Absolut Noise talks to Johan Angergård of Labrador Records/Club 8/Acid House Kings/The Legends: http://absolutnoise.blogspot.com/2007/06/interview-johan-angergard-Labrador.html
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Your search returned 217 results. Viewing results 106-120Elsewhere at Pfork, a Labrador Records video primer: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/forkcast/43056-various-artists-Labrador-5
The video for "Pleasure songs" by Mary Onettes is now online: http://www.Labrador.se/video/tmo_pleasure_song.php3
MP3: Chasing Dorotea - Crackin' up
Another Friday, another Labrador Records-themed guestpost. This week it's Simon Tagestam's turn:
Before [ingenting], Christopher Sander was (in) a band called Chasing Dorotea (nothing to do with the fantastic Swedish lo-fi indiepop band Dorotea) who released a self-titled album in 2002 on Labrador Records. Unlike [ingenting], the lyrics are in English and the music is slower and less happy-go-lucky. "Crackin' up" is a sweet love song that lyrically is quite reminiscent of [ingenting] (despite being in a different language). It also sounds like something Kristofer Åström could have recorded (a compliment, of course). The rest of the album's in a similar vein and highly recommended.
Chasing Dorotea - Crackin' up
Labrador will release new full-length albums from Irene, The Radio Dept. and Sambassadeur this coming fall in September, October and November respectively.
Swedish indiepop act Double Dan has a couple new tracks on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thedoubledan
Highly recommended for fans of anything Labrador. As I've said before, I'm not a big fan of this general style, but these guys are definitely good at it.
The video for Pelle Carlberg's single "I love you, imbecile" is now available for download: http://www.Labrador.se/video/pelle_carlberg-I_love_you_you_imbecile.mp4
Pitchfork reviews the "Labrador 100" compilation: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/41658/Various_Artists_Labrador_100_a_Complete_History_of_Popular_Music
Labrador has posted a new mp3 from JAMC-wannabees The Mary Onettes: http://www.Labrador.se/mp3/The_Mary_Onettes-Void.mp3
Labrador has posted an mp3 of Pelle Carlberg's new single "I love you you imbecile": http://www.Labrador.se/mp3/pellecarlberg-i_love_you_you_imbecile.mp3
This song is a duet with Norwegian singer Ida Maria and is the first taste of what's to come from Pelle's forthcoming album "In a nutshell", due out March 28.
Video footage from the Labrador 100 party is now available on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKy_EGQqUZ4
Don't Be A Stranger
Ho ho
ia!/Headstomp
Don't Be A Stranger claim in an interview that the title of this 4-song EP is not a "Santa 'ho ho'" but the fact that "every song we make has an "ho ho" lyrics-part in it." Indeed, there is no holiday jolliness on here, but there is a charming sense of humor ("I know I'll be your perfect problem" she sings to the man she wants in one song, and in another she offers the come on line "We could be lonely together!"), and you gotta love a band that describes itself on their MySpace page as "Christian Rap/Hawaiian/Screamo." The sound is more accurately described as somewhere between Labrador-like twee, mellow rhythms and smooth singing, and indiepop's clever edges. The arrangements are often sparse, highlighting the singer's lovely voice. It's a tightly crafted fine listen, but easy to forget once it's over.
- Nancy Baym
Labrador has started to take orders on their 10-year anniversary 4CD box set "Labrador 100, a complete history of popular music": http://www.Labrador.se/Labrador100/
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)