The playlist for my radio show this week:

01. Mattias Bärjed - 99 pounds
02. TALK 1
03. Piroth - Waltz for prima ballerina
04. Hyacinth House - Swedish signs on Monkey Island
05. Aerial - Secret goddess
06. Icos - Fly away
07. TALK 2
08. Robyn - Konichiwa bitches (Trentemøller remix)
09. Folke Rabe - Argh!
10. Him Kerosene - Ladybugs
11. TALK 3
12. Audionom - In the streets
13. The Alpine - Trigger
14. Immanu El - Astral days
15. TALK 4
16. Nina Ramsby & Martin Hederos - Jag har en vän
17. Logh - Thieves in the palace
18. Galento - Gunnar Hardings paraply
19. TALK 5
20. Promise and the Monster - Antarkis
21. The Je Ne Sais Quoi - Heroica
22. Anchor - In the throes of passion
23. TALK 6
24. Repoman - Valley of snakes
25. Ulver - Shadows of the sun
26. Bobby Baby - Do not twist
27. TALK 7
28. Superfamily - Warszawa
29. The Fine Arts Showcase - Modern love
30. Sinikka Langeland - Sus i myrull
31. TALK 8
32. Graveyard - Thin line
33. Mai - Snowing downtown
34. KVLR - Abomination
35. TALK 9
36. Säkert! - Sanningsdan

This month's "Show no mercy" column at Pitchfork talks to Ulver (as well as local [to me] act Wolves in the Throne Room): http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/45864-column-show-no-mercy

Ulver added another new track to their myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/ulver1

The playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Timo Räisänen - My valentine
02. TALK 1
03. Torpedo - From Russia with love
04. Desert Planet - Breakout button
05. Ebba Grön - Mamma pappa barn
06. TALK 2
07. The End Will Be Kicks - Don Johnson
08. Skywriter - Where both worlds never meet
09. Skull Defekts - The secret
10. TALK 3
11. Tsukimono - Tokyo OEast
12. Kristin Asbjørnsen - Trying to get home
13. Enemy Alliance - Government subsidized ghetto
14. TALK 4
15. The Indecision Alarm - Where every fucking dream is killed
16. Dismember - Soon to be dead
17. Mixtapes & Cellmates - Moments
18. TALK 5
19. Kristofer Åström - All in
20. Pan Sonic - Virta 1
21. Ulver - Of wolf and fear
22. TALK 6
23. Mainliners - Olivia
24. 120 Days - Let me come down
25. Universal Poplab - 60 is the new 40
26. TALK 7
27. Dag Vag - Popitop
28. The Bombettes - Lust is the new black
29. Breach - Big strong boss
30. TALK 8
31. CS Nielsen - Black spots
32. Tape - Sand dunes
33. The Psyke Project - For us to see for us to help
34. TALK 9
35. Cortex - Shark boys die hard
36. Viola - I don't know how to party
37. Don't Be A Stranger - Lonely together
38. TALK 10
39. Broder Daniel - What clowns are we

There's a new Ulver track posted on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/ulver1
The band's new album "Shadow of the sun" will be out October 2 via The End Records. In other news, Ulver frontman Kristoffer Rygg (aka Garm, Trickster G, etc.) and programmer/keyboardist Tore Ylwizaker will be DJing at the album's record release part on September 20 at Europa in Brooklyn, New York.

Ulver has updated their bio in anticipation of the new record "Shadows of the sun", due out October 1 in Norway via Jester, elsewhere on the 2nd via The End Records: http://www.jester-records.com/ulver/ulver.html

Ulver will release their new album "Shadows of the sun" on October 1.

The playlist for my radio show this week:

01. Pistol Disco - Walking with Jesus
02. TALK 1
03. Heroes & Zeros - Into the light
04. Vijaya - Your gun will never set you free
05. Convoj - My timekeeping heart
06. TALK 2
07. Darkthrone - Too old, too cold
08. A Perfect Friend - Rush hour
09. Death By Kite - Hiroshima
10. TALK 3
11. Fun - I've got a truck
12. Moonbabies - Walking on my feet
13. The Perishers - When I fall
14. TALK 4
15. Regulations - Police siren
16. Viola - Ordinary teenage sensation
17. Björn Kleinhenz - Starlit queen
18. TALK 5
19. Gravy - Glory to our brilliant name
20. Hero Dishonest - Stalin vs Hank Hardy
21. Sophie Zelmani - To know you
22. Ulver - Capitel III: Graablick blev hun vaer
23. TALK 6
24. Håkan Hellström - Ramlar
25. Abhinanda - Highway tonight
26. Single Unit - Passion, pirates & parasites
27. TALK 7
28. Kompjotr Eplektrika - Skulldrummantra
29. The Tiny - Just like you
30. Death Breath - Death breath
31. TALK 8
32. Entombed - Serpent speech
33. The Cardigans - Marvel hill
34. Soviac - I got the ribbah
35. TALK 9
36. The Bear Quartet - Put me back together
37. You Is Stupid - I am history
38. Paris - 60 minutes
39. The Process - Mot Sverige i tiden
40. TALK 10
41. Weeping Willows - I give you the morning

MP3: Espen Jørgensen - Move ahead - quickly

The variety of sounds that can be coaxed from a solo acoustic guitar are astounding. The polyphony of the strings and the rhythm of the player's picking and strumming are the most basic elements and most easy to recognize, but there's so much more potential. Norwegian artist Espen Jørgensen explores the vast realm of possibilities on his album "On the great Alkali Plains", preferring to remain solo and unaccompanied except on a few tracks which feature minimalist percussion and one with a subtle echo effect. Unlike many other releases on Jester Records, the label founded by Garm of Ulver, this music isn't particularly challenging, though it does inspire careful thought and consideration. The solo guitar, played masterfully and left unadorned, can say so much with so little. Without raising his voice, Jørgensen speaks volumes.

Espen Jørgensen - Move ahead - quickly

Via Northern Vantage comes word that Ulver's rerecording of their classic album "Nattens madrigal" with full strings is back on track: http://my.opera.com/NorthernVantage/blog/2006/12/14/ulver-nattens-madrigal-to-be-rerecorde

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Lars Winnerbäck - Efter nattens bränder - 1996-2006
02. Sebastian - Sebastian
03. The Refreshments - 238814
04. Andreas Johnson - Mr johnson, your room is on fire
05. Evergrey - Monday morning apocalypse
06. Magnus Uggla - Ett bedårande barn av sin tid
07. Linda Bengtzing - Ingenting att förlora
08. Christer Sjögren - King creole
09. The Knife - Silent shout
10. The Sounds - Dying to say this to you
11. Petter - P
12. Lotta Engberg - Världens bästa lotta
13. Son of a Plumber - Son of a Plumber
14. Rigmore Gustafsson - On my way to you
15. The Concretes - In colour
16. Ulf Lundell - När jag kysser havet - det bästa 75-84
17. Da Buzz - Last goodbye
18. Ulf Lundell - Venus & jupiter - det bästa 94-05
19. Björn Skifs - Decennier sånger från en annan tid
20. Ulf Lundell - Danielas hus - det bästa 84-93

Aversionline on Head Control System, the new project from Garm of Ulver collaborating with Daniel Cardoso (ex-Sirius, Re:aktor): http://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2006/03/best-nu-metal-album-of-all-time.html

Ex-Emperor/Peccatum frontman Ihsahn has posted a couple samples from his debut solo album on his website: http://www.ihsahn.com/
The track "Called by fire" features guest vocals from Garm of Ulver. Sounds a bit like Ulver, too (on that particular track).

Jester Records, the label run by Garm (or whatever name he's currently going by) of Ulver, has scheduled When's new album "Who's laughing now?" and a tba record from Espen Jørgenzen for release this summer.

Head Control System, the new project from Daniel Cardoso (ex-Sirius, Re:aktor) and Kristoffer Garm Rygg (Ulver, ex-Arcturus, Borknagar) that used to be called Sindrome has officially signed with The End Records and will be releasing their debut album "Murder nature" on April 4. Read the full press release: http://www.theendrecords.com/label_new/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=237&Itemid=49

Profound Lore has released a special limited vinyl edition of Ulver's latest album "Blood inside". Go to their website for more info: http://profoundlorerecords.com/