News archive: The Dreamers
“EN LJUMMEN I GRÄSET” + MP3 SINGLES RESPONSES
Tomorrow, Thursday June 25th, Liminals will performance their second concert so far, which also is their first in Stockholm. It’s outdoors at the “En ljummen i gräset” event in Stockholm, together with Rafael Anton Irisarri and Paddington DC.
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A selection of www responses to our latest mp3 single releases:
Sail A Whale “Find me a boy” / “See you inside”:
CyberFM, Digfi, Intuition Told Me, bleek spook, Uliuli, Music Is The Scenery,
The Dreamers “Någon annan” / “My stupid heart”:
Pop ‘n Cherries, Pipas’s blog, Too Much Apple Pie, Music Is The Scenery, Eardrums,
[Concerts, Media, Releases, The Dreamers]
FYN 103: THE DREAMERS “NÅGON ANNAN” / “MY STUPID HEART”
This is the new single from The Dreamers, the duo of Kevin Wright and Sarah Nyberg Pergament. It’s their first release since the beautiful “Day For Night” album in 2007. Kevin and Sarah has meanwhile been busy with own projects; Kevin with recording and releasing the new Mr. Wright album out now on the Series Two label, and Sarah and Friendly Noise have, of course, released the debut Action Biker album “Hesperian Puisto”. “Någon Annan” (which some may remember from The Dreamers’ concerts, it was actually at #1 in the Digfi chart as early as 2007 on the strength of being heard live) and “My Stupid Heart” are two songs to download for free; enjoy and spread them as much as you like! The video are by Geoff Howell, who previously has produced moving images for Testbild! and Action Biker.
Here’s Kevin Wright on the new The Dreamers single:
“These two pieces are our personal favourites of all our songs. ‘Någon Annan’ started life in English but the words never sounded quite right. I suggested Sarah try and translate it into French but she had a better idea and our first Swedish song was born. Suddenly it gained a poetry it didn’t have in the original. We played it live and got a good reaction straight away, the emotion contained seems to be universal. Both songs are very simple. I only realised ‘My Stupid Heart’ was any good when I heard Sarah sing it. You often don’t realise what you have done until later. The recordings, done in Stockholm, are very simple and unadorned and contain something of the beauty we hoped for all along.”
Download FYN 103: “Någon Annan” / “My Stupid Heart” here!
[Action Biker, Releases, The Dreamers]
SAIL A WHALE INTERVIEW + LOSE LOSE SITUATION PERFORMANCE MUSIC
The first Sail A Whale interview, at Digfi.
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Sarah Nyberg Pergament (Action Biker, The Dreamers) has composed music for “Lose Lose Situation: Live in Russia!”, a dance/performance by the coreographer Daniel Andersson taking place on 17 May (7 PM) in St Petersburg in Russia at a dance/litterature festival called BODYWORD. The address is Place club (Marshala Govorova str. 45).
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Related: soon there will be a new single from The Dreamers, we think. Until then, don’t miss out on the new Mr Wright album “Diary of a fool”, out now on the Series Two label.
[Action Biker, Events, The Dreamers]
TESTBILD! LIVE IN STOCKHOLM IN MAY
Testbild! will make their first live performance in Stockholm for a year at “Ny musik för hållbar utveckling”, at Kilen/Kulturhuset, Sunday 3 May.
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Som reviews/words about “Aquatint” lately: Sonic, Sound Of Music, Radio Khartoum, The Jet Set Junta, Shelflife blog, Västerbottens Folkblad, Ny musik för hållbar utveckling, Västerviks-Tidningen, Digfi interview, Digfi chart.
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“Aquatint” can now also be listened to and bought at Klicktrack.
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We have also updated the Friendly Noise discography at Discogs, it’s pretty detailed now.
RIP IT UP + FRIENDLY NOISE FILM + TESTBILD! INTERVIEW
It’s been a while since we updated with news here. Bascially we’re on vacation at the moment… But anyway, here are some things that you should know:
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This weekend it’s time for the second Rip It Up in Säffle, probably the nicest music festival in Sweden. Not only will people like The Clientele and Days be performing live, two Friendly Noise bands will also seize the stage: Most Valuable Players and The Dreamers.
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The first Testbild! interview in English avaliable on the web was published a couple of weeks ago by Songs And Sonics. And it’s not only a first, it’s a great one.
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And here’s the first document of the ongoing film project about Friendly Noise, by the brillliant Sebastian Rozenberg:
Friendly Noise Dokument from Sebastian Rozenberg on Vimeo.
[Concerts, Most Valuable Players, Testbild!, The Dreamers]
MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS LIVE!
On Wednesday, 5 March, it’s not only the FLM/Friendly Noise night at Allmänna Galleriet, it’s also the night of the highly anticipated live comeback of Most Valuable Players! At Debaser Slussen, supporting A Mountain Of One, and it’s MVP:s first concert in 16 months.
* Some new reviews: Pop News about The Dreamers, Broken Face about Testbild!, Pop ‘n Cherries about Robotboy, and Too Much Apple Pie about Action Biker.
[Action Biker, Concerts, Events, Most Valuable Players, Testbild!, The Dreamers]
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]
ACTION BIKER LIVE + LISTENTOEUROPE APPRECIATION
On Friday 18 January Action Biker will perform live, together with Paddington DC and Park Hotell, at Klubb Spark at Debaser Medis in Stockholm. DJ:s in the restaurant during the evening: Stefan Zachrisson of Friendly Noise together with our friend and Sonic writer, Johan Jacobsson.
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“Une Teinte Intense” by Testbild! has been selected by ListenToEurope Television as one of the best European albums 2007. Here’s their message to us:
“We congratulate that the album of your band has been selected among the best European albums of 2007 by ListenToEurope.
ListenToEurope is a project aimed at the promotion of the best music Made In Europe, and it connects media from 8 different European countries (Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden).
A total of 40 albums were chosen (5 from each country) and 1 video from each album is broadcast by ListenToEurope Television.”
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And some blog attention for Friendly Noise lately:
Bibadi and Elefanten (Sonores) about MVP, BBCCHICKENROBOT about Robotboy, Home On The Fringe and Talk About The Past about our “New Year’s Eve” song, Tobydammit & Co about our mp3 releases, The Jet Set Junta about The Dreamers and Erik De Vahl, and Eliek about Testbild!
[Action Biker, Concerts, Media, Most Valuable Players, Testbild!, The Dreamers]
IN-STORE GIG BY THE DREAMERS IN STOCKHOLM & DISTRO GRANDE IN MALMÖ
On Saturday, 15 December, The Dreamers will play live in Stockholm for the second time. This time it’s an intimate in-store gig at Larry’s Corner.. It starts at 8 pm, entrance SEK 50. The shop is not too big, it takes about 30 people, so be sure to get there early if you want to get in! There’s yet another a couple of great blog reviews of the “Day For Night” album at Too Much Apple Pie and Music Is The Scenery.
This weekend Friendly Noise will also participate in the the two day Distro Grande festival at the Krets gallery in Malmö, where there will be live music (Rigas den andre, Dwayne Sodahberk, Ljudbilden & Piloten and more…) and a DIY market. It’s on Saturday 15 December and Sunday 16 December, and Friendly Noise will DJ a bit, and sit by a table and sell records a bit. Free entrance.
[Concerts, Events, Friendly Noise associates, The Dreamers]
OTHER MUSIC
Good news for our American friends, our six latest CD releases are now available at Other Music, the legendary and super friendly record store and mailorder. Here’s what they write on their website:
“In our endless quest to try to introduce you to interesting sounds ahead of the curve, we bring you six new titles from Friendly Noise. Based in Skarpnack, Sweden, the label’s output combines the styles and sensibilities of imprints like Morr Music, Karaoke Kalk, Type, and Hapna. You can also detect a sort of post-Belle and Sebastian charm in their artists, the musicality and orchestration bolstered by an overall sophistication that unintentionally seems to reference Les Disques du Crepuscule.
One of the most recent Friendly Noise releases, Testbild!’s Une Teinte Intense is a good one to start with to get an overall sense of the label. Excellent production qualities showcase a variety of modern, trans-continental pop thanks to old-fashioned songwriting decorated with sampled bits and field recordings. What results sounds like the United Nations of Antena: a little dubby indie tropicalia here, a little Arabian ambient pop there, a little mod-pop Free Design/ indie-lounge a la Sea and Cake there; but Testbild! maintain a skilled balance of sweet and mature throughout.
The Dreamers’ Day for Night is another great release for trying out Friendly Noise. Featuring a male/female duo with the vocal texture and cadence of Broadcast’s Trish Keenan, but with its own musicality, personality and atmosphere set in a breeze-blown, sun-drenched pasture, the record is really charming and full of self-assured confidence — light on its feet in that Brazilian way and positive in that modern indie way, but solid and thoughtfully written. The Dreamers are very easy to like but definitely not just another guilty pleasure.
I really wish I had the time and space to elaborate on all the releases but listed below are some other great Friendly Noise titles that we’re carrying. (Click on the title to add to your shopping cart.) [SM]
MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS: You In Honey $12.99
Excellent post-Dntel electronic songs with exceptional variety, subtlety and charm.
DIFFERNET: Collapsing Universe $12.99
Also excellent female-led pop-tronica that has slightly more abrasive electronic sounds but still maintains the label’s overall qualities. They’re almost like a Friendly Noise version of the Knife, but more personal. Includes a killer cover of Eurtythmics’ “Savage!”
VARIOUS ARTISTS: Are You Scared to Get Happy? $12.99
Includes tracks by the Field and Radio Dept., as well as Flow Flux Clan, Testbild! and Kuryakin…not a bad place to start!
TESTBILD!: Imagine a House $12.99″
[Differnet, Distribution, Media, Most Valuable Players, Testbild!, The Dreamers]