Recently I attended the best edition of the club Tropikerna so far and the icing on the cake was their best giest dj ever: Kattis Jansson played some great tunes and therefore I want to recommend her next own gigs this Summer. If you are passing by Stockholm at these dates, do not miss her!
July 2nd at Slakteriet/ The Black Banana Inn.
July 22nd at Trädgården.
She was also kind enough to send me this Spotify playlist.
The track list of one of the best Spotify playlists I have ever seen. The Drumming Cat is of course very pleased to see Orange Juice there:
Bobby Caldwell - Open you eyes
The Style Council - Long hot Summer
Orange Juice - Rip it up
Antena - Joppo + Eno (Pink Alert re-rub)
Lizzy Murder Descloux - Slipped disc
Sharon Jones and the Dap kings - How long do I have to wait for you
Asha Puthli - Right down here
Todd Terje, Prins Thomas - Reinbågan
Eero Johannes - We could be skweeeroes
Spliff - Tag für tag
Lienar Movement - Way out of living
Mikael Wiehe & Co - Hallon, blåbär, lingon
Tullio De Piscopo - Stop Bajon
Quando quango - Love tempo (Remix)
Sydney Youngblood - If only I could
Telex - Tour de France
Paul Davidson - Midnight rider
/ The Drumming Cat
lördag 28 maj 2011
torsdag 7 april 2011
Visit the Tropics in Stockholm
Yes it´s possible! Even in this cold part of the world. A couple of friends of mine are running a great club called Tropikerna (The Tropics) which is a really good place to go if you are visiting Stockholm. Here is where you find adrress for the club etc. Their next gig is on April 16th, the same date as another friend was djing in Stockholm. Below is one video where I interview Klas and Pontus who runs the club. And then there is also one video with an example of what you can expect from this club.
Enjoy!
/ The Drumming Cat
An example of what to expect:
Enjoy!
/ The Drumming Cat
An example of what to expect:
tisdag 5 april 2011
A great career move
Recently a friend of mine, Sara-Märta, got her own radio show as part of the program Musikguiden i P3 (in recent monts it has improved a lot in my mind), where she dedicates an hour to her own selection of great music. It´s a one hour show at 10 in the evening on Thursdays. She also runs her own blog, which you can find here(in Swedish).
If you want to listen to her djing, visit Debaser Medis in Stockholm on April the 16th.
She is doing pretty well at the moment.
/ The Drumming Cat
If you want to listen to her djing, visit Debaser Medis in Stockholm on April the 16th.
She is doing pretty well at the moment.
/ The Drumming Cat
fredag 25 mars 2011
Sweet Seoul Music
Noticed the other day to my surprise I had about 100 visitors from South Korea to this blog. I don´t know many unique visitors those were, but it is still a very high number compared to how many persons that usually visit my blog from just one country. I have to highlight this somehow. Unfortunately I have to admit my knowledge on Korean music is not that strong, but instead of music from Seoul I thought I could offer you some soul music...
Charles Bradley is one of the absolute best soul acts in recent years. He recently made his debut in the world of recordings. What makes thsi extraordinary is that he is not that young, but was discovered much later in life. This song is one of absolute favourites so far this year. Korean readers, please comment and share some Korean recommendations please!
/ The Drumming Cat
Charles Bradley is one of the absolute best soul acts in recent years. He recently made his debut in the world of recordings. What makes thsi extraordinary is that he is not that young, but was discovered much later in life. This song is one of absolute favourites so far this year. Korean readers, please comment and share some Korean recommendations please!
/ The Drumming Cat
söndag 6 mars 2011
New Swedish indie!
Lycke Li is probably causing most buzz on internet at the moment, but there is much more to Swedish music then her this spring.
Two bands which I highly recommend are releasing new albums, called Syket and Det Vackra livet. Det vackra livet is The Mary Onettes singing in Swedish!
To brilliant Swedish ladies are also back with new albums later this spring. Those are Jenny Wilson and Anna Järvinen.
Two bands which I highly recommend are releasing new albums, called Syket and Det Vackra livet. Det vackra livet is The Mary Onettes singing in Swedish!
To brilliant Swedish ladies are also back with new albums later this spring. Those are Jenny Wilson and Anna Järvinen.
torsdag 10 februari 2011
Times they are changin...
Nothing lasts forever. Sometimes that can be in a more positive direction and sometimes in a less positive one. I have recently moved to a new apartment, an apartment for students only located in Stockholm. Of course fun with a new envoirnment.
But sometimes change isn´t for the better. For example, a couple of weeks ago my favourite radio show p3 pop was aired for the last time. Instead, this Monday, Musikguiden i P3 replaced all of the radio channel´s previous shows dedicated to different genres.
The decision was taken because it is no longer modern to label music and genres are nowadays so connected to each other and mixed up. Therefore all music should be played in one show, no mater genre.
I dont really get this. First of all, its true genres have been more mixed up in recent years, but that does not mean genres have completely vanished and I do not believe every person on this planet listens to every genre. It was perfect to have expertise knowledge in every genre show, which no longer exists. If i then would have wanted to listen to Hip hop or dance I could listen to those shows and get a good education at the same time.
Now you are forced to sit and wait for the genres/songs you like instead of just be able to choose to listen to what you like. In short, they have a point about the development of genres, but it is widely exaggerated that it is no longer a need for specific shows. And the labels pop, dance etc. are also labels which includes A LOT, so you can´t really say those shows had limited frames.
In the show they also mixes new songs with interviews, guests, parts from concerts etc. etc. As it used to be, I was able to choose between shows and get the best avalaible expertise on the subject and also be able to choose if I would have wanted to a concert later. Now the show is all over the place and the show doesn´t seem to have a profile.
I want to end this blog post by recommending the new app available Apples App store Itunes from Swedish web radio station Gimmeindie. Despite both these negative and positive aspects of change, I do hope it is as Morrissey sings, "In the future when all´s well".
/ The Drumming Cat
But sometimes change isn´t for the better. For example, a couple of weeks ago my favourite radio show p3 pop was aired for the last time. Instead, this Monday, Musikguiden i P3 replaced all of the radio channel´s previous shows dedicated to different genres.
The decision was taken because it is no longer modern to label music and genres are nowadays so connected to each other and mixed up. Therefore all music should be played in one show, no mater genre.
I dont really get this. First of all, its true genres have been more mixed up in recent years, but that does not mean genres have completely vanished and I do not believe every person on this planet listens to every genre. It was perfect to have expertise knowledge in every genre show, which no longer exists. If i then would have wanted to listen to Hip hop or dance I could listen to those shows and get a good education at the same time.
Now you are forced to sit and wait for the genres/songs you like instead of just be able to choose to listen to what you like. In short, they have a point about the development of genres, but it is widely exaggerated that it is no longer a need for specific shows. And the labels pop, dance etc. are also labels which includes A LOT, so you can´t really say those shows had limited frames.
In the show they also mixes new songs with interviews, guests, parts from concerts etc. etc. As it used to be, I was able to choose between shows and get the best avalaible expertise on the subject and also be able to choose if I would have wanted to a concert later. Now the show is all over the place and the show doesn´t seem to have a profile.
I want to end this blog post by recommending the new app available Apples App store Itunes from Swedish web radio station Gimmeindie. Despite both these negative and positive aspects of change, I do hope it is as Morrissey sings, "In the future when all´s well".
/ The Drumming Cat
fredag 31 december 2010
Top 100 of 2010!
I have decided to gather my favourite 100 songs of 2010, by 100 different artists! They are all gathered in this Spotify play list without rating order. For those of you who don´t have Spotify, I have also listed my top twenty of 2010, this time in rating order. And which are the Swedish albums you should not have missed this year?
Happy new music year of 2011!
1. Gorillaz – On melancholy hill
2. Teenage fanclub – Baby lee
3. Kendall Johanson – Blue moon
4. Beach House - Zebra
5. The Drums – Let´s go surfing
6. This is head - 0003
7. Anna von Hausswolff – Track of time
8. Ariel Pink´s haunted graffiti – Bright lit blue skies
9. Peter Morén - Ett land som inte är
10. MF/MB – The grand chase
11.Field music – Let´s write a book
12.Radio dept – Heaven´s on fire
13.Yeasayer – O.N.E.
14. Tracey Thorn – Why does the wind?
15.Beach fossils – Sometimes
16.CEO – Come with me
17.School of seven bells – Windstorm
18.Real estate – Younger than yesterday
19.Best coast – Boyfriend
20.The Concretes – All day
Swedish albums you should have listened to 2011:
Peter Morén – I spåren av tåren
This is head - 0001
Anna von Hausswolff – Singing from the grave
Love is all - Two thousand and then injuries
/ The Drumming Cat
Happy new music year of 2011!
1. Gorillaz – On melancholy hill
2. Teenage fanclub – Baby lee
3. Kendall Johanson – Blue moon
4. Beach House - Zebra
5. The Drums – Let´s go surfing
6. This is head - 0003
7. Anna von Hausswolff – Track of time
8. Ariel Pink´s haunted graffiti – Bright lit blue skies
9. Peter Morén - Ett land som inte är
10. MF/MB – The grand chase
11.Field music – Let´s write a book
12.Radio dept – Heaven´s on fire
13.Yeasayer – O.N.E.
14. Tracey Thorn – Why does the wind?
15.Beach fossils – Sometimes
16.CEO – Come with me
17.School of seven bells – Windstorm
18.Real estate – Younger than yesterday
19.Best coast – Boyfriend
20.The Concretes – All day
Swedish albums you should have listened to 2011:
Peter Morén – I spåren av tåren
This is head - 0001
Anna von Hausswolff – Singing from the grave
Love is all - Two thousand and then injuries
/ The Drumming Cat
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