News archive: Releases
“Lady Macbeth”
“Lady Macbeth” is an old, though previously not released, seven minute long song, probably recorded in the Summer of 2003, that Friendly Noise got from Differnet early in 2004. Never have Differnet sounded more shoegazey than this! They had almost forgotten about “Lady Macbeth” but we thought it was a good idea to finally release this old favourite of ours to coincide with the Friendly Noise night at Sugar Bar 7 August (2008), where Differnet played live, supported by french/japanese artist Kumi. That night we also sold a limited 3″ cd-r edition of it. Tomas, from Differnet, also told us that the original, proper title of “Lady Macbeth” is “Somnambulist” (meaning a person that goes sleepwalking).
RELEASE PARTY FOR “SPLENDID ISOLATION”
We’ve already announced it, but here’s the details:
On Tuesday May 6 it’s time for the second night of our monthly Friendly Noise club at Sugar Bar. The address is Kammakargatan 9, Stockholm. This time it’s also the release party for our “Splendid Isolation” compilation. Erik de Vahl will perform some live music, his first concert in 18 months. DJs: Friendly Noise + “Splendid Isolation” contributors, such as Most Valuable Players and Robotboy. It will go on from 8 to 1 pm, and cost SEK 40 to get in. You’re very welcome!
This great video, by Örjan Markusson, is for the song “Shout It Out” from Erik de Vahl’s latest, self-released album “Oh! My Spine”:
Things written about Friendly Noise lately:
http://www.soundofmusic.nu/0709/pages/rec_actionbiker0801.php
http://www.undertoner.dk/article/articleview/artikler/1525
http://popncherries.skynetblogs.be/post/5796929/action-biker
http://readlisten.wordpress.com/2008/04/22/action-biker/
http://community.livejournal.com/i_am_rare/481242.html
http://sondera.blogspot.com/2008/03/splendid.html
http://toomuchapplepie.blogspot.com/2008/04/lights-camera-action-biker.html
http://www.listentoeurope.com/action_biker/hesperian_puisto
[Events, Media, Most Valuable Players, Releases]
NEW RECORDS OUT NOW
Our two new records, “Hesperian Puisto” (FYN 69) by Action Biker and the “Splendid Isolation” (FYN 68) compilation, are finally here. Support Friendly Noise and our artists and buy the records in our new web shop!
“Hesperian Puisto” was officially released in Scandinavia (distribution by Border) last Wednesday and DN, the biggest morning paper in Sweden, gave it a positive 4 out of 5 grade review. Action Biker also did a Digfi Session the other week, where she’s interviewed and play some of the songs off the album.
“Splendid Isolation” will be released through shops in Scandinavia next week, but the official release party for it will be a little bit later, at the next Friendly Noise club night at Sugar Bar in Stockholm. That’s on Tuesday 6 May, and Erik de Vahl, one of the “Splendid Isolation” contributors, will perform an acoustic set live, his first concert in 18 months. DJ:s during that night will be people from the other “Splendid Isolation” groups.
On Monday the new records will be available to download at Klicktrack , and then later this Spring more properly available in America, Japan and the UK.
[Action Biker, Distribution, Events, Releases]
SPONTAN RELEASEFEST ONSDAG 16/4
Hej,
Vi firar utgivningen av Action Bikers debutalbum “Hesperian Puisto” genom en liten tillställning på Berlin Sthlm (Skånegatan 71) onsdag 16/4.
Det blir skivspelande med bra musik, trevligt folk och spännande samtal. “Hesperian Puisto” samt vår lika nya samling “Splendid Isolation” kommer finnas tillgängliga för första gången.
Bland andra Jens Lundström (Cul De Sac) och Axel Willner (The Field) kommer spela skivor.
Fri entré.
Hoppas att vi ses där,
Friendly Noise
[Action Biker, Events, Releases]
FIVE YEARS OF FRIENDLY NOISE
In March it’s exactly five years since our first record, “Friendly People Making Noise”, was released. We will celebrate this jubilee by a whole bunch of events this Spring. It all seems interesting and fun, we think. For interviews and/or more info contact us first through e-mail: friendlynoise@gmail.com
* In March it’s exactly five years since our first record, “Friendly People Making Noise”! We will celebrate this jubilee by a whole bunch of events:
* First, on Wednesday 5 March, there will be a release party at Allmänna Galleriet for the second issue of film magazine FLM where Friendly Noise again is responsible for the musical content: Sarto will perform live, we will DJ, and videos for “Clouds in transit” by Testbild! and “I look out for you” and “ICA Lappis” by Action Biker will be shown.
* Then, on Thursday 27 March, there’s a Friendly Night at Debaser Slussen, where Testbild!, Most Valuable Players and Differnet will perform live. The same night we hope our two new records will be available for the first time: “Splendid Isolation” (FYN 068), a compilation of a selection of songs from our 2007 mp3 series, and “Hesperian Puisto”, the long-awaited debut album from Action Biker (FYN 069). Don’t miss the Action Biker interview in the new issue of Bon, issue #42.
* And that’s not all, Friendly Noise will also host a club in Stockholm with live music and DJ:s. It will be the first Tuesday every month, beginning in April, at Sugar Bar.
Other news: The three latest Friendly Noise albums are now available via Radio Khartoum’s Friendly Goods which means much much better availability in America from now on. Also, “Day for night” by The Dreamers are now distributed in Japan, through Quince!
[Action Biker, Concerts, Differnet, Events, Friendly Noise associates, Most Valuable Players, Releases, Testbild!, The Dreamers]
FYN 65: NEW YEAR’S EVE
Now it’s time for the very last of our free mp3 single releases, the series was a 2007 project; thanks for listening. We end it with “New Year’s Eve”.
FYN 63: FLOW FLUX CLAN & FYN 64: ERIK DE VAHL
Two new free Friendly Noise mp3 single releases out now!
[Friendly Noise associates, Releases]
FYN 58/ROBOTBOY & FYN 59/MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS
Two new free Friendly Noise mp3 single releases out now! And it’s two, very anticipated, comebacks: the first new MVP songs since the “You In Honey” album almost two years ago and also the first Robotboy release since he appeared on our “Friendly People Making Noise” album four and a half years ago. Time flies!
[Friendly Noise associates, Most Valuable Players, Releases]
OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE FOR “DAY FOR NIGHT”
Today is the official Scandinavian release date for The Dreamers’ album “Day For Night”. Distribution by Border. Get it at your favourite shop, perhaps? And from today “Day For Night” and “Une Teinte Intense” by Testbild! are also available for downloading at Klicktrack. There you can also listen to snippets of all songs.
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New blogosphere links:
Eurocovers write about Testbild!’s “En gång i Stockholm”, Eardrums on Enheten för musik och melodi, Talk About The Past gets enthusiastic about The Dreamers, and lots of people, such as Ondskans MP3-blogg and Sand In My Eyes, like “Bachelor Kisses” by The Radio Dept.
[Friendly Noise associates, Releases, Testbild!, The Dreamers]
DIGFI:MIX OCH FRIENDLY NOISE PRESENTERAR…
Releasefest för The Dreamers “Day For Night”.
Live: The Dreamers och Enheten för musik och melodi
DJ:s Digfi:Mix och Friendly Noise
Onsdag 10 oktober, kl. 21-01.
Stacken (Nalen), David bagares gata 17, Stockholm
Inträde: 60 kr
Friendly Noise planerade en releasefest för The Dreamers debutalbum och Digfi började känna att det var dags för en Digfi:Mix-kväll. Så vi slog våra kloka huvuden ihop och bestämde oss för ett samarrangemang: således ordnar vi Digfi:Mix slash releasefest för The Dreamers debutalbum “Day For Night” på Stacken onsdag 10 oktober.
The Dreamers och Enheten för musik och melodi kommer spela live och diverse folk från Friendly Noise och Digfi spelar skivor. Det blir en rätt jazzig kväll, både The Dreamers och Enheten för musik och melodi har tydliga jazzinslag i sin musik. DJ:ar gör självfallet ett sällskap kräsna selectors från Digfi och Friendly Noise. I enlighet med kvällens tema så blir det en hel del jazzvarianter även från DJ-båset.
Duon The Dreamers består av Sarah Nyberg Pergament, mer känd som Action Biker, och Kevin Wright, mer känd under sina artistnamn Always och Mr Wright (den senare rosades av kritikerna för albumet “Metropolitan” 2004). De två möttes på en festival 2004 och började skissa på ett gemensamt projekt. Det första resultatet var låten ‘Petit Nuage’ som tillkom 2005, inspirerade av detta första alster fördjupades samarbetet per korrespondens, Kevin skapade musik i London medan Sarah la på sång i Helsingfors och Stockholm. Duons musik kan beskrivas som en melankolisk och atmosfärisk mix där pop, jazz och filmmusik är tongivande. De influenser som duon listar kan vara en fingervisning: Stan Tracey, Caetano Veloso, Colleen, Francoise Hardy, Kryzystof Komeda, Matching Mole, Anna Karina, Bill Evans, Monica Zetterlund, Nara Leao, Bernard Herrmann, Nico. www.myspace.com/thedreamersspace, www.myspace.com/actionbiker, www.myspace.com/mrwrightandalways
Enheten för musik och melodi är en stockholmsensemble (med vissa göteborgsinslag) som det började talas om sent 2006 efter en trivsamt trång spelning på klubben Cul de sac på numera nedlagda Sugar Bar. Dessutom har fullständig frånvaro på internet gjort sitt till att nyfikenheten kring bandet stegrats. Några exklusiva exemplar av en tiospårs cdr med titeln “Musik för stadsmiljö” har varit högattraktiva under början av hösten, på den skivan visar bandet att det finns fog för haussen och serverar en delikat blandning av easy listening, cocktailstänkt acid jazz, tropicadelica, bossa och prog med scatsång och rikligt med elpiano och blås. Och ser man på, lagom inför Digfi:Mix/FN-kvällen släpper Friendly Noise två låtar med Enheten för musik och melodi i sin serie med gratis mp3-singlar. ‘Sol genom lövverket’ och ‘Hemlig ljudupptagning’ finns här: http://www.friendlynoise.se/mp3-releases Live består Enheten för musik och melodi av nio personer, inklusive blåssektion.
Välkomna!
www.digfi.com
www.friendlynoise.se
[Concerts, Events, Friendly Noise associates, Releases, The Dreamers]