It is the time of year to give news of the big summer festivals and who to expect to see there. Sonar Barcelona has just announced a wide range of acts. [more...]

Long time Release readers are familiar with our love for the Austrian electronic band Mind.in.a.box. The only reason they didn’t show up in our Best of 2019 lists is probably because they did not release anything… Now, Dependent Records re-release their three first albums. [more...]

Hatari’s long-awaited debut album is called “Neyslutrans” and came out today, more or less out of the blue. [more...]

Norwegian band Echo Image released their debut album “Compuphonic” in 2001. It is an astounding all time synthpop classic. Then they almost disappeared  from the scene, except for some small nuggets here and there, like a one off single a couple of years ago and some gigs. But now, things are stirring again…

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Today (January 17) sees the brand new album release by German duo Sixth June. Laslo Antal and Lidija Andonov have their roots in Serbian capital Belgrade, but now reside in Berlin where they make their very own brand of cold wave, synthpop and postpunk. [more...]

Depeche Mode have been on the list of possible inductees several times before. But now they were finally allowed entrance into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. [more...]

Peter Spilles, the main member of dark electronic / industrial pop band Project Pitchfork, had to undergo major surgery shortly before Christmas. [more...]

It’s been 30 years since Ministry’s “The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste” came out and they will celebrate this industrial music classic with a massive tour in July. [more...]

American synthpop project The New Division will unleash their new album “Hidden Memories” on January 27. [more...]

The Manifest synt category nominees have been announced.
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