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Following their 2006 release Vidare, where Adolphson & Falk explored their back catalogue with acoustic versions of the most successful tracks spanning their entire career, an expanded version, entitled ”Ännu vidare”, with no less than 19 tracks is set to be released on April 8.
Fortsätt läsa ”New Adolphson & Falk 19 track album in 2 weeks”
Frank Spinath from Seabound and Edge of Dawn has once again joined forces with Jean-Marc Lederman from The Weathermen (among other things, he likes to keep himself busy in a lot of projects) to create the second Ghost & Writer CD. Fortsätt läsa ”The Weatherman and Seabound side project Ghost & Writer back with new CD”
This year’s E-tropolis in the Columbiagelände in Berlin takes place on Saturday. E-tropolis is an annual one day fest from the people who brings us the fine Amphi Festival. Fortsätt läsa ”E-tropolis fest in Berlin on Saturday”
FKP Scorpio has decided to move the legendary Hultsfred Festival to an event ground in Stoxa near Stockholm’s Arlanda airport. They will keep the name (for now).
Marc Verhaeghen and Dirk Ivens debuted the seminal band The Klinik in Belgium in 1985, and continued to release several influential albums with their particular brand of monotone, experimental industrial. They split up in 1991, but decided to get back together for some gigs around 2003. Then nothing happened, until now. They’re finally back with a new album, so we decided it was time for an interview.
I went to see Hurts at Debaser Medis here in Stockholm. The gig was sold out, and the lads delivered a great show with songs from the new album ”Exile” as well as their debut ”Happiness”. Fortsätt läsa ”Hurts, Stockholm, March 18 2013 – report”
Tonight, the Electronic Summer festival announced the first 5 live acts: DAF, Apoptygma Berzerk, S.P.O.C.K, Spark! and Vanligt Folk. There will be a total of 8 acts spread out over 2 days (August 30-31), at Brewhouse in Gothenburg.
It seems like only a short while ago we got the album ”Elysium” from The Pet Shop Boys. And now they’re releasing a new album called ”Electric” in June, produced by Stuart Price. The teaser below hints of a nu-italo sound, and a much more upbeat approach than ”Elysium”. Fortsätt läsa ”Pet Shop Boys reveal new Stuart Price album on new label”
In the 80:s Swedish pioneers in Twice a Man released material on their own label Xenophone. Now ambitious label Vinyl-on-Demand will re-release 3 of the tape releases on the label as a ”Xenophone International 1979-1985” 3LP-box, limited to 500 copies. Fortsätt läsa ”Box with Cosmic Overdose, Twice a Man and Lars Falk”
Alison Moyet has been working on a new electronic album for a while, together with Guy Sigsworth – a talented dude who has worked with Björk, Madonna, Goldie, Seal and Kate Havnevik among many others. He was also one of the members of Frou Frou, together with Imogen Heap. The album is called ”The Minutes” and comes out on May 6.
Fortsätt läsa ”Alison Moyet goes on electronic tour in UK and Ireland, plays Yazoo songs”