Mstation interviews Zweizz: https://mstation.org/zweizz.php
As is often the case, the conversation centers mostly on the old black-metal scene, but there is also some discussion of his current work in the noise/experimental world of music.
Tag: Interviews
The final issue of avant-metal zine Sounds Under the Surface) is now posted as a free pdf download: https://www.soundsurface.com/
Said zine is actually a split issue with Mørkeskye and features interview content with acts such as Bergraven, <Code>, Lönndom and non-Scandinavian, but local-to-me act Wolves in the Throne Room plus a whole lot more.
Music blog Winnie Cooper interviews 1/2 of Swedish electro act Rocca: https://winniecooper.net/2008/06/winnie-interviews-christoffer-of-rocca/
Pitchfork reviews the new Sally Shapiro remix album "Remix romance vol. 2": https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/51288-remix-romance-vol-2
Also at Pfork, an interview with Finnish act Circle: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/51383-column-show-no-mercy- (at the bottom)
Dusted interviews Norwegian experimental artist Maja Ratkje: https://www.dustedmagazine.com/features/746
MP3: Shiloh - The ship
I didn't actually get a chance to talk to Shiloh while at Hultsfred, but I did conduct a short interview with them before I left for Sweden for this week's entry in our ongoing Göteborg Spotlight Series. Read on...
How long have you lived in Gbg? What brought you there and why do you stick around?
Myself and Markus Tiljander (guitar) have lived here for nearly two years now. Jesper (drums) and Staffan (bass) have lived here their whole lives. Me and Markus wanted to get a fresh start somewhere and we ended up in Gbg. We moved from Karlstad, Värmland to find some new interesting people to make music with. Personally, I found Gbg a quite mellow and easy living city. The summertime is great but the winters sucks, the rain just keeps pouring down. But you got to have black to have white, Yin & Yang etc.
What makes Gbg such an artist-friendly city?
Is it? No but actually Gbg is a cool city with loads of great bands/artists.
I think that since there is a great tradition of good music and fascinating artists, people are always hungry for
new good music. It is interesting that the music buisness just goes worse and worse, but still people are making more
music than ever and some of it are really good too. But there isn't any "one for all - all for one" feeling here, it becomes
what you make of it, but so far most people we've meet have been extremely friendly.
If you could change 1 thing about Gbg, what would it be?
Nothing really, the weather during wintertime maybe, but that is a hard nut to crack.
Shiloh's sound isn't immediately comparable to Gbg bands of yore - how do you fit in the current local indie scene? Is it hard finding acceptance?
We just want to make music that we like and are satisfied with ourselves. If others like it we become very happy. But we don't seek any acceptance, who will accept us? Promoters, bands, ordinary people? We just want to do our thing and if others like it we get very happy as said before.
Since you moved to Gbg from elsewhere, how would you say the city has influenced or changed you? Is it reflected in your music?
I would say that the city has influenced us for sure. Personally I have met loads of cool people with great taste in music and life that I really wasn't aware of before. It's a great thing to move somewhere, then you leave the shit behind you and open your eyes more.
Of course it has influenced the writing and feeling of the music.
Finally, got a song you want to share? Tell me about it.
The name of the song is "The ship". It is a song that we wrote about two years ago, we still like it a lot. It is quite dreamy and saga-like with powerful contrasts.
Shiloh - The ship
Dayrobber sits down for a video interview with up-and-coming Norwegian artist Ingrid Olava: https://www.dayrobber.com/content/view/299/
LowCut interviews weirdo Finnish hard/doom-rockers Mr. Peter Hayden: https://www.lowcut.dk/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=225:mr-peter-hayden&catid=34:interviews&Itemid=55
NW Music Blog interviews Powersolo: https://www.nwmusicblog.com/2007/11/26/interview-with-kim-kix-and-atomic-child-of-powersolo/
MP3: Bonnie & Clyde - I guess there's no one
It's Saturday, the final day of Hultsfred, but I won't let that stop me from posting a new entry in our Göteborg Spotlight Series. This week's guest: Erik Londré from Bonnie & Clyde and The Spurts.
First off, the standard question: how long have you lived in Gbg? Where did you move from and what keeps you there?
I have lived in Gothenburg all my life except for short stints as a chef in France and a mod in London. Now I got myself so tangled up in everything it would be impossible for me to move or even take a vacation. At least that's how it feels like.
I play bass with Bonnie & Clyde and The Spurts. I run my own managing company No Good Productions who take care of both my bands as well as the best band in the world; Ram Di Dam. I organise club nights and gigs under the name No Good Club. Now I'm planning on starting a record label as well that would be called No Good Records surprisingly enough.
I tend to keep busy.
How healthy do you think the local Gbg indie scene is nowadays? Good bands? Good venues? Is there enough diversity? How do you think it compares to the scene of 5/10+ years ago?
The Gbg indie scene in is dead! Long live the Gbg indie scene!
It's brilliant right now and it's getting better! There is a new scene on the rise with a couple of bands that I'm pretty sure will make it big. Bands without any ironic touch, silly gimmicks or iPods on stage. Bands that really know how to play and write fantastic music: The Fume, Bye Bye Bicycle, Ram Di Dam and I really hope for B&C and The Spurts as well of course.
There you got it! Gothenburg's soon-to-be legendary new indie scene. Remember where you heard it first!
Speaking of diversity, how much crossover do you see happening between various music scenes? Or does everyone stick to their own niche, more or less?
Well, basically none. It might sound harsh, but right now we are not so interested in what's happening on the other scenes around the city or anywhere else. We are to busy doing our thing. Or inventing it more or less.
What does Gbg have to offer that no other Swedish city can compete with? On the flipside, is there anything it lacks?
My father, who is musician as well, has written a song where the lyrics, translated from Swedish, go: This town is too small to live in but much too big to leave. Thats pretty much how it is and not even Henrik Berggren could have said it better.
We love our city as much as we hate it. It feeds us as much as it feeds on us. It's not always a healthy relationship but we like it that way.
Since you play in both the Spurts and Bonnie & Clyde, this may be difficult, but here's the deal: pick a favorite, give me a song to post and tell me how you came to your decision.
Bonnie & Clyde - I guess there's no one
It's the first track on our brand new EP ("The great tram robbery") and I'm really proud to be a part of it because I think its a great song. We had our release party yesterday (7/6), it was fantastic! Lots of sparkling wine!
Right now I am waiting for the painkiller to kick in so I can go buy some breakfast. I hope I made my point?
Bonnie & Clyde - I guess there's no one
Tempelores Magazine talks to Danes Late Night Venture: https://tempelores.com/?p=358
Antenna talks to vocalist Kasper Thomsen of Danish metal act Raunchy: https://www.antenna.nu/?p=332
The band's new album "Wasteland discotheque" is out on June 30.
In case you didn't notice, I have a brand new interview posted today with Peter Jandreus, the author of "The Encyclopedia of Swedish Punk". Check it: [click here]
As a bonus, here's an mp3 from the band that started it all and got him interested in punk in the first place: Rövsvett - Jesus var en tomte
Lords of Metal interviews André Cederberg of Norwegian act Stille Opprör: https://www.lordsofmetal.nl/showinterview.php?id=2177&lang=en