Adrian confirms first release for 2011

The first release of 2011 for Adrian Recordings will be MF/MB/'s new 5-song EP/single "Seconds away". The official release date is January 18.

New Den Svenska Tystnaden EP now streaming

Stream Den Svenska Tystnaden's new EP "Utsikter från botten", just released today via Adrian Recordings: https://soundcloud.com/adrianrec/sets/den-svenska-tystnaden-utsikter-fran-botten

Advent Mixtape #4: VED

The latest entry in Adrian Recordings' Advent Mixtape series comes from Malmö's VED: https://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=303

Top tens for 2010: It's a Trap!

This Is Head - 0002

More new stuff from Adrian Recordings. This is This Is Head's newest single; download the mp3 here and also grab the Dan Lissvik (Studio) remix here.

Adrian Advent Mixtape #2

Adrian Recordings' 2nd Advent Mixtape of the season comes from Mikkel Metal and is now up for free download: https://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=299

Adrian teases on new BQ video, posts first Advent Mixtape for 2010

Adrian Recordings reports that there's a new The Bear Quartet video for "Lovers goodbye" on the way from Swedish actress/director Alexandra Dahlström ("Fucking Åmål"/"Because the night") which will be released very soon: https://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=297
Also worth noting that ARC is once again doing their Advent Mixtape series and the first edition from MRTN of Stockholm Beat Connection is up here: https://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=298

Boeoes Kaelstigen debut album, now with socks

The new album "Tanum teleport" from Swedish techno act Boeoes Kaelstigen is just released via Adrian Recordings and if you order now, they'll throw in a pair of socks: https://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=296
Stream the entire record here: https://soundcloud.com/boeoeskaelstigen/sets/tanum-teleport

New Emil Jensen album in March

The new Emil Jensen album "Rykten" will be released on March 2 via Adrian Recordings: https://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=294

Boeoes Kaelstigen - Lou (Mowgli remix)

Adrian Recordings is offering up one of the remixes from the new Boeoes Kaelstigen single "Lou" as a free download: https://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=293
Said single is a cooperative release together with the folks at music blog Discobelle and will be including on the techno group's forthcoming full-length "Tanum teleport", due out November 24.

MF/MB/ - The grand chase (video + mp3)

This is the new single "The grand chase" from recent Adrian Recordings signees MF/MB/ off the group's forthcoming album "Folded", due out October 15. Download the mp3: https://www.adrianfiles.com/01.THE_GRAND_CHASE.mp3
Direct link to the video: https://vimeo.com/15108252

The Bear Quartet
Monty Python
Adrian Recordings

Now that I've had a week to immerse myself in this record, I can say that it is a masterpiece -- there's really no other way to describe it. I expected it to be great, but I didn't expect it to be this great. I'm not going to hide, I've always been very vocal on my admiration for The Bear Quartet, but I've always felt that as an objective music listener, one can frequently be disappointed by their favorites. Whilst "89" was our reintroduction to the band (as well as their reintroduction to themselves, which they've recently mentioned), "Monty Python" comes off as not only a self-reevaluation, but also as a reevaluation of the current state of music -- "We're not gonna make it" serves not only as a comment on the industry, but as the current social and economic pitfalls which are robbing humanity in all aspects. "You you you you you you", "Fist or hand" and "Lovers goodbye" are some of the most tenderly affecting songs the band has ever written. The album's swansong, "Silent film" sums up not only the record, but the perhaps comes as close as ever to explaining the band -- they not only dictate the audience, but are one and the same -- as are we all.
- Matt Giordano

Adrian and the Swede Beat

The Swede Beat profiles (and interviews) Swedish label Adrian Recordings, home to acts such as Familjen and The Bear Quartet: https://www.theswedebeat.com/music/adrian-recordings

Den Svenska Tystnaden - Långsamma repliker all tid i världen

New Adrian Recordings act Den Svenska Tystnaden have a new 4-song EP posted for preview at their website: https://www.densvenskatystnaden.se/
"Långsamma repliker all tid i världen" is the 2nd of three thematic EPs to be released this year.

The Bear Quartet/The Skull Defekts
Millions 7"
Deleted Art/Adrian Recordings

The one track missing from the vinyl release of "89" gets a platter all its own, paired with a cover of the same by Göteborg noiseniks The Skull Defekts and released on the imprint of Malmö-based Deleted Art. Though The Bear Quartet has toned down the antagonistic experimentalism that peaked with 2006's "Eternity now", the lyrical sentiment remains pure contempt, as is most often the case with latter-day BQ tracks featuring words penned by Mr. Mattias Alkberg. Needless to say, I love it, especially when they pair their anger with a refined, stripped-down postpunk approach as is on display here. As for the flip, The Skull Defekts don't remake the track as much as you might expect, though they do amplify the noise and aggression quotient, taking the sublime and turning it darkly sinister. Less subtle, to be sure, but no less effective. Not sure about the pressing numbers, but the glued jacket and heavy black dustsleeve make it a package worth possessing.
- Avi Roig