Quote bandleader Viktor Sjöberg: "A little while ago, Me and my dear V. Sjöberg New Jazz Ensemble did our first performance in two years. We recorded it in open air. Now, we are sharing it with you." Dig in! Also, note that there's also a free download as wav or mp3 via .
Visual stimulation from Death and Vanilla. The first press of the band's self-titled debut is sold out via , but another run of 300 on white are on order and should in around mid-April.
is now streaming the new Death and Vanilla album in full. Ordering details and more are available here.
An audio retrospective of , the 2005-2009 label curated by Viktor Sjöberg (V. Sjöberg New Jazz Ensemble, Jens Lekman) and Gustav Rosengren ().
is teaming up with French label to release the self-titled debut full-length album from Death and Vanilla. 300 copies on yellow vinyl, 150 CDs; preview some older tunes at Bandcamp: http://deathandvanilla.bandcamp.com/
There will be a new Testbild! album on in May called "Barrikad" which will be quite different than anything they've done before; a) it is almost entirely acoustic and b) it is sung in Swedish. Preview here: http://kalligrammofon.com/barrikad/
Råd Kjetil Senza TestaThis collaborative debut from Sweden's Råd Kjetil & the Loving Eye of God and Orchestra Senza Testa is quite the enigmatic release given its unique perspective on the ambient genre. It's as if the creepy, digitized sounds of the early John Carpenter soundtracks found themselves mixed up with the earthy, natural sounds of Norway's Wardruna and somehow wound up as an otherworldly, out-of-body sonic experience. It's most evident on the first of the two tracks, "Flarkmyr'n" while second and final track "Orrvin över Nattmyrbäcken" offers a bleaker vision within the same realm. That said, the overall vibe of "Vinlinden" is one of an epic journey across vast expanses, where the natural sounds seem more implied rather than at the forefront of the compositions. This will appeal to anyone who likes to coil into their own headspace in order to travel to far off lands. Dark, ethereal ambience as nature wraps itself around the synthetic. An off-kilter bliss, almost.
- John Norby
From the forthcoming album "Osolo", due out soon via . Direct link: http://vimeo.com/17123405
's next release will be a vinyl LP from Peder Nabo (Ragnarök) called "Ur nattens prinsessa" which will feature six tracks from Peder's album "Nattens prinsessa", due to be released at the same time. 250 copies, due out November 26.
In addition to the previously mentioned cassette by Råd Kjetil and the Loving Eye of God out now on , the band is also teaming up with the label and labelmates Duo Senza Testa under the name Råd Kjetil Senza Testa for a full-length album. Entitled "Vinlinden", the LP will be out in August and will contain a 20-minute track featuring French electronic/experimental music legend Richard Pinhas (Heldon).
The excellent Swedish experimental label has unveiled three new releases:
Råd Kjetil & The Loving Eye of God - s/t CS
Bird by Snow - Songbread/Another ocean CS
Tsukimono - Gotta sing b/w gotta dance 7"
Hit up their website for full details: http://www.kalligrammofon.com/
The Free Jazz blog reviews the new vinyl-only release "Jazz på Svenska" from Swedish Azz (yet another act featuring Mats Gustafsson): http://freejazz-stef.blogspot.com/2010/05/swedish-azz-jazz-pa-svenska-not-two.html
Also reviewed, Originalljudet's excellent self-titled release on : http://freejazz-stef.blogspot.com/2010/05/originalljudet-kalligrammofon-2010.html
Fluid Radio profiles Originalljudet, a new act on : http://www.fluid-radio.co.uk/2010/04/originalljudet/
The excellent label has a new CD out from the Stockholm-based avant/jazz group Originalljudet: http://www.kalligrammofon.com/main.php?artist=11
Listen at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/originalljudet
The Sound Projector rounds up a batch of recent releases from the always-excellent label, including stuff from Tsukimono, Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words and more: http://www.thesoundprojector.com/2010/01/30/invasion-table-vacant-stare/
