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The Cassandra Complex release debut album ‘Grenade’ in a 2019 remastered version
(Picture by Xavier Marquis) The classic The Cassandra Complex album “Grenade” from 1986 is once again available. Over 30 years after making their debut, the.
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Human Steel – Invaders (CD Album – Human Steel)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Set up in 2007 by the Polish duo Wojciech Gierowski (aka ‘Lindey Lindstorm’) and Marcin Wanat “Invaders” is the band’s third full.
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Why Kraftwerk Should Be Inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Kraftwerk are one of the most important and influential bands of all time, the most influential for us, and yet they have yet to be.
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Kraftwerk wins sampling case in EU top court: permission needs to be obtained to sample another musician’s song
A verdict in the EU top court – which lasted for 22 years (!) – is defining the rules of musicsampling. The legal battle involved.
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‘Click Interview’ with Novocibirsk: ‘The Approach That Was Mine, Was Not To Compose Music’
Electro-pop lovers know the French label BOREDOMproduct. This label is the host of bands such as Celluloide, Dekad, Foretaste… but do you remember the first.
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‘Click Interview’ with Mark Burghgraeve: ‘We Were Multicultural Anarchists With A Rainbow Of Tastes And Opinions’
Does the name Mark Burghraeve make ring a bell? No doubt about it, ‘older’ electro heads know this Belgian artist born in 1961! Together with.
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‘Click Interview’ with The Overlookers: ‘We Wanted To Break The Rock‘N’roll Codes’
The French electro-pop label BOREDOMproduct doesn’t often sign new bands. So I was really wondering who was hiding behind this new name added to the.
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Novocibirsk – Télévision 1945 Volume 1 (CD Album – ProductionB)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, minimal-electronics. Background/Info: ProductionB is the brand-new subdivision of the French electro-pop label BOREDOMproduct. The French label released its first album in the early.
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‘Click Interview’ with Viviankrist: ‘Equipment Gives Me Inspiration’
Viviankrist is a minimal electro/power-noise project set up by Japanese female artist Eri Isaka. Around 1997-1999 she was member of the industrial-noise project called Vivian.
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Darkness On Demand – Detoxination (Digital EP – Repo Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, body-pop. Background/Info: From Dance Or Die to Darkness On Demand not much has really changed in style and influences. Gary Wagner, Falgalas and.
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Datapop – Pop (CD Album – Razgrom Music)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Swedish duo Mikael Larsson – Anders Wilhelm have been active for a couple of years and don’t hide their devotion to Kraftwerk..
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Metroland holds special expo ‘Pictures to listen to’ in Mechelen (BE) – here’s a video report by Side-Line
Our Side-Line editor in chief Bernard Van Isacker was present at Metroland’s opening expo night in Mechelen (BE) this weekend. At the expo you can.
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2-track Karl Bartos vinyl single with 50th issue Electronic Sound
The Electronic Sound magazine is celebrating its 50th issue with a special vinyl package when you sign up to the magazine’s Bundle Subscription: 2 Karl.
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Metroland returns with brand new single ‘Reframed’
To close this fruitful 2018 year in beauty, Belgium’s vintage synth pop duo Metroland are releasing today the exclusive “Reframed” digital EP (first via Bandcamp)..
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One – Alpha Noise Fetishism (CD mini-Album – One)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, rhythmic-noise. Background/Info: One (or also called One Human Factor) is a French project that was set up in 1996. It seems that an.
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Iris Manta – Kilonova (CD Album – Iris Manta)
Genre/Influences: Electro-ambient, electro-pop, minimal-electro. Background/Info: “Kilonova” is the second full length album by Greek artist Manos Zafirakis. Iris Manta is inspired by astral-ambient music and.
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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 are available first on Bandcamp.
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Carl Finlow – Romboid Assassin (Digital EP – Lone Romantic)
Genre/Influences: IDM. Background/Info: Born in England, but operating from Toulon (France) Carl Finlow is an old servant from the electro/IDM scene. He has released an.
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House Of Blondes – Time Trip (CD Album – Alrealon Musique)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, experimental. Background/Info: John Blonde and Chris Pace are operating from N.Y (USA). So far they released 2 albums on their own label Glowmatic.
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Microwelt – A1 (CD EP – Electro Shock Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Microwelt is a German duo consisting of Machinist A & B. Behind these robotic nicknames are hiding Thoralf Dietrich (Jäger 90) and.
