On January 22, Robert Görl and Gabi Delgado agreed to end DAF after 36 (!) years. [more...]

Four days ago, electronic music legend Edgar Froese from Tangerine Dream passed away in Vienna. [more...]

Fredrik “Schlatta” Wik has posted his Best of 2014 lists and a Spotify playlist. Check them out!

Bloc festival is back and returning to its spiritual home in Minehead, Somerset the weekend of March 13-15. A festival Release has reviewed previously on 2 occasions, Bloc returns with a stellar line-up of talent – including the headliners Jon Hopkins, Jeff Mills and Autechre.  [more...]

Björk’s new album “Vulnicura” is made available pre-maturely on iTunes for 24 hours, due to leaks. [more...]

The 3 British Rewind 80:s festivals have just announced most of this year’s line-ups. [more...]

Watch the new Laibach video “No History”, taken from last year’s album “Spectre”, below. [more...]

Swedish synthpop band Vanguard has been signed by German electronic music label Infacted Recordings. A new album is being recorded as we speak.

Browse a collection of photos from Erasure concerts in Copenhagen and London, by Fredrik “Schlatta” Wik, below. [more...]

Release writer Sebastian Hess met up with Australian electronic pop act Parralox just as they were about to hit the stage and open for Erasure in London. Sebastian has followed the band very closely since their early days. He booked them for a concert in Sweden back in 2010 and also for the Electronic Summer festival in 2012. Being an avid supporter of hard working indie acts he couldn’t help feeling very happy seeing Parralox get a chance like this.

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