6 posts tagged “norway”
 Kings of Convenience at Bowery Tour Dates
Ballroom, NY (9/10/09) ♥ photo by Jason
10/03/09
Nalen Stockholm, Stockholms län
Discography
10/04/09 Mejeriet Lund 10/05/09 Train Arhus, Syddanmark 10/06/09 Vega Copenhagen, Nordjylland 10/08/09 Huxleys Berlin, Berlin 10/09/09 Konzerhaus Dortmund 10/10/09 Kampagnel Hamburg, Hamburg 10/11/09 Paradiso Amsterdam, Holland 10/13/09 De La Warr Pavilion Bexhill, London 10/14/09 Barbican London, London 10/15/09 Warwick Arts Coventry, Midlands 10/16/09 Airwaves Church Reykjavik 10/28/09 CONCILIAZIONE Rome 10/29/09 CONSERVATORIO Milan 11/01/09 TEATRE CIRCO PRICE Madrid 11/02/09 THEATRO CIRCO Braga, Braga 11/03/09 THEATRE CAIXAVIGO Vigo 11/04/09 COLISEUM Lisboa, Lisboa 11/06/09 PALAU DE LA MUSICA Barcelona 11/06/09 TEATRO VICTORIA EUGENIA 11/09/09 CIRQUE ROYALE Brussels 11/10/09 WATT (Main Hall) Rotterdam
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 Kings of Convenience at Bowery Ballroom, NY (9/10/09) ♥ photo by Jason Kings of Convenience at Bowery Ballroom, NY (9/10/09) ♥ photo by Jason
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The band made it easy to incite such passion, as they were charming and hilarious all through the set. As a contrast to their lyrical and delicate songs, they told several quirky, amusing anecdotes (including a particularly endearing one about spilling espresso on Eirik’s pants) and Erlend made everyone swoon with his haphazard, quasi-robotic dancing. They even managed to complain about loud photography graciously, posing like pouting male models for two minutes to provide ample material for the cameras. With their offbeat banter and obvious camaraderie, they came off as sort of a melodic, quieter version of Flight of the Conchords – but with tons more street cred, of course.
 Kings of Convenience at Bowery Ballroom, NY (9/10/09) ♥ photo by Jason |
The second half of the show was all old favorites, including “Misread” and “Little Kids.” They stayed away from their more popular songs, but once again, the audience didn’t seem to mind. Their final song before the encore was a completely unexpected but perfect cover of Leslie Gore’s “It’s My Party.” They sang about Judy and Johnny with such goofy sincerity that they left the audience completely smitten, practically heartbroken for an encore.
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They obliged and returned with “The Build-Up,” a duet from their previous album, Riot on an Empty Street. Someone behind me said, “I wonder who’s going to sing the Feist part,” and lo and behold, a voice beckoned from the balcony above us – Feist! The audience let out a collective gasp, Erlend and Eirik grinned like little boys, the photographers elbowed people in the nose for a good shot, and I was filled with the sudden urge to buy an iPod nano. It was a lovely surprise, and she eventually joined them on stage, prompting everyone to go completely ape-shit and inciting a tidal wave of frenzied Tweeting.
But despite this, I left the show in a quiet and happy mood. It was exactly the kind of feelings a good Kings of Convenience song conjures up: a sense of calm that lingers for a while, making you both wistful and hopeful at the same time.
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Candlelight Records has been busy, this summer. Vu sent me a bunch of new-ish (sorry for taking so long with them!) releases a while back, and I guess that means I should talk about them.
First one I want to talk about is Urban Cancer by Nefastus Dies, out of Montreal. This isn't so much a new release, since the band has been selling it at shows since 2006. But what we have here is black metal, with a bit of a grind edge to it. What really stands out to me about this release are the vocals, which jump around all over the spectrum of metal, from black metal style screaming to death metal style grunting and pigsqueals. The production is pretty clean and clear, which is also pretty unique for black metal. The album is a technically great release, with lots of time changes and awesome technical drumming, along with Emperor-style keyboards. These guys are definitely doing their own thing, and in the black metal scene of recent years, that's something respectable. My favorite tracks on here are “Primal Chaos,” “Hate Vector,” and “Spawns of Illegitimacy.” These guys are best when they keep it short and sweet, although they're not bad on the longer tracks, either. They have a few shows coming up. June 27th, they'll be playing at the Kathedral in Toronto. The next night they'll be at the 69 Pick-Ups in Cambridge, Ontario. July 6th, they'll be playing at Club Lambi in Montreal, and on August 2nd, they'll be playing at Wie Gehts Amigo’s in New Castle, Ontario.
The next one I'd like to talk about, is Raleigh, North Carolina's similarly named Daylight Dies, and their album, Lost to the Living, their third album, and second for Candlelight. These guys have been around since 1996, although their first album wasn't officially released until 2002 on Relapse, and appropriately, this album has sort of a classic “goth metal” vibe, kind of along the lines of Paradise Lost or My Dying Bride. To be honest, this kind of metal probably isn't for everyone. These guys are pretty good at it, though, seamlessly blending the heavy, but expansive instrumental passages with the even heavier, chunkier parts, with heavy vocals (mostly growled, but a couple tracks are sung) that manage to sound both angry and kind of sad at the same time. Surprisingly, for this kind of band, not a single track on this album breaks the eight minute mark. My favorite tracks here are “A Portrait in White,” “And a Slow Surrender,” “Woke Up Lost,” and “The Morning Light.” These guys just got off tour with Candlemass not too long ago, which must've been an awesome tour. There's only one show coming up, and it's in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on July 12th at Local 506. It's free to the public, and it's the CD release show for this very album!
Third, and most exciting for me, personally, is the new album, angL, by ex-Emperor vocalist Ihsahn. On this album, he's playing guitars and keyboards, as well as doing the vocals. This is more a straight-up metal release than a lot of his other post-Emperor stuff. In fact, after listening to this, I can forgive him for Peccatum, as long as I never have to hear them again. His vocals still sound good, although he sounds nothing like he did in Emperor. “Scarab” has an awesome guitar solo, and thankfully doesn't go overboard with any “Egyptian” vibe the title might suggest (while there's definitely that vibe, going overboard with it is something that should be left to bands like Nile). “Unhealer” is a collaboration with Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt. It kind of sticks out for being more of an Opeth-y (well, yeah...) prog thing than a black metal thing. The crisp production sounds fitting for it, and it's a damn fine collaboration of two modern metal legends. He continues abandoning the “black metal” framework on “Emancipation,” which features some of the most impressive vocals on the album. Half-sung, half screamed in that classic “Emperor” way. “Malediction,” on the other hand, is more of a return to his black metal roots. It basically sounds like Emperor, but in a kind of updated way. It's awesome, is what matters. “Alchemist” is more of a modern metal thing, opening with chunky, huge riffing reminiscent of bands like Mastodon, with sung vocals on the verses, and screamed choruses. The solo on this track is seriously epic. The next track, “Elevator,” sounds like it was named for how the guitar goes up and down the scales repeatedly. The vocals are more in the black metal vein again, here, and a cool, discordant flourish on the keyboards (I think it's the keyboards, anyway) is jarring in the best possible way. “Threnody” is a slow song, that builds slowly into a heavy slow song. The sung parts sound really good. Occasionally the melodies sound almost “grunge” on it. The last track is also the longest, and is a black metal mini-epic in itself. The sung vocals are a nice touch, but oddly, it still seems like the most straightforward track on this disc. It serves as a fitting end to this album, though. I'd definitely recommend checking this one out. I can't find any tour dates for him, so I assume he's not on tour. Bummer.
Anyway,
that's what Candlelight USA is up to lately. And these are all pretty
solid releases for fans of the styles being represented. The Ihsahn
album in particular is just good metal in general. Definitely worth
checking out, even if you don't like black metal.
You can find more info on all these bands at their official websites:
So go check 'em out!
-Soup
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Last year, anonymous posted a mash-up of "Whiskey in the Jar" (The Dubliners/The Pogues) with "It's Tricky" (by Run DMC), and I'll have to say that those two songs goes together quite well!
So, "Whiskey in the Jar" is a very well-known Irish traditional song about a highwayman, who eventually was betrayed by his Jenny, or Molly, depending on the version of the song being sung.
Quite a few people have covered this song, including a very curious metallized version by Metallica (it's actually quite good!). Got to love their pronunciation of "jar-ar-oh". Must be heard to be believed.
Postens Dramatiske Selskab or PDS remade this song as "Svikefulle Mari", only it's entirely in Norwegian. I quite like this version, they seem like a pretty fun bunch from their world travel photographs. You can download this song on their website.
Please note: this song is best performed live - especially during the singalong chorus:
Musha ring dumma do damma da
Whack for the daddy 'ol
Whack for the daddy 'ol
There's whiskey in the jar
Enjoy this cover lover post.... with a pint.
03/18/2008 00:51:04
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Like South Korea is the new Hong King, is Norway the new Sweden?
I've been listening to Bertine Zetlitz lately. She's like Norway's Madonna, except I don't think I know too many people in the US that's heard of her... part of the problem is that none of her CDs are available domestically. The import prices are too high (average cost on Amazon is over $20 per CD), so I doubt she's going to make it here anytime soon.
Her interest in music started at the age of 12 when she wrote her first song. After music college, she released her first album Morbid Late Night Show (1998) at the age of 23. She originally called herself simply by her first name, Bertine.
Her first popular single is for "Girl Like You", followed by another popular release of "Fake Your Beauty".
She became pregnant at the end of last year, at the height of her success, and she decided to retire (temporarily) to become a full-time mother.
August 14, 2007 12:54 AM
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Professor Pez are from Bergen, Norway. They got started because singer/guitarist, Petter Saetre, got a guitar for Christmas. He began recording his songs with his buddy Pål every Monday.
I was introduced to them through a song called "Stealing Sneakers" a few years ago. It was off their debut 2004 album called Let Us Follow the Evil Balloon. According to their biography, they claim to have recorded all their music in their living room.
"Stealing Sneakers" is a little silly song about how they stole the janitor's Nike sneakers. Judging from the song, they were stolen because the janitor wasn't using them, and the singer claimed that if he had those shoes that he would wear them everday! Of course, as soon as they took it, the janitor chased after them in his car. A really fun song.
You can download this song, as well as a demo version and other songs, on their website.
Anyway, I found out that they have finished recording their third album, tentitively titled Hordaland to be released this fall. The new album will contain 15 new songs and some songs have already surfaced on their myspace.
August 2, 2007 8:22 PM
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Anne Strand, better known as "Annie" is a pop singer and DJ from Bergen, Norway. She won "Best Newcomer" at the Norwegian Alarm Awards and Spellemannsprisen.
I will admit to being a pop fan, yes, I secretly listen to this stuff. It sort of reminds me a lot of a poppier version of Saint Etienne [W♥M], actually (in fact, her DJ have been spotted wearing that Fox Base Alpha T-Shirt)
Before Annie became an international star, she was the singer of The Suitcase at the age of 16 in 1993. When the band decided to go from indie rock to trip-hop, she left the band.
A few years later, she began to become romantically involved with DJ Erot (Tore Kroknes). The two of them launch Annie's career with The Greatest Hit, which uses samples of Madonna's "Everybody".
Everything was going well, until Tore died of heart conditions at the age of 23, in 2002, leaving Annie in a period of depression.
By late 2003, she had met up with producer Richard X and they worked together to release "Chewing Gum" (Sep 2004), the single did really well in the UK. It was soon followed by her debut album Anniemal in 2005.
Currently, it seems she's teaming up with various DJs (and also remixing other people's songs). Her latest teamup is with DJ Ercola, releasing Follow Me in 2007.
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July 27, 2007 8:40 AM
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