6 posts tagged “club 8”
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26 Nov 2008 Landet Stockholm Discography
01 Dec 2008 Blauer Engel KIEL 02 Dec 2008 Admiralspalast BERLIN 03 Dec 2008 Subway KÖLN 04 Dec 2008 Feinkost Lampe HANNOVER 05 Dec 2008 Unikeller OSNABRüCK 06 Dec 2008 Sparte 4 SAARBRüCKEN 08 Dec 2008 tbc KASSEL 09 Dec 2008 Asta Wohnzimmer LüNEBURG
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I was surprised to find out that all his songs are based on true events, which leads me to wonder about his taxi ride in "Tired of Being PC" or his car problems on "Metal to Metal" or his hatred for a certain airline on "Fly Me to the Moon" (you get the impression Pelle travels quite a bit).
My favorite fun song on this album is "51, 3", which tells the story about Pelle taking a facebook quiz that tells him his mental age is 51. Just the opening line is well worth hearing.
Fans of Club 8 should take note of Karolina Komstedt's appearance on "Nicknames." He was apparently touring with Club 8 and had asked her to sing on the song with him. The song is quite upbeat and punchy, about reminiscing in their teenage years - going out to see old friends and drinking.
If you like indiepop and don't already own The Lilac Time, you can get it via Darla Records or Labrador. I will have to mention that I have bought things from Darla, and with the more obscure indie bands they may list it but it doesn't mean they have it in stock. This was very annoying when several packages I have ordered in the past end up missing one or two items. To be fair, they did not charge me for the missing items, but still, don't list CDs that you do not have in stock! I haven't ordered from them recently, so they might have changed the way they display what you can or cannot buy. Also, I'm sure with recent products, such as The Lilac Time, they should have them in stock - not to discourage you from ordering, of course.
As a bonus, here are our previous Pelle Carlberg songs we've used in the past:
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Links: pellecarlberg.se myspace.com/pellecarlberg darla.com labrador.se
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We Heart Music Radio #28, special thanks goes to G Tom Mac, Christina of Ariel Publicity, Paul Waclawsky, Ryan of The Loyalty Firm, Pelle Carlberg, and Christian of Labrador Records. Music used in the show includes G Tom Mac, The Boxing Lesson, People in Plane, Pelle Carlberg, and Hello Saferide. If you would like to appear on a future We Heart Music Radio show, please contact
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pellecarlberg.se ♥ myspace.com/pellecarlberg
Talking to us from Stockholm, Sweden, Pelle let us know about:
- Edson, his original band
- Lilac Times nodd to Stephen Duffy's band and his garden at his home
- Secrets of 1983 (Pelle & Sebastian) explained
- The story behind his duets, Ida Maria with "I Love You, You Imbecile" and Karolina Komstedt (Club 8) on "Nicknames"
01 Nov 2008 Westgarth Social Club MIDDLESBROUGH
02 Nov 2008 NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE Head of Steam NEWCASTLE
03 Nov 2008 Deaf Institute MANCHESTER tbc
04 Nov 2008 UWIC Howard Gardens CARDIFF
05 Nov 2008 Bristol Cooler BRISTOL
06 Nov 2008 Brixton Windmill LONDON
26 Nov 2008 Landet Stockholm
01 Dec 2008 Blauer Engel KIEL
02 Dec 2008 Admiralspalast BERLIN
03 Dec 2008 Subway KÖLN
04 Dec 2008 Feinkost Lampe HANNOVER
05 Dec 2008 Unikeller OSNABRüCK
06 Dec 2008 Sparte 4 SAARBRüCKEN
08 Dec 2008 tbc KASSEL
09 Dec 2008 Asta Wohnzimmer LüNEBURG
Labrador Records (labrador.se) once again turned to Pirate Bay to help distribute their Labrador Summer Sampler 2008. If you remember, they did the same thing last year after their servers crashed due to a high volume of demand.
If you already use BitTorrent, then downloading it from Pirate Bay is easy enough, but unlike most people, I don't use the torrents. Instead, I had to get the files from a friend. If you're in the same boat, regarding not using bittorrent, I have made the free sampler available for download: sendspace.com/file/2yaj76 (154 mb).
Please note: I am acting under the assumption that Labrador wants as many people to download their sampler as possible. So please share this with your friends.
Although compared to last year's massive 68-track-sampler, this year's new 30 tracks is smaller... but it is still a lot of music to listen to. Since we've covered many of these bands (see corresponding links to previous W♥M articles), I was more interested in the bands I hadn't heard of: Leslies, Caroline Soul, and Johan Hedberg. Although Leslies previously appeared on their 2007 Sampler ("Dear Friend"), this is the first time I paid attention to them due to their poppy "Take a Look" song.
01 [Ingenting] - Här Kommer Solen |
11 Chasing Dorotea - Dark Angel |
21 The Radio Dept. - Pet Grief |
In other news for this past week, we find Devo asking "Are We Not Toys?" after suing McDonald's for using their likeness in one of their McToys. CNN reports that "Kid Rock Was Only Kidding" when he told people to "steal everything". This tells me a lot about Kid Rock fans if he had to EXPLAIN that it was only a joke. Duh?
DMX is arrested (again), "Fly - The Musical", Adele won some awards and people seem to be happy she doesn't want to kill herself like Amy Winehouse, and you also found out that Kanye West LIKES TO TYPE IN ALL CAPS, DUDE! His defense blog on the whole Bonnaroo fiasco comes down to the venue's ability to setup the stage and that Pearl Jam was an hour late. That's right, Vedder is a slowpoke.
See links below for news source:
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It's been a while since my last post, but I figure it's about time I got back into it. Vu's beat me to the punch on Sambassadeur. I was going to talk about their sophomore album, which was released late last year. It's quite good, so go check it out if you like Swedish pop music.
W♥M has mentioned Club 8 before, but I thought we should re-visit this fine band from Sweden. Their latest album release, "The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Dreaming", is one of my favorites from 2007. The duo is comprised of Johan Angergård (formerly in Poprace, currently in Acid House Kings[W♥M] and The Legends[W♥M]) and Karolina Komstedt (formerly in Poprace). The combination of Karolina's beautifully delicate vocals and Johan's instrumentation create what i consider to be a masterpiece of pop music. The album drifts back and forth between songs that are light and melancholic, and others that are more upbeat and happy. The band also shows off a variety of influences, including subtle hints of gospel and country in some of their tunes. Their top-notch songwriting and production really shines as well, due in part to the fact that these two are seasoned veterans when it comes to making wonderful pop music. This is, after all, their sixth album... and what a great one it is.
The song I'm including here is "Heaven", the second single to be released from "The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Dreaming".
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4, 2008 8:00 PM Randy my♥posts
club-8.org myspace.com/club8
Sweden's Labrador is turning to popular file-sharing Piratebay for help
in distribution of their Summer Sampler compilation.
W♥M have covered quite a few of their bands, including Acid House Kings (er, I couldn't find them in our database. We never covered AHK???? WTF!), Club 8, Loveninjas, The Mary Onettes, Pelle Carlberg, The Radio Dept., Suburban Kids With Biblical Names.
Labrador Summer Sampler 2007
2007-07-19Well, putting the massive 68-track Labrador Summer Sampler 2007 on our server didn't work quite as smoothly as we'd hoped. I don't know if we overestimated our server or underestimated the need of good music this summer. Either way, our server has been pretty dysfunctional ever since but it's all been taken care of now. Very sorry about this!
Download Labrador Summer Sampler 2007 with Rapidshare here:
> Part 1
> Part 2
> Part 3
> Part 4Download it from Piratebay
They are also looking for popbands, which is good news, considering some record companies such as Drag City is not accepting any demos.
PS, there was a power outage that hit San Francisco that affected Vox, Craigslist, among other popular websites last night.
July 25, 2007 7:52 AM
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In the meantime, I have trawled through the back catalogues of some older groups to see what I can find. So far the one of the contenders for satisfying my summer sound craving is Swedish group, Club 8. Their chilled-out vibe fits perfectly with sunny days we've been having here in the Lakes.
Formed in the 1995 by Karolina Komstedt (from the band Poprace) and Johan Angergård (Acid House Kings, Poprace), throughout their five albums they offer a blend of mellow twee with the occasional bit of acoustic electronica. Ideally, they even have an EP called "Summer Songs".
According to their website, the summer of 2007 will see the release of their sixth album. I have liked a lot of what they have produced to date so I am hoping I won't be disappointed by their next offering.
There are some free tracks available at their website and at Last.fm. Their albums are available to purchase at Labrador Records and on emusic and itunes.
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I'm From Barcelona are a massive band started by Emanuel Lundgren. I love the city of Barcelona so it was with natural curiousity I purchased their debut album, "Let Me Introduce My Friends" and what a lot of friends Emanuel has! 29 musicians contribute to the majority of the songs on this album. Once again this is twee music and I have yet to speak to Vu to confirm whether it falls into the category of Sissy Music but I hope so.
They recently won Newcomer of the Year 2007 at Swedish national radio P3 Guld Awards.
The reason I mention them here is, apart from the happy summer feel to their music, they have posed the ultimate question "Why do we care if good old Britney wants to shave her hair?" That's right, fans of Britney Spears can find a track dedicated to her at the group's myspace. Unlike a lot of media reports focusing on Britney, in keeping with the positive vibes of the group, this song praises the young starlet. It is due for release as a single on vinyl and itunes later in the year. Their album and EP is available on at their online store and itunes.
Also if you are a budding musician and have covered one of their songs, they'd like to know and if you impress them they may post the cover on their website.
If anybody has any suggestions of good and new summer songs, please let me know! - Ryan
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