Författararkiv: Mikael Kahrle

The nominees for the Swedish independent Manifest awards 2017 have been announced. There are numerous categories, but we’ll focus on ”synth/electronic” as it’s probably most fitting for Release readers. 

Leipzig’s Wave Gotik Treffen (June 2-5) has just announced Skinny Puppy as the main headliner for 2017. This will be their only show in Germany.

German electropop trio Melotron continue to present their new album ”Für Alle” live, well before the expected release in 2017. After launching their ”Für Alle” tour in November, they continue to play live in January and April, with a mix of new and old tracks.

The second Subkult festival in Trollhättan, Sweden, on June 16-17 takes shape. 

We can reveal the first two live acts for Electronic Summer 2017 in Gothenburg.

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Out of Line Weekender in Berlin is an annual gathering with over 20 live acts from genres like industrial, EBM and synthpop.

German futurepop pioneers X Marks the Pedwalk are putting the finsihing touches to their new album. ”Secrets” is scheduled for a March 24 release via Meshwork Records.

And One’s Steve Naghavi will embark on an 18-date solo tour of Germany in March and April called ”Live & Relaxed”. The seated guests are asked to wear elegant evening attire, if possible.