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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Music Links Roundup - Update - April 30th

Some links of interest:

UK based music webzine: noize makes enemies.co.uk | online music magazine | music news, reviews interviews

Too Pure And Beggars Banquet Labels Both Closed Down — News — AngryApe - artists transferred to 4ad

NME

changes to the publishing strategy at NME:

NME prepares retuned magazine and Press Gazette - NME unveils further design changes

changes include:

- better designed front covers focusing on photography
- more new bands featured - 3 times the amount compared with now
- more rock history for the young readers, roots feature...influences traced back in modern albums
- My Music - artists talking about their musical likes / dislikes

The Green Man Festival line up is taking shape: The Green Man Festival - 15th, 16th, 17th August 2008

Artists

Daysleepers

new 2008 album: DOTSHOP.SE - Daysleepers: Drowned In A Sea Of Sound

Dreamy ethereal musical universe - recalling Cocteau Twins and Slowdive in one blissful drone body *** Clairecords (FERN071CD) May 19th, 2008

Made Out of Babies

More info on the upcoming album: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - MADE OUT OF BABIES To Release The Ruiner In June

The Opposition

A collection of live rare recordings of The Opposition

This site has been approved by Mark Long, song writer, singer and guitarist of The Opposition. We do not offer direct music download, but you can listen the concerts as much and as often as you want via the embedded players.

Park Avenue Music

new 2008 album: DOTSHOP.SE - Park Avenue Music: By Hearts Horses

Improv piano + cello + modular synth layers = sophisticated lush ethereal soundtrack pop ****.

Clairecords (FERN075CD)
May 19th, 2008

Pia Fraus

new 2008 album: DOTSHOP.SE - Pia Fraus: After Summer

Clairecords (FERN076CD)
May 19th, 2008

Radio Dept.

new track: Pitchfork Forkcast: Premiere: The Radio Dept.: Freddie and the Trojan Horse [MP3/Stream]

Secret Shine
new 2008 album: DOTSHOP.SE - Secret Shine: All Of The Stars

Clairecords (FERN074CD)
May 5th, 2008

Zozobra

new 2008 album: Comments // News // Lambgoat: Zozobra set to release new album - Bird Of Prey will be out on Hydra Head Records July 22nd.

# posted by DJ Martian 12:34 AM

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Norway Music Roundup

Some links of interest related to Norway:

Music Export Norway (MEN) open London Office

Music Export Norway’s new office in London (Norway - the official site in the UK)

Music Export Norway (MEN) was established in 2000 by the Norwegian music industry to provide access to information on Norwegian artists and companies, in addition to assisting the Norwegian music industry by organising international trade show participation and presentations designed to increase worldwide awareness of Norwegian music. MEN has now opened an office in London, with Jonas Vebner in charge.

Norwegian Artists at The Great Escape Festival - Brighton

Norwegian Focus at The Great Escape (Norway - the official site in the UK)

The Norwegian musicians who will be at the festival are Accidents Never Happen, Ane Brun, Casiokids, Dylan Mondegreen, Ida Maria, Nils Bech, Sigh & Explode, Silje Nes, the Lionheart Brothers and Ungdomskulen.

by:Larm stays in Oslo

MIC Norway: by:Larm in Oslo

Scandinavia’s biggest music convention and festival, by:Larm, announces that Oslo will be the festival’s host city for the next three years.

Øya Festival

5 artists added to the Øya festival line-up: Oyafestivalen: Nyheter

CUT COPY (AU)
MOGWAI (UK)
LUKESTAR
STELLA MWANGI
COLISEUM (US)

Artists

Annie

New Annie Video - I Know UR Girlfriend Hates Me - Video - Stereogum

Ulver

paper thin walls published a review of the supreme 2005 Ulver track Christmas: Paper Thin Walls :: Single Reviews :: ULVER - Christmas [download and stream]

When

Reminder a new 2008 track from When on myspace titled The Virus: MySpace.com - WHEN - NO - Other - www.myspace.com/witchwood

# posted by DJ Martian 11:57 PM

Rock-A-Rolla - Issue 14

New issue of Rock-A-Rolla [Issue 14] features Secret Chiefs 3 on the front cover.

BIGGEST AND BEST ISSUE EVER featuring:

SECRET CHIEFS 3. Trey Spruance talks SC3, Mr Bungle and Middle Eastern philosophy in an exclusive, MASSIVE interview!

PLUS: ASVA, ZU, BORIS, WHITE MICE, 5IVE, BIRCHVILLE CAT MOTEL, FUCK BUTTONS, KINSKI, WHY?, UNEARTHLY TRANCE, OCRILIM, LABEL FOCUS: CHOCOLATE MONK

Plus 150 releases reviewed, including all the latest albums, limited edition vinyl, CD-Rs, cassettes and tons more!

Plus live action: Dillinger Escape Plan, Dälek, Queens Of The Stone Age, Black Dice, Earth, Enablers, Orthodox, Prurient, Weedeater, Burial Hex, Instal Festival, Maximum Black Festival, Whitehouse!!!

# posted by DJ Martian 11:49 PM

Monday, April 28, 2008

Music Links Roundup - Update - April 28th

Some links of interest:

now in blog format: Antenna

new issue of Mojo unfortunately features the ghastly Paul Weller on the front cover: Mojo - June 2008

Mutek 2008 Full Lineup Revealed | XLR8R

latest issue of Earplug - Issue 119

April 24 - May 7

Earplug is a twice-monthly email magazine, delivering a handpicked selection of news, sounds, videos, and original features to the international electronic-music community.

and Earplug - Issue 118

April 10 - April 23

Earplug is a twice-monthly email magazine, delivering a handpicked selection of news, sounds, videos, and original features to the international electronic-music community.

Artists

Ellen Allien

more info on the upcoming album: DOTSHOP.SE - Ellen Allien: Sool

Subtle, mysterious, and minimal new 4th solo album proper by Ellen Allien. ****
Bpitch Control (BPC175CD)
May 26th, 2008

The Cure

latest news: Chain Of Flowers: Single releases
confirmed!:

Universal is going to announce full info on april 28th, 2008.
There will be 4 tracks released from the album in the lead up to its release in September - one a month for the next 4 months. A physical CD single and digital download will be made available simultaneously. The single versions are edits (each will have Mix 13 on the artwork per the attached) and not the album versions. None of the B sides will appear on the album.
The b-side on The Only One will be a song called Ny Trip'

Darkspace

2008 album: Metal News - Darkspace Sets Date For Upcoming Release ( Metal Underground . com )

Ambient black metal band Darkspace have announced their upcoming album "Dark Space III" will be released on May 30th.

Krallice

debut album: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - KRALLICE Completes Work On Debut Album

New York's KRALLICE, the black metal outfit masterminded by dynamic guitar genius Mick Barr (OCRILIM, ORTHRELM etc.) and technical music wizard Colin Marston (BEHOLD… THE ARCTOPUS, DYSRHYTHMIA, BYLA, etc.), has completed work on its self-titled debut album, to be released late July via Profound Lore Records.

Ladytron

album now streaming: MySpace.com - Ladytron - Liverpool, UK - Electro / New Wave / Other - www.myspace.com/ladytron

# posted by DJ Martian 2:05 PM

Saturday, April 26, 2008

Music Links Roundup - Update - April 26th

Some links of interest:

interesting current listening @ A Personal Miscellany - Blog Archive - Heavy listening mode

Artists

Mari Boine

MIC Norway: Mari Boine: It ain’t necessarily evil

The renowned Sámi singer and world musician Mari Boine has invited a crack set of artists and producers to remix some of her recent work. The result is the record “It ain’t necessarily evil,” an exiting compilation of new versions of Boine’s tunes by such names as The Knife, 120 days, Henrik Schwartz, Mental Overdrive and Mungolian Jetset.

Dirty Projectors

new label deal: Domino Signs Dirty Projectors - Aversion.com

Howling Bells

news update: Howling Bells work on new album | News | NME.COM

16

new label deal: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - 16 Signs To RELAPSE RECORDS

Relapse Records has announced the signing of Los Angeles, California's 16. The band's original "Dropout" lineup of Cris Jerue (vocals), Tony Baumeister (bass), Bobby Ferry (guitar) and Jason Corley (drums) is currently working on the follow-up to 2003's "Zoloft Smile" (At A Loss Recordings), due later in the year.

Stereolab

interview: Pitchfork: Stereolab's Tim Gane Talks Chemical Chords

Tiamat

album streaming: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - TIAMAT: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

Yeasayer

interview: L.A. RECORD - Blog Archive - YEASAYER: AS UNCOOL AS POSSIBLE

# posted by DJ Martian 11:12 AM

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Music Links Roundup - Update - April 24th

Some links of interest:

latest metal column: Pitchfork Feature: Column: Show No Mercy

the wacky music world of the NME: The NME Future 50 - Sound Opinions Message Board: The Future 50 - The Bands, artists and innovators driving music forward

Ghostly International: RA: Ghostly Swim: Free album download. Music News

record label joining the PostEverything collective: PostEverything: News: OTHER ELECTRICITIES - available now on PE

Expo Brighton

Expo Brighton : Expo Brighton: 4-6 July 2008 The UK’s largest weekend of free sound art and experimental music.

Artists

Agalloch

news update: Agalloch - Part Ways With Record Label - Metal Storm

Arkan

new signing: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - ARKAN Signs With SEASON OF MIST

Season of Mist has announced the signing of ARKAN, the band led by ex-THE OLD DEAD TREE drummer Foued Moukid. The group's debut album, "Hilal", is scheduled for release on June 16 in Europe and July 8 in North America.

Arms

new Artist profiled: No 307: Arms | Music | guardian.co.uk Music

Kids Aflame is released by Melodic on June 9, preceded by the single Whirring.

Christopher D Ashley

interview: CHRISTOPHER D. ASHLEY: Fact Magazine

Ava Inferi

news update: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - AVA INFERI: New Album Title Announced

"Blood of Bacchus" as the title of its third album, due later in the year via Season of Mist.

Burial

mix compilation: brooklynvegan: Burial to Mix Next DJ-Kicks

Matthew Dear

interview: themilkfactory - INTERVIEW: MATTHEW DEAR A Day In A Life

Fieldwork

new album by Vijay Iyer / Steve Lehman / Tyshawn Sorey as Fieldwork: Fieldwork - Door

Scott Kelly

new album: DOTSHOP.SE - Scott Kelly: The Wake

Neurot (NR060CD)
April 28th, 2008

The Mars Volta

news update: Metal Hammer - News Article: The Mars Volta Working On New Albums

Silje Nes

news update: Silje Nes To Tour The UK Next Month — News — AngryApe

Our Sleepless Forest

2008 album: DOTSHOP.SE - Our Sleepless Forest: Our Sleepless Forest

Multi-layered, complex and dense ambient psychedelic machine space rock ****

Resonant (RESCD028)
May 5th, 2008

Opeth

video: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - OPETH: Porcelain Heart Video Posted Online

The Red Masque

2008 album: avant-progressive : Message: New Album by The Red Masque

The Red Masque are pleased to announce that work on their new album, Fossil Eyes, is finally complete and is being sent off to the record label.

Smile Down Upon Us

new album: DOTSHOP.SE - Smile Down Upon Us: Smile Down Upon Us

Static Caravan (VAN161CD)
June 2nd, 2008

Toby Tobias

new album: RA: Toby Tobias's space shuffle. Music News

Space Shuffle' will be released on Rekids on June 23, 2008.

Trentemøller

news update: GIGWISE, Exclusive: Roxy Music's Bryan Ferry For New Trentemoller Album

Danish techno legend Anders Trentemøller has revealed to Gigwise that Roxy Music’s Brian Ferry Will be singing on his second album.

Steve von Till

new album: DOTSHOP.SE - Steve von Till: A Grave Is A Grim Horse

Neurot (NR055CD)
April 28th, 2008

# posted by DJ Martian 2:03 PM

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Moonspell - Album Streaming Widget

Now this is how to do Internet Marketing & Music ! listen to the new Moonspell album via a Widget !

BLABBERMOUTH.NET - MOONSPELL: Night Eternal Widget Available

One month before the release of their new studio album, Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL and SPV have unleashed the "Night Eternal" widget (see below), featuring the entire album stream, a "Making Of the Scorpion Flower" video (featuring former THE GATHERING singer Anneke van Giersbergen) and a blog from MOONSPELL singer Fernando Ribiero.

listen to the album:

# posted by DJ Martian 7:47 PM

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

BURST: New Album Title Revealed: Lazarus Bird

One of the most anticipated rock albums of 2008 has been announced: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - BURST: New Album Title Revealed - Lazarus Bird - due for release on Relapse this Autumn.

# posted by DJ Martian 4:33 PM

Kayo Dot - Blue Lambency Downward: Album Now Streaming

Kayo Dot are streaming their new album, Blue Lambency Downward, which will be released May 6th on Hydra Head

Listen to one of the defining art-rock albums of 2008: bluelambencydownward.com

# posted by DJ Martian 1:43 PM

Uncut - New Issue

David Bowie features on the front cover of Uncut magazine.

Are Uncut changing their publishing cycle to the end of the month? rather than the first Thursday of the month?

free CD ‘REBEL REBEL’
20 track tribute to DAVID BOWIE featuring MOTT THE HOOPLE, NICO, KING CRIMSON, MERCURY REV, SIGUE SIGUE SPUTNIK, to name just a few.

# posted by DJ Martian 1:39 PM

Terrorizer - New Issue

New issue of Terrorizer magazine features Deicide on the front cover. On sale in the UK on Thursday. Apparently there is a bonus CD compiled by Fenriz if you buy Terrorizer in Tesco ! [I have never seen Terrorizer on sale in Tesco ! So maybe they have signed a new distribution deal?]

Terrorizer #170 April 2008

Feature Highlights:
DEICIDE + NORTTSTAR OF ASH + WILDILDLIFE + SOILENT GREEN + WARRELL DANE + VENOMOUS CONCEPT + ZIMMERS HOLE + UNEARTHLY TRANCE + THEE SILVER MT. ZION + IN FLAMES + FIREWIND + TRINACRIA

#170 - Fear Candy Track Listing

1 -- Deicide -- In The Eyes Of God --4.43
2 -- Testament -- More Than Meets The Eye --4.33
3 -- Soilent Green -- Antioxidant --4.11
4 -- Firewind -- Mercenary Man --3.29
5 -- Korpiklaani -- Keep On Galloping --4.08
6 -- Kiuas -- The Decaying Doctrine --4.52
7 -- Time Has Come -- Ignorance Is Bliss --2.54
8 -- Trinacria -- Part V: Breach --4.37
9 -- Mourning Beloveth -- The Sickness --4.59
10 -- Jex Thoth -- (Equinox Suite D) The Damned And The Divine --5.06
11 -- Harkonin -- Nocturnal Rebirth --4.36
12 -- Storming Darkness -- Weaved Of Worms --3.48
13 -- Venomous Concept -- Chaos --1.29
14 -- Backfire! -- Pushing My Failures Away --2.52
15 -- Warrel Dane -- Obey --3.14
16 -- Derelict Sermon -- Day Of Helga --4.50
17 -- Buio Omega -- Spawned By The Winds Of The Black Death --4.28
18 -- Sharp End First -- Nameless --4.41
19 -- Puke -- Blod --2.50

DISC 2 -- Fenriz Presents The Best of Classic '80s Metal...And Punk! EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE IN TESCOS!: 10 Tracks!

1 -- Dream Death -- Back From The Dead --
2 -- Necrophagia -- Forbidden Pleasure --
3 -- Manilla Road -- Necropolis --
4 -- Cirith Ungol -- Edge Of A Knife --
5 -- Adrenaline O.D. -- Survive --
6 -- English Dogs -- Premonition --
7 -- Slaughter -- Tales Of The Macabre --
8 -- Repulsion -- Black Breath --
9 -- Onslaught -- Steel Meets Steel --
10 -- Sacrilege -- The Captive --

# posted by DJ Martian 1:33 PM

Monday, April 21, 2008

Music Links Roundup - Update - April 21st

Some links of interest:

music blogs to check:
TheLeftHandPath.com
Notable Noise
take the pills - P!O!P like that!
Windy Weather

music blogs feature: Killian Fox on a new generation of music blogs | News | guardian.co.uk Music

A new generation of music blogs, which let you listen to songs as you read about them, are blazing a trail for bands worldwide

BBC Sound Index

Click to download | Rock | guardian.co.uk Music

With record sales tumbling as online listening rockets, the Beeb has essentially created a next generation music chart. Every six hours, the Sound Index trawls the net's biggest music sites - Bebo, MySpace, Last.FM, iTunes, Google and YouTube

homepage of bbc's new meta music project: BBC - Sound Index

just how awful is the mainstream in 2008 ...take a look ..: BBC - Top 1000 from the Sound Index - 2008-04-21

Observer Music Monthly article: A second summer of love: 20th anniversary of acid house | Electronic | guardian.co.uk Music

Twenty years ago acid house and a new drug arrived in Britain's clubs to incite the biggest revolution in youth culture since the Sixties' summer of love.

latest metal column: PopMatters | Columns | Adrien Begrand | Blood and Thunder | Into the Void: John Darnielle on Sabbath, Extreme Metal, and Indie Rock - includes a review of the mighty: Mar de Grises - Draining the Waterheart (Firebox)

Southbank Centre - All Events - Meltdown

Massive Attack's Meltdown

Saturday 14 - Sunday 22 June 2008

FULL LINE-UP FOR MASSIVE ATTACK'S MELTDOWN ANNOUNCED

Artists

Harold Budd

new 2008 album: (amb) HAROLD BUDD / CLIVE WRIGHT - A Song For Lost Blossoms

Chandeliers

new 2008 album: Pickled Egg CD Shop: CHANDELIERS - The Thrush

Chandeliers are a Chicago-based quartet that represent a phenomenon of unclassifiable modern music. Comprised of multi-instumentalists from Chicago's blossoming young avant-rock scene, they have created a unique, and live, electronic sound.

Demiurg

new track: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - DEMIURG: Another New Song Posted Online

Peter Gabriel

Gabriel Real World News: Big Blue Ball, black and blue Vinyl 2 LP, CD

new Peter Gabriel collaboration project album: Big Blue Ball

Glorior Belli

new signing: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - GLORIOR BELLI Signs With CANDLELIGHT RECORDS

Ida Maria

2008 debut album: MIC Norway: Ida Maria: Fortress around my heart

Massive Attack

news update: Massive Attack Working With Horace Andy On New Album — News — AngryApe

Opeth

Metal Hammer - News Article: New Opeth track to listen to

Portishead

new album now streaming: Third – Portishead – Listen free at Last.fm

Satyricon

new ep announced: Satyricon:

My Skin Is Cold June 2, 2008
Our new EP which comes as a 7 inch gatefold vinyl single including a 5 track CD is now on its way. This will be the only physical version of the EP and the packaging is truly one of a kind! The tracklisting is as follows:

MY SKIN IS COLD(exclusive)
LIVE THROUGH ME(Re-mastered, original version only released as bonus song on the LP edition of ”Volcano”)
EXISTENTIAL FEAR-QUESTIONS(Re-mastered, original version only released as bonus song on the LP edition of ”Volcano”)
REPINED BASTARD NATION(Live and turbocharged from the ”Gjallarhorn” show at Sentrum Scene, Oslo, November 2006)
MOTHER NORTH(Live from the ”Gjallarhorn” show at Sentrum Scene, Oslo, November 2006)

Cover and song excerpt on the entry page of this website.

The EP will be relased via Roadrunner Records in the world except Norway where Satyricon's new partner for Norway, Indie Recordings will release it. The release date is June 2 for all countries and it will also be released digitally via iTunes and other outlets who sells music digitally.

Spectrum Meets Captain Memphis

new 2008 album: DOTSHOP.SE - Spectrum Meets Captain Memphis: Indian Giver

This is a once-in-a-lifetime musical meeting, and the resultant album could only have come from these two musical icons.
Birdman (BMR105CD)

Stereolab

new 2008 album: Pitchfork: Stereolab to Issue Chemical Chords in August

T.Raumschmiere

new track and 2008 album announced: Gothtronic | News: New T.Raumschmiere Track Online

Underworld

live broadcast on Wednesday: Underworld Announce Live Internet Broadcast This Week — News — AngryApe

On Wednesday 23rd April at 6pm GMT, the band will perform live on UnderworldLive.com to kickstart the online channel.

# posted by DJ Martian 1:33 PM

Friday, April 18, 2008

Music Links Roundup - Update - April 18th

Some links of interest:

US music festival: Austin City Limits - Lineup

Label feature: Drowned in Sound - Features - The House that punk built: Italians Do It Better

Artists

B12

2008 Album: themilkfactory - NEWS: B12 release first new album in 12 years

David Byrne and Brian Eno

superb news: Drowned in Sound - News - David Byrne and Brian Eno finishing up new record

Darkseed

reissues: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - DARKSEED Albums To Be Reissued

Poland's Metal Mind Productions will re-release three albums from Munich, Germany's DARKSEED — "Spellcraft", "Give Me Light" and "Diving Into Darkness" — on May 5 in Europe (July 8 in the USA via MVD).

Gas

More info: RA: Gas in retrospect. Music News

The Gas 'Nah un Fern' 4CD boxset is out on Kompakt on May 26, 2008. Wolfgang Voigt's 'Gas' also arrives on Raster-Noton on the same day.

Glissando

Debut album: Drowned in Sound - News - Glissando announce new album and tour

Leeds experimental duo Glissando release their long-awaited new album With Our Arms Wide Open We March Towards The Burning Sea on June 23rd through Gizeh Records.

Lindstrom

Album delayed: LINDSTRØM: NEW ALBUM OUT 18TH OF AUGUST

Due to some delays with the mixing of the album, Lindstrom`s "Where You Go I Go Too" album will be released worldwide the 18th of August 2008 on Smalltown Supersound/Feedelity. More details soon.

Melodyguild

New album: Projekt: Melodyguild(with Suzanne Perry)- Aitu

Suzanne Perry - the vocalist for Love Spirals Downwards - returns with her first new collection of work in almost a decade. Fronting the driving shoegazer / dream-pop quartet Melodyguild, her always fluid and enchanting vocals take on new power and depth. A must for lovers of Tearwave, Mira, Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine, Autumn’s Grey Solace and of course, Love Spirals Downwards.

Plej

new 2008 album and tracks to listen to: Myspace.com Blogs - New songs up! - Plej MySpace Blog

So our new album "Home is where your heart was" is just around the corner so I thought it would be a good idea to upload two songs from it

# posted by DJ Martian 1:38 PM

Metacritic 2008 Albums

For some reason Metacritic.com has still not created a separate 2008 albums ranking webpage, however you can sort by recent scores.

how the the critical mainstream rates 2008:

90 Protest The Hero
88 Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
85 Bon Iver
84 Raheem DeVaughn
83 Meshuggah
83 Drive-By Truckers
83 Erykah Badu
82 Sun Kil Moon
82 Jim White
82 Vampire Weekend
81 The Dodos
81 Atlas Sound
80 American Music Club
80 Fuck Buttons
80 Destroyer
80 British Sea Power
80 Los Campesinos!
79 The Gutter Twins
79 Kevin Ayers
79 Why?
79 Die! Die! Die!
79 Kaki King
79 DeVotchKa
79 R.E.M.
79 Black Mountain
78 Goldfrapp
78 Hot Chip
78 Magnetic Fields
78 k.d. lang
78 Jason Collett
78 Nada Surf
77 Flogging Molly
77 She & Him
77 Super Furry Animals
77 Neon Neon
77 Young Knives
77 Dengue Fever
77 The Black Keys
77 Headlights
77 The Long Blondes
77 Xiu Xiu
76 Stephen Malkmus
76 Howlin Rain
76 Man Man
76 Gnarls Barkley
76 Pride Tiger
76 Bob Mould
76 These New Puritans
76 Ray Davies
75 Shelby Lynne
75 MGMT
75 Plants and Animals
75 Murder By Death
75 Foals
75 Sheryl Crow
75 The Raconteurs
75 Kathleen Edwards
75 Mystery Jets
75 The Breeders

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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Metal News Roundup - April 16th

Some links of interest:

Artists

Eternal

news update: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - THE ETERNAL Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

Keep of Kalessin

BLABBERMOUTH.NET - KEEP OF KALESSIN: Kolossus Album Trailer Available For Download

Oceans of Sadness

news update: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - OCEANS OF SADNESS: Studio Report Posted Online

Orakle

Highly recommended for fans of Arcturus: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - ORAKLE: New Song Posted Online

French "sophisticated black metal" band ORAKLE has posted a new song, Dépossédés (Le Miroir sans Tain)", on its MySpace page. The track comes off the group's sophomore album, "Tourments & Perdition", due on May 26 via Holy Records.

Textures

album stream: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - TEXTURES: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

Withered

2008 album: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - WITHERED Completes Work On Folie Circulaire

Atlanta's WITHERED have completed work on the band's forthcoming record, "Folie Circulaire", which will see a June 24 release through Prosthetic Records.

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

DON CABALLERO - Plan new 2008 Album

News for math-rock fans: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - DON CABALLERO To Enter Studio This Week

Seminal instrumental band DON CABALLERO will enter Rust Belt Studios in Michigan this week with producer/engineer Al Sutton to record its new full-length album, titled "Punkgasm".

"Punkgasm" is expected to see a late summer release via Relapse.

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Captain - New 2008 Tracks on myspace - new album Distraction due in the Summer

One of the better melodic British pop rock bands Captain of recent years are back with new music ! 2 new 2008 tracks on myspace: MySpace.com - Captain - London, UK - Indie / Surf / Melodramatic Popular Song - www.myspace.com/captaintheband

First single: Keep An Open Mind due May 5th

The 2nd album is titled: Distraction due this Summer on EMI

Captain - Keep An Open Mind Video

Keep An Open Mind, released on May 5th 2008 through EMI Records. The single is taken from their second album, Distraction due for release this summer.

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Monday, April 14, 2008

New Album: RADIOACTIVE MAN - Growl

New Radioactive Man album: Press Release : GROWL - RADIOACTIVE MAN (Control Tower Records with fabric) - Fabric London Press Website

Release Dates: 12/05/08

This album seems to have slipped under the news radar.

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Recommended Read: blissblog: SOME RECORDS I'VE BEEN FEELING LATELY

Some how I missed Simon Reynolds mega blog post: blissblog: SOME RECORDS I'VE BEEN FEELING LATELY

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Sunday, April 13, 2008

Music Links Roundup - Update - April 13th

Some links of interest:

music blogs to check:

Car Parts, Bottles, & Cutlery
colour ride
The Mire - blog from The Wire magazine
movestill
The Music Blog
n e u s o u n d s .
Soundcheck Magazine - Based in Austin, Texas
TRASH MENAGERIE

a live music performance blog: Handheldshows

a list collated by a rym user from Pitchfork 2008 review scores: Pitchfork's 50 Highest Rated Albums of 2008 - Rate Your Music

I don't worship Pfork, this is just to compare with their "best of" list at the end of the year and see how similar the two are.

webradio: Shinto Records - Shinto Radio

Shinto Radio features over 36 hours of Gothic and Industrial Classics with an eclectic mix of obscurities and underground debauchery.

Trip Hop: Bristol Time: The return of a trip-hop legacy - Features, Music - The Independent

Feature by k-Punk: GARY NUMAN`S ALIEN POP: Fact Magazine

With the re-release of Tubeway Army's Replicas LP, K-Punk finds this oblique, melancholic masterpiece to be just as out of place as it was first time around.

Interviews:

Auburn Lull

somewherecold.com :: there's a chill in the air...

Daedelus

TRASH MENAGERIE |LA's Dandy Maestro: Daedelus Interview

Geoff Barrow of Portishead

He takes it very seriously and thinks the world's going to end at any minute. In a musical sense he's very dark| Pop | guardian.co.uk Music

Note: the next roundup update will focus on Artist news.

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Friday, April 11, 2008

CULT OF LUNA: New Album Title: Eternal Kingdom

BLABBERMOUTH.NET - CULT OF LUNA: New Album Title Revealed as Eternal Kingdom

Due June 16th in Europe and July 8th US

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New Issue: The Wire: May 2008

New issue of The Wire: May 2008 features Wolfgang Voigt on the front cover.

On The Cover: Wolfgang Voigt: With the rerelease of his classic, controversial GAS series, the Kompakt/Profan/Studio 1 founder and Cologne minimal architect talks psychedelic forestry with Rob Young. Plus: Interviews with Max Eastley, Kan Mikami, Dean Roberts, Jon Hassell, Dexplicit and Frans de Waard, Carl Craig's Invisible Jukebox, AV Festival in Cross Platform, Underground Resistance artist Abdul Quadim Haqq's Inner Sleeve, Lawrence English's Epiphany and more

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Thursday, April 10, 2008

Music Links Roundup - Update - April 10th

Some links of interest:

music blog to check: Fuck yeah! Go team!

Glasto: The sounds of summer: Has Glastonbury lost its mojo? - Features, Music - The Independent

IMHO the real reason of slow Glastonbury sales - a useless mainstream line up !

the Glasto bookers are completely out of touch ! Look as at the headliners: The Verve a washed up band that commercially peaked 10 years ago, a mainstream celebrity rapper Jay Z and the gormless retro rock of Kings of Leon - you wouldn't turn up to see this lot if there was a freebie concert in your local city / town - let alone travel to see them in a muddy field in the West Country!

Upcoming Albums distributed by Cargo in the UK: Cargo Records UK: Cargo Collective: May 08

Artists

Agua de Annique

news update: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - Former THE GATHERING Singer Working On More Rock-Oriented New Material

Amaseffer

BLABBERMOUTH.NET - AMASEFFER Signs With INSIDEOUT MUSIC

AMASEFFER, the "holy project" featuring guest appearances by Mats Levén (KRUX, ex-THERION, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN), Angela Gossow (ARCH ENEMY) and Kobi Farhi (ORPHANED LAND), has inked a deal with InsideOut Music.

Arkaea

news: Fear Factory members start new project

Fear Factory members Christian Olde Wolbers (guitar) and Raymond Herrera (drums) announce the debut album of their new group, Arkaea.

Chatelaine

Toni Halliday of the UK group Curve is back as Chatelaine

Excepter

2008 album: DOTSHOP.SE - Excepter: Debt Debt

Throbbing, dense, and dripping black. A post-post-post-punk monster, a dance-haze prototype, and a technological mayhem

Paw Tracks (PAW021CD)
April 14th, 2008

Mark Henning

2008 album: RA: Mark-Henning releases Jupiter Jive. Music News

Mark Henning's 'Jupiter Jive' is released on Soma on June 23, 2008.

High Contrast

mix album reviewed: RA: High Contrast - Watch the Ride - Album Review

Jacaszek

2008 album: DOTSHOP.SE - Jacaszek: Treny

Dimly-lit beautiful post-classical music. An introspective, lamenting, and dense musical canvas. Highly recommended

Miasmah (MIACD007)
April 14th, 2008

Juvelen

New album now streaming: Juvelen - highly recommended if you enjoy Prince oriented funky electronic pop

Leander

2008 album: DOTSHOP.SE - Leander: Pass Fail

Warm, engaging electronic pop from a lovely London label the that gave us Team LG (Psapp before they got rich and famous) ***

Kennington (KENCD2)
April 14th, 2008

Loco Dice

2008 album: RA: Loco Dice releases 7 Dunham Place. International News

Loco Dice's 7 Dunham Place will be released on Desolat on May 27, 2008.

Logistics

2008 album: DOTSHOP.SE - Logistics: Reality Checkpoint

The daddy of icy cold drum & bass rollers & stormers...

Hospital (NHS134CD)
April 14th, 2008

Mugison

DOTSHOP.SE - Mugison - Mugiboogie

Mugiboogie (MUG006CD)
May 26th, 2008

Scar Symmetry

news update: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - SCAR SYMMETRY: New Album Artwork Revealed

Swedish metallers SCAR SYMMETRY will release their third CD, "Holographic Universe", on June 20 via Nuclear Blast Records.

Twine

at last...themilkfactory - NEWS: Twine set to release new album on Ghoslty titled Violets on June 17th

Yasushi Yoshida

2008 album: DOTSHOP.SE - Yasushi Yoshida: Little Grace

Noble Records (CXCA1228)
April 25th, 2008

Filed under:- Avant-garde/ModernComp/Mnmlst

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Tuesday, April 08, 2008

The Notwist - The Devil, You + Me

Front cover:

The Devil, You Me by The Notwist : Reviews and Ratings - Rate Your Music

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Updated: Top Albums of 2008 @ rateyourmusic.com

just updated: Top 1000 Albums of 2008 @ rateyourmusic.com

Currently at number 1: Sun Kil Moon - April

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Monday, April 07, 2008

Pitchfork.tv | beta: Launched

Launched today: Pitchfork.tv | beta

# posted by DJ Martian 2:12 PM

Music Links Roundup - Update - April 7th

Some links of interest:

reminder: Drowned in Sound - News - Supersonic 2008: tickets on sale now

Artists

Barry Adamson

interview @ troubled-diva.com Interview: Barry Adamson.

Oren Ambarchi

interview: Oren Ambarchi interview by Dan Rule - article - Cyclic Defrost Magazine

Annie

via Teletext Music News Annie - new album titled: Don't Stop - due in July.

Blut Aus Nord

BLABBERMOUTH.NET - BLUT AUS NORD: New Album Track Listing Revealed

The Notwist

video: YouTube - The Notwist: Where In This World

Portishead

GIGWISE, Portishead To Debut Forthcoming Album On TV

TÝR

BLABBERMOUTH.NET - TÝR: Land Delayed; Artwork Revealed

Faroe Islands metallers TÝR will release their fourth full-length album, "Land", on May 30 in Europe and June 10 in the U.S. via Napalm Records.

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Friday, April 04, 2008

Extreme Metal Webzine: Teeth of the Divine

a metal webzine just launched: Teeth of the Divine run by some folks that were involved with DigitalMetal.com

about

We are an extreme music entertainment website, focusing on album reviews, blogs, interviews, news, podcasts, and community. Basically, we’re not re-inventing the wheel. Only making it rounder.

Our staff includes veteran journalists, artists, and commentators. Some of our top contributors write for national print magazines (Metal Maniacs, Decibel, Resound, Metal Edge, Unrestrained!, Exclaim!) and popular and respected online publications (DigitalMetal and MetalReview).

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Thursday, April 03, 2008

Music Links Roundup - Update - April 3rd

Some links of interest:

metal roundup: brooklynvegan: This Week In METAL (04/02/08)

Artists

Cut Copy

interview: CUT COPY: Fact Magazine

Kelley Polar

interview: RA: In search of Kelley Polar - Feature / Interview

My Morning Jacket

Album artwork: Pitchfork: My Morning Jacket Reveal Evil Urges Album Cover

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Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Music Links Roundup - Update - April 2nd

Some links of interest:

Klaus Dinger has died: Pitchfork: Neu!/Kraftwerk Drummer Klaus Dinger, R.I.P.

release schedule: Pitchfork: The Pitchfork Guide to Upcoming Releases: Spring 2008

latest column: Pitchfork Feature: The Month In: Grime / Dubstep

Artists

Vast Aire

CMJ News Story: Vast Aire Talks New Solo Album - Dueces Wild, out June 24 on One Records.

Burst

one of the most anticipated rock albums of 2008: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - BURST Begins Recording New Album

Swedish progressive metal outfit BURST has entered Bohus Sound Studio in Kungälv, Sweden to begin recording its new album for a late 2008 release via Relapse Records.

Tord Gustavsen

interview: Tord Gustavsen: Being there

Meat Beat Manifesto

interview: Igloo Magazine :: Profiles :: MEAT BEAT MANIFESTO :: It's all about the rhythm

MEAT BEAT MANIFESTO :: It's all about the rhythm

I had the rare opportunity to speak with Jack Dangers of Meat Beat Manifesto a couple of weeks prior to the release of their latest full length Autoimmune coming out Spring 2008. As Jack prepares to embark on yet another tour in support of their latest full-length, we take the time to discuss several key elements that define Meat Beat Manifesto.

Motorpsycho

new album profiled: MIC Norway: Motorpsycho: Little Lucid Moments

New album out from the Norwegian band first in line for knighthood: Motorpsycho’s Little Lucid Moments gives us the band in reinvigorated, complex and eventful form: the record is a four piece suite of deliciously engulfing music.

The Shortwave Set

new album: The Shortwave Set Replica Sun Machine : New Album Announced — News — AngryApe - Replica Sun Machine is released on May 28th,

Yeasayer

interview: An interview with Yeasayer | The Line Of Best Fit

# posted by DJ Martian 10:43 PM

Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Music Links Roundup - Update - April 1st

Some links of interest:

2007 list: bwank!: Top 100 of 2007 (1-49)

new magazine in PDF format: eartrip - a journey for your ears

eartrip - the first issue

Hello.

Well here it is - the first issue of 'eartrip', a new magazine focussing on jazz and experimental musics. In this issue, there are articles on jazz blogs, on New York bassist and composer William Parker, on the recent collaboration between Anthony Braxton and Cecil Taylor, and on free improvisation, as well as extensive album and gig review sections, and an interview with British jazz pioneers Mike and Kate Westbrook.

The magazine is available, in PDF Format

Artists

Cult of Luna

news update: Cult of Luna - Official Website

The recording of our new album is now finished and we have started the mixing process. Album title and release date are not yet confirmed but expect news about that soon.

Jan Jelinek

interview: RA: Jan Jelinek: Together and alone - Feature / Interview

Ingrid Olava

profiled: MIC Norway: Juliet’s Wishes: Ingrid Olava and the new maturity.

Finally Ingrid Olava’s debut album is here. After months of waiting Juliet’s Wishes was released yesterday, march 31st.

Primordial

interview: PRIMORDIAL: Passion Aflame | APESHIT [Features]

Red Harvest

BLABBERMOUTH.NET - RED HARVEST: The Red Line Archives Release Date Changes Announced

Norway's RED HARVEST will release "The Red Line Archives" on the following dates:

Norway: April 14
UK: April 28
Rest of Europe: May 12

The CD contains "something new, something old, something borrowed, something cold," according to the band.

Xploding Plastix

Beatservice Records: Xploding Plastix back on Beatservice [alerted via itsatrap.com]

Autumn 2008 they are finally ready with a new Xploding Plastix album, released on Beatservice Records.

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