Check out Kite…
Swedish electropop/new wave duo Kite from the southern parts of Sweden has just signed with Progress Productions. Their first release will be an EP with four songs.
About
The story of Kite started when Christian Berg (Yvonne, Strip Music) asked
Nicklas Stenemo (The Mo, Melody Club) to sing on one of Christian’s
instrumental songs. The day after the demo version of ”My girl and I” was
finished. They started to make songs at a daily basis in Nicklas’ studio where
Christian’s love for monotone synth melted together with Nicklas’ pophits.
One day Nicklas sold his Fender guitar and the band Kite was born.
New stuff from John Foxx and Blancmange
September 22 we will get a new collection by John Foxx from label Demon/Edsel. “Glimmer: The Best of John Foxx” will be a double-CD with material from his entire career including singles, album tracks, re-works of old Ultravox tracks, new remixes and his ambient “Cathedral Oceans” project. That project is also going to be re-released by the same label in 2009 and 2010.
And they don’t stop there, classic synthpop duo Blancmange will have their albums “Happy Families”, “Mange Tout” and “Believe You Me” released in new, fresh versions. The exact date is not set as of now, but it’s clear that they will all include the 12” mixes and some B-sides. The band is also said to be working on new material.
John Foxx performing “Plaza” at Cargo in London with Louis Gordon on 08.10.07 as part of a performance of the entire Metamatic album including related tracks.
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And of course and old Blancmange video:
Here is the last video from the Blancmange Video 45 VHS. This is Living on the Ceiling. Classic synthpop from a band that disappeared but now is back. Check out their stuff on MySpace. I wonder if they have their own website… should check on that.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L03PJeB38dI]
I start counting
Anyone know what happens to these brlliant guys??
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0FBfigodFQ]
Some nostalgia if you haven´t heard them before, strictly awsome 
Yazoo on tour again (finally)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOaWHqhvB_o]
Yes its true – they are back on stage – after what -20 years or so!! As you can see from the live performance video above, they have a contemporary light show and Vince Clarke is laptop based and running Logic and various soft-synths.
Native Instruments recently posted an interview with Vince Clarke on their site here
Well enjoy and make sure to find out more here >> http://www.yazooinfo.com/.
A Spell Inside release retrospective
German synthpop act A Spell Inside will release a career retrospective, entitled Essentials, September 12. Essentials will feature previously unreleased remixes as well as two songs, “Believe” and “Oxygen 2.1,” that will appear on the band’s forthcoming album, Loginside, which was originally scheduled for a June release but was delayed due to a computer crash. A Spell Inside now hope to release Loginside in late 2008.
Informatik announces new album
Futurepop duo Informatik, featuring Da5id Din and Tyler Newman (Battery Cage), has announced that its new album, Beyond, will be released September 9 on Metropolis Records. The 10-track album is the project’s fifth full-length release, and its first since 2004.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eepwfeus7Ew]
The Mobile Homes celebrates 25 yrs with new material
Check out their new single “Close”
[youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=PsTngq_2QkY]
Pretty OK I think
Lowe releases new album
Although not really a personal favorite of mine (they have released one or two nice tracks :-), though), Swedish new wave act Lowe’s sophomore album, Kino International, is available now from the Megahype label. Formed in 2002, Lowe received awards for Best Newcomer and nominations for Best Album and Best Song in the 2005 Scandinavian Music Awards. The group will perform in Sweden and Germany later this summer.
[youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=9zQ8bQWQHDM]
Japanese synthpop weekend treat
Should I laugh or cry, judge for yourself – I think I like it though
Aural Vampire (yes, it’s a play on “oral”) is a Tokyo duo that churns out the most scrumptious Electropop/Darkwave. Think 80s-influenced female-fronted synth (Ladytron, Metric) with a bite of dark/glam industrial (Rammstein).
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9loRRdMVtBk]
| Band Website | auralvampire.com |
| Band Members |  EXO-CHIKA(Vocal/Lyrics)  RAVEMAN(Sound / DJ) |
Front 242 offers free download
Don´t miss out on the chance to see what these old EBM masters have been up to, if anything, hehe. Perhaps it is yet another “new” version of Headhunter, keep your fingers x it’s not….
Seminal Belgian industrial act Front 242 is offering fans two free downloadable tracks as of June 15 via the Alfa Matrix label’s Web site. The download, entitled First Moment, is available in five different sound quality formats. Please follow the links for more information and to register for the free download.
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