Warmer Climes mixtape: Calle Thoor (Bolywool)
Warmer Climes has a new mixtape from Calle Thoor of Bolywool: https://warmer-climes.blogspot.com/2009/09/warmer-mixtapes-3-by-calle-thoor-of.html
Tag: Interviews
Warmer Climes presents Warmer Mixtapes
The blog Warmer Climes has started posting mixtape playlists from various artists whereupon they list their 10 favorite tracks and explain a little about them and two of the first contributors are Daniel Bellqvist from Eskobar and Swedish electro artist Fredrik Carlsson.
Nö Music talks skweee
Nö Music reports on Norwegian skweee and the upcoming skweee showcase at Numusic: https://www.nomusicmedia.com/2009/09/10/numusic-how-skweee-came-to-stavanger/
Deleted Art talks to Fire!
Deleted Art talks to Andreas Werliin of Wildbirds & Peacedrums about his other project Fire!, which includes Mats Gustafsson (The Thing, etc) and Johan Bertling (Häpna/Tape): https://deletedart.wordpress.com/2009/09/09/you-liked-me-five-minutes-ago/
Capt. Poon (Bloodlights, ex-Gluecifer) interview at Crawdaddy
Crawdaddy talks to Captain Poon of Norwegian rock act Bloodlights/ex-Gluecifer: https://crawdaddy.wolfgangsvault.com/Article/Bloodlights-Captain-Poon-I-Dont-Hate-Bald-People.html
Bear Quartet mix + interview at Rodeo
You'll need Swedish comprehension skills to understand this interview at Rodeo with Mattias Alkberg of The Bear Quartet, but no language skills are required to enjoy the mix they made for the site: https://www.rodeo.net/radio-rodeo/2009/09/08/radio-rodeo-090907-the-bear-quartet/
It includes new BQ tracks plus a number of selections chosen by the band. Also, check out the latest Dagensskiva podcast for more BQ goodness: https://dagensskiva.com/2009/09/09/dagensskivacom-79-the-bear-quartet/
Under the Radar interviews The Legends
Under the Radar interviews Johan Angergård of The Legends: https://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/the_legends/
Paste artist of the week: Taken By Trees
Taken By Trees is the artist of the week at Paste: https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/09/artist-of-the-week-taken-by-trees.html
Drowned in Sound album rundown with Mum
Drowned in Sound does a track-by-track rundown with Mum of their forthcoming album "Sing along to songs you don't know": https://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4137579-disection--m%C3%BAm-sing-along-to-songs-you-don-t-know-track-by-track
Art is Fucking Dead interviews Icos
Spanish blog Art is Fucking Dead talks to Swedish doom act Icos: https://artisfuckingdead.blogspot.com/2009/07/entrevista-icos.html
Under the Radar talks to Mew
Under the Radar talks to Mew about their new album and upcoming tour plans: https://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/mew/
Hotline interviews Frida Hyvönen, Röyksopp
Hotline, the entertainment mag on board all Virgin Trains in the UK, features interviews with both Röyksopp and Frida Hyvönen in its latest issue. Read online here: https://www.ink-live.com/emagazines/hotline-magazine/2009/aug/ (requires free registration)
Movits! on The Colbert Report
As mentioned Sunday, Movits! were the guests on Monday's Colbert Report. Here's the on-demand version: https://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/full-episodes/index.jhtml?episodeId=239924
MP3: Elmo - Shine down on us
"Shine down on us" is about your grandmother, right?
That is right.
It's a beautifully powerful song, probably the album highlight for me. Can you tell me more about her?
Well, her name was Ellen Kitok Andersson. She belonged to the Sami people. She did poetry, handicraft and arts.
She wrote parts of the lyrics in "Shine down on us". It was originally one of her poems. Once she asked me how it sounded if I sang in Swedish, so I wrote some music to her poem "Pärlor I Sjaunia-älven". She really liked it, so I sang it on her funeral - and the sun began to shine down on us through the window into the church. It was probably the most epic moment in my life.
What was she like?
She was a hard working handicraft artist. A thinker and a dreamer. She lived on her arts and gave my father and his siblings a really good start into life. She was the one everyone in the family came to when they needed to talk, and get answers. She had kind of an unspoken goddess aura around her. Right there where she sat. By her working desk. In her peaceful home.
In 2005 I became really sick. I got a tumor in my throat and had to spend a lot of time in the hospital. When I was not in there, I spent a lot of time with my grandmother. She was a really special person, and we shared a really special bond. I think that we still do in a way.
Whenever I'm in a hard struggle I dream of her at night and she speaks to me and tells me what to do to get on through. She helps me.
How is it for you to perform live?
I've never played it live. But I have played "Pärlor I Sjaunia-älven" live and it's always both hard and beautiful. Once a five year old boy started to cry when I played it. I could never write such powerful lyrics myself. If I get a chance to to a full album in Swedish, it will definitely be on that.
When the seasons are shifting
In colours so bright
Maybe blinded by colours you get
Like in dreams from my childhood
I'm one with the wind
And I'm drifting away in my mind
You're tears are building a stream
Tears like pearls falling down
Maybe I'll give you some of my pearls
If you share me the colour of love
In colours so bright
Maybe blinded by colours you get
Like in dreams from my childhood
I'm one with the wind
And I'm drifting away in my mind
You're tears are building a stream
Tears like pearls falling down
Maybe I'll give you some of my pearls
If you share me the colour of love
Elmo - Shine down on us