by two human slaves. Or something like that; it's a dystopian ideal put to sound if ever there was one.
"Inheritance" is System's latest single off the album "Circle of infinite radius", officially released on April 27 in a slightly different version with "more punch" along with the b-side "Against me".

]]> Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:38:33 -0700 mp3s System - Drk (video) http://www.itsatrap.com/n/35228-system-drk-video http://www.itsatrap.com/n/35228-system-drk-video http://www.itsatrap.com/n/35228-system-drk-video#comments

is posting a series of videos (and remixes) to promote the release of the upcoming album "B" from Danish electronic duo System, the first of which you see above. More here: http://www.rump-recordings.dk/

]]> Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:40:11 -0700 news multimedia http://www.itsatrap.com/n/3112 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/3112 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/3112#comments 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, 09 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 news http://www.itsatrap.com/n/16342 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/16342 http://www.itsatrap.com/n/16342#comments The complete lineup for the Sonika electro festival at Kafé 44 in Stockholm on February 27-28: Bondage Fairies, Appareil, Nadie Affecta, Lo-Fi-Fnk, Komatrohn, Saralunden, the Penelopes (F), the Light Bulb Project, Hundarna från Söder, 1999, Viperas, Autohorse, System, Inkinen and Pavan. More info: http://www.sonika.tk/]]> Mon, 23 Feb 2004 00:00:00 -0800 news