Magnus Josefsson + Julia Heberling = Vyn
Vyn, the minimalist instrumental duo of Magnus Josefsson (Blända) and Julia Heberling, will be releasing an album soon via .
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Tambourine Studios vs The Hives
Apparently the financial situation surrounding The Hives is getting wackier and now they are being sued by Tambourine Studios: https://gaffa.se/nyhet/50304 (in Swedish)
MF/MB/ prep remix collection, offer sample
MF/MB/ will be releasing a remix collection on July 12 called "Altered" mostly featuring reworkings of their tracks by other artists, but also a number of remixes the band themselves have done for others such as The Sounds, Agent Side Grinder, Simian Ghost, Katharina Nuttall and even Americans !!!. Check out the latter here: https://www.adrianfiles.com/!!!-Jamie_My_Intention_Are_Bass-MFMB_Remix.mp3
Turist i Tillvaron vol. 1
Mikael Sörling's upcoming "Turist i Tillvaron" Swedish punk comp is now mastered and sent for pressing and you can check out the artwork and tracklist here: https://sirling.blogspot.com/2011/06/arets-samlingsplatta.html
Looks like there's a volume 2 already in the works as well for this fall. Artists confirmed so far include The Baboon Show, Tomma Händer, Kaffekatt, Mimikry, Brottskod 11 and more.
Deportees sign with Stranded
have signed Umeå leisure-rockers Deportees and will be releasing their next album in fall.
Skogar update
Swedish experimental artist Skogar (aka Johannes Brander) will be collaborating with American artist Sharon Van Etten on an upcoming project, due out sometime later this year. In the meantime, check out a review of his most recent cassette release "Magic/Khands" at Foxy Digitalis: https://www.foxydigitalis.com/foxyd/?p=11559
In other news, Skogar's next release will be his first ever on LP as opposed to CS or CDr and it is coming via the newly-founded label . More details on that when I get them.
Early Jonas Palm recordings unearthed for LP reissue
Out now via , "De-compositions" from Jonas Palm, an early recording made after the release of his first album "Ze wörmnest" from 1980 and never before released: https://www.borft.com/details.php?ProdID=1104
If you're into early minimal synth, the samples sound killer.
Get your name on Cut City's LP
Cut City will be printing the name of each and every person who purchases their new/final/superb album "Where's the harm in dreams disarmed" on the back cover of the upcoming vinyl edition, that is, unless they decide to opt out: https://wherestheharm.wordpress.com/2011/06/13/credit-where-credits-due/
Personally, I'd just be happy to pre-pay for the LP, thank-you list or not.
Scraps of Tape video shoot this Friday
Scraps of Tape will be doing a special art-exhibit/photo-shoot/live-show/video-shoot at Gallery Krets in Malmö on June 17. It's free, but your likeness may be preserved for all eternity as part of the band's documentation of said evening, though that may mean you'll be the world's next big YouTube star (for a moment). Anyhow, there will also be cheap refreshments and the band will premiere some new tunes from the upcoming album and there may even be some extra-special guests. It all goes down at 18:00 and again: it's free. Can't lose.
6th annual Nordic Jazz Fest preview
Washington City Paper previews the artists appearing at this year's Nordic Jazz Fest in Washington DC: https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2011/06/13/nordic-jazz-festival-boasts-big-acts-unexpected-sounds/
Doomdogs announce new album, post preview
Swedish heavy rockers Doomdogs have announced that their new album "Unleash the truth" is confirmed for release on August 22 via and will be available both on CD and 2LP. Preview a couple tunes at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/doomdogs
New label: Soliti
Soliti is a brand new Finnish label with an impressive starting lineup: Big Wave Riders, Black Twig, Cats on Fire, The New Tigers and Astrid Swan. Their first official release will be Astrid's new album "Hits (Pavement for girls)", due out August 17.
Witchcraft working on new album
Witchcraft has started rehearsing in preparation of recording their fourth album.
Lo-Fi-Fnk comfirm new single, album
Look for the new Lo-Fi-Fnk single "Boom!" to be released on June 27 with the album "Last summer" to follow in August. Preview here: https://soundcloud.com/gimme-indie/lo-fi-fnk-boom
Teddybears sign with WeSC
Teddybears have partnered with Swedish clothing company WeSC instead of a traditional record label and will be releasing something new on June 30. As for what it is and how it'll be released exactly, details have not yet been revealed.