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Scandinavian Indie Digest Vol 04 Issue 09
Scandinavian Indie Digest Sun Feb 9, 1997 Volume 4 : Issue 09
There are 37 messages totalling 1075 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Non-scan indie tapes (2)
2. Thew Schedule of _Latvian Indie Tape Chain_
3. non scan indie *pop* tapes
4. non-scand: the push kings
5. alternative nation & 5ive style (no scan-indie content)
6. Reminder!!
7. Sin's Music on the TV [31-Jan-97]
8. FWD: Watermelon Men
9. Non-Scan: Mogwai
10. Finnish tape (2)
11. Fidget (3)
12. Hac ego caccavi (2)
13. Placebo
14. Slowdive - "Blue Day" ??
15. Finnhits + Icy Icy
16. The Icy Icy tape / Mutts
17. The Icy Icy tape
18. american band
19. Placebo ?
20. Non-Scan: eggstone Review
21. Il Trascurato
22. FWD: Bjork's performance at Roskilde 1994 (2)
23. Icy Icy + Northern Lights
24. NON-SCAN: the spanish tape
25. Alexander Bard (2)
26. LUSHES & TRAMPS
27. [PS] VERY COLLEGE SOCKROCK!
28. Icy Icy Ace!
29. Icy Icy addition + update
30. Fidget / Ash
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 13:17:36 +0200 (EET)
From: Roberts Galvans <se51097@lanet.lv>
Subject: Re: Non-scan indie tapes
> Sounds good but Robert do you think your ears can take something thats not
> swedish!
I'm not Swede... actually I'm from LATVIA--- I'm Latvian, my ears better
english :-)
> "as you think that British pop is crap" there's a good American band
> that you might like: "Tina, age 13"
never heard
> Pizzicato Five
isn't this Japanese band ??
RoberC
//se51097@lanet.lv
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 13:25:58 +0200 (EET)
From: Roberts Galvans <se51097@lanet.lv>
Subject: Re: Non-scan indie tapes
> I can put an american tape together but not so much pop.
> something like:
> Boss Martians/Hot Damn/Makers/Zoinks/Dog Faced Hermans/Drag/Dancing French
> Liberals of 48/Schwartzneggar/Pizzicato Five/Railroad Jerk/Alice Donut etc
>
> If you are interested send me a line: beluga.tsg@stockholm.mail.telia.com
I'm all for it :-)
RoberC
//se51097@lanet.lv
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 13:27:43 +0200 (EET)
From: Roberts Galvans <se51097@lanet.lv>
Subject: Thew Schedule of _Latvian Indie Tape Chain_
Girls and boys.
Here's the schedule of _Latvian Indie Tape Chain_ :
1.Albert S Sigurdson (sigurdss@helsinki.fi)
2.Robert Cumming (robert@astro.su.se)
3.Rami Nihlawi (e95_rni@elixir.e.kth.se)
4.Erik Soderstrom (chief@lysator.liu.se)
5.Michael Rehnstrom (micre215@knuten.liu.se)
6.Johan Helmstad (mdljohan@mdstud.chalmers.se)* <---I'm not sure
7.Christopher Kakkos (kakkos@dias.cti.gr)
8.Julian Minervini (tog@exit109.com)
9. Chris Forsberg (forsberg@charm.net)
10.Jim Curran (jcurran@usr.com)
11.Scott Carpenter (carpente@aa.washington.edu)
When you've recived CD,listen to it attentivly (couple times) and make
decision --- whether to make copy or not. You could bring CD to any local
radiostation (maybe they will work something out (it would be cool,if
they played something from Latvian Indie compilation))
Of course,you're welcome to send feedbacks to me (or send simply on
scan-indie mailing list) time to time let me know what is the progress of
chain
Don't keep CD "in your arms" for a long time,let other subscribers to
hear it!!!
Afterall you have to send CD to the NEXT person on the schedule (don't
improvise,as in case with Finnish Indie Tape--- "The Nothern Stars...).If
you are LAST-one on chain please send CD back to me.
I hope everything is clear--- if not e-mail me.
RoberC
//se51097@lanet.lv
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 13:57:55 +0100
From: Torsvall <marit.karls@upplandsvasby.mail.telia.com>
Subject: Re: non scan indie *pop* tapes
toby wrote:
> since there seems to be quite an interest in nonscandinavian indie
> tapes and the replies have so far been to the moor rockish spectrum of
> the indie sphere, i could compile a tape of american indiepop of the
> last say four or five years.
>
> bands included might be: my favorite, tullycraft, tiger trap,
> rocketship, madison electric, hang-ups, autocollants, push kings,
> softies, mary lou lord, elliot smith, small factory... etc.
>
> basicly bands on mikrolabels bearing a strong affiliation with the
> brittish C-86 scene - lo key, stummy guitars, melodic, and so on.
>
> let me know if you're interested.
I think it would be a great tape. I really love push kings. Looking
forward to their album which is supposed to be out now
Jonas
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Date: 31 Jan 97 15:37:49 +0000
From: "toby" <thobjon@mail.algonet.se>
Subject: non-scand: the push kings
oh yes!!!
the push king are a great band, and the've got a single out on the
swedish slowball records so i guess that justifies this mail.
and the album is out, and it's an awsome one at that. full of
charming, soulful and at times very rocking popsongs. threepart
harmonies galore and so many cool instruments that eggstone is almost
put to shame. especially the northern soulish stomper "gina g"
totally rules the turntable.
it's out on sealed fate, who also put out their second single "macy,
macy", and i know juan at freak scene had the album last week, though
he was a bit bummed that he only recieved 5 copies so they sold out
pretty quick. he's got another load coming in on febuary tenth though.
rattle his shop door then and you won't be dissapointed (since he's
also getting the new softies release "winter pagant").
take care / toby
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 15:55:54 +0100 (MET)
From: Per L}ngstr|m <s94pla@csd.uu.se>
Subject: alternative nation & 5ive style (no scan-indie content)
On Wed, 29 Jan 1997, Michael Rehnstrom wrote:
> BTW, it was a great scan-night on Alternative Nation last night, wasn't it?
yes the boredoms had me rolling on the floor laughing.
and to philip: my guess would be that the 5ive style album is a fine
sounding record if you are into laid back instrumental chicago style
"post-rock".
per
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 17:09:50 +0000
From: beluga.tsg@stockholm.mail.telia.com
Subject: Reminder!!
Hi all just to remind you tomorrow is the
RECORD FAIR (SKIVMÄSSA)
SOLNAHALLEN : "stockholm - sweden"
SATURDAY 1 FEBUARY 1997
FAIR IS OPEN 10 - 15
(T-BANA: SOLNA CENTRUM)
DISCO * 50-90MUSIC * COUNTRY * 70 TAL * POP * BLUES * TWIST * NEW WAVE *
TECHNO * ROCK'N ROLL * LITTLE JAZZ * GARAGE * PUNK * INDIE * HARDROCK *
TEENBEAT * SYMTH * TRASH * GRUNGE * ROCKABILLY * ......
are there any more? in you town maybe?
>Saturday 29/3 (Easter) Jönköping kulturhuset
Beluga
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Date: Sat, 1 Feb 1997 07:48:05 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Sin's Music on the TV [31-Jan-97]
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Scandinavian Indie MUSIC ON THE TV Scandinavian Indie
January 31 -> February 6
by Erik Soderstrom (chief@lysator.liu.se)
Day Date Artist/What TV Program Channel Time
--- ----- ---------------------- ------------------- ----------- -----
Fri 31/1 -
Sat 1/2 Unplugged Unplugged MTV Europe 23.00 R
Unplugged Unplugged MTV Europe 23.30 R
Sun 2/2 Video Top List Toppen Z-TV 17.15 R
This Perfect Day S|ndags|ppet SVT 1 18.15
Mon 3/2 -
Tue 4/2 Musikmagasinet Musikmagasinet Z-TV 20.00
Alternative Nation Alternative Nation MTV Europe 00.00
Wed 5/2 Video Top List Toppen Z-TV 19.15 R
Video Top List Voxpop SVT 1 19.20
Unplugged Unplugged MTV Europe 00.00 R
Unplugged Unplugged MTV Europe 00.30 R
Thu 6/2 Finnish Top List Lista FTV 17.36
Video Top List Results Voxtopp SVT 1 18.55
Popstad 97 Musikbyr}n SVT 1 19.15
Musikmagasinet Musikmagasinet Z-TV 20.30 R
Alternative Music Guide To... MTV Europe 21.30
R = Rerun
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Date: Sat, 1 Feb 1997 07:49:37 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: FWD: Watermelon Men
Forwarded mail - if anyone can help this guy/girl out - please remember
to reply to him/her directly as well as the list. Thanks!
> Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 21:04:41 -0800
> From: zeno h sieler <zeno.h.sieler@boeing.com>
> To: scan-indie-request@lysator.liu.se
> Subject: ScanRock
>
> Well hello, I'm curios if anybody can help in my pop search, I'm onto the
> Cardigans, (coming to seattle next month FEB), and an old band called the
> Watermelon Men (any body heard of them? putting the calif. garage scene
> to shame!) but need to expand my horizions any reccomendations in the pop
> vein? email me at zeno.h.sieler@boeing.com any info mucho appreciatoo
> thanks zeno
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Date: Sat, 1 Feb 1997 07:49:10 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Non-Scan: Mogwai
Interesting thing found on the UK Indie mailing list about a band called
Mogwai, who supposedly sounds something like a nice MBV-style instrumental
thing. Anyone heard them?
Anyway, Scan-content: apparently they're going to tour in Norway in March
(Stavanger, Bergen and Olso), so they might come over to Sweden while they're
there as well, and that's why I'm looking for more info (ie. what those
of you who have heard them think?).
They have a web thingie at:
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/members/jared.earle/mogwai/index.html
And you can contact them at:
Fax: 0141 552 5797
Email: eightballentertainment@compuserve.com
MOGWAI
PO BOX 15107
Glasgow G1 1US
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Sat, 1 Feb 1997 07:48:25 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Re: Finnish tape
On Sun, 26 Jan 1997, micre215@knuten.liu.se (Michael Rehnstrom) wrote about
Finnish tape:
> BTW, should it be impossible to have a norwegian or danish tape put
> together? I don't know about the indie scene in Denmark (maybe I have
> already got the hole collection of danish indie: the Ludo X-album) but I
> know that there should be enough bands in Norway (even in the city of
> Tromso alone!) to make a collection. Anyone?
There is a Norwegian Indie tape being compiled right now, as compiler
Julie Forchhammer has stated a couple of times earlier on the list.
When the tape is ready, I'll be sure to let everyone know, as she has
no longer access to the net.
When it comes to a Danish indie tape - I'm currently talking to the
Danish version of Swedish national radio program "Musikjournalen Pop"
and "Rock" (sort of) called "Rockland" (but changes name to "Beat"
soon) about the possibility of such a tape. When I know more, I'll
post the info.
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Sat, 1 Feb 1997 07:49:48 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Fidget
Did anyone watch "Voxtopp" this week (thursday at 18:55)? Did Fidget's
video manage to stay 'til next week? (I noticed they faced a pretty hard
competition)...
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Sat, 1 Feb 1997 07:48:51 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Re: Hac ego caccavi
On Sun, 26 Jan 1997, Timo Riitamaa <timo.riitamaa@pp.kolumbus.fi> wrote about
Hac ego caccavi:
> Hey, i want some comments on the tape i made too. erik should get the tape
> tomorrow or someday near tomorrow, so drop a line after you've listened to
> it a few times.... i'm allready mad about making it only a 60 min. tape. i
> should have put atleast some Isebel's Pain, Monotonics and Weepikes on it.
> well, life must go on....
Hey hey hey,
got the tape on tuesday, and have passed it on to Micke. I've only listened
to it twice so far, so here are some short thoughts:
1. Yes, you're definitely right about the "cirkus music" reference
when it comes to Aavikko... :-)
2. The Thee Ultra Bimboos songs listed on the cover are in the wrong order,
the first one on the tape is "Who Stole My Underwear" and the second
is "Hypnotized" - though I'm sure all of you will notice that as well.
3. Loved at once: Deep Turtle, Circle, 22-Pistepirkko and Jimi Tenor.
4. Question: Did Circle release two albums during 1996? Both "Hissi"
and "Zopalki" were listed as albums released 1996 on the cover
and I know Zopalki was released 1996, but what about Hissi?
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Sat, 1 Feb 1997 10:27:55 +0100
From: akesson@canit.se (Olof Akesson)
Subject: Re: Finnish tape
>>>> And I also found three new favourite bands (if their tunes on the tape
>>>> are representative for them, that is): Laika & The Cosmonauts,
>>>
>>> I've heard of them. Pekka Laine of the Hypnomen said they were the best
>>> instro-band around. What do they sound like? Is it surf or...?
>>
>> Well, this song ("The a treatment") is not really surf, even if some
>> guitars sound a bit Dick Dale-ish. There is a soul/dance groove which at
>> least I cannot resist, and I also think I hear some oriental influences.
>> I think our finnish friends (or someone else who knows them) should tell
>> us some more about this band.
Yeah, cause I wanna know more about 'em. Maybe they can be interviewed for a
future issue of Savage. So are they kind of a "Jungle Exotica" instro band?
The above description sounds pretty original and not your standard format
surf-group doing covers of "Misirlou" and "Bombora" and "the Wedge" in
various versions.
Olof Akesson
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Date: 01 Feb 1997 10:49:45 GMT
From: Elin_Olson@skola.agora.se (Elin Olson)
Subject: Re: Fidget
> Did anyone watch "Voxtopp" this week (thursday at 18:55)? Did Fidget's
> video manage to stay 'til next week? (I noticed they faced a pretty hard
> competition)...
Unfortunately they didn't make it to the top. Beaten by Offspring, Suede
and Robert Miles I believe. But #4 isn't that bad... even though we'll
not see the video next week.
Elin
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Date: Sat, 1 Feb 1997 12:04:47 +0100
From: Morten Wendell Pedersen <geofmwp@aau.dk>
Subject: Re: Placebo
Michael Rehnstrom writes:
> Then I have some questions:
>
> I know that there is a swedish band called Placebo. Last week I saw, on
> MTV's music nonstop (afternoon), a video with a band called Placebo. Are
> there two bands with this name or are the swedes taking over MTV (you could
> almost think so when watching the commercials on the channel nowadays).
Well I don not know if there is a all swedish Placebo, but I guess the
Placebo you saw on MTV actually have some swedish parts in it. Stefan Olsdal
(the bass player) is swedish, but Brian Molko (the singer )is american
and the drummer (Robert soemthing I can't remember) is Swiss well A lot of
sources will tell you different.. don't trust them ;-) ... Well I guess I
could be wrong too ;-) , but the band is London based... last year at
Eurospotting (formerly known as EBU Rock Festival) they actually represented
England as I far as I remember...
One of my friends interviewed Brian Molko at Roskilde (and lost the tape
afterwards) though I was a very short interview as after a few minutes
Slayer entered the Canopy Stage so they couldn't hear eachother :( ...
blablabla a lot of non usefull information... I'd better stop
How come that everytime I add my 0.02$ cent's I have this feeling it's
not scan-indie related :( Well maybe I should buy myself a TV and start
watching MTV to hear some swedish music ;-) )
-Morten
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Date: Sat, 1 Feb 1997 14:28:34 +0200 (EET)
From: Timo Riitamaa <timo.riitamaa@pp.kolumbus.fi>
Subject: Re: Hac ego caccavi
> 2. The Thee Ultra Bimboos songs listed on the cover are in the wrong order,
> the first one on the tape is "Who Stole My Underwear" and the second
> is "Hypnotized" - though I'm sure all of you will notice that as well.
What? they are in that order! some extraterrestrial being must have fucked
up you'r cover.... or something... ???
> 4. Question: Did Circle release two albums during 1996? Both "Hissi"
> and "Zopalki" were listed as albums released 1996 on the cover
> and I know Zopalki was released 1996, but what about Hissi?
Yes they did. Zopalki came out at the beginning of the year and Hissi was
released in december. boogie.
Timo
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Date: Sat, 01 Feb 1997 14:21:47 +0100
From: Torsvall <marit.karls@upplandsvasby.mail.telia.com>
Subject: Re: Fidget
Elin Olson wrote:
>> Did anyone watch "Voxtopp" this week (thursday at 18:55)? Did Fidget's
>> video manage to stay 'til next week? (I noticed they faced a pretty hard
>> competition)...
>
> Unfortunately they didn't make it to the top.
> Beaten by Offspring, Suede and Robert Miles I believe.
> But #4 isn't that bad... even though we'll not see the video next week.
Actually, we will see Fidget's video next week since Suede and Robert
Miles has already been on the show for three weeks which is the maximum
number of weeks they broadcast a video on Voxpop.
Jonas
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Date: Sun, 2 Feb 1997 16:51:13 +0200 (EET)
From: Hendrik Luuk <hluuk@psych.ut.ee>
Subject: Slowdive - "Blue Day" ??
Has anyone a got SLowdive's scandinavian release "Blue Day" that he/she
would like to sell? Or is there any chance of ordering it from shops or
buying from record fairs?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
hendrik
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Date: Sun, 2 Feb 1997 18:32:52 +0100
From: Michael Rehnstrom <micre215@knuten.liu.se>
Subject: Finnhits + Icy Icy
I am a bit out of phase when it comes to all these tapes that are
circulating right now. Here are some updates:
I have copied the Finnhits tape and will send it to Isabella in Lulea
tomorrow. I wait with the comments until I have listened to it more
carefully. Instead, I have some comments about the Icy Icy tape:
My comments are: It was really long since I had so much fun just from
listening to music. If this tape is representative for the people that live
on Iceland - boy, do we have some weirdos there :-). Maybe not the highest
musical quality, but that was offset by the originality. In fact, the only
band I did not really like was Ornamental (maybe they are not a bad band
when listening to them alone, but they sounded a bit too ordinary to be in
this collection). I did not understand so many words of the Texas Jesus
texts, but I had a great many laughs while listening to them. And it seems
as if everything Bjork has ever touched has turned into gold, either in
terms of money or (as was the case on this tape) in quality. Really liked
Unun, too. I guess it can be a good idea to make an excursion into the
icelandic world of music.
/Micke
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Date: Sun, 2 Feb 1997 18:51:31 +0100 (CET)
From: Martin Eksten <eksten@df.lth.se>
Subject: The Icy Icy tape / Mutts
Is it still possible to be added to this chain?
Another thing, check out Mutts' album. It rocks!
"I love my sweet remote control, it turns me on more than alcohol"
(from "Cherry Coke & Pizza Pie" by Hakan Akesson/Mutts)
Martin
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Date: Sun, 2 Feb 1997 20:17:08 +0100
From: Michael Rehnstrom <micre215@knuten.liu.se>
Subject: Re: The Icy Icy tape
Martin Eksten asked about the Icy Icy tape:
>Is it still possible to be added to this chain?
I have a strong feeling that the tape is in the hands of some mail office
or mail carrier right now. It should be on its way to Julian Minervini in
the USA. This means that Julian is the one who can add you to the list,
when he receives the tape, if there are no objections.
/Micke
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Date: Sun, 02 Feb 1997 15:49:54 -0500
From: Jason Clayton <owen@netwalk.com>
Subject: american band
do you sign american band? my name is jason clayton and i play in a
band called GRAINBELT i would like to our press kit to somebody from
your organization. could you perhaps email me back and let me know who
to send it to.
home address
jason clayton
335 crestview road
columbus, ohio
43202
thanks jason
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Date: Sun, 2 Feb 1997 22:50:59 +0100 (MET)
From: hans.lindell@rockfile.se
Subject: Placebo ?
Since there was a question about Placebo some days ago at Scandinavian
Indie and I also found an answer by Alexander Bard on the POW WOW mailing
list I pass it forward.....
> Can someone tell me if the group Placebo, that went straight in on no.4 in
> England last week, is the swedish band that has been around for a while?
> If it is, what's the story??
Placebo is a British band and has been a major hype for quite some time in
the British music press. Androgyne post-grunge guitar rock. Will be huge
for a while but are quite boring. Buy Bally Sagoo, Dr Dre's The Aftermath
or Daft Punk for more interesting listening at the moment! Forget Placebo.
Alexander
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Date: Sun, 2 Feb 1997 20:00:28 -0800
From: xander@sirius.com
Subject: Non-Scan: eggstone Review
"One thing is for sure,
I'm not happy anymore" (Birds in Cages)
This is moody album. A thread of discontent runs throughout the album.
And perhaps for that reason in particular, eggstone's lyrics have suddenly
become much more coherent and consistent than they ever were before. Not
that I didn't like their lyrics before, they were always clever and
humorous. But they always veered toward nonsense.
Now they are managing to make light fare of being miserable, or of wanting
to be miserable:
"I hope a dog will bite me,
not so I will die,
just to make me cry"
"I hope I burn my skin
while sleeping in the sun
wouldn't that be fun?" (Birds in Cages)
The best moments for me come in "Il Trascurato" (would that be "the
careless" or "the neglected" - anyone know Italian here?) and "April and
May". The first features a gentle drum machine to transport us back to our
school days, plus a jaunty little melody that makes me think of the
Mediteranean (anyone agree?). The lyrics, of course, are from the
viewpoint bullied child praying that the summer won't end, that he won't
have to go back to school and face his tormentors, and that the former
friend who leads the pack will die. (Hey, this could be a topic for
bedroom pop). It's a bitter narrative, not the sort of thing that I would
have expected from the band, but hearing how strong and (gooseflesh)
meaningful the lyrics can be here will surely make it harder for me to go
back to the nonsense that they used to do (and which I loved so much).
Earlier reviews of the album have made a good deal of "April and May" being
"the best Cardigans song ever". And I'll agree with that, but again, not
just for the sweet sounding music, but also for the lyrics which manage to
sound sweet and yet aren't exactly. The song is about a lightweight love
affair, and the opening is just about as romantically sweet as can be
imagined. Take this excerpt from the first verse (circa April or May):
"We're only surfing,
and the waves that we miss
give us time to kiss.
(Of course the wind is in charge of this.)
Around July, Per starts to wonder why he is feeling fine, and the affair
proceeds to fall apart, but not in any dramatic way, but simply:
"When our daydreams alter
into tepid water -
End of November,
I forgot your birthday but you didn't care,
and that's the end of this affair."
The band scores in my book for treating such an affair as though it were
nothing, or in my personal interpretation, as though it was worth no more
than some throwaway romantic lyric in a pop song. Commentary?
So much for everyone who expected the band to keep rocking harder and
harder (which they do do on the opening track - I guess you can't sing
about so much negativity and never give yourself a chance to let off some
steam) which is what you might expect on the basis of the eggstone track on
1995's Tambourine Studios compilation (this track, "Still All Stands
Still", appears on the new album as well, which is just the sort of thing
to annoy me). Aside from those two tracks, what I actually hear is a much
stronger presence of acoustic guitar than before.
To sum up, I like this album much better album than Somersault. This album
gets back to the sugar-slick vibe-laden arrangements of In San Diego, but
the lyrics have gone moody. I've been finding quite a bit of the record so
good that I don't dare listen to it too late in the evening for fear that I
won't be able to fall asleep afterwards. Oh, and it's got nicer artwork
than Somersault had too, even if Per's mustache looks a little
intimidating.
Alexander
Non-eggstone P.S. I won't name names, but there are quite a few people on
this list who seem to think that every message they send should have a
"highest priority" marker on it. I think that I can safely speak for quite
a few people when I say that we like your mail, but many of us would prefer
to decide for ourselves which messages are really "highest priority".
Thank you for your attention.
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Date: 3 Feb 97 13:10:12 +0000
From: "toby" <thobjon@mail.algonet.se>
Subject: Il Trascurato
"Il trascurato" does indeed mean the neglected, and though the song is
about a child being pushed around and teased, i feel the song is as
much about the grown ups as it is about children.
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Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 06:38:47 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: FWD: Bjork's performance at Roskilde 1994
Forwarded:
> Date: Sat, 1 Feb 1997 15:45:53 -0500
> From: blanket@world.std.com
> Subject: Bjork's performance at Roskilde 1994
I am looking for an audio copy of Bjork's performance at the 1994 Roskilde
festival in Denmark. I will do whatever it takes to get this recording! I
was at the fabulous show, and besides it sounding great it also has a lot
of sentimental value. if anyone knows of, or has a suggestion of where I
might be able to find this, please reply to me directly at this address:
BLANKET@WORLD.STD.COM
thanks,
Michael Garrett
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Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 11:33:18 +0100 (MET)
From: iggystooge.livevid@mailbox.swipnet.se
Subject: Re: FWD: Bjork's performance at Roskilde 1994
At 06.38 97-02-04, chief@lysator.liu.se wrote:
>Forwarded:
>
>> Date: Sat, 1 Feb 1997 15:45:53 -0500
>> From: blanket@world.std.com
>> Subject: Bjork's performance at Roskilde 1994
>
>I am looking for an audio copy of Bjork's performance at the 1994 Roskilde
>festival in Denmark. I will do whatever it takes to get this recording! I
>was at the fabulous show, and besides it sounding great it also has a lot
>of sentimental value. if anyone knows of, or has a suggestion of where I
>might be able to find this, please reply to me directly at this address:
ive got an video of that show. excellent picture and as far as i can
remember good soundquality,but mono. the footage is not so good, as you
might remember was the tent she played in overcrowed like hell so its quite
shaky. i dont have equipment to dub it to an audiocassette.//j.nilsson
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Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 16:49:30 -0500 (EST)
From: bluetonic <tog@exit109.com>
Subject: Icy Icy + Northern Lights
Hallo, I got the Icy Icy tape today. I'll send it off in the post in a day
or two. I already dubbed it, it sounds ace so far but I'll send more
complete comments once I have listened a few more times. Did someone want to
be added to this chain? If you please send me your address and I will add
it. Unless there is any objection to this from the people in change of the
tape chain. Let me know please. Maura Smule is next (and last) on the list.
I have had the time to listen to The Northern Lights Shine Bright Tonight a
few times now... The songs that I liked the most were by Super, Cassna,
Noitalinna Huraa!... I would like to hear more of this. Most of the tape I
thought was pretty good... not too special but I enjoyed it. The bands that
stick out are 22 Pistepirkko, Pansies, Supperheads, Swellheads, Aknestik,
Annel Nieddat, Laika + The Cosmonauts, Jimi Tenor, Bee Meeting. & Poverty
Stinks. Some more than others. I don't think it is proper to judge bands on
one song only though. Some thing that I strongly disliked were Good Evening
Manchester, Ultra Bimboos, and Circle... and I hated Fridge and Deep
Turtle...*shudder*. I don't want anyone to take offence, that is just my
taste in music. I tend to think that Side A is somewhat stronger but all in
all it is a very good mixertape and I am very glad to hear it. Especially
the better songs there. =)
Regards,
/julian.
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Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 11:20:12 +0200 (EET)
From: Kimmo Saaskilahti <solaris@sci.fi>
Subject: NON-SCAN: the spanish tape
Hi everybody,
I have now compiled a tape with some pop songs released on the Spanish
labels Siesta and Elefant. Most of the stuff here falls easily into the
"happy, nerdy & sensitive" category, so don't tell me you haven't been
warned... :)
If you are interested in hearing it, e-mail me (solaris@sci.fil) your:
name, e-mail address and street address
and you'll be added to this tape chain. Below are the contents of the tape
------------------------------------------------------
un rayo de sol - la musica de siesta y elefant
cara a
la buena vida (spain): en bicicleta, despues de tanto tiempo, magnesia
they go boom!! (UK): waiting for something,candy
club 8 (sweden): before I came, blue skies
minema (spain): de flux en flirt, loveless
moving pictures (spain): beauty watching tv with you, I'm a fay
red sleeping beauty (sweden): her favourite cliche, sick & tired
arabesque (UK): roma boy from brazil
cara b
le mans (spain): jersey ingles, H.E.L.L.O., cancion si te me quieres, desacierto
allen clapp (USA): brown formica table, the sunset
maylove (Japan): all I need is for your faith, lionhead fountain
PO! (UK): a page a day
pearly gatecrashers (australia): mobile girl
el joven bryan superstar (spain): abrigados
le mans (spain): jonathan jeremiah, ama hil zaigu
that's it, if you have any further questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Kimmo
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Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 13:59:14 +0100
From: micre215@knuten.liu.se (Michael Rehnstrom)
Subject: Re: Alexander Bard
A couple of minutes ago I could see the table of contents in my
"in-mailbox" being blown to pieces by some extremely evil alien. This means
that I cannot send you a copy of the message, about Placebo, from Alexander
Bard. But I guess you remember it anyway.
I take it for granted that this is the same Alexander Bard who founded the
great band Army of Lovers (if I had known about a "smiley-type" sign for
"irony" I would have put one right after the word "great" above).
Mr Bard did not like Placebo. Well, the Alexander Bard I know about does
not listen to guitar-based music, he is simply not interested in
guitar-based music. So, I guess, to ask him about guitar-based music is
like asking a dentist how a brain surgery is done: he will probably have
some basic knowledge about it, but certainly not enough to be trusted. The
difference is that a dentist would admit that he does not have enough
knowledge to answer the question. But, I guess, since Mr Bard is such an
inbelievable personality he has to say things all the time just to show the
world that he really exists.
Mr Bard also said that if we want to hear some really interesting and
innovative music we should listen to, for example, Daft Punk. I must say
that this is a historical (but maybe not great) moment in my life - for the
first time ever I agree with Alexander Bard!
/Micke, realizing that he has done of fool of himself if this is not the
same A. Bard as he thought it was, but still thinking it was worth it
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Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 08:27:31 -0800
From: xander@sirius.com
Subject: LUSHES & TRAMPS
I was wondering about the Lushes and Tramps "Brewed Live" mini album on
NONS. According to the catalogue that they sent me it seems that it may be
available again, but can anyone tell me what to expect from this band?
Thanks,
Alexander
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Date: Thu, 6 Feb 1997 15:32:39 +0100 (MET)
From: Petter Tiilikainen <burrito@ludd.luth.se>
Subject: Re: Alexander Bard
According to Michael Rehnstrom:
> Mr Bard also said that if we want to hear some really interesting and
> innovative music we should listen to, for example, Daft Punk. I must say
> that this is a historical (but maybe not great) moment in my life - for the
> first time ever I agree with Alexander Bard!
Ho-hum. Interesting? Yes, probably. Innovative? Usually, the words
"music" and "innovative" don't belong in the same sentence.
Petter
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Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 19:52:22 +0100
From: "Cilja Kwon ;)" <Cilja.Kwon@mbox300.Swipnet.se>
Subject: [PS] VERY COLLEGE SOCKROCK!
Hey! Hey! Hey!
About two minutes ago, i heard an interview with Graham, Alex and Damon on
Swedish National Radio. The program is called in Swedish "Musikkanalen" or
in english "The MusicChannel" ;) Ok, they played four songs from the
upcomming album. (I think? Bcuz i was jumping on the floor of happyness,
nirvana)
COLLAGE ROCK!
Ha! Ha! As Damon said in the interview, their sound were very "college rock".
Yes! Very LO-FI recorded/produced. Damon said they wanted to find and let
their rock beasts out. This is natural Blur. Noisy, Lo-fi and cracking the
states? Ha! Ha!
Graham said he have been scared to play lo-fi, noisy/trashy and so on ...
But now when hes sober (!) he feels he can do It and he like it this way.
He loves the noisy sound, its more him ... Nowdays ;)
But it was still very BLUR. One song had the sound of John Spencer Blues
Explosion. Rock!
TRIP HOP
They also played a "party" song that actually were Trip Hop. Just an organ
and a drum beat and Damons voice floating on the top. It sounded like ...
something i cant remember... Damn!
DINOSAUR JR
Some harmonies in some songs sounded like Dinosaur JR, maybe im wrong
(someone will hang me for this statement, ha!). But it sure was Pavement,
Sonic Youth and ... Hope the journalists will stop using the silly word
"BritPop". Wonder what they will call this? As they DO HAVE to put the
new Blur under a new name ... American Lo-Brit-Fi maybe? Eh?
SO GREAT
They played a song that Graham wrote and sings. The song were called "Youre
so great" and it was awsome ... VERY lo-fi ... I laughed my socks off bcuz
it really is night and day to the sound of "Country House". It was so fun.
I think many people will think: Is this really Blur? Nah.. It sounds shit,
doesnt it? And then a week after: Its really good, better than Mark Owen!
Isnt it? Maybe not. Celin Dion, YEAH ROCKS OFF!!!
BLUR FAKE (BIG MAC-WAY)
I wonder if some americans will think that Blur are fake, trying to sound
like their (the americans) own music (he! Country?).. Maybe good that Blur
are pals with Pavement. Maybe Blur will have some cred for that. I know this
sounds silly, but i bet someone over there will think like that. SILLY! Bcuz
BLUR is doing it GOOD, it did sound great. One song used the so called
Nirvana concepts... Eh? Nevermind. Blur are as they said honest in what they
do now.
I WAS SURPRISED
I cant review the songs that good, bcuz they only played some minutes from
them. I was so chocked bcuz somehow i thought this record "BLUR" were going
to sound like/closer to "Modern Life Is Rubbish". But i think it was very
far from that sound. Very far. Cant compare. Or can you? Hmn ...
BAD ENGLISH
Hmn ... Sorry for my bad english and i think all of you allready heard these
songs, so maybe this email will be sort to the unNecessary SHITEmails, Ha!
Ha! (I did read this through before i pressed the send buttom and i did delete
alot of crap text, belive me).
RELEASED
The album "Blur" will be released on monday here in Sweden. They will have a
tour stop here in Mars. Too bad it will be in a big arena. Best Blur concert
ive been on where at a club that only took 500, maybe 800 persons ;) It was
the "Modern Life is Rubbish" Tour. Very Sex Pistols feeling/sound live.
Great!! I do love that album.
//Daniel
Ps. I hope this email will be easy to read. Not alot of text in a row,
using small and big caps in every textline, ;D
EMAIL me!
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Date: Fri, 7 Feb 1997 01:04:02 -0500 (EST)
From: bluetonic <tog@exit109.com>
Subject: Icy Icy Ace!
Hallo,
I have listened to the Icy Icy Muzik tape quite a few times now, and I must
say I think it is fabulous. I listened to it all day today at work... It is
the best mixertape I ever heard (that I did not make for myself). Especially
considering it is all new to me. My absolute favourite on the tape is Unun,
I think that all of their songs are brilliant and catchy. I have been
singing them to myself all day. I am convinced enough to begin a proper
search for records. =) I also really loved the Texas Jesus
& Heida collaboration 'Picking Flowers', simple but unforgettable.
I was a little worried about Texas Jesús because of their 'frightening' name
but they are really special. It reminds me of rogue Blur b-sides gone
completely more mad. It does not sound that way but that seems to pop in my
head for some odd reason. I definitely like it, very fun. There is nothing I
dislike on this mixer actually, it's just that I really love several of the
tunes. It's all very ecclectic, Gorky's + pop sensibility or something...
Labels suck though. :p
The papers that are with the tape are very informative. It is really fab to
know some of the background that I did not know. I made myself a dub a few
days ago so I am waiting to send the package off to the next subsciber. I
think someone wanted to be added to the chain so I will wait 2 more days for
that address. There is only one more person on the list after me now anyway.
Ok, so let me know.
Thanks again for the brilliant tape.
/julian.
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Date: Fri, 7 Feb 1997 13:13:53 -0500 (EST)
From: bluetonic <tog@exit109.com>
Subject: Icy Icy addition + update
Hallo again.
Martin wrote me with his address so I'll pack up Icy Icy and send it off
today or tomorrow to Maura Smale in NYC with the additions. 2 other people
asked to be included so I will add them too unless there is an objection...
No-one said anything so far so I guess it is fine. =)
Regards,
/julian.
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Date: Fri, 7 Feb 1997 20:44:40 +0100 (CET)
From: Martin Eksten <eksten@df.lth.se>
Subject: Fidget / Ash
Tonight's options were:
1. Fidget at Blekingska (Lund)
2. Ash at KB (Malmo)
"Fortunately" I didn't have to choose as I have a killer exam in
microeconomic analysis tomorrow morning... :/
Anyway, if somebody visited any of the two above mentioned gigs, please
post a review (and please tell me they sucked ;)!
In case you wanna know, I would have chosen the KB-gig.
Martin, who has missed two Ash shows in less than a year... :(
Martin Eksten (eksten@df.lth.se)
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