Another electo-pop surprise comes from Milan, Italy this time and their name is Electrogenic. No wonder they chose that particular name, as they are an electro synth pop act very true to the mentioned genre. You can hear from the start that they are very catchy and melody oriented. They show a great sense for both the beat and the melody, as I would not expect less from an Italian project; Italians are proven…

  I wasn’t aware of My Robot Friend until accidentally discovering his adorable world of bleep through another great artist – Solvent. It was around 2009 and Solvent happened to be remixing one of My Robot Friend’s then current singles called “Waiting”. The song featured guest vocalist Alison Moyet and Solvent delivered his remix of the song in obsessively pleasant Yazoo-ish style which got me searching for more of My Robot Friend himself. Originally featuring…

  I must admit, Hellhumm wasn’t on radar until I got their CD, and of course my curiosity needed to be satisfied. I was interested to get to know their work better, especially since they are a Spanish band. Coming to the third song, I am not so keen of labelling them as EBM, as they lean more towards harsher synth-pop, sticking to a more minimalistic expression. I don’t have so many influential names to…

  If this album was named as “The best goth to have come out of Sweden for ages” that might just be a bit of an understatement, as I can’t remember when I have heard such an emotional and truly dark album at all. So not only would I say Sweden, I would go globally here. Miman is something you simply have to have on your playlist, as it is one truly amazing masterpiece, especially…

  What can we expect from someone born in Manchester? I was pleasantly surprised by Jeff Wootton’s debut album that I needed to spread the word. Even though Jeff is fairly young, he played alongside some influential names such as Damon Albarn of Gorillaz, Mick Jones and Paul Simon of The Clash, and not to forget his collaborations with Brian Eno, Nick Zinner and some other names which are too numerous to mention. I was…

    Ok, everyone is writing about music that influenced their lives, so I thought, well, maybe I need to tell my short music history as well. 1. Dead Can Dance – Spleen and Ideal At the age of 14 my brother brought home 2 CDs. Dead Can Dance and Spleen and Ideal by Dead Can Dance. After being The Cure fan up to that point, this was something new for me, but as soon…

  A very recent release from these Norwegian pop stars called Cast in Steel comes as a bit of surprise as A-ha reunited again to produce their 10th studio album. Their music has always been a part of the mainstream pop, and on this album they remained true to themselves. But you can forger the times of “Take on Me” like hits, you won’t find that for quite some time in their music making. What…

  Coming from Melbourne, Australia, Parralox really exceeds the borders with their music. John von Ahlen really masters the electro sound greatly, giving it a futuresque shape. There is nothing nostalgic about the electro sound on “Aeronaut” and we can really taste the future of electronic music here. It is club music, it is dance music and has a very positive vibe, but not forgetting about atmosphere and slower tempo tracks. On this album you…

  After such a great come back with “Bloodsports” in 2013, I was very curious about their “Night Thoughts” album. Will Suede come back to their old glory; the sound I loved so much on their first album and “Dog Man Star”? After hearing “Bloodsports” and seeing them live I thought the guys are completely back. How much back they are, they are proving once again with this year’s release. What I have loved about…

  Another Swedish band on my menu. This time Tolchock with their Elements of Rage album released in March 2015. It is a great pleasure to hear that not only synth pop “grows” in Sweden. This is a completely different music experience. Their Elements of Rage is a more powerful electronic sound, that is based on EBM music, but with more dance feeling to it. It is indeed very catchy, melodic and with a solid…