Although we still haven't covered as much as we would like this week, we're pretty pleased by the wide variety of styles and genres, as well as the quality of the releases featured - from the wonderfully offbeat 'Gypsy Chicken' to the refined songwriting of 'Signe'. And the new track from Swedish songwriter 'Janos' seems like the best way to end the week, as his brand new single 'Sicky / Sticky' (released today) is an irresistible blend of so many different styles of music -

We're trying to cover a massive range of artists and genres this week, and this is a perfect excuse to delve into what I would describe as 'diverse eclectic' acts and others might probably describe as 'weird stuff'. 'Det Skandaløse Orkester' are from Bergen and play a rather extraordinary blend of progressive jazz, inspired by the likes of Frank Zappa and many others, and the 8 piece collective (which includes 'a Major Parkinson') play impossibly complex and occasionally self

I guess if there's one thing that we've prided ourselves in over the last few years it is that we've tried to search out those artists that do something slightly differently, that don't conform to a musical stereotype, or that blend musical influences to create something that sounds quite unusual. So we're delighted to restart proceedings with an introduction to Finnish songwriter 'Rosa Jules, who's debut EP 'Valparaiso' was released just yesterday. Rosa Jules is probably be