There's a lot of Crunchy news today

Just a few quick updates to kick off another flurry of activity... Hopefully I'm back for good, but with the way the new blogger is going, who knows? A lot of the news that seems to be coming my way at the moment seems to be Crunchy Frog related for various reasons, so here's an update...

Firstly, the new Wolfkin vid is available to watch online. It;s well worthj a look...all moody and black and white... Maybe you won't be as terrified as I was when I spent an afternoon watching that and a Powersolo vid...That, however, was mainly because it was during a storm and various power surges meant that things blew up and the power dimmed and fizzled when they were on... (By the way, both Wolfkin and Powersolo have been nominated for P3 awards, so good luck to them..)

Sadly, after an elongated period of inactivity, the fantastic Superheroes have broken up... Word has it that a new band has been formed out of the ashes

After losing Camilla (more on that later), the fantastic EPO-555 have recruited a new keyboardist. You probably all know that, but having heard the reworked version of Grislappan (due out on 7" in January with their track from DMDK- A Danish Tribute to Depeche Mode, and another track that slips my mind..) you really won't be diappointed....

Talking of EPO-555, there's some pretty cool news of a related project coming tomorrow...

In other special announcements, Crunchy Frog are throwing what is going to be an amazing Christmas show at Vega in Copenhagen featuring a cornocopia of the label's best. For one night only (and I think they mean this) the fabulous Sterling, Powersolo, EPO-555 and Wolfkin will be joined by non danish bands Heavy Trash (US) and The Tremolo Beer Gut (DK/S). All of this will be supplemented by the best Crunchy DJs and a few special guests spinning the records all night long... I know I'm going, so maybe I'll manage to catch up with one or two of you there...

And that's just the Crunchy Bands... I'll keep you updated with more of the news later, but, in the meantime...

Death By Kite...

It's like a tight-rope walk, innit?

What?

Life...

I like ignoring most of the bulletins I get. But I couldn't ignore this one.Death By Kite are one of those bands I've had in the back of my mind for a while, but haven't yet covered for whatever reason, but a conversation I had earier today about tight-ropes (don't ask) reminded me that they'd just been signed to Quatermain records, so I'd better cover them before they release anything... The other reason was Ihad a great Myspace bulletin idea to tie in with them...

Death By Kite combine a pop sensibility with alternative harmonies and rock noise. A little bit of everything into the pot using the correct measures means that the broth doesn't boil over, and that the high wire act keeps its balance. Am I talking nonsense? Probably. Death By Kite combine the best of everything into a unique sound that you should go and listen to (rather than reading this)...

Scared of Heights

Hiroshima

More available on Myspace and website

I'm not asking you to sell your soul to the devil today. Nor am I asking you to dance. Instead, I'm asking you to walk the line. Take tight-rope walk between cold war punk, noiserock and indie. You might just like it.

P.S. If you've not yet joined us on Myspace, then go and do so. We produce supper-witty bulletins, dontcha know...

Wolfkin...

I really can't tell you what they sound like... they might steal your soul....

So, kiddos, my original post about Wolfkin was banished into the netherworld of blogger, where it was chewed up and spat out until it resembled a string of nonsense letters in a universe where the letter "q" does not exist and the € symbol is freely used, so I'll have to write it again. Not that I mind, as I like Wolfkin. A lot.

Crunchy Frog's newest signings recently released their debut album in Denmark (I have a feeling that it's out in November in some other territories, although, as ever, you can buy it from Vibrashop), and sound like Tiger Tunes swallowed a bee and decided to become an Americana-Roc-Pop orchestra whilst simultaneously employing two male singers and a dirty drum machine and watching Cinema noir. All whilst accompanied by synths and memories of the '60s guitar pop they heard in the womb, the nights they spent dancing in cemetaries and remembering that, yes, there is room for humour... In short, they're fabulous.

Already voted 'best debut album in 2006' by the Crunchy Frog team of scientists (and who are we to disagree with such a well-mannered achingly hip team?), Wolfkin's "Brand New Pants" (is it just me, or is the Southern British English meaning of that actually pretty pervy when you think about it? Maybe it is just me and my inability to think in either American-English or Northern British English..) will soon become an essential record to cheer up the rainy Autumn afternoons ahead...

A Vacant Heart

Wolfkin, then...Go on. I dare you. Dance with the devil... you might just like it...

Website

Myspace

EDIT 4/10/2006, 12:21pm.. Go and vote for Wolfkin on Liga here if you're in Denmark..

Pato

We might know him as Pato...but his grandmother still calls him Martin...

Back to some kind of reality now, after a brief hiatus due to falling in love, breaking my foot, techniacl problems and all manner of other strangeness... Yesterday's post reminded me of Roskilde, and the fact that I hadn't really said anything about Pato yet... It's not normally my "thing"- I live in somehwhat of an indie bubble, as you may have guessed- but there's something about Pato that makes you want to dance

Formerly a member of the late ska-punk band Furillo, Pato managed to take Roskilde 2006 by storm. On as one of the final acts of the evening, the crowd were dancing, laughing and singing- not something you see too often in the wee small hours in the Pavillion, when the small acts are pitched against some of the behemouths. Normally, there;s a few drunk guys and a guitar, but the Pato (and his band) seemed to be having just as much fun as the crowd, creating an infectious energy that meant, whoever you were, you couldn't help but dance...

I'm not going to even bother with trying to wrote a bio- go check out his bio on Myspace, as its all put far more succinctly and wittily that I could do it... In the meantime, here a link to his website, and a couple of MP3s:

Two Fingah Salute

Blood Bath

Pato, then. Move your feet and dance, cos that's what they're made for...

Bleepy Happy Summer music...

...to mark the end of Summer as the hail stones rain down...

Pato- Bad Situation

Tiger Tunes- Foolio

Popmak- Oh la la

Plok-Snickerpuss

Wolfkin- A Vacant Heart

Tiger Baby- Girlfriend

Enjoy!

Downtime

PPC will be down for a day or two why I try to work out why you guys can't see the most recent posts. It sucks, I know, but I'll be back as soon as I can, and I might even treat you to a mixtape...Keep on keeping on my darlings...Kiss kiss..

Oh dear...

After a week of battling with the blog (and the people who host it) I think we've finally managed to sort out the problem (though we were forced to get rid of a few posts that didn't appear along the way- sorry if that was you, you know who you are, and we still love you, and will write a lovely piece about you on many many blogs...) New posts should start coming from tomorrow (I hope!)Ta all, and thanks for your kind words and patience...