Absolut Noise vs Allt det här

Absolut Noise talks about the new Pascal/Mattias Alkberg split and also interviews members of both bands: http://www.absolutNoise.com/2011/04/pascal-mattias-alkberg-split-album-allt-det-h%C3%A4r.html

Blessing - Fabric of wonder

Blessing, the new band from Lars Strömberg and Ludwig Dahlberg of The (International) Noise Conspiracy (remember?), will be releasing their debut 7" in May via Kning Disk, "Fabric of wonder" being the a-side.

Traktor - Omega

Swedish Noiserockers Traktor have a new tune up at SoundCloud off their forthcoming split 10" with Antigua & Barbuda: http://soundcloud.com/traktorbiz/traktor-omega

Melting Walkman album preview

Danish postpunk Noiserockers Melting Walkmen are streaming a few tracks from their upcoming album "Why did you kill all those flowers?" at Bandcamp: http://meltingwalkmen.bandcamp.com/album/why-did-you-kill-all-those-flowers

Throat - Piggie (video)

Finnish pigfuck, courtesy of Throat from the band's upcoming 12" EP "Licked inch fur" to be released soon as a four-way collaboration between At War with False Noise, Kaos Kontrol, Made in Kansas and Verdura Records.

Native Parts vs the Ides of April

Coming April 15 via Native Parts Records, a new CS from Crystal Crypt, a sideproject of bedroom/lofi psych project Skogar: http://www.nativepartsrec.com/npr17.html
Also being released the same day, a split CS from Noiseniks Lindh/Thörn (aka Carl Lindh and Pär Thörn) and Heinz Hopf (aka prolific GBG-based artists Matthias Andersson and Dan Johansson). Details/sample: http://www.nativepartsrec.com/npr18.html

ÅBE to get digital distro via Nomethod

Nomethod will be handling the digital release of the new album "In 30 years when only trash has survived" from Swedish Noiserockers ÅBE: http://nomethod.se/?p=451
It's worth noting that the physical edition of said album is housed in sandpaper which is significant because it literally destroys you other records.

Absolut Noise talks to Riddarna

Absolut Noise interviews Riddarna ahead of the release of their new album: http://www.absolutNoise.com/2011/03/riddarna-debut-album-review.html

Nutmeg confirm new single

"Space" is the first single from Nutmeg's sophomore album "Basement riot", due out April 6 on 7" vinyl via Iconic Noise with Pristine Music handling the digital side of things. Said tune will also be available here as a free download starting on March 30, but the exclusive b-side "Not ready yet (demo version)" will only be on the vinyl.

Traktor to release split 10"

Swedish Noiserockers Traktor will be putting out a split 10" with Antigua & Barbuda in April via Atlas Records: http://atlasrec.wordpress.com/atl002/
They'll be touring together as well -- details at the aforementioned link.

Absolut Noise 2.0

France-based Swedish music blog Absolut Noise has a new URL and a great new look: http://www.absolutNoise.com/

ÅBE - New teeth, new echo (video)

The sound of the new Swedish Noiserock underground? They have an album, ask around.

Lykke Li
Wounded rhymes
EMI/LL Recordings

It's hard to cover this record since Mattias Alkberg already wrote the definitive review, but I'll do my best to sum up my thoughts without adding too much extraneous Noise to the discussion. Though I wouldn't consider myself much of a Lykke Li fan, her debut album "Youth novels" had a cute, bright-eyed naivety that was undeniably charming and it wasn't hard to see why so many people made a big fuss over it. Now that she's an established artist, she's trying to position herself as a someone who's far more self-aware and serious and, frankly, I'm having a very hard time meeting her on that level. As much as she may feel authentically world-weary, it comes across as a bit of a put-on -- a different kind of youthful naivety that's far less appealing. My biggest problem with the record however, is that it has no sense of fun. A few solid tunes, sure, but more often than not it's a joyless trudge and, as much as that may reflect her mood while writing it, it doesn't compel repeated listens.
- Avi Roig

MP3: The Janitors - Epileptic city

The Janitors aspired to Silverbullit-level greatness on their debut album and failed, but with their new release, "The sick state EP", they've come mighty close. We're still neck-deep in derivative works territory (see "Epileptic city" vs "Magnetic city") and the band's name is still forgettable at best, but there's a lot they're getting right: the steady motorik pulse, the layers of Noise, the ominous vibe. Even if they don't have much personality of their own manufacture, I'll accept 'em as a solid Silverbullit tribute and will remain optimistic they'll push the envelope a bit further as time goes on.
Listen to "The sick state EP" here and keep an eye out for another three EPs to be released over the course of 2011 with an eventual LP compilation of the tracks coming at the close.

The Janitors - Epileptic city

Juv: dark ambient brought to light

Coming out at the end of the month via Miasmah, the self-titled debut 2xLP/CD from Juv aka Norwegian experimental/Noise artists Are Mokkelbost and Marius von der Fehr, a collaboration finally seeing the light of day fourteen long years after it was initially conceived. Read more in this interview conducted by Erik Skodvin of Svarte Greiner: http://www.miasmah.com/recordings/juv/juv_interview.html