Human League – Virgin years boxset
Between 1981 and 1990, The Human League released four studio albums and one extended EP on Virgin Records. Those albums and that extended play have been collected in a special limited edition …
Blancmange new single – Reduced Voltage
This announcement appeared in Classic Pop, september 8, 2022. The picture is courtesy of Helen Kincaid. Blancmange (Neil Arthur) have shared a new single, Reduced Voltage, alongside a John Grant remix of …
The new romantics
Well, not a pure synthesizer theme, but many of the tracks are build around synthesizers and this genre is aprecursor for (modern) synth-pop – the New Romantics. Watch this nice …
ARTE TV – Italo Disco
ARTE TV features a nice documentary about Italo Disco… a genre of Pop Music that involves a lot of Electronic Music and a lot of beautiful Italian ladies. The video …
(Updated)The return of Future World Orchestra
Update 22nd of June 2022: Robert Pot writes “Amazing… the power of internet!. The presale of the re-issue of both FWO albums is going very well. The promo campaign for …
Are Sounds Elektrik – TOTP 1977 synth special.
In Youtube channel Are Sounds Elektrik, you can find lot of interesting documentaries and videos on synths and synth music. This video is the recording of the Top of the …
Evolution of Electronic Music (1969-2020)
It seems that more and more documentaries on the development of synthesizers and electronic music become available. There are some good docu-series by the BBC and other broadcasters (which we …
Synthweek – Best synth tracks
997 Musicradar launched the Synth Week, in which many articles, video’s, interviews, artists are included to highlight the important role of synths in music. As they say: “a celebration of …
(Updated) (x)Propaganda – Only Human
Update: more dates, new album and a video! The heart is strange – the long awaited new album by xPropaganda is out now. More tour dates are adding, such as …
Röyksopp – Profound mysteries
Recently the (long awaited) new Röyksopp album Profound Mysteries has become available on CD and on cassette (!), and via streaming services such as spotify. This album features tracks created …