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SOPA Newsletter # 23 - August 14, 2008: Reviews, video, live, releases
in the works etc.
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Hi!
Welcome to the 23nd SOPA Newsletter! It's been a while, so here's a whole
bunch of exciting news for you. Enjoy!
In this newsletter:
VOTE FOR GIRLS LOVE RALLIE AT SOUNDVENUE
GEIGER REVIEWS 5 CDS FROM SOPA
GAFFA REVIEWS GIRLS LOVE RALLIE
SOPA AND 9 ON ITALIAN WEB TV
FRENCH AUDIO BLOG ROCKOMONDO REVIEWS GIRLS LOVE RALLIE
9'S NEW CONCERT CONCEPT
NEW COMPILATION IN THE WORKS
SOPA PRESENTS: JASMINA MASCHINA & GOLDEN DISKÓ SHIP LIVE
HEIDI MORTENSON IN SOPA SHOP
SOPA SHOP RESTOCKED
SOPA LIVE UPDATE
LATEST NEWS ABOUT THE RECESSION FESTIVAL
VOTE FOR GIRLS LOVE RALLIE AT SOUNDVENUE
Danish music magazine Soundvenue is testing Girls Love Rallie's song "Forever
Coming Up" on its High 5 chart. You can go to the website, www.soundvenue.com
, and listen to the song and vote for it. Please do, if you like it. You
might need to log in to do it, though.
GEIGER REVIEWS 5 CDS FROM SOPA
The ever-interesting Danish music mag Geiger has reviewed five cds from
the SOPA vaults. Three of our own releases and two of our friends that
we distribute. Once again we must admit that the best Danish music mag
brings encouragement to SOPA and reassures us that we seem to be doing
the right thing. Delay Lama even got a "Recommended" sticker
attached to it. Here's a little excerpt from the start of the review:
"The label is not big, but in the course of relatively short time
it has developed into a significant player on the Danish indie- and experimental
scene. A fact that on the surface you can attribute to the solid compilation
'SOPA DELICIOSA' and releases by Under Byen's Nils Gröndahl and Italian
Marzipan Marzipan, but also that it's run by a true ardent enthusiast
with a solid overview and a large network in the music community - which
yields artistic dividends. Also when odd titles of typically high quality
is brought into distribution."
Please go to the SOPA-site's news page for translations of review excerpts.
If you're down with the Danish language then you can go directly to Geiger:
http://www.geiger.dk/anmeldelser/anmeldelse.php?id=3053
GAFFA REVIEWS GIRLS LOVE RALLIE
Denmark's biggest music magazine Gaffa has written a really nice review
of Girls Love Rallie's "Les Chansons Terribles" and given it
four of six stars. Here's a few excerpts:
"Catchy alternative poprock-songs, often built up around a basis
of fierce acoustic guitar chords, bass and drums with little, slanted
melodies done with electric guitar or synthesizer. Particularly the catchy
album opener 'Pictures Of Odd', the happy and energetic 'Forever Coming
Up' and the more dreamy 'Good Cop, Bad Poetry' are successful. And as
the title of the latter reveals the album has things to offer lyrically.(...)
An album that is both charming and full of promise."
Gaffa writes that the only thing they are less excited about is Rallie's
voice. Each to his taste, of course. Here at SOPA we think that Rallie's
voice is one of his strongpoints - alongside his knack for writing good
tunes and great lyrics. :-)
You can read it all in Danish here: http://gaffa.dk/anmeldelser/view.php/mreview_id=36147
SOPA AND 9 ON ITALIAN WEB TV
Italien web tv PNbox interview SOPA founded Lars Kjær Dideriksen
in Copenhagen after the fouth SOPA Night. Only had a few minutes to spread
the word, so it's quite short and simple. And a bit silly, right? :-)
You can watch that bit here: http://www.pnbox.tv/videolink.asp?video=1503.wmv
PNbox also has a live segment from 9's two Danish shows back in April
with video footage from both. Go here for that one: http://www.pnbox.tv/videolink.asp?video=1559.wmv
FRENCH AUDIO BLOG ROCKOMONDO REVIEWS GIRLS LOVE RALLIE
French audioblog and radioshow Rockomondo has review Girls Love Rallie.
It's in French, but we think we've made a fair translation (had a bit
of help from a "local"):
"Girls Love Rallie probably doesn't have the ambition to revolutionize
the history of music, but is satisfied with interpreting good traditional
songs in the verse-refrain-bridge way in a relaxed atmosphere, while avoiding
not going too quickly. And it works! Precisely because the songs are good.
And that is not the kind of gift which one refuses."
You can read it all and more in French here: http://rockomondo.over-blog.com/article-21321807.html
9'S NEW CONCERT CONCEPT
On September 11th 9 will premiere his new concert concept involving live
music and prerecorded video. He calls this "Me Against Myself"
and this event is at The Holy Fool Theater Festival. More precisely at
Teatro Sociale Arrigoni in San Vito al T.to (PN) in Italy.
If you're curious as to what this concept is about you can watch excerpts
from it filmed at the open rehearsal while the show was still in creative
development. It's evolved since then, but you get the idea: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5omMr3e7IqY
NEW COMPILATION IN THE WORKS
SOPA is currently working on the follow-up to the incredibly well-received
SOPA DELICIOSA compilation. The new one might be called "SOPA CURIOSA"
and should be ready in the early fall. The songs collected so far are
damn strong, so we can't wait to get the rest and get it out to you! It's
gonna be goooooood! :-)
SOPA PRESENTS: JASMINA MASCHINA & GOLDEN DISKÓ SHIP LIVE
In September Denmark and Sweden gets a nice treat. Jasmina Maschina and
Golden Diskó Ship will play a handful of shows there. SOPA has
helped set up the shows and Capt. Daydream will dj at some of them. Don't
miss out if you're in the neighbourhood!
Check their music out here:
www.myspace.com/jasminemaschine
www.staubgold.com
www.myspace.com/goldendiskoship
These are the dates they play:
Tuesday, Sep 16 @ Gyngen, Aarhus, Denmark
Wednesday, Sep 17 @ Studenternes Hus, Næstved, Denmark (with Capt.
Daydream)
Thursday, Sep 18 @ Krets, Malmö, Sweden.
Friday, Sep 19 @ Huset i Magstræde, Copenhagen, Denmark (with Capt.
Daydream)
We still hope to set up a few more shows before these dates. Like from
Saturday the 13th to Monday the 15th. But we might need a little help.
Please let us know if you can help out. Saturday, September 20th, they
play back home in Berlin.
We've got these Facebook events set up so far:
Næstved: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=21818174654
Copenhagen: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=21089088753
HEIDI MORTENSON IN SOPA SHOP
Yeah, we got the two albums by "globetrotting DIY-heroine" Heidi
Mortenson in stock now! Just 80 DKK / 11 euro / 16 $ each. Get grabbin'!
Heidi Mortenson - Don't Lonely Me: http://www.sopa.dk/releases/D010.htm
Heidi Mortenson - Wired Stuff: http://www.sopa.dk/releases/D011.htm
SOPA SHOP RESTOCKED
We got some more of Golden Diskó Ship's handmade "Bumblebee
Behind A Tree" EP's again! Yeah, it's great. And we also got some
more of the new one: "Lonesome Cowboy / Christmas Tree" EP.
Both are real treats you don't want to miss out on. Get in shape for the
September shows, alright? ;-)
SOPA LIVE UPDATE
Aug 15 - 9 @ Tentstation, Berlin, Germany (21.00. Urban Peas Session,
Seydlitzstr. 6, Tiergarten).
Sep 11 - 9 @ Teatro Sociale Arrigoni, San Vito al T.to (PN), Italy ('Me
Against Myself' premiere. Stage direction by Massimo Dean. The Holy Fool
Theater Festival).
Sep 17 - Capt. Daydream (dj) @ Studenternes Hus, Næstved, Denmark
(Supporting Jasmina Maschina + Golden Diskó Ship).
Sep 19 - Capt. Daydream (dj) @ Huset i Magstræde, Copenhagen, Denmark
(Supporting Jasmina Maschina + Golden Diskó Ship).
Oct 12 - Agata & Me @ UT Connewitz, Leipzig, Germany (with Slaraffenland).
Oct 16 - Agata & Me @ Wohnzimmer, Dresden, Germany.
And then a little extra news about things from the SOPAlific periphery...
LATEST NEWS ABOUT THE RECESSION FESTIVAL
As we mentioned in the last newsletter SOPA is involved with the RECession
Festival coming this October and November in Aarhus, Denmark. There are
two "warm up" events left - September 27th and October 10th.
And then the whole festival kicks off on October 31st and ends on November
1st. We know for a fact that some SOPA artists will take part. But we're
keeping a lid on who they are just yet. ;-)
Instead, check out all the names that have been announced so far!
Dälek (US), Risqué (F), Kone (US), Dial M For Murder (S),
Tone (DK), Kloak (DK), Electrojuice (DK), Zvook Mescalin (DK), Hjortene
(DK), Beehatch (US), Deathline (UK), Mimas (DK), Emily and The Orgasm
Addicts (DK), Teppop (DK), Heidi Mortenson (DK), My Name Is Legion (DK),
Honey Lobell (DK).
For more info visit http://www.recession.dk
And: http://www.myspace.com/holm1
You made it all the way through? Almost rhymes with "good for you"!
SOPAhugs,
Capt. Daydream
www.sopa.dk
www.myspace.com/soundofperpetualastonishment
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