Interview with Mat Smith (The Engineer) on pop music articles and sleevenotes
(Interview by Janos Janurik) Ever since I got into online music journalism, I've always been interested in the background characters...
Erasure
Vince Clarke set to perform ‘Songs of Silence’ live in New York
Vince Clarke is set to perform 'Songs of Silence' live at National Sawdust, Brooklyn, NYC, on Saturday, May 4th, 2024....
How interesting was the Vince Clarke Q&A session in London? Find out here on video!
(By our UK correspondent Simon Helm of Cold War Nightlife) A few days ago we posted a review of the first solo...
Vince Clarke launches debut solo album ‘Songs of Silence’ – Out now
(Photo by Eugene Richards) Vince Clarke unveils his first solo album today, titled "Songs of Silence". This ambient album, spanning...
Listen to ‘White Rabbit’, a new Vince Clarke track from debut solo album
(Photo by Eugene Richards) Vince Clarke (Erasure, Yazoo, Depeche Mode) has shared "White Rabbit", the latest track to be released...
Erasure sees updated vinyl release of 2015 album ‘Always (The Very Best Of Erasure)’
(Photo by Douglas Brothers) Out on Mute / Bmg on 18 August 2023 is an updated release of "Always (The...
New book on electronic pop: ‘Listening To The Music The Machines Make’ (Foreword by Vince Clarke)
(By Janos Janurik) Temperatures are dropping, days are getting shorter and from now on the umbrella is a permanent accessory...
Erasure announce ‘Day-Glo (Based on a True Story)’ reworking elements from ‘The Neon’ into a new 10-track album – out 12 August on Mute
Erasure have announced details of their new release, "Day-Glo (Based on a True Story)", out on Mute on 12 August...
Erasure cancels remaining shows in UK & Europe, South America and North America
Erasure have announced that they are cancelling the upcoming UK & European, South American and North American legs of The...
The 10 best synthpop / electropop albums of all times (and 5 more)
Electropop is a hybrid music genre combining elements of electronic and pop genres. During the late 1970s bands such as...
Erasure postpone January and February North American tour dates
The January and February shows of Erasure won't go ahead in North America. Here's what Erasure just communicated: "We are...
30 Years Of Journalism – Celebration Interview with Bernard Van Isacker (Side-Line & Alfa Matrix): ‘Consider Us As An Incubator For Talents’
Back in 1991 I started writing my first reviews for Side-Line magazine. I would have never thought to go on...
Click Interview with Elektrostaub: ‘I Don’t Really Like To Look Back, I Love To Look Forward’
Patrick Knoch set up Elektrostaub in 2007. Elektrostaub can be defined as Electro/Future-Pop and is a solo-project with guest singers....
Erasure to release live album ‘The Neon Live’ in 2022
Erasure will be releasing a live album, "The Neon Live", in 2022. "The Neon Live" was recorded across the two...
Erasure announce details of a surprise EP, marking the start of their UK tour – watch the trailer
Erasure (Andy Bell and Vince Clarke) have announced details of a surprise EP, celebrating the first night of their UK...
Erasure postpones european leg of ‘The Neon Tour’ until May 2022
(Photo by Phil Sharp) Erasure have just announced that they have made the decision to move the shows from October...
Erasure’s ’The Neon’ remixed interview: ‘There’s not a lot going on at the moment… perhaps a new release in 2022?’
(By our local correspondent János Janurik) "Hey, Janos, there you go…" It's cool to be in email contact with Vince...
Gareth Jones returns with second album of electronica project Nous Alpha (together with Christopher Bono)
(Photo by Our Silent Canvas Records) Out now is "A Walk in the Woods", the second album from Nous Alpha...
Andy Bell announces debut album proper under GLOK alias, shares single ‘Maintaining The Machine’
GLOK is the electronic alter ego of Andy Bell, not the Erasure frontman nor the former Anne Clark keyboardist but...
Brand new electro pop project Frontal Disco lands first single – and we get (happily!) thrown back to Erasure anno 1994….
From BlakLight member Adam Collier comes a brand new project: Frontal Disco. The idea for Full Frontal Disco already came...
Erasure announce a North American tour
UK's synthpop act Erasure have announced a North American tour earlier today set to launch January 14, 2022 in Miami...
Danish synthpop duo SoftWave to release brand new single ‘System Failure’ next month
(Photo by Dag Stinus) Out on June 11 via Bandcamp and Beatify Audio (and one week later on all other...
Erasure announce ‘The Neon Remixed’ – Listen to a brand new track ‘Secrets’
(Photo by Phil Sharp) Erasure have announced details of "The Neon Remixed", an album collating new remixes from their latest...
Cult electropop act Suicidal Romance re-releases 3 EPs which were unavailable for quite some time
Good news for the Suicidal Romance fans, the Estonian dark electropop act has decided to re-release 3 of its EPs...
Blutengel – Fountain Of Destiny (Album – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: Electro, Electro-Wave. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: While Chris Pohl last year released the debut album of his side-project...
Nick Kamen dies aged 59
English male model, songwriter and musician Nick Kamen has died at the age of 59. Kamen died yesterday, 4 May,...
After The Rain – 5 Ways To Love & Hate (EP – After The Rain)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Hailing from Madrid (Spain) After The Rain strikes back with new work. The last production...
Mind Machine – Saying Sorry (EP – Mind Machine)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Last year Brian Olsen and Brian Belknap (who’s now also involved with BlakLight) wanted...
Blutengel covers 80s hits on ‘Fountain of Destiny’
Out on March 12 is a brand new Blutengel album: “Fountain of Destiny”. The album holds ten iconic songs from...
Covenant covers Yazoo track ‘Winter Kills’
Sweden's electropop act Covenant has covered the Yazoo song "Winter Kills" which was written by Alison Moyet. The band's Andreas...
Beyond Obsession – Speaking Of A Devil (EP – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: “Speaking Of A Devil” is a song taken from the fourth full length album...
N-Frequency – Perfect World (EP – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop. Format: Digital. Background/Info: N-Frquency is a German formation, which is already active for a couple of years now....
Erasure finally sees ‘Crackers International’ hitting digital platforms 32 years after its release and more
December 18th will see the first ever digital release of "Crackers International" by Erasure. "Crackers International" is a Christmas EP...
