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...
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Bérèche You completes Spring releases with ‘Business Of Love’ album
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange. Photos Tarjei Krogh / band) Bérèche You follows up the first three Spring...
OMD announce North American leg of Bauhaus Staircase Tour – Check the dates now
(Photo via OMD) OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) have announced the North American dates for the North American leg...
Bel Canto announces brand new album, ‘Radiant Green’, 22 years after previous studio album
Update: Geir Jenssen has co-written two of the tracks on "Radiant Green". (Photo by Knut Åserud) Good news from Norway...
Karl Bartos, former Kraftwerk member, to release new soundtrack for ‘The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari’
Out via Bureau B on February 9th is the all new Karl Bartos (former member Kraftwerk) soundtrack "The Cabinet of...
Blackcarburning – Sleepers (Album – COP International)
#image_title Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop, Indie-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: While the Mesh fans are waiting for years now for a new...
Watch the premiere of OMD’s ‘Veruschka’ video tonight at 7pm UK time / 8pm CET
OMD is set to debut the music video for "Veruschka," a sneak peek from their upcoming album "Bauhaus Staircase," tonight...
Depeche Mode photographer Brian Griffin talks about his new photo book ’Mode’ – Out now
(Photos by Brian Griffin, Interview by Janos Janurik for Side-Line) Brian Griffin was responsible for the visual perception of Depeche...
OMD to release new album in October: ‘Bauhaus Staircase’ – probably the band’s last album ever
OMD is set to release their 14th studio album, "Bauhaus Staircase", on 27th October through White Noise Records. This new...
Carl Eric – The Garden (Album – Studio Hagbyhemmet)
Genre/Influences: Italo-Disco, Electro-Pop. Format: Digital. Background/Info: “The Garden” is the debut full length of Swedish project Carl Eric. Some songs...
Melbourne-based synthwave act Suburban Spell unveils the ‘Bright Gold Cross’ single and video, providing a glimpse of the upcoming ‘Falling Down’ EP
The solo synthwave project of Peter Endall, Suburban Spell presents the new single and video "Bright Gold Cross", a teaser...
Orchestral Manoeuvres (OMD) reissues ‘Dazzle Ships’ with bonus material in 3 formats
"Dazzle Ships," the fourth studio album from the English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), is set for...
Belgian electronica act 808 Dot Pop back with 3 albums in one go + 2 singles
Metroland's Passenger S his first solo album, “The Colour Temperature” (2020), and its companion remix album “The Cubic Temperature”, were...
Metroland’s new ‘0’ album released today: Belgian electronica duo launches on CD & blue vinyl, plus standalone ‘X’ album
Metroland's latest album, "0," is now available on CD, double blue vinyl, and for download. During the pre-sale, those who...
Unroyal – This Is Louder (Album – Progress Productions)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: After having released two singles Swedish duo Unroyal unleashes their new album. This is...
Lights A.M – Clouds (Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Ambient-Electro, Cinematic. Format: Digital. Background/Info: One year after the debut album “Stories Without Words” we get the second opus...
Howard Jones to embark on an acoustic 13-date UK tour
(Picture by Howard Jones PR) The Howard Jones Acoustic Trio embark on a 13-date UK tour at The Bath Forum...
OMD to release ‘Architecture & Morality (The Singles)’ in celebration of the album’s 40th anniversary
OMD have announced the release of "Architecture & Morality (The Singles)" in celebration of the album's 40th anniversary. Ahead of...
Liars share live performance from Sydney: ‘Liars: Live at Phoenix’
(Photo by Clemens Habicht) While Liars' latest album, "The Apple Drop", is out today, the band has also now released...
Erasure’s ’The Neon’ remixed interview: ‘There’s not a lot going on at the moment… perhaps a new release in 2022?’
(By our local correspondent János Janurik) "Hey, Janos, there you go…" It's cool to be in email contact with Vince...
Liars complete video trilogy with ‘From What The Never Was’
(Photo by McLean Stephenson) Liars have launched their new track, “From What The Never Was”, the latest single from their...
Erasure announce a North American tour
UK's synthpop act Erasure have announced a North American tour earlier today set to launch January 14, 2022 in Miami...
OMD announces 2022 North American tour dates
OMD is coming back to North America for a headline tour bringing 40 years of greatest hits. You can see...
Danish synthpop duo SoftWave to release brand new single ‘System Failure’ next month
(Photo by Dag Stinus) Out on June 11 via Bandcamp and Beatify Audio (and one week later on all other...
Erasure announce ‘The Neon Remixed’ – Listen to a brand new track ‘Secrets’
(Photo by Phil Sharp) Erasure have announced details of "The Neon Remixed", an album collating new remixes from their latest...
Lights A.M – Stories Without Words (Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Ambient, Cinematographic. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Lights After Midnight (Lights A.M) previously released a few EP’s and strikes back with...
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...
Alien Skin – New Romance: 1984 (Album – ScentAir Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: After the last year remarkable “P.O.P. Pop”-album, George Pappas (known from his involvement in...
She’s Got Claws – Doppelgänger (Album – She’s Got Claws)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Wave. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Originally set up in 2011 by the UK duo Micci Lou - Chris O-Ten, She’s...
Fermion – Elegaic (Album – Fermion)
Genre/Influences: Wave-Pop, Cinematographic. Format: Digital. Background/Info: American duoAugustine Backer - Eric Shans (also involved with Phenotract) is back on track...
A visit at ‘Electronic: from Kraftwerk to The Chemical Brothers’
(Photo & Text by UK correspondent Simon Helm) If you are curating an exhibition on electronic music and design, how...
Beat Noir Deluxe – Crash (Album – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, dark-pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Beat Noir Deluxe is a project based in South Tyrol (Italy) and set...
Lights A.M – Surrender & Evolve (EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Ambient-pop, electro-ambient. Format: Digital. Background/Info: “Surrender & Evolve” is the second EP by Essence Of Mind front manErlend Eilertsen....
