A new release from Oslo based independent record label Metronomicon Audio feels intriguing and involving even before I have heard anything of or about its musical content. I think the reason is that I believe this is one of the three most important record labels in Norwegian music history.

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You don’t need ‘research’ to ‘understand’ Rockettothesky’s ‘Medea’ and you don’t need spoon to eat cereal but it’s easier.
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Pretend his hand is my hand on your thigh! Pretend his eye is my eye on your breasts! He’s a boy he’s your boy he’s my puppet, and I l o v e y o u.
- ‘14, [...]

When people talk to me about Tommy Tokyo – last time was while waiting for his appearance at this year’s Øya festival – they all serve oddly scant descriptions as if they’re aware of something profound which is too complicated – or even secret – to articulate in a catchy and compelling way. Thus ’he [...]

Here are a few things i remember about Frode Fivel: His solo debut Patience Will Win from 2003 revealed a certain amount of potential, he sounded like a hybrid of Will Oldham and Neil Young according to a Norwegian journalist, he played in the garage rock outfit Hello Goodbye whose debut single was breathtakingly good. [...]

While the Mars Volta have been really busy reaching for technical levels we thought unreachable, Rumble In Rhodos strike back with second dose of refreshing down-to-earth cockiness. Originally hailing from suburban Oslo, this five-piece seem even more ambitious - without sounding wanky prog rock ambitious – on second full length Intentions. Except from the neatly [...]