OIO Brief EP Review :: Kid Astray debut EP "Easily led astray" at Brilliance Records

OIO Brief EP Review :: Kid Astray debut EP "Easily led astray" 

Release date : April 1st in UK. Elsewhere March 15.

The young and recently established colletive of Kid Astray fills up their debut EP
with sweet and danceable indie popock. Add playful synths, suitable gitar riffs and cathy airiness and you will end up in the so likeable comfortzone of Kid Astray.
Loaded with genuine engagement, spiced with dancefloor-inviting rythms the debut EP easly escalates into the favorite debutlist at the Oslo Indie Office.

Minimal and brillint soundscape, soon out on the Norwegian indie label of Brilliance Records. .
Do not try to ignore them. They are here. Congrats folks.


OIO Score ## 5/6

// Oslo Indie Office, Norway

OIO Brief Album Review :: Paperfangs "Past Perfect" (Soliti 012)

OIO Brief Album Review :: Paperfangs "Past Perfect" (Soliti 012)
Release date worldwide : 22.02.2013



Sweet, quiet and minimal electronics, from the Lovely laidback Indie pop Division Of Solti labeled Paperfangs.
Try their dreamy and innocent debut set of Past Perfect.
Just great.
// Oslo Indie Office

OIO Score :: 5/6

OIO Review :: The Rival Bid , Release "Hail to thee", (January 31st 2013)

The Rival Bid , Release "Hail to thee", (January 31st 2013)
LABEL: The Catbomb
DISTRIBUTION: Believe Digital

Clean, ambitious and sometimes even close to pompous alternatives characterize the fortcomming 2013 "Hail to thee" release from Rival Bid.
As the major part of the tracks escalate in an elegant and proper manner, the compilation mixes it all pretty perfect up with solid easy-going good-flows inbetween with the lovely
#2 Lojality Lies as a sweet sample . The dominated deliverables out of their comfort atmoshere is a killer combo of minimal and dreamy indie poprock, and their fine monumental though sweet soundscape.
Well done.
Few occations it all cuts down to the downtempo bone laidback session, as it goes with e.g.  "Let it out" track.
New York on the other hand is an uptempo catchy gathering, with sweet synth add-ons and so appropriate airiness.
Congrats with the release. This is a good one.


OIO Score : 5/6
// Oslo Indie Office, Norway

OIO Review :: Twilight Empire:: Falling / Kindred Spirits (December 2012)

Twilight Empire (Switzerland) :: Falling / Kindred Spirits (December 2012)
The great post-punk lineup of Zürich based Twilight Empire is out with a 2 tracks release, after the super solid self titled debut release last year.

The magic first. Track 2 'Kindred Spirits' ..simply a 4:40 unique masterpiece of a killer combo of native constructed monumental atmposhere and dark, downtempo post-punk. It all escalates, get dreamy and intence, loaded with both well placed airiness and energic elegant indie soundscapes.

Track 2 'Falling' .. is on the other hand an uptempo, lively post-punk rock off that kicks of with great good-flows, whose winning shoe-gaze sphere goes all the way out.

This release turns out to be dramatic good, and easily runs into the category of 2012 releases that shows up in OIO Inner Circle 2012.
Good for you.

OIO Score 5/6.

// Oslo Indie Office, Norway

OIO Release Review :: HANNE KOLSTØ (Norway) - Flashback.

Release date September 14th 2012 at Karmakosmetix Records label.

Elegant experimentals from the outstanding indietronic artist of Hanne Kolstø.The fresh September 2012 longplayer of Flashback, released at Karmakosmetix Records label,is a brilliant combo of innocent, downtempo tunes and supercatchy looped danceable sessions. It's sweet and dramatic. Catch it.

OIO Score : 5/6.
// Oslo Indie Office, Norway.

OIO Album Review :: SATELLITE STORIES (Finland) - Phrases to break the ice

Release date Sep 21st 2012 at the XYZ Berlin label.

The down-to-earth no-flashing come-as-u-go easy likeable fellows of the Oulu smalltown located hangouts of Satellite Stories, enters the somehow already international crowded playful indie pop atmosphere with their debut longplayer Phrases to break the ice. Though, with the sweet, sometimes slender tones they mashup their innocent soundscape with pretty catchy and interesting alternating session througout the album, and summarize it all with a rare collection of fresh alternative goodies from this year debut releases in the European indiepop scene, as major part of the album will suite the latenite indie dancefloors around pretty perfect.

Well done. OIO Score :: 5/6.

// Oslo Indie Office, Norway

OIO Release Review :: SAMEBLOD (Sweden) - Braided Memos.

SAMEBLOD - Braided Memos.
Release April 20th 2012. Riot Factory labeled.


The rocket ready electronic lineup of Stockholm based Sameblod, serves an extraordinary collection of dancy and dreamy synth sessions at their debut album Braided Memos. Indie dancefloor-inviting hits like Loud and UR Road, combined with close and elegant chillwave samples in Until we see and Always.
A thoroughly solid and catchy debut long-player.

Congrats to Sameblod and Riot Factory. This is huge. Have a good one. We do.
OIO Score 5.
// Oslo Indie Office, Norway.

IMPOSSIBLE, 15. Mars 2012 Cafe Mono, Oslo.

OIO Concert Review :: IMPOSSIBLE (N) , Support Peter Estdahl (N)
15. Mars 2012 Cafe Mono, Oslo.


Impossible entret showet på en passelig stappet Mono scene i går kveld. Suveren atmosfære og Impossible i høytidsstemning i anledning sitt slipp av albumet Close Relations, som villig ble delt ut i vinyl format til fansen ved inngangen. Herlig.

Impossible spenner fra catchy danceables til indie folk pop, hele veien gjennomsyret av en genuin spilleglede, overraskende taktskifter og tøffe bassriff.

Fansen var på plass, de moret seg, danset og heiet, og kvelden er i boks. 'You Choose' blir lett en forsommer-hit.


En time tidligere i et noe del mere glissent lokale, leverte denne ukes 'NRK Ukas Urørt' Peter Estdahl sine nakne, uskyldige og strålende akustiske toner. Sterkt, og lett å tenke at dette
har enormt potensiale. I fokus fra nå.


OIO Score : 4

Oslo Indie Office.

OIO Review :: Rugosa Nevada(UK) - Verona EP, out March 2012.

OIO Review :: Rugosa Nevada - Verona EP, out March 17th 2012.

As you move into the quite interesting playground of catchy indie pop and playful, melodic indie synth rock, you'll be in favorite zone to the up and coming London based lineup Rugosa Nevada.

This March 2012 EP release def got huge potential. 'Verona', 'Hurricane' and 'Build to nothing' rocks off. Prepare for their forthcoming EP.
- Congrats guys.

Zoomed in at the Oslo Indie Office.
// Oslo Indie Office, Norway.

IN MEMOIRS (Denmark) OIO Post.

IN MEMOIRS (Denmark) ## The pretty beautiful wispering downtempo dreamy indie pop from the upcoming lineup of Copenhagen based In Memoirs. I-got-all-the-time-in-the-world feeling is prominent. Catch the moment.
This is the perfect soft lounge take off. Count them in. Low, but huge. This is the sound. // Oslo Indie Office.

OIO Concert Review :: LEIF AND THE FUTURE @ Blaa / Oslo, Oct 14 2011

Playing around in the perfect combo sphere of delicious new wave / 80s electronics associations to New Order - Depeche Mode - Duran Duran - even The Cure and the other side their own energic 2011 dancefloor-filling intence electro rock, the release party gig was filled with naturally the complete trip of the debut album.
Go...od sound, pro deliverables, extraordinary efforts though partly lack of corresponding entusiasm from audiance at least in first chapter.
Anyhow, this was an important night. This is the beginning. Of the electronic indie rock explotion. Perfect suited for the future. Leif included. Dice 6.
// Oslo Indie Office.

OIO Album Review: SIGURD JULIUS

OIO Album Review: SIGURD JULIUS(Norway) ## Welcome to the pretty scrawny, but pleasant and calm scene of the debut release from Kakao musikk labeled SIGURD JULIUS. Moods from longlasting lazy summer hangout sessions. And the trivial taste of folk suits pretty perfect in the already downtempo setting.

Balancing on the quite interesting edge of sugar sweet singalongs and quiet cool indie pop, you'll find the comfort zone of Sigurd Julius.
The promising 4 track release is out October 14. Go for it.

// Oslo Indie Office

OIO Album Post :: FLASHGUNS (UK) - Passions of a Different Kind.

Release date October 17, avail for pre-order.

The Album represents a great range of sounscapes from calm and cool to the uptempo, lively and powerful indie rock.

Try out 'Sounds of the Forest' representing the latter category. Some of tracks are familiar from former brilliant FLASHGUNS EP/7" releases.

OIO Recommended.

http://soundcloud.com/flashguns/flashguns-sounds-of-the-forest

RAPIDS! (UK ) ## Fragments EP

The August 2011 release of RAPIDS! last EP 'Fragments' is a rare collection of genius indie rock fulfilled with pretty perfect portion of electronics running smooth above and into it all.

It all kicks off with Littleblood, whose track starts pretty chill and calm, and througout the session it all builds up, loads of right elements and raise into inferno in the final. Track 2 : House Of Sands moves on with the feel-good show. And it raises all the way on the 6 track release; Termination of a brilliant session with Nameless // Faceless, whose.perfect track is prices with a Block Party signed Remix as an added bonus which def invites you into the indie dance floor.

Well done.

Listen on bandcamp here. Then run to the record store. http://rapidsband.bandcamp.com/album/fragments

// Oslo Indie Office

Recommended from Oslo Indie, July 2011 Summary

Selected posts of recommended lineups last month ..

HANNE KOLSTØ (N)
http://soundcloud.com/hanne-kolst/the-city

MYSTERY JETS (UK)
http://soundcloud.com/cizmar/mystery-jets-serotonin

Team Me - Come Down (N)
http://soundcloud.com/goltzman-1/team-me-come-down

Klaxons (US) and their 2010 'surfing the void' Album. Here's 'Echoes'
http://soundcloud.com/klaxons-1/echoes

We're No Heroes (from Cardiff, UK)
http://soundcloud.com/were-no-heroes/empty-beat

THE HEX (N)
http://soundcloud.com/riot-factory/the-hex-city-of-death

DGRS/Degrees(Sweden) . Dancy dreamy shoegaze. Fire off 'Idiot Dreaming' from May 2011 album. Jammi.
http://soundcloud.com/degreesmusic/idiot-dreaming

ALFRED HALL (Norway). This is 'So Bright'. http://www.nrk.no/urort/Artist/AlfredHall/default.aspx

Finish clubbing

Indie dance from Finland.
Sunrise clubbing!
Satellite Stories - Helsinki Art Scene (Taika Club Mix).

http://soundcloud.com/satellitestoriesremixes/satellite-stories-helsinki-1




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Memory Tapes

Cannot stop listening to this track from Memory Tapes(US). Fire off Bicycle.

http://soundcloud.com/memorytapes/bicycle

http://vimeo.com/12412370

New album later this summer. Keep calm.

Betaboy(UK) with new EP.

Upcomming elektro pop fra Betaboy(Uk). Sjekk ut Femme Fatale -fra debut EP : http://soundcloud.com/soundarc-studios/betaboy-femme-fatale

The Rosie Taylor Project

The Rosie Taylor Project sitter bra. Her med Lovers Or Something Like It,
utgitt på BadSneakersRecords Labelen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG0D6UWr7Jw

Monomen

Monomens selvtittulerende longplay fra 2009. Her med Neon. Så tight.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWqIgW7CkBs

Tango N @ Oslo Indie Office