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Sonar festivals update Mar 9, 2012 | By: Mikael Kahrle (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Sonar is back in 2012 with four festivals spread across the globe - Barcelona, the main festival, running between June 14 to 16 will feature such artists as Hot Chip, Modeselektor, Richie Hawtin, Squarepusher, Austra and Mouse on Mars, while two inaugral events in two different continents will be added to the 5th installment of Sonar Tokyo. Sonar Sao Paolo, between May 11-12, is destined to be the one to excite Release readers, with a line-up that will bring to Brazil artists to include Bjork, Justice, Squarepusher and Four Tet amongst many others. Emmaboda festival books Austra and Hocico Mar 9, 2012 | By: Mikael Kahrle (Gothenburg, Sweden)
After the Arvika festival is no more, it seems Emmabodafestivalen takes on more of "our" music in Sweden (even though they have booked interesting names in the past). Emmaboda has booked Hocico, Austra, VNV Nation, Maskinen and bob hund with more to come. The dates are July 25-28. Unsigned Only extends deadline Mar 9, 2012 | By: Mikael Kahrle (Gothenburg, Sweden) The Unsigned Only Music Competition we wrote about the other day has extended its deadline until April 11. Howard Jones tour imminent Mar 9, 2012 | By: Mike Whyte (London, UK) and Mikael Kahrle (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Just to remind you that Howard Jones will embark on a UK tour from Wednesday April 11 - performing for the first time his first two studio albums in full. The dates will include major cities with 02 Academies around the UK, including Liverpool and Birmingham - with a date at Shepherds Bush Empire, London on April 21. Jones offers a free download of "Like to Get to Know You Well" (live) on his web site. Howard can be heard in his own radio series “Electronic 80s with Howard Jones” on Absolute 80s (Sunday evenings at 8pm). Laibach and Cevin Key remix Morbid Angel Mar 8, 2012 | By: Johan Carlsson (Stockholm, Sweden) An astounding number of electronic/industrial/dub bands have submitted remixes for the Morbid Angel remix album "Illud Divinum Insanus - The Remixes". All songs are pulled from the latest full length "Illud Divinum Insanus" and here are just a few names: Laibach, Cevin Key + Hiwatt Marshall (Skinny Puppy), Synapscape, HIV+, Black Lung, Nachtmahr, Skold, Black Strobe, Project Pitchfork, Treponem Pal, Tamtrum and The Horrorist. Plus many more! It's out now on Season of Mist. Freddie Wadling goes to Progress Mar 7, 2012 | By: Johan Carlsson (Stockholm, Sweden)
In a surprising move, legendary Swedish musician Freddie Wadling (Blue for Two, Fläskkvartetten, Cortex, and old punk bands like Liket Lever and Leather Nun) has signed to Swedish synth label Progress Productions. Freddie and producer Per Svensson's new project Kingdom of Evol has a sound inspired by psychedelic rock, postpunk and industrial, so it's perhaps not as surprising as it would seem at first sight. Label head honcho Torny Gottberg says the sound is reminiscent of Cortex and Einstürzende Neubauten. The album called "Nocturnal Incidents" is planned for a May release, also featuring Ebbot Lundberg from Soundtrack of Our Lives, Joachim Nordvall, Leif Elggren and old Cortex producer (their first album in 1981!) Henrik Venant. Check out two tracks here. |
