Författararkiv: Mikael Kahrle

Bodyfest 2014 will be held at Nalen in Stockholm on November 1. So far, Borghesia, Dupont (old school set) and new EBM band Wulfband have been announced.

Melotron are back in one month (June 6) with a compilation CD called ”Werkschau”. The German trio have recorded new tunes like ”Stuck in the Mirror” and ”Nur ein Licht” (video below) and re-recorded hits and fan favorites in new versions together with producer Dirk Riegner (Heppner).

Synthpop and EBM duo Day Twelve from New England is no longer writing and recording music, vocalist Mari Kattman writes. Kattman is involved in several other projects. For instance she is a guest vocalist on 2 strong new albums: ”Hypridcore” from Brazilian band Aesthetische and ”Oceania” from Assemblage 23 side project Surveillance. 

Out of Line released the fifth ”Electrostorm” industrial music and synthpop compilation last week. The 17-track, specially priced CD features what was supposed to be the comeback single from Swedish synthpop duo Ashbury Heights (”Starlight”, featuring new vocalist Tea) and a Pankow remix of Rummelsnuff.

Chris Corner from IAMX writes about his illness and life, in long and honest blog post called ”Insomnia Schizophonica”. However, in the blog, he did not describe his personal life. The problem with sex came to him several years ago. Then he did not know what to do and turned to the familiar urologist Perry R. Weiner, …

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Dreamy electronic music duo Iamamiwhoami have delivered yet another new video: ”Vista” (below).

Red Mecca have just released the third single ”Pictures” from last year’s album ”You Were Never Here”. Watch the video, recorded in a forest in Northern Sweden where Red Mecca resides, below. The second album from this electronic postpunk duo ”Covered with Rain” is scheduled for September. 

A new box from Electronic Body Music pioneers Klinik will see the light of day later this year. ”The Klinik Box” will contain 8 CD:s including all Klinik releases, unreleased studio and live recordings and all rare and out-of-print material Dirk Ivens and Marc Verhaegen released between 1984 and 1991.

Watch the new video for the Tiamat-flavoured song ”All the Devil’s Toys” from electro goth rock act Deathstars below.

All 32 European tour dates in May and June are now set for Canadian electropop project Trust. See the list below.