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The Cure news
The Cure are a successful English punk-cum-new wave band, widely seen as one of the leading pioneers of the British alternative rock scene of the 1980s. A combination of lead singer Robert Smith's iconic wild hair, pale complexion, smudged lipstick, and the frequently gloomy and introspective lyrics have led to The Cure being primarily re-classified as gothic rock.
Recent The Cure news Pet Shop Boys release Boys Noize remix 'Axis'READ MORE | Posted on 05/22/13
UK synth pop outfit have released the Boys Noize remix of their latest single 'Axis' just like we announced it. (...) Fraudulent Tsunami of asian likes hits Facebook band pages - and Facebook knows itREAD MORE | Posted on 05/22/13
We noticed it already on our Side-Line page in the past, there is something odd going on with the likes pages get these last few months. Likes from countries like Indonesia, India, the Philippines, Malaysia and so on are coming in daily, and not just one, but thousands per month. (...) Hurts goes 'Blind' on new singleREAD MORE | Posted on 05/21/13
Out today is 'Blind', the new single from Hurts. The single includes remixes from Frankie Knuckles, Jan Driver, and a cover of Oasis' 'Wonderwall'; and is by far one of the most boring releases we have received from the band (yep, it's not a masterpiece). (...) New free single for Distorted MemoryREAD MORE | Posted on 05/21/13
Formerly signed to Noitekk/BlackRain, Distorted Memory has now created their own label Disciples of the Watch on which they'll release their upcoming full length album 'The Eternal Return' on June 28th. (...) Swedish electro pop band Selected Area returns with 'Need You' singleREAD MORE | Posted on 05/21/13
The Swedish band Selected Area's new digital release "Need You" is out today. You can listen to it below. (...) Electronic Saviors donates 10K to charity and announces 3rd volume charity compilationREAD MORE | Posted on 05/21/13
Jim Semonik, brain behind the 'Electronic Saviors : Industrial Music To Cure Cancer' compilation series, announces that the project will be donating 10K to the charities Gilda's Club of Western PA and Bone Marrow Foundation. (...) Dirk Ivens collaborates with Jenn Vix for 2-track singleREAD MORE | Posted on 05/21/13
Out on May 23 is the double track single 'Fuck, Rinse, Repeat' / 'Burn' which is a collaboration between electronic rock artist, Jenn Vix, and Dirk Ivens (Absolute Body Control, The Klinik, and Dive). (...) Miss FD releasing 3rd studio album 'Comfort for the Desolate' in mid-JuneREAD MORE | Posted on 05/21/13
Out on June 18, 2013 is the newest album from dark synthpop act Miss FD. On her third studio album 'Comfort for the Desolate', Miss FD handles the acceptance and the dangers lurking behind the concept of hope. (...) Sonik Foundry remix contest - join in nowREAD MORE | Posted on 05/21/13
Sonik Foundry has a new remix contest and digital EP called 'Twisted Remixes' in preparation for their upcoming CD release 'Chaos'. (...) The Doors' keyboard player Ray Manzarek dead at 74READ MORE | Posted on 05/21/13
Ray Manzarek, keyboard player and founding member of The Doors, has died after a long battle with bile duct cancer. (...) Ex-Swarf member returns with Luuma project and first release, 'The Tessera E.P.'READ MORE | Posted on 05/21/13
Chris Kiefer who used to be a member of Swarf, has launched a new experimental dance music solo project: Luuma. (...) 80sObscurities presents: Ruins - 'Fire'READ MORE | Posted on 05/21/13
Up today on 80sObscurities is Italian electronic music project Ruins. The band was formed in 1978 by keyboardist Alessandro Pizzin with a cast of contributing characters, but it wasn’t until Piergiuseppe Ciranna replaced original member Alex Masi that things really started taking shape. (...) First Annual K.O.M.A. Festival to launch this summer in OsloREAD MORE | Posted on 05/21/13
From 20-22 June, Scandinavian and Northern European electronic music fans will flock to Oslo, Norway for the first annual K.O.M.A. Music Festival. (...) Morten Harket (A-ha) performs 'Take on me' on Billboard Music AwardsREAD MORE | Posted on 05/20/13
Last night A-ha's Morten Harket performed "Take on me" as heavily used on "Feel This Moment" with Pitbull and Christina Aguilera at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas. (...) Aesthetische launch free track for reaching 1000 fans on FacebookREAD MORE | Posted on 05/20/13
Available now is the free track 'Red Trackers (The 1000 Milestone Edit)' by the Brazilian electro act Aesthetische (featuring the Aghast View crew). (...) Sunday Times features house Alan Wilder (ex-Depeche Mode) as 'Celebrity Home of the Week'READ MORE | Posted on 05/19/13
Today the UK newspaper Sunday Times features the 4 millon UK pound house of Alan Wilder (ex-Depeche Mode) as 'Celebrity Home of the Week'. (...) Nine Inch Nails bassist Eric Avery quits bandREAD MORE | Posted on 05/16/13
In a post on Facebook Nine Inch Nails bassist (founding member of Jane's Addiction) Eric Avery has announced that he won't be touring with Nine Inch Nails. (...) Leftfield returns with new material for the first time in 15 yearsREAD MORE | Posted on 05/16/13
For the first time in 15 years, electronica pioneering act Leftfield is recording new material that will be heard for the first time when Leftfield will appear at The Playground Festival the 7th June at Brixton Academy. (...) Side-Line presents Peter Murphy in Belgium on 3/06, celebrating 35 years of BauhausREAD MORE | Posted on 05/16/13
Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy has just started the Mr. Moonlight Tour, celebrating 35 years of Bauhaus as we reported earlier. (...) Google launches streaming music service in US (to start with)READ MORE | Posted on 05/16/13
Google has launched a competitor to Spotify, Deezer, Rdio etc. Yes, the mogul has launched itself on the music streaming market. (...) Monophona, a trip-hop band you should check out - and here's how we discovered themREAD MORE | Posted on 05/15/13
Last night I received a mail from the manager from the Luxembourg based act Monophona if I could check his band out. (...) Finish electrorock quintet Zarthas back with second album, 'Spit/Ignite'READ MORE | Posted on 05/15/13
Zarthas, the self-proclaimed electrorockers from Oulu, Finland are back with their 2nd album entitled 'Spit/Ignite'. (...) 80sObscurities presents: Miko Mission - 'Two For Love'READ MORE | Posted on 05/15/13
Stepping up is one Pier Michele Bozzetti, aka Miko Mission. Bozzetti began his musical career at a young age, performing in local shows and productions in his hometown of Alessandria. (...) Siva Six strike further with 15-track EP 'Superstition'READ MORE | Posted on 05/14/13
The much awaited 'The Twin Moons' album put Greece's best dark electro export product Siva Six right back in the spotlight, on dancefloors and on stages across Europe. (...) Cynical Existence returns with 6-track EP 'Beholder'READ MORE | Posted on 05/14/13
2 months after the release of the brand new video for Cynical Existence 'I'm Broken', Sweden's raging act Cynical Existence returns with a brand new single, or rather EP, 'Beholder'. (...) Schwarzblut offers studio reports on new 2014 album via videoREAD MORE | Posted on 05/14/13
Dutch dark electro act Schwarzblut has revealed 2 studio reports from the recording of their 3rd album. The yet untitled new album will be out on Alfa Matrix in Spring 2014. (...) 80sObscurities presents: Kissing the Pink - 'One Step'READ MORE | Posted on 05/14/13
Kissing the Pink were a new wave/dance group from London, England. During their existence the act included contributions from Nick Whitecross, John Hall, George Stewart, Josephine Wells, Pete Barnett, Sylvia Griffin, Steve Cusack, and Simon Aldridge. (...) Side-Line goes Depeche Mode in Nice - here are the pictures !READ MORE | Posted on 05/13/13
On May 4th, Depeche Mode played in Nice, France in front of 9000 French Depeche Mode fans. Our Side-Line photographer Vivi Ball was there and made a bunch of pictures. (...) A new Bruderschaft track pops up out of the blue: 'Falling'READ MORE | Posted on 05/13/13
Out of the blue, we finally get a brand new Bruderschaft track! Out now via Alfa Matrix is the track 'Falling' which comes as a single edit (the actual album edit will be different). The track is right now available via the label's Bandcamp page and will also soon hit iTunes, Spotify and the rest of the worldwide download stores. (...) Sleepwalk and No Comment members create Nine Seconds project and launch first album 'Poladroids'READ MORE | Posted on 05/13/13
Out via Space Race Records / EKP is the debut album by Nine Seconds, a project formed by Oliver Spring, the vocalist of the Helvetic project Sleepwalk, together with Rene Ebner and Thomas Kowa, the two creators of the German act No Comment. You can expect electro/synthpop of course, what else. (...) Israeli EBM outfit Your Bunny Rot debuts on DSBP with 'Error Injection'READ MORE | Posted on 05/13/13
Out soon on DSBP Records is the debut album from the Israeli EBM outfit Your Bunny Rot. 'Error Injection' holds 16 tracks and will be out on June 10th. (...) Marc Houle presents newest project: La FolieREAD MORE | Posted on 05/13/13
Marc Houle today reveals his new band project 'La Folie' ('The madness' in English). La Folie is Marc Houle, Joaquim dos Santos and live member Clelia Cantoro. (...) 80sObscurities presents: The Short Wave Mystery - 'Pilots'READ MORE | Posted on 05/13/13
The Shortwave Mystery was originally an all-electronic synth duo formed in 1983 and consisting of Greg Scoggin and Scott Campbell from central California. (...) Neutral Lies announce new 'Decipher Me' video as teaser for new 'Cryptex' albumREAD MORE | Posted on 05/13/13
Out now is the video for 'Decipher Me', the brand new 5-track single for Neutral Lies. The new single announced the band's upcoming album 'Cryptex' which will be out on Mai 27th. (...) Freakangel release video teaser new single 'The Book Of Violence'READ MORE | Posted on 05/13/13
Out in the next week (but available for pre-order on the Alfa Matrix Bandcamp page with an immediate download of the title track) is the brand new 4-track single from Freakangel: 'The Book Of Violence'. (...) 80sObscurities presents: Bruderschaft - 'Falling'READ MORE | Posted on 05/10/13
From time to time here on 80sObscurities, I like to feature contemporary artists whose original work is heavily influenced by or alludes to the styles and sounds of that favored decade. So, to close out our column for the week, I've selected something really special that's very near and dear to my heart. (...) Midlands Goth Festival 2013 + 3 pairs of weekend tickets to give away !READ MORE | Posted on 05/10/13
On May 24, 25 and 26 Birmingham will host the Midlands Goth Festival 2013. Side-Line has 3 pairs of weekend tickets to give away - just complete the form below to take part. (...) Marc Houle and Miss Kittin join up for 'Where Is Kittin' EPREAD MORE | Posted on 05/10/13
Items & Things label boss Marc Houle and Grenoble born techno/electro artist Miss Kittin have been getting busy in the studio with the new EP 'Where Is Kittin' for which a brand new video teaser has been revealed now - you can watch it below. (...) Visage is back with a new album, 'Hearts And Knives'READ MORE | Posted on 05/10/13
New Romantic act Visage returns with a new album 'Hearts And Knives' due for release in May 2013. The first single taken from the album will be 'Shameless Fashion' and you can listen to it below. (...) New Hunger Games trailer feat. Tying Tiffany's T.T.L. projectREAD MORE | Posted on 05/08/13
T.T.L. (ThroughTheLens), the side project of Italian New-Wave artist Tying Tiffany and producer/composer Lorenzo Montana who is known for his collaborations with Pete Namlook (RIP), have created the new trailer-soundtrack, called 'Beyond Fire', for the upcoming second Hunger Games movie called 'Catching Fire'. (...) Re-issue of Nitzer Ebb live double-vinyl with 3 different A-sidesREAD MORE | Posted on 05/08/13
The 500 copies of the Nitzer Ebb double-vinyl 'Live in Hamburg' were sold out in no time, so there will be another 501 copies of the double-vinyl, but not like the first edition. (...) More details on new Pet Shop Boys album 'Electric'READ MORE | Posted on 05/08/13
On July 15th, Pet Shop Boys return with their new studio album 'Electric', the first to appear on their own label x2 (through Kobalt Label Services). (...) Dutch Chrome extension Downloadify briefly was able to download MP3s from SpotifyREAD MORE | Posted on 05/08/13
Dutch people are notorious for going dutch (hence the proverb) , and it's no surprise to us that a new Chrome extension, Downloadify, that lets Spotify users permanently download any song available from the streaming music service was a Dutch invention. (...) 80sObscurities presents: Art Fine - 'Dark Silence'READ MORE | Posted on 05/08/13
Here’s another textbook 80sObscurities artist for my loyal listeners today. It’s italo disco dance act Art Fine, aka Rush Blakemann and Fabrice Belli. (...) Daemonia Nymphe release new album 'Psychostasia' feat. ex-Dead Can Dance Peter UlrichREAD MORE | Posted on 05/08/13
Six years after 'Krataia Asterope' (2007) and many live performances in Europe, the Greek act Daemonia Nymphe (the duo Spyros Giasafakis & Evi Stergiou) are back with their new album 'Psychostasia'. (...) Second digital EP release by Xerxes & Phoenix: 'First Ray of Light'READ MORE | Posted on 05/07/13
After the delicious Lightshifters song 'Luminous', Norwegian songwriter and vocalist Phoenix (aka Marthe Borge-Lunde Pfirrmann) is back with yet another release that will make you lust for more. (...) The Arch release 'Beating the Balance' EPREAD MORE | Posted on 05/07/13
Out now on Echozone is the new The Arch EP, 'Beating the Balance'. The EP contains 4 new tracks and 3 remixes by Absolute Body control, Attrition and Tommy Rombouts. (...) New Alison Moyet album 'The minutes' out now, and it's a good oneREAD MORE | Posted on 05/07/13
As we reported earlier on, Vince Clarke, Moyet's ex partner in crime in Yazoo, told us that he was 'positively surprised' by Moyet's newest work. And so are we. This new album should please Yazoo fans too. (...) 3rd album by Polish electro-industrial act Controlled CollapseREAD MORE | Posted on 05/07/13
Out now (well, since March actually) is the third album by Polish electro-industrial act Controlled Collapse. (...) Cedric Gervais and pop icon Howard Jones team up on 'Things Can Only Get Better' - and we wish we hadn't heard itREAD MORE | Posted on 05/07/13
French house music DJ and producer Cedric Gervais has teamed with Howard Jones to create a brand new dance floor version of the synthpop icon's smash hit 'Things Can Only Get Better'. (...) Shatoo launch 'Nothing That I Wouldn't Do' video and singleREAD MORE | Posted on 05/07/13
Out now is Shatoo's new single and video 'Nothing That I Wouldn't Do'. The single counts 6 tracks including remixes by Angst Pop, Technomancer and more and was mastered by Yello's Carlos Perón. (...) 80sObscurities presents: The House of Love - 'Shine On'READ MORE | Posted on 05/07/13
Welcome back to another week of 80sObscurities. Today’s tip is London’s The House of Love. The band was formed in 1986 by singer/songwriter and guitarist Guy Chadwick and drummer Pete Evans, the two of whom recruited the rest of the members through an ad in music magazine Melody Maker. (...) Editors debut new single 'A Ton Of Love' - and will probably lose a ton of fansREAD MORE | Posted on 05/07/13
Out now is the new video for Editors' single 'A Ton Of Love' taken from the band's next album 'The weight of your love' out on July 1st. (...) El Chopo aka the biggest indie bootleg and piracy market in Mexico + MecanicaREAD MORE | Posted on 05/05/13
Today I went to see the biggest one: El Chopo after I got tipped by Side-Line reader Leydi N Villegas that I'd be surprised to see what was available there. (...) Cat Rapes Dog album 'Life Was Sweet' set for September on ArtoffactREAD MORE | Posted on 05/02/13
The album will be the first for the band since 'People As Prey' which was released in 1999, that's 14 years ago. (...) New 4-track 'Seconds' single for Glis out nowREAD MORE | Posted on 05/02/13
The new Glis 4-track single 'Seconds' has just reached all download portals worldwide. Earlier this year Glis returned with a new album, 'Phoenix' bringing in a main course of nostalgic indie-darkwave sound. (...) I:Scintilla return with 8-track EP 'Marlow 2'READ MORE | Posted on 05/02/13
Out now is the brand new I:Scintilla EP 'Marlow 2'. The EP is the follow-up to 'Marlow 1' and is only available as a digital release. (...) Legendary synthesist behind Oppenheimer Analysis, Martin Lloyd, passes awayREAD MORE | Posted on 04/30/13
The Minimal Wave label informs that Martin Lloyd, legendary synthesist behind Oppenheimer Analysis, passed away this morning due to liver failure. (...) 80sObscurities presents: Cold Phoenix - 'The Greatness of Love'READ MORE | Posted on 04/30/13
Today’s 80sObscurities selection is another ultimate underground act from Italy, Bologna’s Cold Phoenix. (...) Siouxsie adds 2nd show to Meltdown festivalREAD MORE | Posted on 04/30/13
Earlier this month we reported that Siouxsie was to play live again after a 5-year hiatus, more precisely at the Yoko Ono-curated Meltdown festival at London's Southbank Centre (between June 14 and June 23). (...) Line-up complete for Amphi Festival 2013 editionREAD MORE | Posted on 04/30/13
Amphi Festival, which takes place on 20 and 21 July, has completed its line-up. Playing are bands like VNV Nation, Fields Of The Nephilim, Alien Sex Fiend, Agonoize, Suicide Commando, Diary Of Dreams, OOMPH!, Atari Teenage Riot, De/Vision, Die Form, Santa Hates You, Welle Erdball, Faun, Rome, and so on (see the picture above). The last artist confirmed is Wesselsky (new solo-project of the singer Alexander Wesselsky of Eisbrecher). (...) Dope Stars Inc. announce 'Ultrawired Generation' 2013 North American tour with The Rabid WholeREAD MORE | Posted on 04/30/13
The Rome, Italy based cyberpunk-rockers from Dope Stars Inc. have announced their 'Ultrawired Generation' 2013 North American tour with special guests The Rabid Whole, in support of the groups full-length album 'Ultrawired' which is available now for free download. (...) Project launches Erik Wollo EP 'Celestia'READ MORE | Posted on 04/29/13
'Celestia', Erik Wøllo's third digital-only EP is out now on Projekt. It is available to you a week ahead of the street date on Bandcamp. (...) 80sObscurities presents: Cranes - 'Joy Lies Within'READ MORE | Posted on 04/29/13
Welcome to another week of 80sObscurities, friends. It’s a damp and dreary day in New York City, so I’ve opted for something of a suitable soundtrack for our selected showcase. Cranes were formed in Portsmouth, England in 1989 by multi-instrumentalist Jim Shaw and his captivating, quirky sister, Alison. (...) Vince Clarke reveals more details on new Erasure album, an EDM album and more - interviewREAD MORE | Posted on 04/28/13
Last Friday Vince Clarke (Erasure, Yazoo, ex-Depeche Mode) was in Mexico City to do a DJ set at the Pasagüero club. Earlier that day he had also engaged into a Q&A at the SAE Institute on production (although most questions there revealed to be more fanlike as you can read in our live Twitter reporting). (...) Vince Clarke Q&A at the SAE InstituteREAD MORE | Posted on 04/28/13
For those who weren't present at the Vince Clarke Q&A at the SAE Institute in Mexico City on production, we added below all the tweets that were sent out during the session. (...) DI*OVE launch 'DI*ode' album preview trailerREAD MORE | Posted on 04/27/13
Out on YouTube is the trailer for the new DI*OVE album 'DI*ode'. Out on June 21st on the sweet Italian label EKP, this new release from the Belgians Eric Manchiniste and Lukk aims at the electro/EBM crowd. (...) Kubo release debut single 'I Dream Electric' on Vocoder Tapes May 3rdREAD MORE | Posted on 04/27/13
Brian O'Malley (PolyDROID) and Aidan Casserly (The Wazp, Empire State Human) have started a new project called KUBO. Their debut single 'I Dream Electric' will be out on the UK based minimal wave label Vocoder Tapes. (...) The Klinik eats your heart out and Dive gets compiledREAD MORE | Posted on 04/27/13
Out on Out Of Line will be two new Dirk Ivens related releases. The first is the black vinyl 'Eat your Heart out' which is actually a re-release of the white vinyl edition of The Klinik's first new album in 22 years. The release is limited to 150 copies. (...) 80sObscurities presents: Fair Control - 'Symphony of Love'READ MORE | Posted on 04/27/13
Not only is it time for another 80sObscurities selection, but it’s also the last day of the work week before another glorious weekend, so my spirits are HIGH this morning. (...) The Human League pull out of The Regeneration TourREAD MORE | Posted on 04/26/13
The Human League have pulled out of the forthcoming The Regeneration Tour aka North America’s premier '80s tour which was going to see The Human League touring the US together with Howard Jones, Andy Bell and Information Society. (...) New Carlos Peron (Yello) LP out now on Zone 30 RecordsREAD MORE | Posted on 04/25/13
Here's something for the more eclectic minds out there. Zone 30 Records has released the new CD 'Miles of Perón' from Carlos Perón as a Limited CD Edition (300 Copies). (...) Free download from Mick Harvey taken from new solo album 'Four (Acts of Love)'READ MORE | Posted on 04/25/13
Former Bad Seed and PJ Harvey collaborator Mick Harvey returns to the UK and Europe for a series of dates, including an album launch show at Lexington, London on 5 May with Duke Garwood announced as support. (...) 80sObscurities presents: Scarlett & Black - 'You Don't Know'READ MORE | Posted on 04/25/13
The other day, Scottish promoter and DJ extraordinaire Barry Douglas publicly called my taste in 80s music… I believe the word was “dodgy.” I have a feeling today’s 80sObscurities selection will do little to refute this accusation. (...) Noblesse Oblige return with Chris Corner directed 'Runaway' video and singleREAD MORE | Posted on 04/25/13
The new Noblesse Oblige (Valerie Renay, Sebastian Lee Philipp) videoclip for the single 'Runaway' is available now on YouTube. (...) New single for Tolchock: 'Down in the hole'READ MORE | Posted on 04/25/13
Tolchock has a new single available from their upcoming album (with the working title 'Elements of rage'). (...) New NordarR album 'Hass' out next month on emmo.biz RecordsREAD MORE | Posted on 04/25/13
Out on May 17 is the brand new NordarR album 'Hass'. NordarR is the duo consisting of André S. and Chris Dupont and on their newest album they bring 12 new songs. (...) Diamanda Galas 'screams' on a track of die Rostigen LoeffelREAD MORE | Posted on 04/25/13
Die Rostigen Loeffel had the pleasure to work with Miss Diamanda Galas. She performed some improvised screaming on the track 'The ant queen' which turned out to be one of the band's most extreme songs so they say. (...) 80sObscurities presents: Hithouse - 'Jack to the Sound of the Underground'READ MORE | Posted on 04/25/13
Believe it or not, it’s mid-week already at 80sObscurities and just as I’ve started to settle back in here at home, I’m off on the road again…this time to Hotlanta for business. (...) Vince Clarke (Erasure, ex-Depeche Mode, ...) to play special special DJ events in MexicoREAD MORE | Posted on 04/24/13
On April 25th and 26th Vince Clarke will be doing 2 special DJ events in Mexico. For those attending the set in Mexico City, there will also be a musical production Q&A session planned in the SAE Institute Mexico City on the same day. (...) Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark see 'Dresden' remixed by John Foxx And The MathsREAD MORE | Posted on 04/23/13
'Dresden', the forthcoming second single from Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark's recently released 'English Electric' album has been given the remix treatment by John Foxx. (...) Jode launch 'Heartstarter' videoREAD MORE | Posted on 04/23/13
Out today is the brand new video from Jode, 'Heartstarter'. This is the second single from Jode and was produced and mixed by Christoffer Berg (Depeche Mode, The Knife, Fever Ray). (...) 80sObscurities presents: Tuesday Blue - 'Tunnel Vision'READ MORE | Posted on 04/23/13
Yesterday, I received another one of those kinds of emails about 80sObscurities that inspires me to persist in my personal endeavor to resurrect the music from the decade I love. (...) Bootleg markets flourishing in Mexico, but Spotify greatness lays aheadREAD MORE | Posted on 04/23/13
While Mexico is a notorious difficult market for music (as far as sales is concerned), another market has never been doing so well as now: the bootleg market, more precisely the sale of illegal merchandise of bands. (...) MOON.74 new video and single 'How I Feel'READ MORE | Posted on 04/23/13
Out now is the new MOON.74 video 'How I Feel' (watch it below). After the debut album 'Newborn' and the following strictly limited edition remix album 'Reborn' the new single 'How I Feel' will be released on May 10, 2013 via Infacted Recordings. (...) Haujobb goes vinyl for the very first timeREAD MORE | Posted on 04/23/13
There has never been a Haujobb album released on vinyl, at least until now. Artoffact Records, under exclusive license from Basic Unit Productions presents Haujobb's successful 2011 release 'New World March' on high-quality 2LP translucent vinyl. (...) Pre-listen the new HIM album 'Tears on Tape'READ MORE | Posted on 04/23/13
The Finnish act HIM is offering their upcoming album 'Tears on Tape' for streaming on their Facebook page. (...) A-ha's Magne Furuholmen to score music for Norwegian 'Beatles' blockbusterREAD MORE | Posted on 04/23/13
A-ha's Magne Furuholmen will be composing the original score as well as supervise the recordings of other music for the upcoming film 'Beatles' produced by Norwegian production company Storm Rosenberg. (...) 80sObscurities presents: Decadance - 'On And On (Fears Keep On)'READ MORE | Posted on 04/23/13
We’ll kick off 80sObscurities return today, however, with another limited release italo disco entry: 1983’s “On and On”, the only single issued by the project Decadance. As is typical of the genre, primary songwriting credit for this act goes to a pair of producers, in this case Franco Rago and Gigi Farina. (...) Earthquake minutes before The Cure concert in Mexico CityREAD MORE | Posted on 04/22/13
Just minutes before The Cure was to take the stage at the Foro Sol stadium in Mexico City last night, the area was hit by quite a heave earthquake. The stadium was filled with 40.000 people and although Mexicans are not exactly virgins when it comes to earthquakes a large portion of the public started panicking. (...) Implant launches 'C.C.C.P.C.C.T.V.' to coincide with announcement new 'The Productive Citizen' albumREAD MORE | Posted on 04/19/13
The Belgian electro duo Implant will be back with 'The Productive Citizen', their 9th album to date, on May 17. For the occasion the band released a first video, titled 'C.C.C.P.C.C.T.V.' taken from the new album. (...) Erasure to release Christmas album - work in progress in BrooklynREAD MORE | Posted on 04/19/13
Erasure are working on a Christmas album which should be due out this winter. The band is currently recording in Vince Clarke's studio which is based in Brooklyn, New York. (...) Depeche Mode London O2 Arena pre-event in Basildon (UK)READ MORE | Posted on 04/19/13
BAS Productions have a surprise lined up for those who are packing up for Depeche Mode's epoch-making two concerts in London's O2 Arena this coming May (28-29). Namely, three days of entertainment with a Basildon scent. (...) US electronic cult act Dominion returns with first new album in 12 years on Wave RecordsREAD MORE | Posted on 04/19/13
Dominion (aka Andrew Szava-Kovats) was one of the pioneer 1980s electronic music acts from the USA. The band now signed to Wave Records to release its first new recording in 12 years. (...) New Kirlian Camera album plus re-release 'Eclipse' as 2CD setREAD MORE | Posted on 04/19/13
Out on May 17 is the brand new Kirlian Camera album 'Black Summer Choirs'. The album will also be released as a special edition box set, limited to 1000 copies. (...) Iconic Pink Floyd graphic artist Storm Thorgerson dies after battle with cancerREAD MORE | Posted on 04/19/13
Yesterday English graphic designer Storm Thorgerson died, aged 69, after suffering from cancer. What Anton Corbijn means for U2 and Depeche Mode, that was what Thorgerson was for Pink Floyd. (...) New Front Line Assembly album 'Echogenetic' should be yours in July/AugustREAD MORE | Posted on 04/17/13
While the dubstep inspired 'Airmech' left the hardcore Front Line Assembly fans moaning and the more eclectic ones cheering, Front Line Assembly has already completed the follow-up. (...) Velvet Condom signs with Rustblade and releases 'Vanity and Revolt' compendiumREAD MORE | Posted on 04/17/13
Out in June 2013 is the Rustblade label debut of Velvet Condom. On 'Vanity and Revolt' the French-Berliner duo brings cold minimal synth wave (you can listen to a teaser below) with elements of postpunk and shoegaze. (...) Boyd Rice compiles Coil collaboration Sickness of Snakes on 'Nightmare Culture' EPREAD MORE | Posted on 04/17/13
In the early 1980s, shortly after the breakup of Throbbing Gristle, Boyd Rice went to London to record a one-off studio session with Jeff Rushton and Peter Christopherson, who had recently started releasing records as Coil. (...) Solitary Experiments to land 'Trial and Error'READ MORE | Posted on 04/17/13
May 21st sees the release of the new Solitary Experiments MCD 'Trial and Error'. (...)
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Adeonesis – The Rite Of Our Cross (CD Album – Advoxya Records)
AD:Key – Astrogator (DCD Album – Emmo.biz)
Aktivehate – X-Synthesized (DCD Album – Advoxya Records)
Code 64 – Accelerate (CD EP – Progress Productions)
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Radical G – Wasp (Digital EP – DanceDelic D)
Soldout – More (CD Album – Flatcat Records)
Spektralized – In Between The Opposite (CD Album – Space Race Records/EK Product)
Torul – Tonight We Dream Fiercely (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
A7ie – Tabula Rasa (CD Album – Advoxya Records)
Deadcell - The Dark Side Of Light (CD Album - Zero To Midnight Records)
God Module – Psychic Surgery: The Victims Among Friends & Perception EP’s (DCD Album – Metropolis Records)
Kite – V (CD EP – Progress Productions)
Larva – Broken Hopes Of A Waster Youth (CD Album – Advoxya Records)
Mechatronic – Dreams (CD Album – Space Race Records/EK Product)
Obszön Geschöpf - Highway Of Horrors (CD Album - Cemetery records)
Panic Lift – Is This Goodbye? (CD Album – Metropolis Records)
PsioniC – Alteration (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Stahlnebel & Black Selket – Noise (CD Album – Advoxya Records)
Miserylab - 'This project is completely reliant on social media'
What social media does a band like KMFDM use and how do they do it? We probed Sascha K.
Obszön Geschöpf - at this moment the situation is: NO CONCERT = NO MONEY, it's simple
Tying Tiffany - The music scene is not easy for a woman
Bel Canto - It's more like hitting the beats correctly
Neutral Lies - electronic Hexagone beats
Gothminister - 'I wouldn't trade my life I have today for the status of a superstar!'
Apoptygma Berzerk - Maybe I actually scare away a lot of people as well
Page - Swedish is a part of Page. It is part of the package, the concept.
Cervello Elettronico - 'I like reading about chaos. It makes me feel more grounded.'
Front Line Assembly - 'Rhys is becoming less and less important'
ADMX-71 - I want a tangible way for us artists to release our music
Diorama - Lack of sleep, self-doubts and very happy moments!
Lacrimosa - Of course I did stupid things, but at least I'm 100% free to do what I want as an artist
Resist - The variety that we present sometimes works for us but sometimes has worked against us.
Babylonia - Facebook has the biggest impact !
Recoil / Alan Wilder - I'm not naive
BOREDOMproduct - we only focus on doing good releases
Darkmen - Get an opinion of your own, don't follow the masses !
In Strict Confidence - 'Being number 1 is always a great thing for a band's ego'
New free single for Distorted Memory
Formerly signed to Noitekk/BlackRain, Distorted Memory has now created their own label Disciples of the Watch on which they'll release their upcoming full length album 'The Eternal Return' on June 28th. (...)
Swedish electro pop band Selected Area returns with 'Need You' single
The Swedish band Selected Area's new digital release "Need You" is out today. You can listen to it below. (...)
Electronic Saviors donates 10K to charity and announces 3rd volume charity compilation
Jim Semonik, brain behind the 'Electronic Saviors : Industrial Music To Cure Cancer' compilation series, announces that the project will be donating 10K to the charities Gilda's Club of Western PA and Bone Marrow Foundation. (...)
Dirk Ivens collaborates with Jenn Vix for 2-track single
Out on May 23 is the double track single 'Fuck, Rinse, Repeat' / 'Burn' which is a collaboration between electronic rock artist, Jenn Vix, and Dirk Ivens (Absolute Body Control, The Klinik, and Dive). (...)
Miss FD releasing 3rd studio album 'Comfort for the Desolate' in mid-June
Out on June 18, 2013 is the newest album from dark synthpop act Miss FD. On her third studio album 'Comfort for the Desolate', Miss FD handles the acceptance and the dangers lurking behind the concept of hope. (...)
Sonik Foundry remix contest - join in now
Sonik Foundry has a new remix contest and digital EP called 'Twisted Remixes' in preparation for their upcoming CD release 'Chaos'. (...)
The Doors' keyboard player Ray Manzarek dead at 74
Ray Manzarek, keyboard player and founding member of The Doors, has died after a long battle with bile duct cancer. (...)
Ex-Swarf member returns with Luuma project and first release, 'The Tessera E.P.'
Chris Kiefer who used to be a member of Swarf, has launched a new experimental dance music solo project: Luuma. (...)
80sObscurities presents: Ruins - 'Fire'
Up today on 80sObscurities is Italian electronic music project Ruins. The band was formed in 1978 by keyboardist Alessandro Pizzin with a cast of contributing characters, but it wasn’t until Piergiuseppe Ciranna replaced original member Alex Masi that things really started taking shape. (...)
First Annual K.O.M.A. Festival to launch this summer in Oslo
From 20-22 June, Scandinavian and Northern European electronic music fans will flock to Oslo, Norway for the first annual K.O.M.A. Music Festival. (...)
Morten Harket (A-ha) performs 'Take on me' on Billboard Music Awards
Last night A-ha's Morten Harket performed "Take on me" as heavily used on "Feel This Moment" with Pitbull and Christina Aguilera at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas. (...)
Aesthetische launch free track for reaching 1000 fans on Facebook
Available now is the free track 'Red Trackers (The 1000 Milestone Edit)' by the Brazilian electro act Aesthetische (featuring the Aghast View crew). (...)
Sunday Times features house Alan Wilder (ex-Depeche Mode) as 'Celebrity Home of the Week'
Today the UK newspaper Sunday Times features the 4 millon UK pound house of Alan Wilder (ex-Depeche Mode) as 'Celebrity Home of the Week'. (...)
Nine Inch Nails bassist Eric Avery quits band
In a post on Facebook Nine Inch Nails bassist (founding member of Jane's Addiction) Eric Avery has announced that he won't be touring with Nine Inch Nails. (...)
Leftfield returns with new material for the first time in 15 years
For the first time in 15 years, electronica pioneering act Leftfield is recording new material that will be heard for the first time when Leftfield will appear at The Playground Festival the 7th June at Brixton Academy. (...)
Side-Line presents Peter Murphy in Belgium on 3/06, celebrating 35 years of Bauhaus
Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy has just started the Mr. Moonlight Tour, celebrating 35 years of Bauhaus as we reported earlier. (...)
Google launches streaming music service in US (to start with)
Google has launched a competitor to Spotify, Deezer, Rdio etc. Yes, the mogul has launched itself on the music streaming market. (...)
Monophona, a trip-hop band you should check out - and here's how we discovered them
Last night I received a mail from the manager from the Luxembourg based act Monophona if I could check his band out. (...)
Finish electrorock quintet Zarthas back with second album, 'Spit/Ignite'
Zarthas, the self-proclaimed electrorockers from Oulu, Finland are back with their 2nd album entitled 'Spit/Ignite'. (...)
80sObscurities presents: Miko Mission - 'Two For Love'
Stepping up is one Pier Michele Bozzetti, aka Miko Mission. Bozzetti began his musical career at a young age, performing in local shows and productions in his hometown of Alessandria. (...)
Siva Six strike further with 15-track EP 'Superstition'
The much awaited 'The Twin Moons' album put Greece's best dark electro export product Siva Six right back in the spotlight, on dancefloors and on stages across Europe. (...)
Cynical Existence returns with 6-track EP 'Beholder'
2 months after the release of the brand new video for Cynical Existence 'I'm Broken', Sweden's raging act Cynical Existence returns with a brand new single, or rather EP, 'Beholder'. (...)
Schwarzblut offers studio reports on new 2014 album via video
Dutch dark electro act Schwarzblut has revealed 2 studio reports from the recording of their 3rd album. The yet untitled new album will be out on Alfa Matrix in Spring 2014. (...)
