Here’s a collection of songs “Sju små sagomelodier och en låt som mest är som ett ljud” recorded already in 1996 by Eric Malmberg, but previously unreleased save for a small CD-edition. All is recorded on a portable cassette studio with organ, drumming on a guitar, a tambourine and a cymbal. The Swedish folk melancholy runs through these beautiful melodies and the kinship with Bo Hansson (whom he has also performed with) lies close at hand, or why not Mackaper from recent years. Eric is also member of the fascinating duo Sagor & Swing, and has also released five other solo albums. You can enjoy this album in full on Bandcamp, or get it as a cassette tape released by Zeon Light. Here are two fairytales:

We Are Legends

David Josephson – “Drömmaskinen”

David Josephson is a Swedish  singer/songwriter, currently living in Berlin, who with the single “Drömmaskinen” (“The Dream Machine”) takes his first step towards his second full length album. The song, released tomorrow, is a catchy energetic tune whiches breathes of indie pop as well as of classic Swedish pop melodies.

We Are Legends – “Begging For Amnesia”

And now to another catchy track, but more into the electro pop area. It’s the producer duo We Are Legends, based in Göteborg, who have released the single “Begging For Amnesia” with Caroline Ailin behind the microphone. Dance- and radio-friendly, sure, but also with a tasty, seductive arrangement with a great drive. The single comes in ten versions: different mixes, extended version and remixes.

Eluna – “Trädgårdsmästarinnans Tillförlitliga Tillflykt” – EP

Eluna, or Sebastian Josef Karika, is releasing his second EP later this week: “Trädgårdsmästarinnans Tillförlitliga Tillflykt”. It feels like safe refuge for me also as I listen to these four, both ambient and melodically beautiful, creations. It’s easy to get into the garden metaphor when I listen, either by looking through the  window, daydreaming or by getting out, finding a quiet corner in the garden and just admiring som flowers or fruits. It feels bright, calm but still eventful, with the electronic and the organic in symbiosis. Here’s sneak peek at the title track.

Yesterday the producer and musician boerd, aka Bård Ericson, released the EP “Harbinger” and follows up on last year’s album “Cerebrum”. It’s about instrumental electronica, a multifaceted one, constantly moving, on the border between chillout and ambient. It sort becomes a soundtrack of the day where the beautiful, crisp and glittering textures accompanies a bright winter’s day where the snow has just covered the ground with a thin layer. On two of the songs we can also hear vocals, performed by Ellen Arkbro.

boerd on Facebook – on Spotify – on Wimp – on Rara – on Soundcloud

Here’s some of the harvest from today of new exciting music with two artists I’ve written about before and two new acquaintances.

Filago is a a  Swedish/French/Belgian trio who recently released their debut EP, an EP with an interesting mix of indie pop, folk and eighties’ vibes. Here’s the starting track “Funnel”:

Today the duo Dödens Dal are showing us another track, “Ingenting förändras” (“Nothing Changes”), from the upcoming record. The album “Korsa Jord, Luft, Is” will be released on the 26th of February.

The electro pop duo Rainmode have released their second single “The Foghorn” today. The first single “Buckle Up” from the Autumn made us long for more, and the band promise more singles soon and a debut album later in Spring.

And finally the debut single from a band with the ominous name Eternal Death. It’s called “Head”, an electro pop/disco song which takes the eighties’ reverbs to new heights. Worth noting is that the band’s debut came last year with the video “Eternal Death“, a video which consists of four minutes of total silence and darkness.

Here’s a first taste of a new trio that call themselves Wilderness. “Vallsundet” is the name of the song and is an open, pleasant and dreamy instrumental tune.

Wilderness på Facebook – på Soundcloud

Vallsundet