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full of beats & bops from the northernmost parts of europe.

Northern Lights X

I’m fully aware it’s a new year, but I’m just not done with 2007; picked up some cool stuff whilst on xmas hols, like The Field’s laidback techno album From here we go sublime and Norwegian DiskJokke’s Staying in. So while we’re waiting for 2008 to materialise we’ll simply start where we left off, with [...]

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Posted by yari on January 26, 2008
Northern Lights IX

December is a busy month – no time for reflection, suffice to say that here’s something to enjoy if you ever get a chance to put your feet up and make yourself a cup of tea. Merry Christmas.
Tracks: 

Origin (Shake you down by the river) – Studio 
Heartbeats – Grizzly Bear vs the Knife 
Love will come knocking [...]

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Posted by yari on December 20, 2007
Northern Lights VIII – Jan Johansson

When Swedish jazz pianist Jan Johansson died in a car accident on 9 November 1968, at the mere age of 37, he had already released a number of albums with his own unique sound combining traditional folk songs and jazz. Some probably call his music depressing – I’d say it’s melancholic but relaxing, and very beautiful. [...]

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Posted by yari on November 10, 2007
Northern Lights VII

Let’s see if this works.. This one should play for 48 mins and 52 secs and if it doesn’t there’s still something dodgy going on.. It’s a bit of this and a bit of that and in particular there’s Lo Fi Fnk and Promise & the Monster.
Tracks:

Steppin out – Lo Fi Fnk

I used to dance [...]

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Posted by yari on November 1, 2007
Northern Lights VI

If you’re a normal, healthy person you may have wondered what Karin Dreijer was up to before the days of The Knife. The answer is noisy and occasionally brilliant indie band Honey is Cool, who had a great deal of critical if not commercial success in Sweden during the 90s.
The other band that deserves two [...]

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Posted by yari on September 19, 2007
Northern Lights V

Here are some real gems… more crazy Finns… dark and exciting electronica from Denmark… the latest (and not so latest) from Gusgus…
Tracklisting:

I drive my friend – Frida Hyvonen
One MC one delay – Don Johnson Big Band
Drifter – Yvonne
Stand guard – Mikkel Metal
Into the wasteland feat. Stina Nordenstam – Filur
Shy – Tigerbaby
Thief – Infinite Mass
Helpless – [...]

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Posted by yari on August 26, 2007
Northern Lights IV – A Cowboy in Sweden

You may have heard that Lee Hazelwood, the man behind ‘These boots are made for walking’ and several productions with and for Nancy Sinatra, sadly passed away earlier this month. You may not have heard the ‘Cowboy in Sweden’ album he recorded with Nina Lizell for Swedish television in 1970. And if that’s the case, [...]

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Posted by yari on August 20, 2007
Northern lights III: heja Finland

I knew I’d find something interesting from Finland, if I only I cared to look.
Rinneradio have been making electronica / ambient techno with snappy beats and a jazzy saxophone forever, it seems, and if you think that’s not your cup of tea I’d say don’t knock it until you’ve tried it. The two tracks on [...]

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Posted by yari on July 29, 2007
Northern Lights II

You can’t not love the Bear Quartet, and still they’re mysteriously ignored by the music buying public. This Swedish band nevertheless keep releasing album after album – no less than 14 since 1992, ranging in style from indie to industrial madness and in quality from interesting to brilliant, and certainly never boring. The Klaxons must [...]

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Posted by yari on July 9, 2007
Northern Lights

It is very important to stay informed of what’s going on up north. Otherwise, you might end up missing out on tunes like Tomas Andersson’s hilarious remake of ‘Young Folks’ or Anna Ternheim’s haunting duet with Fyfe Dangerfield. Glad sommar.
Here’s the full track listing:

Drum Rhythm A – Koop
Little Girl – Hanne Hukkelberg
My Gods – Laakso
Running from Love [...]

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Posted by yari on June 28, 2007

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