New Electro Act Sylph Shares the Primal “In the Morning Light” (premiere)
Electro’s Sylph creates an ode to raves’ communalism on the psychedelic, industrial techno of “In the Morning Light”.
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Visionist’s ‘A Call to Arms’ Is Surprisingly Peaceful
Visionist’s A Call to Arms is a success. Louis Carnell has dialed down on the noise and written the most straightforward, emotionally-charged work of his career.
Universal Energy: An Interview With Cabaret Voltaire’s Richard H. Kirk
Following a decade-plus break from official studio albums, Cabaret Voltaire are back with a bevy of releases that shows the electro icon empowered, recharged, and as mired in dissonance and drum beats as ever.
Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore Gets Primal on ‘The Third Chimpanzee’
Depeche Mode's primary songwriter and sonic architect Martin Gore gets primal on his new EP of instrumentals, The Third Chimpanzee.
Synthpop King Vince Clarke on Erasure’s 18th Studio Album, ‘The Neon’
PopMatters recently dialed in with synthpop maestro Vince Clarke to discuss the 35-year history of Erasure and their most recent album, The Neon.
A Certain Ratio Return with a Message of Hope on ‘ACR Loco’
Inspired by 2019's career-spanning box set, legendary Manchester post-punkers A Certain Ratio return with their first new album in 12 years, ACR Loco.
A New Erasure Album Is Precisely What This Pandemic Needs
Cue Erasure's new album: The Neon. Music may not by itself cure our societal ills, but the virtue of superb electropop is that it helps make them seem a bit less insurmountable.
‘The Upward Spiral’ Is Nicolas Bougaïeff’s Layered and Unique Approach to Techno
On his debut album for Mute, Berlin-based producer Nicolas Bougaïeff applies meticulous care and a deft, trained ear to each track, and the results are marvelous.
Irmin Schmidt Meets John Cage on ‘Nocturne’
Irmin Schmidt goes back to his Stockhausen roots with a new live album, Nocturne: Live at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.
Chris Liebing’s “Polished Chrome” Gets Remix From Throbbing Gristle’s Chris Carter (premiere)
Chris Liebing's "Polished Chrome" first appeared on 2018's Burn Slow and features new wave icon Gary Numan. "Chris Carter is a real legend", says Liebing of the remixer of this track.
Apparat’s ‘Soundtrack: Capri-Revolution’ Stands Alone As a Great Ambient Experience
Apparat's (aka Sascha Ring) re-imagined score from Mario Martone's 2018 Capri-Revolution works as a fine accompaniment to a meditational flight of fancy.
New Brain Trajectory: An Interview With Lee Ranaldo and Raül Refree
Two guitarists, Lee Ranaldo and Raül Refree make an album largely absent of guitar playing and enter into a bold new phase of their careers. "We want to take this wherever we can and be free of genre restraints," says Lee Ranaldo.
