Scandinavian Indie Digest Vol.3 Issue #53
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Digest
Vol.3 #53
December 5th, 1996
There are 30 messages totalling 1078 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Gig schedules (2)
2. Swedish Indie tape (and also Icelandic one) (5)
3. Sin's Fidget Interview [28-Mar-96]
4. Estonian Indie Tape (3)
5. P3 Live broadcasts.. (3)
6. Synth band looking for new member
7. Scan-Indie Digest Vol.3 #52
8. Cardigans on "Mama Told Me Not To Come" (2)
9. Luger Tour List _Update_ [04-Dec-96] (2)
10. Swedish Indie tape (5)
11. Gig schedules (& him kerosene) (2)
12. Melony (was: Luger Tour List _Update_ [04-Dec-96])
13. MUTTS live on the Internet _Tonight_!
14. Sin's Music on the Radio [09-Dec-96]
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Date: Tue, 3 Dec 1996 01:11:12 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Gig schedules
Just a thought - if you live in Stockholm, Gothenburg, or anywhere else
in fact, and get gig schedules that venues put out, please feel completely
free to post the information to this list! I found Studion's schedule there
last friday for example, and unless I had found it there (I don't live in
Stockholm), I would never have known that Mutts play there on the 5th, and
Bob Hund on the 8th (matine at 16.00 and evening gig at 20.00), for example.
I think most people are interested, so I don't see the point of sitting
on such information? Right?
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Tue, 3 Dec 1996 01:12:06 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Re: Swedish Indie tape (and also Icelandic one)
On Sun, 1 Dec 1996, Chris Forsberg wrote about the
Swedish Indie tape (and also Icelandic one):
> I got the tape, copied it, and am sending it off to Alexander tomorrow,
> probably. I have really fallen for several of the bands on here. Big favs
> (that I hadn't heard yet) are Fidget (something about the singer really
> reminds me of Bjork circa the Sugarcubes), Cloudberry Jam, Blissful, and
> Honey is Cool. The HiC song in particular is pretty much stuck in my
> brain, on autorepeat. What releases have they got out?
You know, Fidget just released their debut CD single "Semi-Naked" last
friday, when they played an amazing (I've never seen/heard them this good!)
gig at Studion in Stockholm - and for all those interested in Fidget, I'll
post the long interview/article (the cut down version was published in SA)
in a second! Cloudberry Jam's "best of" compilation should be out now.
Blissful's latest single and album are amazing, and songs from those will
definitely be included on the next Swedish Indie compilation! Honey Is Cool
is another story though - they were signed to MVG ages (well, more than 6
months ago anyway) ago, but since then, I haven't heard anything about or
from them. I'll see what I can come up with though. So far they have released
one MCD "Focky Focky No Pay" on SunSpot records last year, and were included
on the recently released "Pop Nation" compilation CD with one song.
> Oh, btw.....the Swedish indie tape arrived slightly broken. It plays, but
> a bit of plastic has broken off at the bottom, and this may be what causes
> me to have trouble rewinding it. It probably should have been mailed in a
> plastic case, that would have protected it. I think when I mail it back
> out, I'll put it in one.
Well, you're not the first person to tell me about this. Now I know I should
have sent it in a plastic case, but as it is almost half a year since I
sent it, it's a bit too late for me to repair the damage. Thanks for the
help with this though!
*** By the way - where is the Swedish Indie tape sent only to people in
Sweden?! I know Jan Sundstrom sent it to Ulf Harnhammar a month ago!
It should be at the last stop by now (ie. Ludvig Borgne) ?!
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Tue, 3 Dec 1996 01:12:39 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Sin's Fidget Interview [28-Mar-96]
Scandinavian Indie Presents:
A day with Fidget
by Erik Soderstrom (chief@lysator.liu.se)
before a gig at Herrgar'n, Linkoping, Sweden, 28-Mar-96.
Fidget are:
Nina Natri (24) (vocals) Louise Weibull (21) (guitar)
Daniel Claesson (21) (guitar) Fredrik Andersson (24) (keyboard)
Pontus Willquist (23) (bass) Johan Forsman (23) (drums)
(c) 1996 Scandinavian Indie
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All interviews and articles I've read about this band have started with
or at least included an explanation of their name, "Fidget". Not so this
time. You will have to look it up yourselves.
We decided to meet at Stora Torget in Linkoping, by something that I'd
call a smaller version of the Stureplan-Svampen (a large concrete fungus-
like statue) at 13:00. Daniel, Nina and a friend of theirs, Ulf, were coming
in to town early by train from Stockholm. The rest of the band would
follow five hours later from Gothenburg in their tour van. 13:30 and there
they were, carrying more equipment and bags than seemed possible.
- That's no fungus!
Nina, wearing Pulp-Jarvis-like yellow sunglasses, that Daniel teases her
about the rest of the day, is the first to speak.
- We've asked absolutely everyone, and no one knows about this thing!
We saw a covered fountain on this other square, where we've been waiting,
says Daniel, who wears a black jeans-jacket with an Oasis logo on it.
- Yeah, I got it from Sony after I did an interview with Oasis at
the Roskilde Festival last year.
- Someone offered him 250 Pounds for it, Nina says. But he didn't sell it!
- Never! Daniel declares.
- That fountain looked a lot more like a fungus than this.. thing! says
Nina.
Maybe I should have mentioned that it's pretty small, and more like a
waiting place for busses.
Fidget, a six-piece from Gothenburg fronted and formed by the illustrious
Nina Natri, started two years ago. Then, it was just Nina and Louise, but
soon they had pulled together what would become Fidget of today. They call
their music "unruly", "bonkers-pop" after an expression in the Melody Maker
review, but still "indie". Their working methods are that Nina writes the
lyrics, separate from the music and Louise comes up with the base-ideas.
Then they arrange everything together.
Well seated in a nearby cafe, all of us with a large cup of coffee in
front of us except Nina, who explains that she really do not need another
cup of coffee today, and is satisfied with a soft drink.
- Yes, she starts, but back then, Daniel played the drums and I also played
keyboards. We made two 4-channel porta demos playing like that. And it was
the worst of those that got reviewed in Melody Maker (October 6th, 1995).
The Green demo. Demo of the Week. Which made Go! Discs call me up, and all
I thought was that someone was pulling my leg.
- But I went down to Bengans (a record store in Gothenburg) and checked
the magazine, and there it was! Daniel continues. How it felt? Amazing.
Strange, but amazing.
- And that's when we got fire in our pants, Nina laughs. Right after
our very first gig, in Varberg at "Club Pop" at the end of September,
only two weeks after Daniel switched from drums to guitar. Yeah, it
was only last summer that we found a new drummer, Johan.
- And you kicked me from the band! Daniel interrupts.
- No! Well, only for a couple of minutes. Then we decided that we wanted
you on guitar, which you're a lot better at anyway, Nina continues, so you
were never _really_ kicked from the band!
- Anyway, Daniel interrupts, in January this year Fredrik joined, and
Nina was told to stop playing keyboards.
- He sure made that clear. Oh, it was clear that he was a lot better
than me anyway.
Varberg seems to be the band's favourite town. Their first gig, as opening
act for Silver Bullet, another band from Gothenburg (only with a lot more
"scandals" on their record), took place in Varberg (where the police came
and picked up the singer in Silver Bullet, after only four songs, because
he was naked and acted like he was on drugs. Though tests showed later that
the only "drug" he was guilty of taking was... coffee). According to Ulf,
Fidget stunned the audience. Including himself. Their next upcoming gig, on
friday April 5th, is in Varberg. Their two newer 24-channel demos, are
recorded at Musikmaffian in Varberg with Magnus Bergentz behind the wheel.
They would have played in Varberg with Honey Is Cool on November 17th last
year, but a blizzard put a stop to that. Ulf plays in a band, Surreal, from
Varberg. A bootleg video (made by Ulf) from a gig in Varberg, December
29th last year, exists.
- But it's not for sale, Ulf laughs. It's pretty much a disaster. Most
of it only shows the backs of the audience.
If that is not enough to classify Varberg as Fidget's favourite town,
I don't know what is.
- We've (Surreal) played with them too, Ulf continues. But after about
four songs, someone climbed up on the drums, and fell down on our drummer
Tony Karlsson! Seems like bands should be worried about playing with Fidget,
don't you think?
The recording of their first 24-channel demo, that came out in October
last year, swallowed 6.000 SKr from their wallets, which was pretty much
for a struggling band. That was also the reason why their second demo
was not released until late March this year. Though this time, it was
paid by MCA whom they have a publishing contract with. Daniel:
- It was two weeks ago. The recording took 27 hours, and everything was
ready over a weekend. But because MCA paid for it, they probably don't
want it to be sold as a demo.
- No, now it's more of a promotion thing, says Nina. They want us to be
signed to a label as much as we do, because they make money on the
publishing side, when the label we're going to be signed to makes money
on sales.
- And MCA, as a label, don't want to sign us, because then they are
in a bad negotiation position, Daniel continues. They can't really
start discussing with themselves about contracts and profits, can they?
Anyway, we were kind of worried though, when we had recorded the new
demo, and Ulf said it wasn't good.
- I didn't say that!
- No? What did you say then, Daniel asks him.
- I said "it rocks", okay? "It rocks!" Ulf replies with a smile.
- Oh, I must have misunderstood you then, Daniel says sarcastically.
There are four songs on the new demo: 'Seminaked', 'Stop Losing',
'Hoovering Away' and 'Teddy' - two older songs and two somewhat newer.
The song Teddy appeared on their first demo ever, the one that got
reviewed in Melody Maker, but on the new demo, it is a new recording.
When their latest demo was sent out, even the vice president of the
whole group of Warner companies called and expressed his interest.
On April 12th, they play at "Hannas Kallare" or "K" in Stockholm
together with Ocean Colour Scene, a UK band that were among the top
indie bands at the end of the 80's, but have been away for a while,
and are now having a small comeback. Apparently, about eight record
labels will be present. Two from the UK.
- It's a bit nerve-wrecking when you think about it, says Daniel.
But we feel it's going to be a great gig. They have all said that
they like what we do, so they know what they'll get. After that,
negotiations with the labels will start. It was kind of bizarre
that the Warner vice president called though. Fun, but bizarre.
On the question to what kind of label they are looking for, Daniel
replies:
- One that covers the UK. One that can handle the market there.
That's what's most interesting I guess.
So what do these people do when they are not stars in a band then,
one might ask? Well, all of them are studying at the moment. Pontus -
industrial economy, Daniel - journalist academy, Louise - philosophy
- And ethnology-something, says Nina. She'll be crossed because I
don't remember, but really, I don't.
Fredrik - journalist academy, Nina - rocket scientist and psychology
and Johan - philosophy and litterature.
- Do not discuss philosophy with Johan! Nina warns. He's written a lot
of articles and things in magazines and papers that no one dares to
question, because it's just not questionable.
Clearly, journalist education can be handy for a band. Interviews
and articles will be made sooner or later. For Fidget, the time is
sooner. They have been interviewed on Z-TV, they have made a restaurant
report (two whole pages) for newspaper Goteborgs Posten (which didn't
get a lot of distribution due to a blizzard, which also happened to the
evening paper Expressen the same day, where Fidget also appeared).
- Maybe that was a sign, Nina ponders. Kind of typical though.
They have also made a tv-zapping report for evening paper Goteborgs
Tidning. The band has appeared in evening paper Expressen's friday
edition "Fredag" on Linda Norrman-Skugge's page. They have received
a live review (their first) in Hallands Nyheter after a gig in Falkenberg
together with Honey Is Cool, that was positive. Their last demo became
"Demo of the Month" in Goteborgs Posten's friday edition "Avenyn" and
they are "Demo of the Issue" in the forthcoming issue of swedish pop-
magazine Sound Affects (out in June).
- We bought Ostgota Correspondenten (a local newspaper) in Norrkoping on
our way here today, and was surprised to see an article about us in the
entertainment section! The phone-interview was just the other day! And
we'll be listed in Linda Norrman-Skugge's "Best right now" column in
Expressen tomorrow. But some people, especially in our home town Gothenburg,
think that we have received too much coverage already, Nina sighs.
Nina's voice has been compared to Bjork's several times, in several
articles. Their music has been compared to Sugarcubes several times.
What do they think about that then?
- I don't even like Sugarcubes, Daniel complains. Some journalist
started comparing us to them, and then the rest followed. Nina has
a very special voice, and that's where the similarities ends.
The question then, is what or who influences them and their music?
- Alphaville. We love Alphaville, Nina Says. It's great that they
are back again, and that they have returned to their origins!
- We listen to different things, so it's pretty hard to name
something for the band as a whole, Daniel fills in. But for me,
britpop. Definitely.
- Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Smashing Pumpkins and britpop,
adds Nina.
Okay then, a question about swedish bands that they like then?
- That's easy, says Daniel. Bob Hund, Kent (did you know that they
have sold 30.000 copies of their new album in one week?), Popsicle.
- Silver Bullet, Nina adds. Surreal, Souls, Soundtrack of our Lives,
Broder Daniel, Teddybears..
- You haven't even heard them! Daniel laughs. It's their looks!
Well, Page...
- You should talk! You only say Page because of her! Nina recoils.
Bear Quartet! We have to mention Bear Quartet! That's Louise's
favourite band. Hmm.. Prodigy, Whale and Salt.
- Speaker, S.P.O.C.K., Olle Ljungstrom, the first A Shrine album,
Brainpool.. Johan likes Tom Waits.
- And swedish dance music. Like... I can't think of any! Nina says,
with a worried look on her face.
- Leila K? Daniel suggests.
- Yes! I went to parallel class with her and Jennifer Brown! Nina
says smiling.
They played in Helsinki, Finland on March 22nd in the basement of
"Tavastia", together with a finnish band called Parsley Inn, but were
sad that they had to cancel their two other dates in Finland for
economic reasons.
This summer, you will be able to see Fidget at the Emmaboda Festival
and at Maja's Beach Festival in Varberg. They hope that they will play
at the Hultsfred Festival, Mera Hitlatar and Lollipop, but nothing is
decided yet.
- Did you know that the Stone Roses have split-up?
The interview is over and we're on our way out to the rainy streets of
downtown Linkoping. Tonight was their 9th gig, which they played together
with Mindjive, who accidentally survived without problems with the police
or people falling on top of their drummer.
Scandinavian Indie Fidget interview 28-Mar-96
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Date: Tue, 3 Dec 1996 01:11:32 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Re: Estonian Indie Tape
On Fri, 29 Nov 1996, Sami Rouhento wrote a fine
message about Estonian Indie Tape:
>> There are only three people between him and me on the list, which means
>> that the tape stayed just about 2 1/2 weeks on each place (average)!
>
> sheesh...
You can say that again - we all should really think about the other people
on these chains and try to copy and send the tape away to the next person on
the list as soon as possible after we have received them, or we will have
to use a "maximum number of people on the chain" and run several chains
at the same time, or when it comes to these new CD chains, after eachother
or something.
>> Enough about that - Loved the tape! And I _KNOW_ I have heard The Chance
>> before - and I'm certain that it was on a CD too, and I'm also certain
>> that it was the last song on the CD as well. Are you positive they are
>> from Estonia?
>
> well. that's what i've been told, but obviously i don't know that for
> a fact. i don't see why anyone would lie about something like that
> though...
No, I thought about that too, but I'm still sure that I have heard this
song before on a CD, and I don't have any CDs from Estonia. I still
haven't found where though, but I'll keep digging...
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Tue, 3 Dec 1996 17:53:25 +0200 (EET)
From: Hendrik Luuk
Subject: Re: Estonian Indie Tape
On Tue, 3 Dec 1996 chief@lysator.liu.se wrote:
>> a fact. i don't see why anyone would lie about something like that
>> though...
>
> No, I thought about that too, but I'm still sure that I have heard this
> song before on a CD, and I don't have any CDs from Estonia. I still
> haven't found where though, but I'll keep digging...
I have never heard about a band called Chance from Estonia, but I
know another wonderful band (that has split already) called The Choice.
Maybe someone mixed up the names?
It's just a guess.
hendrik
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Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 17:45:41 +0100
From: micre215@knuten.liu.se (Michael Rehnstrom)
Subject: Re: Swedish Indie tape (and also Icelandic one)
On December 3rd chief@lysator.liu.se wrote
> *** By the way - where is the Swedish Indie tape sent only to people in
> Sweden?! I know Jan Sundstrom sent it to Ulf Harnhammar a month ago!
> It should be at the last stop by now (ie. Ludvig Borgne) ?!
I'm a bit confused (a very common state of mind for me). Yesterday I
received a tape (the scandinavian/swedish indie no 3 - the one that starts
with Fidget's Semi-naked). I received it from Ludvig Borgne, who was the
last Swede on the list before I joined it. According to the list I should
send the tape to Kimmo Saaskilahti in Finland. So the questions are, is
this the tape we are discussing and should I send the tape to Finland or
not? Ludvig was a bit confused about this, too (glad to hear I'm not the
only one).
/Micke
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Date: Tue, 3 Dec 1996 20:10:11 +0200 (EET)
From: Sami Rouhento
Subject: Re: Estonian Indie Tape
hendrik wrote:
> I have never heard about a band called Chance from Estonia, but I
> know another wonderful band (that has split already) called The Choice.
> Maybe someone mixed up the names?
well, no. i have a couple of the old choice demo tapes and they used
to be fine, melancholic, smiths-influenced pop, whereas, according to
tristan bizarre, the chance were a different band altogether. he could
have been pulling my leg big time, though.
sami
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Date: Tue, 3 Dec 1996 22:11:47 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: P3 Live broadcasts..
Some decided P3 Live broadcasts not listed before + extra info:
Tue 3/12 Balanescu Quartet (R) Stockholm, Studion 07-Aug-96
Wed 4/12 Sadie, De De Pite}, PD&L 19-Jul-96
Thu 5/12 Swervedriver (R) Stockholm, Studion 30-Jan-96
Sun 8/12 Yulduz Usmanova (R) Stockholm, Gal{rparken 12-Jun-96
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Wed, 4 Dec 1996 06:41:34 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Re: Swedish Indie tape (and also Icelandic one)
On Tue, 3 Dec 1996, micre215@knuten.liu.se (Michael Rehnstrom) wrote re:
Swedish Indie tape (and also Icelandic one):
>> *** By the way - where is the Swedish Indie tape sent only to people in
>> Sweden?! I know Jan Sundstrom sent it to Ulf Harnhammar a month ago!
>> It should be at the last stop by now (ie. Ludvig Borgne) ?!
>
> I'm a bit confused (a very common state of mind for me). Yesterday I
> received a tape (the scandinavian/swedish indie no 3 - the one that starts
> with Fidget's Semi-naked). I received it from Ludvig Borgne, who was the
> last Swede on the list before I joined it. According to the list I should
> send the tape to Kimmo Saaskilahti in Finland. So the questions are, is
> this the tape we are discussing and should I send the tape to Finland or
> not? Ludvig was a bit confused about this, too (glad to hear I'm not the
> only one).
No, Kimmo was the first one on the "non-Swedish" chain for the Swedish
Indie compilation tape, so you're the last one on this chain - which
means that you'll send the tape back to me when you have copied it.
I don't think my address is on that list though so here it is:
Erik S|derstr|m, Bj|rnk{rrsgatan 13 B:34, 584 36 Link|ping.
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Wed, 4 Dec 1996 06:40:57 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Synth band looking for new member
Just forwarding this ad from a Swedish synth band looking for a new member:
Looking for live member:
There might be an opening for a live-keyboardist and backing
vocals singer (perhaps some guitar as well; guy or girl doesn't
matter) in a synth band with a record contract, a certain success,
and many live performances on the way. Do you know someone who's
talented and interested? Please contact:
Jennifer / M}rten Kellerman
+46-155-267454 / +46-155-267455 (home)
statemachine@ett.se (email)
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Letar efter live medlem:
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bakgrundss}ngare (eventuellt {ven gitarrspel; kille eller tjej
spelar ingen roll) i ett synthband med skivkontrakt, en viss
framg}ng, och m}nga livespelningar p} g}ng. K{nner du n}gon
som {r duktig och intresserad? Kontakta g{rna:
Jennifer / M}rten Kellerman
070-72 72 909
070-711 21 14 (fax)
0155-26 74 54 / 26 74 55 (hem)
statemachine@ett.se (email)
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//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Wed, 4 Dec 1996 06:42:13 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Re: Scan-Indie Digest Vol.3 #52
Forwarded message:
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 1996 21:28:29 -0800 (PST)
From: Scott Carpenter
Subject: Re: Scan-Indie Digest Vol.3 #52
> (that I hadn't heard yet) are Fidget (something about the singer really
> reminds me of Bjork circa the Sugarcubes), Cloudberry Jam, Blissful, and
Hey, you said *Bjork*, the magic word! Now you must tell me, what does
fidget sound like?
> the best bands out there. I hadn't heard much Texas Jesus, tho. God, they
> sound *so* much like this Baltimore band called Porn Flakes. Just a total
> psychotic blend of musical styles: polka, pop, jazz, strange marching
> music, bizarre organ music that sounds like a demented Casio come
> to life....Porn Flakes does all that too, or did, rather, they've now
> broken up. :-( Is that new Texas Jesus CD out yet??
Texas Jesus is an excellent band! Their CD is out on Bad Taste, and it
uses many songs from their tape _Nammsla_Tjammsla_. The CD is lang and
enjoyable, quirky and smart. Before Texas Jesus, members were in
A'starduettin, a weirder (therefore better), aggressively lo-fi humor
band.
scott carpenter
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Date: Wed, 4 Dec 1996 06:42:40 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Cardigans on "Mama Told Me Not To Come"
Something I found on the net - check out The Cardigans:
PolyGram - VARIOUS ARTISTS (Mercury)
"Mama Told Me Not To Come: A Collection Of Alternative Covers"
"Covers" is a new series of compilations available only in Canada. Each
specially-priced compact disc is comprised of artists with a healthy
respect (if not to say reverence) for the past while remaining current
Some of the biggest "Alternative" artists interpret songs from the past
including rare material from The Breeders, James and The Wonder Stuff
with Spirit Of TheWest.
Track Listing:
Bauhaus - "Ziggy Stardust" (David Bowie) / Buffalo Tom - "Heaven" (The
Psychedelic Furs) / The Wolfgang Press - "Mama Told Me Not To Come"
(Three Dog Night & Randy Newman) / James - "Sunday Morning" (The Velvet
Underground) / The Cardigans - "The Boys Are Back In Town" (Thin Lizzy)
/
Frank Black - "Hang On To Your Ego" (The Beach Boys) / Red House
Painters - "I Am A Rock" (Simon & Garfunkel) / Love & Rockets - "Ball Of
Confusion" (The Temptations) / The Wonder Stuff with Spirit Of The West
- "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" (Carter Family) / The Breeders - "So Sad
About Us" (The Who)
CD 314 553 115-2
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Wed, 4 Dec 1996 06:43:05 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Luger Tour List _Update_ [04-Dec-96]
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Scandinavian Indie Luger Tour List UPDATE Scandinavian Indie
December 4th 1996
by Erik Soderstrom (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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SCANDINAVIAN:
BLITHE (S) - A West Side Fabrication / MD *NEW*
Jan 31 Umea (S) Idun teatern / Popstad '97
BREACH (S) - Burninng Heart / MD
Dec 13 Helsinki (SF) Oranssi Klubi Cancelled
Dec 14 Riihimaki (SF) Youth Centre Cancelled
Dec 15 Vaasa (SF) Youth Centre Cancelled
BRICK (S) - Dolores / MD & HIM KEROSENE (S) - Ampersand / MD
Dec 12 Linkoping (S) Skylten New Date
Dec 13 Goteborg (S) Pusterviksteatern New Date
Dec 14 Hassleholm (S) Perrong 23 New Date
THE HELLACOPTERS (S) - White Jazz / House Of Kicks / Rough Trade
Dec 20 Malmo (S) KB w/TEDDYBEARS STHLM
HIM KEROSENE (S) - Ampersand / MD & BRICK (S) - Dolores / MD
Dec 12 Linkoping (S) Skylten New Date
Dec 13 Goteborg (S) Pusterviksteatern New Date
Dec 14 Hassleholm (S) Perrong 23 New Date
KOMEDA (S) - NONS / Border
Feb 01 Umea (S) Idun teatern / Popstad '97 New Date
MESHUGGAH (S) - Nuclear Blast / House Of Kicks *NEW*
Jan 30 Umea (S) Idun teatern / Popstad '97
MONSTER (S) - Startracks / House Of Kicks
Dec 11 Vasteras (S) Extremes New Date
Jan 16 Malmo (S) KB New Date
Jan 17 Copenhagen (DK) Stengade 30 New Date
Jan 18 Hassleholm (S) Perrong 23 New Date
REFUSED (S) - Startrec. / House Of Kicks
Jan 30 Umea (S) Idun teatern / Popstad '97 New Date
SINDY KILLS ME (S) - Beat That / MD
Dec 07 Stockholm (S) Studion New Date
Dec 12 Leeds (UK) TBA New Date
STARMARKET (S) - Dolores / MD
Jan 30 Umea (S) Idun teatern / Popstad '97 New Date
TEDDYBEARS STHLM - MVG Records / MD
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Date: Wed, 4 Dec 1996 10:14:33 +0200 (EET)
From: Kimmo Saaskilahti
Subject: Re: Swedish Indie tape (and also Icelandic one)
At 01.12 3.12.1996 +0100, Erik wrote:
> Cloudberry Jam's "best of" compilation should be out now.
Don't buy it! Buy the original albums instead!
Don't buy it! Buy the original albums instead!
Don't buy it! Buy the original albums instead!
Don't buy it! Buy the original albums instead!
...OK, I'm not going to say it again on this list... :)
> Blissful's latest single and album are amazing
Haven't heard them yet, but I'd like to recommend their mini-album
"Greatest" and the full-lenght "The Blissful Orchestra" very much. I was a
bit disappointed with the "Am I a Wreck" EP though. They are a good live
band as well, especially the guy who does most of the singing is fun to
watch (sorry, I forget the name).
Kimmo
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Date: Wed, 4 Dec 1996 10:14:24 +0200 (EET)
From: Kimmo Saaskilahti
Subject: Re: Swedish Indie tape
>I'm a bit confused (a very common state of mind for me). Yesterday I
>received a tape (the scandinavian/swedish indie no 3 - the one that starts
>with Fidget's Semi-naked). I received it from Ludvig Borgne, who was the
>last swede on the list before I joined it. According to the list I should
>send the tape to Kimmo Saaskilahti in Finland. So the questions are, is
>this the tape we are discussing and should I send the tape to Finland or
>not?
I guess it is the very tape we are talking about, but you don't need to send
the tape here, because I think I have already received it once (unless I
have started hallucinating more than usually)...I think it went like this:
There were a huge number of subscribers on the chain, so to make things work
more quickly, some kind soul made a dub of the tape and thus the chain was
split into two sections; I think I had the pleasure of being the first
person of the Non-Swedish chain. So that's the deal, I *think*.
Has anybody seen the Finnish tape lately, by the way? All I know is that it
has not returned home yet...
Kimmo
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Date: Wed, 4 Dec 96 10:14:30 +0100
From: ludde@kore.lk.se (Ludvig Borgne)
Subject: Swedish Indie tape
> > *** By the way - where is the Swedish Indie tape sent only to people in
> > Sweden?! I know Jan Sundstrom sent it to Ulf Harnhammar a month ago!
> > It should be at the last stop by now (ie. Ludvig Borgne) ?!
>
> I'm a bit confused (a very common state of mind for me). Yesterday I
> received a tape (the scandinavian/swedish indie no 3 - the one that starts
> with Fidget's Semi-naked). I received it from Ludvig Borgne, who was the
> last swede on the list before I joined it. According to the list I should
> send the tape to Kimmo Saaskilahti in Finland. So the questions are, is
> this the tape we are discussing and should I send the tape to Finland or
> not? Ludvig was a bit confused about this, too (glad to hear I'm not the
> only one).
Confused is the word, yes...
The letter that came with the tape does not say a word about the tape being
meant to be sent to people in Sweden only, though a note said that the US
people at the end of the list had allready got the tape, and that the other
non-swedes "may allready have received the tape"...
Hmm, now that I'm writing I might as well say a few words about the tape.
In short, I'm deeply disappointed... Most of the bands that I had not
heard before were just plain awful (Shallow Soundwave, Aquadays, Hardy
Nilsson, Blissful, Melony, Sonic Surf City, Sindy Kills Me), and others
were IMHO not represented by any of their best songs (Fireside, Loosegoats,
Mouth, Waterbug). And what do bands like Kent and Salt do on an indie
compilation...? Well, enough about that, I think...
Someone asked about Honey Is Cool. They have a 6-song demo, which I guess
is no longer available, and a 6-song MCD "Focky Focky No Pay". Some of the
songs on the demo are also on one of the Kittenish compilations, I think.
/Ludde
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Date: Wed, 4 Dec 1996 12:14:03 +0100 (MET)
From: Per L}ngstr|m
Subject: Re: Gig schedules (& him kerosene)
On Tue, 3 Dec 1996 erik wrote:
> Just a thought - if you live in Stockholm, Gothenburg, or anywhere else
> in fact, and get gig schedules that venues put out, please feel completely
> free to post the information to this list! I found Studion's schedule there
> last friday for example, and unless I had found it there (I don't live in
> Stockholm), I would never have known that Mutts play there on the 5th, and
> Bob Hund on the 8th (matine at 16.00 and evening gig at 20.00), for example.
good call. i fully agree with that. by a mere coincident i was prevented
from missing out on unwound and hover craft last tuesday at studion.
luckily, i didn't, but i became aware of how easy it is to miss a show if
you don't actually live in the city/town it's taken place. so, send them
schedules people!
on a side-note, my friend and i interviewed him kerosene last friday, and
besides founding out that they are really nice guys, we were informed that
they have recently signed with no other label than telegram records (same
label as popsicle are on) and that they will be releasing a new single
(on *vinyl* as well!) in a matter of weeks, followed by a record which
will be recorded sometime in jan/feb. and, yes, the show itself was mighty
good too. !
per
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Date: 04 Dec 1996 13:09:20 +0100
From: Robert Cumming
Subject: Re: Gig schedules (& him kerosene)
In article ,
Per L}ngstr|m wrote:
> on a side-note, my friend and i interviewed him kerosene last
> friday, and besides founding out that they are really nice guys,
They certainly are. Pretty impressive kissers too... Petter
Tiilikainen interviewed then at Tr{stock, as you maybe know:
Well, the photo's good anyway...
Robert
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Date: Wed, 04 Dec 1996 17:16:50 +0100
From: Carl
Subject: Re: Luger Tour List _Update_ [04-Dec-96]
>TEDDYBEARS STHLM - MVG Records / MD
>Dec 12 Vaxjo (S) Stallarna New Date
Just a note: The above gig is for University students only. (Does not matter
which University.)
As far as I know Melony and Venus Outback (locals) are playing the same gig,
as well as the band I'm in, Herrg}man (MrWalkman??). We suck pretty badly,
but Venus Outback are really good. I don't know much about Melony - could
anyone give me some clues?
The gig is Sm}lands Nations annual Luciarock, and if you're somewhere near
Vaxjo, don't miss it, it's usually a blast! If you have any questions, i
guess you could call Per, the president of Sm}lands (+46 (0)470-486 49).
Later,
Carl
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Date: Wed, 4 Dec 1996 20:06:34 +0100
From: "Magnus Jansson"
Subject: Re: Gig schedules
> Just a thought - if you live in Stockholm, Gothenburg, or anywhere else
> in fact, and get gig schedules that venues put out, please feel completely
> free to post the information to this list! I found Studion's schedule there
> last friday for example, and unless I had found it there (I don't live in
> Stockholm), I would never have known that Mutts play there on the 5th, and
> Bob Hund on the 8th (matine at 16.00 and evening gig at 20.00), for example.
Hi there
It seems that there are people interested about the gigs at Studion here in
Stockholm. I can see why, becasue there are really good shows there from time
to time.
Studion have a gig schedule that are for free. So write to them and ask
them if they could send you one.
Here's the address:
No Brakes Production
S:t Eriksplan 4
113 20 Stockholm
Sweden
46 8 33 65 60
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Date: Wed, 4 Dec 1996 13:19:55 -0600 (CST)
From: Clay
Subject: Re: Cardigans on "Mama Told Me Not To Come"
The Cardigans cover of The Boys are Back in town is splendid. Worth
hunting the disc down I think. Just a brilliant cover. I think.
ttyl,
Clay Purves
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Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 06:33:03 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Re: Swedish Indie tape (and also Icelandic one)
On Wed, 4 Dec 1996, Kimmo Saaskilahti wrote:
>> Blissful's latest single and album are amazing
>
> Haven't heard them yet, but I'd like to recommend their mini-album
> "Greatest" and the full-lenght "The Blissful Orchestra" very much.
> I was a bit disappointed with the "Am I a Wreck" EP though. They are
> a good live band as well, especially the guy who does most of the
> singing is fun to watch (sorry, I forget the name).
I can definitely recommend their new single "Vitamins" and the new album
(also called "Vitamins") with my whole heart. They're both brilliant!
The single is one of them "sure-west-side-pop-hit-singles", but the album
is a bit experimental. Though I like the old Puffin and the new experimental
Puffin, so I guess it is no wonder that I'm sold on both these Blissful
records as well.
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 06:33:21 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Re: Swedish Indie tape
On Wed, 4 Dec 1996, Kimmo Saaskilahti wrote:
> There were a huge number of subscribers on the chain, so to make things work
> more quickly, some kind soul made a dub of the tape and thus the chain was
> split into two sections; I think I had the pleasure of being the first
> person of the Non-Swedish chain. So that's the deal, I *think*.
You're right Sir! :-)
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 06:33:34 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Re: Swedish Indie tape
On Wed, 4 Dec 96, ludde@kore.lk.se (Ludvig Borgne) wrote:
> Hmm, now that I'm writing I might as well say a few words about the tape.
> In short, I'm deeply disappointed... Most of the bands that I had not
> heard before were just plain awful (Shallow Soundwave, Aquadays, Hardy
> Nilsson, Blissful, Melony, Sonic Surf City, Sindy Kills Me), and others
> were IMHO not represented by any of their best songs (Fireside, Loosegoats,
> Mouth, Waterbug). And what do bands like Kent and Salt do on an indie
> compilation...? Well, enough about that, I think...
Remember that everything on the tape was voted on by those who wanted to
participate in deciding what was going to be added to it. Ie. the bands
and the songs were decided by the list members. Something that should
also be taken into account is that the tape was made over 6 months ago
and a lot of things has happened since. Almost all bands have released
new albums, or new demos, or reformed, or split up, etc.
I also would like to try to avoid the "what is band X doing on an _indie_
compilation" discussion, but what the hell, I have to know - why shouldn't
bands like Kent and Salt be on an indie compilation?
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 06:34:16 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Melony (was: Luger Tour List _Update_ [04-Dec-96])
On Wed, 04 Dec 1996, Carl wrote:
> As far as I know Melony and Venus Outback (locals) are playing the same gig,
> as well as the band I'm in, Herrg}man (MrWalkman??). We suck pretty badly,
> but Venus Outback are really good. I don't know much about Melony - could
> anyone give me some clues?
There's an interview that might be interesting at:
http://www.lysator.liu.se/~chief/inter/melonint.html
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 00:45:28 -0500 (EST)
From: Chris Forsberg
Subject: Re: Swedish Indie tape
On Thu, 5 Dec 1996 chief@lysator.liu.se wrote:
> On Wed, 4 Dec 96, ludde@kore.lk.se (Ludvig Borgne) wrote about
> Swedish Indie tape:
>
>> And what do bands like Kent and Salt do on an indie
>> compilation...? Well, enough about that, I think...
>
> I also would like to try to avoid the "what is band X doing on an _indie_
> compilation" discussion, but what the hell, I have to know - why shouldn't
> bands like Kent and Salt be on an indie compilation?
um, let me just SECOND that emotion....!
//Chris
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Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 14:42:23 +0200 (EET)
From: Jussi Ristikaarto
Subject: Re: P3 Live broadcasts..
> Some decided P3 Live broadcasts not listed before + extra info:
>
> Tue 3/12 Balanescu Quartet (R) Stockholm, Studion 07-Aug-96
> Wed 4/12 Sadie, De De Pite}, PD&L 19-Jul-96
> Thu 5/12 Swervedriver (R) Stockholm, Studion 30-Jan-96
> Sun 8/12 Yulduz Usmanova (R) Stockholm, Gal{rparken 12-Jun-96
Heyyyyyy, If someone has the BQ and Swervies shows on tape (we don't get
P3 in Tampere, Finland), pleasePrettyplease could you e-mail me?
I was devastated in January (now that's almost a year ago, innit?)
when I didn't have the cash/time/whatever to go to the Swervedriver show.
I've never seen them live, folks! WAAAHHHH!!!
getting my tape deck ready -ly,
Jussi
(jr53356@uta.fi)
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Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 15:50:54 +0100 (MET)
From: Petter Tiilikainen
Subject: Re: P3 Live broadcasts..
According to Jussi Ristikaarto:
> Heyyyyyy, If someone has the BQ and Swervies shows on tape (we don't get
> P3 in Tampere, Finland), pleasePrettyplease could you e-mail me?
> I was devastated in January (now that's almost a year ago, innit?)
> when I didn't have the cash/time/whatever to go to the Swervedriver show.
> I've never seen them live, folks! WAAAHHHH!!!
I have a BQ show from the radio from 1993, i sure would like to
trade for tapes of later broadcasts of BQ shows...
Petter
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Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 16:40:13 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: MUTTS live on the Internet _Tonight_!
Late and fast news:
The concert with MUTTS at Studion in Stockholm _Tonight_ is broadcasted
on the Internet! Check out: http://www.torget.se
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 16:39:52 +0100 (MET)
From: chief@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Sin's Music on the Radio [09-Dec-96]
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Mon 9/12 George Michael BBC Radio 1, November -96
Tue 10/12 Kjell H|glund R|da Kvarn, 15-Nov-96
Wed 11/12 Banco De Gaia Denmark, Roskilde June -96
Thu 12/12 Sugar Ray Hedemora, Dalarocken 12-Jul-96
Sun 15/12 Dinah-Moe Humm, Leonard The Artistic Wallpapers, Caress Falun
This list covers the Swedish National Channel P3's "Live" - always at 21.03
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