Official video from Alog for the track "Bømlo brenn om natta" using images from Google Street View from the Norwegian island of Bømlo.

The Arts Desk has posted a third installment of their Nordic Music Round-Up series: http://www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/just-scandinavia-nordic-music-round-3 Featured artists include Jenny Hval, Alog, Wagner">Mirel Wagner, Black Twig, Firefox AK, Karin Park, Den Svenska Tystnaden and many more.

Pitchfork gives high marks to the most recent Alog album "Unemployed": http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16193-unemployed/

Alog picked up a small stack of cardboard sleeves on their way through Portland, OR and, after pondering awhile what to do with them, finally settled on making them into covers for a new live album. However, they did not settle for a standard cover design -- instead they enlisted Japanese Manga artist Junko Harada to do a 50-panel strip, one for each edition of the record. See the result here, entitled "Tokio Heaven": http://alog.net/tc/index.html

A look behind the scenes of the recording of Alog's new album "Underemployed", just released today via Rune Grammofon.

Alog's new album "Unemployed" will be released as a 4LP set in addition to the CD: http://www.runegrammofon.com/artists/alog/rlp-3116-alog-unemployed-4lp/

The new Alog album "Unemployed" is confirmed for release on November 11 via Rune Grammofon: http://alog.net/posts/205

The wind in the trees and the sound of something new from Alog.

Caribou have just posted a 2010 tour mix which you can download... It's promoting last years live tour CD which you can also stream below.   Tour CD 2010 by Caribouband DJ Mix Tracklisting: #.Artist. Track. Label. 1. Anton Bruhin. Schtandli. Boing. 2. Brave New World. Halpas Corn Dance. Vertigo. 3. Group Inerane. Telilite. Sublime Frequencies. 4. Alog. Every Word Was Once an Animal (Daphni Mix). Unreleased. 5. Crash Course In Science. Flying Turns. Stones Throw. 6. Igor Wakhevitch. Rituel De Guerre Des Esprits De La Terre. Atlantic 7. Unknown. Egyptian Wedding (Luxor). Philips. 8. Nightlife Unlimited. Peaches & Prunes (Ron ...

We stumbled across Benjamin Finger a few months back during our regular internet trawls for new artists to cover. What struck us most about his style was the way he layered sounds. Take 'Vertigo Neonate' for example; you have a basic layer in the form of the acoustic guitar which drives the song, but on top of that you have a plethora of sounds jumping in and out to keep you interested. This attention to detail really is wonderful and is often lacking with artists of a similar nature. Signed to How Is Annie Records and also one half of ...

Norwegian artist Sigbjørn Apeland, known for his collaborations with Alog and Nils Økland, has a new album out this week via Hubro Music entitled "Glossolalia" featuring solo improvisations on the harmonium. Read more: http://www.hubromusic.com/ Says the label "The term 'glossolalia' comes from the Greek 'glossa' meaning 'tongue', and 'lalia', meaning 'to speak'. To speak in tongues is to talk in unintelligible sounds in a state of religious ecstasy. The title of the album is a play on the instrument's association with low-church traditions, that the music 'came to' Apeland in an inspired moment, and that the ...

Norwegian avant/electronic duo Alog will be releasing a double live album next year featuring recordings from shows in Japan. Japanese Manga artist Junko will be handling the artwork and here are some rough sketches: http://alog.net/posts/193

With Hiding Nature Offthesky aka Jason Corder has created something very close to the spirit of Rune Gramofone, particularly their electronica faction epitomised by the likes of Phonophani and Alog. Not the most original approach, but fine company indeed. Processing and sequencing appear to be where most of Corder’s work takes place, used upon vibraphone, [...] Offthesky – Hiding Nature (Home Normal) is a post from: Cyclic Defrost Magazine .

Episode #6 of Norwegian music podcast "99 Minutes" is now online: http://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2010100410432464509498 Featured artists include Dimmu Borgir, Alog, Monzano, Supersilent, Hanne Hukkelberg, Jenny Hval, Motorpsycho and more.

Themilkfactory reviews the new Phonophani album "Kreken": http://www.themilkfactory.co.uk/st/2010/07/phonophani-kreken-rune-grammofon/ I have yet to hear it myself, but I am immensely curious as I'm a big fan of both Phonophani and Alog.