Scandinavian Indie Digest Vol.4 Issue #37
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Digest
Vol.4 #37
November 6th, 1997
There are 36 messages totalling 1104 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. [Fwd: rockbitch]
2. Today's Selected News [06-Oct-97]
3. Starmarket guitarist quit? (2)
4. Today's Selected News [971007]
5. Enter and Prow Gig
6. Herrgarn upcoming gigs
7. Red Sleeping Beauty split up?
8. Kent
9. Sin's Music on the TV [10-Oct-97]
10. Sin's Music on the Radio [13-Oct-97]
11. Sin's Upcoming Promotional Visits [10-Oct-97]
12. Tour List III (Skrikhult BA) [11-Oct-97]
13. Supperheads & Re: Kent
14. Today's Selected News [971012] (3)
15. RADIO SLOBOLL pt. 5
16. IPU Stockholm IV
17. Stereo Total (re; Stockholm International Pop Underground IV)
18. Backfish review
19. A slightly delayed note of thanks
20. What Up Wit' Int'l Bob?
21. robot release
22. Aquadays CD (2)
23. Fwd: Shallow Soundwave gig
24. DJ cafe on sunday
25. Swede Pop web page
26. Robot review (2)
27. Sin's Music on the Radio [20-Oct-97]
28. Fidget (sort of) on TV tonight!
29. to live in iceland...
30. Latvian news
31. The Scandinavian Indie (for your soul) tape chain
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Date: Tue, 7 Oct 1997 19:35:52 +0200
From: beluga@wineasy.se
Subject: Re: [Fwd: rockbitch]
> anyone that have heard anything about the tour with the english ex-whores
> band rockbitch? is it going to be a swedish tour at all? and does anyone
> know what they sound like? the article in the swedish rockmag close-up did
> tell a lot of things... but NOTHING about their music...
Hi
haven't heard anything about rockbitch, but the DWARVES are coming to sweden
I think it's the 12 nov, probally studio
Trevor
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Date: Tue, 7 Oct 1997 23:01:09 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Martin Eksten
Subject: Re: Today's Selected News [06-Oct-97]
On Tue, 7 Oct 1997, Erik Soderstrom wrote:
> Seahorses (UK) cancelled their two gigs in Sweden (Lund 14/10
> and Stockholm (15/10) - no reason has been given yet.
Andy Watts (drums and backing vocals) has left the band. As far as I know
they haven't found anyone replacing him yet.
Martin
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Date: Tue, 7 Oct 1997 23:39:16 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Erik Soderstrom
Subject: Re: Starmarket guitarist quit?
On Tue, 7 Oct 1997, Micke Rehnstrom wrote about:
Starmarket guitarist quit?
> Once again, nasty rumours reaches me. This time it is about one of my
> absolute favourite bands: Swedish popcore/punk-pop heroes STARMARKET. I
> have heard that their guitar player, Johan Sellman, is leaving the band.
> Can anyone verify whether this is true or not, and does anyone know what
> will happen in the future (both concerning STARMARKET and Johan)? I guess
> this will not mean a total collapse since he was not one of the most
> important songwriters in the band, though.
Yup yup, it's true. He's moving back to Umea to continue his studies
and that's why he had to (officially) quit the band. They won't split
up because of it - or someone would have said something about it. :-)
The last official gig with him was at the Studion 3-year anniversary
October 3rd.
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Tue, 7 Oct 1997 23:39:38 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Erik Soderstrom
Subject: Today's Selected News [971007]
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Today's Selected News
971007
Received, gathered, processed, translated,
compiled and sent today by: Erik Soderstrom
(chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Today's good news in a bundle - that's right, right here, right now.
* Coo Enters The Studio Again!
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Finnish supernatural dreamish and floating guitar-heroes Coo are
going back into the studio to record their second EP. If everything
goes as planned, they'll be spending days and nights there starting
the end of this month (October). The EP will contain three (3) songs
of which two (2) are older songs (played live but never released)
and one shiny brand new. When it's going to hit the stores? Don't
know, but stay tuned.
Today's changes in a bundle - that's right, right here, right now.
* The Hellacopters tour dates were wrong
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The Hellacopters are going on tour in October and November - _not_
November and December as previously stated. They released their
latest album "Payin The Dues" October 2nd and nothing else, so
if you have seen something else somewhere, just forget about it.
The tour premiere is 30/10 at KB in Malmo! Even though they _do_ play
in Copenhagen the night before.
29/10 Copenhagen - Loppen (DK)
30/10 Malmo - KB
31/10 Lund - Palladium
1/11 Goteborg - Chalmers
2/11 Oslo - John Dee / Rockefeller (N)
4/11 Linkoping - Skylten
5/11 Uppsala - Sten Sture
6/11 Gavle - Etage
7/11 Soderhamn - Statt
8/11 Sundsvall - Pipeline
9/11 Orebro - Contan
10/11 Falun - Ungdomens Hus
11/11 Umea - Corona
Today's bad news in a bundle - that's right, right here, right now.
* None
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Isn't that just great!?
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Date: Wed, 8 Oct 1997 10:24:57 +0300 (EET DST)
From: Pete Korhonen
Subject: Enter and Prow Gig
Hi there!
I know this is late news, but it was uncertain until last night, if the
place the gig will be, would be opened for the gig. Well it will.
Enter (Fin) and The Prow (Fin) will play in Kerubi in Joensuu
Saturday 11th of October. Entrance fee is 15 fim.
The Prow is an industrial-rock band from Kuopio. I saw them last summer
at Ilosaarirock, and they were awesome. Two very good drummers, guitarist,
bass-player, synth/sample guy and a singer/shouter. Nice rhythmic thing.
Lot's of power and groove.
Enter is from Joensuu and released it's first CD (Yah-Hah!, META009-CD)
in August. Millions of guitars and that rock-powerpunk-spaceavenue thing.
Check it (should be available via SMD).
Welcome!
Yours, Pete
/Enter
http://media.ncp.fi/enternet
p.s. I am sorry if this message comes through twice...
Problems with my mail program....
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Date: Wed, 8 Oct 1997 20:15:14 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Micke Rehnstrom
Subject: Herrgarn upcoming gigs
This is what will happen at Herrgarn in Linkoping the next few weeks:
October 9: BACKFISH
October 16: ROBOT
October 21: "Darling tour", featuring FIDGET, FIVEL, LOUDEAN and HONEYCAVE
October 23: THE DROWNERS
October 30: tba
November 6: S.P.O.C.K
November 13: WARD J LITTLE
November 20: URBAN TURBAN
November 27: "Popstad 97 tour", featuring COBOLT, KPIST and CARPET PEOPLE
As usual: Only university students allowed, unfortunately. Exception:
Non-students are allowed if they can find a Linkoping University student to
bring them in (Linkoping students are allowed to bring one non-student
guest each to Herrgarn. The guest's name must be called in in advance,
though).
Entrance fee: normally 30 SEK (free if you have bought a Rock The Nation
card) but I know that at least the S.P.O.C.K gig will cost more than that.
/Micke
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Date: Thu, 9 Oct 1997 00:32:49 +0200 (MET DST)
From: pela0011@student.gu.se
Subject: Re: Starmarket guitarist quit?
> Yup yup, it's true. He's moving back to Umea to continue his studies
> and that's why he had to (officially) quit the band. They won't split
> up because of it - or someone would have said something about it. :-)
> The last official gig with him was at the Studion 3-year anniversary
> October 3rd.
hmm, correct me if i am wrong, but i am pretty sure he is in kevlar,
featured on scary cassettes' "2.95 dollar sounds" with the very competent
"line of the chalk". kevlar recently released a 7" by themselves with a new
version of "line of the chalk" along with two other songs, but imho the 7"
is way too thin and clean sounding in comparison. sadly i might add.
per
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Date: Thu, 9 Oct 1997 20:12:52 +0100
From: johan_angergard (via totte.pop@swipnet.se (Totte Pop))
Subject: Red Sleeping Beauty split up?
if this is true , its really sad news....
from archive/latest/3543;
> After almost a decade of heartfelt popmusic Red Sleeping Beauty has
> decided to call it a day. Their masterpiece "soundtrack" will remain the
> last record from the band, though they'll show up on a couple of
> compilations in the near future.
> There's already been talk of new projects from the members, so you
> haven't heard the last of them yet.
> /johan
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Date: Sat, 11 Oct 1997 00:00:46 +0100
From: Cilja Kwon
Subject: Kent
Hey!
Any1 who really likes Kents "Om Du var har" the Unload/Reload remix version?
I think it sucks ... too bad.. It could have been heavy
/D
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Date: Sat, 11 Oct 1997 07:13:37 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Erik Soderstrom
Subject: Sin's Music on the TV [10-Oct-97]
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Scandinavian Indie MUSIC ON THE TV Scandinavian Indie
October 11 -> 17, 1997
by Erik Soderstrom (chief@lysator.liu.se)
Day Date Artist/What TV Program Channel Time
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Fri 10/10 -
Sat 11/10 2K KLF - The Comeback? ZTV 20.00 R
Sun 12/10 Rage Against The M.. Musikbyr}n SVT 1 11.45 R
The Wannadies Present ZTV 00.50 R
Mon 13/10 Video List Results Voxtopp SVT 1 19.45
Musikmagasinet Rock Musikmagasinet Rock ZTV 20.30
Tue 14/10 Musikmagasinet Rock Musikmagasinet Rock ZTV 23.00 R
Alternative Nation Alternative Nation MTV Europe 00.00
Hotel Babylon Hotel Babylon TV 4 01.20 R
Wed 15/10 Video Top List Voxpop SVT 1 19.00
Musikmagasinet Pop Musikmagasinet Pop ZTV 20.30
Thu 16/10 Finnish Top List Lista FTV 17.40
The Who and others... Rock'n'roll {r... TV 8 22.30
Musikmagasinet Pop Musikmagasinet Pop ZTV 23.00 R
R = Rerun
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This list is also available on the Scandinavian Indie website
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Date: Sat, 11 Oct 1997 07:13:10 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Erik Soderstrom
Subject: Sin's Music on the Radio [13-Oct-97]
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Scandinavian Indie MUSIC ON THE RADIO Scandinavian Indie
October 13 -> 16, 1997
by Erik Soderstrom (chief@lysator.liu.se)
Day Date Artist Recorded
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Mon 13/10 Veruca Salt Stockholm Water Festival 13-Aug-97
Tue 14/10 Ashley MacIsaac Denmark, Roskilde Festival Jul-97
Wed 15/10 Carl Craig Stockholm, Lollipop Jul-97
Thu 16/10 Buzzcocks \stersund, Storsj|yran 02-Aug-97
This list covers the Swedish National Channel P3's "Live" - at 21.03-22.00
or 18.03-19.00 where marked with a '*'. (R) = Rerun
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This list is also available on the Scandinavian Indie site
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Date: Sat, 11 Oct 1997 07:14:01 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Erik Soderstrom
Subject: Sin's Upcoming Promotional Visits [10-Oct-97]
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Scandinavian Indie UPCOMING PROMOTION VISITS Scandinavian Indie
October 10th, 1997
by Erik Soderstrom (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Artist/Band Rec.Label When Where Gigs
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Peter Andre BMG 28/10 Stockholm
Apocalyptica Polygram 23/10 Stockholm Yes
Aqua Universal 10-11/11 Stockholm
Mary J Blige Universal 27/10 Stockholm Yes
Bloodhound Gang Universal 7-8/11 Lund, Stockholm Yes
Sarah Brightman Warner 24/10 Stockholm Yes
China Drum MNW ILR 14/10 Stockholm
Phil Collins Warner 24-25/10 Stockholm Yes
Deftones Warner 19/10 Stockholm Yes
Delavantes EMI 25-26/10 Malmo, Stockholm Yes
Celine Dion Sony 25/11 Stockholm
Steve Earle Warner 7+10/11 Stockholm, Malmo Yes
John Fogerty Warner 31/10-4/11 Sweden Yes
Ben Harper Virgin 5-6/11 Stockholm, Malmo Yes
Hurricane #1 Sony 27-30/10 Malmo, Stockholm, Goteborg Yes
Jewel Warner 24/10 Stockholm Yes
Jonny L XL Rec 23/10 Stockholm Yes
Levellers Warner 22+24/10 Lund, Stockholm Yes
Luna MNW ILR 24-25/10 Malmo, Stockholm Yes
M People BMG 28/10 Stockholm
Manhattan Transfer Warner 4+6+7+10/11 Gbg, Nrkpng, Sthlm, Malmo Yes
Mighty Mighty Bosstones Polygram 6/11 Stockholm Yes
Neurosis MNW ILR 12/10 Copenhagen
Ocean Colour Scene Universal 15/11 Stockholm Yes
Ozzy Osbourne Sony 27-28/10 Stockholm
Laura Pausini Warner 24/10 Stockholm Yes
Radish Polygram 24/10 Stockholm Yes
Eros Ramazzotti BMG 23/10 Stockholm
Roachford Sony 4/11 Stockholm
Seahorses Universal 14-15/10 Lund, Stockholm?
Ron Sexsmith Universal 22/10 Stockholm Yes
Shola Ama Warner 4+6/11 Malmo, Stockholm Yes
Luke Slater NovaMute 23/10 Stockholm Yes
Mike Stern Warner 7/11 Stockholm Yes
Texas Polygram 15-16/10 Stockholm
Whiskeytown Universal 19/11 Stockholm? 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: Sat, 11 Oct 1997 07:14:28 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Erik Soderstrom
Subject: Tour List III (Skrikhult BA) [11-Oct-97]
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Scandinavian Indie Skrikhult Tour List _Update_ Scandinavian Indie
October 11th, 1997
by Erik Soderstrom (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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A-BOMBS (S) - Outside Soceity / House of Kicks *NEW*
25/10 Stockholm Junkyard
7/11 Ostersund Tingshuset
DISFEAR (S) - Osmose / House of Kicks
+ GEHENNAH (S) - Osmose / House of Kicks
5/11 Stockholm Elvarket New Date
MATS / MORGAN BAND (S) - UAE / Border *NEW*
21/2 Goteborg Nefertiti
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The complete Skrikhult Production Tour List is posted once/month
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Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 19:50:01 +0200 (MET DST)
From: magnus@lousy.pp.se (Magnus Johansson)
Subject: Supperheads & Re: Kent
Hey,
how's it going? I'm posting like mad. Two posts in less than a week!
Cilja Kwon wrote:
>Hey!
>
>Any1 who really likes Kents "Om Du var här" the Unload/Reload remix version?
>
>
>I think it sucks ... too bad.. It could have been heavy
well, I really don't like Kent at all so I'm not gonna say anything
about that, but I was just curious if anyone knows if Kent are
influenced by Sunny Day Real Estate? I'm not a fan of SDRE but I
listened to a record (the pink one) I have with them a couple of
days ago and everything sounded... Kent. So, am I in need of a
hearing aid or have anyone else noticed this too?
New subject:
today at work I heard a couple of words said in an interview
on the Swedish national radio (P3) show "Radio Europa" (boy...
is that a crappy show or what?!?! There's gotta be better music
made in Europe than the stuff they usually play...) with someone
from the finnish band Supperheads. The subject of the interview
was "why don't bands from Finland make it big abroad like Swedish
bands" and, well, the Supperhead said that Finnish musicians
could learn a lot from Curre Lindstrom, the Swedish guy managing
the Finnish national hockey team. Thought that was pretty funny.
Especially taken out of context. :) It had something to do with
taking what you got and make it even better I think, so that's
probably not a bad advice. For anyone. They played a song with
the Supperheads too, not my bag of toasts, better than the usual
Radio Europa-stuff, but to me it sounded like an average Swedish
Popsicle-influenced wimp/indie-band.. but since it's not my cup
of whatever I won't say anything about that. :)
BTW, I don't like Weeping Willows. Ah... what a relief to
finally go public with that. :)
Oh well,
Magnus
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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 00:38:26 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Erik Soderstrom
Subject: Today's Selected News [971012]
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Today's Selected News
971012
Received, gathered, processed, translated,
compiled and sent today by: Erik Soderstrom
(chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Today's good news in a bundle - that's right, right here, right now.
* Baby Jesus with new material
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Baby Jesus are writing new material at the moment. They are
also planning to try it out live before they record it, so
expect to see them in the gig guides again in the near future.
* Bjork concert moved to a new date and bigger venue
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Due to the massive interest for Bjork's concert in Sweden, Motor
Booking Agency has moved the concert date and venue. The new date
is Saturday November 22nd, and the new venue is Arenan in Stockholm.
This means that 1.000 more tickets will be sold (bought tickets are
still valid) and that there's no age limit.
More information: Micke Levine, promotion, Motor +46-(0)31-7016950.
* Cloudberry Jam got their own domain
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That's right, you heard me - the band has registered their own
Internet domain, which is "cloudberryjam.se". So when you're
looking for their website the next time, the thing to do is to
use http://cloudberryjam.se.
As soon as their mail server is up and running, each band member
will have a personal e-mail address (for example: Jennie Medin will
have: jennie.medin@cloudberryjam.se). You can of course also contact
the whole band at cloudberryjam@cloudberryjam.se.
More information: http://cloudberryjam.se
* New Bands on Tour
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Loads - check out the gig guides:
http://www.lysator.liu.se/~chief/gigs.html
Today's half-bad news in a bundle - that's right, right here, right now.
* Dorian Records - what's up?
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Finally news about the indie compilations from Dorian Records!
Apparently, the label has had loads of financial problems lately
(all of them because of the record store's windows being smashed
several times, and no money back on the insurance), which has
forced owner Roger Gunnarsson to drop the label completely. (!)
A last compilation will be released, and it's actually a 2CD one.
That is to say that the two previously planned compilations are
no longer going to be made, but one disc will have twee-pop and
one more rockier bands, in this 2CD.
Ready for the final Dorian compilation are:
Club 8, Red Sleeping Beauty, Soulkitchen, Acid House Kings,
Daniel Saturn, Chewinggum Weekend, Pimms, Novelle, Smiler,
Halibut, Nixon, Monostar, Maelstrom, First Third, Pyle's Gold,
Wilson, Paste, Doyle, Picket, Loudean, Amber, Gentle Tuesday
and Saliva.
Almost ready are:
Backfish, Wellmeant, Aquadays, Eggstone, Cessna (SF),
Lemonator (SF) and Dada Girl (SF).
No release date is set yet, but it is said to be out "before
christmas".
* Novelle "Love Stories" EP sleeve problems
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Novelle from Halmstad recently released their debut EP "Love
Stories EP" on Harry Lime Records. A few copies reached record
stores before a couple of mistakes with the sleeve were
discovered. First, it was a cardboard sleeve. The front showed
a picture and nothing else. The back had no indication to what
band was on the record. No band name anywhere that is. It should
have been an ordinary jewel-box with the picture _plus_ "Novelle"
stated on the front of the sleeve. So it went back to the
pressing plant, and now the new version is ready for release.
In case you find/have the first version, you sure have a real
rarity on your hands.
Today's bad news in a bundle - that's right, right here, right now.
* None
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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 01:31:45 +0100
From: Micke Rehnstrom
Subject: Re: Today's Selected News [971012]
Erik Soderstrom wrote about NOVELLE:
> discovered. First, it was a cardboard sleeve. The front showed
> a picture and nothing else. The back had no indication to what
> band was on the record. No band name anywhere that is.
Sounds _very_ "indie", IMO :-). Reminds me of those old NEW ORDER records
where it is almost impossible to find any sensible information at all on
the cover.
/Micke, sad about Dorian Records breakdown :-(
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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 04:56:45 -0400
From: Mo Holkar / UKG
Subject: Re: Today's Selected News [971012]
Micke wrote:
> Sounds _very_ "indie", IMO :-). Reminds me of those old NEW ORDER records
> where it is almost impossible to find any sensible information at all on
> the cover.
I read recently that the cardboard sleeve for "Blue Monday" (which is a
sort of 5 1/4" floppy disk-looking affair with a cut-out section, and as
Micke says has no text at all on front, back or inner sleeve) was so
expensive to produce that Factory Records and New order themselves actually
made no money at all from each sale -- this despite it being the
biggest-selling 12" single ever ;-)
Mo
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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 11:04:18 +0200
From: Jonas S
Subject: RADIO SLOBOLL pt. 5
heyhello,
just wanted to tell you that thonight is the night for the 5th radio
SLOBOLL show. we've got an interview with the amazing SIMEAN from the
SILVER APPLES. Man, are they cool! Those of you who saw them at STUDION
know what I mean. WE've also got a shorter interview with WINDY and CARL
from WINDY & CARL.
finally we will have a PUSH KINGS contest. You can win their best (?) 7".
As always we are on the air from 22-23 and the frequency is 95.3
Be there or be [].
/sloboll
___________________________________________________________
new addresses:
Jonas Sevenius phone: +46-8-333483
q-sevjon@jmk.su.se fax: +46-8-51010364
Slowball recordings, Vulcanusg. 10 (3tr), 113 21 Stockholm, Sweden
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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 13:24:42 +0200
From: Christer Nilsson
Subject: IPU Stockholm IV
You are all invited to the fourth Stockholm International Pop
Underground party. As usual with bands, bar amd dj:s. This time we have
the pleasure to present "Stereo Total" from Germany and "Boys Like
Charlotte" from Stockholm.
Date: Friday October 18th
Time: 20.00
Place: Tantogården, Stockholm
See you there!
-Christer
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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 17:46:33 +0200
From: Henrik Engstroem
Subject: Stereo Total (re; Stockholm International Pop Underground IV)
> Time for the fourth Stockholm International Pop Undeground with bands,
> bar and dj:s. We are proud to present:
>
> STEREO TOTAL
Blimey. Looks like I should be on the road to Stockholm then -
Zoot!, I can't on the 18th. How typical.
I hope you'll all have a great time though.
Does anyone know if Stereo Total is stopping by in Denmark?
/Henrik
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Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 02:59:23 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Micke Rehnstrom
Subject: Backfish review
Thought that it might be time to post a review of a concert I watched a few
days ago at Herrgarn (as usual): BACKFISH from Skelleftea (I think).
First of all: if you do not fall for the charm of this band you must have a
heart of stone. Four girls and one guy playing guitar pop with harmonies
and choruses that get stuck in your head immediately. Since I have not
heard any of their material from before the "Ken Stringfellow era" and not
even the whole album, "It's Emilys" (produced by Stringfellow), I am not
going to take part in the debate about whether he has given them a better
or a worse sound. But what I can hear is that they sound tighter and
rougher live than they do on the songs I have heard from the album. Someone
mentioned Juliana Hatfield as a reference and I would not say that that is
wrong. BACKFISH's sound contains the same kind of meeting between the soft,
here represented by Kathrine Bergstroms bright and beautiful voice and the
beautiful pop harmonies, and the rough and loud guitar walls. This becomes
especially apparent in tonight's favourite of mine: "Disco", which sounds a
lot heavier than on the "Add it" single (Btw, is _that_ indie or what?:
placing this brilliant pop song as a single B-side!!). I would not say that
this gig is great all the way through, there are some songs in the middle
that sounds quite boring to me, but it is still the best Swedish _pop_ gig
I have seen since, well, EGGSTONE this summer and I really recommend you to
go and see BACKFISH if you can.
I am not sure whether that fourth girl, the one who played keyboards, is a
member of the band. She has never been featured in any articles about the
band. But I do hope she is a new member, those keyboards really added
something to the sound. In some cases the harmonies were made more clear
and apparent. In others the keyboard twisted the song in a way that made me
think of HONEY IS COOL. Another very pleasant evening at Herrgarn, indeed
(unfortunately also the smallest audience this season, so far. But those
who came enjoyed it).
/Micke
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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 23:39:07 -0500
From: mqo4365@is4.nyu.edu (Martin Olson)
Subject: A slightly delayed note of thanks
Hey, I just wanted to write and say a collective "thank you" to all the
people who came to my aid with advice on mail order places to waste my
hard earned money on.
My financial ruin is now firmly secured : )
later,
Martin.
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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 23:41:29 -0500
From: mqo4365@is4.nyu.edu (Martin Olson)
Subject: What Up Wit' Int'l Bob?
A while back there was a lot of excited talk about Bob Hund recording an
English language album which got me about as excited as I've been in years
but after the initial burst of information, it's been pretty quiet on that
front. My question is, I guess, if anyone knows if that's still a plan
that's in the works and in that case if there have been any release dates
or anything set... I'd love to know...
anyway, take it easy...
Martin.
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Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 09:32:53 +0200
From: johanna.hillgren@natverkstan.net (johanna hillgren)
Subject: robot release
Hi!
Robot's release party for the debut album Automagic was yesterday in
Gothenburg. There will be a party in Stockholm as well, but who cares -
there will not be guests like this: Nina, Louise, Pontus, Johan and Daniel
from Fidget along with Martin and Martin from Surreal playing two Robot
covers (Gross + Members of the stars), could life be more enjoyable than
this performance with four guitars instead of keyboard? Yes, when Robot
enters the stage playing Fidget's Figure Four Leglock and Surreal's Pittbulls
& Landrovers! But hey, how could the free beers be gone before I got there
(19.30)?
/ Johanna
Johanna Hillgren
Tidningen Alba
www.natverkstan.net/alba
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Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 20:07:24 +0200
From: Martin Aamot
Subject: Aquadays CD
Hi everyone!
Here's some news about our upcoming record release.
The CD, preliminary named "Electric Songs", will be released spring
1998.
It will be available through our new homepage (www.aquadays.pi.se/aqua).
Any questions or comments?
Send it to aquadays@swipnet.se
Martin Aamot, Aquadays
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Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 20:27:29 +0200
From: j.sundstrom@ekuc.se (Jan Sundstrom)
Subject: Re: Aquadays CD
aquadays@swipnet.se,Internet writes:
>The CD, preliminary named "Electric Songs", will be released spring
>1998.
>It will be available through our new homepage (www.aquadays.pi.se/aqua).
>Any questions or comments?
Fookin' great, man!
Any upcoming gigs?
Jan
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Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 20:21:45 +0200
From: shallow.soundwave@swipnet.se
Subject: Fwd: Shallow Soundwave gig
OK, so basically Nicolas is saying Shallow Soundwave will play
in Gothenburg on the 1/11, and have a new e-mail adress.
Be there people! (Sorry, I'm too far away from GBG :-(
Jan
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Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 13:36:18 +0200
From: Jonas S
Subject: DJ cafe on sunday
On Sunday (19/10), RADIO SLOBOLL are acting guest DJ's at the DJ Cafe which
has started at KULTURHUSETS LAVA. Sloboll will play pretty brill &
interesting music between 15.00-18.00. Probably you could need a cup of
coffee and some good music to get rid of that hangover. C U,
Sloboll
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Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 16:43:21 -0400 (EDT)
From: Cardigans1@aol.com
Subject: Swede Pop web page
hi ya'll. I'm trying to build a web page devoted to Swede Pop. I plan on
making it similar to the Supersonic Guide (the BritPop guide). So, if anyone
on this list knows of web sites that pertain to Swede Pop bands, email them
to me and I'll put them on the list. make sure that the web sites actually
work before you send the addresses to me. just include the name of the band
and the web site.
thanks
jason
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Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1997 20:09:49 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Micke Rehnstrom
Subject: Robot review
Yep, it is that bloody maniac bombing the list with live reviews again.
Actually, I am receptive for feedback about these reviews. With exception
for one person I have no clue of what you all think about it. Please, mail
me personally and tell me. I can stand criticism, as long as it is
constructive. Meanwhile, here is another review of a Herrgarn gig:
ROBOT are three guys (and a drum machine) from Gothenburg who mixes synth
pop and guitar pop in a way that reminds me slightly of LUDOX (from
Denmark), though the sound is not exactly the same. They also share, with
the danes, the love for old gadgets from the 1980s, I understand that ROBOT
uses a Commodore-64 as an instrument on their album.
Anyways, I am not sure whether I have too high expectations on bands
closely related to the synth genre but I was disappointed about this gig.
Some songs were quite good, I am thinking of the songs where the guitar was
in the background and the keyboard (Roland Juno-60) played the main part.
But as soon as the songs were harder it sounded rather monotonous.
Actually, since the band already has a drum machine and a bass guitar, I
cannot really see the point in using the real guitar as a rhythm
instrument, which was most oftenly done last night. Drum machines are
monotonous, therefore synth bands use their instruments to create harmonies
that goes beyond, and withdraws attention from, the drum beats. This could
also be done with the help from a guitar. Otherwise, why not do like
another swedish band: KPIST, which has proved that it is possible to rock
hard without the use of any guitars at all? As I said: some songs good, the
rest rather boring in the long run.
Up next week at Herrgarn:
Tuesday (21st): Darling tour, featuring FIDGET, FIVEL, LOUDEAN and HONEYCAVE
Thursday (23rd): THE DROWNERS
/Micke, falling in love with MICHAEL GREENES "Onion" demo
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Date: Sat, 18 Oct 1997 14:40:11 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Erik Soderstrom
Subject: Sin's Music on the Radio [20-Oct-97]
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Scandinavian Indie MUSIC ON THE RADIO Scandinavian Indie
October 20 -> 23, 1997
by Erik Soderstrom (chief@lysator.liu.se)
Day Date Artist Recorded
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Mon 20/10 Texas \stersund, Storsj|yran 01-Aug-97
Tue 21/10 Israel Vibration Denmark, Roskilde Festival Jul-97
Wed 22/10 Pandora (R) Sundsvall, Gatufesten 10-Jul-97
Thu 23/10 Peace Love & Pitbulls G|teborg, V}gen 27-Mar-97
This list covers the Swedish National Channel P3's "Live" - at 21.03-22.00
or 18.03-19.00 where marked with a '*'. (R) = Rerun
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This list is also available on the Scandinavian Indie site
at: http://www.lysator.liu.se/~chief/uprad.html
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Date: Sat, 18 Oct 1997 16:22:45 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Erik Soderstrom
Subject: Fidget (sort of) on TV tonight!
Daniel and Louise from Fidget will appear in the program "Let's Go" (Erik
Haag's new program) tonight on SVT 2 at 22.50 !
Don't miss!
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Sat, 18 Oct 1997 21:39:03 -0400 (EDT)
From: Rachel A Matthews
Subject: to live in iceland...
hey all,
so i'm infatuated with scandinavia, right? and i want to go to iceland
so badly. i want to go next summer and i can afford the plane ride but
when it came down to staying in hostels there and EATING MEALS i freaked
out at how much the whole stay would cost (food is so expensive there!).
i would like to stay for at least a month, and i want to stay in all
kinds of places and see everything...and have money to survive!
so. this list reaches you scandinavian kids, right?
please tell me of some cheap ways of traveling and eating in iceland.
are there any volunteer things i can do to get a place to stay? or what
jobs are easy to get over there? you know actually i wanted to plant
trees or flowers...i heard they let kids do that over the summer. who do
i contact for that job?
anyway i'm just this girl who goes to college in pittsburgh pennsylvania
USA and i study fine arts and i'm way into the american indie scene, i
love to go to shows to see all kinds of bands, i don't know much about
scan. indie or where to get it, but i guess that's why i'm on this list.
(tape trading, anyone?)
thanks guys,
rachel matthews.
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Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 17:34:36 +0300 (WET)
From: Roberts Galvans
Subject: Latvian news
Hi folks, i'm back again - here's some info. about Latvia:
---- The band : CHUMBAWAMBA is gonna visit L-via to make an concert
or something at 14th november (this year
---- in Tallinn: 24-26th october fest. called Operation B'97
Operation B'97 international acts.
Now we can announce our main act. It is Clawfinger who starts their
European tour from our festival. Isn't that great, they hav just
released new material named simply Clawfinger. On stage 25.10.1997
24.00 (A-stage)
Other international acts: Nylon 66'ers (Finland) 24.10.97 22.00 (A-stage)
Ed Rush (UK) Metalheads 24.10.97 24.00 (B-stage)
How Much Personalities? (Latvia) they will be
contacted this week (if somebody have not done it
yet) 25.10.97 21.00 (A-stage)
plus 16 Estonian acts and a small film fest.
actually i don't know lotta about this fest --- please send more info.
ya know something
---- Latvian indie and underground compilation
here are curent subscribers:
Bo Stefan Lundquist/Slask Records
Michael Rehnstrom
Patrik Nyborg
Alexander Bailey/Radio Khartoum
Erik Soderstrom
Elin Olson
if somebody wants to be added please let me know till 27th oct.
i will send it to first subscriber at this date
---- Lithuanian indie (?) comp.: i 've got in touch with some Lituanian
people they give me compilation tape of their label bands
i will make this chain tooo
Please let me know if ya want, became an subscriber
---- Non-scanindie tape 2 : i'd like to be added to this one tape which
was compiled by Trevor
RoberC
//se51097@lanet.lv
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Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 17:11:34 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Erik Soderstrom
Subject: The Scandinavian Indie (for your soul) tape chain
Talking about tape chains...
The Scandinavian Indie (for your soul) compilation tape _will_
be sent out eventually. I have a couple of "add me to the chain"
messages still waiting for confirmation from me - I just haven't
had the time to reply to a lot of my e-mail lately.
But as it will probably take another week before the tape is
finally sent, I still accept "please add me to the chain, here's
my postal address" messages. Info about the tape was posted
to the list some time ago - so if you want the info again,
let me know.
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 01:08:42 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Erik Soderstrom
Subject: re: Robot review
On Fri, 17 Oct 1997 20:09:49, Micke Rehnstrom
wrote about: Robot review
> Anyways, I am not sure whether I have too high expectations on bands
> closely related to the synth genre but I was disappointed about this gig.
Their label owner/manager Hansi Friberg said it had been their worst gig
ever (in his eyes/ears). I can't say that I agree/disagree as it was the
first time I saw the band, but it wasnt't _that_ bad.
Though I did feel they would be a lot better off with two more members -
one more on guitar and a real drummer. But, of course, then their whole
synth-based rock band idea would fall apart. Though I'd think they would
be better none the less. Like Salt but with a male singer.
Someone told me they had tried it with a real drummer, but that it just
didn't work.
> Some songs were quite good, I am thinking of the songs where the guitar was
> in the background and the keyboard (Roland Juno-60) played the main part.
> But as soon as the songs were harder it sounded rather monotonous.
You know, I actually had one personal favourite, the last song before
they went off stage the first time. I think it was called "New Robots",
perhaps with a "The" added. And that was the most guitar-filled,
monotonous song of them all. Stereolab-esque in the monotony world. :-)
//Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se)
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