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Scandinavian Indie Digest Vol 01 Issue 07
Scandinavian Indie Digest Sun Apr 03, 1994 Volume 1 : Issue 07
There are 11 messages totalling 658 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. WeCD #60
2. A new Popsicle album?! (2)
3. bob hund -- p} engelska!
4. Fireside
5. holland 7"es
6. Whipped Cream
7. Forthcoming Swedish concerts (April)
8. Festival Info (2)
9. Souls Interview
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Date: Fri, 25 Mar 1994 09:59:07 +0100 (MET)
From: Petter Tiilikainen <burrito@ludd.luth.se>
Subject: WeCD #60
Fireside's 4-track cd-single is WeCD 60 !
However, there is really only one good song on this cds,
drop my shoulder, the rest (Downer, Valid Set and the fourth
escapes my mind for the moment) are not very well worked
thru.
The vocals is acceptable on Drop My Shoulder, but sounds
embarrasing on the rest.
BUT there are many good songs not yet released, and therefore
I can recommend ya'll to check out the forthcoming cd-single
'Jupiter' and the full-length album 'Fantastic Four'.
One song that I've only heard live, 'Monstersong' is one
of the best songs I've heard in this genre, where the skills
of Fireside comes to its rights.
(This song could be heard on a live show that was broadcasted
on swedish radio not long ago.....)
best regards, Petter.
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Date: Mon, 28 Mar 1994 14:31:43 +0300 (EET DST)
From: Kimmo S{{skilahti <trkisa@uta.fi>
Subject: A new Popsicle album?!
Hello!
I've heard a rumour that Popsicle will release
a new album one of these weeks. Could it be true?!
Kimmo
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Date: Mon, 28 Mar 1994 13:52:19 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Henrik Sjodin <h-sjodin@dsv.su.se>
Subject: Re: A new Popsicle album?!
On Mon, 28 Mar 1994, Kimmo S{{skilahti wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I've heard a rumour that Popsicle will release
> a new album one of these weeks. Could it be true?!
>
> Kimmo
Yes it certainly is true! It's called Abstinence, and it got pretty a
pretty good review in POP (7/10).
It's supposed to be released on the 7th of April here in Sweden.
Henrik
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Date: Wed, 30 Mar 1994 19:39:13 +0100 (BST)
From: Robert Cumming <rjc@mail.ast.cam.ac.uk>
Subject: bob hund -- p} engelska!
Hej mina v{nner,
Here it is! Having finished my other major project of the last 4.5
years (my thesis that is, phew!), I've finally got round to finishing
my attempt at translating the lyrics from Bob Hund's debut CD. I
would *really* appreciate any comments on the translation -- I am no
expert at Swedish, at least not yet anyway. Then maybe if there's
space at Wisconsin we can add it to the lyrics ftp server there! I
bet there's not much other Swedish indie music there yet...
Robert
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BOB HUND
ALLT P] ETT KORT
Jag har gl|mt min f|rsta sommar
och jag har gl|mt min f|rsta vinter med sn|
men jag har kvar en kort av min far
Jag har gl|mt min f|rsta fotboll
men det {r svart att s{ger om det spelar n}n roll
men jag har kvar en kort av min far
Jag har gl|mt min f|rsta cykel
men jag har kvar en minnesnyckel av guld
jag har kvar en kort av min far
jag minns v}r fyrsta flygtur
och jag minns en g}ng en regnsskur
jag har kvar en kort av min far
ALL ON ONE PHOTO
I've forgotten my first summer
and I've forgotten my first winter with snow
but I still have a photo of my father
I've forgotten my first football
but it's hard to say if it matters at all
but I still have a photo of my father
I've forgotten my first bicycle
but I still have a gold key <to remember it by>
I still have a photo of my father
I remember our first plane trip
and I remember a rainshower once
I still have a photo of my father
RUNDG]NG, GR[SL\K, F]GELS]NG
[r det skam att sl}ss en sommardag?
Jag tar ett andetag
Vi har v{l mer {n s} gemensamt
annars vore hela livet ensamt
rundg}ng, gr{sl|k, f}gels}ng
Jag tror du leker med min t}lamod
skall jag st{ kvar och sm}le'
du har f|r{ndrat mina |ron
jag l{ngtar efter oljud!
rundg}ng, gr{sl|k, f}gels}ng
WALKING ROUND, CHIVES, BIRDSONG
Is it a disgrace to fight on a summer's day?
I take a breath
Surely we have more than that in common
or else all of life would be lonely
walking round, chives, birdsong
I believe you're playing with my patience
shall I stay anyway and smile?
you have changed my ears
I long for noise!
walking round, chives, birdsong
KOMPROMISSEN
Visst kan jag l}ta l|jlig
men vad spelar nu det f|r roll
|nskan {r m|jligt
om viljan {r b|jlig
l}t oss }ter s} enas
alla det gamla f}r vara gl|mt
om vi f|rgrenas
mitt hj{rta f|rstenas
COMPROMISE
Certainly I can sound ridiculous
but what does that matter now
the wish is possible
if the will is flexible
so let us be united again
forget all that old stuff
if we divide
my heart will turn to stone
5 METER UPP I LUFTEN
Tvekar att s{ger n}nting alls
men noterar att det finns ord {nd}
jag beh|ver inte sp{nna armen alls
s{ du beh|over inte vrida den ur
led mig h{rifran
Doktorn sa att jag var sjuk
och jag tvekade en minut
jag sl}r mig sj{lv om jag nu vill
det v{rker mer att t{nka till
5 meter upp i luften
Jag beh|ver inte visa var jag st}r
inf|r m{nniskor som aldri kan ha fel
h|r du jag v{grar att sv{lja det du sa
gratulera du har ju jobbet kvar
Jag sl}r mig sj{lv om jag nu vill
det v{rker mer att t{nka till
doktorn sa att jag var sjuk
fast{n benen bar nig
Doktorn sa att jag var sjuk
och jag tvekade en minut
doktorn sa att jag var sjuk
fast{n benen bar nig
5 meter upp i luften
5 METRES UP IN THE AIR
I hesitate to say anything at all
but notice that there's a word anyway
I don't need to stretch my arm (at all)
so you don't need to turn the clock
lead me from here
The doctor said I was ill
and I hesitated for a minute
I (hurt) myself if I want to now
it hurts more to think (about it)
5 metres up in the air
I don't need to show where I stand
among people who can never be wrong
do you hear that I refuse
to swallow what you say
congratulate () you still have a job
I (hurt) myself if I want to now
it hurts more to think (about it)
the doctor said I was ill
though my legs carried me
The doctor said I was ill
and I hesitated for a minute
the doctor said I was ill
though my legs carried me
5 metres up in the air
FOTOALBUMET
En bro en sko
en sten en gren
en bild p} far uti arme'n
min farmor min mormor
min mor och hennes bror
min f|delsedag
mina v{nner och jag
en glad an dum
mitt lag mitt rum
min class en glass
Jonas och Niklas
Julafton i Klippan
en sommar i Skotland
min kusin och jag igen
Amerika och Spanien
P} tefat och skridsko
LA och San Francisco
v}rt bil v}rt hus
en h|g med grus
en flicka fr}n Stockholm
en pilsner fr}n Lyckholms
en ny}rssalut
en b|rjan med inget
slut
mitt fotoalbum
PHOTO-ALBUM
A bridge a shoe
a stone a branch
a picture of father
(out of) the army
my grandmothers
my mother and her brother
my birthday my friends and me
a cheerful one a silly one
my team my room
my class an ice-cream
Jonas and Niklas
Christmas Eve on Klippan
a summer in Scotland
my cousin and me again
America and Spain
On saucer and skate
LA and San Francisco
our car our house
a pile of gravel
a girl from Stockholm
a pilsner from Lyckholm's
a New Year's greeting
a beginning with no
end
my photo album
DEN ENSAMME SJ\MANNENS F\DELSEDAG
THE LONELY SAILOR'S BIRTHDAY
<instrumental>
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Date: Sat, 2 Apr 1994 20:35:28 +0200
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Fireside
Petter Tiilikainen <burrito@ludd.luth.se> wrote:
> Fireside's 4-track cd-single is WeCD 60 !
Do you have the complete information on that one. (what I need is really
the title of the single :)).
/Erik
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Date: Sun, 3 Apr 1994 04:53:52 -0800 (PDT)
From: Kevin Carhart <ukevc@mcl.mcl.ucsb.edu>
Subject: holland 7"es
Hey all, I actually have something superrelevant!!
I wrote about the MERMAID records compilation CD, "He Didn't Even
Draw a Fish on My Shower Curtain" in my newspaper column, and sent a copy
to all the contributors. This week, letters arrived from some of them,
containing music! Some of them sent me 7"es from Noet Lachten Records
in Holland!! This is wonderful, it's a wonderful pop label, does anyone
know of it?
They sent me:
Crockett and Jones "Peter Ustinov"
de Ja-Knikkers "Cactus inne Potje!" , it shows a cactus in a toilet bowl on
the front
Four One and Onlys: the clouds smell like sauerkraut
Double Hit
Euh...Euh... BEUH!! (said by a cartoon cow)
I Ludicrous
Eiswurfel Tontrager (is this right?)
the Merricks
Jowe Head (of TV Personalities)
Kitchen Cynics (from Alan)
Some of that is in German, and Alan is in Scotland, but hey! How's that
for Scandinavian Indie? Not bad for a kid in California?
in de zomer van 1986 werd voor het eerst het idee geopperd om eens een
echte carnavalsingle uit te brengen
German labels I know of: Roman Cabbage Vinyl, Blam a Bit, Little Teddy
is anyone into this stuff?
Kevin
ukevc@mcl.ucsb.edu
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Date: Sun, 3 Apr 1994 16:36:32 +0200
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Whipped Cream
Another review of Whipped Cream's latest - "HorseMountain" from the evening
paper "Expressen" 25/3 1994 -
"In a shoe store in Boden last week, the middle aged guy behind the counter
suddenly put a tape in the tape deck and played Whipped Creams brilliant
cover of 'Observatory Crest' in high volume. The Gothenburgers' psychedelic
claws cuts deeper into the swedish soul that one would suspect. The new
'HorseMountain' on the other hand, pulls in another direction. Away from
psychedelic mist and vague hints, towards the hard chords and the early
70's hard-rock. And of course, there's even a drum solo. You can almost
hear Mountin, Cream and sometimes even Black Sabbath in the background.
The style feeling is impressive and several of the songs, amongst other
the dark 'Spare Me', the rolling 'Fresh' and acoustic 'You Know The Time
Is Right', would have had given places on their albums. The question is,
where would Whipped Cream be if they used their talent and imagination
to look forward instead of back." (3 out of 5 points)
And another one from the local paper "Ostgota Correspondenten" 31/3 1994 -
"I Never ever thought that I would write something positive about a
record that contains something of the most meaningless I know in music -
a drum solo. But when Whipped Creams third album is here, it is time.
To do the unexpected and create music straight from your head isn't
very usual these days in the music world. Too much is formatted after
special designs and often unbeleivably predictable. Fortunately, there
are exceptions and Whipped Cream is one of those - because of that,
I can stand a drum solo in one of their songs. After two strong albums
filled with floating new-psychedelia they take a new step, partly. Many
songs and arrangements have a lot more distinct structures, and the
sound is more hard-hitting. There are loads of parallells to groups
like Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. Though streamlined hard-rock isn't
what this is. On the contrary. There are mountains of crazy ideas,
unexpected turns and the psychedelic vein still exists at the bottom.
The rougher tracks are mixed with pop-songs and the title track even
breaths somewhat of country. Sometimes, I think of what the "spacerockers"
Hawkwind have made in their best moments. Everything is preformed
in an excellent way, with an extra 'plus' to the guitar-phantom
Jorgen Cremonese. He's not only this country's most cocky guitarrist,
he's a brilliant producer as well (here together with Nille Perned).
There aren't many people that could find the same brilliant combination
of weight, atmosphere and force." (4 out of 5 points)
Sorry for the bad translations and probably english as well. I really need
to get myself a swedish-english dictionary one of these days.
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Date: Sun, 3 Apr 1994 16:36:11 +0200
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Forthcoming Swedish concerts (April)
Just a small notice about forthcoming good concerts in Sweden
you all should check out if you have the time.
Bob Hund (& Eggstone) - 7 April - (Barowiak?), Uppsala
8 April - Karlskrona
9 April - Skylten, Linkoping
Brainpool - 7 April - Park Lane, Gothenburg
8 April - Gino, Stockholm
9 April - KB, Malmoe
13 April - Chalmers, Gothenburg
Easy (& Whipped Cream) - 3 April - Gino, Stockholm - (Price: 100 SEK) ***
Eggstone - 15 April - Umea
16 April - Sundsvall
22 April - Varberg
Eggstone (& Bob Hund) - 7 April - (Barowiak?), Uppsala
8 April - Karlskrona
9 April - Skylten, Linkoping
Happydeadmen - 6 April - KB, Malmoe
7 April - Lund
Mufflon 5 - 8 April - Herrgar'n, Linkoping
Popsicle - 15 April - Umea
27 April - Orebro
Sonic Surf City - 29 April - Umea
Wagon - 9 April - Vaxjo
29 April - Visby
30 April - Visby
Whipped Cream - 4 April - (Barowiak?), Uppsala
22 April - Magasinet, Gothenburg
28 April - Lund
Whipped Cream (& Easy) - 3 April - Gino, Stockholm - (Price: 100 SEK) ***
*** = TONIGHT!
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Date: Sun, 3 Apr 1994 16:36:54 +0200
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Festival Info
Some dates for festivals in Scandinavia (and Holland):
23 April - Folkrocksfestivalen, Horns Hotell, Sweden
Confirmed (31/3): Jukka Tolonen, Matte Lignell.
22 - 23 May - PinkPop, Holland
Confirmed (31/3): Rage Against The Machine, Bjork,
The Charlatans, Smashing Pumpkins.
10 - 11 June - Sommarfestivalen, Karlshamn, Sweden
Confirmed (31/3): Sweet, Deep Purple, Mountain, KSMB,
Lisa Ekdahl, Bob Hund.
30 June - 3 July - Roskildefestivalen, Roskilde, Denmark
14 - 16 July - Dala-Rock, Hedemora, Sweden
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Date: Sun, 3 Apr 94 16:41:54 +0200
From: bds@ipp-garching.mpg.de (Bruce Scott TK)
Subject: Re: Festival Info
Does anyone know how much it costs to get into this one:
22 - 23 May - PinkPop, Holland
Confirmed (31/3): Rage Against The Machine, Bjork,
The Charlatans, Smashing Pumpkins.
And who to contact?
Gruss,
Dr Bruce Scott The deadliest bullshit is
Max-Planck-Institut fuer Plasmaphysik odorless and transparent
bds@ipp-garching.mpg.de -- W Gibson
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Date: Sun, 3 Apr 1994 18:26:35 +0200
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Souls Interview
Interview with "Souls" 4 February 1994 - by Erik Soderstrom & Erica Lofstrom
after a gig at "Herrgar'n", Linkoping, Sweden.
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Souls are:
Johan Karlsson (bass) Andreas Danielsson (guitar)
Cecilia Nordlund (vocals & guitar) Tony Karlsson (drums)
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Q. WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT THE GIG TONIGHT?
A. Stage-diving is always fun. That people dare to stagedive when we're
wearing suits. Maybe we're looking like a 'dansband' (folk music band)
No, but it was a good audience. Students. They're fun. <haha>
Q. ARE YOU STUDENTS?
A. [Cecilia: I've been one.] [Andreas: Me to.] [Johan: Yeah but not a
university student.] [Tony: Ah, then I've also been a student!]
[Cecilia: I'm the only one who has been a university student.]
[Tony: The rest of us is so low-educated...] [Johan: (in a southern
old man's swedish accent) We think it's a lot more fun to drink
alcohol and look at the girls, than to play music] <hahahaha>
Q. PRETTY MUCH PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT, IS IT ALWAYS LIKE THIS?
A. There has always been more people than we or those who have arranged
the gigs have expected. More and more for every gig actually, and
that makes you feel really good. We don't know why. [Andreas
Danielsson: We know why.. it's because we're the best.] <laughter>
Q. NO EXTRA NUMBERS, HOWCOME?
A. I think we gave them what they could handle. I don't think the audience
could take any more now. I think it was too much at once. We don't play
any extra numbers normally because we play a shorter set than most,
but we play as much as possible during that time. Then we finish, because
what the audience really want is to buy beer. When they have watched
the gig I mean.
Q. HOW DID YOU GET THIS GIG HERE AT HERRGAR'N?
A. Bob Hund was scheduled for this night, but apparently, their bass-player
broke his hand, arm, or whatever it was, his brain. So we got to play
instead. And I think we're a lot better than them, so I don't think
the audience was sorry about that. No, but we were scheduled to play
here in any case, but we didn't know that it would be so soon.
Q. HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE NAME 'SOULS'?
A. Actually, it's funny you should ask that. You know there are loads of
bands with 'Soul' in their names, like Soul Asylum, De La Soul etc.
We were surprised that no-one had selected just 'Souls', so we grabbed
it. <ha ha>
Q. WHERE ARE YOU FROM? HELSINGBORG OR GOTHENBURG?
A. We're from the universe, but now we live in Gothenburg.
Q. HAVE YOU RELEASED SOMETHING? ALBUMS OR SINGLES?
A. No, nothing like that. Yet. We have had two songs on two compilation CDs.
"It's Absence" on Snapology and "Boring In A Proper Way" on Life Is A
Joke. <Haha> There's a funny story behind the LIAJ compilation by the way.
You might have heard that the track really is a cover of New Order's
"5-8-6". That was not the track we wanted on the compilation. The guys
who compiled the compilation selected the wrong track from our tape but
put the right title on the CD. We've only made two covers ever, and it's
typical that they had to make a mistake and select one of those!
Q. WILL YOU RELEASE SOMETHING IN THE NEAR FUTURE?
A. Yes. A single, hopefully in April. We haven't decided what to put on it
yet though, but it feels right. It feels right to release something now.
Wait and see. [Andreas: It will probably be in May.]
Q. YOU HAVEN'T BEEN SIGNED TO A LABEL YET..
A. I'm not so sure about that... but I won't say more. We're saved, but
we don't know when there will be a release.
Q. WHEN DID SOULS START?
A. Souls was formed in 1991, about two and a half, three years ago.
Q. CECILIA, YOU USED TO SING JAZZ-IMPROVISED POP BEFORE..
A. Where have you heard that? What sources? No, but that's true. But I don't
sing that nowadays. Sometimes I do, but what I sing comes from my heart,
and I don't think about what type of music I'm singing to. I just sing.
But I like jazz, that is true. I don't know if it shows when I'm singing,
but it isn't something I'm ashamed about.
Q. DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF IDOLS?
A. I hope we will be one day. That's what we're after. <hahaha> To be an
idol, to be in Okej [Swedish popular music magazine for teens], the
middle pages. [Cecilia: And at the same time we fart like everyone
else, you know? It's good to know about that yourself.] [Andreas:
I don't fart anymore.] [Cecilia: But of course!]
Q. DO YOU GET ANY FAN MAIL?
A. We've actually received two <hahaha> from lonely young pimple-faced
men with glasses in Kalix [northern town in Sweden] <hahahaha>
No, but we have only two songs out on CD, on compilations, that
aren't very representative any more, but those who have heard them
writes us. So I guess there are two who have heard them now. <haha>
Q. BEFORE THE GIG, YOU COULD NOTICE A SCENT OF KAOS.. [they had misplaced
an amplifier and had to borrow one from a local band (Cloudberry Jam)]
A. That is probably what people remember about Souls, Kaos. We can't
change that. We have tried, really. Talked to each other. But nothing
happens. We say 'well, we got to do something about this' but no-one
has the energy to start.
Q. ANY SPECIAL THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED WHEN YOU HAVE PLAYED LIVE?
A. Yeah. <haha> Once, in Simrishamn [Sweden] something really funny
happened. Or rather, didn't happen. <haha> We came in on the scene,
looked at all the people in the audience sitting down, and started
to play. After a couple of songs, we started to wonder if they would
ever move, you know? But they didn't! Through the whole gig, no-one
moved! They just sat there. We didn't know what to think! <hahaha>
Pretty interesting experience I think.
Q. WHY DO YOU PLAY?
A. It's because we want Lind Norrman [has a column in the evening paper
'Expressen' about indie music] to write about us. <hahaha> Yes, and
Eva Kvanta, in that magazine, what was it called now, 'Snopp'?
[roughly translated: 'Dick'] [they're making fun of a magazine called
'Pop'] [all of this said very very late in the evening]
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After a while (and a couple of beers more) they said that the label they
have been signed to was 'Telegram Records', which later was announced on
the 31:st of March.
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End of SI Digest #1.07
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