Nivek Ogre has said in a couple of fresh interviews that he has chatted with Bill Leeb on Facebook about a possible joint Skinny Puppy and Front Line Assembly tour. However, nothing has been decided.
”Ice Machine” on Röyksopp compilation
Röyksopp’s and Susanne Sundför’s ”Ice Machine” cover will get a proper release on June 16. It’s on the Röyksopp-curated installment of ”Late Night Tales” alongside new Röyksopp track ”Daddy’s Groove” and numerous other tracks like Vangelis’ ”Blade Runner Blues”.
Das Ich frontman survived 7 brain hemorrhages
Under the headline ”Grufti-wunder” German magazine Bild.de tells the story behind Das Ich frontman Stefan Ackerman’s tragic illness. We learn that the 42-year old had no less than 7 brain hemorrages. Fortsätt läsa ”Das Ich frontman survived 7 brain hemorrhages”
E-tropolis line-up starting to take shape
A few days ago we wrote about the E-tropolis festival on February 22, 2014, that will move from Berlin to Oberhausen. Today, the first band announcements were made: Die Krupps, Apoptygma Berzek, Hocico, Aesthetic Perfection (pic), Faderhead, Tyske Ludder, Xotox, Chrom and (X)-RX.
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And One, Pankow and Paradise Lost to Wave Gotik Treffen
Very close to the festival on May 17-20, Wave Gotik Treffen in Leipzig lines up new bookings: And One, Paradise Lost, Tyske Ludder, Pankow, Catastrophe Ballet, Solar Fake, Bruderschaft, Aslan Faction and more.
”What Remains Is Black” from X-Fusion lands in 2 weeks
May 24 marks the release of the new album from catchy hard electronics/aggro music project X-Fusion. Fortsätt läsa ””What Remains Is Black” from X-Fusion lands in 2 weeks”
London festival with Numan, Flür, Squarepusher and The Orb
Held over the weekend of June 7-8, London’s famous music venue Brixton Academy will host an electronic music festival – Playground.
Of those announced for the festival already, artists include Squarepusher, Leftfield, Gary Numan (pic), The Orb, UNKLE, Kavinsky, Digitalism, John Foxx and the Maths and Wolgang Flür (ex Kraftwerk).
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Record Store Day, London, April 20 2013
From what started off as a small celebration for independent music stores in the US in 2007, and the UK later, Record Store Day has turned into a worldwide celebration of the remaining record stores, vinyl and in a larger sense, the independent music scene.
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E-tropolis moves from Berlin to Ruhr
The E-tropolis festival will be moved from Berlin to Oberhausen in the Ruhr area in 2014. The venue will be Turbinenhalle, a complex built in 1909 which has been transformed into cultural center with 2 live stages, a disco area and an indoor merchant gallery. Fortsätt läsa ”E-tropolis moves from Berlin to Ruhr”