News editors: Mikael Kahrle & Johan Carlsson

Second, more electronic Dave Gahan CD

Jun 28 2007 | By: Mattias Huss (Uppsala/Stockholm, Sweden)

The follow-up to "Paper Monsters" from 2003 is called "Hourglass" and set for release in late October. The sound is described as more electronic, but keeping the rough edges and spontaneity. Gahan wrote and produced the songs in collaboration with Christian Eigner and Andrew Phillpot of the Depeche Mode touring band in New York while Depeche Mode were catching their breath.

Nitzer Ebb and Ladytron headline mini festival

Jun 28 2007 | By: Mikael Kahrle (Gothenburg, Sweden)

Nitzer Ebb, Ladytron, Terence Fixmer, Soman, Kloq, Black Strobe, Bermuda Triangle and Frozen Plasma make up the line-up for the Extended Electronics Festival at Berlin's Kulturbrauerei on September 20.

De/Vision: new album and tour

Jun 26 2007 | By: Johan Carlsson (Stockholm, Sweden)

The German electropop band De/Vision will release their next album "NOOB" on August 24. The "NOOB Tour 2007" of Germany and Poland starts on September 22.

Assemblage 23 remix of AFI side project

Jun 26 2007 | By: Mikael Kahrle (Gothenburg, Sweden)

Tom Shear of Assemblage 23 tells Release he has just completed a remix for the synthpop/electro/EBM side-project of alternative rockers AFI, called Blaqk Audio. Interscope is going to release the full length "Cex Cells" later this summer, preceded by the single "Stiff Kittens", with the Assemblage 23 remix.

New Mobile Homes single produced by Sami Sirviö

Jun 20 2007 | By: Johan Carlsson (Stockholm, Sweden)

I recently got word from Hans Erkendahl in classic Swedish synthpop band Mobile Homes about their new material. The single "Close" is soon upon us, produced by Sami Sirviö from Kent, and mixed by electronica artist Andreas Tilliander. It's said to be a trip back to the time when Mobile Homes released the vinyl singles "Feeling Better" and "Let This Be Forever".

Mobile Homes will play the new single at Debaser Medis in Stockholm on July 7, together with ex-Kraftwerker Wolfgang Flür on his Electro Knirsch tour, with danceable tunes and remixes from both Yamo and Kraftwerk.

Up and down for Swedish festivals

Jun 20 2007 | By: Mikael Kahrle (Gothenburg, Sweden)

The Arvika Festival this year is going to be sold-out shortly (15 000 tickets).

The Peace & Love Festival is already sold-out.

But last weekend's Hultsfred Festival only sold 23 339 tickets. The organisers hoped for a lot more and the 2005 and 2006 festivals were sold-out. The ticket price was 25% higher this year. Hultsfred will be back 2008 (June 13-14) though.

40 of the 2007 Hultsfred concerts were filmed, among them the successful but rainy night concert with Pet Shop Boys.