Check out the brand new Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark single “The Punishment of Luxury” below. It’s a strong synthpop song in a surprisingly heavy, very electronic costume and quite different from last single “Isotype”. [more...]

The next Electronic Summer and Winter festivals in Gothenburg will be the last. [more...]

Robert Alfons brings his synthpop project TR/ST back into the spotlight. Listen to the song “Bicep” below. [more...]

The line-up and schedule for the UK EBM, synthpop, industrial and noise festival Infest 2017 are now complete. [more...]

Tomorrow, Swedish synthpop and new wave artist Julian Brandt will release the single ”Going to Nice”, one year after the terror attack in Nice where Julian was present. [more...]

Don’t miss our latest reviews of albums from Damage Control, Seven Trees, Lionhearts, Daily Planet, Little Dragon and Erasure.

Release’s Mike Whyte has returned from this year’s Sonar Festival in Barcelona, a celebration of innovative electronic music. Read his reports and watch his photos. [more...]

In April, we told you about John Fryer’s new Black Needle Noise track ”A Shiver of Want”, with guest vocals by Bill Leeb from Front Line Assembly and Delerium. On July 13, a full album will be released. Listen below. [more...]

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Gary Numan keep adding tour dates and his new Ade Fenton-produced ”Savage” album will see the light of day later this summer.  [more...]