MIC Norway profiles Frøy Aagre
MIC Norway profiles up-and-coming saxophonist/composer Frøy Aagre: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2009111709481926876630
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Monty - En till himmel
The new Monty (nee Montt Mardié, aka David Pagmar) single "En till himmel" is out now and it has its own website: https://www.entillhimmel.se/
David grows with every new release and this is no exception; I like it a lot. His debut album under his new name will be out March 10, 2010 via Hybris.
Björk to contribute song to Moomins movie soundtrack
Björk is contributing a new song called "The comet song" to the soundtrack of the upcoming film "Moomins and the Comet Chase", which of course is all about the little comic book creatures by Tove Jansson that all Scandinavian children should know. Expect a fall 2010 release.
Lydia Laska finish album
Norwegian pop-black-metal-punks Lydia Laska report that their new album is done and mixed and confirmed for a March 2010 release. I'm not sure if it has a title, but they did say that many fellow Oslo-based artists make guest appearances on said album including Nattefrost (Carpathian Forest), Emil Nikolaisen and Eivind Schou (Serena-Maneesh), Kjetil Møster (Datarock), Sissy Wish and quite a few others. Read more: https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=20281527&blogId=518825652
Otur confirms new single, offers preview
Swedish electro artist Otur will release her new single "And all the rules" on December 14. Preview at her website: https://www.oturmusic.com/
The Tarantula Waltz - Bacchus (feat. David Sandström)
The Tarantula Waltz are streaming a brand new track called "Bacchus" featuring guest vocals from David Sandström: https://www.myspace.com/tarantulaband
The band's new album "Did not leave to find but to forget, to leave behind" is confirmed for release on January 13 with the first official single "Glasgow & Clyde" arriving in early December.
Ikons album coming in 2010
Service has announced that Ikon's long-awaited full-length debut will be their first new release of 2010.
Du! reveal new single, offer preview
The new single from Norwegian act Du! (nee Det är jag som är döden) is called "Softness" and features guest vocals from French artist Lippie. Preview here, along with the b-side "That's modern": https://trustmerecords.com/nyheter/du-kan-lastes-ned/
The band's forthcoming full-length album "Risk & investment" will be out February 1 via TrustMe Records.
And the EBBA goes to....
Sweden's Jenny Wilson is the sole Scandinavian honoree of the 2010 European Border Breakers Awards: https://www.europeanborderbreakersawards.eu/
Massgrav Russian tour diary, pt. 4/4
The fourth and final part of Massgrav's entertaining Russian tour diary is now up: https://www.massgrav.com/giglog_russia4.htm
Eardrums runs down "Oslo2"
Eardrums gives us the full rundown on Spoon Train Audio's new local music compilation "Oslo2": https://eardrumsmusic.com/2009/11/16/oslo-the-capital-of-pop/
Cleaning Women release new album, preview two tracks
Finnish industrial/electronic weirdos Cleaning Women will be releasing their new album "U" on November 18 and are streaming a couple tracks at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/cleaningwomen
All Scandinavian offers Iceland 2010 preview
All Scandinavian takes a look at some of Iceland's most promising acts for 2010: https://allscandinavian.com/2585/straight-outta-iceland-the-best-of-2010/
Torpedo working on new stuff
Torpedo, the Swedish band that features/-ed everyone from Tiger Lou except Rasmus, report that they are in the process of recording new material.
New Tobias Hellkvist album done, preview available
The new album from IAT.MP3 artist Tobias Hellkvist is done and since he is a gentleman, he is offering three tracks for download/preview: https://www.tobiashellkvist.com/
I've only had a chance to listen to the album once myself, but I definitely dug what I heard. Fans of his earlier work will not be disappointed.