Over 200 acts have been announced for the seventeenth edition of the Barcelona festival Primavera Sound. The event is planned for May 31 through June 4 2017 with the musical acts crossing many genres. Of note for Release readers are Front 242, Skinny Puppy, Aphex Twin, Flying Lotus, Saint Etienne, Swans and The Wedding Present. [more...]

And One’s Steve Naghavi will embark on an 18-date solo tour of Germany in March and April called “Live & Relaxed”. The seated guests are asked to wear elegant evening attire, if possible.

German futurepop pioneers X Marks the Pedwalk are putting the finsihing touches to their new album. “Secrets” is scheduled for a March 24 release via Meshwork Records. [more...]

Depeche Mode Party Gothenburg brought VNV Nation to the brand Partille Arena, close to Gothenburg, so that they could perform their extensive “Compendium” show in all its glory, with excellent sound and lighting. Here’s a a few short words about the evening together a photo gallery. [more...]

Out of Line Weekender in Berlin is an annual gathering with over 20 live acts from genres like industrial, EBM and synthpop. [more...]

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We can reveal the first two live acts for Electronic Summer 2017 in Gothenburg. [more...]

This week, fans of Nine Inch Nails can purchase and listen to the new five song EP “Not the Actual Events” as single-sided 180g vinyl or digital. One of the tracks “Burning Bright (Field on Fire)” has been posted in full – listen below. [more...]

Release writer Mike Whyte lists his favorites from 2016. [more...]

The second Subkult festival in Trollhättan, Sweden, on June 16-17 takes shape.  [more...]