Författararkiv: Mikael Kahrle

Electronic Sound Sweden has has just launched a fundraiser campaign via Gofundme for a new synthpop, EBM, aggro, industrial and gothic outdoor festival 70 km from Gothenburg.

The annual Bodyfest in Stockholm (November 1, Nalen) has released the final 4 live acts and the complete line-up now looks like this: A Split Second, Cassandra Complex, Borghesia, The Juggernauts, Ekobrottsmyndigheten, Dupont (old-school set) and Wulfband.

Listen to the new Erasure single ”Elevation” below.

The industrial music dream-tour with Skinny Puppy and Front Line Assembly remains a dream – at least for now. Instead, Skinny Puppy join forces with 3 other respected bands for a tour of USA and Canada in November and December.

The Gothenburg festival Electronic Winter has just announced its return and as a media partner Release can reveal the first live acts.

The Knife will be back in the UK in November to play 2 shows only – one in London and one in Manchester. The Manchester show will take place at the Manchester Academy on November 5, with Brixton Academy hosting the second show the day after.

Richard H Kirk will perform as Cabaret Voltaire at Berlin’s Atonal Festival on August 23. According to Mute Records, this is the first Cabaret Voltaire live performance in 20 years. Only new music will be played.

Alison Moyet has added a few European dates on her ”Minutes Tour”.

We take a quick look at the 2 well-established German annual EBM and synthpop festivals Out of Line Weekender (Berlin) and E-tropolis (Ruhr) and their 2015 plans. Both will take place at the same time and are headlined by Laibach.

Swedish label Memento Materia returns with a new product from pop duo Sadman. The digital EP ”Drama” was released yesterday, and contains remixes and new material. A video clip for the song ”Drama” can be watched below.