It’s that time of the year again. We’re ready to post the Release writers’ annual Best of the Year lists. First out is Fredrik “Schlatta” Wik from Malmö, Sweden. Fortsätt läsa ”Best of 2017 – Fredrik ”Schlatta” Wik”
Qntal expands their exploration of electronic and historic music – listen below
Highly skilled German band Qntal, with their captivating fusion of electronic and historic music, returns on March 9 with ”VIII – Nachtblume”. This week, they released the single ”Music on the Waters”, where Lord Byron once again appears in the lyrics (listen below). Fortsätt läsa ”Qntal expands their exploration of electronic and historic music – listen below”
Strings attached – Mesh talks about their classical concert and record
Mesh is perhaps not a band you associate with classical music. But the electronic Bristol band played a very special concert with orchestra with 65 musicians at the Neues Gewandhaus in Leipzig and recorded it for posterity. The result is finally released: 30 minutes of live tracks together with three orchestral tracks that were recorded in the studio. We were intrigued about this whole project, so we got in touch with the band and asked them a couple of questions. Fortsätt läsa ”Strings attached – Mesh talks about their classical concert and record”
Darkwave duo White Birches ready to release second album
Swedish atmospheric darkwave duo White Birches (Jenny Gabrielsson Mare and Fredrik Jonasson) have completed their second album. Fortsätt läsa ”Darkwave duo White Birches ready to release second album”
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Rome embracing neofolk roots live; new album in one month
The new album from Rome, ”Hall of Thatch”, will be released in one month, on January 19. Fortsätt läsa ”Rome embracing neofolk roots live; new album in one month”
Details about the new IAMX album ”Alive in New Light”
The new IAMX album is called ”Alive in New Light” and is set for a February 2 release.
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40th Anniversary Show with The Cure and famous support acts
The Cure will play a 40th Anniversary Show in London’s Hyde Park on July 7, 2018. But they will not play alone. Fortsätt läsa ”40th Anniversary Show with The Cure and famous support acts”
Double LP editions of Rammstein albums out now
Today, all Rammstein albums are re-released as double LP:s. Fortsätt läsa ”Double LP editions of Rammstein albums out now”
46 tracks from the electronic underground – listen here
Productive Belgian record label Alfa-Matrix has just dropped ”Matrix Downloaded 007”, a 46 track compilation (free or pay what you want, as support). There are many new talents on this massive compilation and among the more familiar names we find Metroland, Armageddon Dildos, Plastic Noise Experience, Mentallo & the Fixer and Sweden’s own Elm.
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