Tolv skandinaviska artister eller band har nominerats till bästa nordiska album 2010 när Nordic Music Price nu arrangeras för första gången:
Albumen som är nominerade är:
· Dungen Skit i allt (SE)
· Paleface Helsinki – Shangri-La (FI)
· Frisk Frugt Dansktoppen møder Burkina Faso i det himmelblå rum hvor solen bor, suite (DK)
· Susanne Sundfør The Brothel (NO)
· Robyn Body talk (SE)
· Jónsi Go Do (ISL)
· Efterklang Magic Chairs (DK)
· Serena Maneesh S-M 2: Abyss in B Minor (NO)
· The Radio Dept. Clinging to a scheme (SE)
· Ólöf Arnalds Innundir skinny (ISL)
· Kvelertak Kvelertak (NO)
· First Aid Kit The big black & the blue (SE)
Bra val, flera mycket bra album. Att de svenska utvalda albumen är bra har nog många svenska musikintressade koll på. Vi på Kulturbloggen rekommenderar er att också lyssna in er på norska Susanne Sundfør och hennes album The Brothel. Här var vi på en spelning med henne i Stockholm. Där finns ett musikklipp också.
Lite fakta om juryn till det nordiska musikpriset:
The national nomination processes have involved music journalists and industry professionals from each of the five Nordic countries. The leaders of the nomination process in their respective countries were:
Jan Gradvall – Sweden
Audun Vinger – Norway
Arnar Eggert Thoroddsen – Iceland
Ilkka Mattila – Finland
Ralf Christensen – Denmark
The final choice of nominees was made by a joint Nordic nomination Committee, the leaders of each national committee as seen above and one additional journalist from each country.
The 12 nominated albums will be presented for an international jury who in turn will decide the winner of the Nordic Music Prize. The Nordic Music Prize is presented during by:Larm in Oslo the 17th-19th of February 2011.
The Jury:
Rob Young – Author of the new book Electric Eden, former editor of The Wire, now writer for Uncut and The Wire.
Andres Lokko – Scandianavias most influential music writer. Now based in London. Writes for Svenska Dagbladet.
Laurence Bell – Owner of Domino Records
Jeannette Lee – Former member of P.I.L. Owner of Rough Trade Records with Geoff Travis. Manager of Duffy.
Matthew Schnipper – Writer for The Fader.
Mike Pickering – Former Factory Records employee, now A&R at Columbia Records UK.
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