The second Release Best of 2014 list comes from our London and electronica writer Mike Whyte. [more...]

Indochine will perform in Sweden for the first time in decades. On Monday, April 13, they will play at Nalen in Stockholm.

In February, Swedish bodypop project Spark! returns with the new album “Spektrum”, featuring a long row of guest vocalists. [more...]

Last Saturday, The Klinik performed their very last show, and we hear it was a great concert with good sound. [more...]

It’s time for Release Magazine’s annual Best of-lists. We publish them one by one and first out is Johan Carlsson. [more...]

With the final chapter “Shadowshow”, Iamamiwhoami’s “Blue” album video series is now complete. Read Peter Marchione’s album review and watch “Shadowshow” below. [more...]

With the new review of Iamamiwhoami’s “Blue”, we have published 200 reviews in our 2,5 year old WordPress system. We also have 1675 reviews of albums, singles, compilation albums, DVD:s, books etc in our old system, which can still be accessed. So, 1875 in total on the web – and a couple of 100 in the printed Release Magazines from the 80:s and 90:s.

Electronic Summer (Gothenburg, August 27-30, 2015) revealed the first 3 live acts at last night’s Electronic Winter festival: VNV Nation, Psyche and Me the Tiger. VNV Nation will play 2 nights, with different set lists – one alternative and one with hits.

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Now (December 20) it’s time for the annual Gothenburg festival Electronic Winter (where Release is a media partner). Combichrist (Norway/USA), William Control (USA, pic), Twice a Man (Sweden), Digidroid (Sweden, Thermostatic side project) and Telemark (Sweden, Aesthetic Perfection side project with Elliot Berlin) are the main acts at the Brewhouse venue. [more...]

Nivek Ogre (Skinny Puppy) and Bill Leeb (Front Line Assembly) performed “Assimilate” together in Vancouver last night, as the encore. Leeb was a member of Vancouver band Skinny Puppy when “Assimilate” was recorded. [more...]