Författararkiv: Mikael Kahrle

Goth rock legends The Sisters of Mercy have announced a new 13-date tour (but no new record). See the tour schedule below.

Tonight, the annual Manifest Awards for Swedish independent music were held in Stockholm. In the ”synth” category, the following bands were nominated: Page for ”Hemma” (Wonderland Records), Covenant for ”Leaving Babylon” (Dependent), Henric de la Cour for ”Mandrills” (Progress Productions) and Norma for ”The Invisible Mother” (Novoton).

”Stop Feeding the Beast” is the title of Apoptygma Berzerk’s new instrumental EP. It’s a limited edition affair, which will only be released in 200 copies of white vinyl in connection to Apop’s upcoming concerts and another 300 copies in black vinyl will be available on line from February 21 onwards.

German industrial band In Strict Confidence has launched a series of CD:s with extended versions of their hits, in chronological order. ”Lifelines 01” includes songs from 1991 to 1998.

Watch the video for Red Mecca’s hypnotic new single ”Love and Hate” below. The single and video was released earlier this week. Red Mecca is an interesting postpunk electronica duo from Sundsvall in northern Sweden, with the current line-up of vocalist Frida Madeleine and musician Jan Strandqvist. 

– This is a song I made about the songwriting process of one of my musical heroes Trent Reznor, Nine Inch Nails fan Frederick Scott writes. Listen to his parody below.

Scottish synthpop trio Chvrches will contribute a cover of Bauhaus’ ”Bela Lugosi’s Dead” to the closing titles of the upcoming film ”Vampire Academy” (pic).

Fredrik Schlatta Wik has published his Best of 2013 list. Fredrik Wik (Release, Musikermagasinet/Hansen Förlag, Trancentral Media, Synthklubben, Safety Dance, Eins Zwei Polizei, author of ”I Take Pictures” etc) just changed his name from Fredrik Svensson (one of the most common names in Sweden…). Click here to see Fredrik’s list

Ralf Hütter was handed Kraftwerk’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the 56th edition of the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday evening.

Listen to the new Seabound song ”A Grown Man” in full below and snippets of the songs ”Contraband” and ”Everything”.