The French analogue electronic music mastermind Jean-Michel Jarre has just posted a snippet from the song “Glory” online. It’s a track he made together with fellow French dreampop experts M83, and it will be on Jarre’s as yet untitled new album. [more...]

Vince Clarke will release a series of musical equipment in his newly started company Clarke (Serious About Circuits). [more...]

Well, this is a pretty interesting combo. A rather unexpected duo have formed between Wolfgang Flür (ex-Kraftwerk) and Jack Dangers from Meat Beat Manifesto. They have joined forces for a one-off single release in April. [more...]

A new maxi single called “In the Name of Violence”  from Mexican hard hitters Hocico will be out on Out Of Line on March 27.  [more...]

The annual Record Store Day is fast approaching (April 18) and for this year Johnny Marr from The Smiths, Electronic and others have decided to release a 7″ single with a cover of Depeche Mode’s “I Feel You”.  [more...]

Don’t miss our new album reviews: Marsheaux, Hecq, Camouflage, Qntal, 2kilos &More and Blipp.

The old Swedish label Eternity Records is sort of in the spotlight again. First by the news that the synthpop band Saft (their debut album, “Paranoia Erotica” got a 10/10 review by Release back in 1998) will play live again in May, first time in ten years. Then the news that Electronic Summer will honor the “Circuit One” collection, being 20 years old this year. [more...]

Bill Leeb and his colleagues have been digging up some old rarities and unreleased tracks to be featured on an upcoming compilation album called “Rarities and B-sides”

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Electronic Summer has now released all info about their pre-party taking place on August 27, the day before the festival starts. This year they will honour the 20th anniversary of the complation album “Circuit One”, released by Eternity Records. [more...]

Kalabalik på Tyrolen has released the first 5 bands to this year’s festival roster. Dernière Volonté, Sumerian Fleet, Doric, 77TM and Diskoteket are the first acts for this festival that takes place on the Swedish countryside on August 21-22. [more...]