The 10 best synthpop / electropop albums of all times (and 5 more)
Electropop is a hybrid music genre combining elements of electronic and pop genres. During the late 1970s bands such as...
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a-ha frontman Morten Harket discusses ‘The Sunshine Revolution’ – watch the video
Thirty years ago, architect and Professor Harald N. Røstvik and the lead singer of a-ha, Morten Harket, joined forces to...
Unreleased 2005 song by Scum with Mortiis on vocals out now
Here's a Mortiis curiosum… Out now is the previously unreleased Scum song "Speaking In Tongues" with Mortiis on vocals. This...
Norwegian Giants release ‘Fasan’ – an immensely diverse collaboration album
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) "Fasan" by Norwegian Giants is released on their own label Norwegian Giants, established...
Oslo Synth Band ‘Stress’ EP out now – screaming beats to battle the summer heat
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) Oslo Synth Band from Norway have been quiet for a time now, but...
EL/NeUe: ‘KRANK’ – an album 34 years in the making
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange / Kampenkontor press release) EL/NeUe from Norway released their album 'KRANK' June 1st...
Zeromancer launch ‘Mourners’ EP with some great remixes today
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange)Norwegian industrial synth rockers Zeromancer follow up their February release ‘Damned le Monde’ with...
Norway’s Modulo One back with the new dark electro / melodic techno single ‘Isolation Rave’
Two months after the release of "Gothenburg" on "Face the Beat 6", Modulo One are back with the new dark...
Magne Furuholmen’s ‘White Xmas Lies’ live concert available online
The live Facebook premiere of Magne's "White Xmas Lies" concert (recorded at Kulturkirken Jakob in Oslo on December 4, 2019)...
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!
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange. Photos by Silke Jochum, Arash Taheri, Jan Ronald Stange. Studio snapshots by Kim...
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...
Before a-ha there was Bridges – 2nd album ‘Våkenatt’ finally released to larger public 40 years after being recorded
Bridges were a Norwegian rock band formed in Oslo, Norway in 1978. It is notable for being the predecessor to...
Modulo One releases ‘No Way to Win’ single w/remixes from Kant Kino, Substaat and Subsquare
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange / Modulo One press release) Norwegian dark electro band Modulo One released their...
A-ha shows in the USA, Europe and Latin America rescheduled (UPDATE 2)
It's raining press releases of rescheduled tours these days, after Front 242, now also A-ha has its USA, European and...
Solar Temple releases 8” extremely limited edition vinyl single
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) Etch Wear, the small Oslo-based independent record label (among other things), are making...
Norway’s Hypnocrates lands neo-darkwave/postpunk debut ‘Modern Nightmares’
Out now is "Modern Nightmares", the first full length album by neo-darkwave/postpunk project Hypnocrates. Based in Oslo, Norway, the band...
Danish electro pop artist Lydmor returns with ‘Someone We Used To Love’ – watch the video
(Photo by Ditte Chemnitz) Out May 15 on hfn music is the newest single by Danish electro pop artist Lydmor:...
Tear Us Apart releases compelling singles, album in the making
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange. Band photo by Paal Ritter Schjerven). During the past months the Norwegian duo...
Swans announce Summer tour – new album ‘Leaving meaning’ out now on Mute / Young God (N America)
(Photo by Jennifer Gira) Swans have announced a Summer tour to promote their new album "Leaving meaning" which is out...
Front 242 announces extra EU tour dates
Front 242 has announced a string of EU dates starting in Belgium on March 7 in the city of Namur...
Front 242 announce tour agenda for 2020
The Belgian cult electro act Front 242 have announced a string of new concert dates for 2020. You can view...
Alphaville live in Norway – concert and interview: ‘The most bizarre show? Lebanon, we saw a toy shop, with a Mickey Mouse figure outside, full of bullet holes’
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) November 30th we were a gang of friends going to Sundvolden Hotel, 45...
Interview with Bernard Van Isacker on the ‘Face The Beat’ series: ‘Charting with smaller bands? It’s possible, this compilation has proven it.’
(Interview / photo by Eldrina Mich) While the charity download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 5" is still reigning the...
New EP from Beranek: “Oscillator Orkester” – a refreshing mix of orchestral electronics and Bowie tributes
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange. Foto: Jarle Nyttingnes) The multi talented Norwegian musician (also actor, comedian ++) Espen...
‘a-ha The Movie’ premiere and new Norwegian concerts announced
(Photo by a-ha.com) Premiering on Thursday November 26th, 2020 at 6 pm at the Colosseum movie theatre in Oslo is...
Seigmen crowdfunding exceeds all expectations – 102% funded in just 4 days!
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange / Karisama Records press release)The Norwegian industrial/goth rock band Seigmen released five classic...
Nitzer Ebb hit the USA for a brand new tour + rare skateboard video of ‘Fun To Be Had’ (1984 footage)
(Photo by Hazel Hill McCarthy III) After touring the US earlier this spring, Douglas McCarthy and Bon Harris are bringing...
OMD launch 40th anniversary boxset ‘Souvenir – The Singles 1979-2019’ + MEGAtour
OMD have announced a brand new 40th anniversary career-spanning boxset and comprehensive singles collections. "Souvenir - The Singles 1979-2019" will...
a-ha announces new vinyl/2CD deluxe editions for ‘Minor Earth | Major Sky’ (2000) and ‘Lifelines’ (2002) – more details here
Out on September 27 are the deluxe- 2CD Sets (remastered with unreleased bonus tracks, some live-takes and demos) of the...
Apoptygma Berzerk releases “Nein Danke!” EP – get the first two tracks today
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange / Tatra Records, Pitch Black Drive pressrelease) Apoptygma Berzerk have been very active...
New Order to release live album recorded at Manchester International Festival – Listen to ‘Sub-culture’
New Order 2019. Division made their television debut on Tony Wilson’s "So It Goes program" in 1978. For the show...
‘Click Interview’ with Viviankrist: ‘Equipment Gives Me Inspiration’
Viviankrist is a minimal electro/power-noise project set up by Japanese female artist Eri Isaka. Around 1997-1999 she was member of...
A peek behind the scenes with Apoptygma Berzerk and collaborators about the making of ‘SDGXXV’
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange. Interview photos by Sigrid E. Ø. Reinertsen) Apoptygma Berzerk, the first leading exporter...
