How did Jean-Marc Lederman end up with The The at The The Marquee gigs in 1982?
A few days ago Jean-Marc Lederman - the man who worked with numerous bands including Fad Gadget, Gene Loves Jezebel,...
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Yann Tiersen announces brand new album ‘All’ in a production by Gareth Jones – first video available
Out 15 February 2019 is the brand new album 'All', Yann Tiersen’s 10th album release. A first video for the...
We Are The Line – Songs Of Light & Darkness (CD EP – La Ligne Productions)
Genre/Influences: IDM, experimental, electro-pop. Background/Info: I discovered this French formation by their previous EP “Through The Crack”, which was a...
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",...
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...
M.I.N.E. – Unexpected Truth Within (CD Album – Oblivion / SPV)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, indie-pop. Background/Info: This new German formation is the meeting between Camouflage singer Marcus Meyn, Jochen Schmalbach, guitarist Volker...
‘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...
Logic & Olivia – Louder Than Words (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: This is the fourth full length album for the German band Logic & Olivia. René Anke, Kalle...
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...
Analogue-X – Course Of Life (CD Album – RMP Records/Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, dance-pop. Background/Info: Analogue-X is a brand-new German synth-pop formation. Set up in 2017 by René Mußbach, Susan Mußbach...
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...
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...
‘Click Interview’ with Egoprisme: ‘My Goal Isn’t To Become Famous, But To Share Feelings Through Music’
As a journalist I think it’s not my goal to only speak about ‘famous’ and/or ‘established’ artists, but still to...
De/Vision – Citybeats (CD Album – Popgefahr Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: German duo Steffen Keth - Thomas Adam are back on track unleashing the 14th full length album...
Vogon Poetry – Life. The Universe And Everything (CD Album – Audite Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Swedish pop-invaders Roger Tell, Daniel Önnerby and John Andersson are back on track unleashing their third album...
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...
New Chris Liebing album to feature Gary Numan and other artists – 3rd track now available for preview
Chris Liebing has shared "And All Went Dark", a new track from his forthcoming electronic album, "Burn Slow" which will...
Binary Park – Life On Lines (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM, body-pop. Background/Info: Binary Park strikes back with their third full length album in the band’s history. Driven by...
Technomancer releases ‘The Outsider’ EP with Apoptygma Berzerk and Angst Pop joining in Depeche Mode cover song
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) The Norwegian futurepop and EBM act Technomancer, fronted and produced by Alyxx J....
Guild Of Cats – Kill The Pain (Digital EP – Guild Of Cats)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Guild Of Cats is a Swedish band which previously released a single. This debut-EP features 4 songs....
‘Click Interview’ with Tycho Brahe: ‘It Is Painful To See Very Little Financial Return On The Recorded Work Through These Streaming Services’
Set up in 1993 by Ken Evans and Georgina Emery, Australian formation Tycho Brahe recently released the “Triplex ”-album on...
Depeche Mode 12″ singles collection boxsets to be released via Sony – pre-orders available now
It's time to let the money roll again direction the Depeche Mode bankaccount as Sony has announced the release of...
‘Click Interview’ with Pro Patria: ‘You Had To Feel The Pain’
Pro Patria Belgian formation Pro Patria has been set up by Peter Vercauteren (PVC). The band was mainly active during...
Dave Gahan (Depeche Mode) featured on new Goldfrapp single ‘Ocean’ – listen here to full track
Depeche Mode frontman Dave Gahan has joined up with Goldfrapp for the track "Ocean" on which he sings a duet...
WANT/ed – Unthinkable (CD Album – ScentAir Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, body-pop. Background/Info: Russian electro-pop formation WANT/ed returns with their fourth full length album. The band actually consisting of...
Side-Line interviews Mute label boss Daniel Miller: ‘The Lederman / De Meyer version (of ‘Back To Nature’) is very good!’
(Photo by Diane Zillmer) Out next month is the debut album by Lederman / De Meyer. On that album (titled...
Kasper Hate – Why Live When You Can Rule (CD Album – ScentAir Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: This is album number four for German project Kasper Hate, which took the habit since the debut...
Black Needle Noise – Lost In Reflections (Digital Album – Black Needle Noise)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, experimental. Background/Info: Black Needle Noise has been introduced as ‘music for the movies you haven’t dream of yet…’...
Apsürde – See Me Coming (CD EP – ScentAir Records)
Genre/Influences: Synth-pop. Background/Info: Hailing from Budapest (Hungary), Gábor Csontos, Ádám Szakács and Ákos Szénási set up Apsürde in 2006. “See...
White Birches – When The Street Calls (CD Album – Progress Productions)
Genre/Influences: Wave-pop, cinematographic-pop. Background/Info: Set up in 2013 by the Swedish duo Fredrik Jonasson (synths, drum machines, samplers) - Jenny Gabrielsson...
Sea Of Sin – Twilight (Digital EP – Sea Of Sin)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Some of the ‘older’ synth-pop lovers and especially German people will probably remember Sea Of Sin. I...
‘Click Interview’ with Damage Control: ‘The Standard Has To Be High Or Why Bother Is My Motto’
I last year discovered Damage Control by the successful debut full length “Ultranoia”, which is a real masterpiece revealing intelligent...
