Istiden

This is a great guitar and drum duo from the very north of Sweden. They play what I would call catchy pop screamo, with fine dynamics and some really beautiful singing parts. Give this a listen right away! Go Norrland!

Myspace: www.myspace.com/istiden
Lastfm: www.lastfm.com/music/istiden

Download here: www.mediafire.com/?ikyrm0zidzx (if the direct link won't work, change the o to a zero)

Sore eyelids

This is another great side project from the guys in Suis la lune (everyone except Kalle?). Beautiful melodies and dynamics are breaking together to form this wonderful Ep, recorded back in the summer of 2008. In some ways the sound can be described as the child of The pine and Suis la lune, which says a lot. I hope that they'll continue, and do some shows or release more material. Don't ignore this!

Myspace: www.myspace.com/soreeyelids

Lastfm: www.lastfm.com/music/sore+eyelids

Download: www.mediafire.com/?jmrymiydk02

Suis la lune - Mastered demo

I'll just do a mini upload in the form of a "mastered" version of Suis la lune's demo (which has a different feeling then the regular version). I've been lazy posting and uploading new stuff, but something may come tomorrow.

Enjoy!

Download: www.mediafire.com/?mmnnuqagmgw

And they say - live at cafe mic 28/12/09

This was a special improvisation show that we had for friends and foes this Monday. It was a fun show, but we scared almost all of the 100+ attending the night (we played shortly after a acoustic Christmas show). They clearly got sick of the music and the two movies we showed in front of the stage. The movies showed were Ichi the killer and Perfect blue (both which was in black and white, without sound and with Finnish and Greek subtitles). My lovely girlfriend Sara also contributed with two paintings that we had on stage (together with Christmas trees, smoke machines and other decorations).

The show is split into 9 parts that lasts around one hour. It will also be released on cassette and cd at a later point. Limited of course.

And they say was at this show:

Oscar Forsman - radio manipulation/recorder
Samuel Svensson - keyboard/sound manipulation
Johan Blixt - vocals/percussion
Rickard Markström - guitar/sound manipulation/presentation

Download here: www.mediafire.com/?knnmnljmfye

Watch here: www.youtube.com/user/surgubben (there are 3 parts up)

Affordable hybrid

This is another great band from my hometown Vänersborg. They started in 2003 as a Post-hardcore/punk band, but later incorporated indie and experimental pop stuff on recent efforts. Most of their work are in the line of great acts such as: Fugazi, Drive like jehu and At the drive-in. You should get this right away, because they're damn good. Enjoy!

Myspace: www.myspace.com/affordablehybrid
Lastfm: www.lastfm.com/music/affordable+hybrid

Download discography: www.mediafire.com/?w2g0yjnmgh4

And they say - Hgi-9884

And they say is my own personal musical project, that I use for many different genre approaches. This is for instance a ambient/drone/noise record that I'll also release on cassette at my upcoming show on the 28th. It'll be a handmade cassette edition limited to 20 copies with silver covers, featuring artwork by my girlfriend Sara. I would love if you take the time to hear it.

Hgi-9884 is the name of a dying blue hypergiant star. The record showcase the last year of the star, with each song telling different segments and feelings of the star. I guess you can call it my soundtrack to a dying star.

Myspace: www.myspace.com/andtheysayband

Lastfm: www.lastfm.com/music/andtheysay

Download here: www.mediafire.com/?ijyahadgzfn (check the tracks, so that they are in the right numbers)

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez's Despair

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez has his hands in many different projects and musical genres. While being most known for his "main" band The mars volta together with Cedric Bixler Zavala, he has also released around 16 solo albums under several different constellations since 2004. This works are mostly towards the prog genre, but a little now and then he releases more obscure works like his album with Jeremy Michael Ward (that I recently uploaded here), and also one titled Despair. Despair was recorded with field recording equipment during Omar's stay in Israel 2007. It features chants from the different religions occupied in Jerusalem and also other objects within the town, that he later experimented with in the studio (just like the Jeremy album). The album cover is upside down, something that has made many speculate. It turns out that each track is indeed backwards, so fans decided to fix this by making a reverse version. According to me both versions are great in their own ways. The regular backward version is filled with a more calm and soft atmosphere, while still being harsh around the edge. The reverse version is much more of a creep fest. A perfect eerie mood record that I highly recommend!

Myspace: www.myspace.com/rodriguezlopezproductions
Lastfm: www.lastfm.com/music/omar+rodriguez-lopez

Download regular backward version: www.mediafire.com/?3wanm2neqyq

Download reverse version: www.mediafire.com/?jgyzzodwzty