Författararkiv: Mikael Kahrle

The annual 3-day synth music gathering – the biggest in Scandinavia – that is Electronic Summer kicks off today. Over a dozen DJ:s and just as many live acts will take to the stage at the fifth Electronic Summer, among them Das Ich, Grendel, Leæther Strip, Saft, Welle:Erdball and ex-Kraftwerk-er Wolfgang Flür.

Listen to over two minutes of “Sound Mirrors” below, the first single from the new Covenant album “The Blinding Dark”. The release date is on Friday, August 26.

We have the first live acts of two annual Swedish winter festivals for synthpop and EBM: Malmö’s electriXmas and Gothenburg’s Electronic Winter.

A Release Magazine exclusive premiere: Listen to the new Mesh track ”The Traps We Made” in full below. It’s taken from the new album ”Looking Skyward”, to be released on Friday by Dependent Records.

”Follow the Body” (watch the video below) is the first taste from Keluar member Zanias’ solo EP ”The Core”, to be released on September 5. 

The former Nine Inch Nails keyboardist James Woolley is dead at 49. Neck-related injuries was the cause of his tragic death; he fell off a ladder while retrieving music equipment.

The video for ”I Don’t Get Anything but Shit from You” by Swedish EBM project Rein is here, quite some time after the single release. Watch it below.

Scottish synthpoppers Chvrches have built an impressive 360° studio tour where you can take a virtual walk through the rooms and click on gear, posters, monitors and so forth – for detailed info, music and video.

Watch the brand new video for Pig’s ”Diamond Sinners” below. Raymond Watts’ old industrial rock project returns on September 9 with the album ”The Gospel”, his first in 12 years.

Finally Sweden gets a new outdoor summer festival that wants to walk in the footsteps of the old Arvika Festival, where subcultures united and we enjoyed great concerts non stop in a fantastic atmosphere. Subkult is premiering on Friday and Saturday, in Trollhättan, Sweden.