Here's a photo diary from Powersolo's most recent US jaunt with Heavy Trash: https://www.crunchy.dk/asp/default.asp?News_Id=260

Check out episodes #55 and #56 of Combat music Radio program "Obdurate Ground" for an extended interview/feature with Swedish doom act Kongh: mbatmusicradio.com/obdurateground/" target="_blank">https://www.combatmusicradio.com/obdurateground/

Check out Promise and the monster's excellent new video for "Night out": m/watch?v=lzk1D2x7Fem&fmt=18" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzk1D2x7Fem&fmt=18

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:

01. TALK 1
02. Anna maria Espinosa - A little moonlight
03. marit Bergman - 1985
04. The Goner - Haven
05. TALK 2
06. Park Hotell - Black hole
07. Fredrik - Holm
08. Emmanuel Tegel - Solaris (beat mix)
09. TALK 3
10. The Alien - Extract #3
11. Boeoes Kaelstigen - Radius (Boeoes Kaelstigen's yea/nay remix)
12. montt mardié - modesty Blaise
13. TALK 4
14. David Sandström Overdrive - Songs that maybe won't be forgotten
15. They Live By Night - Endless summer
16. Katzenjammer - Tea with cinnamon
17. TALK 5
18. Nitad - Dag efter dag

Reminder: my show airs on Sirius Left of Center (channel 26) at 11pm ET with repeats on monday at the same time.

Pitchfork reviews media.com/article/record_review/146719-amon-amarth-twilight-of-the-thunder-god" target="_blank">the new Amon Amarth album "Twilight of the Thunder God" and media.com/article/record_review/147230-im-from-barcelona-who-killed-harry-houdini" target="_blank">I'm From Barcelona's latest "Who killed Harry Houdini?".

MP3: Tiger Lou - Crushed by a crowd

I won't pretend to be impartial on Tiger Lou's new album "A partial print". Not only do we have a working relationship (I put out the m/label.php?show=iat004">"Until I'm there" 7"), but I am also lucky enough to consider Rasmus Kellerman a friend. Apparently I'm also something of an inspiration, having intoned the words "The more you give, the less you carry" when offering to lend a hand with the band's gear at Umeå Open. Who knew I was such a font of wisdom? Who would've thought such seemingly mundane circumstances can be so transformed? So yeah, I am about as far from unbiased as one can be, though I hardly let such matters keep me from opining on many subjects.

"Crushed by a crowd" struck me as an odd choice for a single at first, but I've since come around, having considered it more in context. It may not be the album's highlight, but it is immediately accessible and it sounds the most like the Tiger Lou you've come to know, as opposed to the Tiger Lou you thought you knew, the Tiger Lou of "A partial print". Every new album is different than the last and this one is far more austere and opaque than anything he's done before. It's also more grandiose and imposing when taken as a whole, in its intended dosage. Hence, "Crushed by a crowd" gives an easy in; its comforting familiarity allays concerns, the fear of change. And it's also a great song, one I appreciate the more I listen. That's the other thing - "A partial print" is, above all, a grower. It's a big, modern rock record with moments of huge bombast, but fans craving a more intimate connection will need to spend more time digging below the surface looking for a way in. It's there for you if you want it, but it holds you back at arm's length. Trust me though, it's worth it.

Tiger Lou - Crushed by a crowd

Familjen
Huvudet i sanden
Adrian Recordings

I'm a big fan of remixes. In some ways, remixing follows in the jazz tradition of improvising upon others' compositions: quoting their musical passages, reworking and rearranging them, sometimes in a way that deviates very little from the original, though, as is evidenced by Pluxus' reimagining of "Det snurrar i min skalle", other times in almost unrecognizable ways. Familjen's tracks lend themselves quite easily to remixes by other electronic artists, though, as I'd assumed, seeing how wide a range of musicians fall into the category "electronic", there are some remixes that are not quite up to the standard of the others. Kasper Bjørke's remix strays so little from the original framework of "Huvudet i sanden" that I am not entirely sure what the point was. The version featuring Adam T's supplementary hip-hop lyrics drags Familjen's track so far outside of the musical veins that made it appealing, to force in the additional lyrics that the remix feels lopsided and schizophrenic. Both reworkings of "Feber" have a very 90s, moby-esque feel to them, so these songs will trend one way or the other depending on your own personal preferences. The iffy aspects out of the way, the remix album hold some gems: mike Dow's phenomenal remix of "Det snurrar...", Perfume Unicorn's fantastic and festive reshaping of "Huvudet...", the aforementioned Pluxus contribution - a luxuriously paced, dark emendation, and Boeoes Kaelstigen's 'hey day of the Haçienda'-reshaping of "Det snurrar...". It's a mixed bag, but the last four tracks I mentioned are well worth the sticker price.
- Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson

Skweeelicious! talks to mesak, one of skweee's best-known artists: m/?p=11" target="_blank">https://skweee.com/?p=11

Look for the new Rickard Jäverling album "The valleys" on Kning Disk this coming February.

New releases on the way from Gravitation Records:

me.asp?id=40&action=disco3" target="_blank">Björn Olsson - Anna Norling
me.asp?id=39&action=disco3" target="_blank">Ante - Spring maria spring

New El Perro Del mar tourdates:

11/13 - Ciné Nordica @ Cinéma du Panthéon, Paris (FRA)
11/15 - Ciné Nordica @ Cinéma du Panthéon, Paris (FRA) w/Frida Hyvönen
11/27 - Razzmatazz 2, Barcelona (ESP)
11/28 - Rockstar, Bilbao (ESP)
11/29 - Joy Eslava Theater, madrid (ESP)
11/30 - mirror, Valencia (ESP)
12/03 - maxime, Lisbon (POR)

She also reports that she is working on a new mini-album revolving around the theme of love. Expect more details soon?

Dark Tranquility has formally announced that Daniel Antonsson (Dimension Zero, ex-Soilwork) is their new permanent bassist.

Finnish act Captain Cougar has posted their very first music video for the song "Jesus doesn't live here anymore" on YouTube: m/watch?v=kJRim-eYpm4&fmt=18" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJRim-eYpm4&fmt=18

pHinnWeb reports that Finnish downtempo artist Lackluster has two new huge comps out on SLSK Records: m/2008/11/lackluster-compcomp-remixcomp.html" target="_blank">https://phinnweb.blogspot.com/2008/11/lackluster-compcomp-remixcomp.html

Now available for pre-order: m/store/product.php?productid=596">Tiger Lou - A partial print (CD)
CDs aren't in stock just yet, but they should be here very soon. Don't forget to take advantage of our November sale!