Författararkiv: Mikael Kahrle

Just like last year with Kite and Pet Shop Boys, Way Out West 2026 has a strong line-up, especially if you’re into dark and experimental alternative music.

Industrial music veterans Combichrist are back with a new album ”The Venom in the Mouth of God”.

It’s great to see that EBM legend Dirk Ivens (Dive, Sonar, Absolute Body Control, Motorik, formerly Klinik) is back in good shape after a seven-month pause due to illness.

Our Spotify playlist has 10 new additions.

Swedish new wave pioneers Lustans Lakejer have just released their first-ever live album, ”Hotell” and tomorrow I’ll catch them on stage in Release hometown Gothenburg where they made their breakthrough over four decades ago.

Finnish synthesizer wizard Sebastian Teir, better known as Kebu, is hitting the road for his most ambitious tour yet, starting today in Stockholm

After leaving bodypop duo Spark!, Christer Hermodsson is relaunching his electronic progressive pop project Biomekkanik – this time as a trio on Dependent.

Last Saturday, Release attended the annual, sold-out Synthsläggan awards in our hometown Gothenburg and three awards were handed out on stage.

Yesterday, Emmon won a Manifest award in the synth category.

Depeche Mode are not exactly fond of recording covers, but has contributed a strong electronic rendition of the classic anti-war anthem ”Universal Soldier” to the newly released charity compilation ”Help(2)”.