Digest
Vol.98 #13
February 2nd, 1998
http://www.lysator.liu.se/~chief/sid.html
Today's Topics:
the new "Souls" ?
Re: Tour List (United Stage BA) [29-Jan-98]
SV: Luger Booking Agency moved?
tour lists, heh
Re: tour lists, heh
Re: tour lists, heh
oh no, shameless selfpromotion-time again
Re: That's the way it is :
Re: tour lists, heh
US CD Review: Fivel - "Fivel" (NONS)
Spiritualized + Grand Tone Music + more
Sin's Music on the TV [30-Jan-98]
Cloudberry Jam live review
Latvian rocknews/ 31 january
MusicLink
Re: Cloudberry Jam live review
Scan-Indie 1997 Awards - Results!
J. Olsson's IOTA live review (ARBETET 31/1)
Blekingska Nationen week 6/98
Fwd: norskt
Re: Scan-Indie 1997 Awards - Results!
Alternative Nation ???
SV: Scan-Indie 1997 Awards - Results!
SV: Alternative Nation ???
Re: SV: Scan-Indie 1997 Awards - Results!
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Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 01:34:32 +0100
From: Erik Soderstrom
Subject: the new "Souls" ?
I just found out about a new band called ESPINOZA from
Gothenburg who sounds _a lot_ like the sadly no-longer
active Souls. They received a 5 (out of 5) grade review
in Goteborgs Posten (demo reviews) recently - which
ought to say a lot as their 5 grade reviews is almost
always right on the money. Check out their site and
listen: http://helios.student.gu.se/~nino0003
//Erik - "that guy"
P.S. the results from the 1997 Scandinavian Indie poll
will be sent out / presented on the website
this weekend. D.S.
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Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 09:08:40 +0100
From: j.sundstrom@ekuc.se (Jan Sundstrom)
Subject: Re: Tour List (United Stage BA) [29-Jan-98]
scan-indie@lysator.liu.se,Internet writes:
> Scandinavian Indie COMPLETE United Stage Tour List
> Cajsalisa (S)
> Kent (S)
> Martin (S)
What comes next?
Erik (S)
Kimmo (F)
Roberts (LV)
etc... ;-)
Jan (S)
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Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 10:23:49 +0100
From: "John Boqvist"
Subject: SV: Luger Booking Agency moved?
>>> Wait a second - did I hear this one right?
>>> Has the Luger Booking Agency really moved from Sandviken to
>>> Stockholm this week? Anyone know more?
>>
>> as far as I know, they were due to make the move at the beginning of the
>> month!
>
> Hmm, perhaps they're going to share offices with EMA Telstar (as they
> have a shared website already and are apparently working pretty close
> together) ? Any address info?
Yes, Luger has left their prominent officefacilites at Krysset,Sandviken
home of SAIK, StevePops, Elvert Under Ground, Tomas Ledin and more )
They moved some two weeks ago to (I think) Hoegbergsgatan, sharing office
with StarTracks.
So, hold you conspiration theories. Change is not always for the worse. ;)
Anyone really needing their new adress or phone, mail me and I'll dig it out
for you.
/John, long time lurker
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Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 10:41:36 +-100
From: Mikael Fant
Subject: tour lists, heh
Kent's really got some good company in the United Stage tour list...
Cajsalisa, Martin, Consoul and Puff Daddy. Can it really get any worse?
Bleuurgh. How come you never see any nasty comments regarding nepotism
about Cajsalisa? Her father is the head of TV3, and Stenbeck's right
hand. So howcome she gets all these soap-parts and a "music" career?
I'm happy though about Candysuck's British tour, they deserve a break.
Micke
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Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 10:50:08 +0100
From: Mats L
Subject: Re: tour lists, heh
Mikael Fant wrote:
> Kent's really got some good company in the United Stage tour list...
> Cajsalisa, Martin, Consoul and Puff Daddy. Can it really get any worse?
> Bleuurgh. How come you never see any nasty comments regarding nepotism
> about Cajsalisa? Her father is the head of TV3, and Stenbeck's right
> hand. So howcome she gets all these soap-parts and a "music" career?
> I'm happy though about Candysuck's British tour, they deserve a break.
Don't be mean to CajsaLisa. She has worked hard to come
where she is.
Don't forget that she's a real living person.
Not a DJ in a Smiths song.
//Mats
See you tonight at IOTA Micke?
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Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 18:45:17 +0000
From: "johanna.hillgren"
Subject: Re: tour lists, heh
Mikael Fant wrote:
> Kent's really got some good company in the United Stage tour list...
> Cajsalisa, Martin, Consoul and Puff Daddy. Can it really get any worse?
> Bleuurgh. How come you never see any nasty comments regarding nepotism
> about Cajsalisa? Her father is the head of TV3, and Stenbeck's right
> hand. So howcome she gets all these soap-parts and a "music" career?
> I'm happy though about Candysuck's British tour, they deserve a break.
Just to straighten things out a bit, Cajsa-Lisa's father is the head of
TV4, and not TV 3. I'm not sure it makes any difference in this case ;-).
Daniel
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Date: Fri, 30 Jan 1998 03:46:04 +0100 (MET)
From: magnus@lousy.pp.se (Magnus Johansson)
Subject: oh no, shameless selfpromotion-time again
Okay,
so the band I'm in, Lousy, will do a show next saturday
(february 7th) at Underground in Goteborg. It's been almost
a year since last time and noone knows when it'll happen
again. We were supposed to be the only band playing that
night but for some reason Emrik (yeah, the Stonefunker)
and his new band will be playing too... some kind of jazz
I've been told. Anyways, you're all of course very welcome,
would be great to see some familiar faces there. ;)
I'm posting about this already because then I'll be able
to promote another thing too - the short film "En dumskalles
dod" that will be shown on the national Swedish channel TV2
_this_ saturday (iow tomorrow) at 22.35. Starring _me_ as a
stupid but kind thief and Lousy's ex-singer Olli (well, he
still was in the band then, -95 I think it was) as a smarter
but not that kind thief.
I'll stop now,
take care,
Magnus
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Date: Fri, 30 Jan 1998 20:03:00 +0000
From: "Thierry"
Subject: Re: That's the way it is :
On 28 Jan 98 at 12:26, johanna.hillgren wrote:
> Is it Aalborg you¦re going to. It¦s a bizarre place, I can tell you that.
> They have this "entertainment"-street where all sorts of bars are placed
> just next-door to each other. And because of that they are at war with
> booze-prices. The last time I went there a Gin & Tonic was 6 Danish
> crowns, and that¦s kind of value for money, don¦t you think.
> Are they playing the 1000 Fryd place? If they are, it¦s a very cool place
> and I know they¦ve been there before and liked it. Perhaps it¦s a bit too
> small for them nowadays, so it might be that they play the Student House
> or something like that.
> Have fun, and I promise you¦ll enjoy both bob hund and Aalborg.
>
> Cheers,
> Daniel
I think, Reiner is going to have some fun. B.H. are playing at the
Studenterhuset and it's so big that I dont think, it's gonna be a
sold out like last year at the 1000fryd. Also because at the same
time, Billy Childlish and his band Thee Headcoats are playing the
1000 fryd. And the booze war is still going on, too ;-)
Thierry
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Date: Sat, 31 Jan 1998 13:59:46 +0100
From: Erik Soderstrom
Subject: Re: tour lists, heh
> Mikael Fant wrote:
>>
>> Kent's really got some good company in the United Stage tour list...
>> Cajsalisa, Martin, Consoul and Puff Daddy. Can it really get any worse?
>> Bleuurgh. How come you never see any nasty comments regarding nepotism
>> about Cajsalisa? Her father is the head of TV3, and Stenbeck's right hand.
>> So howcome she gets all these soap-parts and a "music" career? I'm happy
>> though about Candysuck's British tour, they deserve a break.
>> Micke
>
> Don't be mean to CajsaLisa. She has worked hard to come where she is.
>
> Don't forget that she's a real living person.
> Not a DJ in a Smiths song.
Sorry for filling up your mailboxes today folks, but: H a h a h a!
There. ;)
//Erik
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Date: Sat, 31 Jan 1998 14:12:05 +0100
From: Erik Soderstrom
Subject: US CD Review: Fivel - "Fivel" (NONS)
And what have we here - yet another review of a US released NONS
album (courtesy of NONS USA):
Taken from the Minnesota Daily, January 29, 1998
Fivel (North of No South)
"Fivel"
Sweden's Fivel could be made to feel quite at home in the rock-friendly
Midwest. Their heavy-glam posturing and loopy attitude brings to mind
homegrown staples like House of Large Sizes; a willingness to write a
distorted guitar waltz (yes, a waltz) about Traci Lords (yes, that Traci
Lords) doesn't hurt their charm.
Nor does their almost-Japanese propensity for stringing together words in a
manner that's barely sensical but sensibly fun. Check the laugh riot "Alex,"
for example: "He's got a waterbed schizoid character / he tends to groove
his body parts / but he's making no success / has to do with his profile."
The harsher songs recall the better days of L7, with one notable difference:
L7 never had this much fun.
-- Ryan Kallberg
Label information:
NONS USA t: (612) 645-8380
P.O. Box 14128 f: (612) 917-2592
Minneapolis, MN 55414 e: nons.usa@nons.se
USA w: http://www.nons.se
The review on the web:
http://www.daily.umn.edu/ae/Print/1998/04/storys/mus_side.html#f
//Erik
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Date: Sat, 31 Jan 1998 16:06:46 +0100
From: Erik Soderstrom
Subject: Spiritualized + Grand Tone Music + more
SPIRITUALIZED
Here is the full tour date list for Spiritualized's tour
in Scandinavia in March: (tickets go on sale on February 9th
_at the latest_):
5/3 Goteborg, Karen (S)
6/3 Malmo, KB (S)
7/3 Stockholm, Munchenbryggeriet (S)
9/3 Bergen, Nhh (N)
10/3 Stavanger, Folken (N)
11/3 Oslo, Rockefeller (N)
12/3 Trondheim, Samfundet (N)
GRAND TONE MUSIC
The band has cancelled their gig at Studion in Stockholm on
February 6th. :-( A new date has yet to be decided.
MORE
Loads and loads of great bands are touring Scandinavia during
the next couple of months. A major list is on the way - stay
tuned.
//Erik
(and don't forget Mystery Science Theater 3000 on Sci-Fi at 5pm!)
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Date: Sat, 31 Jan 1998 16:55:13 +0100
From: Erik Soderstrom
Subject: Sin's Music on the TV [30-Jan-98]
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Scandinavian Indie MUSIC ON THE TV Scandinavian Indie
January 30 -> February 5, 1998
by Erik Soderstrom
Day Date Artist/What TV Program Channel Time
--- ----- ---------------------- ------------------- ----------- -----
Fri 30/1 Popstad 98 Musikbyran SVT 1 16.45 R
Klubb + How vinyl
records are made today
+ why there are so few
female producers Musikmagasinet ZTV 00.15 R
Sat 31/1 Emma Galan 97 Finnish Grammy 97 FTV 21.00
Sun 1/2 -
Mon 2/2 Refused Musikmagasinet Rock ZTV 19.15
Video Top List Voxtopp SVT 1 19.45
Tue 3/2 Musikmagasinet Musikmagasinet ZTV 19.15
Pop/Rock videos Pick-Up-Plock SVT 1 22.30
Alternative Nation Alternative Nation MTV Europe 00.00
Refused Musikmagasinet Rock ZTV 00.15 R
Wed 4/2 Pop/Rock videos Pick-Up-Plock SVT 1 16.05 R
Video Top List Voxpop SVT 1 19.00
Olle Ljungstrom Musikmagasinet Pop ZTV 19.15
Rock Steady Crew Rock Steady Crew ZTV 21.00
Lite Musikbyran Lite Musikbyran SVT 1 22.55
Musikmagasinet Musikmagasinet ZTV 00.15 R
Thu 5/2 Finnish Top List Lista FTV 17.36
Strand-Rock Strand-Rock FTV 18.25
Musikmagasinet Klubb Musikmagasinet ZTV 19.15
Live Live MTV Europe 20.00
Rock Steady Crew Rock Steady Crew ZTV 23.15 R
Pop/Rock videos Pick-Up-Plock SVT 2 23.50 R
Olle Ljungstrom Musikmagasinet Pop ZTV 00.15 R
R = Rerun
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Date: Sat, 31 Jan 1998 18:49:47 +0100
From: "Micke Rehnstrom"
Subject: Cloudberry Jam live review
How nice of the Japanese to lend us CLOUDBERRY JAM for one evening, so that
they could play in their home town :-). Shamefully I admit that this is
only the second time I see them live during the 5.5 years I have been
living here. And, of these two gigs, this one was the best. Which makes
pure sense, because they have recently released their best album, IMO.
Like I suspected their groovy mix of pop, jazz/lounge and soul worked
perfectly well on stage. Not many people in the audience jumping around
wildly but that would, on the other hand, have looked rather stupid to this
kind of music. Of course a big crowd (with Linkopings "music elite" well
represented - I saw people from BAINES, CHICKENPOX, THE PUSJKINS, PHONE
(Jennies second band) and COACH BOB) that enjoyed what they heard. Most of
the set consisted of songs from the new album, with a couple of "oldies"
(like "Going further" and "This and that"). A couple of songs sounded a bit
lighter than on "The impossible shuffle" but that was expected, the number
of musicians needed for that sound is probably beyond the capacity of the
Herrgarn stage. The groove created by the band (plus a guy who made various
kinds of sounds with the use of maraccas and a record player) compensated
well for the loss of "heaviness" in the sound. The only _small_ complaints
I have is 1) that they did not play their lovely cover version of "Water"
(by DINOSAUR JR) and 2) that Jennie Medins voice perhaps isnt the most
dynamic one (but I still consider her to be one of the best female Swedish
vocalists so that is a very small complaint. It is just that she would
leave all the competition far behind if she could vary her voice a bit
more).
Btw, there is a reason to read Expressen Fredag and that is that it almost
always contains surprises in any direction. At least my jaws dropped down
to the level of my toes when I found out that Jennie Medin was "babe of the
week" this week. But then, of course, after having swallowed the first wave
of astonishment one must admit that that too makes perfect sense ;-).
(Guess I was mostly astonished about finding some perfect sense in that
spot).
/Micke
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Date: Sat, 31 Jan 1998 22:02:11 +0200
From: "Raitis"
Subject: Latvian rocknews/ 31 january
Rocknews from Latvia
*****
(short version, for long version call me: Raitis@rb.lv)
*********
1. The first demo madeup "romantic dragon metal" band HERESIARH...
2. The first tapes will create well known "hard rock'n'roll" union MORAL FREE.
3. This evening a great "underground" continues. Event so called "Clear Water festival", there comes together ~ 10 these kinds of groups!
4. Yesterday was a "street date" for the double album of well known artist with a stage name Igo. Igo was a singer in well known bands LIVI, REMIX, now he is a solo artist.
******
Raitis/ LATVIAN ROCKNEWS AGENCY
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Date: Sat, 31 Jan 1998 22:09:08 +0100
From: Erik Soderstrom
Subject: MusicLink
It's fun to find new sites on the web, still not "open" to the public,
isn't it? Yes it is. ;-) So here's something Telia (the biggest telephone
company in Sweden) is working on. Be sure to scope out "The Depot" -
though you have to check the source code to get to the pages below the
entry page as the Javascript code is shakey.
http://www.musiclink.se/
//Erik
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Date: Sat, 31 Jan 1998 22:17:42 +0100
From: Erik Soderstrom
Subject: Re: Cloudberry Jam live review
> Btw, there is a reason to read Expressen Fredag and that is that it almost
> always contains surprises in any direction. At least my jaws dropped down
> to the level of my toes when I found out that Jennie Medin was "babe of the
> week" this week. But then, of course, after having swallowed the first wave
> of astonishment one must admit that that too makes perfect sense ;-).
> (Guess I was mostly astonished about finding some perfect sense in that
> spot).
Of course it makes perfect sense! ;)
And if you want to check it out on the web, here's the link:
http://www.expressen.se/fredag/tema/veckans_babe/
//Erik
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Date: Sun, 01 Feb 1998 11:57:17 +0100
From: Erik Soderstrom
Subject: Scan-Indie 1997 Awards - Results!
Scandinavian Indie - 1997 Awards
The Scandinavian Indie Mailing List subscribers have voted in the 1997
Scandinavian Indie Poll, and the results are here! Thanks to Totte Pop
who gathered, trixed with and compiled the results,
to everyone who voted, and Congratulations to all the winners!
The results can also be found on the Scandinavian Indie website
ie. http://www.lysator.liu.se/~chief/scan.html
A - Best Album
B - Best Single
C - Best Scandinavian Album
D - Best Scandinavian Single
E - Band We Couldn't Live Without
F - Most Promising New Act
G - Most Amazing Live Experience
H - Most Fancied Indiepop Personality
I - Best Music Fanzine
J - Best Music Magazine
K - Best Music Related Website
L - Best Label
M - Best Musical Event
N - This Sucked
A. BEST ALBUM:
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1. RADIOHEAD - "OK Computer"
2. THE VERVE - "Urban Hymns"
3. DEPECHE MODE - "Ultra"
4. BELLE & SEBASTIAN - "If You're Feeling Sinister"
5. PAVEMENT - "Brighten The Corners"
Just outside the top 5: Built To Spill - Perfect From Now On, Papas Fritas -
Helioself, Stereolab - Dots and Loops, Yo La Tengo - I Can Hear the Heart
Beating As One, Motorpsycho - Angels and Daemons at Play, Primal Scream -
Vanishing Point, Morrissey - Malajusted.
Comments: Radiohead a given winner with loads of votes. The rest - a pretty
close call.
B. BEST SINGLE:
---------------
1. BLUR - "Song 2"
2. BELLE & SEBASTIAN - "1, 2, 3 Seconds Of Light"
3. THE VERVE - "Bittersweet Symphony"
Just outside the top 3: Depeche Mode - It's No Good, Radiohead - Paranoid
Android, Yo La Tengo - Autumn Sweater, Primal Scream - Star, Motorpsycho -
Starmelt Lovelight, Yo La Tengo - Faster Than Movies, Motorpsycho - Walking
On The Water.
Comments: Blur received one single vote more than Belle & Sebastian!
C. BEST SCANDINAVIAN ALBUM:
---------------------------
1. EGGSTONE - "Vive la Difference"
2. KENT - "Isola"
3. THE BEAR QUARTET - "Moby Dick"
4. HONEY IS COOL - "Crazy Love"
5. MOTORPSYCHO - "Angels and Daemons at Play"
Just outside the top 5: Popsicle - Stand Up and Testify, Fidget - No Boogie
Coming Your Way, Cessna - Bordeaux, Super - Rendezvous with Super, Weeping
Willows - Broken Promise Land.
Comments: Eggstone was the absolute winner. Yvonne should really be in here
as well, but they only received three votes (!?)
D. BEST SCANDINAVIAN SINGLE:
----------------------------
1. BOB HUND - "Ett Fall och En Losning"
2. WEEPING WILLOWS - "Broken Promised Land"
3. MOTORPSYCHO - "Starmelt EP"
Just outside the top 3: Soundtrack Of Our Lives - Mantra Slider, The
Wellmeant - The Wellmeant, Eggstone - April and May, Honey is Cool -
Nach Heart.
Comments: What happened to Kent?
E. THE BAND WE COULDN'T LIVE WITHOUT:
-------------------------------------
1. BOB HUND
2. R.E.M.
3. STEREOLAB
4. EGGSTONE
5. KENT
Just outside the top 5: Belle & Sebastian, Fidget, Radiohead, Verve,
Yo La Tengo, Motorpsycho.
Comments: bob hund the winner for the second year in a row! There really
aren't many people who can manage without them...
F. MOST PROMISING NEW ACT:
--------------------------
1. THE WELLMEANT
Just outside the top 1: Weeping Willows, Fidget, K-Pist, Robot, Belle
& Sebastian.
Comments: The Wellmeant won by a mile! Fantastic!
G. MOST AMAZING LIVE EXPERIENCE:
--------------------------------
1. BOB HUND - Roskilde Festival
Just outside the top 1: Kent, Broder Daniel - Emmaboda Festival,
Radiohead - Stockholm.
Comments: Many concerts only received one vote each. These three
(+ Kent) seem to be the ones people remember the most. Perhaps
this genre should be changed next year.
H. MOST FANCIED INDIEPOP PERSONALITY:
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1. NINA NATRI - FIDGET
Just outside the top 1: Chocolate Barry, Erik Soderstrom, Andres Lokko,
Bob Pollard - Guided by Voices, Totte Pop, Per Sunding (Eggstone),
Mark E Smith, Lou Barlow, Doktor Kosmos, Sarah Cracknell, Graham Coxon,
Ebbot Lundberg, Mattias Alkberg.
Comments: Nina Natri from Fidget is sure popular among the Scandinavian
Indie readers!
I. BEST MUSIC FANZINE:
----------------------
1. ETTNOLLETT
2. PLAGIAT
3. STOKAGE
Just outside the top 3: Handbook for Revolutionaries, Popwatch, Moshable,
Popoga, Sound Affects.
Comments: It definitely looks like everyone reads EttNollEtt!
J. BEST MUSIC MAGAZINE:
-----------------------
1. POP
2. SOUND AFFECTS
Just outside the top 2: Magnet, Puncture, Objectively speaking, all music
magazines need to die a violent death, NME, Q, they are all shite, Stereo,
Select, MM.
Comments: And we're all reading POP as well...
K. BEST MUSIC RELATED WEBSITE:
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1. SCANDINAVIAN INDIE
Just outside the top 1: Benno/Stokage, Popoga, Ultimate Band List.
Comments: Scandinavian Indie the definite winner. You know you
didn't _have_ to vote for it, right? (C8=
L. BEST LABEL:
--------------
1. NORTH OF NO SOUTH
2. VIBRAFON
3. A WEST SIDE FABRICATION
Just outside the top 3: Starboy recordings, Stickman, Grand Recordnings,
Matador, Mute, Siesta, Minty Fresh, Startracks.
Comments: North Of No South the winner for the second year in a row! Most
votes for indie labels only. Nice!
M. BEST MUSICAL EVENT:
----------------------
1. HULTSFRED FESTIVAL
2. LOLLIPOP FESTIVAL
3. ROSKILDE FESTIVAL
Just outside the top 3: Emmaboda Festival, Arvika Festival, Kalas,
T In The Park, Darling Tour, International Pop Underground (Stockholm).
Comments: Hultsfred Festival the winner by a mile. Traded place with
Lollipop who won last year. Roskilde on 3rd, like last year - mud or
no mud.
N. THIS SUCKED:
---------------
1. CAROLINE AF UGGLAS
2. OASIS or BE HERE NOW
3. SOULS SPLIT UP/CECILIA LEAVES
4. SPICE GIRLS
Just outside the top 4: Almost everything, The musical industry, I found out
i had been living in the same appartment building with a mummyfied dead
person for two months, Primus sucks every year! Britpop, Swedish indiepop,
yet no new My Bloody Valentine record. Commercial radio, The evening press,
Sweden missing football world championships, Aqua, Magdalena Vapnargard,
Alla band fran Lund, Mankind in general, Music journalism, Cardigans,
Musikjournalen Pop (for being so bloody preoccupied mainly with Swedish
and British music), Still no huge commercial break for Eggstone, MTV, POP
Magazine, The big record labels, MEGA Skivakademin, The Verve, Play Dough
formed and split up during the same year, The constant rain in Roskilde,
So many great film personalities passed away, Holiday split, Noel Gallagher,
Manchester United, Kent, Dinosaur Jr quit.
Comments: Umm...
//Erik
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Date: Sun, 1 Feb 1998 12:05:45 +0100
From: Jonas S
Subject: J. Olsson's IOTA live review (ARBETET 31/1)
Hello, a few days ago IOTA played HOS DEN BLINDA ASNAN i malmo. I'll let
Jorgen Olsson's review from ARBETET (31/1) speak for itself. (sorry for not
translating it)
"Om Iota inte ar rockens framtid sa ar de atmisntone dess alldeles som mest
hogaktuella samtid. I en tid nar nastan inga popmusiker har nagot vettigt
att saga och annu farre kan sjunga bra beslutar sig den nya generationen
band far att helt enkelt hoppa over den biten. De nya banden ar
instrumentala. De koncentrerar sig pa att gora musik, bara musik.
Iota som kommer fran Goteborg begick i.o.m. framtradandet Hos Den Blinda
Asnan sin sceniska debut. Det hade man aldrig
trott om man inte vetat om det, for det har var ett enormt samspelt gang
som inte bara later bra tillsammans utan ocksa hittat ett eget och mycket
speciellt musikaliskt spar.
Sattningen ar trummor, bas, gitarr och Fender Rhodes - detta ganska
egendomliga instrument som ar ett elpiano med ett ljud som egentligen inte
liknar nagot annat. Fender Rhodes-pianot ger en alldeles sarskild atmosfar,
och skanker en mycket pafallande pregnans och tyngd at ljudbliden.
Instrumentala band far ofta karaktaren av bakgrundsmusik; nagot som pa ett
behagligt kravlost satt kan ackompanjera oldrickandet och smapratandet -
men sa inte i fallet Iota. Deras musik ar patrangande och klipsk, distisnkt
och full av sjal och med ett mangfald av uttryck. Franvaron av sang gor att
man obehindrat kan ge sig han at det rent melodiska och rytmiska
kvaliteterna, och sadana har Iota manga. Spelet ar tatt och den dova
kraften och de intensiva rytmerna far inte sallan en bade starkt suggestiv
och narmast trolldindande effekt.
Det var en overtygande spelning, dessutom pa ett stalle som gjort det till
en vana att presentera den nya och annorlunda musiken. Iota uppfyller
samtliga kriterier. En singel ar pa vag, producerad av Malmobandet Bent
Spanner Arty Banner - ett samarbete det bade ur ett idemassigt och
musikaliskt perspektiv finns all anledning att se fram emot"
I saw the performance too and it really was just as good as Jorgen says.
Keep an eye open for the single, which will be released on Slowball
Recordings within a 10 days.
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Date: Sun, 01 Feb 1998 18:26:10 +0100
From: Bjorn Johnson
Subject: Blekingska Nationen week 6/98
Blekingska Nationen's program for thef following week:
wed 4/2 SUPERSTITION
Soul Club, DJ Mats Nileskar (SR P3/Musikjournalen Soul).
Support DJ's Boogie Crew (Lund)
fri 6/2 INDIGO
Live club, Former William singer INCKA, with Souls as her
live band. DJ's Fredrik Egefur, Eva & Tobias (indie/60's/rock/soul)
Upcoming:
KLUBB INDIGO
13/2 tba
20/2 Monster
march Popsicle
SUPERSTITION
18/2 DJ Jan Gradvall
4/3 Motown 40 Years Anniversary, DJ's Lennart Persson & Mats Nileskar
Bjorn Johnson
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Date: Sun, 1 Feb 1998 19:06:28 +0100
From: sbjoner@online.no, j.sundstrom@ekuc.se (Jan Sundstrom)
Subject: Fwd: norskt
Hi!
I got this mail from a norwegian gal. She runs a small record company.
I don't recognize any of her bands, but maybe you know? Anything worth
checking out???
Jan
From: Siri Bjoner
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 1998 13:45:52 +0100
>>>- - Other strange hobbies: I run a very small vinyl record company...
>>
>> Kul! Vilka grupper har du gett ut?
Relativt mye obskurt norsk... ;-)
Jeg begynte forst a gi ut punk/HC, blant annet band som Dead Gerhardsens,
Svartidaudir, Punchdrunk, Sic, boyen beng, Behind Bars og Crossbreed, men
siden har det blitt litt flere genre, med band som Origami, Grunt People,
Terranoidz og Drunk. Moro!
Siri.
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Date: Sun, 1 Feb 1998 22:29:42 +0100 (MET)
From: Petter Tiilikainen
Subject: Re: Scan-Indie 1997 Awards - Results!
According to Erik Soderstrom:
> 3. DEPECHE MODE - "Ultra"
I couldn't help raising an eyebrow at this one. I just
have to say that Depeche Mode were much better when Vince
Clark still played with them. And they weren't very good
back then either.
/Petter
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Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 08:35:21 +0100
From: "Barczinski, Reiner, WAC"
Subject: Alternative Nation ???
I don't know why, but I never was forced to watch Alternative Nation ...
but, nowadays, I wonder, if there's sometimes scandinavian Indie on it?
Is that right? SO I will at least start my VCR running when it comes to
Alt. Nation and go with Fast forward through it ...
Because ... it seems, like some kind of god, or whoever is responsible
for that, doesn't want me to see anything like that! Like some of you
might know I was in Denmark for fun and for Bob Hund, but this very
evening, Friday that was, my car some kind of broke on the way to
Aalborg ... lucky I had my mobile-phone with me (in germany we call that
phone a "handy", harhar), so I talked with a very cute girl at a
"car-drivers-union" which sent me help, but it took very long, so it was
already too late to go on ... I was much more angry that evening, but
now, a few days later, I can only tell it this way, because denmark was
too nice, though ...
But: Damn!
And at least, I must read that Tornado is in Love with Little My, too
... it can't be true! Where's Ms. Niisku??
Reiner
> Guess who pale-faced, black-hearted noisenik saw Bob Hund's "ett fall
> & en
> l'o'sning" on eMpTyV's alt. nation last night?!
>
> I'm in love with Little Myy.
>
> Tornado DaSilva.
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Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 12:44:31 +0100
From: "Micke Rehnstrom"
Subject: SV: Scan-Indie 1997 Awards - Results!
Petter Tiilikainen wrote:
> > 3. DEPECHE MODE - "Ultra"
>
> I couldn't help raising an eyebrow at this one.
Well, even if I do not agree with Petters opinion about DM:s qualities and
about the fact that they were better in the early eighties, I must say that
I too was surprised. And before someone starts a flame war a la last year I
should add that, by saying this, I do not question peoples music taste. It
is not even a negative kind of surprise, on the contrary - I think this is
a very good "comeback" album. But I just wonder if there is any possibility
that we could get some info about how many people participated in the vote.
That might help in "evaluating" the results, not just this one but all of
them.
/Micke
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Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 13:19:46 +0100
From: "Micke Rehnstrom"
Subject: SV: Alternative Nation ???
> I don't know why, but I never was forced to watch Alternative Nation ...
> but, nowadays, I wonder, if there's sometimes scandinavian Indie on it?
Yep, and it happens quite often too. Last week there were videos by BOB
HUND, VOBLER, SEIGMEN (and I think GUS GUS too. Or was that the week
before?). Though I should warn you - the quality of that show is very
uneven, sometimes very good, sometimes sucking badly. But it is the only Tv
program, covering this kind of music, which is transmitted during the time
of the day when I watch TV: after midnight. So I see it almost every week.
/Micke, who thinks that the video to APHEX TWIN "Come to daddy" could make
any TV show watchable
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Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 13:55:43 +0100 (MET)
From: Karl Morten Dahl
Subject: Re: SV: Scan-Indie 1997 Awards - Results!
I think there's really cool to see that Motorpsycho did so well in this
poll. Didn't expect that. A new Motorpsycho album will be released the
23rd.
Karl Morten Dahl - Computer Science, NTNU - Trondheim, Norway
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End of Scandinavian Indie Digest Vol.98 #13
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