Dark Entries to reissue System Liliputt
US synthpop label will be giving Norwegian act System Liliputt's 1984 limited cassette release "Harpa" the vinyl reissue treatment in September, tacking on a few unreleased demos as a bonus.
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Imperial State Electric to release new 7"
Imperial State Electric will be releasing a new 7" on featuring "You don't want to know" b/w a cover of Rod Stewart's classic "Maggie May".
Scraps of Tape present The Noble Beast of Malmö
Scraps of Tape has officially launched their new record label/production company/artistic collective , their first release being the new SoT 7" single "Flera meter kort": https://scrapsoftape.wordpress.com/the-noble-beast-of-malmo/
Look for new releases from various constellations of the SoT membership in the not-so-distant future, both musical and otherwise.
Sound Of Perpetual Astonishment turns 5
Danish indie label is turning 5 years old this month and to celebrate, they are offering a new compilation called "SOPA Cinco" as a free download: https://soundofperpetualastonishment.bandcamp.com/album/various-artists-sopa-cinco
For more info on the label's anniversary and the upcoming party they're throwing on August 26, go here: https://www.sopa.dk/5/
Pitchfork goes to Øya
Pitchfork goes to Øya and manages to report on seeing only one actual Norwegian band, Kvelertak: https://pitchfork.com/features/articles/8023-ya-2011/3/
Seriously, why bother?
Roll the Dice to release new album, play London
Roll the Dice: new album "In dust" due out on September 12 with the duo's UK live debut following on the 20th at Cafe Oto.
Hubro to release new Mats Eilerstsen album
has announced that they will be releasing Mats Eilertsen's new album "SkyDive" on September 2, his sixth album overall. Preview the track "Parachute psalm" as posted above.
Besides his own quintet, Mats is also known for his work with artists such as Tord Gustavsen and Food, among others.
Soldier One returns
Swedish bitpop/powerviolence duo Soldier One are back after a long absence with a new album entitled "Witnessing the orchestration of time" which they will be releasing first as a trilogy of free download EPs before the physical version is ready on November 11. Grab part one "Quantum fluctuation" here and bookmark it to grab the next one a month from now: https://www.soldier001.com/
Metal Blade picks up Noctum
Swedish occult metal act Noctum has signed with after release one album and an EP via .
New Susanne Sundfør EP, tourdates
There's a new Susanne Sundfør EP featuring remixes of her song "Turkish delight" as done by fellow Norwegians Tommy Tee, LidoLido and Souldrop. Not sure if there will be a physical edition, but the digital files can be acquired via iTunes. In other news, she'll be doing a few Northern Europe dates in late September:
09/25 - Roter Salon, Berlin (GER)
09/26 - Brotfabrik, Frankfurt (GER)
09/28 - Ono, Bern (CH)
Need a Spotify invite? I have some to share
Either email or leave a comment or a PM and I'll hook it up. Otherwise, I seem to have fallen down a EBM wormhole and can't get out.
Autodafeh to release new album in September
Swedish EBM trio Autodafeh has signed with German label / for the release of their new album "Act of faith", due out September 16.
Indie-AW GBG music biz mixer
Sebastian Hess of has started a new industry mixer event in Göteborg called "Indie After Work" where music biz types can gather and chat and make connections and maybe even check out a few potentially up-and-coming bands. The next event will happen in November I'm not sure if the acts scheduled to perform are confirmed yet, but you can check out some tunes via SoundCloud or get more info at Facebook.
Spiders EP now available for preorder
The new 7" from Swedish hardrockers Spiders is now available for preorder from with the first 75 copies coming with a free live DVD: https://denihilrecords.blogspot.com/2011/08/spiders-in-night.html
Hubro to release Huntsville/Splashgirl split
will be releasing a series of limited edition LPs starting with a split featuring Huntsville and Splashgirl, both of which also have full-length albums of their own out now on the label. Anyhow, said split will contain previously unreleased material and only 200 copies total will be made for sale. More info and preorder details: https://www.hubromusic.com/