Dusted reviews Mika Vainio

Dusted gives praise to Mika Vainio's latest solo record "Fe3O4 - magnetite": http://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/7348

Agent Side Grinder Euro tour update

Updated European tourdates for Swedish old-school industrial act Agent Side Grinder:

05/06 - Musikcafeen, Copenhagen (DK)
05/07 - Logo, Hamburg (GER)
05/08 - Komma, Stuttgart-Esslingen (GER)
05/09 - Patronaat, Haarlem (NL)
05/10 - Nambucca, London (UK)
05/16 - ÅÄÖ Festival, Point Ephemere, Paris (FRA)
05/17 - Péniche le Sonic, Lyon (FRA)
05/18 - Coq d'Or, Olten (CH)
05/19 - Wavekommando, Club Vortex, Siegen (GER)
05/20 - magnet, Berlin (GER)

The band's new album "Hardware" is out now and it is easily one of the year's best releases thus far.

Agent Side Grinder to tour Europe

Agent Side Grinder will be touring Europe in May and here are the first set of confirmed dates:

05/07 - Logo, Hamburg (GER)
05/08 - Komma, Stuttgart-Esslingen (GER)
05/09 - Patronaat, Haarlem (NL)
05/10 - Nambucca, London (UK)
05/18 - Coq d'Or, Olten (CH)
05/20 - magnet, Berlin (GER)

Differnet unveils lost tracks comp

Differnet will be releasing a collection of "lost tracks" compiled from the years 2001-2011 with a special pre-release digital edition featuring 7 additional tracks available now: http://differnet.bandcamp.com/
The official release of "Memories are magnetic" will be October 1. More here: http://www.magneticmemories.tk/

Battlekat announce 7", tour

Danish electro hype Battlekat (nee Just A Number 05272011) will be releasing a 7" via UK label SIC Records and will also be doing a bit of touring in support:

10/02 - magnet Club, Berlin (GER)
10/23 - SWN Festival, Wales/UK 10/25 - White Heat, London (UK)
10/27 - Lexington (JaJaJa), London (UK)
10/29 - The Nest, London (UK)

Yet another Skull DFX LP in the works

The Skull Defekts are back home after their US tour and report that they took a day off to record at Machines with magnets in Pawtucket, RI as a six-piece with Asa Osborne of Zomes contributing on synth. Expect a one-sided LP release later in 2011.

Årabrot back in the US, recording with Albini

Årabrot are coming over for SXSW and will be doing a number of other dates as they work their way back to Chicago to record a new album with Steve Albini:

03/17 - Barbarella Patio (SXSW Nanotear Showcase), Austin, TX
03/18 - Dave's Skate Park, Texarkana, AR
03/19 - Dalzell, Shreveport, LA
03/20 - Hi-Tone Cafe, Memphis, TN
03/22 - Caledonia Lounge, Athens, GA
03/24 - Lunchbox Records, Charlotte, NC
03/25 - Kings Barcade, Raleigh, NC
03/27 - Acheron, Brooklyn, NY
03/28 - O'Briens, Boston, MA
03/29 - Daniel St, Milford, CT
03/30 - Machines With magnets, Pawtucket, RI
03/31 - Geno's, Portland, ME
04/02 - Hard Luck Bar, Toronto, ON
04/03 - Mac's, Lansing, MI
04/04 - Empty Bottle , Chicago, IL

New Found Land on tour

New Found Land is touring in April:

04/12 - Botanique, Brussels (BEL)
04/15 - Hafen 2, Offenbach (GER)
04/16 - Franz Mehlhose, Erfurt (GER)
04/17 - Astra Stube, Hamburg (GER)
04/18 - magnet Club, Berlin (GER)
04/19 - Stille Post, Görlitz (GER)
04/20 - Riff, Magdeburg (GER)
04/21 - Feinkostlampe, Hannover (GER)

It's a Bird! It's a Plane! to support Glasvegas

It's a Bird! It's a Plane!, the new Swedish act featuring Joel Sjöö (They Live By Night) and Andreas Söderlund (Sounds Like Violence, Niccokick), will be doing a number of European dates supporting Glasvegas:

03/06 - Vega, Köpenhamn (DK)
03/07 - Kägelbanan, Stockholm (SWE)
03/09 - Molotow, Hamburg (GER)
03/10 - magnet, Berlin (GER)
03/17 - Nouveau Casino, Paris (FRA)
03/18 - Sugar Factory, Amsterdam (NL)

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

Lapko in Germany

Lapko will be back in Germany in March:

03/27 - magnet Club, Berlin
03/28 - Backstage Werk, Munich
03/29 - Keller Club, Stuttgart
03/30 - Waschhaus, Potsdam
03/31 - Hafenklang, Hamburg
04/01 - Underground (Kleiner Club), Cologne
04/02 - Club Zooma, Plauen

Off the Record: Magneta Skycode (live video)

Check out Off the Record, a new Finnish live music/short film blog: http://offtherecord.fi/
Their first feature: a 3-song acoustic live session from indie act magneta Skycode: http://offtherecord.fi/magenta-skycode/

Those Dancing Days on tour (updated)

Upcoming international dates for Those Dancing Days:

02/21 - Heaven, London (UK)
02/24 - Molotow, Hamburg (GER)
02/25 - Zwischenbau, Rostock (GER)
02/26 - Rotown, Rotterdam (NL)
02/28 - Bitterzoet, Amsterdam (NL)
03/01 - Studio, Cologne (GER)
03/02 - magnet, Berlin (GER)
03/04 - Flex, Vienna (AUS)
03/07 - Bronson, Ravenna (ITA)
03/08 - Mascotte, Zurich (CH)
03/09 - La Flèche d'Or, Paris (FRA)
03/14 - Satellite, Los Angeles, CA
03/16 - SXSW, Austin, TX
03/17 - SXSW, Austin, TX
03/18 - SXSW, Austin, TX
03/19 - SXSW, Austin, TX
03/22 - Mercury Lounge, New York, NY

Okkultokrati to tour Europe with Kylesa

The mighty Okkultokrati will be laying waste to Europe as support for Kylesa this coming February:

02/04 - Matrix, Bochum (GER)
02/05 - VK, Bruxelles (BEL)
02/06 - Kulturfabrik, Esch sur Alzette (LUX)
02/07 - Underworld, London (UK)
02/08 - Corporation, Sheffield (UK)
02/09 - Ivory Blacks, Glasgow (UK)
02/10 - Moho, Manchester (UK)
02/11 - L'Eimpreinte, Savigny Le Temple (FRA)
02/12 - Le Clacson, Lyon (FRA)
02/13 - Appartamento Hoffman, Conegliano (Treviso) (ITA)
02/14 - Feierwerk, München (GER)
02/15 - Beatpol, Dresden (GER)
02/16 - Arena, Wien (AUS)
02/17 - magnet, Berlin (GER)
02/18 - Haus 73, Hamburg (GER)
02/19 - Juha West, Stuttgart (GER)

Those Dancing Days on tour

Those Dancing Days will be hitting the road starting in late February:

02/21 - Heaven, London (UK)
02/24 - Molotow, Hamburg (GER)
02/25 - Zwischenbau, Rostock (GER)
02/26 - Rotow, Rotterdam (NL)
02/28 - Bitterzoet, Amsterdam (NL)
03/01 - Studio, Cologne (GER)
03/02 - magnet, Berlin (GER)
03/04 - Flex, Vienna (AUS)
03/07 - Bronson, Ravenna (ITA)
03/08 - Mascotte, Zurich (CH)
03/09 - La Flèche d'Or, Paris (FRA)