Kent - Isola (1997)

  Kent is a Swedish alternative rock band founded in Eskilstuna in 1990, with the name Coca-Cola Kids, later Jones & Giftet (Jones & the Poison), and Havsänglar (Angel sharks, literally Sea angels).
  The band's logo is distinctive, using a lowercase "k" and theITC Avant garde Gothic Book typeface.

  They are one of the most popular rock groups in Sweden, and describe themselves as "Sweden's biggest rock band", but are more or less unknown outside Scandinavia. 

  Kent briefly attempted an international career with English versions of the albums Isola and Hagnesta Hill and an accompanying American tour for the former, but they gave up after failing to achieve the breakthrough they had hoped for.

  The discography consists of eight studio albums(with two of them also released in English), onecompilation album, one box set, one EP, twenty-eight Swedish and six English singles. 

   Discography:

- Kent (1995)

- Verkligen (1996)

- Isola (1997)

- Hagnesta Hill (1999)

- Vapen & ammunition (2002)

- Du & jag döden (2005)

- Tillbaka till samtiden (2007)

- Röd (2009)

- En plats i solen (2010)

 

   Isola is an album released in 1997. It was followed in 1998 by an English version, for which a new song, "Velvet", was recorded. The album name comes from Ed McBains books about the 87:th police district and is a paraphrase for New York city, and Isola is mentioned in the song "Oprofessionell"/"Unprofessional".
  The album is said to have been largely influenced by Radiohead despite the difference in its sound. The ending song from the album, 747, has become a fan favourite and is usually one of the songs Kent use to close their concerts.

This is an English version "If You Were Here"

 

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Flying Turns - As Good As

   French Cold New wave band Flying Turns from Paris, with beautiful deep dark voice and energetic post punk guitar riffs made such a great videos that make me excited to find a real high-quality band that reminds a lot to Joy Division, the first album of Depeche Mode, Bauhaus, Devo and so on..

   One of the band members is Gesaffelstein, a french producer of techno/electro music.

  Their first single was called as good as, listen to this promising and talented trio. Enjoy!!

Directed by Francesco Colombo 

Video by Marie Athénaïs - marieathenais.com

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Tammar - Visits

   Tammar is the Indiana-based quintet with post-punk anthems of classic sounds of paranoia, malaise and misanthropy mostly alike to Joy Division, The Velvet Underground, The Fall and early 90s alt-rock. 

   Visits, the band's confident debut studio LP, with it's sensual sound is more like the product of a late-night jam session in 1970s Dusseldorf or New York City.

   They carry you on the steely pulse of Suicide's proto-synth pop conjuring a strange kind of nowhere feeling, really hypnotic and intense guitars jams.

  You can imagine it all by listening their video for the song The Last Line which you can download free on their website  (down below find the link)

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Emmon - Nomme

  
   Emmon is the solo project of Emma Nylén. She is also one of the member of the Swedish pop-band Paris. The Emmon-project was started in 2001 as an experimental music vs. art project under her art studies at Konstfack University Collage of fine Art in Stockholm. Emmon..s computer based music lays on the border between pop, synth, electro and disco music. Its based on her vocal resources with a lot of attitude and melodic pop songs. She also working as a DJ and doing remixes for other bands and artists. For example: The Knife, Melody Club, Homy, Soviac, Postplay. 

   In the very beginning, her music was quite minimal and rather monotonous electronica, actually a bit electro-clash inspired. But over the years, her music has matured into an energetic and melodic style of electropop, often very danceable and catchy. The music is both cold and warm, hard and soft, all at the same time. It's urban, European, modern, authentic, stylish and elegantly sexy, just like Emma herself.

  In 7 February 2007, Emmon released her debut album The Art and the Evil on Wonderland Records. It was written, produced, mixed and engineered by Emma Nylén. The tracks “Rock D’Amour” and “Time Can Only Make Things Better” were co-written and co-produced by Jon Axelsson. Three singles supported the album: "Wake Up Time” (issued in 2006), “Rock D'Amour” and “Down Below”.

   The sophomore album, Closet Wanderings, was issued in 19 February 2009, on Wonderland Records. Like her debut album, it was written, produced, mixed and engineered by Emma Nylén. The songs “Torturous Pleasure” and “Lips on Fire” were co-written and co-produced by Jon Axelsson. Two singles supported the album: “Secrets & Lies” and “Lips on Fire”.

 In June 2011, Emmon issued the third album Nomme on Wonderland Records. The album was preceded by two singles: “Distance” and “Ghost Dance”.

    Lovers of Miss Kittin will surely be pleased with this record. I dare to state the melodies on this record are better, more refined and Emma has a wider vocal range. Satisfying bass sounds in “Baseepressen”, sparkling melodies in “Distance”, eighties flavours in “Ghost Dance”, all in all enough elements for dance floor purposes.

   On top this is a varying album with enough subtlety for various listening sessions. 

  “Nomme” may need some time to grow, but it is definately her best work to date. A very good Electropop journey is guaranteed. 

  Here's the brand new video from her new album, she made it great as ever!!

Enjoy!

    For some of you who haven't heard about this amazing artist here's some of her earlier works to     represent her music, don't be lazy to take a few minutes and listen to her songs!

 

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Black Jet Radio - Dead Wine

   Black Jet Radio was born with the release of a 45rpm demo recorded by Brian Jenkins of The Sacred Broncos and Danisha Jenkins on a winter weekend in December. Tracks "Dead Wine" and "Ugly" brought to mind a Blondie meets the New York Dolls comparison with a mix of Cabaret inspired vocals, fuzz guitars, pulsing drums, driving bass, and a touch of Lowry organ. Shortly after, the band recruited Shelby Siefring of Thunderhawk to work the drums and Danielle Teagarden on bass, guitar, and vocals rounding out the lineup of Brian on guitar and bass and Danisha on lead vocals.

  In support of the new single “Dead Wine,” the band decided to enlist the help of Kasey Lee to create a music video for the track. While the track roars from the distorted guitar and bass on top of the bass drum and snare rhythm, Danisha Jenkins uses her sultriness and prowess to add hauntingly-sexy vocals to complete the track. The end result is a addictive garage-rock anthem that keeps me anxiously awaiting for the 7″ single as well as a full album in the near future. Check out the video below and head to their website below where you can listen to more Black Jet Radio.