Tower of Foil release album, post new song for download
Swedish indiepop act Tower of Foil just released their new album "Driving north" and are offering the song "Shaping the sky" as a free download: https://www.toweroffoil.com/
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Progress to release debut album from Kopfer Kat
Swedish EBM/industrial label has announced that they will be releasing Kopfer Kat's debut full-length album "Skrammelpop" in Scandinavia on May 26, everywhere else on May 28. Check out a few samples at the duo's website: https://www.kopferkat.se/
Sounds like a more club-friendly Pan Sonic, so be sure to check it out if you're into that kind of thing (I am).
Zweizz & Joey Hopkins album to be released via Jester
Norwegian noisenik Zweizz had been working on a musical collaboration with American artist Joey Hopkins up until the latter's tragic untimely death in late 2008 and now, at long last, the project has been completed and will be released via . Says Zweizz: "I have tried to make an album that both his mother and the rest of his family can remember him by -- as well as being a statement that lives up to my somewhat idiosyncratic artistic standards. And of course, I can just assume that Joey would have approved of the songs in their respective final states. It can be difficult to kill the darlings of a friend who has already went onwards. I hope I have succeeded in this, and I want to share this music with as many people as possible to celebrate the memory of the immense talent of Joey Hopkins. It has been an honour to work with you." The album will simply be called "Zweizz & Joey Hopkins" and here is the final tracklist:
01. Eternal Puberty (feat. Ingrid Berge)
02. dWill to dPower / Tomorrow
03. Black Strobes (feat. Torgny Knutson Amdam)
04. Bimbo Rimjob
05. Porcelain Dolls in the Bath
06. The Goat (feat. Kristoffer Rygg)
07. Armies of General Nonsense
08. Smash, Politics, Gag
09. How We Ate The Flesh (feat. Ingrid Berge)
10. No Clue (feat. Czral)
11. Compulsar Massive (feat. Kim Sølve)
The official release date is set for November 1. More here: https://www.jester-records.com/
Selective Notes adds Insense to their roster
(Khoma, Britta Persson) has taken on Norwegian metal act Insense as a management client: https://selectivenotes.com/?p=253
Cosmic back in Looptroop
After a three-year break, Cosmic is now once more a member of Looptroop Rockers: https://www.looptrooprockers.com/cosmics-back-in-looptroop/
Johannes Heldén to release album via iDEAL
has announced the signing of Stockholm-based artist Johannes Heldén and will be releasing his new album "Title sequence" in 3-4 weeks. Hear a sample clip at his website: https://www.johanneshelden.com/
"Ghost of a chance" to get expanded rerelease
No doubt hoping to capitalize on the recent Tiësto remix of "Trouble is", Danish act Turboweekend will be rereleasing their excellent "Ghost of a chance" album in a special 2CD edition featuring said remix added as a bonus track along with "De brikker der aldrig faldt på plads", a Danish-language duet with Steffen Brandt, a few other remixes and some live tracks from the band's show at Vega last April. The official release date for the new disc is June 7.
Fenriz approved: Black Magic
Seems like it's been awhile since Fenriz selected a Norwegian act as his "band of the week", but that's no longer the case with today's selection of Black Magic: https://www.myspace.com/bestialpurity
Service to publish a book
is branching out from the record business and will be publishing a book: https://srvc.se/service/fula-edith-en-dag-blev-vi-stora
More here: https://fulaedith.blogspot.com/
Ström presents "Musiken från framtiden"
"Musiken från framtiden", the new future music compilation put together by Håkan Lidbo and the folks at P2 Ström, will be officially released on June 2 and you can now read about the various artists' individual thoughts behind each and every track over at Håkan's website: https://hakanlidbo.com/archives/1272
For a direct link to preview Håkan's own robot-inspired contribution "Xbot DXC VS MC Monstrux / Euroasian Warzone Cronicle", visit the link above or hit it directly right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8VrZt-_FcM
I received a preview download with most of the collection earlier this week and, like all of Ström's previous comps ("Musiken vi hatar", "Musik för främmande civilisationer", "Ny musik för landssorg"), the results are very interesting and worth checking out.
Green Pitch to NYC, new EP coming in fall
Danish indie act Green Pitch will be doing a one-off date at Littlefield in NYC on June 16. The band will also be releasing a new EP (title tba) on September 6 via .
Skrammel says Slöa Knivar will be out in June, Brainbombs reissues later
New Swedish underground label reports that the new Slöa Knivar LP "Ingen klass ingen stil" should be out in mid-June. After that, they'll be reissuing the first two Brainbombs albums "Burning hell" and "Genius and brutality... taste and power" with the cover art as the band originally intended. No word on when those will be available, but I'll keep you updated.
Originalljudet: Computer basement versions
Originalljudet will be releasing a new limited edition record featuring a number of raw/lo-fi tracks, some of them merely sketches or fragments of songs. Read more and listen to samples: https://www.originalljudet.com/node/223
Di Kjipe to release debut LP via Fysisk Format
has announced that they will be releasing the debut/final LP "Kor e du no?" from Norwegian punkrockers Di Kjipe on June 21. More info and a few preview tracks here: https://tigernet.no/shop/release.php?code=129279
New Witchery album coming in June
I didn't realize they were still a band, but apparently Swedish all-star thrashers Witchery (feat. members from The Haunted, Seance, Arch Enemy, Opeth, etc.) will release their new album "Witchkrieg" on June 21 via . Hear a sample tune at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/witcherytheband