There is this guy called Avi Roig who runs a great homepage about the Scandinavian music scene. Somehow he always gets hold of all the gossips and news before everyone else and no one can challenge his devotion towards what he does. 2003 he released It’s A Trap Readers Companion Volume 1 had acts like: José Gonzales, David & The Citizens,Peter. Björn And John, Khoma etc. These are bands that now have got signed to different important labels in the US. I don’t know how much this record helped out but it sure did opened some people eyes and ears.
So now the follow up is here with 17 new bands Avi thinks everyone should get to know better. To mention a few: Hello Saferide, The Bear Quartet, Moonbabies, Tiger Lou, The Grand Opening, Viola, Det Gamla Landet, The End Will Be Kicks, Björn Kleinhenz.
Seven of the bands got unreleased materials which always make a compilation disc more interesting and appealing It’s not that many bands I didn’t know about as a Swedish dude, but I think the disc is made with a thought for the people living in the US and they have probably never heard about a 3rd of the bands. Avi continues with his mission and for that we should all thank him.
Check out and listen to the whole track list:
http://www.itsatrap.com/vol2/player/index.html
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