Modern English teams up with Simple Minds and Soft Cell for 2025 North American Tour
The British new wave/post-punk band Modern English has announced its upcoming May and June amphitheater tour of North America supporting...
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Gavin Friday (Virgin Prunes) launches title track first solo album in 13 years: ‘Ecce Homo’ – Out now
Irish musician and artist Gavin Friday (Virgin Prunes) is back with his first solo album in over a decade, "Ecce...
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...
Ironic Sweden offer double single via Town & Towers Records – Out now
Swedish electronic act, Ironic Sweden, presents a double single release today via the Danish label Town & Towers Records: "Lost...
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...
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,...
Peter Hook & The Light special guests for Soft Cell concert in Kent (UK) on Friday 7th July 2023
Soft Cell will perform live in an exclusive outdoor concert in the grounds of Rochester Castle, Kent on Friday 7th...
Hungarian dark electro act First Aid 4 Souls offers 7-track strong EP/mini-album, ‘Dancing At The Abyss’
Out now via the Alfa Matrix Bandcamp page is an all new mini-album by the Hungarian dark electro act First...
35th anniversary release of Suicide’s ‘A Way of Life’ set for May 26th via Mute/BMG
(Photo by Renaud Monfourny) The 35th anniversary release of Suicide's third studio album, "A Way of Life", will be available...
‘Click Interview’ with Mark E Moon: ‘I’m Constantly Battling My Demons’
Set up and driven by Mark Sayle and Phil Reynolds Mark E Moon is hailing from the Isle Of Man....
Blancmange release new single and John Grant remix ahead of latest album, ‘Private View’ – listen here
(Photo by Helen Kincaid) Out on 30 September via London Records is Blancmange's upcoming album "Private View". Benge returns as...
Click Interview with First Aid 4 Souls: ‘There Is Trouble Ahead…’
Driven by István Gazdag the Hungarian Electro project First Aid 4 Souls remains a prolific and top notch formation. For the...
First reactions on death Andy Fletcher (Depeche Mode) from former colleagues and friends
The sudden death of Andy Fletcher yesterday has - as predicted - caused a big shockwave throughout the electro pop...
Mari Kattman interview regarding being featuring on newest Psy’Aviah EP ‘Can We Make It Rhyme’
Out now is Psy'aviah's "Can We Make It Rhyme", a 10-track EP featuring Mari Kattman on vocals. The release is...
ImJudas interview: ‘Force the hand of chance’
Out now is "Yrjudas", the debut album by ImJudas, the electro-rock solo project by Italian artist Maxx Maryan, founding member...
Genesis P-Orridge & Dave Ball – Imagining October (Album – Cold Spring Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Cinematic. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/info: “Imagining October” was originally written in 1984 but never released. Genesis P-Orridge...
Vinyl release for Genesis P-Orridge & Dave Ball’s OST ‘Imagining October’
Out later this year via Cold Spring is the vinyl release of the official soundtrack to Derek Jarman's 1984 short...
Soft Cell partners with Pet Shop Boys for new single ‘Purple Zone’ – new album ‘*Happiness Not Included’ out in May
After closing 2021 with a sold-out tour, Soft Cell are to release their long-awaited fifth studio album "*Happiness Not Included"...
Genesis P-Orridge & Dave Ball OST ‘Imagining October’ to be released on vinyl
Out on May 6th via Cold Spring is the Genesis P-Orridge & Dave Ball OST release "Imagining October". The official...
Suicide announce career spanning collection with unreleased tracks + Watch ‘Frankie Teardrop (First Version)’ film by Douglas Hart
Out on 25 March 2022 on Mute / BMG is the official collection, "Surrender", by Suicide (Alan Vega and Martin...
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...
Soft Cell release all new single, ‘Bruises On My Illusions’
Out now is the brand new Soft Cell single "Bruises On My Illusions" which also announces the band's first album...
Dubstar interview: ‘I think my biggest problem will be re-adjusting, if and when the time comes’
(Interview by Simon Helm) Dubstar first came to prominence in the 1990s with the kind of hummable dreampop songs that...
First Aid 4 Souls pays tribute to legendary subculture community LD50.hu on new album ‘Fire’ incl. string of collaborations
(Photo by Brigi Major) Veteran Hungarian artist István Gazdag joined the Alfa Matrix label in 2019 for the release of...
Naked Lunch – 80s Singles (Vinyl Album – Peripheral Minimal)
Genre/Influences: New-wave, wave-pop. Background/Info: Naked Lunch saw the daylight in 1979 (!). They released some production during the early 80s...
Did you know that Soft Cell’s ‘Sex Dwarf’ video remains banned from UK tv airing?
Soft Cell video for "Sex Dwarf" is still banned from being shown on UK television and this 38 years after...
Kid Knorke – Highscore Fetisch (CD Album – Kompuphonik Musik)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, electro-punk. Background/Info: Kid Knorke is a German project releasing its first full length album. After a previously released...
Coil + Zos Kia + Marc Almond – How To Destroy Angels / A Slow Fade To Total Transparency (CD Album – Cold Spring Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, industrial. Background/Info: Cold Spring Records’ time machine brings us back to 1983 when John Balance (Coil), John Gosling...
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...
UK synth pop act Cyber Monday launches new album ‘Store Debit’ – also available on USB !
Out now is "Store Debit", the second album by the one-man project Cyber Monday, a UK synthpop project incorporating EDM...
Soft Cell call it quits – final show in September in London
The English synthpop duo Soft Cell, consisting of Marc Almond and Dave Ball, have announced a farewell reunion concert. The...
Who is behind the brand new dark wave project ImJudas? Here’s your answer… and interview!
Whilst checking out the recent free Alfa Matrix download compilation "Matrix Downloaded 006", one new name popped up: ImJudas with...
Dave Ball (Soft Cell) and Jon Savage release soundscape album ‘Photosynthesis’
Out by early October - and ready for ordering now - is a brand new album by Dave Ball (Soft...