New Mr. Death 7" out now
"Unearthing", Swedish death metal act Mr. Death's very first recording, is now released on 7" vinyl via . 500 copies, 2 exclusive cuts plus 2 album tracks.
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P2Strom, the iPhone app + more
Håkan Lidbo and his associated at Swedish Radio electronic music program P2 Ström have created a new music-making iPhone app called "P2Strom" that lets friends jam together, choosing different instruments and so on. See/hear it in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpwG4Zy6lf8
Even better, when you complete your track you can upload it to the Ström Soundcloud channel and if they like it, they will play it on the program.
In other Ström-related news, the latest theme of the current season is "Music from the Future" so they'll be playing a new track every week featuring one artist's interpretation of the subject which will then be compiled for a CD release at the season's conclusion.
14tracks: Skweee!
Boomkat's "14tracks" website, their custom digital-comp specialist site, has posted a new collection of Skweee: https://14tracks.com/selections/105-14_tracks_skweee
Khoma - In it for fighting
Khoma's new single "In it for fighting" is now available on Spotify -- go here for the link and to read more: https://www.khoma.se/?p=694
Perhaps someday us Americans will have access to Spotify, but until then...
New Munich sideproject: Kites and Komets
Mikael Kærsgaard of Danish act Munich has started a new solo project called Kites and Komets. Hear some demo tunes at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/kitesandkomets
New label alert: Adversum
The always interesting and thorough Avant-garde Metal site talks to Norwegian musician/artist/graphic designer Kim Sølve about his new venture, the label : https://www.avantgarde-metal.com/content/stories2.php?id=158
The first two releases on the new imprint will be from the artists Yurei and Delirium Bound with lots more planned for the future.
Members from Moi Caprice, I Got You On Tape and Maborosi form The Late Great Fitzcarraldos
Bassist Jakob Millung from Moi Caprice, guitarist Jacob Funch of I Got You on Tape and frontman Tobias Buch Andersen from the group Maborosi have formed a new indie supergroup of sorts under the name The Late Great Fitzcarraldos and will be releasing their self-titled debut EP on April 19. Hear samples at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thelategreatfitzcarraldos
New Kim Larsen album in May
Danish troubadour Kim Larsen will release the new album "Mine damer og herrer" on May 3. The first single "Næ næ næ" is already out to radio.
Okkultokrati album details
Okkultokrati have revealed the cover art and full tracklist for their forthcoming album "No light for mass", due out May 17: https://okkultokrati.blogspot.com/2010/03/no-light-for-mass-artwork-finished.html
The always-reliable will handle the CD version while details are still being worked out for the LP.
Gerilja unveil new EP
Norwegian act Gerilja, the winners of the 2007 Zoom Urørt unsigned band competition, are back with a new 6-song EP called "Pink slush twilight" produced by John Fryer, the same dude who worked on Nine Inch Nail's debut "Pretty hate machine". Vinyl and digital only, samples and ordering info at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/gerilja
New Murder album coming in October
Danish duo Murder have announced that their forthcoming album "Gospel of man", their third overall, will be out in October.
CMI to release new IRM album in late March
will release the new IRM album "Order4" on March 31. Says the label: "Comprised by four tracks, each exactly 15 minutes in length we are thrown into a vortex of feedback, cymbaldrones, heavy bass-strumming, nightmarish pianotinkles and irreproachable synthwork." Sample at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thesoulcleaner
Early Ane Brun albums to get American release, more
Ane Brun's albums "Spending time with Morgan", "Duets" and "Live in Scandinavia" will be released digitally in North America on April 27 via Amazon and elsewhere on May 4. She's also lined up a couple solo dates to promote them:
05/08 - Largo, Los Angeles, CA
05/10 - Bowery Ballroom, NYC, NY
He is the working class
Darkthrone, black metal and class war as discussed by 138 aka Christoffer Jonsson in Aftonbladet: https://www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/article6704030.ab (in Swedish)
Behind "A voice from dead radio"
Jasper TX discusses the process behind putting together his new odds'n'ends + remix collection "A voice from a dead radio": https://www.underthespire.co.uk/2010/03/a-few-words-from-mr-dag-rosenqvist/