Danish artists Tobias Kippenberger (The Floor Is Made Of Lava), Sebastian Wolff (Kellermensch) and Simon Kvamm (Nephew/De Eneste To) are launching a new record label together called (In Our Name) and will be putting out Jonas Breum's (Coolsville/Breum) solo debut as their inaugural release. Look for the lead single "Fjendemin" to be released on January 30 with the rest of the album to come soon thereafter.
Well, this is disappointing: the website Svensk Musik is shutting down after one year of publishing a diverse array of content, both text and video: http://svenskmusik.org/tema/thank-you/
The nominees for the 2012 Manifest Awards, Sweden's alternative/indie Grammy, have been announced:
Folk/Ballad: Marin/Marin – Småfolket () Merit Hemmingson – EQ () Navarra – Nya fönster () Siri Karlsson – Gran Fuego ()
Dance: Skudge – Samlad årsproduktion () Jonsson/Alter – Samlad årsproduktion () The Field – Looping State of mind () Pallers – The Sea Of Memories ()
Punk: Sju Svåra År – Storma varje hjärta () Obnoxious Youth – The Eternal Void () Vånna Inget – Allvar () Black Feet – Black Feet ()
Hip-Hop: Mofeta & Jerre – Briljanter & Smaragder () Ison & Fille – För evigt () Mohammed Ali – Vi () Roffe Ruff – Barrabas ()
Experimental: Hans Appelqvist – Sjunga slutet nu () Hanna Hartman – H ^ 2 () Ophir – Opus Operatum () Midaircondo feat. Michala Østergaard-Nielsen – Reports on the Horizon ()
Hardrock: In Solitude – The World. The Flesh. The Devil () Opeth – Heritage () Terra Tenebrosa – The Tunnels () The Haunted – Unseen ()
Rhythm: Syster Sol – Kichinga! () Simone Moreno – Planetas () Kapten Röd – Fläcken Som Aldrig Går Bort () OK Star Orchestra – The Beat and the Melody ()
Pop: Azure Blue – Rule of thirds () Jonathan Johansson – Klagomuren () Korallreven – An album by Korallreven () Loney Dear – Hall Music ()
Rock: Pascal/Mattias Alkberg – Allt det här () Kajsa Grytt – En kvinna under påverkan () Bob Hund - Det överexponerade gömstället () Tramp – Indigo ()
Synth: Henric de la Cour – Henric de la Cour () Necro Facility – Wintermute () Mr Jones Machine – Monokrom () Covenant – Modern Ruin ()
Jazz: Jonas Holgersson – Snick Snack () Parti & Minut – Från klart till halvklart () Priming Orchestra – Deep Blue () The Splendor – Delphian Palace ()
Best Unsigned: Death By Armborst Storskogen Schizo and the Personalities Farsta
Singer/Songwriter/Country/Americana: Brothers of End – Mount Inside () Ane Brun – It All Start With One () Promise & the Monster – Red Tide () Lars Bygdén – Songs I Wrote ()
Best live act: Kriget () This is Head () Graveyard () Mattias Alkberg ()
The nominees for the 2012 Swedish Grammis have been announced:
Best Album: Anna Ternheim - The Night Visitor Deportees - Islands & Shores Ison & Fille - För Evigt Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes Veronica Maggio - Satan I Gatan
Best Artist: Deportees Lykke Li Melissa Horn Swedish House Mafia Veronica Maggio
Best Electronic/Dance: Adrian Lux - Boy / Alive Avicii - Levels/Fade Into Darkness Little Dragon - Ritual Union Rebecca & Fiona - I Love You, Man Swedish House Mafia - Save The World/Antidote
Best Hip-Hop/Soul: Adam Tensta - Scared Of The Dark Alexis Weak - Till Minne Av Ison & Fille - För Evigt Movits! - Ut Ur Min Skalle Timbuktu - Sagolandet
Best Hardrock/Metal: Graveyard - Hisingen Blues Hammerfall - Infected In Flames - Sounds Of A Playground Fading Opeth - Heritage The Haunted - Unseen
Best Jazz: Freddie Wadling - With A License To Kill Georg Riedel, Sarah Riedel & Nicolai Dunger - Cornelis Vs Riedel Magnus Öström - Thread Of Life Nils Landgren - The Moon, The Stars And You Tonbruket - Dig It To The End
Best Songwriter: Anna Järvinen - Anna Själv Tredje Anna Ternheim - The Night Visitor Lykke Li, Björn Yttling & Rick Nowels - Wounded Rhymes Melissa Horn - Innan Jag Kände Dig Veronica Maggio/Christian Walz - Satan I Gatan
Best Song: Avicii - Levels Den Svenska Björnstammen - Vart Jag Mig I Världen Vänder Eric Amarillo - Om Sanningen Ska Fram (Vill Du Ligga Med Mig?) Eric Saade - Popular Petter & September - Baksmälla September - Mikrofonkåt Swedish House Mafia - Save The World Timbuktu - Resten Av Ditt Liv Tove Styrke - White Light Moment Veronica Maggio - Jag Kommer
Best Music Video: Gustav Johansson - Karl X Johan "Flames (Uncompromised Cut)" Magnus Renfors - Peter Jöback, Filmen Till Albumet "Livet, Kärleken Och Döden - La Vie, L'amour, La Mort" Max Vitali - Robyn "Call Your Girlfriend" Slobodan Zivic - Kriget "Submission" Ted Malmros/Gustaf Von Arbin - Peter Bjorn And John "Gimme Some"
Best Newcomer: Adrian Lux Aleks Den Svenska Björnstammen Newkid Rebecca & Fiona
Best Pop: Ane Brun - It All Starts With One Anna Ternheim - The Night Visitor Jonathan Johansson - Klagomuren Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes Veronica Maggio - Satan I Gatan
Best Producer: Christian Walz Johan Eckeborn Masse Salazar Shellback Tobias Fröberg
Best Rock: Deportees - Islands & Shores Eldkvarn - De Berömdas Aveny Kebnekajse - Idioten Me And My Army - Thank God For Sending Demons
Samling - När Mullret Dövar Våra Öron Blir Vi Rädda
Best International Success: Avicii Little Dragon Lykke Li Opeth Swedish House Mafia
Best Lyrics: Anna Ternheim - The Night Visitor Jonathan Johansson - Klagomuren Mauro Scocco - Musik För Nyskilda Melissa Horn - Innan Jag Kände Dig Veronica Maggio/Christian Walz - Satan I Gatan
Best Innovator: Avicii Deportees Erato Looptroop Rockers Veronica Maggio
Días Nórdicos 2011, the Nordic art and music festival in Spain this past September/October, was apparently a resounding success and now the event is looking to expand for their next edition in 2012 with more disciplines, more venues, more partners and eventually, more cities. Read the official report with highlights from 2011 as well as goals for 2012 right here: http://www.diasnordicos.com/dossier
The nominees for Swedish Radio's P3 Guld awards have been announced:
Artist: Melissa Horn - Innan jag kände dig Kapten Röd - Fläcken som aldrig går bort Lykke Li - Wounded rhymes Veronica Maggio - Satan i gatan Timbuktu - Sagolandet
Group: Deportees - Islands & shores In Flames - Sounds of a playground fading Movits! - Ut ur min skalle Rebecca & Fiona - I love you, man Those Dancing Days - Daydreams & nightmares
Newcomer: Avicii Newkid Niki & The Dove Rebecca & Fiona Den Svenska Björnstammen
Song:
Call my name - Tove Styrke
Jag kommer - Veronica Maggio
Levels - Avicii
Resten av ditt liv - Timbuktu
Vart jag mig i världen vänder - Den Svenska Björnstammen
Guldmicken (best live): Daniel Adams-Ray Graveyard Melissa Horn Kapten Röd Veronica Maggio
Dance: Avicii - Samlad produktion Axel Boman - Samlad produktion Jonsson/Alter - Mod L-wiz - Samlad produktion Rebecca & Fiona - I love you, man
Hip-hop/soul: Ison & Fille - För evigt Mohammed Ali - Vi Newkid - Alexander jr Ferrer Stockholmssyndromet - Underhunder Timbuktu - Sagolandet
Pop: JJ - Samlad produktion Jonathan Johansson - Klagomuren Anna Järvinen - Anna själv tredje The Sound of Arrows - Voyage Syket - With love
Rock/metal: Arch Enemy - Khaos legions Graveyard - Hisingen blues The Haunted - Unseen In Flames - Sounds of a playground fading Opeth - Heritage
Norwegian noise maestro Lasse Marhaug has started a new zine called "Personal Best" which will debut this month, the inaugural issue featuring interviews with a number of scene luminaries such as Gold Soundz, Keränen, Zweizz, Ronnie Sundin and much more. The goal is to publish two issues per year in A4 format with full-color covers -- samples and more info here: http://www.marhaugforlag.no/personalbest1.html
The final 12 nominees for the 2011 Nordic Music Awards have been decided and they are as follows:
Ane Brun - It all starts with one Lykke Li - Wounded rhymes Rubik - Solar Gus Gus - Arabian horse Malk De Koijn - Toback to the fromtime Siinai - Olympic game Björk - Biophilia Iceage - New brigade Montée - Renditions of you Anna Järvinen - Anna själv tredje Goran Kajfes - X/Y The Field - Looping state of mind
The semi-finalists for the 2011 Nordic Music Prize have been revealed:
Sweden: Anna Ternheim - The night visitor Jonathan Johansson - Klagomuren Loney Dear - Hall music The Field - Looping state of mind Mattias Alkberg - Anarkist Lykke Li - Wounded rhymes Anna Järvinen - Anna själv tredje Deportees - Islands & shores Veronica Maggio - Satan i gatan Goran Kajfes - X/Y
Denmark: Larsen & Furious Jane - Dolly Michael Møller - A Month of Unrequited Love Oh Land - Oh Land Mikael Simpson - Noget Laant, Noget Blaat The Late Great Fitzcarraldos - The Late Great Fitzcarraldos Malk De Koijn - Toback To The Fromtime Iceage - New Brigade Thulebasen - Gate 5 When Saints Go Machine - Konkylie Hymns From Nineveh - Hymns From Nineveh
Finland: Von Hertzen Brothers - Stars Aligned Röyhkä & Mattila - Kaksi lensi tuulen mukaan 22-Pistepirkko - Lime Green Delorean French Films - Imaginary Future Siinai - Olympic Games Rubik - Solar Regina - Soita mulle Michael Monroe - Sensory Overdrive Mirel Wagner - Mirel Wagner Chisu - Kun valaistun
Iceland: Sóley - We Sink Lay Low - Brostinn strengur Ham - Svik, harmur og dauði Sin Fang - Summer Echoes ADHD - ADHD2 FM Belfast - Don’t Want To Sleep Gus Gus - Arabian Horse Mugison - Haglél Björk - Biophilia Apparat Organ Quartet - Pólýfónía
Norway: Razika - Program ’91 Lars Vaular - Du betyr meg Jonas Alaska - Jonas Alaska Team Me - To The Treetops! Ane Brun - It All Starts With One Stein Torleif Bjella - Vonde Visu 120 Days - 120 Days II Montée - Renditions Of You John Olav Nilsen og Gjengen - Det nærmeste du kommer Martin Hagfors - I like you
This list will eventually be culled down to a final 12 on December 1 before the winner is crowned on February 16.
The 12 nominees for the 2nd annual Nordic Music Prize will be announced on December 1 with the winner being crowned on February 16 at Kulturkirken Jakob in Oslo during by:Larm.
Svensk Musik regularly retweets my content (which is totally fine, don't get me wrong), but somehow didn't manage to add me to their newly-added Music Directory? See here: http://svenskmusik.org/music-directory/
Great service, by the way. Glad to see all that info in one easily-accessible place.
The first official confirmations for SXSW are out and Scandinavian artists on the list include Agent Fresco, Delay Trees, I Got You On Tape, Marit Larsen, Niki & The Dove, 120 Days, Team Me and Thulebasen. Read more: http://sxsw.com/node/9610