The excellent Norwegian experimental label is doing a very limited vinyl run of guitarist Stein Urheim's new LP "Kosmolodi" for Record Store Day, his third solo release overall I believe. White label, 150 copies, digital version coming in May.
reports that Henric de la Cour has recorded a new 7" for release in late May which will feature the new dark ballad "Granade" b/w a cover of "Harmony dies" by Venom (!!!).
Danish electronic artist Trentemøller covers The Gun Club with help from vocalist Marie Fisker. This will be released on 7" for Record Store Day this coming Saturday b/w an acoustic version of the same.
Absolut Noise has the premiere of the excellent new Paper track from their split 7" with Les Big Byrd: http://www.absolutnoise.com/2012/04/paper-back-to-bagarmossen-split-single-with-les-big-byrd-premiere.html
And yes, the less said about the latter band, the better.
The upcoming Diskoteket LP "Det ska se ut som slutet" is now available for preorder from : http://irrlicht.se/en/page3.html
I've been listening to the 2-song sampler quite a bit, so I'm very excited to finally get the full package in a couple weeks.
A sample tune from the upcoming label showcase LP, due out May 16. Side A will feature exclusive cuts from the label's electronic roster with acts such as Daniel Savio, Rigas den Andre and so on while the flip will reflect their label's more acoustic side with artists like Sjöarna, Siri Karlsson and The Bethlehem Beard Corporation.
Painted Wolves = new Swedish hardcore featuring members from Anchor, Death is Not Glamorous, Dead Vows and The Smackdown. This is a tune from the band's upcoming 7" coming out later this spring. Dig the music, especially the rhythm section, but not the vocals.
will be releasing the solo debut album "The invisible dialogue" from The Soundtrack of Our Lives frontman Ebbot Lundberg on June 6. Details/samples soon? Also coming up from the label in May, the Fleshquartet 3x10" boxset "Wallander - The Music" featuring music from the Swedish TV series of the same name, and the debut album "Reverie" from Ripple & Murmur, the duo of jazz/experimental artists Andreas Tengblad and Anna Ahnlund. Follow the links for details and samples for the latter two.
From Gamla Pengar's upcoming 7" "Vackra land som ingenting gav", due out May 1 via .
Check out a video for the title track of The Nature's excellent new EP "Allting blir OK" and go to the record release show at South Side Pub in Stockholm on Friday, April 13.
' upcoming release schedule is bonkers -- in addition to the new Beastmilk and Hexvessel 7"s, as well as the "Dawnbearer" 2LP repress, they've also got like 5 new releases coming out every week from May through June. Here's the Finnish/Scandinavian highlights:
05/09 - Sähkö-Isku - Sata kaljaa 12"
05/09 - Kovaa Rasvaa 7"
05/09 - Problems? - Ei tää lama päähän käy 7"
05/09 - Unicef - Käkimassaa 7"
05/09 - Kollaa Kestää - Jäähyväiset aseille LP
05/16 - Abhorrence - Completely Vulgar 2LP / CD
05/23 - Jess and the Ancient Ones LP/CD
05/23 - Callisto - Noir 2LP
05/23 - Sarcofagus - Envoy of Death LP
05/23 - Sarcofagus - Go To Hell 7"
05/23 - Kimmo Kuusniemi Band - Moottorilinnut LP + DVD
05/30 - CMX - Kolmikärjen veljeskunta 4LP
05/30 - Musta Paraati - Peilitalossa LP
05/30 - Reverend Bizarre - Crush The Insects 2LP
05/30 - Rattus - WC räjähtää LP
05/30 - Mana Mana - Maria Magdalena 7"
06/06 - Pelle Miljoona & NUS LP
06/06 - Pelle Miljoona & 1980 - Pelko ja viha LP
06/06 - Carpathian Forest - Strange Old Brew LP
06/06 - Candlemass - Ancient Dreams 2LP
Sore Eyelids are a Stockholm-based act featuring ex-members of Suis La Lune. Self-titled debut 12" coming soon via /.
Finnish doom act Callisto will see their 2006 album "Noir" get the 2LP vinyl reissue treatment by this coming May. The new edition will include the previously unreleased demo track "Coming aeons" as bonus and will be issued as 300 copies on black, 200 on silver.
The new Trepaneringsritualen 10" "Deathward, to the womb", now streaming in full via Soundcloud. If you were thinking of grabbing a copy, I've been told there aren't many copies left so you should jump on it.
pressed up a new run of Kristofer Åström's latest record "From eagle to sparrow" on white vinyl; get it here.