WANT/ed and SoftWave singer releases new EP “Peace”
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) The Kaliningrad based Russian electro pop band WANT/ed have had several collaborations with...
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‘Click Interview’ with Lederman / De Meyer: ‘A Fun And Easy-Going Process’
Lederman / De Meyer maybe doesn’t sound as the most ‘sexy’ band name, but when you realize this ‘new’ group...
5 Nitzer Ebb albums re-released on CD(2CD) featuring loads of bonus tracks – also for North America!
Nitzer Ebb sees 5 of its albums released on CD with bonus tracks. Included are the albums "That Total Age",...
Strvngers announce brand new EP ‘Exhumed Vol 2’ feat. covers of NIN, Billy Idol, Korn and more
Strvngers announce the release of their new EP "Exhumed Vol 2". The new EP features a previously unreleased song by...
Cult electronic project Benestrophe sees rare & unreleased material from 1987-1997 released on Bandcamp
For those who don't know, Benestrophe is the first electronic music project that the Dassing brothers created together with vocalist...
‘Click Interview’ with Tolchock: ‘Tolchock 14 Was A Crazy And Limitless Playground’
This interview could be entitled ‘from Tolchock 14 towards Tolchock’! Tolchock 14 was set up in 1986 by Swedish duo...
Female electronic music pioneers celebrated during UK Tour ‘Synth Remix’ 2018 with live performances by Olivia Louvel + Jo Thomas
Throughout the 1960s and 70s a group of pioneering women working at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Bell Labs and elsewhere,...
The Prodigy premiere new single ‘Light Up The Sky’
The Prodigy are premiering their brand new single "Light Up The Sky". The single is taken from the new album...
Trentemøller covers ‘Transformer Man’ by Neil Young
Trentemøller has crafted a special cover of a Neil Young song as part of his upcoming "Harbour Boat Trips Vol....
Vince Clarke launches VeryRecords sound library with a 50-track free download (but the server can’t always handle the downloads)
Vince Clarke (Yazoo, Depeche Mode, Erasure, ...) has put together a fifty-track download bundle of exclusive digital sounds, each one...
Brand new Yazoo remix for ‘Winter Kills’ to be featured on new vinyl and CD boxset – orders available now
Next month sees the release of a new retrospective Yazoo box: "Four Pieces". Included is a brand new remix of...
Ljungblut premieres music video for “Hasselblad”
(Photo: Bjørn Opsahl) (By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange / Karisma Records press release. Photos by Bjørn Opsahl and...
New digital Vision Talk single ‘Come With Me’ out now
With "Come With Me" a new Vision Talk single is released. It's the last song the band recorded during the...
Funker Vogt release new teaser-video taken from the brand new album ‘Wastelands’
Funker Vogt have released a new teaser-video with snippets from several new tracks, taken from the brand new album "Wastelands"....
Insane Records launches ‘Insane Tribute Vol.1 EURODANCE’ compilation
After the launch of the "Terror Night" compilations line, the guys at Insane Records have announced a brand new project...
Android Lust self-releases new EP ‘Shores Unknown’ – preview here
Out today, 24 August 2018, is the newest Android Lust EP "Shores Unknown". The EP is the follow-up to her...
Halo In Reverse finally lands an all new album: ‘I Am Become Death Destroyer Of Worlds’
Halo In Reverse finally (and we really mean this, this must be one of the most interesting projects around) has...
‘Click Interview’ with Huminoida: ‘There’s Enough Moronic Shouting On The Internet’
Kimmo Karjalainen got some recognition as member of Media Disease and Neuroactive. In 2007 he set up Huminoida and started...
Metroland launches 2 singles: ‘Memorabilia’ and ‘Memorabilia (remixes)’ – preview both singles
Belgium's electronic duo Metroland has launched 2 new singles: "Memorabilia" and "Memorabilia (remixes)". Both singles count 3 tracks each and...
Project Pitchfork to launch ‘Fragment’ in October as a limited 2CD edition as well
Out later in October is the newest Project Pitchfork album "Fragment". The album will see a limited edition version too...
Bel Canto offer a glimpse of what to expect during their 21 September concert in Oslo – watch the video
On September 21st, the Norwegian dark pop act Bel Canto will be playing the Sentrum Scene concert club in Oslo....
Lederman / De Meyer returns with brand new single feat. Mesh, Radical G, Rotersand in the remix cockpit: ‘Atoms in Fury’
Lederman / De Meyer, the artistic fusion of two strong-minded icons from the cult Belgian electronic music scene, launch a...
‘Click Interview’ with Matter: ‘Repetitive Rhythms And Abrasive Sounds Supported By Deep Bass Immersed Into A Sea Of Noise’
Matter is an Italian solo-project set up and driven by Fabrizio Matrone. The project is already active for a couple...
Skinny Puppy co-founder Nivek Ogre hospitalized with broken jaw after being attacked hours before going on stage
Bad luck for Nivek Ogre who was attacked and beaten unconscious hours before his show as ohGr in Philadelphia on...
Goo Munday signs with Negative Gain Productions and announces label debut EP
Australian electropunk artist Goo Munday has signed to Negative Gain Productions and will release her self titled label debut on...
Electro Spectre remix contest – the results are in, the winning tracks are out!
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) Late this summer the Norwegian electro-pop band Electro Spectre announced a remix contest...
VNV Nation releases new album ‘Noire’ – Out now
The new VNV Nation album "Noire" will get 2 versions. A limited edition double black vinyl (available here) and a...
Rare Nitzer Ebb video for 1985 single ‘So Bright So Strong’ surfaces – watch it here
Nitzer Ebb has premiered the never-before-seen video for their 1985 single "So Bright So Strong." The video was originally filmed...
Gareth Jones produces new Irmin Schmidt (Can) album of piano pieces: ‘5 Klavierstücke’
Irmin Schmidt (Can) has announced "5 Klavierstücke", an album of five piano pieces recorded last year. "5 Klavierstücke" is out...
Bazart returns with a brand new album: ‘2’
(Photo by Thor Salden) The Belgian electro pop act Bazart returns with a brand new album, simply titled "2". The...
Mortiis announces a new string of ‘Era 1’ live dates
These are the upcoming live dates for Mortiis. Notice that all are part of the ongoing Mortiis Era 1 live...
‘Click Interview’ with Aiboforcen: ‘The Aim Was To Have A Poppier Album’
The album “Sense & Nonsense” marks the return of the Belgian formation Aiboforcen. Behind the band is hiding Benoît Blanchart,...
Dead Can Dance launch all new album ‘Dionysus’… (Correction: Lisa Gerrard is featured on 4 tracks)
Update: it was erronously reported here that Lisa Gerrard will not sing on this album, in fact she will and...
Funker Vogt release official video for ‘Feel the Pain’ – watch it here
A few weeks ago we announced the upcoming release of the new Funker Vogt EP "Feel the Pain" (which you...
OMD to release new live album ‘Live with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’
OMD have announced that they will be recording and releasing their shows with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra next month...
Diversant:13 (aka Divrsnt13) hits back with brand new EP: ‘Villain Royale’ – check the single previews!
Out now via SkyQode is "Villain Royale", a new EP by Diversant:13 (now branded as Divrsnt13). The band led by...
Arsenal songwriter dies in major accident
50-year-old Mario Dos Santos died yesterday morning after a major accident on the Brussels outer ring. Besides being a truck...
Click Interview’ with Hà; People 3 55: ‘I Think That Many So-Called ‘Industrial’ Bands Have Lost The Bestial Side Of This Music’
First I saw the band name, Hà; People 3 55, next the title of the album “One Bear, Two Bicycles...
King Dude launches new album ‘Music To Make War To’ on vinyl as well – check first 2 new songs
Dark folk / neo-folk artist King Dude (real name Thomas Jefferson Cowgill) returns with a brand new album, "Music To...
Empirion returns with double sided EP on vinyl (and CD): ‘I Am Electronic/ Red Noise’ – check out the first track
Empirion, the techno industrial hybrid project from Essex, UK is coming back with a double A-side E.P., "I Am Electronic/...
In Strict Confidence to release double vinyl version of ‘Hate2love & Mercy’ in a very limited edition
Germany’s EBM pioneers In Strict Confidence recently released their “Mercy” EP taken from the all new album "Hate2love". The band...
‘Click Interview’ with Schwarzblut: ‘Freedom, Identity And The Celebration Of Diversity’
Hailing from The Netherlands Schwarzblut has released its fourth full length album “Idisi” on Alfa Matrix. The main sources of...
Lana Del Rey defends decision to play Israel show
Lana Del Rey has faced a lot of (mostly left wing) criticism after announcing she’ll play the Meteor Festival in...
Industrial/Electro artist I Ya Toyah premieres video new single ‘Farewell-Mirrors Don’t Lie’ on Side-Line
As some will have noticed we recently added the excellent track "Code Blue" by I Ya Toyah in our Spotify...
Cyber Monday revives ‘To have and have not’ by the cult New Romantics artist Ronny – download it for free!
Electropop act Cyber Monday has its first cover version out namely a cover of the track "To have and have...
Primal Scream to release much wanted ‘Give Out But Don’t Give Up: The Original Memphis Recordings’ in October
Out October 12th On Sony Music is Primal Scream's "Give Out But Don’t Give Up: The Original Memphis Recordings". The...
Camouflage to release 30th anniversary 2CD ‘Voices & Images’
Camouflage's debut album "Voices & Images" was released in March 1987, selling well over half a million copies worldwide and...
Icelandic electronic pioneer Reptilicus to release a collaboration album with Raster-Noton
Icelandic electronic pioneer Reptilicus are to release a collaboration with Raster-Noton favourite Senking this Fall on Artoffact Records. The record...
Skinny Puppy founder cEvin Key to release early demos – here are the links for the vinyl, download, …
In the early days of Skinny Puppy, when the band was mostly just an idea, cEvin Key spent much of...
Rexx Arkana launches YouTube channel Statik Industrial TV – check out the first episode
Artist/DJ Rexx Arkana (FGFC820, Coldkill, Bruderschaft) and Luke Haughwot have launched a YouTube channel - called Statik Industrial TV -...
Soft Cell release first new song in 15 years: ‘Northern Lights’
Soft Cell have just released their first new song in 15 years, the (rather delicious) electropop track "Northern Lights". The...
Josh T. Pearson covers Depeche Mode’s ‘Cover Me’ – listen here
Josh T. Pearson has released his cover version of Depeche Mode’s "Cover Me" (pun intended), a track he’d previously remixed...
10 tips and composing advice from Jean-Marc Lederman (Lederman / De Meyer, The Weathermen, Fad Gadget, …)
The recently released “Eleven Grinding Songs”, the debut album by Lederman / De Meyer (a new project between 2 electronic...
‘Click Interview’ with Kilmarth: ‘Music Is A Legal Drug That Has The Immense Power To Make Us Escape’
Belgian solo-project Kilmarth is driven by Cédric Wattergniaux. I know Cédric for quite a long time. We both got involved...
Essence Of Mind-founder releases first single of new project Lights A.M.
(By our Norwegian correpondent Jan Ronald Stange / Lights A.M. press release) Erlend Eilertsen, also known from the electronic rock...
Dirk Da Davo back with ‘MOODS’ album – limited to 200 copies!
Released in digipak - strictly limited to 200 copies only and available here - is the newest album by Dirk...
Cocksure returns with a brand new album: ‘Be Rich’
Cocksure, the Revolting Cocks spin-off with long time Revolting Cocks/Ministry collaborator/composer/singer Christopher J. Connelly and Acumen Nation front man Jason...
Front 242 concert at M’era Luna 2018 now available for stream – here’s the link
Front 242's August 12 concert at M'era Luna is being streamed on the website of the German broadcast Norddeutscher Rundfunk...
Apoptygma Berzerk double release for the 25th anniversary of ‘Soli Deo Gloria’
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) In 1993 Apoptygma Berzerk released the very first Norwegian EBM album, “Soli Deo...
‘Click Interview’ with Metroland: ‘We Are Who We Are And Create A Sonic Pallet The Way We Want It’
The Belgian Metroland duo is active for several years now and can look back at a successful discography. They actually...
Cyber Monday interview: ‘I still label myself as a bit of a bedroom producer’
Out now is “Store Debit”, the second album by the one-man project Cyber Monday, a UK synthpop project incorporating EDM...
Deine Lakaien announces acoustic tour for 2019 feat. Deine Lakaien, Helium Vola and Veljanov
After the "XXX. The 30 Years Retrospective" tour Deine Lakaien has now announced their next project: 'Acoustica'. 'Acoustica' is going...
Nordvargr + Trepaneringsritualen launch ‘Alpha Ænigma’ album in a few weeks
"Alpha Ænigma" is a one-off session recorded nighttime during the winter of 2018 by Henrik Nordvargr Björkk (MZ.412 / Folkstorm...)...
In Strict Confidence launches new EP ‘Mercy’
"Mercy" is the title of a brand new EPCD by In Strict Confidence and is a new teaser for the...
Sola Fake launches ‘You Win. Who cares?’ boxset next to double vinyl and 2CD digipak set
Sven Friedrich's project Solar Fake has a new album coming up: "You Win. Who Cares?", which is the follow-up to...
ArtOfFact launches mega deal on Bandcamp (1$ releases) – here’s what you can expect!
The fine Canadian label ArtOfFact records has launched a mega-sale with tons of releases priced at just 1$. You can...
