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Erasure announce brand new vinyl reissues of ‘Tomorrow’s World’, ‘Snow Globe’, and ‘The Violet Flame’

Bernard - Side-Line Staff October 9, 2024 0

The British synthpop duo, Erasure, consisting of vocalist Andy Bell and Vince Clarke, have announced the vinyl reissues of three...

Laibach releases ‘Opus Dei Revisited’ single – Out now

Bernard - Side-Line Staff October 8, 2024 0

Slovenian avant-garde collective Laibach has just shared the "Opus Dei Revisited 2024" version of their iconic track “Leben heißt Leben”,...

Interview with Mat Smith (The Engineer) on pop music articles and sleevenotes

Bernard - Side-Line Staff July 20, 2024 0

(Interview by Janos Janurik) Ever since I got into online music journalism, I've always been interested in the background characters...

Robert Goerl (DAF) and Hanna Rollmann read from 'The Voice That Dwells Within' in London

Robert Görl (DAF) and Hanna Rollmann hold exclusive event in London for new book

Bernard - Side-Line Staff January 2, 2024 0

Here's an exclusive event we co-present with Cold War Night Life in London. Robert Görl (DAF) and Hanna Rollmann will...

Vince Clarke debut solo album 'Songs of Silence' out now

Exclusive interview with Vince Clarke and Reed Hays – Solo debut out now

Bernard - Side-Line Staff December 18, 2023 0

(Interview by János Janurik) Vince Clarke just released his first solo album "Songs Of Silence" in late autumn 2023. The...

Fad Gadget, Mute, Daniel Miller and Jean-Marc Lederman: 'I saw the animal in Frank'

Working with Fad Gadget and Daniel Miller was an exciting treat says Jean-Marc Lederman

Bernard - Side-Line Staff September 6, 2023 0

(Photos from the personal archives of Jean-Marc Lederman) This article draws from various updates posted by Jean-Marc Lederman (The Weathermen,...

Cult English post-punk band A Certain Ratio share Emperor Machine’s reworking of ‘Constant Curve’

Bernard - Side-Line Staff August 17, 2023 0

(Photo by Paul Husband) A Certain Ratio, commonly abbreviated as ACR, is an influential English post-punk band that originated in...

Swans share all new track from their sixteenth studio album soon out on Mute Records

Bernard - Side-Line Staff May 24, 2023 0

Swans have shared a new track from their sixteenth studio album, "The Beggar", due for release on Mute / Young...

Long lost Depeche Mode documentary goes online in the BBC Storyville series

Bernard - Side-Line Staff May 15, 2023 0

The previously unreleased 2006 documentary "Our Hobby Is Depeche Mode" by video/installation artist Jeremy Deller and psychotherapist/filmmaker Nick Abrahams is...

Mark Stewart passed away in early hours of Friday 21 April 2023

Bernard - Side-Line Staff April 22, 2023 0

Mark Stewart, a pioneering figure in post-punk and industrial hip-hop, passed away in the early hours of Friday, 21 April...

A night with Telex and Mute Records founder Daniel Miller in Brussels (BE)

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 30, 2023 0

BXL Central and Pias are collaborating to host a special musical event that brings together Dan Lacksman and Michel Moers...

Einstürzende Neubauten co-founder FM Einheit returns with all new album in March: ‘Radal Angel’ – and there is a Depeche Mode link

Bernard - Side-Line Staff February 28, 2023 0

(Photo by Thomas Rabsch) Out on March 3rd via Rustblade is the all new album by FM Einheit. Released in...

Laibach returns with ‘Love is still alive’ EP on January 20th

Bernard - Side-Line Staff January 16, 2023 0

Out on January 20th via Mute Records is the all new EP from Laibach. The "Love is still alive" EP...

Sunroof (Daniel Miller & Gareth Jones) announce their second album, 'Electronic Improvisations Vol. 2' - watch the first video

Sunroof (Daniel Miller & Gareth Jones) announce their second album, ‘Electronic Music Improvisations Vol. 2’ – watch the first video

Bernard - Side-Line Staff November 29, 2022 0

(Photo by Paul Husband) Out on 17 February 2023 via the Parallel Series of Mute is the all new Sunroof...

Phew announces reissue of 1992 album, ‘Our Likeness’ on Mute Records

Bernard - Side-Line Staff November 28, 2022 0

(Photo by Jürgen Sieckmeyer) Out on February 17 2023 on Mute is the reissue of Phew's 1992 album, "Our Likeness"...

Crime and the City Solution announces catalogue reissues for 2023

Bernard - Side-Line Staff November 17, 2022 0

Crime & the City Solution, who recently returned to the studio to record a cover of The Doors’ classic 1967...

Miss Grit back with title track and video of 2023 album ‘Follow the Cyborg’

Bernard - Side-Line Staff November 2, 2022 0

In September we announced that the electronica artist Miss Grit - aka New York-based, Korean-American musicia Margaret Sohn - had...

Pole announces new album and shares new track 'Grauer Sand'

German electronica act Pole releases title track new album ‘Tempus’ as single

Bernard - Side-Line Staff November 2, 2022 0

Pole - aka German electronic artist Stefan Betke – has launched the title track of his new album, "Tempus", out...

Telex announce details of a box set collecting their 6 studio albums

Bernard - Side-Line Staff October 20, 2022 0

(Photo by Frank Uyttenhove) Out now is "EP1" by Telex which acts as a teaser for a box set collecting...

Terence Fixmer latches debut album for Mute - Listen to the first single ‘Corne de Brume’

Terence Fixmer shares latest single, ‘Synthetic Mind’

Bernard - Side-Line Staff October 4, 2022 0

Terence Fixmer has shared his brand new single, "Synthetic Mind", the latest to be taken from his forthcoming album, "Shifting...

Virgin Prunes to release 40th anniversary edition of ‘If I Die, I Die’ – vinyl / 2CD set with rarities

Bernard - Side-Line Staff September 28, 2022 0

Out 11 November on Mute / BMG is Virgin Prunes' 40th anniversary edition of "If I Die, I Die". The...

Electronica artist Miss Grit signs to Mute, returns with a new single

Bernard - Side-Line Staff September 21, 2022 0

(Photo by Hoseon Sohn) New York-based, Korean-American musician Margaret Sohn aka Miss Grit, returns today with a new single "Like...

Pole announces new album and shares new track ‘Grauer Sand’

Bernard - Side-Line Staff August 17, 2022 0

(Photo by Ben de Biel) Pole – aka German electronic artist Stefan Betke – has announced details of a new...

Terence Fixmer latches debut album for Mute – Listen to the first single ‘Corne de Brume’

Bernard - Side-Line Staff August 10, 2022 0

(Photo by Katja Ruge) Terence Fixmer has announced details of his debut album for Mute, "Shifting Signals", out 2 December...

Mute reissues long out of print titles from Alan Wilder's solo project Recoil

Out of print titles from Alan Wilder project Recoil re-released on vinyl – Out now

Bernard - Side-Line Staff August 9, 2022 0

(Photo by Joe Dilworth) Mute has announced details of a series of reissues from Recoil (Alan Wilder), starting with three...

Mute / Spoon Records to release ‘Can Live in Cuxhaven, 1976’ on 14 October 2022

Bernard - Side-Line Staff July 26, 2022 0

The third in the series of live CAN albums will be out on 14 October 2022. "Can Live in Cuxhaven,...

Paul Kendall’s ‘Boundary Macro’ finally available as high-quality digital download via Bandcamp

Bernard - Side-Line Staff July 25, 2022 0

Following the 2021 physical release of Paul Kendall's "Boundary Macro" album on Downward Records, Cat Werk Imprint have now announced...

Cult trio project Duet Emmo gets its 'Or so it seems' album reissued in a remastered version

Duet Emmo share remastered version of ‘Heart Of Hearts (Or So It Seems)’ – Out now

Bernard - Side-Line Staff July 13, 2022 0

(Photo by Angela Conway) Duet Emmo have shared a new track from the remastered reissue of Daniel Miller, Edvard Graham...

Erasure announce ‘Day-Glo (Based on a True Story)’ reworking elements from ‘The Neon’ into a new 10-track album – out 12 August on Mute

Bernard - Side-Line Staff June 14, 2022 0

Erasure have announced details of their new release, "Day-Glo (Based on a True Story)", out on Mute on 12 August...