The Top 23 of 2023
This has been a difficult year for parts of the music industry. Bandcamp, owned by Epic Games, turned on its workers in an attempt to break its union and reduce…
This has been a difficult year for parts of the music industry. Bandcamp, owned by Epic Games, turned on its workers in an attempt to break its union and reduce…
After the loss of so many artists in 2016, it was a pleasure to see some of the original synthpop heroes back on the release trail. OMD, Alison Moyet, Erasure…
Sweden’s premier music event, Electronic Summer, is no more. It ended with a blast of futurepop from Rotersand, but the three day event packed in performances from Kebu, Portion Control…
Little Britain might have decided they have had enough of the European project, but Tracy Howe’s heart still belongs to the continent. The Canadian synth legend’s musical heritage traces a…
Psyche have announced a four-track EP, revisiting their first 12″ single, “Thundershowers (In Ivory Towers).” The lead track appears in extended and radio edit mixes, together with two remixes of…
Gothenburg’s Electronic Summer event is the highlight of the music calendar in Northern Europe. The annual festival, which began in 2012, lines up international acts and local synthpop heroes for…
Thirty years since Psyche’s first album, Insomnia Theatre, the godfathers of dark electro are still going strong. We caught up with Darrin Huss ahead of Psyche’s Electronic Summer show, which…
Psyche were formed in Edmonton, Canada, in 1982. The same city has been home to legendary Beat poet, Brion Gysin, as well as Kurtis Mantronik, so there must be something…