Hallå, Hallå!

Today we recognized that we totally missed the 1st birthday of the first KNOPPAR-release! Nearly one year ago (24th of September 2008) the tiny, tiny label released „September“ from TVÄRVÄGEN.

We don´t know if TVÄRVÄGEN keep that in mind when he released his new video „Pingvinvärmen“. Anyway, the result is really awesome beautiful and we are really happy about that! ;O)

Tvärvägen – Pingvinvärmen from Henrik Ohberg on Vimeo.

As a special birthday-present KNOPPAR are really happy to announce that there are some really beautiful releases are coming up on KNOPPAR, soon. In October they will release the beautiful music from Andy Love, A Perfect Friend, Staphan O’Bell, the long-awaited 1st EP from Eric Fastén and (maybe) another secret surprise band! So be prepared! ;O)

Follow the KNOPPAR Twitter to be updated first and get some special goodies from while to while: http://twitter.com/KNOPPAR

Have a great day

YAA!!!

It’s sad, but it seems that YAA!!! is dying. Hm…, I don´t know why. It was a great idea, but it seems that the idea is not working anymore. Maybe you can sent us some comments and let us know where the failure was/is.

Best

YAA!!!

Finally it´s up:

Innovative New Music Service Record Union Sets Out to Use the Power of the Internet to Liberate Music

Stockholm based start-up Record Union is an example of how new innovative businesses are taking advantage of a changing music industry.

Record Union makes it possible for all musicians, signed or unsigned, to sell their tunes on major online music stores and services around the word. The service provides a way for musicians to sell their music in a global marketplace while still retaining all the ownership rights, and removes the importance of a record deal in obtaining worldwide distribution.

“Record Union aims to democratize the digital music industry by enabling all artists to have their music distributed and sold worldwide,” says Daniel Nilsson, CEO of Record Union.  “We are confident that our concept of fair music distribution will lead to a new future in how music is accessed online, and how the stars of tomorrow are discovered,” continued Nilsson.

By giving all artists the possibility to get their music out to millions of paying music consumers, Record Union also makes it possible for listeners to discover new and potentially great music which they did not have access to previously. The double role of providing all artists with global distribution and the possibility to earn a living from their music is the essence of the democratization Record Union wished to support within the music industry.

Record Union´s offer to artists is unique as they do not ask for any money upfront. Record Union only asks for the first $5 from each track or album generates once it begins to sell on their partners. Artists just need to upload their music on the Record Union website, and Record Union will publish their music on a comprehensive set of online retailers.

Record Union´s retail partners include online stores, streaming services, mobile services and media delivery services catering to a global consumer base. Currently Record Union has over 25 partners, with a combined total of over 140 online retail outlets. Among these services are: Spotify, iTunes, emusic, Amazon MP3, Rhapsody, Beatport and Napster. In total, Record Union covers approximately 95% of the global digital market.

So check it out directly here: http://www.recordunion.com/

Here are some quick LINMOC news:

They have taken a break from recording and mixing their upcoming album and will to do a show at Club Gimmick, Henriksberg, Gothenburg, on the 30th of April.

http://www.svmusicsquad.se/meny/gimmick.html

The album, set for release later this year, is mixed and co-produced by Kristian Anttila.

They also recorded an awesome cover-version of the Pet Shop Boys song „Love Comes Quickly“ for the album. Listen to a roughly mixed version at their MySpace site.

There are a bunch of new awesome videos on YAA!!!-TV!!!

Click HERE to open  the stream!!!

If you want your video to be played on the awesome YAA!!!-TV … just drop us a mail at kontor@youareawesome.se.

Recently the UK label „stereo test kit“ released a awesome compilation, which also contains beside a lot of great bands also some YAA!!!-bands (Björn Kleinhenz, Convoj).

Three years since STK’s previous compilation featuring the sounds of independent Sweden, we now present ‘Records Make Great Pets – Volume 2′. Twenty one tracks by twenty one of Sweden’s finest music-makers.

The twenty one bands featured are: Alarma Man, Audrey, Band in Box, Björn Kleinhenz, Convoj, Dag för Dag, Dear Euphoria, Foreign Slippers, Hajen, Lassus, Lowood, Norma, Park Hotell, Rickard Jäverling, Scraps of Tape, Testbild!, The Medalist, The Social Services, Two White Horses, we are soldiers we have guns, and Winter Took His Life.

Full details and track previews at: www.stereotestkit.com/pets.htm

We would really like to introduce „The Tramsession„. It’s the perfect combination of „a tran ride through Gothenburg“ and finest „indie-pop“.

Bonnie and Clyde, Detektivbyrån or Quarterhorse already played in the tram.

See here Anders from Quarterhorse:

Beside that we would really like to introduce you 2 really great bands we’ve heard by accident in the big, big internet.

Bored Man Overboard(Stockholm/Sweden)

http://www.myspace.com/boredmanoverboard

Great music between The National, Okkervil River and Arcade Fire.

And a really awesome clip from Brian Lee and his Orchestra (www.myspace.com/brianleeandhisorchestra ) from NASHVILLE, Tennessee (which is not in Sweden!!! ;O) ).

Enjoy it!

The scandinavian music journal „It’s a trap“ wrote some really nice words about the beautiful IRONVILLE from Stockholm:

Roses

Ladies and gentlemen, I hereby decree that Ironville’s forthcoming album „Welcome to Ironville“ to be 2009’s second exceptional release, the first being Livaventura’s „…And they slept with their eyes open“ (see here). Keep in mind that order here is unimportant as that Livaventura record won’t be out until April and Ironville’s debut has no official release date yet (spring?), but I’ve heard them both and am confident in my appraisal. Hopefully you already saw the video for „Roses“ as created by band member Henrik Öhberg (aka Tvärvägen) — if not, please remedy that straightaway. And download the song, of course! The lyrics are full of neediness, but the delivery keeps the desperation at bay by being quirky, not cloying. It’s a discussion, not an ultimatum, at least not yet. And the string-heavy arrangement is a welcome respite from all the generic guitar-based crap I sift through on a daily basis. Actually, that’s one of Ironville’s finest qualities — it’s not just a matter of having an armada of instruments at your disposal (which they do), it’s about using them judiciously. I can’t say for sure that it’s the band’s own doing or the invisible hand of producer Markus Krunegård(Laakso), but I don’t really care because the result sounds so fantastic. Keep an eye on these guys for sure.

MP3: Ironville – Roses

YEAH, YEAH, YAA!!!

Hello, awesome people!

„Needless to say, it is exactly these kinds of concept blogs which the independent scene needs to bring perspective to the dazzling array of music which is now available on the world wide web.“

These nice words wrote the really nice recordunion.com-website about youareawesome. THANKS!!!

Read the whole article HERE!

Hej, awesome people!

Here some news from the YAA!!!-basement:

We are starting with some news from the most busy YAA!!!-band Hari and Aino:

Their unfortunately delayed single A Considerate Kind of Home will now be released on Cloudberry Records on the 15th of February.  Even though the vinyl single was supposed to be released before christmas problems with the pressing plant has led to a delay.

Keep also their latest live dates in mind:

Feb 6 2009  Twee: a tiny spring     Gouda,Netherlands
Feb 7 2009  The Autumn Store     Birminghamn
Feb 8 2009  Indiepop Sunday     Brighton
Feb 9 2009  Queen Charlotte w/ The Foster Kids     Norwich, East
Feb 10 2009 Loose, Clwb Ifor Bach w/ Rose Elinor Dougall     Cardiff, Wales
Feb 12 2009 Lost Music Presents w/ The Candy Twins + Kelman     London
Feb 13 2009 Twee as fuck     London
Feb 14 2009 Popklubb     Newcastle
Mar 6 2009  Moby Dick Club     Madrid
Mar 7 2009  Be Good Club     Barcelona
Mar 27 2009 Hit The North @ Nachtasyl w / Help stamp out loneliness     Hamburg

Beside that there are also news from another Stockholm band.

Ironville released/published their first video. It’s for their awesome single „Roses“, which you can find on the YAA!!!-tape…beside a lot of other awesome tracks.

The video was directed from the Ironville member Henrik a.k.a. Tvärvägen.