Författararkiv: Mikael Kahrle

Now (December 20) it’s time for the annual Gothenburg festival Electronic Winter (where Release is a media partner). Combichrist (Norway/USA), William Control (USA, pic), Twice a Man (Sweden), Digidroid (Sweden, Thermostatic side project) and Telemark (Sweden, Aesthetic Perfection side project with Elliot Berlin) are the main acts at the Brewhouse venue.

Nivek Ogre (Skinny Puppy) and Bill Leeb (Front Line Assembly) performed ”Assimilate” together in Vancouver last night, as the encore. Leeb was a member of Vancouver band Skinny Puppy when ”Assimilate” was recorded.

German EBM band Funker Vogt’s label Out of Line writes they have no interest in a collaboration with the new Funker Vogt vocalist, Sacha Korn aka Sick Man. And the 3 Funker Vogt members have just published one statement each, following an intial statement including the words ”no politics just music”.

The Prodigy’s new album is complete and will be released in early 2015. The Prodigy will tour Australia and play Rock am Ring, Rock im Park and The Isle of Wight Festival 2015.

The debut video from electropop duo Silent Wave is here (watch it below). The single “Dream on Dream on” was released by Telegram a few days ago. Paul Kendall (Depeche Mode, Nitzer Ebb, Wire, Erasure, Recoil) did the mix and additional sound design and Mike Marsh (Depeche Mode, Robyn & Röyksopp, Basement Jaxx) the master.

The Mirror has analysed various song lyrics with best selling bands from the UK. They came to the conclusion that Depeche Mode have the most sophisticated lyrics, with Pet Shop Boys not far behind.

Watch Susanne Sundfør’s new video for synthpop single ”Fade Away”, taken from the forthcoming album ”Ten Love Songs” (February 2015).

Recently we have reviewed The Birthday Massacre, Disco Digitale, Lamb and Emmon. Head over to Music reviews.

Einstürzende Neubauten are currently on tour and frontman Blixa Bargeld injured himself at a ”Lament” performance in Italy.