Fanø Free Folk Festival

Those of you yearning for an alternative to this summer's run of the mill festivals may just have struck gold. The Danish music magazine Geiger presents the first edition of Fanø Free Folk Festival set to take place July 23.-25. in Sønderho, Denmark. The mantra of the bookers is the loose term "Free Folk", and with its first round of confirmations the festival already boasts of an impressively eclectic line-up of both Danish and international artists. Add to that the bucolic surroundings of Fanø and you've got yourself a winning combination. File under: Potentially mind-expanding island getaway.

Confirmed acts so far:
Flowers of Yes!
Kloster + Sarah Hepburn (DK/USA)
Hati (PL)
Islaja (FI)
So Like Dorian
Moongazing Hare
Silencio (FR/BE)
Own Road
Pantaleimon (UK)
Per Hoier
Red Shifter
She Talks

For more information read Geiger's announcement or visit the festival's event page on Facebook.

Årets koncert - for Danes

30. april præsenterer Raum Eins ovenstående uhørt stærke lineup i trøjborg medborgerhus, Århus. Hahn Kult er repetitiv wall of sound-stoner, hvis postrock havde været godt, ville det lyde sådan her. Ice Age er skærende postpunk - hvis joy division havde været fedt, ville de have lydt som ice age. Sexdrome - hvis punk stadig havde været fedt, ville det lyde som sexdrome. Dead Juice aftenens overraskelse.

Delays

It's been some time since the last post – slow times. While you wait for the next chapter in the bsbta-tribute, here's something that might be of interest:

Caves - The dry, heavy shape reaches out (remaster) . self-released 2010 . Cd-r ltd. to ~25
There has been some interest in the first caves-tape, being the occasion for this remastered reissue, presenting the tape as it should have sounded – crushed, very dry and loud bass-heavy drone-rock.

Being very limited, this should go fast. You can order it here (30 kr / 4 e and shipping) or pick it up at the Ark Tarp labelnight/releaseparty this Wednesday. It will be in a large pcib-related distro, which should be very interesting. Admissions are free, so show up.

And another recommendation. Relax with nature recently released three cds by Jonas Frederiksen, leaving behind the Dreamers Cloth-moniker and moving into less dophinish territories. More simple and less ambient, this is an interesting turn within the old aethetical sphere. All three are highly recommended.

At last, pcib is searching for people to help us out with the blog, as we are all very busy and losing our touch with Danish underground music. Write us a mail!

New Weird Denmark and Latvian radio

Just a quick note to let you know that the Latvian radio show Audiogramma had an entire nights theme about the New Weird Denmark movement. It was aired on the 2th of November, but the podcast is available here. Enjoy.

Koncert 30. november

Første "pcib præsenterer" med whole voyald infinite light, hahn kult, titonstank og don saund. Allerede mandag. Der vil blive serveret god kinesisk te. Entré 35 kroner.

Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds - bsbta . part three

Now it starts getting interesting. This is the second sub-series, sent out three years after the first one - in 2006. It consists of two parallel series, one 'pop' and one 'un-pop'. There is stuff on some of these that I never thought I would find in Denmark. Even the artwork, by Christian Kann, is way better this time. think looppsych, cybergrind, industrial freenoise, tons of jazzmasters with green line 6-pedals, and, of course, a lot of bsbta-pop-folk stuff. Extra-chromosome-music. Here they are:


Pop:

threadbare tabloids equate soutache . bsbta sub 14 . download


elaborate debated coquettish aarhus . bsbta sub 16 . download


requested a.b.b.a. to tutorial headaches . bsbta sub 18 . download


sqelched habituated seaboot erata . bsbta sub 20 . download


rotatable quiche statehouse abraded . bsbta sub 22 . download


a-ha! edible robots educate as a quartet! . bsbta sub 24 . download


the d.a.'s teeth require a cab to a busload . bsbta sub 26 . download


adored tea quibble arouses the attaché . bsbta sub 28 . download


Un-pop:

thrashed air obstacle to abated queue . bsbta sub 13 . download


drab, adequate ritual cheese boat host . bsbta sub 15 . download


debauches bequeathal asteroid tarot . bsbta sub 17 . download


a queasier shattered acute bloodbath . bsbta sub 19 . download


behead butlers at discotheque aorta . bsbta sub 21 . download


a square taco babe tied at the shoulder . bsbta sub 23 . download


halt the obsequious deadbeat ratrace . bsbta sub 25 . download


dole haircut database quotes breathe . bsbta sub 27 . download

Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds - bsbta . part two

This is the second post in this series of bsbta-music - the concept is described in the first post. These eps are the first subscribers' series, sent out in 2003. They consist of compilations of mainly straight forward and pop-ish semi-lo-fi singer-songwriter-stuff, very early-bsbta. For different reasons I'll have to skip the december-one.


January . download

February . download

March . download

April . download

May . download

June . download

July . download

August . download

September . download

October . download

November . download

Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds - bsbta . part one

Since starting this blog, I have been wanting to write this Bloated Sasquatch Beer Theatre Audio-post. Back in the days, bsbta was one my primary sources of inspiration to get involved in underground music and diy-culture, and I know I'm not the only one for whom bsbta has meant a lot. Specialising in seriously twisted stuff, bsbta has since 2000 (at that time being Denmark's only proper cd-r-label) showcased, or if you will, created a scene and a sound, collecting musical odds and ends from all over the country (actually all over the world). The sense of playfulness and the lightness of mind characterizing most of the music, combined with the sincerity and ambition of the label profile just had to inspire an entire underclass of Danish anti-musicians, thus having a great impact on the scene today.

Bsbta was started, and is till this day run by, Christian Kann. The label has been closed down (a couple of times?), split up, assembled again and on the whole gone through a lot of changes on its way to its current 200+ release discography, and is today back on track in its orthodox form. For a relatively thorough label-portrait, I refer to this article by Geiger (in Danish) - I couldn't have done it better myself.

This is the first of a series of posts documenting bsbta and thus the scene bsbta has documented, through the releases on bsbta. I will be focusing on the Danish music released on bsbta (that's archaeological value for people interested). There will be a total of five posts in chronological order, starting with compilations and nostalghia, then going into more specific, recent releases.

For now, lets start out with a sampler:

Va - five-o . BSBTA 2003 . 2 cd-r . download
A sampler of early bsbta-stuff. Twisted.

New sounds from the vaishyas

It's been almost half a year now without mp3s. The next half year will be better - loads of stuff has piled up.

For now, I want to bring you attention to four new releases by MOS6502, eau, and outer nothingness on danish vaishyas (link). As usual, all four are available for purchase or download. The highlight of the batch is, without compare, the outer nothingness ep:



Outer nothingness - Wail . Danish vaishyas 2009 . 3"bcd-r . download
Hypnotic, droning, dusty tape-loops and abundantly slow fades with an overall analogue feel to it. The title-track could go on forever.

NWD on tour

From late September till early October, a collaboration of pcib, ark tarp, and relax with nature will be turing the UK. Performing acts are: Shiggajon, Julie Bo, Dreamers Cloth, Mouths of the Irrawaddy, Space Continents and occasionally Part Wild Horses Mane On Both Sides. The dates are:

September 26th: London, café oto
September 28th: Glasgow, 13th note
September 29th: Edinburgh, Sneaky Pete's
September 30th: Manchester, Kro Bar
October 1st: Nottingham, City café
October 2nd: Bristol, The cube cinema
October 3rd: Sheffield, The heeley institute

Ask Shiggajon for more specific information

Ark Tarp

Please take note that the new Danish label Ark Tarp is releasing their first exceedingly elegant batch these days. According to your preferences:

www.myspace.com/arktarp
www.arktarp.blogspot.com

Updates

Please take note that the lists on the right are frequently updated

Festival of endless gratitude approaching

The festival of endless gratitude is approaching fast now. This is what you are looking forward to:

Shiggajon, Love Potion, Daphne Dawn – releases and concerts

These three more or less new Danish releases should be worth taking note of:

Shiggajon . Fire sange i gul og rød

This is the official release of fire sange, a cd on Singing Knives. Four tracks of ethnopsych / acidfolk. Volcanic tongue writes:

”Fantastic new CD on the great Singing Knives label, rapidly becoming one of the UK’s most consistently impressive labels. Shiggajon are a collective based in Denmark that combine lucid string drones with ritualistic atmospheres and a wild free jazz stance. It makes sense that Singing Knives are behind this as there are definite parallels between Shiggajon and the Harappian Night Recordings album, with a lunar field recording quality that would combine Asian-tinged modal run-downs with buzzing Tony Conrad/Bill Breeze-styled vortices of tone. Some tracks orbit the same Cherry/Blackwell fourth world flute/drum exchanges previously explored by Part Wild Horses Mane On Both Sides and if this was British I’d be listing it alongside those guys and John Clyde-Evans’ Fisheye LP as a landmark UK drone side. Still, the European roots make sense, joining the dots between the kinda fluxing folk/psych moves documented by the Ohr label and the contemporary freak scene. Excellent.“

In stock in the pcib-distro. Ligeledes er en 'opsamling' tilgængelig inden for landets grænser, rummende de mest interessante firs minutter af shiggajons produktion. Tilgængelig her til tyve kroner.

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Love potion . Ejaculator

This is probably the best Danish hardcore-unit these days – probably ever. Pure testosterone music. Go to their myspace for samples. Ejaculator is available as 7” and cd (including the demo tape). Available through the band. There will be a release-party in Copenhagen the 16^th of April, featuring concerts by Dreamers Cloth as well as Love Potion. Of the ep, Lowcut writes:

“Remember that early 90s notorious HK goreflick where an Ebola-infected Anthony Wong goes on a deranged killing spree? Well, that's sorta the image I was left with after listening to these 8 brutal tracks. Over-the-top aggressive speedy hardcore that sets new standards for the K-town scene, can't really remember when I experienced such a sickass explosion of desperate energy. I've witnessed Love Potion many times on a stage, mostly an insane display of chaos and nihilism that I never thought could be captured on vinyl which would give justice to their wild live performances. "Ejaculator" proved me wrong. Dead wrong. This EP is probably the best produced release by any Danish hardcore act. The very best of 80s Boston and Japanese harcore seem to be channelled through Love Potion like a succubus with an unhealthy deathwish. I really like how some of the lyrics reflect the daily life of singer Klaus in tunes like "Welfare Warfare" and "Unholy Smoke", but my fave is probably "We Will Return" about that infamous and semi-legendary support gig the local noise sickies Womanhead (with Klaus on drums) played with Aids Wolf at Lades. No love lost here, haha. Speaking of Lades, get your sorry asses to Love Potion's release party for "Ejaculator" on April 16th! I mean, how can you resist buying a 7" with a kid munching on a cup of cum? Stay tuned for a Love Potion interview in Lowcut.”

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Daphne Dawn . The suntan sorrow ep

Four tracks of dense, melodic, and bright dream-pop. Well-produced and well-written, the ep seems to float around in an equilibrium between dramatic, at times awesome, cloudy productions and a somewhat undramatic, untroubled pop feel. This is an unmistakable compliment. The ep can be downloaded for free through last-fm. They will be playing their first gig at Maskineriet in Århus the 17^th of April.

Family Underground - Salt of the sun

Family Underground - Salt of the sun . Ikuisuus 2007 . cd . download
Definitely one of the better fu-records. 3 tracks of well-produced drone hypnotism the way they do it.

Shiggajon cd-rs

3 "new" presses of shiggajon cd-rs: Drømmen, med Mette Mareridt og Claus Haxholm, and Den store fugl. Most of the material has been available earlier, but these are the first real issues (except for Drømmen, issued as a split with Dreamers Cloth on Ikuisuus). They are 2€ / 15 kroner each, and there are only few left.

Distro updated

The distro has been updated and will be frequently the next couple of months. List available here

Blóðtrú - The death of the spirit

Blóðtrú - The death of the spirit . Det Germanske Folket 2008 . cd . download
A project of Trúa (Mørkheim etc.), Blóðtrú is Well-produced germanistic second-wave-ish pagan black metal. Besides the obligatory +10 minute ambient track, The death of the spirit is very rockish and simple.

Dead Black Arms - Eternal Road of Sun

Dead Black Arms - Eternal road of sun . 200 mic 2008 . 3" cd-r . download
One hypnotic track of blazing drones and holy chords

Mette Mareridt / The Doom Riot / Shiggajon

. Mette Mareridt / The Doom Riot / Shiggajon - 20 juli 2008. unreleased 2008 . cd-r . download
An utterly chaotic live free-?-showdown between these three bands.

Dreamers Cloth - Pearl divers

. Dreamers Cloth - Pearl Divers . self-released 2008 . cs ltd. to few . download
The third of three early self-released Dreamers Cloth tapes and the last one for now. What you see is pretty much what you get.

Dreamers Cloth plays "Ecstasy Waterfall"

. Dreamers Cloth - Ecstasy Waterfall . self-released 2008 . cs ltd. to few . download
More early Dreamers Cloth - originally an exhibition by j. michael. haooy style dream tones and hawaii-synth-prog 'till you drop - destination ecstasy!

Dreamers cloth - the coconut pearl

. Dreamers Cloth - the coconut pearl . self-released 2008 . cs ltd. to few . download
Early Dreamers Cloth. Danish new-wave-of-new-age / swim-with-dolphins keyboard-music. Like swimming around inside a pomegranate-seed - Tropical psychedelia. Good vibrations / Positive Burzum.

excerpt from "the coconut pearl":

"… this is where my love gives birth to my son and daughter - as jungle-green tones swirl across our heads and in between our bodies - we name them pouring azure colored water from fresh coconut shells. We dance and play in the pale sand while listening to sounds of nature. We’re eating fresh coconuts, oranges and other tropical fruits. This is the coconut pearl, this is the highest.

Palm leaves are almost kissing the surface of the sea of which water is indescribable - in substance, color and feel. I enjoy the cool relaxational sensation whenever I go for a swim ..."

Dreamers cloth / shiggajon split

As expected, it has been a slow September. But here is a semi-repost to break the ice as things should start happening again soon.



. Dreamers Cloth / Shiggajon - split . Ikuisuus 2008 . cs ltd. 100 . download
The split released earlier this year. The usual swim-with-dolphins-keyboard-music of DC and free-psych of shiggajon (the shiggajon-side is the same as the previously available 'drømmen').

My sincerest apologies for using megaupload. If you know any 100+ mb free upload-site, please write me a mail.

Besides that; please note that two barad-dûr cds are now available from Danish vaishyas for those of you with a liking to reversed music. For those who enjoy non-reversed music (or is it?), take note that The bsbta label group just re-released the mette mareridt tape along with some really dedicated remixes as a second cd.

And for everyone interested in goodiepal: http://www.i3hypermedia.com/events/

Advertisement

First of all, I would like to bring to your attention these four newly released cd-rs:

"Rowdy Behaviour"

"Rain blow my soul"

"Stories from the abyss"

"Brown mystery"

All released by Trúa and available at the trúa blog or directly in Jylland through the pcib-distro.

"Rain blow my soul" is five tracks of twisted improvisational ritualistic multiinstrumentalist folk music. The remaining three cd's are works of old-fashioned electronical musick ranging from rather calm and etherially ringing icy northern atmospheres (Stories from the abyss) through the more obscure and surreal constructions of mannipulated acoustical instruments, vocals and (seemingly) found sounds of Brown Mystery to the more noisy and daring, disturbing, and, well, rowdy sounds laced together on Rowdy Behaviour. They are all well-produced and recommended. They are also, as the trúa website reads, very affordable - 25 kroner each.


The second announcement concerns the relatively new unit Danish vaishyas.

It seems that DV does pretty much the same as this nwd-blog, as its self-proclaimed aim is to "keep yourself updated on what happens on the danish underground experimental/avantgarde scene". These guys seem to have some things going on, so you should keep an eye out them. So far, they have made a couple of albums available for download, of which the Barad-dur-ones are recommendable.