The perfect Xmas gift! Opening with a foreword from prolific Rush frontman Geddy Lee, THE MINIMOOG BOOK presents more than a decade’s worth of research-turned-storytelling by author, esteemed journalist, and music historian JoE Silva. Readers can expect exclusive interviews and features with legendary musicians like Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman, Chick Corea, Tony Visconti (David Bowie), […]
A new book on Aphex Twin is being released by music magazine Disco Pogo this autumn. Set for release on 30th October, Aphex Twin: A Disco Pogo Tribute takes a deep dive into the influential British musician’s career through exclusive interviews, essays and features. The 250-page book was compiled by longtime Disco Pogo editor Jim Butler, and features contributions from various music journalists […]
At Superbooth 2024, AJH Synth is introducing Hans Zimmer’s RadioPhonic Synth – an all-in-one Eurorack synthesizer that they describe as “the ultimate analogue modular system.” According to the announcement the collaboration has been specially commissioned by Academy Award-winning film-scoring supremo Hans Zimmer to custom-build The RadioPhonic, which they describe as a one- of-a-kind, everything-but-the-kitchen-sink-style super-synth designed from the ground up as an analogue […]
TEGEL continues to push the boundaries of contemporary techno and electronic music. There latest release blends arcane basslines with sculptured beats that rave into the early morning. Faithful to their roots they incorporate industrial rhythms and ambient noise to faithfully reproduce a world of tomorrow. Endless electronic loops drive the intensity of the underground music […]
FJAAK, recently announced their third studio album entitled ‘Fjaakk The System.’ Set to drop on May 14th, 2024, it’s their first LP in six years and is being released on their own label, SPANDAU20. Alongside the announcement, the Berlin-based duo premiered the leading track ‘Redemption,’ which comes with its own music video. The upcoming album will feature collaborations with a different […]
The Knife personas Karin and Olof are both succeful in their own right and below we can see the result of their latest endavours: The “Shiver” video sees Fever Ray’s Karin Dreijer and creative collaborator Martin Falck continuing to expand the visual world of “Radical Romantics”, closing the chapter on their protagonist, Main, as they […]
When you thought everything was done with Devo continues to deliver, or at least Gerald V. Casale does (in his own way of course). Gerald V. Casale, a pioneer in the New Wave genre, has released a groundbreaking “4-Dimensional” music video for his track “Lounge: Pay U Back”. This release is part of his newly reissued The […]
Juan Atkins has hit the restart button on his iconic electro moniker, Cybotron — 28 years after ‘Cyber Ghetto’, for the two-track EP ‘Maintain the Golden Ratio’. The record is set for release on October 13 via Tresor Records. Accompanying the release, the label announced on Instagram: “Cybotron has re-emerged in our contemporary cybercultural age when artifactual futures […]
Well at least there are clear hints of it when reading online social media posts from this iconic band. Few other bands can match their importance in the development of electronic music. They are clearly up there alongside bands like Kraftwerk, YMO, Human League, Yazoo, Fad Gadget, DEVO to name but a few. So, to […]
Composer & synthesist Tomer Baruch (Synthesized Sounds of the Sea) and drummer Alex Brajkovic have released a new electronic soundtrack to the classic Fritz Lang dystopian science fiction silent film, Metropolis (1927). Fritz Lang’s Metropolis was a key example of German expressionist film and is considered as one of the first, if not the first, science fiction film that would eventually inspire and influence directors […]
With this brand new track ANNA brings her melodic techno and hypnotic sound to remix this track from Depeche Mode‘s Memento Mori, ‘My Cosmos is Mine‘. Memento Mori was announced by Dave Gahan and Martin Gore in October of last year, and ‘Ghosts Again‘ was shared a few months later. After Spirit in 2017, Memento Mori is their first album in six years and came out on March 24. ANNA’s more […]
Brian Eno has announced his first-ever solo tour is kicking off this October, with just one UK exclusive double header date at London’s Southbank Centre. The British composer and musician will perform his new live concert programme, titled ‘Ships’, debuting for the first time on October 21 at Venice Biennale Musica 2023. The tour will continue […]
Rumours have been frequent the last couple of days – what is the French duo up to? Now we have been blessed with some updates. Daft Punk has unveiled its 10th anniversary edition of the iconic album coupled with previously unreleased tracks and global celebrations. So, dive into the world of Daft Punk’s Random Access […]
Thrown into the dessert IAMX devotes his time to mud wrestling accompanied by heavy electronic sounds and IAMX’s characteristic vocals – quite enjoyable we must say 🙂 IAMX’s new single “The X ID” is out now ahead of the new album “Fault Lines1”, due out May 12th. The song is the first new lyrical material […]
While his former band tours the planet with retrospect material Karl Bartos continues to explore the unknown. The former robot is still very much productive and this recent announcement is no exception. Perhaps we would hope to see Kraftwerk also stepping out of their comfort zone once in a while, especially now as the robots […]
Jeff Mills has produced a new score for Fritz Lang’s 1927 silent film Metropolis. Out now via his own Axis Records label, Metropolis Metropolis combines elements of classical and electronic music and marks the second time Mills has produced a soundtrack of the film – his previous Metropolis score came out in 2000. Where his original score was produced to […]
Back on the scene we are happy to share that the cross-genre creative act Fever Ray is about to release a new album. And for those who have been fortunate enough to get tickets to her tour we can just state that we are envious here at the Stereoklang HQ. Since the ending of The […]
Depeche Mode have returned with intriguing new single dubbed ‘Ghosts Again’, accompanied by Ingmar Bergman-ish style video, as well as announcing details of their long-awaited new album ‘Memento Mori’. Post the passing of Andrew Fletcher last year DM are back with a captivating new track that appear to take them back to their roots, rather then […]
Stereoklang resident TEGEL has today released a new six track EP – available on all streaming channels. The EP AM / PM spans across tecno, minimal techno, addictive rhythms and ambient soundscapes, which has become the trademark of the Swedish act TEGEL. Below you will find the headline track Crazy. It contains all the signature […]
It is with a sad heart that we can conclude that Yukohiro Takahashi is no longer with us. As a key member of the band Yellow Magic Orchestra (and as a renowned solo artist) he came to shape the electronic music scene forever. YMO was sometimes compared as the Asian Kraftwerk, with an innovative twist […]
Daft Punk have shared a rare, unmasked live performance of ‘Rollin & Scratchin’ from their archives online. The French duo first shared the clip as part of a one-off Twitch stream last year, during which they broadcast a full set filmed in LA’s Mayan Theater in 1997. The stream marked the one-year anniversary of their split in […]
To enter Inkonst in Malmö, Sweden, always present you with a feeling of excitement and this year’s edition of ElectriXmas was no exception. Devoted fans of heavy synth music sees this as their Xmas-present and a party one will not miss. For Stereoklang this was our first visit back post the pandemic and we weren’t […]
Sweden’s foremost event for EBM, Electro pop and everything in between is back with yet another impressive line up this year’s event. The event is, as always, hosted at Inkonst – Malmö’s prime venue for the alternative music scene. In other words gear up for the biggest electronic party in 2022. electriXmas has spoiled us […]
Last month, Fever Ray returned with a new single, “What They Call Us”. Now, the multi-talented Karin Dreijer (ex. The Knife) is announcing a whole new album, Radical Romantics, her follow-up to 2017’s Plunge. The album features production from Dreijer’s brother and the Knife partner Olof, plus contributions from Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, […]