SWEdish cult/psychrockers Goat have an exclusive live video up at PSL: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2012/09/24/premiar-goat-goatman/
Strobe-sensitive folks are advised to open said clip in a hidden tab while folks in the UK are encouraged to go see them live:
10/19 - The Lexington, London
10/20 - The Star And Shadow, Newcastle
10/21 - Supersonic Festival, Birmingham
Check out the Facebook page for "Den Svenska Synthen", an upcoming book by Bengt Rahm (one of the founders of ) on the SWEdish synth scene including interviews with tons of bands, labels and more: https://www.facebook.com/DenSvenskaSynthen
SWEdish-only unfortunately, but that's the way these things go.
Cool! A SWEdish band whose sound harkens back to the early days of Kent and other similar 90s-era alt-rock.
Add together stop/motion animation + SWEdish Kraut/pop and you get Spagyrikerna. Look for an album this fall via .
It's far too smooth for my tastes, but here's the latest from SWEdish pop/rap act Norlie & KKV.
SeremoniaGhost and Jess & the Ancient Ones have a lot to ansWEr for. BetWEn them they seem to have started this classic rock-tinged occult psychedelic thing where the next, more underground generation think that loose 'n' lo-fi is the way to go. Although Seremonia sound nothing like fellow countrymen Beherit, they have gone for an odd production choice similar in ethos to "Drawing down the moon". The difference is that going out on a pre-planned lo-fi limb like that really worked for Beherit back in '93 and resulted in a legendary album. Here it sounds too gimmicky. It's like, "Oh, WE're so loose and chilled out when WE're playing that WE just go with what flows from our inner souls." In reality it comes across as either a get-out clause that makes excuses for sloppiness or a deliberate attempt at sounding genuinely nekro. This lack of integrity in the sound kills the vibe completely. If you want something with an authentic form of the off-kilter atmosphere that Seremonia strives to achieve you should get your hands on Black Hole's "Living mask".
- John Norby
Presenting the Ligetizer, a new 6-metronome instrument designed and constructed by Espen Sommer Eide of Alog/Phonophani. Full details here.
Saturday night at Debaser Malmö! The very last It's a Trap! Clubnight EVER! And WE're going out with a bang too with two of SWEden's finest hardcore acts, Out of Vogue and Anchor, gracing the stage. Be there!
has signed SWEdish heavy rockers Dödaren and will be releasing the band's debut full-length "Maen" this coming December.
PSL's neWEst correspondent does the live music thing for the video blog site with her band Säkert!: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2012/09/20/musik-med-sakert-4/
Very recommended, naturally. Also at PSL today, a new video from Min Stora Sorg and another live session with De Montevert.
Rafael, Memento Vitae by Simeon Frohm from Fajta on Vimeo.
The fascinating SWEdish jazz/experimental/spiritual label has announced that the long-awaited debut album "Nattens lovsång" from Andreas Runeson's project Ensemble Lakonia will finally be out later this year as part of the label's "Compunctio box". As for the video above, I can't say that I know much about it except that it includes music from the aforementioned act starting at, I believe, around minute 8.
Pitchfork praises the new audiovisual album/DVD from cryptic SWEdish pop act Iamamiwhoami: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16722-kin/
Live footage of Haust playing in Oslo last WEkend with their new lineup and a guest appearance from AnnK of Dark Times.
