Kraftwerk sees early broadcast recordings released on two (not so official) releases
Something for the hardcore fans of Kraftwerk. Out soon are two archival live broadcast titles of Kraftwerk: the 5CD box...
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Kraftwerk: La Máquina Humana (The Human Machine) – Muzikalia publishes first Spanish-language biography of the electronic pioneers
"Kraftwerk: La Máquina Humana (The Human Machine)" is the latest release from Spanish publisher Muzikalia, marking the first Spanish-language biography...
Wolfgang Flür (Kraftwerk) fooled by Daft Punk impersonator
Wolfgang Flür, iconic member of Kraftwerk from 1973 to 1987, has fallen victim to a bizarre hoax involving a fake...
What are the chances there will be a new Kraftwerk album in 2025?
The last Kraftwerk studio album already dates from 2003 ("Tour de France Soundtracks"). Speculation about a follow-up pops up every...
Kraftwerk LP ‘Autobahn’ turns 50: Elektroklänge releases tribute single – Out now
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Kraftwerk album "Autobahn", Swedish minimal electro-pop ensemble Elektroklänge has released its latest...
AD:keY interview on new ‘0609’ album out now via Alfa Matrix
Last September, Alfa Matrix released the 7th studio album from AD:KEY, "0609" (available via Bandcamp): a release full of energy,...
Metroland presents 2nd EP in a four-part series: ‘Cooperation’ – Out now
"Cooperation" is the second EP in a four-part series ("Industry" being the first) from the Belgian electronic act Metroland. The...
Suburban Spell premiers ‘When I Die’ video now on Side-Line
Premiering now on Side-Line is the brand new Suburban Spell video for "When I Die". "When I Die" is about...
The Cassandra Complex announce USA leg of their World Tour 2024 – Tickets available now
(Photo by Roger op den Camp) COP International Records and Strict Tempo announce the USA leg of the CX40 World...
Celluloide – Silences We Shared (Album – Digital/CD/Vinyl – BOREDOMproduct)
"Silences We Shared" is not an entirely new album from the French Electro-Pop trio Celluloide but rather a tribute to...
Elektroklänge interview – A love letter to ‘Autobahn’
On their second conceptual album “Motorik”, the Swedish minimalistic electro-pop act, ELEKTROKLÄNGE revives the vintage Kraftwerkian "Düsseldorf sound" with their...
Cubic – Back To Basic (Album – Digital/CD – Alfa Matrix)
Three years after his promising debut album “The Cubic Alphabet”, Franky Deblomme returns with a compelling follow-up album, “Back To...
Metroland – Forum (Album – Digital/CD – Alfa Matrix)
The Belgian Metroland has been highly active in recent years. Their latest album -"Forum," directly inspired by the economic forum...
Elektroklänge – Motorik (Album – Digital/CD – Alfa Matrix)
“Motorik” is the second album by Swedish electronic artist Elektroklänge. This album serves as a tribute to Kraftwerk's legendary “Autobahn”,...
The Cassandra Complex announce second leg of their World Tour 2024
(Photo by Roger op den Camp) COP International Records, International Booking Department, and Resistencia Booking have announce the second leg...
Aiboforcen interview: ‘Transcending boundaries between noise and silence…’
The iconic Belgian dark electro/future pop act Aiboforcen recently returned with their 7th studio album, "Between Noise & Silence". Led...
Uwe H. Schmidt faces huge backlash after playing Russian Outline festival
(The visual is AI generated) In July 2024, German composer, musician and producer of electronic music Uwe H. Schmidt (aka...
Cubic interview: ‘Electro, techno and EBM into one package!’
Relying solely on hardware synths, drum machines, and fx, the sound of Cubic is made of relentless basslines, vocoder voices,...
Cubic goes ‘Back To Basic’ with brand new Kraftwerkian album
Belgian electronic artist Franky Deblomme has just released his brand new Cubic album "Back To Basic". The new album follows...
Elektroklänge pays tribute to Kraftwerk on new ‘Motorik’ album – Out now
The Swedish minimalistic electro-pop act Elektroklänge have just released their second conceptual album "Motorik". The album is the follow-up to...
Metroland lands all new album, ‘Forum’ – Out now
Alfa Matrix, the Belgian label, has embraced a Kraftwerk-inspired mode, marking the announcement of its third electro-pop release reminiscent of...
Jakojako launches all new track ‘Modus’ from ‘Segmente’ EP (NovaMute)
(Photo by Marco Krueger) Berlin based modular synthesist and DJ JakoJako, aka Sibel Koçer, has shared the first track, "Modus",...
Empire State Human offer ‘Robot Love 2002>2009’ compilation – Out now
Dublin based synthpop band Empire State Human has announced the release of its latest compilation album "Robot Love" aka "Robot...
Elektroklänge – Abfahrt (EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop. Format: Digital. Background/Info: While Swedish Elektroklänge have their second full length-album in the pipeline they now strike back...
Execunit returns with ‘Rust’ single – Out now on the Danish label Town And Towers Records
Out now is the single "Rust" (and the video for the track) by the Swedish alternative electronic/industrial synthpop act Execunit....
The Cassandra Complex to release The Plague and more on CD in March
Out via Cop International on March 14 is "The Plague", the brand new album by The Cassandra Complex. The album...
Kraftman revisits ‘Chernobyl’ fallout on new CD
Out on March 22 is the new album from the electropop act Kraftman, "Chernobyl". The physical edition is limited to...
Thor Modem – Ready To Comply (Album – Syrafabriken)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Thor Modem is a Swedish solo-project set up by Mats Ericsson (who has been...
Kraftwerk gets the dub treatment on brand new tribute album
Out via the Hamburg-based label Echo Beach on March 1st is the Kraftwerk tribute "Kraft”Dub”Werk" by Kid Loco meets Soul...
Click Interview with Darkness On Demand: ‘More Free To Communicate In Belgium Than In Germany’
“Digital Outcast” is the third album by German formation Darkness On Demand which is available now on Bandcamp and on...
Cubic hits back with ‘c128’ EP announcing all new album
Before the release of the new “Back To Basic” full length album, Belgian electronic artist Franky Deblomme aka Cubic comes...
Karl Bartos, former Kraftwerk member, to release new soundtrack for ‘The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari’
Out via Bureau B on February 9th is the all new Karl Bartos (former member Kraftwerk) soundtrack "The Cabinet of...
The Jesus And Mary Chain announce new album ‘Glasgow Eyes’
(Photo by Mel Butler) The Jesus and Mary Chain today announced the March 8th release of their new album "Glasgow...
Parallel Worlds – Applied Maths (Album – Móatún 7)
#post_seo_title Genre/Influences: Ambient-Electro, Experimental, Cinematic. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl, Cassette. Background/Info: Greek sound engineer Bakis Sirros strikes back again with...
Re-issue of two vintage tracks from pioneering NYC synth punks Comateens
The Comateens tracks “Danger Zone” and “Elizabeth’s Lover” are being reissued by Left for Dead, a label with a long...
Belgian electronic artist Franky Deblomme aka Cubic returns with ‘c64’ EP ahead of new album – available now
Belgian electronic artist Franky Deblomme is set to release Cubic's new studio album through the Alfa Matrix label. The album...
Notstandskomitee – The Doomsday Layout (Album – Block 4)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-Electro, Experimental, Cinematic. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Block 4 owner Malte Steiner strikes back with a new album of...
Working with Fad Gadget and Daniel Miller was an exciting treat says Jean-Marc Lederman
(Photos from the personal archives of Jean-Marc Lederman) This article draws from various updates posted by Jean-Marc Lederman (The Weathermen,...
Dark wave industrial act Synical releases 5th album ‘This Will All Happen Again’ today
Synical, the dark wave industrial act, is set to release their fifth album, 'This Will All Happen Again', today on...
Dish Is Nein dedicate final single, a Kraftwerk cover, to the late Dario Parisini
Out via Contempo Records is the 12 inch "The Machine" by Dish Is Nein. This cover of the classic Kraftwerk...
Bon Harris (Nitzer Ebb) featured on new The Mobile Homes album, ‘Tristesse’, out in September
Out on September 22nd, again via the Wild Kingdom label, is the all new album by the Swedish melancholic synthpop...
Juno Reactor – Transmissions (Album – Demon Records)
Genre/Influences: Goa-Trance, Psy-Trance, Electro. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: Set up in 1990 British collective Juno Reactor released its official debut...
Belgian electronica act 808 Dot Pop back with 3 albums in one go + 2 singles
Metroland's Passenger S his first solo album, “The Colour Temperature” (2020), and its companion remix album “The Cubic Temperature”, were...
Metroland’s new ‘0’ album released today: Belgian electronica duo launches on CD & blue vinyl, plus standalone ‘X’ album
Metroland's latest album, "0," is now available on CD, double blue vinyl, and for download. During the pre-sale, those who...
The new Depeche Mode album ‘Memento Mori’ is indeed probably their best from the past 20 years
(Photo by Anton Corbijn) The new Depeche Mode album, 'Memento Mori,' has been hailed by some as their best work...
Metroland – 0 (Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: After having released a few noticeable EP’s as countdown to Belgian Metroland’s fifth album...
Click Interview with Die Robo Sapiens: ‘Don’t Follow Trends, Spearhead Them!’
What comes in mind when hearing the names Jürgen Engler, Marcel Zürcher and Ralf Dörper? Die Krupps! Right; but since...
Kraftwerk’s live set at Tribal Gathering gets the not so official vinyl treatment
Out via Gimme Recordings on March 3rd is a broadcast recording of Kraftwerk titled "Tribal Gathering". The most interesting detail...
Unisonlab – Random Access (Album – Razgrom Music)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Four years after the debut album “Electrometric” (2018) we get the second album of...
Elektroklänge – Komposituation (Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop, Minimal-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Swedish Elektroklänge project formerly released a few EP’s -the first one being released...
What is the future of industrial music? The AI powered ChatGPT has an answer.
Photo by Ant Rozetsky on Unsplash For the past couple of months we have been testing ChatGPT at Side-Line to...
Out now, the debut album by Swedish minimalistic electro pop act Elektroklänge: ‘Komposituation’
After releasing several conceptual digital EPs, Swedish minimalistic electro pop act Elektroklänge finally has released the debut album, “Komposituation”. The...
Die Robo Sapiens – Robo Sapien Race (Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Four years after their impressive debut EP Die Robo Sapiens are back with...
Click Interview with Akustikkoppler: ‘Our Music Is Timeless And Follows No Trends’
Akustikkoppler is the sonic symbiosis between two, legendary, German, Electronic, artists. Matthias Schuster (Das Institut, Bal Paré, Geisterfahrer, Im Namen...
Stockholm based post-punk outfit A Projection lands all new album on Metropolis: ‘In A Different Light’
The Stockholm based post-punk outfit A Projection is back with an all new album on Metropolis. "In A Different Light"...
‘Click Interview’ with Dekad: ‘Music, Art In General Is More Than Necessary Today’
Set up as a solo-project by ‘JB’ French Electro-Pop project Dekad released its debut album “Sin_lab” in 2005. This year...
Out now – debut album by Die Krupps side-project Die Robo Sapiens – ‘Robo Sapien Race’ out on Vinyl and as 2CD boxset
After a couple of teasing EP and video clip releases, the Belgian Alfa Matrix label releases today the full length...
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...
Metroland – 4.0 (EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: After having released several productions under the 808 Dot Pop moniker, ‘Passenger S’ moves...
Click Interview with Skren: ‘I Like The Idea Of Destruction And The Search For A Fresh Start’
Skren is a German duo driven by ‘Bias’ and ‘Poisa’. Hailing from Düsseldorf they this year self-released their second album...
Swedish minimalistic electro pop act Elektroklänge returns with new EP and shows music-AI generated faces
The Swedish minimalistic electro pop act Elektroklänge is finally back with a new release, "Kosmische Musik" EP. The EP is...
Dekad – Nowhere Lines (Album – BOREDOMproduct)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop, Body-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: French formation Dekad strikes back with a new album, which is the first...
Reakton – Micro: Macro: Nano (Album – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop. Format: Digital, USB. Background/Info: Three years after the successful debut album “Weltall: Erde: Mensch” Berliner formation Reakton joined...
New single for Swedish electro act The Below feat. Jesper Hanning (from Ausgang Verboten)
This Friday Swedish electro musician Bo Magnusson has a new single out under the moniker The Below. It's a two...
Manchester’s post-punk act Weimar presents ‘I Smashed The Looking Glass’ single/video
Manchester's post-punk act Weimar presents the single "I Smashed The Looking Glass", as a teaser for their new album "Dancing...
Rector Scanner – Fluormenschen (EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-Electro, Electro-Pop. Format: Digital. Background/Info: The last year released third album “Teleskop” brought German duo Rector Scanner back on...
