A gallery by Fredrik Wik from the concerts with EBM and electronica duo Fixmer/McCarthy and local EBM act Ekobrottsmyndigheten at Musikens Hus in Gothenburg on September 11 2014.
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Release meets Jimmy Somerville
Sebastian Hess met up with icon Jimmy Somerville backstage at the Rewind Festival in Henley outside London. Jimmy Somerville first became famous in Bronski Beat in the early 80:s, then he went on to start The Communards and has also released several solo albums. In early 2015 his new disco album will be released.
Rewind South – the 80s Festival – Henley, UK – August 15-17 2014 – report
Release Magazine guest writer Sebastian Hess went to the Rewind Festival in Henley outside London to revel in 80:s pop music and to have a chat with icon Jimmy Somerville. Read about the meeting with Jimmy in an upcoming article. Rewind Festival has become a big part of the UK festival Summer with 3 huge …
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News from Daily Planet – the synthpop duo interviewed
It’s been way too long since the world was blessed with a Daily Planet album. The synthpop duo’s excellent debut album “The Tide” came out as far back as in 1996 and after that the Johan Baeckström and Jarmo Ollila ventured off to other projects like Jarmo’s Mr Jones Machine. This year we finally got …
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Why festivals going under affects everyone in the scene
By: Sebastian Hess & Henrik Wittgren (Organizers of Electronic Summer & Winter festivals in Gothenburg) In the aftermath of Alt-Fest we wanted to share our thoughts about organizing events and festivals. Especially how high-risk festivals without proper funding jeopardize every other event and festival in the scene.
Kraftwerk – Dalhalla, Sweden – August 2 2014 – gallery
Fredrik “Schlatta” Wik brought his camera and shot Kraftwerk when they performed in Dalhalla – a spectacular amphitheatre located in a former limestone quarry near Rättvik in Sweden.
10 years of Progress Productions – Torny Gottberg interviewed
The Swedish synthpop, industrial and alternative electronic label Progress Productions has been around for 10 years now. It’s grown into what must be the biggest Scandinavian label for these genres and most of the output with artists such as Necro Facility, Henric de la Cour, Kite and Spark has received high praise from both the …
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