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Scandinavian Indie Digest Vol 98 Issue 19
Scandinavian Indie Digest Mon, 23 Feb 1998 Volume 98 : Issue 19
Today's Topics:
Mazarine Street interview [15-Jan-98]
Music on the TV [tomorrow]
Re: collectors.
Re: Benno party(Fint Tillsamans)
Re: collectors.
Re: collectors.
Re: conserts
...news from Latvia
Re: Mazarine Street interview [15-Jan-98]
Re: Italians on scan indie
SV: Italians on scan indie
Re: Italians on scan indie
SXSW Music Festival
Re: Italians on scan indie
Sin's Music on the TV [20-Feb-98]
Sin's Upcoming Promotion Visits [21-Feb-98]
Estonian recommendations
The Mopeds live review
Re: Niklas Jonsson :)
Nordlunds new
Re: SXSW Music Festival
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Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 22:38:17 +0100
From: Erik Soderstrom <chief@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: Mazarine Street interview [15-Jan-98]
Scandinavian Indie
Presents: A short interview with
M A Z A R I N E S T R E E T
by Erik Soderstrom (chief@lysator.liu.se)
after a gig at Herrgar'n, Linkoping, Sweden, 15-Jan-98.
Mazarine Street are:
Malte Holmberg (vocals, guitar, harmonica)
Jakob Krajcik (bass)
Luciano Leiva (keyboard)
Vejde Gustafsson (drums)
PeO Bengtsson (guitar)
Henry Moore Selder (scratch, saxophone)
(c) 1998 Scandinavian Indie
Short history
Mazarine Street is a rock'n'roll band filled with soul from Stockholm
(no matter what they tell ya). They started to play together at the end
of 1994 and actually managed to release a demo before their first record,
the 7" single "Get it on", was out on Freak Scene Records (May 1995 -
only six months after the band had formed). After having played a
particularly successful set at the opening night of a new rock club in
Gothenburg, the guys booking bands at the venue took them under their
wings, and helped them getting more gigs. After a while the booking guys
got tired of waiting for something to happen with the band, so they
decided to start their own label, to get Mazarine Street out to the
general public. Fine Tone Recordings was born, and the first band on the
label? Yes, it was Mazarine Street of course. 1996 was the year and a
few months later they released their debut album "The Beast of Mazarine
Street" (April 1996). During the summer of 1996, Henry joined the band
(the only change in the line-up in the band's history) and from then on
they have been playing, recording and releasing records on Fine Tone.
Release history
1995 - MC demo
1995 - 7" single "Get it on" - Freak Scene Records
1995 - CD album "The Beast of Mazarine Street" - Fine Tone Recordings
1996 - CD-EP "Smokin'" - Fine Tone Recordings
1996 - 7" single "plays SUNRA" - Steer
1997 - CD-EP "Everyday Survivor" - Fine Tone Recordings
1997 - CD album "Thirteen Reasons to Believe" - Fine Tone Recordings
Both albums have also been released in Japan on Quattro. The band has
also appeared on compilation albums and promotion singles, not listed
here.
Independent small label
- What it is like to be signed to a small independent label like Fine Tone?
Well, it's like being in an inflamed family. Some of us actually live together
with the label owners! They have been pretty lucky when it comes to getting
grants from the government for recording and production costs and all that.
You know they are younger than all of us? It's true, younger and they really
did something with their ideas and they are still studying even! How they
learned about us? They received a demo from Juan at Freak Scene which they
thought sounded like a lot of other bands they liked, so they booked us for
a gig, and that's about it.
EMA Telstar
Mazarine Street was soon enough picked up by the mega-sized booking agency
EMA Telstar through their manager Gene Kraut (from the US, who started
the legendary radio station Bandit and who's also the manager for Pineforest
Crunch and Grass-Show).
- But they were too big. We were getting gigs at after-ski parties in
Salen, and they charged about 10.000 SEK for us. We were getting
something like 300 or perhaps 400 SEK left after each gig. These days,
the extremely indie booking agency Skrikhult is taking care of it all.
- We're not sorry about leaving EMA Telstar. At one point, they even offered
other artists and bands for half the price, if the venues booked us at the
same time... We were treated like a package. But we did get one good thing
out of all of this; the title "Mazarine Street goes Benchriding",
after one night when we actually went down one of the slopes on a bench.
Lyrics and music
Malte writes the lyrics and he is also the one who does the ground work
when it comes to the music.
- Yeah, but the music comes first. I always create a base to stand on, then
everything else is added in the studio. But the lyrics are always added last,
when everything else is ready, and I mean everything. When we're recording
demos for an upcoming record, I never have the lyrics ready. I'm usually like,
'Mmmmmm hmmmmm hmm, ha ha, and then they, hmmm hmmmmmmm so if you mmmm...'.
Their recorded sound
- Sank (of Toytown Productions) who's mixing our songs is the one who made
them fat. He's a goth who knows what he wants. We try to re-create this
sound when we play live, and add a little extra to it too, so it doesn't
sound just like on the records. That would be pretty boring.
How to play the harmonica
- You don't blow! You suck! If you blow it sounds horrible, so you have to
suck, even though it takes your breath away.
Their website
- It's Silverbullit guitarist Andreas Nilsson's big brother Mattias Nilsson
who takes care of our pages on the net. Actually, he takes care of the whole
Fine Tone Recordings website. Looks great doesn't it? We can tell him if we
want something added or changed and he takes care of it. Anything you'd like
to see there? We know that the biography is pretty much out of date and wrong,
so that one needs a little bit of work.
Why people say they are from Gothenburg
On the posters for the gig this night, it said they are from Gothenburg.
Which is a common mistake. They are from Stockholm.
- I suppose it's because our label is located in Gothenburg. Our sound
isn't really "Stockholmish" either. It's the true Gothenburg sound -
MC5, Stooges, UCP (Union Carbide Productions)...
What some of them are doing when they're not playing in MS
Vejde: I work with young people. Politics... a cultural ambassador.
Malte: I'm actually a poor bohemian. Stearin candles in bottles and all that.
Luciano: Working in a bar called "Bisto Bohem". They want me to be the bar
manager there, but I don't know if I want to or not yet.
The Verve
- No one actually listen to them, but they're okay. Malte was mad for
"Bitter Sweet Symphony" a while. Especially when we went to Osaka in
Japan earlier. He cried to it all the way there!
Cloudberry Jam
- PeO is actually going to Stockholm tomorrow at 5am... He's involved with
the recording of their new video to "I Think You Should Know". They're
going to be styled for the first time.
Cloudberry Jam and groupies in Japan
- Ha ha! No, their fans in Japan think of them as being extremely serious
musicians, and that makes them "old" in their eyes. Which for them means
there's no chance of any... funny business.
Mazarine Street and groupies in Japan
- The Maz gets pussy!! Cool! In Japan? Of course!!
Girls, girlfriends and sex
- At the moment, all but me (Malte) and Henry have girlfriends. Vejde
and his girlfriend has been together for as long as I have known him.
I'm a heathen myself, but not Henry. He's after real love. Really.
Money
- Money rules. Those who consider themselves independent are wrong, because
money always decide what you can and can not do. Which means you are never
independent. In that sense.
Upcoming albums
- Our third album will be called "Groggy" ("drunk" sort of) and our seventh
will be called "Mazarine Street goes Benchriding". Absolutely.
Mazarine Street recommends
Bands
Malte: "Hell on Wheels", who are signed to Warner in the US, Jesus & Mary
Chain, Rymdimperiet, Monkey Lee (of the Monkey Lee Knock-Out's), he he.
Vejde: Public Enemy.
Luciano: ESG.
PeO: Ricardo Ray, swingin' Latin soul with tight grooves and catchy lyrics
from the 60-70's. Check out the album "Jala Jala Y Boogaloo".
All: Scratchaholics from Stockholm. They have only been around for about a
year, but they kick ass. Monkey Lee Knock-Out's and Silverbullit of
course.
Cities for gigs
- Tokyo! Gothenburg used to be great... and Linkoping of course. Our last
gig here was fantastic. We were in ecstasy! This time it was tough though.
Like building a house from the ground up.
Colours
Jakob: Good looking pink.
Malte: Beige and white.
PeO: Heavenly blue.
Liquid
PeO: Red wine & Orangejuice.
Malte: Gin & Tonic.
Luciano: Vodka & Lime.
Vejde: Blackcurrant juice.
Mazarine Street songs
- "Misery Train", "The Bullet" and "Let It Come Down".
We tried to sell a couple of songs to Popsicle, our more popish ones...
Monkey Lee Knock-Out's
- A disted (home) organ, drums, a guitar with only one string, a tenor sax,
+ a guitarist with fantastic poses who jumps down from their speakers and
amplifiers. Rock hard boogie, that's what it is. The organ steals the whole
show - Malte is pretty good at that... But Fine Tone didn't want to release
any Monkey Lee records, so it's going to be someone else.
Links & info
* Mazarine Street official homepage:
http://www.finetone.se/mazarine/street.htm
* Mazarine Street (at Moonfire):
http://www.moonfire.com/bands/mazarinestreet/
* Freak Scene:
http://www.spray.se/~matti/freak/
* Fine Tone Recordings:
http://www.finetone.se
* Quattro (Japan):
http://www.parco-city.co.jp/quattro/quattro_index.html
Gene Kraut Management, Stockholm, SWEDEN
Phone/Fax +46-(0)8-6414233
Email: 100526.3132@compuserve.com
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This interview is available on the Scandinavian Indie website +
a Malte Holmberg original drawing even - check it out at:
http://www.lysator.liu.se/~chief/scan.html [Interviews]
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Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 23:43:21 +0100
From: Erik Soderstrom <chief@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: Music on the TV [tomorrow]
MUSIC ON THE TV TOMORROW:
Day Date Artist/What TV Program Channel Time
--- ----- ---------------------- ------------------- ----------- -----
Thu 19/2 Finnish Top List Lista FTV 17.36
Musikmagasinet Klubb
+ gusGus
+ music contests Musikmagasinet ZTV 19.15
Live Live MTV Europe 20.00
Musikmagasinet Pop
+ All Saints
+ new videos with Kent,
Loosegoats Musikmagasinet Pop ZTV 00.15 R
R = Rerun
//Erik
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Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 00:23:48 +0100 (MET)
From: Martin Eksten <eksten@df.lth.se>
Subject: Re: collectors.
On Mon, 16 Feb 1998, Jan Sundstrom replied:
to my mail:
>> Does anybody know how much the Swedish pressing of Gyllene Tider's
>> "Sommartider Remix '89" on CD is worth?
>
> The 12" is listed for $21 at Esprit:
> http://www.eil.co.uk/eil/
> So I guess you could get $25 or so for the CD?!
At a record fair about two years ago there was an auction. One of the
objects was the CD-single I mentioned above. The bidding price (is that
what you call it?) was 500 SEK (=$62)!
Martin
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Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 11:23:00 -0000
From: "Abbott, Daniel, ABBOTTD7" <AbbottD7@defec3.agw.bt.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Benno party(Fint Tillsamans)
FINT TILLSAMANS ROCK!
I bought the 7" ("clear vinyl! clear sleeve! just like the first Faust
LP!" that's what made me buy it, I guess) on my first ever visit to
Sweden in '96. Quite nice. Didn't play it too much though. Then I bought
the LP last summer and totally joined the Fint Tillsamans fan club!
I guess there are similarities between them and Bob Hund but they're not
TOO plagaristic... they're a lot looser, more stupidly abstract than the
Hunds. I've never had the chance to see them live....
Go and see them! I'm envious!
Doktor Kosmos too! Double envy!
- Dan
>> Live:
>> Fint Tillsamans (Silence)
>> Low bar prices and cheap pop
>> Entrance fee: 30 SEK
>
> Good stuff!
> Any opinions on Fint tillsammans?! I know that they've been compared to
> Bob Hund, but I've never heard/seen them myself.
> There is a clear vinyl 7" out, is it worth picking up?
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Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 13:28:47 +0100
From: j.sundstrom@ekuc.se (Jan Sundstrom)
Subject: Re: collectors.
>>> Does anybody know how much the Swedish pressing of Gyllene Tider's
>>> "Sommartider Remix '89" on CD is worth?
>>
>> The 12" is listed for $21 at Esprit:
>> http://www.eil.co.uk/eil/
>> So I guess you could get $25 or so for the CD?!
>
> At a record fair about two years ago there was an auction. One of the
> objects was the CD-single I mentioned above. The bidding price (is that
> what you call it?) was 500 SEK (=$62)!
Was it the minimum bid, or someone actually paid that sum?!
*ouch* Shelling out that much for a record with a singer that looks
like a golvmopp. {:-)
Jan
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Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 01:00:07 +0100 (MET)
From: Martin Eksten <eksten@df.lth.se>
Subject: Re: collectors.
On Thu, 19 Feb 1998, Jan Sundstrom wrote:
>>> Does anybody know how much the Swedish pressing of Gyllene Tider's
>>> "Sommartider Remix '89" on CD is worth?
>>
>> At a record fair about two years ago there was an auction. One of the
>> objects was the CD-single I mentioned above. The bidding price (is that
>> what you call it?) was 500 SEK (=$62)!
>
> Was it the minimum bid, or someone actually paid that sum?!
It was the minimum bid. Don't know if somebody paid that much though.
> *ouch* Shelling out that much for a record with a singer that looks
> like a golvmopp. {:-)
I have to admit I was a bit shocked too, but in a positive way, as I have
the CD (and almost gave it away a couple of weeks earlier)! :)
Martin
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Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 09:02:09 +0100
From: Mats Larsson <blooob@mindless.com>
Subject: Re: conserts
Patrik Nyborg wrote:
> Can anyone say something (nice) about these dudes (kindof music, good
> liveacts, blabla)?
>
> [friday 20/2]
>
> Goteborg, Underground: The Mobile Mob Freakshow.
Some real EVIL guys. Haha. Long black hair. Leather. Black sunglasses.
Singing about raping tombstones and drinking blood and stuff like that.
They come here from Malmoe.
Haha.
/Mats
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Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 10:28:04 +0200 (WET)
From: Roberts Galvans <se51097@lanet.lv>
Subject: ...news from Latvia
Hej folks!
Here's some fresh news from Tornis Rec and Latvia.
So... the rather big 2-day fest. will be in Riga at 6th and 7th March. The
name of it is "ATDOD GALUS" (what means in english "be dead" or so) ---
Location: club "Ponny express" (Dzirnavu Str. 46) . There will play 12
bands, such as:
Friday, 6th March at 18.00
1. Lolitas Brinumputns (influences from acid-jazz,jazz,disco,70's rock
(pulp) --- rather good band, sings in Latvian and English, not signed to
any label)
2. Latvijas Gaze (very experimental band --- trip-hop, dub, electronic,
experimantal, d'n'b --- very good, more music, less lyrics, signed to
Tornis)
3. Frontlaines (indie-rock --- good,lyrics in Latvian, band from
Jelgava,signed to Attik Rec.(?))
4. M.E.L.O.fons ((ex Naves instinkts) hc or so --- so so, Tornis Rec.)
5. Rosewaters (no coments)
6. Inokentijs Marpls (the kings of Latvian punk-rock, Tornis Rec)
Saturtday, 7th at 18.00
1. Pastnieces (new projet of girl from SKUMJU AKMENI)
2. Willowfarm (no coments)
3. Fine Animals (no coments)
4. Yulunga (influences from PJ HARVEY, Tornis Rec)
5. Rapuli ar Putniem (very big shit --- band signed to _major_ label
MicRec (?))
6. Visadi Gadijumi (very interesting band, more shows less lyrics and
music, not signed)
Entrance: 1 day ticket 1.20 Ls (with flyer cheeper)
***
Another news --- very good indie-rock band SIRKE has released album called
"603". No lyrics, just cool music --- influencies from POLVO, SONIC YOUTH,
WEDDING PRESENTS...
on the b-side bonus tracks from project BUNGI KUNGI. Band plays just
drums and percussions.
I suggest if you like bands I mentioned you have to have this album.
If you want contact me: se51097@lanet.lv
Bye.
RoberC
//se51097@lanet.lv
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Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 15:23:38 +1
From: "Viking" <MC0221@mclink.it>
Subject: Re: Mazarine Street interview [15-Jan-98]
Hej!
> Mazarine Street are:
> Malte Holmberg (vocals, guitar, harmonica)
> Jakob Krajcik (bass)
> Luciano Leiva (keyboard)
> Vejde Gustafsson (drums)
> PeO Bengtsson (guitar)
> Henry Moore Selder (scratch, saxophone)
Luciano Leiva?
A little bit Italian?
Bye!
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Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 23:34:59 +0100
From: j.sundstrom@ekuc.se (Jan Sundstrom)
Subject: Re: Italians on scan indie
>> Mazarine Street are:
>> Luciano Leiva (keyboard)
>
> Luciano Leiva?
> A little bit Italian?
Yeah, I heard that one of the guys in MS is of italian ancestry. The
swedish music scene is ruled by italians... And then we have Mauro
Scocco, Jorgen Cremonese (or is that just a monicker?) and Tomas Di
Leva. Hey, what would we be whitout them! More? Help me out...
> mc0221@mclink.it
> viking_ulla@geocities.com
Cool to see an italian on scan indie!
How many countries are we counting now, chief?!
>She's Per Gessle's cousin and Jonas Isacsson's sister.
Ooops, sorry if i hurt your feelings, slagging off at Per Gessle ;-) I
couldn't imagine that there were fans here... But maybe there's a link
somewhere, the guy's swedish at least.
What about the scan scene in italy? Which bands are popular (apart from
Roxette *smirk smirk*)?
Jan
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Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 00:13:59 +0100
From: "Micke Rehnstrom" <micre215@student.liu.se>
Subject: SV: Italians on scan indie
Jan Sundstrom wrote:
> Yeah, I heard that one of the guys in MS is of italian ancestry. The
> swedish music scene is ruled by italians... And then we have Mauro
> Scocco, Jorgen Cremonese (or is that just a monicker?)
No, it is not just a moniker. He is of Italian ancestry too. And the same
goes for Elisabeth Punzi, Cremoneses companion in WHIPPED CREAM (if anyone
still remembers them. At least I remember their beautiful "Observatory
crest").
/Micke
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Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 09:38:30 +1
From: "Viking" <MC0221@mclink.it>
Subject: Re: Italians on scan indie
Hej!
> What about the scan scene in italy? Which bands are popular (apart
> from Roxette *smirk smirk*)?
Hmm, always the same bands: Roxette, ABBA, Ace of Base, the
Cardigans, Aqua, Rednex, Europe, Brainpool...
But I also know Gyllene Tider, Paul Oscar, Jumper, Kent, Eric Gadd
and others who took part to Eurovision Song Contest (like
Arvingarna, Blond, Carola, Just 4 Fun, Paul Oscar...)
I really like Scandinavian music!!
See ya!
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Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 16:27:25 +0100
From: Erik Soderstrom <chief@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: SXSW Music Festival
SXSW Music Festival
South by Southwest, a big musical festival and conference happening in
Austin, Texas (US) from March 18 to March 22. It's desinged for industry
big-wigs and all their marketing minions, but it brings a ton of bands
to Austin. Here's the latest list of confirmed artists for '98:
http://www.sxsw.com/music/musiclist.html - but for those who want the
Scandinavian related ones on a silver plate ;)...
SWEDEN
Cloudberry Jam (Linkoping)
Ray Wonder (Umea)
NORWAY
The Euro Boys (Oslo)
Poor Rich Ones (Bergen)
Turbonegro (Oslo)
Mummy Powder (Helsinki FINLAND)
Larryland (Copenhagen DENMARK)
Moa (Reykjavik ICELAND)
//Erik
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Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 16:39:51 +0100
From: Erik Soderstrom <chief@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: Re: Italians on scan indie
> How many countries are we counting now, chief?!
You know, I haven't checked that for ages... maybe it's time for a
"statistics" run? Wow! I just checked when I posted one last and it's
almost two years ago. Heh, well then, it is time I guess. Tomorrow. ;)
//Erik
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Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 18:05:03 +0100
From: Erik Soderstrom <chief@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: Sin's Music on the TV [20-Feb-98]
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Scandinavian Indie MUSIC ON THE TV Scandinavian Indie
February 20 -> 26, 1998
by Erik Soderstrom <chief@lysator.liu.se>
Day Date Artist/What TV Program Channel Time
--- ----- ---------------------- ------------------- ----------- -----
Fri 20/2 Sophie Zelmani Let's Go SVT 2 22.10
Musikmagasinet Klubb
+ gusGus
+ music contests Musikmagasinet ZTV 00.15 R
Sat 21/2 Live Live MTV Europe 21.30 R
Sun 22/2 Swedish Grammy Awards 1997 Grammy Awards TV 4 14.30 R
Mon 23/2 Musikmagasinet Rock
+ Yngwie Malmsteen Musikmagasinet Rock ZTV 19.15
Video Top List Voxtopp SVT 1 19.45
Tue 24/2 Sophie Zelmani Let's Go SVT 1 16.15 R
Musikmagasinet 1200
+ Mobb Deep
+ Upp: Ward J Musikmagasinet 1200 ZTV 19.15
Kent Adam TV3 21.55
Music Videos Pick-Up-Plock SVT 1 23.00
Alternative Nation Alternative Nation MTV Europe 00.00
Musikmagasinet Rock
+ Yngwie Malmsteen Musikmagasinet Rock ZTV 00.15 R
Wed 25/2 Video Top List Voxpop SVT 1 19.00
Musikmagasinet Pop
+ James Iha Musikmagasinet Pop ZTV 19.15
James Iha
+ Finnish music Musikbyran SVT 1 22.30
Musikmagasinet 1200
+ Mobb Deep
+ Upp: Ward J Musikmagasinet 1200 ZTV 00.15 R
Thu 26/2 Finnish Top List Lista FTV 17.36
Musikmagasinet Klubb
+ Gilles Petersen
+ Spice Girls Musikmagasinet ZTV 19.15
Live Live MTV Europe 20.00
Musikmagasinet Pop
+ James Iha Musikmagasinet Pop ZTV 00.15 R
R = Rerun
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This list is also available on the Scandinavian Indie website
at: http://www.lysator.liu.se/~chief/scan.html [Upcoming]
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Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 18:29:56 +0100
From: Erik Soderstrom <chief@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: Sin's Upcoming Promotion Visits [21-Feb-98]
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Scandinavian Indie UPCOMING PROMOTION VISITS Scandinavian Indie
February 21st, 1998
by Erik Soderstrom (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Artist/Band Rec.Label When Where Gigs
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All Saints Polygram 24/2 Stockholm
Gary Barlow BMG 1/3 Stockholm Yes
Bluetones Polygram 23/2 Stockholm
Cleopatra Warner 26-27/2 Stockholm
Paula Cole Warner 10/3 Stockholm Showcase
Steve Coleman BMG 17/3 Stockholm Yes
Company Flow Rawkus/MNW ILR 31/3-4/4 ? Yes
Cornershop MNW 20-21/3 Malmo, Stockholm Yes
D:A:D EMI 4-7/3 Goteborg, Stockholm, Malmo Yes
Fu Manchu Polygram 10+12/3 Stockholm, Malmo Yes
Grandaddy V2 24-25/2 Lund, Stockholm Yes
Kristin Hersh MNW 3+5/3 Stockholm, Malmo Yes
Deni Hines BMG 13/3 Stockholm Yes
Jori Hulkkonen MNW ILR 28/2 Stockholm
Iron Maiden EMI 22+24/3 Stockholm
Ricky Martin Sony 26/2 Stockholm
Smokie EMI 3/3 Stockholm
Spiritualized BMG 5-7/3 Goteborg, Malmo, Stockholm Yes
Squirrel Nut Zipp. Polygram 8/3 Stockholm Yes
St Etienne Sony 24-26/2 Stockholm
Steve Stoll NovaMute/MNW ILR 28/2 Stockholm Yes
Strangelove EMI 3/3 Stockholm Yes
Sweetbox BMG 10/3 Stockholm
Wes Sony 26/2 Stockholm
Robbie Williams EMI 3/3 Stockholm
Steve Wynn Quartet MNW 20-22/2 Sthlm, Malmo, Jkpng, Boras Yes
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If you want to know who to contact, e-mail me for further details.
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//Erik <chief@lysator.liu.se>
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Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 00:48:07 +0200
From: Siim Kalder <siimk@ut.ee>
Subject: Estonian recommendations
Greetings.
On this Friday I visited a concert of four Estonian bands that took place
in a club not worth mentioning in Tartu. The event was called !MUTABOR and
featured ZRIAMULI, BOG-BOGIES and METRO LUMINAL from Tallinn and NYROK CITY
from Tartu.
All of the bands were known to represent different kinds of punk-rock
music, which is not one of my favourites, and therefore I did not get my
expectations very high and would probably not have been to the event at all
if it weren't for some fortunate sneak-in-without-paying opportunity.
Long story short, the concert was a surprise, and there are some
recommendations I would like to make based on that.
The best of the evening was METRO LUMINAL, pretty famous here and formerly
playing some strange romantic milder punk-rock, and this Friday performing
their more recent creations. A guitar, a bass, a singer, a drummer and lots
and lots of rhythm machine, synth and other electronic sounds resulted in a
very powerful and aggressive, almost industrial sound. The varied
comparisons, that popped up included Nine Inch Nails, Underworld, and
Kowalski by Primal Scream. One of the songs had a base line _very_ close to
that of Souvlaki Space Station by Slowdive. The guitar had very sharp,
often chaotic sound. The drummer reminded me of the best of the metal-rap
drummers, however, he was accompanied by several rhythm machine breakbeats.
The male vocal was not anything special, mostly disappearing behind the
mass of other sounds and sometimes humming some notes without words, but
only contributing to the depressing sound.
METRO LUMINAL is said to release an album of their new music in (near?)
future, it is supposed to be called SINUS. And indeed, many of the songs
played on Friday seemed to fit more on a studio recording, than a live.
ZRIAMULI is a very young teenie-punk all-girl band, that surprised me by
showing that the kind of music can be played very good, even interesting.
Dead simple, but perfect sound and lots of energy.
Of BOG-BOGIES and NYROK CITY I can't tell much - had difficulty listening
to them, the middle two of the four acts, because of the tiresome nature of
the well-known rock-concert sound level. However, they are both certainly
worth checking out, if you happen to be in town, the first playing more
experimental pcychedelic indie-backgrounded punk-rock and the latter the
clear classic speedy skin-headish punk-rock.
Siim K,
never ever leaving earplugs behind again.
___________
siimk@ut.ee
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Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 12:27:21 +0100
From: "Micke Rehnstrom" <micre215@student.liu.se>
Subject: The Mopeds live review
The weirdest alarm clock I have ever had scored a huge success at Herrgarn
this week. It was at least 10 times or so last year that I woke up, when
the timer on my stereo kick-started, listening to "Lizard". And I do not
think that THE MOPEDS were unworthy of that attention. Just wondering if
the crowd at Herrgarn would have been that huge if it wasnt for this song
becoming a minor radio hit.
Anyway, it was a huge crowd who showed up to see this band. A lot of sounds
reminiscing of 60s pop and FLAMING LIPS. But the most apparent comparison
is perhaps, especially since they are a "Tambourine band" too, that they
are a mix of EGGSTONEs pop feel and BOB HUNDs wackiness. They are a good
live band and this night was no exception. Starting with "Me and my moped
2" they were in complete control of the audience during the whole of the
gig, with up-tempo, catchy pop tunes all over the place. I think that some
of their songs are a bit over-complicated, too twisted, but that can be
excused as long as they have these "shiny happy catchy" choruses in each
tune. And of course "Lizard" made everyone jump around and the floor to
feel quite unstable. Definitely worth seeing, at least for all the
popsters.
Up next thursday at Herrgarn: WEEPING WILLOWS - the band who makes grown-up
men cry (because the vocalist is so much worse than the vocalists he try to
sound like??)
/Micke, with lactic acid in his arms after having thrown them in the air
during most of the second half of the 50 kilometer race
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Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 14:42:55 +0100 (MET)
From: magnus@lousy.pp.se (Magnus Johansson)
Subject: Re: Niklas Jonsson :)
Hey,
did anyone see Chester Copperpot live in Gothenburg yesterday?
I'm quite curious to know if they're as good live as they are
on record.
BTW, siimk@ut.ee wrote:
> The best of the evening was METRO LUMINAL, pretty famous here and formerly
> playing some strange romantic milder punk-rock, and this Friday performing
> their more recent creations. A guitar, a bass, a singer, a drummer and lots
> and lots of rhythm machine, synth and other electronic sounds resulted in a
> very powerful and aggressive, almost industrial sound. The varied
> comparisons, that popped up included Nine Inch Nails, Underworld, and
> Kowalski by Primal Scream. One of the songs had a base line _very_ close to
> that of Souvlaki Space Station by Slowdive.
-snip-
Uh-oh, now you've made someone all excited. Remember, you've got to rest
Erik!! ;)
And Micke Rehnstrom wrote:
> Up next thursday at Herrgarn: WEEPING WILLOWS - the band who makes grown-up
> men cry (because the vocalist is so much worse than the vocalists he try to
> sound like??)
Hahaha, yeah that must be it! :)
/Magnus
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Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 20:23:44 +0100
From: Jessicka Strandell <jessicka@hem2.passagen.se>
Subject: Nordlunds new
I have heard that Cecilia Nordlund's (Souls) new project has been played at
P3. Has someone heard it? What does it sound like? Who does she play with?
Is it some kind of solo-project?
Tell me!
/Jessicka
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Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 00:31:47 +0200 (EET)
From: "timo riitamaa." <timo.riitamaa@kolumbus.fi>
Subject: Re: SXSW Music Festival
going to south by south west:
> Mummy Powder (Helsinki FINLAND)
Woah! i knew something was happening after the TV camera from Jyrki
(teen/musicTVcrapiola) and WEA woman were at their gig at our very own
Oranssi, but going to SXSW is definately pretty cool. Mummy Powder were
entertaining with Aleks Duplee (of The Duplo! fame) braking two(!) strings
and doing his wild step. and they've even got more good songs than Lemonator.
Ofcourse Roope & the Rockets was by far the best band of the evening, but i
guess you won't believe me before they play Semifinal.
timo.
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