Scandinavian Indie Digest Thu Jan 9, 1997 Volume 4 : Issue 01 There are 28 messages totalling 1292 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Sin's Music on the Radio [23-Dec-96] 2. Don't be afraid my son 3. Swedish Indie tape (5) 4. Sin's Music on the Radio [06-Jan-97] 5. Sin's Selected News [02-Jan-97] 6. Sin's Music on the TV [03-Jan-97] 7. the Bear Quartet Home Page 8. Fidget (was: Swedish Indie tape) 9. finnish tape (6) 10. pet sounds mailorder 11. Dada girl tour 12. pop on virus 13. Finnhits vol.1 14. Komeda - smarter & better than The Cardigans 15. Luger Tour List _Update_ [06-Jan-97] 16. Sin's NSIB Gig Guide [06-Jan-97] 17. Sin's SIB Gig Guide [06-Jan-97] 18. Sin's SIBOS Gig Guide [06-Jan-97] 19. Sin's Upcoming Record Releases [07-Jan-97] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 04:17:21 +0100 (MET) From: chief@lysator.liu.se Subject: Re: Sin's Music on the Radio [23-Dec-96] On Sat, 28 Dec 1996, Carl wrote about the Sin's Music on the Radio [23-Dec-96]: >> Sun 29/12 Post, F{, Wagon Live > ^^^^^ > Hmmm.... I don't understand this. Spoke to Otto, the drummer of Wagon, and > he did not know of any live events Dec 29th featuring them. Besides, the two > guitar players, Fredrik and Torben, are currently studying in Australia... > Could it be a recording? Yes, I don't think they have ever broadcasted live concerts _live_ if you know what I mean. Everything is recorded. //Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 16:01:24 -0200 (EDT) From: alcides@dialdata.com.br (Alcides H. Junior) Subject: Don't be afraid my son Hi! I'm Alcides, from Brazil (South of America). I've produced a compilation CD with 11 Brazilian Indie Bands. If you are interested, e-mail me and I'll send more information about this CD. You can find some reviews about some bands on the SCANDINAVIAN INDIE web-pages at: http://www.lysator.liu.se/~chief/demorev2.html My homepage is at http://www.geocities.com/soho/5572 but the english version is under construction, sorry! regards, Alcides H. Junior -------------------------------- Date: Wed, 1 Jan 1997 12:26:10 -0800 (PST) From: Scott Carpenter Subject: Swedish Indie tape I received the Swedish Indie tape while on vacation and mailed it out yesterday. I really love the songs by Fidget, Aquadays, and Honey is Cool. I was surprised that, while the bands are indeed "indie", none are very extreme or experimental. Oh well. Are people on this list not interested in extreme Scandinavian bands like Mental Destruction, Sanctum, Kukl, Dr. Gunni, and Bad Vugum-style bands? Well, now that I know who Fidget are, I want to buy whatever is available... I think this was already discussed, sorry, but could someone send the info to me personally? And where does one mail order an album by Honey is Cool, if one exists? A little report from the US: a radio station here is heavily playing the Cardigans' song that is on a movie soundtrack. Which is pretty impressive, considering that this country is still very difficult to break into from non-English-speaking countries. scott ---------------------------------- Date: Thu, 2 Jan 97 10:08:16 +0100 From: ludde@kore.lk.se (Ludvig Borgne) Subject: Swedish Indie tape > Well, now that I know who Fidget are, I want to buy whatever is > available... I think this was already discussed, sorry, but could someone > send the info to me personally? And where does one mail order an album by > Honey is Cool, if one exists? Fidget only have the Semi-naked CD-single out yet (and the promo 7" which you can win if you enter the Fidget competition), but an album is to follow early this tear. Erik can probably tell you more about that. Honey Is Cool have a 6-song mini-CD called Focky Focky No Pay. I think Pet Sounds (a record store in Stockholm) do mailorder, but I don't have any details on that. Maybe someone else does? Those of you who live in Stockhom might be interested in knowing that there's a sale on Pet Sounds starting today, and going on until saturday (all new CDs 99:-, all second hand CDs 25:- etc.). Now that I'm writing I might as well comment on some Swedish singles I've bought recently: Fidget - Semi-naked / Teddybear Baby Not very different from the demo version I guess most of you have heard by now. The b-side seems to be a cover of a song by someone who's name escapes me right now. A bit silly for my taste, perhaps, but pretty OK anyway. I know they hate being compared to the Sugarcubes, but if I would pick one band to compare them to, it would simply have to be, yes, the Sugarcubes. Him Kerosene - Loser Outfit / Raceday Because of the Bear Quartet connection (the guitarist played on the first 2 (or 3?) BQ albums) I had hopes for this to be a bit more exiting than it turned out to be. Sounds like a mix of Starmarket and Fireside, which isn't so bad of course, but not that refreshing either. Dipper - Butterfinger Energetic pop, sort of like Bob Hund with a violently strummed aucustic guitar and English vocals. The second track reminds me of Magazine, if anyone still remembers them. They're supposed to be really good live too. Bent Spanner, Arty Banner - ??? (sorry, can't remember right now...) Debut 5 song EP/MLP recorded in Tambourine Studios with the most exiting new music from Sweden I've heard for ages. These guys must have listened a lot to american lo-fi acts like Pavement, Archers Of Loaf, Polvo etc, but manage to create something that still doesn't really sound like any of those bands. Sadly, the vocals are a bit (to say the least) annoying, which makes the overall impression a lot lower than it could have been. A happy new year to all of you! /Ludde ----------------------------- Date: Thu, 2 Jan 97 12:57:54 +0100 From: etxsahm@cyber.ericsson.se (Marten Sahlen) Subject: Re: Swedish Indie tape Scott Carpenter wrote: > I was surprised that, while the bands are indeed "indie", none > are very extreme or experimental. Oh well. Are people on this list not > interested in extreme Scandinavian bands like Mental Destruction, Sanctum, > Kukl, Dr. Gunni, and Bad Vugum-style bands? I am, definitely. Which was reflected in the best-of-96 lists that I emailed to totte.pop, for example Mental Destruction's "Straw" being my favourite Scan release of 96. Sanctum's "Lupus In Fabula" is also very very good, but then I dig almost everything that comes out of Cold Meat Industry. A year ago or so, I compiled a tape with Swedish industrial/experimental/ dark ambient music, and some people on this list and one other e-list signed up for that tape chain. Unfortuntately the tape got lost somewhere Down Under eventually... > send the info to me personally? And where does one mail order an album by > Honey is Cool, if one exists? Ludde mentioned Pet Sounds, which is a record store in Stockholm. They used to do some mail orders too, though I think it was never an "official" service. That was just something they did on the side, so to say. However, I think that service has ceased now anyway (at least for overseas customers), since it was a lot of work that didn't generate any money to speak of. --------------------------------- Date: Thu, 2 Jan 1997 14:27:32 +0200 (EET) From: Timo Riitamaa Subject: Re: Swedish Indie tape At 12.26 1.1.1997 -0800, you wrote: >I received the Swedish Indie tape while on vacation and mailed it out >yesterday. I really love the songs by Fidget, Aquadays, and Honey is >Cool. I was surprised that, while the bands are indeed "indie", none >are very extreme or experimental. Oh well. Are people on this list not >interested in extreme Scandinavian bands like Mental Destruction, Sanctum, >Kukl, Dr. Gunni, and Bad Vugum-style bands? I'm making a tape that will have 90 minutes of 22-Pistepirkko, CMX, Deep Turtle, Aaviko, Jimi Tenor, Thee Ultra Bimboos, Larry And The Lefthanded, The Isebel's Pain, Sweetheart, Circle, Keuhkot, Rinneradio, Monotonics, Roope And The Rockets and a few others. even though this tape will have it's camp/easy listning and almost mainstream moments, it will be more freaked out and fringe than anything you've ever heard of. If you like Dr. Gunni you should also check out Radiopuhelimet and Brussel Kaupallinen. Gunnar Hjalmarsson (Dr. Gunni) used to play in the band that later became the Sugarcubes. and that as we know is the band that Björk first became known in. I think that the swedes might now a few things more on how to look cool and make trendy indiepop, but if you want something truly disturbing and inspiring just buy evrything that Bad Vugum and Trash Can have ever released. Timo ----------------------------------- Date: Fri, 3 Jan 1997 00:29:49 +0100 (MET) From: chief@lysator.liu.se Subject: Sin's Music on the Radio [06-Jan-97] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scandinavian Indie MUSIC ON THE RADIO Scandinavian Indie January 6th -> January 9th Day Date Artist Recorded --- ----- --------------------------------- -------------------------------- Mon 6/1* Lisa Ekdahl 02-May-96 Tue 7/1 Takfarinas (R) Denmark, Roskilde Festival -96 Wed 8/1 Defunkt G|teborg, Nefertiti 01-Dec-96 Thu 9/1 Status Quo Timr}, Isstadion 09-Nov-96 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is also available on the Scandinavian Indie WWW pages at: http://www.lysator.liu.se/~chief/uprad.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- //Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se) ------------------------------- Date: Fri, 3 Jan 1997 00:30:06 +0100 (MET) From: chief@lysator.liu.se Subject: Sin's Selected News [02-Jan-97] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scandinavian Indie SELECTED NEWS Scandinavian Indie January 2nd, 1997 by Erik Soderstrom (chief@lysator.liu.se) "Remember where you heard it first" Contents: The All Janet, Bad Afro Records, The Cardigans, Dada Girl, Doris Days, Harry Lime Records, NONS Records, Salt, Steward. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The All Janet - (ASWF) spent the summer writing new songs, and recorded nine of them as well. In January, the band enters the studio in Skelleftea again to record the last five-six ones, for the upcoming debut album "Set For Release" planned to be released sometime this spring. (Source: Scandinavian Indie) Bad Afro Records - released a 7" single with Hellacopters with songs "Misanthropic" and "I Got a Right" about a month ago, and now it has sold out! Due to public demand, the second print is now available, on green vinyl. Next up on the label is a 7" single with Finnish lo-fi kings Larry and The Lefthanded which will be released on February 1st, 1997. Interested? Please contact Beluga Music through email at: beluga.tsg@stockholm.mail.telia.com. (Source: Beluga Music) The Cardigans - (Trampolene) are getting a lot of airtime on Canadian Much Music and Spanish MTV in the US. The video to the song "Lovefool" can be seen so often these days, people are getting sick and (ha ha) trired of it! (Source: Scandinavian Indie) Dada Girl - from Finland is touring in their home country together with two bands called Tunaflakes and Flannel Mouth. The tour consists of 7 gigs, all within a month. The band has also spent some time in the studio recently, where they recorded a new demo with 3 new killer tracks! (Source: Scandinavian Indie) Doris Days - (Some Pearls/Pure Sand) Japanese version of their debut album "Live in Poland" which is called "Doris Days" in Japan has these added extra songs: 'Places', 'Homers Tomb', 'Bois de Boulogne' - all taken from their CDEP "Places" which was released on Barnsliga Skivor 1993, as well as 'Jumbojet' which was a song left over from the recording session of the album. The news do not stop there! Their label in Japan, Pure Sand, has also released a 4-song 10" vinyl EP with the band, containing songs from the album. Right now, the band is chosing a song which will be included on the legendary UK record store (trip-hop/hip-hop/club) "Mr. Bongo"'s promotion compilation. For those interested in the band in Finland, you might want to call or write to "Spinefarm" and let them know about it, which will hopefully make them distribute their records there! Spinefarm info: Spinefarm, Box 212. 00100 Helsinki, Phone: +358-0-54926200 Fax: +358-0-54926262. (Source: Slask Records) Harry Lime - the new compilation CD "A Twist of Lime" is ready for release! Bands included are (from): A Sense of Reason (Tran}s), Peat (Karlsborg), Doolittle (Malm|/Lund), Wellmeant (Huskvarna), Perestaltics (Norrk|ping), Dune (Halmstad), Jumprope (USA), Minema (Spain), La Buena Vida (Spain). It clearly looks like a definite buy! (Source: Harry Lime Records) NONS - the cool Umea record label has revealed their spring plans, and it looks like this (_preliminary dates!_): 13/1 Carpet people Volley U Make CD NONSCD49 20/1 Carpet people Ad Lib VIDEO 27/1 Compilation NONSCD50 CD NONSCD50 27/1 Ray Wonder General Hugging Center CD5 + VIDEO NONSCD51 10/2 Pinko Pinko Cheekbone CD5 + VIDEO NONSCD52 17/3 Fivel -57 CD5 NONSCD53 17/3 Honeymoons TBA CD5 NONSCD54 14/4 Honeymoons TBA CD NONSCD55 (Source: NONS News) Salt - (MVG) breaks up! Yes, it is true. After a couple of years of success, touring, recording, releasing and having fun, the band decided that they were more interested in continuing their separate and other careers in the area of art and design. A final album will be released in March this year, filled with recorded, but never released material. (Source: ZTV Nytt) Steward - (Worston) are going back to the studio in January 1997 to work on new material and record new songs. When these new songs will be released is yet to be announced. (Source: Scandinavian Indie) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- All news always at: http://www.lysator.liu.se/~chief/selnews.html Quote the source, _and the link_, if Scandinavian Indie is the source! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- Date: Fri, 3 Jan 1997 00:29:29 +0100 (MET) From: chief@lysator.liu.se Subject: Sin's Music on the TV [03-Jan-97] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scandinavian Indie MUSIC ON THE TV Scandinavian Indie January 3rd -> January 9th Day Date Artist/What TV Program Channel Time --- ----- ---------------------- ------------------- ----------- ----- Fri 3/1 Alternative Nation Alternative Nation MTV Europe 00.00 Sat 4/1 Musikmagasinet Musikmagasinet Z-TV 18.20 R Christmas Top of The Pops BBC Prime 19.00 Christmas Top of The Pops BBC Prime 23.30 Sun 5/1 - Mon 6/1 - Tue 7/1 Musikmagasinet Musikmagasinet Z-TV 22.00 Alternative Nation Alternative Nation MTV Europe 00.00 Wed 8/1 Musikmagasinet Musikmagasinet Z-TV 18.45 R Festivalsommar (I) Festivalsommar (I) SVT 1 19.20 R Thu 9/1 Finnish Top List Listan FTV 17.36 Festivalsommar (II) Festivalsommar (II) SVT 1 19.15 R R = Rerun ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is also available on the Scandinavian Indie WWW pages at: http://www.lysator.liu.se/~chief/uptv.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------- //Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se) ------------------------------- Date: Fri, 03 Jan 1997 22:40:22 -0800 From: SUK Subject: Re: Swedish Indie tape > And where does one mail order an album by > > Honey is Cool, if one exists? Try http://www.hotstuff.se The best swedish mailorder company for indie/electro/industrial/punk. The got full stock on swedish stuff, but also UK/US/other countries... I' ve been shopping from hot stuff since -88, that's high cred. A bit expensive nowadays, but they'll surely get Honey Is Cool and most of the other stuff for you! Jan Sundstrom ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 03 Jan 1997 21:48:51 +0100 From: Torsvall Subject: Re: the Bear Quartet Home Page March 11 last year, Daniel Hansson wrote: > Me and me brother are at the planning stadium to make a homepage for the > wonderous Bear Quartert. If someone has lyrics to "Penny Century", "Cosy > Den", "Family Affar" or "Revisited EP", or other information (about videos, > demos etc, radio broadcasting [John Peel, other concerts]) How did this project work out? I've searched a lot but not found any homepages on TBQ on the net, except for Petters fine discography. If there is a TBQ page you must give me the adress 'cause I'd be really interested. Daniel, I guess you're the one who wrote the looong article on TBQ at Benno's noticeboard a while ago. That was, by far, the best thing I've ever read on that page. Jonas ---------------------------------- Date: Sun, 5 Jan 1997 00:58:33 +0100 (MET) From: chief@lysator.liu.se Subject: Fidget (was: Swedish Indie tape) On Wed, 1 Jan 1997, Scott Carpenter wrote about Swedish Indie tape: > Well, now that I know who Fidget are, I want to buy whatever is available... > I think this was already discussed, sorry, but could someone send the info > to me personally? And where does one mail order an album by Honey is Cool, > if one exists? And then ludde@kore.lk.se (Ludvig Borgne) replied: > Fidget only have the Semi-naked CD-single out yet (and the promo 7" which > you can win if you enter the Fidget competition), but an album is to follow > early this year. Erik can probably tell you more about that. Yes, Ludde is right. There are only the CD5 and promo 7" "Semi-Naked" singles out so far. The album "No Boogie Coming Your Way" (working title) is supposed to be out this month, and another CD5 will follow after that. > Honey Is Cool have a 6-song mini-CD called Focky Focky No Pay. I think you could probably order both from Hot Stuff (mailorder) - check out http://www.hotstuff.se (thanks for the single reviews by the way Ludde!) //Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 12:42:13 +0200 (EET) From: Roberts Galvans Subject: finnish tape hi folk I've recived finnish comp. from Albert S thanx ---- also thanx to Kimmo/probaply/ strange but i've not recived any mesege from list since dec7th Erik whats up ??? when ya reply please reply tnclude me tooo tape is gr8 /beteer than swedish/ :-) beginig was strange---finish national song or what ?? there were some pop /sounds like swedepop/ music on tape,some instrumental. jimi tenor---is he kinda tekno man ??? SHADOWPLAY bezt tune on casette SWEELHEADS, THEE ULTRA BIMBOOS (probably three) were excelent CANDY DARLING was good FRIDGE--- sticky 22-PISTEPIRKKO interesting (what is the translation on this name) actuaally lotta good bands---I knew that there's LENIGRAD COWBOYZ in finland,there's ice hockey and blonde girls nothing more---- wow but there're so much gr8 music thanx for answers talk to ya soon RoberC //se51097@lanet.lv p.s. ohh it seems that i'm last on chain--- but there were some ppl who wanteed be added --- michael/sweden and dewd from usa kimmo i'll add them both ??? --- Enjoy --- lysergic acid diethylamide aka LSD -------------------------------- Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 09:50:19 -0500 (EST) From: Chris Forsberg Subject: pet sounds mailorder On Thu, 2 Jan 1997, Marten Sahlen wrote: > Ludde mentioned Pet Sounds, which is a record store in Stockholm. They used > to do some mail orders too, though I think it was never an "official" service. > That was just something they did on the side, so to say. However, I think > that service has ceased now anyway (at least for overseas customers), since it > was a lot of work that didn't generate any money to speak of. I think Pet Sounds still does do overseas mailorder (unofficially), unless they have officially quit in the past few months....a few months ago I called them from the States about getting the Cardigans' "Emmerdale" CD and the Swedish version of "Life" (both unavailable in the States), and the guy said he'd mail them to me no problem....they were expensive though, but all I had to do was mail them a money order. //Chris -------------------------------- Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 09:56:55 -0500 (EST) From: Chris Forsberg Subject: Re: finnish tape Regarding the Finnish tape chain, Roberts Galvans wrote: > p.s. ohh it seems that i'm last on chain--- but there were some ppl who > wanteed be added --- michael/sweden and dewd from usa > kimmo i'll add them both ??? Uh....I sure hope I'm that dewd from the USA...but then again, I should be already officially on the chain, cos I replied to Kimmo way back when, and he even sent me an acknowledgement. Can you please check to make sure I am on there like I should be? :-) Address ===> Chris Forsberg 912 W. University Pkwy Baltimore, MD 21210 USA Thanx so much! //Chris -------------------------------- Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 16:07:07 +0200 From: "teir, philip" Subject: Dada girl tour The 28 of December my band Brother Stuart played at club25 in Vaasa, with Dada Girl, Flannel mouth, and Tunaflakes. About half of the 30 people that were at the gig were in the bands, but it was cool; we all got beer for 1/2 of the price. I liked Dada Girl best, even though none of the bands played music which i usually listen to. I think it was all a bit too poppy. Nevertheless, dada girl was 1000 times better than supperheads. They didn't put on such a show, but they had Really well-crafted pop songs. Flannel mouth was a little lame, but they gave a better show. Tunaflakes sounded EXACTLY like Oasis would if Liam could sing with a little bigger range. The music was just like oasis, the singers voice sounded like Liams, exept he hit all the right notes, and didn't have problems with big words. And Brother Stuarts preformance? ...well as i already mentioned, we had got cheap beer, and ufortunantly there wasn't much to do as we waited. I am glad we played, because the people we met in the bands were really nice, and i told them in dada girl to say hi to Kimmo, as they said they know him. Kimmo? Philip ------------------------------- Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 11:41:24 -0500 From: PhysPlant@aol.com Subject: Re: finnish tape In a message dated 97-01-06 10:18:11 EST, forsberg@charm.net (Chris Forsberg) writes: << C: scan-indie@lysator.liu.se Regarding the Finnish tape chain, Roberts Galvans wrote: > p.s. ohh it seems that i'm last on chain--- but there were some ppl who > wanteed be added --- michael/sweden and dewd from usa > kimmo i'll add them both ??? Uh....I sure hope I'm that dewd from the USA...but then again, I should be already officially on the chain, cos I replied to Kimmo way back when, and he even sent me an acknowledgement. Can you please check to make sure I am on there like I should be? :-) Address ===> Chris Forsberg 912 W. University Pkwy Baltimore, MD 21210 USA Thanx so much! //Chris >> Wait, I thought I was "that dewd from the usa," please place me on the list. Dave Liljengren 724 27th Avenue Seattle, Wa 98122 physplant@aol.com many thanks. dl ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 22:12:16 +0200 (EET) From: Kimmo Saaskilahti Subject: finnish tape Roberts wrote: >tape is gr8 /beteer than swedish/ :-) Nice to hear you liked the tape. >some >instrumental. jimi tenor---is he kinda tekno man ??? I think there was a question about Jimi Tenor (real name Lasse Lehto if anyone cares) on this list already earlier as well... He started his 'career' already in the late 80's and released a couple of albums on Euros Records under the name Jimi Tenor And His Shamans. I have only the first one, which is titled 'Total Capacity of 216,5 Litres'. The quizzical name is a reference to their gimmich of using big oil barrels as percussion instruments. They had other exotic instruments made out of vacuum cleaners, drills etc. as well. I haven't listened to that LP in years so I really don't dare do describe it. 'Industrial pop', perhaps? I think he released another LP on Euros and then a couple on Bad Vugum ('Fear of a Black Jesus' and 'Diktafon' if memory serves) but I don't have any idea what they sound like. in 1995 he released the 'Europa' album on Sahko Records from which the song on the Finnish Tape is taken from. It's sort of like soundtrack from third-rate spy and porn films played on cheap synths and hammonds - really kitschy and cool. I think there may have been another album on Sahko before 'Europa' as well? Anyway, now he is signed to the Warp label in the UK and it looks like he is about to reach some kind of a cult status. His first single on Warp came out in December and there should be another one soon and an album after that. Well, that's what I can think of from memory. The Bad Vugum web site and the Rockdata web site will tell you more, and perhaps there are some more englightened Finnish listers who are eager to elaborate? >SHADOWPLAY bezt tune on casette According to a Stupido Twins newsletter there should have been a new Shadowplay album released in December. I don't think it has been released yet, any ideas? >p.s. ohh it seems that i'm last on chain--- but there were some ppl who >wanteed be added --- michael/sweden and dewd from usa >kimmo i'll add them both ??? Yes, please - I haven't kept track of persons who wanted to get on the chain after it was launched...perhaps I should have. Sorry about that. Kimmo --------------------------------- Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 22:12:08 +0200 (EET) From: Kimmo Saaskilahti Subject: pop on virus Philip wrote: > The 28 of December my band Brother Stuart played at club25 in Vaasa, with >Dada Girl, Flannel mouth, and Tunaflakes. This tour (titled 'pop on virus' (meaning 'pop is a virus' in Finnish) reached Tampere last Friday though unfortunately without Brother Stuart. >Nevertheless, dada girl was 1000 times better than supperheads. They didn't >put on such a show, but they had Really well-crafted pop songs. Couldn't agree more; Antti Pinomaki really knows how to write a pop gem. They were really good and played a mix of old and new material: three songs from their first demo and a couple of songs that I hadn't heard before among others. A while ago they have also recorded a new demo which has three songs: 'Cecilia' (_not_ a Simon & Garfunkel cover), 'Are You Ready Eddie?' (or something...) and a new-ish track the name of which I don't know. >Flannelmouth was a little lame, but they gave a better show. I thought they were quite a bit boring. Perhaps with shorter and, well, simply better songs they would be OK, but at least that night they were just uninteresting. >Tunaflakes sounded EXACTLY like Oasis would if Liam could sing with a little >bigger range. My thoughts exactly. Everybody had said that they sound just like Oasis and true enough, the demo tape which I got some days ago sounds a lot like that, but live it was even more similar! The vocalist Finn Andersson even moves around on stage a bit like Liam. Even though I am not a huge Oasis fan, I liked Tuna Flakes quite a lot. I spoke briefly with Finn after the gig and he told me they will be doing another demo tape in a couple of months' time. The tour will continue to Helsinki next weekend (?), if you're around don't hesitate to check these bands out! > I am glad we played, because the people we met in the bands were really >nice, and i told > them in dada girl to say hi to Kimmo, as they said they know him. Kimmo? Well, yes I do know them (to some extent at least) and I did had a little chat with Arttu of Dada Girl that night but mainly about the winter sports event they are setting up in Nokia later this year... Kimmo ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 22:12:13 +0200 (EET) From: Kimmo Saaskilahti Subject: Re: finnish tape Chris said: >Uh....I sure hope I'm that dewd from the USA...but then again, I should be >already officially on the chain, cos I replied to Kimmo way back when, and >he even sent me an acknowledgement. Can you please check to make sure I am >on there like I should be? :-) Chris, my records show that you were subscriber number three on the Finnish Tape Chain and that you will be subscriber number five on the Finnish CD Chain. So there's no need to worry :) Kimmo ------------------------------- Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 00:24:46 +0200 (EET) From: Timo Riitamaa Subject: Finnhits vol.1 Finnhits vol.1 The ever amazing, disturbing, brilliant, sick, spectacular, low-fidelity, near-perfect introduction to the wonderfull world of finnish fringe music! I guarantee you that only three of the bands of this tape have sold over 500 records, so your indie credibility is in no danger! Infact, by getting this tape you will surely become the envied guru of the whole neighbourhood! I have made this tape to spread the good word and to show all those who travel in darkness the true and eternal light! Hear this message, and be saved! The message of RAWK!!! Including these bands: 22-Pistepirkko (it means a 22-dot ladybug), Jimi Tenor And His Shamans (hear this ultra-rare electronic composition from his self released 7" from the early 80's! nothing like his easy-listening music of today!) Larry And The Lefthanded (the kings of no-nonsense garage-rock. designed to help non-007 types cash!) CMX (weird etno-powerrrock before they went all soft!) Rinneradio (this is here because my girlfriend ordered so, some sort of cool jazz-ambient!) Keuhkot (too freaked out for me to explain! sick! disturbing! loud!) Cybermen (spacerock as never heard before!) Aavikko (siberian circus music!) Karkkiautomaatti (innocent 60's bubblegum-garage!) Thee Ultra Bimboos (they're female! they're garage! they RAWK! and it really is Thee!) Deep Turtle ( one of the weirdest and greatest bands ever! latinohardcoremetaletnojazzpunkgarage!) Sweetheart (Beefheart-Stooges-Birthday Party brought to the 90's!) and finally Circle (noise-elements! 70's german progressiveness! hypnotic! the soundtrack of your day?) I didn't know that there allready is a comp. tape of finnish fringe, but if somebody want's this, here it is. send me a cool bootleg or an empty 60 minutes. or if a lot of people want this we can tree it. tai voihan taman hakea mun kotoakin. asun tossa ihan eduskuntatalon vieressa. Timo --------------------------------- Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 14:32:14 +0200 (EET) From: Roberts Galvans Subject: Re: finnish tape ...sorry I forgot smth---some more questions: DOG EAT DOG ---is that the same band with single 'no fronts'?? [I guess--- no :-)] 22-PI...blah blah ---what is the translation of this Imean in english I'm waiting for finnish indie 2 ...heh heh it should be good --- unfourtunetly without my favs regards RoberC //se51097@lanet.lv p.s. don't forget to include me in REPLY ---thanx ------------------------------- Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 20:46:21 +0100 (MET) From: chief@lysator.liu.se Subject: Komeda - smarter & better than The Cardigans Picked this up from a "my 1996 top ten list" written by a guy in the US: "Komeda: The Genius of Komeda - like Stereolab's younger, less serious siblings; like the Cardigans, only smarter and with better tunes" And Komeda has been included in several of these lists lately, esp. in the US. I'd put my money (if I had any) on that they're the "next Swedish thing" over there... //Erik (chief@lysator.liu.se) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 20:46:51 +0100 (MET) From: chief@lysator.liu.se Subject: Luger Tour List _Update_ [06-Jan-97] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scandinavian Indie Luger Tour List UPDATE Scandinavian Indie January 6th 1997 by Erik Soderstrom (chief@lysator.liu.se) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCANDINAVIAN: CLOUDBERRY JAM (S) - Nons / Border *NEW* Apr 09 Nagoya (J) Club Quattro Apr 10 Osaka (J) Club Quattto Apr 11 Fukuoka (J) Crossing Hall Apr 13 Tokyo (J) Blitz Apr 14 Tokyo (J) Club Quattro Apr 15 Nagano (J) TBA THE HELLACOPTERS (S) - White Jazz / House Of Kicks / Rough Trade *NEW* Jan 18 Vaxjo (S) Elvagarden Jan 24 Stockholm (S) Studion Jan 29 Tampere (SF) Tulliklubi Jan 30 Helsinki (SF) Tavastia Jan 31 Jyvaskyla (SF) Lutakko Feb 01 Joensuu (SF) Club Kellari MINDJIVE (S) - Burning Heart / MD *NEW* Jan 17 Orebro (S) Snowboard Big Jump Cup MONSTER (S) - Startracks / House Of Kicks Jan 30 Linkoping (S) Herrgar'n New Date Jan 31 Goteborg (S) Underground New Date Feb 15 Angelholm (S) Gottwalds New Date STARMARKET (S) - Dolores / MD Promotion/Releaseparty tour Jan 23-28, playing at small clubs/record shops etc. Jan 23 Stockholm (S) Riff / Hannas New Date Jan 24 Vaxjo (S) Kafe Stina New Date Jan 25 Lund (S) Varmlands Nation New Date Jan 26 Goteborg (S) Pusterviksteatern New Date Jan 27 Karlstad (S) Megahertz (afternoon) New Date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- NON-SCANDINAVIAN: FAITHLESS (UK) - Cheeky Records/Orange Records - Scand. Records / SMD *NEW* Mar 25 Lund (S) Mejeriet PRO-PAIN (US) - Edelpitch + SPUDMONSTERS (US) - Massacre / HOK *NEW* Mar 15 Aarhus (DK) Huset Mar 16 Stockholm (S) Studion Mar 17 Copenhagen (DK) Stengade ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The COMPLETE Luger Tour List is posted to the mailing list once / month. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 20:48:15 +0100 (MET) From: chief@lysator.liu.se Subject: Sin's NSIB Gig Guide [06-Jan-97] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scan-Indie Non-Scandinavian Indie Bands Gig Guide Scan-Indie January 6th, 1997 Corrections, additions or comments to: chief@lysator.liu.se ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Included: Archers Of Loaf, Ash, Biohazard, Black Crowes, Bush, Chavez, Korn, Lemonheads, Lightning Seeds, Liquid Ice, Ocean Colour Scene. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archers Of Loaf 4/2 Lund, Mejeriet 5/2 Copenhagen, Loppen (DK) 6/2 Linkoping, Herrgar'n 7/2 Stockholm, Studion 8/2 Sundsvall, Pipeline 9/2 Umea, Scharinska Villan 11/2 Uppsala, Kalmar Nation 12/2 Gavle, Cafe Q 13/2 Oslo, So What (N) 14/2 Bergen, Hulen (N) 15/2 Goteborg, Underground Ash 6/2 Stockholm, Gino 7/2 Malmo, KB 8/2 Copenhagen, Pumpehuset (DK) Biohazard 7/2 Umea 9/2 Stockholm, Gino 10/2 Lidkoping 11/2 Oslo, Sentrum (N) 12/2 Copenhagen, Pumpehuset (DK) Black Crowes 25/1 Copenhagen, Vega (DK) 26/1 Oslo, Rockefeller (N) 27/1 Stockholm, Cirkus Bush (w/Souls) 12/2 Copenhagen, Vega (DK) 13/2 Stockholm, Gino Chavez (w/Railroad Jerk) 8/2 Goteborg, Underground 9/2 Stockholm, Studion 11/2 Lund, Mejeriet Korn (w/The Urge, Incubuc) 4/2 Copenhagen, Vega (DK) 5/2 Stockholm, Gino 6/2 Oslo, Rockefeller (N) Lemonheads 18/3 Copenhagen, Pumpehuset (DK) 19/3 Oslo, Rockefeller (N) 20/3 Stockholm, Gino 21/3 Lund, Mejeriet Lightning Seeds 22/2 Goteborg, Underground Liquid Ice (w/Bottleneck) 12/1 Stockholm, Chap & Claque Ocean Colour Scene 6/3 Stockholm, Gino ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is also available on the Scandinavian Indie Web-pages at: http://www.lysator.liu.se/~chief/tournon.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 20:48:49 +0100 (MET) From: chief@lysator.liu.se Subject: Sin's SIB Gig Guide [06-Jan-97] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scandinavian Indie Scandinavian Indie Bands Gig Guide Scandinavian Indie January 6th, 1997 Corrections, additions or comments to: chief@lysator.liu.se ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Included: Aquadays, Blithe, Brainpool, Counterblast, Day Behaviour, Eggstone, Elegant Machinery, Fly, Guttersnipe, Jumper, Komeda, Liquid Ice, Mindjive, Sonic Surf City, Souls, Soundtrack of Our Lives, Starmarket, Twigs. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aquadays 4/2 Goteborg, Kinski Bar, Jarnet, Folkets Hus Blithe 31/1 Umea, Idun teatern (Popstad '97) Brainpool 13/1 Salen Counterblast 18/1 Halmstad Day Behaviour (w/Covenant, Elegant Machinery) 11/1 Stockholm, Studion Eggstone 31/1 Umea 18/2 Lund, Mejeriet 19/2 Uppsala, Kalmar Nation 20/2 Goteborg, Underground 21/2 Malmo, KB 22/2 Stockholm, Studion 27/2 Copenhagen, Rust (DK) 28/2 Helsingborg, The Tivoli Elegant Machinery (w/Covenant, Day Behaviour) 11/1 Stockholm, Studion Fly 28/2 Goteborg, Underground Guttersnipe 31/1 Vasa, Club25 (SF) 1/2 Kuopio (SF) Jumper 11/1 Boras 24/1 Gallivare 25/1 Lulea 30/1 Kalmar 31/1 Karlskoga 1/2 Bollnas 3/2 Salen 8/2 Erlingsboda 13/2 Salen 14/2 Karlstad 15/2 Hagfors 21/2 Stenungsund 24/2 Are 25/2 Are 26/2 Are 27/2 Are Komeda 1/2 Umea, Idun teatern (Popstad '97) Liquid Ice 12/1 Stockholm, Chap & Claque (w/Bottleneck) Mindjive 17/1 Orebro, Snowboard Big Jump Cup Sonic Surf City 8/3 Stockholm, Studion Souls 12/2 Copenhagen, Vega (w/Bush) (DK) 13/2 Stockholm, Gino (w/Bush) Soundtrack of Our Lives 10/1 Helsingborg 18/1 Stockholm, Medicinska Foreningen Starmarket 23/1 Stockholm, Riff / Hannas (releaseparty tour) 24/1 Vaxjo, Kafe Stina (releaseparty tour) 25/1 Lund, Varmlands Nation (releaseparty tour) 26/1 Goteborg, Pusterviksteatern (releaseparty tour) 27/1 Karlstad, Megahertz (afternoon) (releaseparty tour) 30/1 Umea, Idun teatern (Popstad '97) Twigs (N) 8/2 Bergen, Garage (N) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is also available on the Scandinavian Indie Web-pages at: http://www.lysator.liu.se/~chief/tourswe.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 20:49:17 +0100 (MET) From: chief@lysator.liu.se Subject: Sin's SIBOS Gig Guide [06-Jan-97] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scan-Indie Swedish Indie Bands Outside Scandinavia Gig Guide Scan-Indie January 6th, 1997 Corrections, additions or comments to: chief@lysator.liu.se ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Included: Brainpool, The Cardigans, Cloudberry Jam, Counterblast, Fireside, Kent, Starmarket, The Wannadies. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brainpool 19/1 Cannes, Midem 97 (F) The Cardigans 7/1 Osaka, Kousei Nenkin Hall (w/Kent) (J) 8/1 Osaka, Kousei Nenkin Hall (w/Kent) (J) 9/1 Nagoya, Shimin Kaikan (w/Kent) (J) 10/1 Fukuoka, Sun Palace Hall (w/Kent) (J) 11/1 Nagoya, Shimin Kaikan (w/Kent) (J) 12/1 Tokyo, Fucyu No Mori (w/Kent) (J) 13/1 Omiya, Sonic City (w/Kent) (J) 14/1 Tokyo, Blitz (w/Kent) (J) 15/1 Tokyo, Blitz (w/Kent) (J) 16/1 Tokyo, Nihoo Budoukan (w/Kent) (J) 18/1 Sendai, Izumity (w/Kent) (J) 19/1 Tokyo, Blitz (w/Kent) (J) Feb 1997 - US Tour (dates, cities, venues not decided yet) Mar 1997 - US Tour (dates, cities, venues not decided yet) Cloudberry Jam 9/4 Nagoya, Club Quattro (J) 10/4 Osaka, Club Quattto (J) 11/4 Fukuoka, Crossing Hall (J) 13/4 Tokyo, Blitz (J) 14/4 Tokyo, Club Quattro (J) 15/4 Nagano (J) Counterblast 27/3 Bremen (D) 8/4 Liege (B) Fireside Feb 1997 - US Tour (dates, cities, venues not decided yet) Mar 1997 - US Tour (dates, cities, venues not decided yet) Kent (w/The Cardigans if everything goes as planned) 7/1 Osaka, Kousei Nenkin Hall (J) 8/1 Osaka, Kousei Nenkin Hall (J) 9/1 Nagoya, Shimin Kaikan (J) 10/1 Fukuoka, Sun Palace Hall (J) 11/1 Nagoya, Shimin Kaikan (J) 12/1 Tokyo, Fucyu No Mori (J) 13/1 Omiya, Sonic City (J) 14/1 Tokyo, Blitz (J) 15/1 Tokyo, Blitz (J) 16/1 Tokyo, Nihoo Budoukan (J) 18/1 Sendai, Izumity (J) 19/1 Tokyo, Blitz (J) Starmarket (w/Texas Is The Reason & Queerfish) 20/2 Oldenburg, Alhambra (D) 21/2 Kassel, Juz Immenhausen (D) 22/2 Saarbrucken, Ballhaus (D) 23/2 Schweinfurt, Schreinerei (D) 25/2 Berlin, Knaack (D) 26/2 Hamburg, Marquee (D) 27/2 Neuss, Geschwister (D) 28/2 Freiburg, Cafe Atlantic (D) 1/3 Backnang, AJZ (D) 2/3 Bielefeld, Falkendom (D) The Wannadies (w/Divine Comedy, Beth Orton, Snow Pony) 24/1 London, London Astoria (UK) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is also available on the Scandinavian Indie Web-pages at: http://www.lysator.liu.se/~chief/tourswe2.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 20:49:49 +0100 (MET) From: chief@lysator.liu.se Subject: Sin's Upcoming Record Releases [07-Jan-97] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scandinavian Indie Upcoming Scandinavian Record Releases Scandinavian Indie January 7th, 1997 Corrections, additions or comments to: chief@lysator.liu.se Can you fill in the blanks, correct wrong release dates, or do you perhaps want to add upcoming record releases to this list? Please do not hesitate to let me know! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date Artist Title Format Label 8/1 Eggstone Vive la Difference CD Vibrafon 10/1 Sara Sara CD Some Pearls 13/1 Carpet people Volley U Make CD NONS 17/1 Petrol Bad Day CD5 Studio Bla 17/1 Various e-pop.vol 2 CD5 Strawberry Songs 20/1 Everfresh Pure Lovecore - songs.. CD Seadog Records 24/1 Peace Love & Pit. tba CD MVG 24/1 The Wannadies Bagsy Me CD BMG 27/1 The Pusjkins Avoiding Ground Loops MCD L Style 27/1 Ray Wonder General Hugging Center CD5 NONS 27/1 Singer Fill In The Blanks (GER) CD Virgin 27/1 Various NONSCD50 CD NONS 31/1 Petrol tba CD Studio Bla 1/2 Larry & Th.. (SF) tba 7" Bad Afro Records 7/2 Gus Gus Believe 12" 4AD 7/2 Gus Gus Believe 2CD5 4AD 10/2 Pinko Pinko Cheekbone CD5 NONS 17/2 Mary Beats Jane Locust CD MVG 24/2 Odd Numbers A Guide To Modern Living LP/CD Dolores 24/2 Play Dough I Try To Be Unfriendly CD Dolores 24/2 Starmarket Sunday's Worst Enemy LP/CD Dolores 24/2 Theu Nooners tba CD L-Style 17/3 Fivel -57 CD5 NONS 17/3 Honeymoons tba CD5 NONS 21/3 Gus Gus Polydistortion 2LP/CD 4AD 14/4 Honeymoons tba CD NONS [Should have been released but I have no info about it] Nov? Yvonne tba (D) CD ? Dec? Cam Purr (BRAZIL) CD Soap Dec? Melony 2nd Man On The Moon CD5 Soap [Month decided, but not exact date] Jan Candysuck Score CD Startracks Jan Carpe Wade tba CD AWSF Jan Cinnamon tba CD Soap Records Jan Fanscene tba CD5 Dorian Records Jan Fidget No Boogie Coming Your W. CD Mega Records Jan Happy Todd tba CD5 Spinsign Jan HappyDeadMen Bullfights Every.. (JAP) CD Polydor Jan Kottgrottorna tba CD Beat Butchers Jan Mary Beats Jane Day In Day Out CD5 MVG Jan Mutts Mutts CD Lund Records Jan Various A Twist of Lime CD Harry Lime Records Jan Various True To You CD Dorian Records Jan Various tba CD Ceilidh J/Feb Pimms tba CD5 Dorian Records Feb The April Tears tba CD Memento Materia Feb Atomic Swing tba CD Sonet Feb Backfish tba CD AWSF Feb Cessna (SF) Bordeaux (US) CD Radio Khartoum Feb Cessna (SF) Holiday on Ice (US) 7" Jigsaw Records Feb HappyDeadMen Bullfights Every Sunday CD Trampolene Feb Hardy Nilsson Harifran CD MCA Feb Jones Valuable Stuff CD Ax-Products Feb Lemonator (SF) tba CD Warner Feb Loosegoats tba CD Startracks Feb Red Sleeping Bea. Soundtrack (E) CD Siesta Records Feb Sandy Lyle Rock CD5 Sandy Lyle Feb Sonic Surf City tba (collection) CD Ceilidh Feb This Perfect Day C60 CD Soap Mar Salt tba CD MVG Mar Various tba CD Dorian Records M/Apr The Bear Quartet tba CD AWSF M/Apr Engine tba CD DS Records M/Apr Yvonne tba CD Energy Apr Ship of Fools tba CD L-Style A/May Pineforest Crunch tba CD Polar Jun Snail (SF) tba (SF) CD ? [Season decided but no month or date] Spring The All Janet Set For Release CD AWSF Spring Cam Purr CD Soap Autumn Clawfinger tba CD MVG [Year decided but nothing else] 1997 Cane (N) tba CD Warner 1997 Fidget tba CD5 Mega Records 1997 Penniless People..tba CD5 AWSF 1997 Starlet tba CD MVG 1997 Sulky tba CD Dolores 1997 Super (SF) tba CD Odor [No additional information avaliable] ? The April Tears Heart Shut Down CD5 Memento Materia ? Doris Days Quiet Withdrawal CD5 Some Pearls ? Humble Bee tba CD Arrow Records ? The Pansies (SF) tba (JAP) CD Polygram ? Surreal Friends of Soap and Wa.. CD Recordia ? Tennis tba CD Stockholm Label Gr. ? Whipped Cream tba CD MNW ? Various En Ko Pa Isen CD5 Strawberry Songs Note that most dates are preliminary! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is also available on the Scandinavian Indie Web-pages at: http://www.lysator.liu.se/~chief/uprecnew.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- End of SI Digest #4.01 ********************** * To subscribe/unsubscribe to the Digest version of the list, send your request to: scan-indie-d-request@lysator.liu.se * To subscribe/unsubscribe to the Live version of the list, send your request to: scan-indie-request@lysator.liu.se * All messages to the Scandinavian Indie mailing list should be sent to: scan-indie@lysator.liu.se * The maintainer of both mailing lists is: chief@lysator.liu.se, and can also be reached at: owner-scan-indie@lysator.liu.se * The digests can also be found in ASCII format at ftp.lysator.liu.se /pub/texts/uxu/SID and ftp.uwp.edu /pub/music/lists/scan-indie as well as in HTML format at http://www.lysator.liu.se/~chief/sid.html