SYNTHETIC CITY 2018 LINEUP
March promises a stellar billing for the annual Synth City Festival… The Synthetic City Electronic Music Festival remains one of the most vital events of the year. Its combination of global acts lends...
View ArticleDICEPEOPLE (Feat The Brooklyn Foundation) – Control
Pointed political commentary with a darkwave style… Recent years have seen the world navigating some choppy political waters. The advent of the Trump administration in the US as well as the UK’s issues...
View ArticleDEFSynth Presents MEGANOKE, CULT WITH NO NAME, CYBERWASTE & JAN DOYLE BAND
Eclectic electronic delights await… The DEFSynth team continue to present electronic music events with an eclectic and engaging line-up (as TEC have previously reported). Launched under the tagline of...
View ArticlePretending To See The Future
New OMD Book explores the electropop outfit’s legacy OMD have a new book out in November which tracks the band’s extensive history and musical career. It includes input from the band members as well as...
View ArticleLIFELINES: Pål Waaktaar-Savoy
On the occasion of Pål Waaktaar-Savoy’s 57th birthday, we present a revised and expanded version of an article we originally published last year about the guitarist’s projects outside of a-ha:...
View ArticleSYNTHETIC CITY 2019 LINE-UP
Electronic acts descend on London for a packed synthpop extravaganza… 2019 sees the return of the Synthetic City Electronic Music Festival, a regular fixture on the gig-going calendar featuring nine...
View ArticleSILICON DREAMS 2019
Liverpool’s Electronic Music Event Returns… This summer sees the return of Silicon Dreams – Liverpool’s premiere electronic music festival, featuring Sinestar, Northern Kind, Twist Helix, Berlyn...
View ArticleSoftback edition of OMD book ‘Pretending To See The Future’ due
OMD book returns… Following on from the original 2018 publication of Pretending To See The Future, a new edition in soft back format is due for release this month. Compiled by author Richard Houghton,...
View Articlea-ha: Down To The Tracks
Stay on these roads… The legacy of Norwegian outfit a-ha is weaved into the story of synth-pop, from the phenomenal success of ‘Take On Me’ in 1985 through to the recent successful live showcase of...
View ArticleMARC ALMOND – What A Moonlit Night
Like a silvery wave… It’s almost impossible to avoid news of the grim situation that’s befallen Ukraine in recent times. We’re witness to an unfolding tragedy that can make people feel impotent in the...
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