Blixa Bargeld.
Photo by: Ali Kepenek.

Einstürzende Neubauten are currently recording their forthcoming album, which is scheduled for a release later this year. The first single from the album, "Total Eclipse of the Sun", will be out August 2, on Mute in Europe and on Nothing in North America.
In October Einstürzende Neubauten will tour South America.
Blixa Bargeld could be heard on last year's Ice album "Bad Blood", where he contributed vocals to four tracks. /Kristoffer Noheden

Yazoo best of-CD and remix singles

A Yazoo best of compilation will be out in September. Two remixers, Richard Stannard and Julian Gallagher, have made a 1999 version of the classic "Only You", which will be released as a single before the compilation. The single will also contain "Don't Go (Tee's Radio Mix)" and "Winter Kills". A limited edition CDM will be made as well, with the original version of "Only You" and two other versions of "Don't Go".
A suggestion to Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet: now would undoubtedly be a good time to record one or two new songs. /Mikael Kahrle, Glenn Bronsdon

London after Midnight in the studio

London after Midnight are currently in the studio working on their forthcoming album "Violent Acts of Beauty". It should be released this autumn or winter. /Johan Astemark

Pig, En Esch and Julian Beeston pays tribute to Ministry

"A Tribute to Ministry: Wish You Were Queer" was released by Invisible Records on June 29. Among the contributing artists are Pig, former KMFDM singer and multiinstrumentalist En Esch, former Nitzer Ebb member Julian Beeston, Meg Lee Chin, and Jared of Chemlab, here teamed up with Alien Sound. /Kristoffer Noheden

Malaise once again promise to release their new album

The Swedish electrogothband Malaise will finally release their "new" album. No releasedate has been set yet, but August seems like a realistic release month. /Johan Astemark

Tricky's new album "Juxtapose"

The new Tricky album "Juxtapose" has been set for an August 16 release. The single "For Real", including non-album bonus tracks, will be out July 26. A promotional-only twelve inch with the album tracks "Bom Bom Diggy" and "Hot Like a Sauna", both featuring rapper Grease, shows Tricky moving towards a more electronic hip hop sound. /Kristoffer Noheden

New Smashing Pumpkins album this fall

The Smashing Pumpkins are in the process of finishing the recordings for their forthcoming album, which is set for a release this autumn. /Kristoffer Noheden

New Mute signings

Mute Records has signed the bands Slick Sixty and Echoboy.
They have also signed techno act Westbam for the UK and North America. Westbam will release a new album in September. /Kristoffer Noheden

Kura - new Corpus Delicti side project

The previous Corpus Delicti vocalist Sebastian has a new solo project coming up: Kura. /Johan Astemark