The sound from the early eighties’ electronica and new wave echoes very clearly from the trio Storbritannien’s debut EP “Krita”. In spite of the old references it feels quite fresh and in a way authentic, like if they were some kind of darker predecessor to Lustans Lakejer.
The EP cointains four good songs all with a little different character, in Swedish, but if we’re talking about hit potential they have created a great hook in the chorus of “Säg det högt”.
Apparently new songs are coming up, as they have recently finished the recording of a new EP. If you’d like to keep track of this and listen to all the songs on “Krita”, you can find Storbritannien on Myspace.
We wrote about the electronica duo Valutan when they released their debut album “Blame the Voters”, a couple of years ago. They followed this with a vinyl release and then the album “Terror”.
Now they have announced that they are shutting down the band and in November they released their last single, which you can listen to below. The reasons for quitting is said to be due to both bizarre and concrete reasons, whatever that means, but at the same time I can note some openings which make me me hope that they will continue after all.
Next it’s time for a Christmas boogie with BFM. Armed with their recent debut album they have followed this up with a Christmas Single: Rock Around The Xmas Tree
Finally we slow it down a little and go for some Christmas ambience with ad dios. The band (which recently released the album Avalon Revisited) has a tradition of interpreting an old English Christmas carol every year, and this year they have also crossed the channel and invites us to some French Christmas ambience: Il est né le Divin Enfant
The duo Llojd was a pleasant new acquaintance. Their slightly melancholic tone, the dreamy and melodic songs bear a nice tranquility. It’s electronica but also indie pop, with vocals that remind of the some of Joakim Berg in Kent.
Like myself they come originally from Kalmar and have also left the town for new adventures. Maybe they also have stood and viewed a foggy Kalmar Sund with a feeling of connection with the beautiful coast and surroundings but at the same time with an urge inside to leave, away from something that felt like an end station to something new and exciting.
Today it’s electronica with some pop intentions with the Swedish-Spanish duo Posttod.
I don’t know that much about them aside from that they produce a quite a spectra of laidback, mainly instrumental electronica. You can listen to one of their latest tracks here below, “Dead In the Universe”.
There is a video to the song also, but it’s in fact an outtake from a short movie by Spike Jonze, “I’m Here”. You can judge for yourself if you like the original soundtrack the best or Posttod’s version.
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The sound from the early eighties’ electronica and new wave echoes very clearly from the trio Storbritannien’s debut EP “Krita”. In spite of the old references it feels quite fresh and in a way authentic, like if they were some kind of darker predecessor to Lustans Lakejer.
It’s time to spread som Christmas ambience here on Meadowmusic. We wish you all a most pleasant Christmas.
Today it’s electronica with some pop intentions with the Swedish-Spanish duo Posttod.
