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The nominees for the various folk-related categories of the Danish Music Awards have been announced:
Album:
Eivør – Mannabarn / Human Child
Dissing, Dissing, Las & Dissing – Hjemløs
Valravn – Valravn
Lasse & Mathilde – Spor af Piet Hein
Trio Mio – Stories Around a Holy Goat
Artist (Traditional):
Habadám
Kirstine Sand
Phønix
Artist (Contemporary):
Eivør
Valravn
Trio Mio
Vocalist:
Povl Dissing (Dissing, Dissing, Las & Dissing)
Laura Illeborg
Karen Mose (Phønix)
Eivør
Instrumentalist:
Nikolaj Busk (Trio Mio)
Christian Alvad
Ditte Fromseier Mortensen (Habbadám)
Perry Stenbäck (Stine Michel)
Songwriter:
Laura Illeborg
Eivør
Las Nissen (Dissing, Dissing, Las & Dissing)
Laura Mo
Composer:
Nikolaj Busk (Trio Mio)
Eivør
Kristine Heebøll (Trio Mio)
Debut:
Valravn – Valravn
Kirstine Sand – Det Dansende Par
Habbadám – Bornholmsk Folkemusik
CS Nielsen – Against the Dying of the Light
Ballad Album:
Stine Michel – Natravn
Trio Cornelis – Gamla Ord – Nye Toner
Tom Frederiksen – Synger/Sangskriver
Blues Album:
Alain Apaloo – Flying Vision
Thorbjørn Risager – Here I Am
Blue Junction – Live, Out of Love
The Fried Okra Band – This is Your Chance, France Baby!
Country Album:
Christian Alvad – Hillside Tunings
CS Nielsen – Against the Dying of the Light
Rikke Bruhn – Dreams of Yesterday
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:
01. Elias and the Wizzkids - Young and hairy
02. TALK 1
03. Barra Head - Common ground
04. Familjen - Kom säger dom
05. José González - Killing for love
06. TALK 2
07. Marybell Katastrophy - Red red lips
08. Trentemøller - Moan (Trentemøller remix ft. Ane Trolle)
09. Lykke Li - I'm good, I'm gone
10. TALK 3
11. Dreamboy - Stars
12. Laakso - Worst case scenario
13. Marit Bergman - This is the year
14. TALK 4
15. Abhinanda - Rumble
16. Docenterna - Bensin i blodet
17. The Bombhappies - And at Belle Bed Inn, I found you
18. TALK 5
19. Firefox AK - Winter rose (ft. Tiger Lou)
20. Peloton - Nozal
21. The Bell - Target group
22. TALK 6
23. Moto Boy - Young love
24. Aerial - Kallisti
25. Truckfighters - Atomic
26. TALK 7
27. I'm From Barcelona - Treehouse
28. Pascal - Smärtsillande
29. Hero Dishonest - Fist song
30. Vijaya - Your gun will never set you free
31. TALK 8
32. Matts Katt - About the French
33. C.Aarmé - Dustin
34. Leütenhaven - abbatoir the ghost
35. TALK 9
36. Lukestar - Shade you hide
37. Christian Kjellvander - Two souls
38. Royal Downfall - A life of constant failure
39. TALK 10
40. Entombed - Lights out
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Bodies Without Organs are ex-Army Of Lovers man Alexander Bard, Marina Schiptjenko and Martin Rolinski (who shot to fame on Swedish reality television program Popstars). They're pretty big in Sweden and Eastern Europe and this is their third album. I like pop, and even though I was never a fan of Army of Lovers, I was indeed a very big fan of Page (a Swedish synthpop band that Schiptjenko used to be in) when I was younger. As far as cheap Euro dance music goes, I'd say that this is quite well executed, and there are a handful of infectious choruses on "Fabricator" (i.e. "Save my pride"). I won't spend too much time though trying to polish a turd, if you want some great Swedish pop music just go and buy pretty much any abba album you don't already own, instead of this tat.
- Simon Tagestam
"Dude!" That's my immediate, uninhibited reaction on putting on the new Truckfighters album "Phi" and hearing opening track "Atomic". That guitar tone is so thick and meaty - totally lacking in definition (can you hear the individual notes in each chord? nope, no way. attack? forget about it.), but more than heavy enough to inflict serious trauma. Nothing sharp about it at all, it's pure brute force and absolutely perfect for the kind of music they make. Less like a club, more like a wrecking ball. The impact is less precise, but still powerful. If there's only one thing to appreciate Truckfighters for, it's that damn tone. Stoner-rock perfection I say! Oh, and the song ain't bad either - the obvious Black Sabbath worship (that solo part!) is ever-present, but it's tempered by more progressive, modern touches ala QOTSA. You get the swagger without the tedious retro trappings that doom many others of their ilk. Quality rawk that's heavy as hell, that works for me.
Truckfighters - Atomic
Two White Horses, the brother/sister duo of Jakob and Lovisa Nyström (Isolation Years, Säkert!), have posted four new demo tracks on myspace including El Perro Del Mar and abba covers: https://www.myspace.com/2whitehorses
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Hey, this is a shocker! To be honest, we are not that spoiled with great sounding bands from Sweden devoted to this kind of rock n' roll. The kind that flirts with, and administrates, the rawk history of the 70's and early 80's. It's been done so many times before, Spiritual Beggars and Unida got away with it for example, but for the most part, it's been carbon copies getting the press. Here, however, is a band that deserves the press. The obvious influences of Black Sabbath, Pentagram and Blue Cheer are present all along these nine tracks, but the main influence here must be the works of Glenn Danzig. Not so much Misfits though but more his solo albums and, for sure, Samhain. The craftsmanship of producer Don Alsterberg is flawless in letting the not-so-much distorted guitars lead the way through the all-analog recordings. And that is one reason to why this record should appeal to more people outside the hard rock/metal core. The warm and fuzzy feel doesn't take the edge off Graveyard's rock either, that's for sure. The other reason is the great vocals. It's liberating to hear, because if there's one genre where good vocals are required, it's this one! The Danzig progressions are there and I'm floored. The chorus in "Thin line" together with an insane groove takes the song through the roof and I'm screaming for more. Still think of Göteborg as a city of pop sensations or death metal pioneers? Broaden your horizons, here's Graveyard bringing back the rock to you.
- Jonas Appelqvist
Here's the playlist for this week's special spooky/scary Halloween edition radio show:
01. TALK 1
02. Entombed - Hollywood Babylon
03. ARM - Humming bug
04. Camouflage - Oktober
05. TALK 2
06. Notre Dame - Red Cross
07. Sanctum - Lie low
08. Bay Laurel - Pale colours
09. TALK 3
10. At the Gates - Blinded by fear
11. Frode Haltli - Lude
12. Brighter Death Now - Little baby
13. Death Breath - Lycanthropy
14. TALK 4
15. Breach - Mr. Marshall
16. The Skull Defekts - Carved in bones
17. The Cardigans - Mr. Crowley
18. TALK 5
19. Diabolique - Catholic
20. Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words - Masks, walls and other ways to keep things out, to keep things in
21. The Bear Quartet - Broken heart
22. Mercyful Fate - Come to the Sabbath
23. TALK 6
24. Beyond Dawn - Cigarette
25. Pimentola - Heart's dementia (Phase I)
26. Repoman - Chemically obsessed
27. TALK 7
28. MZ412 - Infernal affairs II
29. Satyricon - Nemesis divina
30. Switchblade - Selfdestruct schematics / Open aftermath
31. TALK 8
32. Rasion D'etre - Metamorphyses Phase IV
33. Cortex - We are the dead
34. TALK 9
35. Emperor - I am the Black Wizards
Black Sabbath is my #1 all-time favorite band, so I always approach covers of their songs with serious trepidation. You know I don't expect much when 98% of the bands that plagiarize their style totally miss the mark. On hearing that Ulver had a Sabbath cover on their new album "Shadows of the sun", I was skeptical. What song would they do? How would they perform it? Ulver is constantly surprising and reinventing themselves, so I didn't even have a clue as to what new Ulver songs would sound like. When I found out the song they selected was "Solitude" from "Master of reality", my fears were somewhat abated. It's a great piece of music and often overlooked, thus a perfect candidate. Perhaps not as surprising as Pantera doing "Planet caravan" (which is excellent btw), but along the same lines. Anyhow, Ulver's cover is surprisingly faithful to the original - the arrangement, the instrumentation, everything. Really, the only liberty that they take is with the vocals which have been brought up to the front and double-tracked with harmonies. Garm has grown into a tremendous singer as proven with recent Ulver albums, but it's really here, on "Shadows of the sun", where all the accolades come to fruition. Now, not only can he hit all the requisite notes, but he is now capable of showing much more restraint and emotion. Now, as for comparing it to the original, well... it falls short, but I give them credit where credit is due. It's an inspired song choice, but they didn't make it their own. Sorry. On the other hand, the rest of the album is excellent and definitely their best post-black metal work yet. Well worth checking out.
Ulver - Solitude
Graveyard plays the kind of heavy 70s-rock that immediately inspires Black Sabbath references, especially given their chosen moniker. However, lacking a frontman with the air-raid siren of Ozzy puts 'em much closer to Deep Purple territory or maybe Blue Cheer. It just doesn't have the ominous doom quotient of Sabbath. I also detect a definite Creedence Clearwater Revival vibe, especially in the close-mic'd guitar sound. It's pure amp overdrive, not a muddy pedal tone. I'm sure they employ a stompbox every so now n' then (such as on the solos), but for the most part, it's kept clean and clear. Relatively speaking, of course - this is still heavy rock after all. I dig this a lot. Now let's just hope that the album release on Tee Pee Records leads to a US tour.
Graveyard - Thin line
My first introduction to the music of Ted Gärdestad came via Lukas Moodysson's film "Tillsammans" ("Together"). Not only are Ted's songs featured in the soundtrack, but one of his albums is featured prominently in a scene when it's given as a gift. My impression at the time was that Ted was a David Cassidy/Leif Garrett-type figure; a teen heartthrob, cute and harmless. However, now that I've actually spent some time with the new 3CD best-of collection "För kärlekens skull", I have to revise my opinion. Ted Gärdestad is more than a smiling boy with shaggy hair, he's a tremendous songwriter of near-perfect 70s pop. It's no surprise that abba manager Stig Anderson recognized his talent and signed him to Polar Music at the age of 15. My heart soars when I hear those opening chords. I can't help it. It's a terrible shame that he came to such an unfortunate end, especially after experiencing a brief revival. I might not be as much of a fan of his later work (disc 3 does not get much airtime in my house), but there's no denying his artistry. 100% classic.
Ted Gärdestad - Jag vill ha en egen måne
Check out a video doc on Swedish pop act Oh Laura: https://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid712135930/bctid1111441644
It's fairly telling that it's crap when they mention Ikea and abba in the first two sentences.
This latest Poptimist column at Pitchfork dissects abba's adult-oriented outlook: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/43621-column-poptimist-5
Definitely worth reading, especially if you've never thought too much about them beyond their hits.
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The opener "10,000 nights of thunder" is the kind of music that seems effortlessly conjured up. It's a healthy dose of abba, a touch of Scissor Sisters, some 60s pop and lots of enthusiasm mixed together while drenched in sass and fun. Add some delightful dueting between singers Anders and Stine, hooks that could capture a great white shark and we're looking at an instant spreader of joy, not to mention a song impossible to sit still to! But there is a problem. The album never again reaches the same dazzling heights. Instead of uplifting retropop, it sometimes loses its way with prolonged songs about rubber boots and Macintoshes. Or songs lacking energy and spark, songs that merely become hollow shells of retro fascination. However, when it works (and to be honest it work more than it doesn't), like the fabulously bouncy "Fascination", or the Stine-lead anthem "Boyfriend", then Alphabeat is an instant sunny cure to icy spring chills. A giddy party cocktail from the best of the 60s and 70s that may not change your world, but at least brighten it.
- Hanzan
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On Sophie's sixth album, intimacy comes first. Her band could be playing right there in the room with you, as Sophie sits and whispers into the listener's ear. While her musical palette has basically been the same reflective songs for dusky autumn days since 98's "Precious burden", "Memory loves you" pours a bit of light and optimism into the melancholia. A light that gives the album an identity and feel of its own. A feel that Sophie finally seems comfortable in facing her audience, by baring herself in songs like the gorgeous stripped down "I got yours". Album highlight "Love on my mind" even dares to climax with a piano that's straight out of abba. A few times, the strings cross over from beautiful to saccharine, but mostly the songs wrap the listener up in a tender embrace. Letting us know that spring is on the way, and that there is a tender beauty even in the bleakest rooms.
- Hanzan
BWO
Graveyard