Check out our latest reviews of Covenant: ”Leaving Babylon”, Marlow: ”The Future” and Noblesse Oblige: ”Affair of the Heart”. In Music reviews.
Författararkiv: Mikael Kahrle
Electronic Summer festival interview
Last week Release was interviewed by Electronic Summer co-organizer Henrik Wittgren and now it’s our turn to take a closer look at this week’s festival on August 29-31. DAF, Page, Tyske Ludder, Apoptygma Berzerk, Spark, Vanligt Folk, S.P.O.C.K, Mr Jones Machine, Julian & Marina, Alison and Machinista will perform alongside numerous DJ:s. Read some wise words …
Release interviewed by Electronic Summer
Click here and scroll to August 20 for an interview with Release’s Mikael Kahrle by Depeche Mode Party (the organizer of Electronic Summer). Interview and translation by Henrik Wittgren.
Thermostatic reunites to celebrate their label boss
Swedish bitpop/synthpop quartet Thermostatic broke up in 2010 but will reunite for a concert at Sticky Fingers in Gothenburg on October 18.
Front 242 adds live dates
Front 242 continues to play live without releasing new music. A bunch of new live dates have just been announced.
Listen to new Nine Inch Nails tracks
You can listen to the new Nine Inch Nails single ”Everything” at NPR Music – All Songs Considered. The song is quite poppy with hints of The Cure. Amazon offers a free download of live show opener ”Copy of A”.
Free Covenant and Pride and Fall downloads
Dependent gives away 2 tracks for free at their web site: a demo version of the new song ”For Our Time” by Covenant and the dance tune ”Turn the Lights on” by Pride and Fall.
Mr Jones Machine prepares fourth album and releases single
Respected Swedish synthpop quartet Mr Jones Machine are working on their fourth album, to be released in 2014. Meanwhile, on August 23 we are treated with ”Naken” (”Nude”), the second single off their latest album ”Monokrom”.
VNV Nation’s ”Transnational” delayed: new date is October 4
An new release date for VNV Nation’s new album ”Transnational” has been set: October 4. The ”Transnational Tour” starts on October 2. It consists of no less than 31 dates, and counting. ”Transnational” will be released on CD and vinyl.
M’era Luna past and present
M’era Luna 2014 will take place in Hildesheim on August 9-10 and will be headlined by Deine Lakaien, Subway to Sally and And One. And One is doing their farewell tour in October, November and December and they will even play a 2-day, 2-parted finale in Berlin…