IT'S A TRAP! Scandinavian Music Journal http://www.itsatrap.com/ Scandinavian music news, daily mp3 downloads, reviews, interviews and more Sat, 07 Nov 2026 15:04:05 -0800 2026 http://www.itsatrap.com/images/logo.png http://www.itsatrap.com/ IT'S A TRAP! Scandinavian Music Journal 137 141 Manifest 2011 nominees are go http://www.itsatrap.com/n/36244-manifest-2011-nominees-are-go http://www.itsatrap.com/n/36244-manifest-2011-nominees-are-go http://www.itsatrap.com/n/36244-manifest-2011-nominees-are-go#comments The nominees for the 2011 Manifest Awards, Sweden's indie/alternative Grammy, have been announced:

Pop:
Anna von Hausswolff - Singing from the grave (/)
jj - jj No 3 ()
CEO - White Magic ()
Nicolas Makelberge - The Unforgettable Planet ()

Dance:
Cloud - Hökarängen Space Program ()
Dmitry Fyodorov - Shapeless ()
Jarl & Fotmeijer - Lifesigns ()
Skudge - Samlad produktion ()

Synth:
Code 64 - Trialogue ()
Cryo - Hidden Aggression ()
Page - Nu ()
Social Ambitions - Almost gone ()

Hardrock/Metal:
Ghost - Opus Eponymous ()
Watain - Lawless Darkness ()
Khoma - A final storm ()
Dark Tranquility - We are the void ()

Rhythm:
Haci Tekbilek - Türlü ()
Helt Off - Marknadens Soldat ()
Million Stylez - Everyday ()
Serengeti - Standing Steady ()

Jazz:
Elin Larsson Group - Live and Alive ()
Lekverk - Everyday ()
NEO (Nässjö Extreme Orchestra) - NEO ()
The Country - The Country ()

Punk/Hardcore
Antipati - Frågor som rör det allmänna ()
Hårda Tider - Gatan Kallar ()
Old Fashioned Ideas - We're in this shit together ()
The Baboon Show - Punk Rock harbour ()

Hip-Hop:
Academics - Tare Lugnt 4 ()
Carlito - Guldburen ()
PH3 - Löser ett fall ()
Zacke - Visst är det vackert ()

Rock:
Bad Hands - Take The Money And Run ()
Dundertåget - Dom feta åren är förbi ()
Pascal - Orkanen närmar sig ()
The Bear Quartet - Monty Python ()

Folk/Visa:
Anders Svensson, Magnus Gustafsson, Susanne Gustafsson, Anders Löfberg, Jörgen Svensson - Bålgetingen, Låtar efter August Strömberg ()
Mats Edén, Daniel Sandén-Warg, Leif Stinnerbom, Magnus Stinnerbom - Anno 2010 ()
OK Star Orchestra - Sound Classique ()
Ola Magnell - Rolös ()

Experimental:
Ombudsman - And His Father Was A Great Machine ()
Erik Enocksson - Man tänker sitt ()
Leif Jordansson - The Comet / The Doll Maker ()
New Tango Orquesta - Vesper ()

Singer/Songwriter:
I'm Kingfisher - Arctic ()
Daniel Norgren - Horrifying Death Eating Blood Spider ()
The Tarantula Waltz - Did Not Leave To Find But To Forget, To Leave Behind ()
The Tallest Man On Earth - Wild Hunt ()

Best live act:
Anna Von Hausswolff
The Tallest Man On Earth
Masshysteri
Robyn

Best unsigned act (in collaboration w/P3 Lab):
Alice B
Katakomb
Ascend
Broken Boys

Winners will be announced at a ceremony on February 4 at Nalen in Stockholm. More info: http://www.manifestgalan.se/

]]> Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:01:37 -0800 news general awards Björn Olsson The lobster Gravitation http://www.itsatrap.com/n/26281-bjorn-olsson-the-lobster-gravitation http://www.itsatrap.com/n/26281-bjorn-olsson-the-lobster-gravitation http://www.itsatrap.com/n/26281-bjorn-olsson-the-lobster-gravitation#comments Björn Olsson has musical wanderlust. So perfectly does he capture the ambiance (at least as presented by old Hollywood films) of the southwestern US on his latest album "The lobster", you figure he musta gone down there to check it out. Either that, or he's absorbed every nuance of Sergio Leone's spaghetti westerns (and the Ennio Morricone scores that accompanied them) from the privacy of his living room. Every element of that southwest sound is there - the evocative acoustic guitar strumming, the clippity-clop percussion (you can almost see them horsies trotting down a canyon trail), and even some enchanting whistling on perhaps the finest track, "Lång låt i A-dur". The last track is nearly an hour long and reprises themes from the earlier tracks in a sleepier, more muffled form, a distinctively cinematic tactic. There's not a lot of variety on this disc, but the mood it evokes, it evokes quite strongly. And Olsson is a casually brilliant multi-instrumentalist, a guy who could head in several different directions of his choosing (including one scoring films) to peddle his sonic wares. "The lobster"is gonna be an acquired taste by design, but it's easily the best Swedish-made, crustacean-promoting, old American west-evoking platter I've ever heard.]]> Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800 reviews