The 5 best electronic drum pads on the market
In 1967, Felix Visser, a drummer playing with the Dutch pop band the VIPs, DIY-modified one of the pre-Roland Music-era...
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‘Click Interview’ with Circumpolar: ‘There Is So Much Great New Music Within Our Genre Yet To Discover’
Circumpolar is a Swedish duo driven by Jonas Mattson and Patrik Wallin. They last year self-released their debut-EP “Until The...
808 Dot Pop featuring Noemi Aurora – Blackbodies (Pulsation) (EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Format: Digital. Background/Info: The name of this project clearly refers to the legendary rhythm box TR 808 from...
Erasure announce a brand new remastered & expanded 3CD edition of ‘Chorus’
On February 14th 2020 BMG will release the latest in their series of remastered and expanded Erasure CD reissues with...
‘Click Interview’ with Onsturicheit: ‘It’s Like A Splinter In Our Soul Cause What Kind Of Future Do We Give To Our Children’
Peter Moorkens is a Belgian artist born in 1965. He started playing acoustic guitar and got later on interested by...
Interview with Erasure ‘s Vince Clarke, Mark Saunders and Gareth Jones on re-release ‘Wild!’ LP
(Interview © Janos Janurik) 2019 is a year full of anniversaries and anniversary releases and tours, just think of bands...
‘Click Interview’ with Markus Midnight: ‘Something Is So Great About A Singer Lip Syncing And Gyrating On An Empty Stage’
I never heard of Markus Midnight before he joined hands together with the Brazilian label Wave Records. This Canadian artist...
Legendary keyboard used by Alan Wilder (Depeche Mode) up for sale
Here's an item that will interest many Depeche Mode fans. Bonhams of London will be auctioning Alan Wilder’s original Roland...
Beranek: “Sound of danger” – concert and interview at Kulturhuset, Oslo, Oct. 25th 2018
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange. Photos by Einar Låker and Jan Ronald Stange) The seasoned Norwegian entertainer, comedian,...
‘Click Interview’ with Schicksal: ‘Stop Looking At Your Smartphone And Create Your Own Revolution’!
The ‘older’ electro fans familiar with EBM will probably remind Schicksal. This Belgian solo-project set up by Rudi Huybrechts released...
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,...
Ljungblut premieres music video for “Hasselblad”
(Photo: Bjørn Opsahl) (By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange / Karisma Records press release. Photos by Bjørn Opsahl and...
‘The Chaser’ single from The Ghostly Ravens – new exciting project from Fredrikstad
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) Imagine David Lynch producing an offspring of The Jesus And Mary Chain and...
‘Click Interview’ with Maschine Brennt: ‘Kraftwerk Is Very Important For Maschine Brennt’
Behind Maschine Brennt is hiding Joacim Thenander. This Swedish musician has been involved with numerous bands and multiple music genres,...
Stef Animal – Top Gear (CD Album – Fishrider Records / Occultation)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, cinematographic, dream-pop. Background/Info: The name Stef Animal doesn’t maybe say something. She’s a member of The Golden Awesome...
‘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...
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...
‘Click Interview’ with Sleepwalk: ‘Sleepwalk Is A Place To Canalize The Darker Emotions
Sleepwalk celebrates their 25th anniversary by the release of the new album “Tempus Vincit Omnia”. Core member Bruno Ruch, Andreas...
Tears For Fears launch new single ‘I Love You But I’m Lost’ to promote new ‘best of’
Out on November 10th is "Rule The World", a collection of the biggest hits from Tears For Fears including two...
‘Click Interview’ with K.I.F.O.T.H.: ‘The Album Is Written In Journalistic Style And With A View To Processing The Summary Report On The State Of The World’
Kneel In Front Of The Hangman, later on renamed into Kneel In Front Of The Executioner is already active since...
Yet another pre-Front 242 project is being resurrected and released on vinyl: Daniel B. Prothèse – listen here
We already informed you a few days ago that the pre-Front 242 project Underviewer was back alive (and there is...
Electro Spectre label Crab Key Records releases album from the brand new project Model1
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) The new project led by producer Isak Rypdal will present raw electronic music...
Listen to an exclusive preview of the new 11-track album by one of France’s best electropop product Foretaste!
Here's great news for all those into great female fronted electropop. The French top electropop act Foretaste returns with a...
Portion Control – “We aren’t musicians so for us the mouse is still the best tool!” – Tech-Talk with DJ Wildhoney
In 1980 Portion Control, one of the biggest and most underground and influential electropunk/industrial/EBM acts of the UK was formed...
Leaether Strip – “I hate all this gear snobbery!” – Tech-Talk with DJ Wildhoney
The Danish EBM/Industrial project Leaether Strip was founded in 1988 by Claus Larsen. Leaether Strip will tour North-America in March/April...
T.Raumschmiere – ‘I don’t give a sh** where it comes from … analog, digital, a cow’s fart … who cares?’ – Tech-Talk with DJ Wildhoney
T.Raumschmiere is the electro-punk project of the German techno-producer Marco Haas. He runs his own label Shitkatapult and very recently released...
Gary Numan – ‘After doing this for over 35 years I still get excited about what’s around the corner’ – Tech-Talk with DJ Wildhoney
Gary Numan (who currently lives in Los Angeles) was the lead singer of the British new-wave band Tubeway Army before...
Container 90 – Roller Derby Girls (CD EP – Sham Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM, electro-punk. Content: Container 90 is one of those hard-core EBM combo’s with a typical punkish sound on top....
