Right on the cusp of the collapse of the legendary label Third Mind (Front Line Assembly, In the Nursery, Solar Enemy etc), a classic album was released. “The Architect” by Code contains a great mix of techno and synthpop with spacey bleeps and catchy melodies, and is largely considered a cult classic. Now, after 25 years, the band is readying their return.
German dark electronic veterans X Marks the Pedwalk are ready to release their 10th album. [more...]
Erasure has just released their new album “The Neon” (review coming soon), and is currently sitting at number 2 in the UK album charts, which is quite impressive. Now they’ve just announced The Neon Tour for next year.
On August 29, VNV Nation will live stream a full tour production show from Düsseldorf’s ISS Dome. [more...]
Electronic music pioneering band Cabaret Voltaire returns with the first album in 20 years.
The second single off Twice a Man’s “On the Other Side of the Mirror” is released this week. [more...]
30 years ago (this month), the Front Line Assembly classic “Caustic Grip” was released. I wrote a retrospective about it 5 years ago, interviewing both Bill and Rhys and their label boss at the time, Gary Levermore. Check it out!
In support of key workers dealing with the Covid-19 crisis, Wayne Hussey from The Mission is releasing a new version of “Tower of Strength”.
Front Line Assembly and Left Spine Down member Jeremy Inkel’s solo album “Hijacker” will be released soon. He finished the album tracks just before he passed away in 2018.