For fans of classic atmospheric British electronica, Lodz in Poland is the place to be on October 25-28. The Orb and Orbital will appear on the same bill on the same night, as part of the festival Soundedit. [more...]

On October 5, Marie Davidson will release her new album “Working Class Woman” through Ninja Tune and Make It Rain Records. [more...]

The upcoming vinyl Yazoo box set will also be available on CD, as a 3CD box. [more...]

We, Release Magazine, hosted the worldwide premiere of the new Empirion music video “I Am Electronic”. Watch it below now. [more...]

Two releases into their career, Stockholm’s post-punk and darkwave outfit A Projection have provided listeners with a widely-varying palette from which to draw. After being signed by Hamburg based Tapete Records even before there was a full band setup, A Projection have seen a massive increase in popularity and already played the major festivals on the scene.

We caught up with the band in Cologne, to discuss how they have evolved since their debut album, the difference between synth and post-punk and what they have in store for their increasing pool of fans in the future. [more...]

As a synth fan growing up in Stockholm in the 80:s and 90:s, there’s a lot of relatable stuff in the new comic book “Synthare” by Tomas Zackarias Westberg. [more...]

Before Skinny Puppy even existed, Cevin Key had an idea. This collection called “Brap and Forth vol. 8″ is gathering pieces from that period, featuring outtakes and demos.

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The new Henric de la Cour album “Gimme Daggers” is now set for a September 14 release on Progress Productions. We have a promo and a review is in progress. Listen to the new single ”Kowalski Was Here” below. [more...]

In July, we told you about Nitzer Ebb’s comeback and their Amphi show next year. Now, three more dates have been added (and more will follow). [more...]

1981 was a remarkable synthpop year with releases like Depeche Mode’s ”Speak and Spell”, Soft Cell’s “Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret” and The Human League’s “Dare”. And then we have Midge Ure’s Ultravox, with the classic single ”Vienna” (taken from the 1980 album with the same name) and the album ”Rage in Eden”.

Release’s Fredrik ”Schlatta” Wik focused on the Ultravox album ”Brilliant” and its tour in his 2012 Midge Ure interview. Now, Midge sat down with Release again, at the Amphi Festival in Cologne, for an interesting chat about his overall career and how working as a musician, songwriter and singer has changed since the 80:s.
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