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This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:
01. (05) Regina Spektor - Samson
02. (06) The Shins - Phantom limb
03. (01) The Ark - Absolutely no decorum
04. (NY) Sahara Hotnights - Cheek to cheek
05. (03) Säkert! - Vi kommer att dö samtidigt
06. (02) The Pipettes - Judy
07. (12) Joss Stone - Tell me about it
08. (NY) Tingsek - Proud to be part of these days
09. (04) Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Satan said dance
10. (ÅT) Klaxons - Golden skans
11. (07) Kleerup med Robyn - With every heartbeat
12. (NY) The Concretes - Oh no
13. (09) Melody Club - Fever fever
14. (17) Koop - I see a different you
15. (NY) The Jai Alai Savant - Arcane theories
16. (NY) Marit Bergman - Mama, I remember you know
17. (NY) Pelle Carlberg - I love you, you imbecile
18. (10) Bloc Party - The prayer
19. (14) Ison & Fille - Hela dan varje dag
20. (11) The Cinematics - Keep forgetting
Leaving the chart:
Cold War Kids - Hang me up to dry
Timbuktu - Karmakontot
[ingenting] – Suzanne (Vi kan inte gå hand i hand)
Weeping Willows - The burden
Juvelen - Hanna
Laleh - November
Superpumas - Clear
JuJu Records has a new mixtape from Zoro for free download: http://www.jujurecords.com/news.php?id=84
Artists featured include Timbuktu, Chords and Spotrunnaz.
Swedish hip-hop artist Timbuktu will be performing live at the legendary Apollo theatre in NYC on January 16. I do believe that Swedish Radio P3 will record and broadcast the show.
Swedish hip-hop artist Timbuktu will release his new album "OberoendeFramkallande" on February 21 and will tour Sweden in support. Look for the first single on January 24.
JuJu reports that both Timbuktu and Chords are working on new albums for release early next year.
Swedish hip-hop artists Chords and Timbuktu will be making a few US radio appearances the next few days:
09/09 - Spitkicker Radio, XM Radio Channel 65 @ 6:00 PM
09/13 - The Halftime Show, WNYU 89.1 FM @ 11:30 PM
I won't pretend to be any sort of hip-hop expert, but I know what I like when I hear it. For people already in the know, I've barely scratched the surface of Scandinavian hip-hop with yesterday's video mix, but realize that we all have to start somewhere. No disrespect to Looptroop, long considered one of Sweden's leading crews, but my favorite stuff is almost always done in the act's native tongue or performed with live backing. A perfect example would be Timbuktu backed by Damn! - that stuff is unfuckwithable, regardless of whether or not you can understand what they're saying. However, that's not who I'll be posting today. I've posted about the Finnish band Giant Robot before, but it's been awhile and I really like them, so I figure now's as good a time as any to revisit. The band's soulful live instrumentation and socially conscious lyrics immediately remind me of Michael Franti (Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, Spearhead), but Giant Robot tends to concentrate more on the music than the message. They've got important things to say, but they're also a party band that knows how to get the floor moving. Today's track "Helsinki rock city" is a surefire crowd-pleaser in the hometown, no doubt. I think it works just as well abroad. To be completely honest, I prefer the band's second album "Domesticity" (2004), as opposed to "Crushing you with style" (1999) - the record this track came from. Both are good, but the later record has more hot songs and flows better as a whole. Anyhow, today's posting is still a fine place to start.
Giant Robot - Helsinki rock city
Promoe's new, still untitled album isn't due out until September, but the new single "Songs of joy" will be out in May. The track is produced by longtime associate Embee and features Jamaican artist Capleton. Promoe went to Jamaica with filmmaker Simon Klose (he also worked on the new Timbuktu DVD) to record and film three guestspots for both the new album and an upcoming DVD.
Swedish hip-hop label JuJu has announced that Helt Off's second album "Helt Off I Huset" will be out in May. Also on the way is a new four-track EP from Spotrunnaz featuring all new material and guest appearances from J-Ro, Timbuktu, Masayah and Michael Knight and production from Breakmecanix. JuJu is also working on breaking acts in the US and will release Chords' album "The garden around the mansion" over here in May. For more info on JuJu-related activities, go here: http://www.jujurecords.com/news.php?id=72
Check out the trailer for the Timbuktu DVD "Funken Styr Våra Steg": http://www.jujurecords.nu/downloads/video/timbuk_DVD_trailer.avi
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Magnus Uggla - Ett bedårande barn av sin tid
02. The Knife - Silent shout
03. Christer Sjögren - King creole
04. Laleh - Laleh
05. Björn Skifs - Decennier sånger från en annan tid
06. In Flames - Come clarity
07. Thåström - Skebokvarnsv 209
08. Mia Marianna & Per Filip - Våra mest älskade sånger
09. Lisa Ekdahl - Pärlor av glas
10. Sanna Nielsen - Nära mej - nära dej
11. The Cardigans - Super Extra Gravity
12. Agnes - Agnes
13. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
14. Son of a Plumber - Son of a Plumber
15. Håkan Hellström - Nåt gammalt, nåt nytt, nåt lånat, nåt blått
16. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
17. Darin - Darin
18. Robyn - Robyn
19. Torgny Melins - Dansbander
20. Monica Zetterlund - Z - det bästa med monica zetterlund
Pitchfork reviews Diskaholics Anonymous, the collaboration between Swedish sax player Mats Gustafsson with Thurston Moore and Jim O'Rourke: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/d/diskaholics-anonymous-trio/weapons-of-ass-destruction-live-in-japan-v1.shtml
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. The Knife - Silent shout
02. Laleh - Laleh
03. Christer Sjögren - King creole
04. Björn Skifs - Decennier sånger från en annan tid
05. Mia Marianna & Per Filip - Våra mest älskade sånger
06. In Flames - Come clarity
07. Lisa Ekdahl - Pärlor av glas
08. Sanna Nielsen - Nära mej - nära dej
09. Thåström - Skebokvarnsv 209
10. Agnes - Agnes
11. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
12. The Cardigans - Super Extra Gravity
13. Son of a Plumber - Son of a Plumber
14. Sven-Ingvars - Livet är nu - 50 år det bästa med sven-ingvars
15. Darin - Darin
16. Robyn - Robyn
17. Monica Zetterlund - Z - det bästa med monica zetterlund
18. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
19. Kent - Du & jag döden
20. Håkan Hellström - Nåt gammalt, nåt nytt, nåt lånat, nåt blått
Aversionline on Norwegian black-metal act Ljå: http://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2006/02/shame-and-indemnification.html (scroll down past Bleeding Through)
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Laleh - Laleh
02. Björn Skifs - Decennier sånger från en annan tid
03. In Flames - Come clarity
04. Lisa Ekdahl - Pärlor av glas
05. Mia Marianna & Per Filip - Våra mest älskade sånger
06. The Cardigans - Super Extra Gravity
07. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
08. Thåström - Skebokvarnsv 209
09. Agnes - Agnes
10. Darin - Darin
11. Sven-Ingvars - Livet är nu - 50 år det bästa med sven-ingvars
12. Son of a Plumber - Son of a Plumber
13. Kent - Du & jag döden
14. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
15. Monica Zetterlund - Z - det bästa med monica zetterlund
16. Torgny Melins - Dansbander
17. Björn Afzelius - Björn Afzelius bästa
18. Håkan Hellström - Nåt gammalt, nåt nytt, nåt lånat, nåt blått
19. Lena Philipsson - Jag ångrar ingenting
20. Jenny Wilson - Love and youth