Year: 2020

‘Click Interview’ with Diorama: ‘Melancholy, Poetry, Lightness, Obscure Nihilistic Romanticism’

DIORAMA was set up in 1996 by Torben Wendt. The German dark-Wave project got rapidly signed to Accession Records. Felix Marx joined the band in 2000. All over the years there were a few changes in the line-up, but Torben Wendt and Felix Marc became inseparable. DIORAMA this year released the tenth full length album in the band’s discography. The new work fills a gap of four years, but still sounds as a new beginning. The band defines “Tiny Missing Fragments” as ‘glitch beats, complex loops and atmospheric density’. The work became one of their most accomplished- and maybe best works to date. I talked about it all with Torben Wendt.   (Picture credits by Thomas Wuhrer / Interview courtesy by Inferno Sound Diaries) Q: “Tiny Missing Fragments” is your tenth full length album! This is more than an accomplishment, but does it have a special significance to you? And how do you perceive this new album in DIORAMA’s discography? Torben: It doesn’t matter at all if it’s album number 10, 8 or 69. It took us 24 years to get to this point and if there is any reason at all to celebrate (well, ok, there is always one […]

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Alex and Kim of Zeromancer / Seigmen / Ljungblut talks about the vinyl box release, corona lockdown, studio work and future plans: 2021 will hopefully be what 2020 wasn’t!

Alex Møklebust and Kim Ljung had lots of plans for their bands in 2020, but as with everyone else everything changed this year. Earlier this autumn we managed to slip in an hour for a talk at Alex’ place where he and Kim were having some studio time.

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Helalyn Flowers launch 6th studio album ‘Àiresis’ today – available now

Out today is “Àiresis”, the brand new 6th studio album by the Italian female fronted electro-rock act Helalyn Flowers. The release is available in 3 formats, a normal 10-track CD (available here), a 21-track double CD (available here) and a download via Bandcamp (available here) and on all other download and streaming platforms. The double CD includes a 11-track “Skepsis” bonus disc featuring remix collaborations with Jean-Marc Lederman, Implant, Imjudas, Junksista, Alien_Nation, Planet Pop, Exophantom, Digital Shadows, Mario Rühlicke and DJ Und3Rmin3R. The limited deluxe edition of the new album features exclusive artwork design by Noemi Aurora herself (www.toxic-visions.com). Videos Featured on this new album are also the 2 tracks “Metropolis Necropolis” and “Suicidal Birds” which both got the video treatment. Official video clip for “Metropolis Necropolis” Official video clip for “Suicidal Birds”

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German synth pop act Elektrostaub signs to Alfa Matrix and releases brand new EP feat. Henrik Iversen (Namnambulu) + full back catalogue available again

Over 3 years after the release of his successful debut album “Birthday And Death”, German synth pop act Elektrostaub is back with a brand new EP, “Wake Up” and announces the release of his second album “Reliance” in 2021 on his new label Alfa Matrix. For the new EP – out now on all platforms including Bandcamp and Spotify – Patrick Knoch was joined by Henrik Iversen (Namnambulu). A second A-side song is also added to this EP with the harder and darker EBM song “Futurism” featuring the vocals of Norderney’s frontman Jan Dieckmann. The EP features in total 11 songs, offering 9 bonus remixes going from moody synth pop to upbeat electro dance through EBM and modern electro wave remakes by artists in the likes of Aiboforcen, The Second Sight, Aesthetische, Culture Kultür, Digital Factor vs Margaret Street, Versus, DJ Thommy, Nordic and DMT Berzerk. Wake Up (feat Henrik Iversen) EP by ELEKTROSTAUB Back catalogue re-released For the occasion of the signing of the German act Elektrostaub on the Belgian Alfa Matrix label, the complete back-catalogue was also re-released. “Unforgotten” (feat. Henrik Iversen) EP Originally released on 21st July 2017, “Unforgotten” is the debut single of Elektrostaub and features […]

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Magne Furuholmen (a-ha) launches live concert recording of ‘White Xmas Lies’ on Saturday 26th December

On Saturday 26th December at 5pm CET you’ll be able to view the “White Xmas Lies” live concert premiere by Magne Furuholmen and chat with him as well online. The “White Xmas Lies” live concert footage was shot in Oslo…

Daniel B. joins Acronym powered project to launch the Sky Any Colour exhibition together with over 50 other artists and designers

The last few months Daniel Bressanutti aka Daniel B. (Front 242, Morf, Prothèse) has joined the Acronym project. The project has now partnered with the Republic of Gamers to launch skyanycolour.com, an online group exhibition featuring over 50 artists and designers. Daniel B.: “The project’s purpose is to explore humanity’s increasingly complex relationship with the future, a topic that has become even more relevant given the events of this year.” Here’s the trailer for the project. Over 50 artists and designers were introduced to form smaller breakout teams, each choosing their own formats. Initial works were showcased inside the recently-released Acronym X ROG ZEPHYRUS G14–ACRNM®, limited edition laptop, and form basis for the Sky Any Colour program launch. The ongoing exhibition, with new film, animation, music, graphic and photographic works will continue to be released on skyanycolour.com into the first quarter of 2021. Acronym also partnered with the incubator accelerator Hxouse, co-founded by artist, The Weeknd, creative director, La Mar Taylor and global innovator, Ahmed Ismail. The participants in this multi-disciplinary project include Daniel Bressanutti, Ruben Fro, Sebeyu, Laura Dubuk, Aaron Beck, Evian Christ, Bisi Ezerioha, Phil Saunders, Kat Zhang, Steve Teeple, Khyzyl Saleem, Monika Bielskyte, Chris Bjerre, NOKENTY, Errolson […]

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‘Click Interview’ with AD: KeY: ‘We Don’t Want To Limit Ourselves‘

Set up in 2007 by René and Andrea Nowotny AD: KEY rapidly became a noticeable band in the ‘old-school’ EBM style. The band’s debut works were released by the now defunct Electric Tremor Dessau (a true reference in this music genre) while they next signed to Emmo.biz, which is another label that is no longer active. The German duo finally joined hands together with Belgian label Alfa Matrix. They this year released their sixth full length album “Resonanz”. It remains an EBM experience although AD: KEY experienced with new elements so this work is maybe opening new paths for René and Andrea. (Courtesy by Inferno Sound Diaries)  Q: “Resonanz” is your sixth full length album. How do you look back at the writing and production of this album and what is it all about? Rene: “Resonanz” is primarily about interpersonal relationships. We tried to reflect on daily life; less our own lives than what we hear, see and read. Andrea: It’s about love and hate, about hurt vanities. But also about problems such as sexual harassment, where every woman is sure to have had her unpleasant experience. This is exactly what our song “Ich Will, Dass Du Jetzt Gehst” is about, […]

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Moris Blak launches video for ‘Complicate’ taken from new EP ‘Irregular Revisions Vol 1’ – Out now on Negative Gain

Out now is a brand new video from the industrial bass music act Moris Blak, called “Complicate”. “Complicate” is taken off the band’s newest EP “Irregular Revisions Vol 1” which is out now on Negative Gain. The EP features collaborations with grabyourface, SØLVE, Cellmod, Big Time Kill, Gor Flsh, Blood Wolf, and Truly Significant. The new 8-track EP “Irregular Revisions Vol 1” is collection of remixes from Moris Blak’s 2019 label debut, “The Irregularity of Being” and two brand new songs, “Complicate” and “Dead Line”. Below is the video for “Complicate” featuring grabyourface. It’s indeed the same grabyourface who previously worked with Covenant on their song “False Gods” last year. You can check out and download the full EP below. Irregular Revisions Vol. I by Moris Blak About Moris Blak Operating out of Boston (MA) the band debuted in 2017 with the EP “Dead Summer” on Blind Mice Productions followed by another EP “At The End Of Exile” in 2018. In 2019 the band released the single “The Hunt” together with Slighter on Confusion Inc. before launching their debut album on Negative Gain Productions in November 2019.

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