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Metallica launches trailer 3D-film 'Through the Never'

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:22:34 PDT

And now something really industrial. Metallica has launched a first trailer for the 3D-film "Metallica - Through The Never" which is a mix of fiction and concert shootings. The film should be out in...

John Foxx releases 3 disc 'Metadelic' compilation featuring BBC sessions

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:09:30 PDT

"Metadelic" is a brand new three disc John Foxx compilation album (two CDs and a DVD) intended as a companion to 2010's "Metatronic". This album includes an entire disc's worth of material (14...

Cassette release for A New Life

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:07:25 PDT

A New Life, the new minimal synth wave project founded by Maurizio Pustianaz (Chain DLK Magazine), has a new release out, the cassette (!!) "Fright Treasures". The project was born in 2011 "because...

Nouvelle Phenomene 'Caresse' 2-track single on Bandcamp

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:05:36 PDT

Nouvelle Phénomène, pop Noir newcomers from Budapest (Hungary), offer the brand new 2-track single "Caresse". On the single they are flirting with cold 80s sounds and taking their...

Soft Riot launches 2-track single 'Your Own Private Underworld'

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:03:38 PDT

Out now on Other Voices Records is "Your Own Private Underworld", a digital single by Soft Riot. The 2 tracks on the single are "Your Own Private Underworld" and "You've Been A Seeker For Long...

Noblesse Oblige return with rather juicy 'Mata Hari' video

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:02:07 PDT

Out tomorrow is the new Noblesse Oblige album "Affair Of The Heart". Out now is the video from "Mata Hari" which shows quite well why this band is one of our favorites: a combination of strong female...

Alkemic Generator joins Nilaihah Records and preps 2 new releases

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:01:52 PDT

The newly formed Italian trio Alkemic Generator has joined Nilaihah Records. The project fuses classic EBM and darkwave music with a hint of rock, a dash of tribal and operatic female vocals. Out...

80sObscurities presents: Danse Macabre - 'The Spirit of Bulgaria'

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:53:29 PDT

This 80sObscurities was founded by DJ Rexx Arkana to showcase old, often unknown or forgotten acts and tracks from the decade when electronic music was truly the new wave. Rexx Arkana has been a...

Pet Shop Boys release Boys Noize remix 'Axis'

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:47:51 PDT

UK synth pop outfit have released the Boys Noize remix of their latest single "Axis" just like we announced it. The new album "Electric", produced by Stuart Price, will be release on July 15 via the...

Fraudulent Tsunami of asian likes hits Facebook band pages - and Facebook knows it

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:02:34 PDT

We noticed it already on our Side-Line page in the past, there is something odd going on with the likes pages get these last few months. Likes from countries like Indonesia, India, the Philippines,...

Hurts goes 'Blind' on new single

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:50:58 PDT

Out today is "Blind", the new single from Hurts. The single includes remixes from Frankie Knuckles, Jan Driver, and a cover of Oasis' "Wonderwall"; and is by far one of the most boring releases we...

New free single for Distorted Memory

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:49:49 PDT

Formerly signed to Noitekk/BlackRain, Distorted Memory has now created their own label Disciples of the Watch on which they'll release their upcoming full length album "The Eternal Return" on June...

Swedish electro pop band Selected Area returns with 'Need You' single

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:49:48 PDT

The Swedish band Selected Area's new digital release "Need You" is out today. You can listen to it below. Selected Area is a three piece band from Gothenburg, Sweden that started already in 1983....

Electronic Saviors donates 10K to charity and announces 3rd volume charity compilation

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:48:58 PDT

Jim Semonik, brain behind the "Electronic Saviors : Industrial Music To Cure Cancer" compilation series, announces that the project will be donating 10K to the charities Gilda's Club of Western PA...

Dirk Ivens collaborates with Jenn Vix for 2-track single

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:46:57 PDT

Out on May 23 is the double track single "Fuck, Rinse, Repeat" / "Burn" which is a collaboration between electronic rock artist, Jenn Vix, and Dirk Ivens (Absolute Body Control, The Klinik, and...

Miss FD releasing 3rd studio album 'Comfort for the Desolate' in mid-June

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:45:32 PDT

Out on June 18, 2013 is the newest album from the charming dark synthpop act Miss FD. On her third studio album "Comfort for the Desolate", Miss FD handles the acceptance and the dangers lurking...

Sonik Foundry remix contest - join in now

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:44:28 PDT

Sonik Foundry has a new remix contest and digital EP called "Twisted Remixes" in preparation for their upcoming CD release "Chaos". For the occasion they launched a remix competition which will be...

The Doors' keyboard player Ray Manzarek dead at 74

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:43:20 PDT

Ray Manzarek, keyboard player and founding member of The Doors, has died after a long battle with bile duct cancer. He was 74 and died yesterday afternoon in Rosenheim, Germany. Manzarek formed The...

Ex-Swarf member returns with Luuma project and first release, 'The Tessera E.P.'

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:42:32 PDT

Chris Kiefer who used to be a member of Swarf, has launched a new experimental dance music solo project: Luuma. The project has just released an EP on UK label ChordPunch, "The Tessera E.P.". You can...

80sObscurities presents: Ruins - 'Fire'

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:37:24 PDT

This 80sObscurities was founded by DJ Rexx Arkana to showcase old, often unknown or forgotten acts and tracks from the decade when electronic music was truly the new wave. Rexx Arkana has been a...

First Annual K.O.M.A. Festival to launch this summer in Oslo

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:40:05 PDT

From 20-22 June, Scandinavian and Northern European electronic music fans will flock to Oslo, Norway for the first annual K.O.M.A. Music Festival. Showcasing both established and insurgent acts from...

Morten Harket (A-ha) performs 'Take on me' on Billboard Music Awards

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:25:09 PDT

Last night A-ha's Morten Harket performed "Take on me" as heavily used on "Feel This Moment" with Pitbull and Christina Aguilera at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas. The performance of...

Aesthetische launch free track for reaching 1000 fans on Facebook

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:14:54 PDT

Available now is the free track "Red Trackers (The 1000 Milestone Edit)" by the Brazilian electro act Aesthetische (featuring the Aghast View crew). The free track comes as a present from the band...

Sunday Times features house Alan Wilder (ex-Depeche Mode) as 'Celebrity Home of the Week'

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:38:10 PDT

Today the UK newspaper Sunday Times features the 4 millon UK pound house of Alan Wilder (ex-Depeche Mode) as 'Celebrity Home of the Week'. Here's the text that accompanies the above picture: "Owned...

Nine Inch Nails bassist Eric Avery quits band

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:47:37 PDT

In a post on Facebook Nine Inch Nails bassist (founding member of Jane's Addiction) Eric Avery has announced that he won't be touring with Nine Inch Nails. Says Avery: "its with very mixed emotions I...

Leftfield returns with new material for the first time in 15 years

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:46:25 PDT

For the first time in 15 years, electronica pioneering act Leftfield is recording new material that will be heard for the first time when Leftfield will appear at The Playground Festival the 7th June...

Side-Line presents Peter Murphy in Belgium on 3/06, celebrating 35 years of Bauhaus

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:45:10 PDT

Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy has just started the Mr. Moonlight Tour, celebrating 35 years of Bauhaus as we reported earlier. Murphy, who has started working with producer Youth (Killing Joke, The...

Google launches streaming music service in US (to start with)

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:33:45 PDT

Google has launched a competitor to Spotify, Deezer, Rdio etc. Yes, the mogul has launched itself on the music streaming market (something we talked about not so long ago actually) in order to defend...

Monophona, a trip-hop band you should check out - and here's how we discovered them

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:55:46 PDT

Last night I received a mail from the PR-agent from the Luxembourg based act Monophona if I could check his band out. You could think, 'so what?', but I get hundreds of these mail each week, and...

Finish electrorock quintet Zarthas back with second album, 'Spit/Ignite'

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:52:50 PDT

Zarthas, the self-proclaimed electrorockers from Oulu, Finland are back with their 2nd album entitled "Spit/Ignite". The album will be released via Violent Journey Records on June 7th 2013. Zarthas...

80sObscurities presents: Miko Mission - 'Two For Love'

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:50:03 PDT

This 80sObscurities was founded by DJ Rexx Arkana to showcase old, often unknown or forgotten acts and tracks from the decade when electronic music was truly the new wave. Rexx Arkana has been a...

Siva Six strike further with 15-track EP 'Superstition'

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:09:29 PDT

The much awaited "The Twin Moons" album put Greece's best dark electro export product Siva Six right back in the spotlight, on dancefloors and on stages across Europe. The new "Superstition" EP holds...

Cynical Existence returns with 6-track EP 'Beholder'

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:07:31 PDT

2 months after the release of the brand new video for Cynical Existence "I'm Broken", Sweden's raging act Cynical Existence returns with a brand new single, or rather EP, "Beholder". The 6-track...

Schwarzblut offers studio reports on new 2014 album via video

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:05:23 PDT

Dutch dark electro act Schwarzblut has revealed 2 studio reports from the recording of their 3rd album. The yet untitled new album will be out on Alfa Matrix in Spring 2014. More Schwarzblut news at...

80sObscurities presents: Kissing the Pink - 'One Step'

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:03:01 PDT

This 80sObscurities was founded by DJ Rexx Arkana to showcase old, often unknown or forgotten acts and tracks from the decade when electronic music was truly the new wave. Rexx Arkana has been a...

Side-Line goes Depeche Mode in Nice - here are the pictures !

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:51:38 PDT

On May 4th, Depeche Mode played in Nice, France in front of 9000 French Depeche Mode fans. Our Side-Line photographer Vivi Ball was there and made a bunch of pictures. You can view them below in the...

A new Bruderschaft track pops up out of the blue: 'Falling'

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:01:35 PDT

Out of the blue, we finally get a brand new Bruderschaft track! Out now via Alfa Matrix is the track "Falling" which comes as a single edit (the actual album edit will be different). The track is...

Sleepwalk and No Comment members create Nine Seconds project and launch first album 'Poladroids'

Mon, 13 May 2013 10:47:42 PDT

Out via Space Race Records / EKP is the debut album by Nine Seconds, a project formed by Oliver Spring, the vocalist of the Helvetic project Sleepwalk, together with Rene Ebner and Thomas Kowa, the...

Israeli EBM outfit Your Bunny Rot debuts on DSBP with 'Error Injection'

Mon, 13 May 2013 10:32:44 PDT

Out soon on DSBP Records is the debut album from the Israeli EBM outfit Your Bunny Rot. "Error Injection" holds 16 tracks and will be out on June 10th. The band was formed in the end of 2010 by...

Marc Houle presents newest project: La Folie

Mon, 13 May 2013 10:21:57 PDT

Last week we reported about the collaboration between Marc Houle and Miss Kittin for the "Where Is Kittin" EP. Marc Houle today reveals his new band project 'La Folie' ('The madness' in English). La...

80sObscurities presents: The Short Wave Mystery - 'Pilots'

Mon, 13 May 2013 10:07:59 PDT

This 80sObscurities was founded by DJ Rexx Arkana to showcase old, often unknown or forgotten acts and tracks from the decade when electronic music was truly the new wave. Rexx Arkana has been a...

Neutral Lies announce new 'Decipher Me' video as teaser for new 'Cryptex' album

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:52:38 PDT

Out now is the video for "Decipher Me", the brand new 5-track single for Neutral Lies. The new single announced the band's upcoming album "Cryptex" which will be out on Mai 27th. You can watch the...

Freakangel release video teaser new single 'The Book Of Violence'

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:38:10 PDT

Out in the next week (but available for pre-order on the Alfa Matrix Bandcamp page with an immediate download of the title track) is the brand new 4-track single from Freakangel: "The Book Of...

80sObscurities presents: Bruderschaft - 'Falling'

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:36:45 PDT

This 80sObscurities was founded by DJ Rexx Arkana to showcase old, often unknown or forgotten acts and tracks from the decade when electronic music was truly the new wave. Rexx Arkana has been a...

Midlands Goth Festival 2013 + 3 pairs of weekend tickets to give away !

Fri, 10 May 2013 11:02:05 PDT

On May 24, 25 and 26 Birmingham will host the Midlands Goth Festival 2013. Side-Line has 3 pairs of weekend tickets to give away - just complete the form below to take part. The festival has its...

Marc Houle and Miss Kittin join up for 'Where Is Kittin' EP

Fri, 10 May 2013 10:41:44 PDT

Items & Things label boss Marc Houle and Grenoble born techno/electro artist Miss Kittin have been getting busy in the studio with the new EP "Where Is Kittin" for which a brand new video teaser has...

Visage is back with a new album, 'Hearts And Knives'

Fri, 10 May 2013 07:13:31 PDT

New Romantic act Visage returns with a new album "Hearts And Knives" due for release in May 2013. The first single taken from the album will be "Shameless Fashion" and you can listen to it...

New Hunger Games trailer feat. Tying Tiffany's T.T.L. project

Wed, 08 May 2013 14:19:11 PDT

(via DJ Wildhoney) T.T.L. (ThroughTheLens), the side project of Italian New-Wave artist Tying Tiffany and producer/composer Lorenzo Montana who is known for his collaborations with Pete Namlook...

Re-issue of Nitzer Ebb live double-vinyl with 3 different A-sides

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:28:34 PDT

The 500 copies of the Nitzer Ebb double-vinyl "Live in Hamburg" were sold out in no time, so there will be another 501 copies of the double-vinyl, but not like the first edition. This time they will...

More details on new Pet Shop Boys album 'Electric'

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:27:05 PDT

On July 15th, Pet Shop Boys return with their new studio album "Electric", the first to appear on their own label x2 (through Kobalt Label Services). The album is the first Pet Shop Boys studio album...

Dutch Chrome extension Downloadify briefly was able to download MP3s from Spotify

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:21:32 PDT

Dutch people are notorious for going dutch (hence the proverb) , and it's no surprise to us that a new Chrome extension, Downloadify, that let Spotify users permanently download any song available...

80sObscurities presents: Art Fine - 'Dark Silence'

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:17:26 PDT

This 80sObscurities was founded by DJ Rexx Arkana to showcase old, often unknown or forgotten acts and tracks from the decade when electronic music was truly the new wave. Rexx Arkana has been a...

Daemonia Nymphe release new album 'Psychostasia' feat. ex-Dead Can Dance Peter Ulrich

Tue, 07 May 2013 15:15:24 PDT

Six years after "Krataia Asterope" (2007) and many live performances in Europe, the Greek act Daemonia Nymphe (the duo Spyros Giasafakis & Evi Stergiou) are back with their new album...

Second digital EP release by Xerxes & Phoenix: 'First Ray of Light'

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:33:58 PDT

After the delicious Lightshifters song "Luminous", Norwegian songwriter and vocalist Phoenix (aka Marthe Borge-Lunde Pfirrmann) is back with yet another release that will make you lust for more....

The Arch release 'Beating the Balance' EP

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:32:29 PDT

Out now on Echozone is the new The Arch EP, "Beating the Balance". The EP contains 4 new tracks and 3 remixes by Absolute Body control, Attrition and Tommy Rombouts. The band also released an...

New Alison Moyet album 'The minutes' out now, and it's a good one

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:29:56 PDT

The new - excellent - Alison Moyet album "The minutes" is out now and can be bought from iTunes, Amazon (MP3 and CD) and so on. And for the vinyl-enthusiasts, "The Minutes" is also being released as...

3rd album by Polish electro-industrial act Controlled Collapse

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:26:45 PDT

Out now (well, since March actually) is the third album by Polish electro-industrial act Controlled Collapse. "Babel" features 11 songs and was released in 3 different formats: digital, a standard...

Cedric Gervais and pop icon Howard Jones team up on 'Things Can Only Get Better' - and we wish we hadn't heard it

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:32:04 PDT

Some things should never be released... French house music DJ and producer Cedric Gervais has teamed with Howard Jones to create a brand new dance floor version of the synthpop icon's smash hit...

Shatoo launch 'Nothing That I Wouldn't Do' video and single

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:28:11 PDT

Out now is Shatoo's new single and video "Nothing That I Wouldn't Do". The single counts 6 tracks including remixes by Angst Pop, Technomancer and more and was mastered by Yello's Carlos...

80sObscurities presents: The House of Love - 'Shine On'

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:02:12 PDT

This 80sObscurities was founded by DJ Rexx Arkana to showcase old, often unknown or forgotten acts and tracks from the decade when electronic music was truly the new wave. Rexx Arkana has been a...

Editors debut new single 'A Ton Of Love' - and will probably lose a ton of fans

Tue, 07 May 2013 11:41:34 PDT

Out now is the new video for Editors' single "A Ton Of Love" taken from the band's next album "The weight of your love" out on July 1st. The single will be released on 7" on 24th June with "The...

El Chopo aka the biggest indie bootleg and piracy market in Mexico + Mecanica

Sat, 04 May 2013 22:46:48 PDT

Earlier last month I wrote about the bootleg markets which were flourishing in Mexico, so today I went to see the biggest one: El Chopo after I got tipped off by Side-Line reader Leydi N Villegas...

Cat Rapes Dog album 'Life Was Sweet' set for September on Artoffact

Thu, 02 May 2013 09:31:18 PDT

2 months ago we announced that Cat Rapes Dog was prepping to release a new album. And a few weeks ago we announced that the album would be out in September and that it would count 9 tracks. We can...

New 4-track 'Seconds' single for Glis out now

Thu, 02 May 2013 09:04:48 PDT

The new Glis 4-track single "Seconds" has just reached all download portals worldwide. Earlier this year Glis returned with a new album, "Phoenix" bringing in a main course of nostalgic...

I:Scintilla return with 8-track EP 'Marlow 2'

Thu, 02 May 2013 09:02:53 PDT

Out now is the brand new I:Scintilla EP "Marlow 2". The EP is the follow-up to "Marlow 1" and is only available as a digital release. This new EP features 4 new studio recordings plus 4 remixes. The...

Legendary synthesist behind Oppenheimer Analysis, Martin Lloyd, passes away

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:10:56 PDT

The Minimal Wave label informs that Martin Lloyd, legendary synthesist behind Oppenheimer Analysis, passed away this morning due to liver failure. Says the label: "Martin was a brilliant, charming...

80sObscurities presents: Cold Phoenix - 'The Greatness of Love'

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:08:38 PDT

This 80sObscurities was founded by DJ Rexx Arkana to showcase old, often unknown or forgotten acts and tracks from the decade when electronic music was truly the new wave. Rexx Arkana has been a...

Siouxsie adds 2nd show to Meltdown festival

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:05:20 PDT

Earlier this month we reported that Siouxsie was to play live again after a 5-year hiatus, more precisely at the Yoko Ono-curated Meltdown festival at London's Southbank Centre (between June 14 and...

Line-up complete for Amphi Festival 2013 edition

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:04:31 PDT

Amphi Festival, which takes place on 20 and 21 July, has completed its line-up. Playing are bands like VNV Nation, Fields Of The Nephilim, Alien Sex Fiend, Agonoize, Suicide Commando, Diary Of...

Dope Stars Inc. announce 'Ultrawired Generation' 2013 North American tour with The Rabid Whole

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:02:12 PDT

The Rome, Italy based cyberpunk-rockers from Dope Stars Inc. have announced their "Ultrawired Generation" 2013 North American tour with special guests The Rabid Whole, in support of the groups...

Project launches Erik Wollo EP 'Celestia'

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:58:29 PDT

"Celestia", Erik Wøllo's third digital-only EP is out now on Projekt. It is available to you a week ahead of the street date at Bandcamp and will be available at iTunes, Amazon and elsewhere...

80sObscurities presents: Cranes - 'Joy Lies Within'

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:55:01 PDT

This 80sObscurities was founded by DJ Rexx Arkana to showcase old, often unknown or forgotten acts and tracks from the decade when electronic music was truly the new wave. Rexx Arkana has been a...

Vince Clarke reveals more details on new Erasure album, an EDM album and more - interview

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:44:57 PDT

(Photos by Mauricio Moriarty & Bernard Van Isacker) - Last Friday Vince Clarke (Erasure, Yazoo, ex-Depeche Mode) was in Mexico City to do a DJ set at the Pasagüero club. Earlier that day he had...

Vince Clarke Q&A at the SAE Institute

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:30:34 PDT

For those who weren't present at the Vince Clarke Q&A at the SAE Institute in Mexico City on music production, we added below all the tweets that were sent out by Side-Line during the session (never...

DIOVE launch 'DIode' album preview trailer

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:03:05 PDT

Out on YouTube is the trailer for the new DI*OVE album "DI*ode". Out on June 21st on the sweet Italian label EKP, this new release from the Belgians Eric Manchiniste and Lukk aims at the electro/EBM...

Kubo release debut single 'I Dream Electric' on Vocoder Tapes May 3rd

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:02:40 PDT

Brian O'Malley (PolyDROID) and Aidan Casserly (The Wazp, Empire State Human) have started a new project called KUBO. Their debut single "I Dream Electric" will be out on the UK based minimal wave...

The Klinik eats your heart out and Dive gets compiled

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:58:55 PDT

(Via Audioglobe) Out on Out Of Line will be two new Dirk Ivens related releases. The first is the black vinyl "Eat your Heart out" which is actually a re-release of the white vinyl edition of The...

80sObscurities presents: Fair Control - 'Symphony of Love'

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:55:34 PDT

This 80sObscurities was founded by DJ Rexx Arkana to showcase old, often unknown or forgotten acts and tracks from the decade when electronic music was truly the new wave. Rexx Arkana has been a...

The Human League pull out of The Regeneration Tour

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:46:24 PDT

The Human League have pulled out of the forthcoming The Regeneration Tour aka North America’s premier '80s tour which was going to see The Human League touring the US together with Howard...

New Carlos Peron (Yello) LP out now on Zone 30 Records

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:25:48 PDT

Here's something for the more eclectic minds out there. Zone 30 Records has released the new CD "Miles of Perón" from Carlos Perón as a Limited CD Edition (300 Copies). The LP has a...

Free download from Mick Harvey taken from new solo album 'Four (Acts of Love)'

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:21:11 PDT

Former Bad Seed and PJ Harvey collaborator Mick Harvey returns to the UK and Europe for a series of dates, including an album launch show at Lexington, London on 5 May with Duke Garwood announced as...

80sObscurities presents: Scarlett & Black - 'You Don't Know'

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:17:37 PDT

This 80sObscurities was founded by DJ Rexx Arkana to showcase old, often unknown or forgotten acts and tracks from the decade when electronic music was truly the new wave. Rexx Arkana has been a...

Noblesse Oblige return with Chris Corner directed 'Runaway' video and single

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:44:00 PDT

Out today is the new Noblesse Oblige single "Runaway" (incl. remixes of Lars Moston, Electrosexual and Velvet Condom). The new Noblesse Oblige (Valerie Renay, Sebastian Lee Philipp) videoclip for the...

New single for Tolchock: 'Down in the hole'

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:15:05 PDT

Tolchock has a new single available from their upcoming album (with the working title "Elements of rage"). The track "Down in the hole" is quite a nice rhythmic drum and bass track aimed at the...

New NordarR album 'Hass' out next month on emmo.biz Records

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:12:48 PDT

Out on May 17 is the brand new NordarR album "Hass". NordarR is the duo consisting of André S. and Chris Dupont and on their newest album they bring 12 new songs. This will be the first new...

Diamanda Galas 'screams' on a track of die Rostigen Loeffel

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:11:12 PDT

Die Rostigen Loeffel had the pleasure to work with Miss Diamanda Galas. She performed some improvised screaming on the track "The ant queen" which turned out to be one of the band's most extreme...

80sObscurities presents: Hithouse - 'Jack to the Sound of the Underground'

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:05:32 PDT

This 80sObscurities was founded by DJ Rexx Arkana to showcase old, often unknown or forgotten acts and tracks from the decade when electronic music was truly the new wave. Rexx Arkana has been a...

Vince Clarke (Erasure, ex-Depeche Mode, ...) to play special special DJ events in Mexico

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:00:48 PDT

On April 25th and 26th Vince Clarke will be doing 2 special DJ events in Mexico. For those attending the set in Mexico City, there will also be a musical production Q&A session planned in the SAE...

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark see 'Dresden' remixed by John Foxx And The Maths

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:52:56 PDT

"Dresden", the forthcoming second single from Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark's recently released "English Electric" album has been given the remix treatment by John Foxx. The original got a remix...

Jode launch 'Heartstarter' video

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:50:50 PDT

Out today is the brand new video from Jode, "Heartstarter". This is the second single from Jode and was produced and mixed by Christoffer Berg (Depeche Mode, The Knife, Fever Ray). The video was...

80sObscurities presents: Tuesday Blue - 'Tunnel Vision'

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:46:01 PDT

This 80sObscurities was founded by DJ Rexx Arkana to showcase old, often unknown or forgotten acts and tracks from the decade when electronic music was truly the new wave. Rexx Arkana has been a...

Bootleg markets flourishing in Mexico, but Spotify greatness lays ahead

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:39:07 PDT

(Pictures by Bernard Van Isacker) - While Mexico is a notorious difficult market for music (as far as sales is concerned), another market has never been doing so well as now: the bootleg market, more...

MOON.74 new video and single 'How I Feel'

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:11:28 PDT

(By Vivi Ball) - Out now is the new MOON.74 video "How I Feel" (watch it below). After the debut album "Newborn" and the following strictly limited edition remix album "Reborn" the new single "How I...

Haujobb goes vinyl for the very first time

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:10:05 PDT

There has never been a Haujobb album released on vinyl, at least until now. Artoffact Records, under exclusive license from Basic Unit Productions presents Haujobb's successful 2011 release "New...

Pre-listen the new HIM album 'Tears on Tape'

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:08:57 PDT

The Finnish act HIM is offering their upcoming album "Tears on Tape" for streaming on their Facebook page. "Tears on Tape" is the upcoming 8th studio album by the band and is set to be released on...

A-ha's Magne Furuholmen to score music for Norwegian 'Beatles' blockbuster

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:05:00 PDT

A-ha's Magne Furuholmen will be composing the original score as well as supervise the recordings of other music for the upcoming film "Beatles" produced by Norwegian production company Storm...

80sObscurities presents: Decadance - 'On And On (Fears Keep On)'

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:02:35 PDT

This 80sObscurities was founded by DJ Rexx Arkana to showcase old, often unknown or forgotten acts and tracks from the decade when electronic music was truly the new wave. Rexx Arkana has been a...

Earthquake minutes before The Cure concert in Mexico City

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 02:57:40 PDT

(By Elise Dine & Bernard Van Isacker) - Just minutes before The Cure was to take the stage at the Foro Sol stadium in Mexico City last night, the area was hit by quite a heavy earthquake ( magnitude...

Implant launches 'C.C.C.P.C.C.T.V.' to coincide with announcement new 'The Productive Citizen' album

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:13:30 PDT

The Belgian electro duo Implant will be back with "The Productive Citizen", their 9th album to date, on May 17. For the occasion the band released a first video, titled "C.C.C.P.C.C.T.V." taken from...

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Metallica launches trailer 3D-film 'Through the Never'

John Foxx releases 3 disc 'Metadelic' compilation featuring BBC sessions

Cassette release for A New Life

Nouvelle Phenomene 'Caresse' 2-track single on Bandcamp

Soft Riot launches 2-track single 'Your Own Private Underworld'

Noblesse Oblige return with rather juicy 'Mata Hari' video

Alkemic Generator joins Nilaihah Records and preps 2 new releases

80sObscurities presents: Danse Macabre - 'The Spirit of Bulgaria'

Pet Shop Boys release Boys Noize remix 'Axis'

Fraudulent Tsunami of asian likes hits Facebook band pages - and Facebook knows it

Hurts goes 'Blind' on new single

New free single for Distorted Memory

Swedish electro pop band Selected Area returns with 'Need You' single

Electronic Saviors donates 10K to charity and announces 3rd volume charity compilation

Dirk Ivens collaborates with Jenn Vix for 2-track single

Miss FD releasing 3rd studio album 'Comfort for the Desolate' in mid-June

Sonik Foundry remix contest - join in now

The Doors' keyboard player Ray Manzarek dead at 74

Ex-Swarf member returns with Luuma project and first release, 'The Tessera E.P.'

80sObscurities presents: Ruins - 'Fire'

First Annual K.O.M.A. Festival to launch this summer in Oslo

Morten Harket (A-ha) performs 'Take on me' on Billboard Music Awards

Aesthetische launch free track for reaching 1000 fans on Facebook

Sunday Times features house Alan Wilder (ex-Depeche Mode) as 'Celebrity Home of the Week'

Nine Inch Nails bassist Eric Avery quits band

Leftfield returns with new material for the first time in 15 years

Side-Line presents Peter Murphy in Belgium on 3/06, celebrating 35 years of Bauhaus

Google launches streaming music service in US (to start with)

Monophona, a trip-hop band you should check out - and here's how we discovered them

Finish electrorock quintet Zarthas back with second album, 'Spit/Ignite'

80sObscurities presents: Miko Mission - 'Two For Love'

Siva Six strike further with 15-track EP 'Superstition'

Cynical Existence returns with 6-track EP 'Beholder'

Schwarzblut offers studio reports on new 2014 album via video

80sObscurities presents: Kissing the Pink - 'One Step'

Side-Line goes Depeche Mode in Nice - here are the pictures !

A new Bruderschaft track pops up out of the blue: 'Falling'

Sleepwalk and No Comment members create Nine Seconds project and launch first album 'Poladroids'

Israeli EBM outfit Your Bunny Rot debuts on DSBP with 'Error Injection'

Marc Houle presents newest project: La Folie

80sObscurities presents: The Short Wave Mystery - 'Pilots'

Neutral Lies announce new 'Decipher Me' video as teaser for new 'Cryptex' album

Freakangel release video teaser new single 'The Book Of Violence'

80sObscurities presents: Bruderschaft - 'Falling'

Midlands Goth Festival 2013 + 3 pairs of weekend tickets to give away !

Marc Houle and Miss Kittin join up for 'Where Is Kittin' EP

Visage is back with a new album, 'Hearts And Knives'

New Hunger Games trailer feat. Tying Tiffany's T.T.L. project

Re-issue of Nitzer Ebb live double-vinyl with 3 different A-sides

More details on new Pet Shop Boys album 'Electric'

Dutch Chrome extension Downloadify briefly was able to download MP3s from Spotify

80sObscurities presents: Art Fine - 'Dark Silence'

Daemonia Nymphe release new album 'Psychostasia' feat. ex-Dead Can Dance Peter Ulrich

Second digital EP release by Xerxes & Phoenix: 'First Ray of Light'

The Arch release 'Beating the Balance' EP

New Alison Moyet album 'The minutes' out now, and it's a good one

3rd album by Polish electro-industrial act Controlled Collapse

Cedric Gervais and pop icon Howard Jones team up on 'Things Can Only Get Better' - and we wish we hadn't heard it

Shatoo launch 'Nothing That I Wouldn't Do' video and single

80sObscurities presents: The House of Love - 'Shine On'

Editors debut new single 'A Ton Of Love' - and will probably lose a ton of fans

El Chopo aka the biggest indie bootleg and piracy market in Mexico + Mecanica

Cat Rapes Dog album 'Life Was Sweet' set for September on Artoffact

New 4-track 'Seconds' single for Glis out now

I:Scintilla return with 8-track EP 'Marlow 2'

Legendary synthesist behind Oppenheimer Analysis, Martin Lloyd, passes away

80sObscurities presents: Cold Phoenix - 'The Greatness of Love'

Siouxsie adds 2nd show to Meltdown festival

Line-up complete for Amphi Festival 2013 edition

Dope Stars Inc. announce 'Ultrawired Generation' 2013 North American tour with The Rabid Whole

Project launches Erik Wollo EP 'Celestia'

80sObscurities presents: Cranes - 'Joy Lies Within'

Vince Clarke reveals more details on new Erasure album, an EDM album and more - interview

Vince Clarke Q&A at the SAE Institute

DI*OVE launch 'DI*ode' album preview trailer

Kubo release debut single 'I Dream Electric' on Vocoder Tapes May 3rd

The Klinik eats your heart out and Dive gets compiled

80sObscurities presents: Fair Control - 'Symphony of Love'

The Human League pull out of The Regeneration Tour

DIOVE launch 'DIode' album preview trailer