The Red Dots announce their new EP Collapse consisting of four original tracks plus a remixed version of the title-track that comes in at over 8 minutes. The Red Dots, the project of Leandro Gámez and Núria Estúñiga from Madrid, show in this new work after 5 years, their love for synthpop sounds as in “Nothing Stays” or the aspiring… Read more →
Avant! Records is now accepting pre-orders for a limited-edition vinyl version of the new 10-track album Time Traitor by M!R!M. In this 4th LP by soloist Jack Milwaukee, he digs even deeper into a very personal work, drawing the outlines of a fantasy world lost within the foggy memories of a collective childhood. The first single off the album is… Read more →
Dark synthpop band SYZYGX have a new album out December 3rd — (Im)mortal features 15-tracks composed and produced by Luna Blanc who describes the work, “Since I was a kid, I always struggled with the concept of mortality, not as a body, but as a person, as an artist. Once I started studying the lives of long gone artists I… Read more →
Artoffact Records has launched Pay What You Want on all of their pre-2021 digital releases. Hurry and take advantage of this offer, there is no word on how long this offer will last. Now is the time to build up your collection on great albums from bands that include Noise Unit, Controlled Bleeding, Cyberaktif, Bootblacks, Ötzi, and Psyche. Below is… Read more →
Mute Bank has announced a newly upgraded Depeche Mode 101 documentary concert film and live album chronicling the 101st and final performance of the band’s Music For The Masses world tour, recorded live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl on June 18, 1988. This new HD edition due December 3, 2021 has been meticulously upgraded using 4k scans of the original… Read more →
Ahead of their new album due this fall, Sacramento post-punk / wave pop band Creux Lies previews the lead track ‘Misunderstanding’ with a new music video. Creux Lies is Ean Clevenger (vocals, programming), Barry Crider (guitars, vocals), Kyle Vorst (bass), and David Wright (synth, drum programming), and their reverb-laden guitar work, creative synth structures, and dynamic vocals recall the best… Read more →
Electronic music label and publisher of books about electronic music State of the Bass UK is set to release Generation Blitz compilation featuring thirty-four tracks from the frontline of today’s 1979 – 81 electronic post punk/ synthpop inspired global underground including previously unreleased tracks by BlakLight, Birmingham Electric, Ditsea Yella and Wavewulf with a Nostalgia Deathstar. Generation Blitz will be… Read more →
Minneapolis-based record label Midnight Mannequin Records has released its first album Jason Priest Is Missing by Jason Priest, the post-punk/synthpop alter ego of Antoni Maiovvi, co-founder of Giallo Disco Records, creator of horror soundtracks, and whose work has appeared on Death Waltz Originals. A pleasure to listen to all the way through, each of the 8-tracks on Jason Priest Is… Read more →
Absolution Fest announces it’s return. The post-punk / darkwave / industrial / synthpop music festival takes place at multiple venues in Tampa (Ybor City), Florida on October 7th, 2021 – October 9th, 2021. The 2021 Absolution Fest features performances by Mr. Kitty, Actors, KANGA, HALLOWS, Kiss Of The Whip, Death Loves Veronica, The Kentucky Vampires, The Bellwether Syndicate, Rosegarden Funeral… Read more →
Die in the Disco hosted by Yami Spechie presents via YouTube its first free online festival for which it has summoned the best talents of Darkwave, New Wave, Post-Punk, Synthpop and where you can enjoy exclusive videos and unreleased songs live. The transmission will simulate a virtual party where you can enter a zoom link and be able to see… Read more →
