I always want to make these posts themed, and this week I finally have a them. Norway is best known for black metal, but there’s some great pop to be found, too. Here are some Norwegian bands I’ve been listening to in the lead up to my trip.
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Music I Liked – Nivhek, Wired Anxiety, Jì Lú, ÚIR, Leslie Winer, Earth
In real time, I’m in Norway right now. But a while back, I listened to some music that I liked. I’m sharing it here. Nivhek, Wired Anxiety, Jì Lú, ÚIR, Leslie Winer, and Earth. There’s a lot to like.
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Music I Liked – Saor, Suldusk, Sarparast, Misery Index, Ragnhild, JS Ondara
This week’s music is brought to you by the letter “S” and by musicians I think I’d like to meet in real life. Artists like Saor, Suldusk, Sarparast, Misery Index, Ragnhild, JS Ondara.
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Music I Liked – Groza, Jo Quail, Violet Cold, Kronk Men, Southeast Asian Post-Rock
I started writing this post back in November, then it got buried in my drafts. Anyway, it wasn’t all this week, but I liked Groza, Jo Quail, Violet Cold, The Kronk Men, and lots of Southeast Asian Post-Rock.
Groza
I discovered Groza’s Unified in Void in a review on Angry Metal Guy, which linked them to Mgla, which I like. I liked Groza, too. So here it is.
Jo Quail
On Exsolve, Jo Quail plays creepy cello. Need I say more?
Violet Cold
Wait what? I saw Violet Cold on a music blog, where they were described as Azerbaijan-based post-everything. Post is my musical catnip and I’m a sucker for unusual origins. Then I went to their bandcamp page where they were described as
Violet Cold is an experimental AI simulated music project from 40°22’37.7″N 49°50’51.6″E
Is this some kind of vocaloid scenario? Probably it’s just a smart-ass bio, but either way, I like how k0smik sounds.
The Kronk Men
So I’m always interested in bands from places I’ve traveled. So when No Clean Singing broke their rule to feature The Kronk Men‘s doom surf chaos from the high desert of central Oregon (read the middle of nowhere outside of Bend) I was defenseless. Bonus for the Bosch/Dali type cover art.
Southeast Asian Post-Rock
I’m breaking my own rules here. Instead of focusing on an album, I discovered a genre. Or more properly a scene? Anyway Bandcamp Daily does these wonderful genre histories and scene summaries. I liked everything I heard in their list of Southeast Asian Post-Rock. For the sake of symmetry, though, I’ll just post the first band mentioned, Pandelic from Myanmar.
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Music I Liked – Sinmara, Blue Hummingbird on the Left, Kraftgalli, Integral Rigor, Kel Assouf
This week I almost managed a theme for the music I liked. If you think about it broadly, Sinmara, Blue Hummingbird on the Left, Kraftgalli, Integral Rigor, and Kel Assouf are all celebrating indigeneity and folk traditions with their music.