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...
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Dole – Live (CD Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Rock-wave, dark-rock. Background/Info: Dole is a French formation that was mainly active in between 1979 and 1987. They were...
DaGeist – Sexy (CD Album – Danse Macabre Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro cold-wave, new-wave. Background/Info: DaGeist exists of Davide Schiavoni (vocals/compositions) and Frédéric Strzelczyk (bass guitar). The band was originally...
The Normal returns on Mute Records after 40 years of silence… with more silence
Earlier this year, in January to be precise, we posted this article "When an April Fools prank becomes reality: ‘STUMM433’...
‘Click Interview’ with La Mécanique: ‘DIY Is A Good Way To Produce And Share Our Passion’
Canadian musician Francis Nothingwater set up La Mécanique in 2016. He got featured on a few samplers, released a few...
New Order to release live album recorded at Manchester International Festival – Listen to ‘Sub-culture’
New Order 2019. Division made their television debut on Tony Wilson’s "So It Goes program" in 1978. For the show...
Phonseca – Between A Dream (CD Album – Phonseca)
Genre/Influences: Electro-ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: Matthew O’Connor is based in Bristol (UK) and set up Phonseca in 2017. After a previously...
Aiboforcen is back with an all new ‘In My Arms’ EP – 13 tracks incl. covers of New Order and DAF classics
Belgium's cult dark electro act Aiboforcen is back among the living. A teaser was already released online a few days...
When an April Fools prank becomes reality: ‘STUMM433’ (feat. Laibach, Depeche Mode, …)
Last year we had the idea to create an April Fools prank with a fake compilation with a lot of...
New single and video for State of the Nation – watch it here
State of the Nation (a reference to the 1986 single by New Order) is back with a single and video...
Reactor7x – And Chaos Became The New Order (CD EP – Blackened Art)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro. Background/Info: Polish dark-electro formation is now active for 10 years. After their album “Illusion Of Chaos” released in...
Ghost Painted Sky – Flightless (CD Album – Restless Grey)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, ritual-goth, cold-wave. Background/Info: Originally set up as a solo-project by David Strong and joined after a few years...
Dead Astropilots – New Control (Vinyl Album – Manic Depression Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-wave, dark-pop. Background/Info: We here welcome a duo from the Northern part of France unleashing their debut album. Manic...
‘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...
‘Click Interview’ with No Trust In Dawn: ‘A Reflection Of What We Feel About Living In The 21st Century’
No Trust In dawn has been set up in 2016 by the German duo ‘Soykut Gür’ (Down To Reality) and...
Antipole – Getting Frequent Now feat. Paris Alexander & Mats Davidsen (Digital Album – Antipole)
Genre/Influences: New-wave, guitar-wave. Background/Info: Norwegian artist Karl Morten Dahl is the creative spirit behind Antipole. This is the second self-released...
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...
Echolust – Veldisa (CD Album – Cleopatra Records)
Genre/Influences: Shoegaze, dark wave-pop. Background/Info: Echolust is a Californian trio unleashing their official debut album on Cleopatra Records. The band...
New Order releases new remix EP: ‘Music Complete: Remix’ – listen here
New Order has released a brand new remix EP, "Music Complete: Remix", ahead of their upcoming US tour dates, including...
The Charlatans return with new album ‘Different Days’ featuring Paul Weller, Johnny Marr, Stephen Morris of New Order, …
The English indie act The Charlatans are to release their new album on May 26th through BMG. "Different Days" is...
State Of The Nation – Departed (Digital EP – State Of The Nation)
Genre/Influences: Synth-pop, wave-pop. Background/Info: State Of The Nation is a new Swedish formation featuring Erotic Elk members Tomas Gustafsson and...
New Order unveils ‘People On The High Line’ video – watch it on Side-Line
New Order have unveiled a brand new video for "People On The High Line". Directed by Jackson Ducasse, the video...
The Raudive – Future Transmissions (Digital EP – Unknown Pleasures Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-rock & new-wave. Background/Info: I never heard of The Raudive before. The band is driven by a 3-membered combo...
New Order launches ‘Stray Dog’ beer, named after a track on the band’s most recent album ‘Music Complete’
New Order, have joined forces with Moorhouse’s Brewery of Burnley, U.K. to launch a new beer, set for release this...
New Order prepares new ‘People on the high line’ single for July 29 – listen to a first remix
The fourth single to be taken from New Order's "Music Complete" album, "People on the high line", featuring Elly Jackson...
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Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio – [Vision:Libertine] The Hangman’s Triad (DCD Album – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: Neo-folk & pop, cinematographic, ritual. Background/Info: Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio for sure is one of the most atypical bands active...
New Order’s ‘Blue Monday’ covered by Orkestra Obsolete using only instruments available in the 1930s
New Order's "Blue Monday" was released on 7 March 1983, and its cutting-edge electronic groove changed pop music forever. Back...
‘Click Interview’ with Peter Rainman: ‘Vince Clarke is obviously the main influence’
Peter Rainman is a name you for sure will have noticed as producer from numerous bands and productions or you...
Exclusively stream New Order’s ‘Singularity’ in an extended rework by Erol Alkan
You can now listen to Erol Alkan’s extended rework of “Singularity” taken from New Order’s forthcoming single, out on March...
New Order launches ‘Singularity’ video + Teenage Cancer Trust show at Royal Albert Hall
New Order has announced the release of their video for their latest single, “Singularity,” out March 25, 2016 on Mute....
Rodney Cromwell – Age Of Anxiety (CD Album – Happy Robots)
Genre/Influences: Synth-pop. Background/Info: Rodney Cromwell is a new solo-project set up by Adam Cresswell. This artist was formerly involved in...
Listen to the 12 inch remix of New Order’s new ‘Tutti Frutti’ single
New Order has announced full details for “Tutti Frutti” the latest single to be taken from "Music Complete" out digitally...
Imagine a map featuring the history of electronic music… it exists!
(All pictures by Dorothy) A map featuring the history of electronic music (albeit without dates), who could ever have imagined...
