Electronic Summer is a new indoor festival at the multi venue in Gothenburg, organized by Depeche Mode Party Gothenburg and PK Musik. The former consists of two seasoned people in the electronic scene – Henrik Wittgren and Sebastian Hess – and together they managed to run a very successful event, with a synthpop slant. After a draught of big events in the synth genre here in Sweden there seemed to be an unmet need in people that they could satisfy, and it was very close to sold out. Lots of familiar faces came out for this, and there have been an unanimous praise of the festival afterwards.

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A video clip for the And One “S.T.O.P.” song “Killing the Mercy”, directed by Adolf Steinhimmel, has just been released. [more...]

2012 finds Talk Talk being paid tribute by a number of peers, through new music and literature. [more...]

J. Strauss (Johan Fridh) is the mastermind and vocalist of Swedish industrial band Morlocks (that released the album “Outlaw of Fives” in 2011), but in his spare time he’s fiddling with his own solo material as Strauss Ex Machina. [more...]

Randolph & Mortimer is a new industrial act from Sheffield, England. In a real identity shocker, the members are named Randolph and Mortimer, and they are now giving away their track “The Markets” for free. [more...]

EMI has compiled a quite intriguing double album entitled “Electrospective”, chronicling electronic music from way back up to today. [more...]

In a new relaxed and interesting video interview, Vince Clarke and Martin Gore talk about their project VCMG, their relationship, their time together in Depeche Mode and the future. [more...]

During 2011 Kraftwerk introduced a new live show in Munich and in the spring of 2012 Kraftwerk performed 8 nights in a row at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. During these concerts some new 3D projections were shown and continuing that theme it has taken Kraftwerk to the US, Japan, Brazil and to my personal joy Gothenburg and the Way out West festival. [more...]

The Swedish old school EBM and harsh industrial project Cynical Existence has signed with Belgian label Alfa-Matrix. [more...]

British duo Orbital has made plans for a North American tour in September and October. [more...]