Belgian cult new wave act The Names returns with ‘Volume’ EP – Out now
Out now via Spleen+ is a brand new EP from the cult Belgian post-punk/new wave band The Names: "Volume". This...
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Cult new wave band The Names returns with a brand new 2-track single
Out now via Spleen+ is a brand new single from the cult Belgian post-punk/new wave band The Names. "Far From...
Back From The Wave – Psychic (EP – Space Factory Records)
Genre/Influences: Techno-Body, EBM. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Back From The Wave is a French project which has already released a few...
Cult English post-punk band A Certain Ratio share Emperor Machine’s reworking of ‘Constant Curve’
(Photo by Paul Husband) A Certain Ratio, commonly abbreviated as ACR, is an influential English post-punk band that originated in...
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...
Japanese dark techno / electro act Baroque lands new album ‘Overexposed’ on Berlin based Wie Ein Gott Records
Wie Ein Gott Records'Johannes Stabel informs us that the all new album by legendary Japanese artist Baroque, "Overexposed", will be...
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...
The bands that caused the bankruptcy of Factory Records: New Order and Happy Mondays
Factory Records was a Manchester-based British independent record label founded in 1978 by Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus. The label...
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...
Belgian post-punk / new wave act Spiral of Silence returns after almost 20 years of total studio silence
Good news for fans of the Belgian post-punk / new wave act Spiral of Silence. The band's drummer Achiel Keppens...
The Fool’s Stone – Eleven (Album – Space Factory Records)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electro, techno, techno-body. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Adriano Canzian, Massimo Bastasi and Mauro Copeta (both involved in Hard Ton) took...
Artefacts of the early days of Factory Records put on exhibition in London
(Photos and text by our UK correspondent Simon Helm) Original posters from The Factory club, along with the first steps...
Jensen Interceptor – Mother (Vinyl 2×12” – Lone Romantic)
Genre/Influences: Techno-body, IDM. Background/Info: Based in Sydney, Australia, producer Mikey Melas has released an impressive number of 12”/EP’s in a...
‘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...
Reissue of two 1980 cult releases by Basement 5 imminent – both produced by Martin Hannett (Joy Division)
Here's something for those Factory Records fans who want to collect everything related to the label and its personnel. "1965-1980"...
Peter Hook & The The Light return to perform Joy Division & New Order’s Classic ‘Substance’ compilations for Spring tour
Peter Hook & The Light return to North America from late April to early June 2018 with a run of...
Electrorites – Structures (DCD Album – Nightmare Factory Records)
Genre/Influences: Techno, dark-techno. Background/Info: Luca Vollaro is an Italian DJ and producer who’s already been active for 10 years now....
