Hi everyone! Im just so excited about this that I have to let you all know. This is the biggest thing EVER to take place in Sweden when it comes to new/creative music. If you ever thought about visiting Sweden, here is your chance :) Here are the most known acts: Perspectives 2004 - Festival for Creative Music - Västerås, Sweden 21-24 october FRED FRITH (with a big swedish ensemble) ANTHONY BRAXTON (solo) PETER BRÖTZMANN/MILFORD GRAVES KIM GORDON PROJECT (with Ikue Mori and Lotta Melin) DISCAHOLICS ANONYMOUS TRIO (Thurston Moore, Jim O'Rourke, Mats Gustafsson) BLONDE REDHEAD WOLF EYES MARILYN CRISPELL (with Palle Danielsson, Fredrik Ljungkvist and Paal Nilssen-Love) MERZBOW/JIM O'ROURKE HAN BENNINK/PER HENRIK WALLIN FREE MUSIC ENSEMBLE (Ken Vandermark, Nate McBride, Paal Nilssen-Love) JAAP BLONK/THOMAS LEHN/LINDHA KALLERDAHL BOBO STENSON/SVEN-ÅKE JOHANSSON/IVAR LINDELL GUSH + THURSTON MOORE (Mats Gustavsson, Raymond Strid, Sten Sandell) KIM HIORTÖY + lots of less know, though very exiting, swedish acts The festival takes place in Västerås, one hour from Stockholm. (cheap ryan air filghts from London land directly in västerås) Hope to see some of you there :) /Mattias