ceo – White Magic The solo project of Eric Berglund of the Swedish band Tough Alliance crosses a lot of genres and in doing so, avoids being just another electronic album. ceo – No Mercy Reviews: Pitchfork 8.5 PrettyMuchAmazing 8.2 Prefix 8.0
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As mentioned before, there are viral videos being posted on youtube under the name iamamiwhoami. It seems we might be coming to the end of this campaign with the newest video. This one is much more revealing than the rest. Many now think this is Jonna Lee.
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iamamiwhoami has been posting mysterious, dark videos on youtube for the past month or so. They are each labeled with a sting of numbers and have ominus ambient type music in the background. The theories about who this may be range from Christina Aguilera to Röyksopp to The Knife…but no one really knows. My...
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The Knife has put their new album, a soundtrack to the electro-opera Tomorrow, In A Year, up on their website. This is not the proper follow-up to their modern classic, Silent Sound, but should be interesting. Stream and/or purchase Tomorrow, In A Year (via theknife.net) (also, check out Fever Ray‘s appearance at the P3...
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The Knife is my favorite creepy Swedish electronic group. Fever Ray is the female half of The Knife, Karin Dreijer Andersson. If you have seen her videos, you know she is one strange chick. But now, she’s gone one-step further with her acceptance speech at the P3 Guld Awards in Sweden. Watch the video...
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My favorite mask-wearing Swedes have released the first single off their new album via free download. The single, Colouring of Pigeons, is a collaboration with Mt. Sims and Planningtorock and will be on the soundtrack to the opera Tomorrow, In A Year. This electro-opera is based on Darwin‘s mind and The Origin of Species. ...
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Every so often I will be posting under the ‘Derailed’ heading. This is for posts that are outside my normal comfort area…indie rock/pop. As most of you know, I have no love for electronic music. Sure, I like electronic elements to my music, hence The xx, Animal Collective, jj, Miike Snow, Soulsavers and even...
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