Erik Hassle

[JukkeBerry]

Could somebody please translate the news on the collaboration with Erik Hassle?

Cheers

[JukkeBerry]

To answer my own question, I just found this:

[sofia747]

It basically say that Jocke and Martin made an record with six songs with Erik Hassle and that there is an interview with them.

[JukkeBerry]

Thank you Sofia!

I can't wait to hear the album!

[stjärnor]

Jukke- I've just translated Jocke's post about this in the translation thread.

I quite like the short clip of the song in the video. I remember seeing an Erik Hassle poster in Glasgow a few months ago, but haven't actually heard anything by him until now.

[JukkeBerry]

Are You Leaving?

http://www.aftonbladet.se/webbtv/noje/article8570260.ab

[stjärnor]

so, what's your thoughts?

I've only heard it a couple of times (my pc here at work has no speakers, grrr!), and I quite like it, but I was expecting to anyway from what I heard on the PSL video. Did I hear Jocke in the backing vocals, or am I making that up? (it's been a couple of days since I last heard the track). I hope that it (the song & mini-album) does well, as it has the possiblility to bring both Kent & Erik some new fans.

I hope that it will get a release & some promo outside Sweden, that way I can try and educate some people on kent's music!

[JukkeBerry]

I like it! However, it wasn't love at first sight; it kicked in after about the third listen and now I can't stop listening to it...

[JukkeBerry]

Looks like New York Post critic Jarett Wieselman really loved the Mariefred Sessions!

Looks like a great career kickstart in the States!

[stjärnor]

I decided to google Jarett Wieselman, and for other curious folk out there, here's his Erik Hassle review at the NY post:
http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwra...ZuMasCZ7GZ7uEO

there's also the 6 songs from the Mariefred Sessions to listen to in full there.

EDIT- it's really good - pity they haven't put the track names on their little player!

Are you leaving
I am not an island
Arrows
Stay away
Stains
Sometimes when it rains

the last song, 'sometimes when it rains' has such a 'röd' feel about it.
Erik, if you're reading, can you get this up at amazon.co.uk? I've got a gift voucher waiting to use!

You can currently buy it from his site and his facebook page!

[JukkeBerry]

Sorry for not specifying, but I was referring to the link on kent.nu.

[JukkeBerry]

However, one thing I can't figure out is why Eric Hassle's record company didn't provide the tracks which are streamed on the article's page. These originated from a leak site (the name if which I won't mention here).

On the other hand, if the record company provided the tracks to the leak site...

[stjärnor]

I didn't look at kent.nu last night, I just thought you happened to read the NY post (or came across the review some other way)!
Pity the reviewer didn't give Jocke & Martin a mention, though.

I'll go and update the news thread with this.

I hadn't realised the tracks weren't streaming from 'official' sources.