Review: Rational Youth Box Set
Canadian electro-pioneers, Rational Youth, recently wrapped up a successful tour of the Nordics. Their visit to Europe coincided, not only with a new Cold War, but also the release of…
Canadian electro-pioneers, Rational Youth, recently wrapped up a successful tour of the Nordics. Their visit to Europe coincided, not only with a new Cold War, but also the release of…
You know that 2014 is heating up as another good year for electronic music when the release schedule starts filling up with recordings from Rational Youth, Sista mannen på jorden,…
Hannah Peel took the third position in CWNL’s Top 10 Songs of 2013, as we highlighted an excellent song from her Nailhouse EP. With the release of Fabricstate, a four-track…
Silent Wave Jazzhuset, Gothenburg 25 October 2013 Silent Wave, formerly known as Waveshaper, gave their second gig ever at Jazzhuset, Gothenburg. Let me introduce them to you, because I don’t…
Train to Spain Gothenburg, Sweden 24 October 2013 I enter Café Kultur, and suddenly I’m on a train to Spain. No, of course not. That’s not what happened. I was…
Vanligt Folk Gothenburg, Sweden 5 October 2013 It’s Saturday night at Haket, Gothenburg. The Swedish punk/synth band (a very rare combination) Vanligt Folk is having a release party for their…
Page Gothenburg, Sweden 30 August 2013 A live performance by Page is a high-voltage affair. Energy and expectations fill the air before a note has been played – like the…
Julian & Marina Gothenburg, Sweden 29 August 2013 It is hard not to fall in love with Julian & Marina. Watching the electro-crooner duo from Stockholm perform is a little…
A new release from Sweden’s Cryo is always keenly anticipated. Martin Rudefelt’s songwriting is one of Scandinavia’s best-kept secrets, but that should change with the release of In Your Eyes.…
It used to be that tape cassettes were Enemy Number One for the music industry. People in their bedrooms, armed with Maxell C-60s and collections of sacred vinyl, were accused…