Nat Geo goes to Folkelarm
National Geographic covers Norway's big international folk fest Folkelarm: https://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/view/page.basic/article/content.article/folkelarm_2011/en_US
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Einherjer demo to get vinyl reissue via The Crypt
will be pressing up Norwegian viking metal act Einherjer's excellent debut "Aurora Borealis" on vinyl for the first time ever. No idea exactly when it'll be out, but I'll try to keep you posted.
New Alog on 11.11.11
The new Alog album "Unemployed" is confirmed for release on November 11 via : https://alog.net/posts/205
Presenting: Avasaxa
Avasaxa is a new postrock/shoegaze band from Finland featuring a member from On Volcano and this is their self-titled debut EP. You can definitely hear comparisons between the two bands, but this stuff seems far more dreamy and that's by no means a bad thing.
Ulver live DVD coming in late November
Ulver will be releasing a live 2xDVD/Blu-ray album on November 28 featuring their performance from The Norwegian National Opera in Oslo this past July. Full details, including set list and more: https://www.kscopemusic.com/ulver/thenorwegiannationalopera/
Mattias Hellberg preorder
Esteemed Swedish experimental/art label is now taking preorders for the new Mattias Hellberg album "High in the lowlands", officially released on November 2: https://www.kningdisk.com/index_kd087.htm
More Baby Woodrose album details
The upcoming Baby Woodrose album, their sixth overall, now has a name: "Third eye surgery". Expect an April release with the first single to precede it in January.
Starring Edda Magnason as Monica Zetterlund
Up-and-coming artist Edda Magnason has been selected to play the title role in an upcoming Monica Zetterlund biopic to be directed by Per Fly and written by Peter Birro. Read more at DN: https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/film-tv/edda-magnason-spelar-monica-zetterlund (in Swedish)
Shooting begins in 2012.
Popjustice SOTD: 047/Gustav Spetz
The 047/Gustav Spetz collaboration "Keep it to yourself" is the song of the day over at Popjustice: https://www.popjustice.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5769&Itemid=279
Also nice to note that Firefox AK's "My sister and I" likewise got selected a little ways back following my own post.
Acid House Kings iPad app giveaway
Under the Radar is holding a contest to give away a free copy of the Acid House Kings iPad app: https://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/win_an_acid_house_kings_ipad_app/
"Ta det lugnt" to get 3x12" reissue
is doing a 3x12" reissue of Dungen's 2004 breakout album "Ta det lugnt". The original LP apparently was incorrectly mastered from the digital and not the analog source material, so the sound quality was not up to par -- not so with this new edition which sounds like it was originally intended, if not better. 1000 copies, includes a poster.
Vyn debut confirmed
has confirmed that Vyn, the instrumental duo of Magnus Josefsson (Blända) and Julia Heberling, will be releasing their debut album "Riksettan" on December 7.
Hymns from Nineveh announce new Christmas album
Hymns from Nineveh, the "devotional folkpop" project of Danish artist Jonas H. Petersen, will be releasing the new album Endurance in Christmas time" on November 21. Said album will include the 5 songs from 2009's "Uncomplicated Christmassongs" EP plus 8 new ones. Also, though is indeed a Christmas album, Jonas says the subject is far more complicated: "These songs are about enduring the Christmas time. How to deal with loss, loneliness or despair in the Christmas time. But also - the songs discover what Christmas is about, and what comfort and joy the Christmas time can bring." As a fan of Hymns of Nineveh's previous work and a longtime Grinch, I can dig it.
Gaffa Norway now open
Gaffa's new Norwegian website is now open: https://gaffa.com/
Svensk Musik label of the month: Flora & Fauna
, home to acts such as Rigas, Moder Jords Massiva , Parken, Sir Eric Beyond and many more, is celebrating their 10th anniversary and is also Svensk Musik's label of the month: https://svenskmusik.org/article/october-flora-fauna/
Follow the link for an interview with label mainman Henrik von Euler plus a bit about their latest releases from artists such as Sjöarna and New Rose.