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The album cover and track titles would lead you to believe that "Celebrating life" is a lighthearted affair, but the actual material present on the record is much less jocular than one might expect. Borko are very much an Icelandic affair, sharing some aesthetic traits with Múm and, at times, Sigur Rós – especially on "Shoo ba ba" which oddly parallels features of the "Music for split sides" EP Sigur Rós released in 2004, sometimes referred to by its track names: "Ba ba / Ti ki / Di do". This said, Borko are less sprawling than Sigur Rós and, at times, more organically composed than Múm. These similarities and disparities, paired with the overly-apparent blitheness, allow Borko quite a bit of freedom. "Summer logic", one of the more demure tracks on "Celebrating life", flows into the playful, shifting "Doo doo doo" with little difficulties. "Spoonstabber" feels much more akin to an experimental Seabear composition than any of other the aforementioned Icelandic groups, yet not divorced from the rest of the material. As quirky as serious music can be, "Celebrating life" feels lost somewhere between an indirect, ambient Broken Social Scene and a more instrumentally-anchored Múm, and definitely worth a listen. m
- Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson
Angel, a trio consisting of Ilpo Väisänen (Pan Sonic), Dirk Dresselhaus (Schneider TM) and Hildur Guðnadóttir (Lost In Hildurness, Múm), have a new album called "Kalmukia" out now on Editions Mego. Go here for more info: https://www.editionsmego.com/twiki/bin/view/Editionsmego/CataloguePage#emego087
Scandinavian acts confirmed for this year's Coachella Fest include Shout Out Louds, I'm From Barcelona, Múm, Datarock, Jens Lekman, Turbonegro, 120 Days and The Field.
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This charming compilation collects all 17 releases of Morr Music's singles-only sublabel A Number of Small Things. Quite surprisingly, the 36 tracks preserve an almost album-like feel despite their seven-inch-ancestry: True to the label's namesake (a song off Múm's debut album) the generally excellent contributions oscillate between finely-crafted indie-pop, IDM, and electronica. Between other big names (like Markus Acher of The Notwist, Valerie Trebeljahr of Lali Puna or Simon Scott of Slowdive), Scandinavian highlights include Seabear covering The Undertones' "Teenage kicks" and, most of all, Benni Hemm Hemm's stripped-down collaboration with Jens Lekman on "Aldrei". All in all, this CD or any of the corresponding seven-inches could make for a great musical present this year - trust me, I've tried it before.
- Arnulf Köhncke
The latest issue of PlaybackSTL is online with a feature on the Shout Out Louds and the latest edition of IAT contributor Kevin Renick's "Norsecode" column: https://www.playbackstl.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1337&Itemid=38
Featured content includes reviews of Jomi Massage, Acid House Kings, Hera, Mum (reissue) and Plat as well as an interview with Iceland's Eberg.
Noisedfisk has compiled a 3xCD set of hard-to-find material from Iceland's Múm and posted it for free download: https://noisedfisk.net/fotrs/
Danish DIY indie label BSTBA has signed Manuskript, a band they describe as "click n' cut dreampop + intricate female Danish spoken word magick" and recommend if you like acts such as Manual, Efterklang or Mum. The group's six-song EP "Digt #1" comes packaged with a notebook-eque coil spine and should be available now.
International mp3 blog Red Lotus Radio has a few tracks from Múm this week: https://redlotusradio.blogspot.com/
Here's this week's top 10 Nordic video chart from YLE/Morjen:
01. Týr - Regin smidur (DK)
02. Steep - Complete lack of ideals and integrity (FIN)
03. The Rasmus - Guilty (FIN)
04. Melody Club - Take me away (SWE)
05. Snook - Mister Cool (SWE)
06. Nightwish - Wish I had an angel (FIN)
07. Nine - Anxienty report (SWE)
08. Johnny Deluxe - Drömmer jeg? (DK)
09. Múm - Will the summer make good for our sins? (ICE)
10. Christian Walz - Wonderchild (SWE)
Challengers:
11. Mighty 44 - This love aint going on (FIN)
12. Nephew - Superliga (DK)
13. The Confusions - Window (SWE)
Here's this week's top 10 Nordic video chart from YLE/Morjen:
01. Týr - Regin smidur (DK)
02. The Rasmus - Guilty (FIN)
03. Melody Club - Take me away (SWE)
04. Nightwish - Wish I had an angel (FIN)
05. Nine - Anxienty report (SWE)
06. Bomfunk MC's - No way in hell (FIN)
07. Johnny Deluxe - Drömmer jeg? (DK)
08. Ville Pusa - I dina ögon (FIN)
09. Lazyboy - Facts of life (DK)
10. Snook - Mister Cool (SWE)
Challengers:
11. Steep - Complete lack of ideals and integrity (FIN)
12. Christian Walz - Wonderchild (SWE)
13. Múm - Will the summer make good for our sins? (ICE)
The latest Aquarius Records new release list features reviews and samples from Switchblade, Dungen, Mum, Thergothon the "Team Yamaha" comp (feat. Aavikko & Pluxus) and tons more: https://www.aquariusrecords.org/cat/newest.html
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