How A Depeche Mode Tour Changed Reality TV Forever
Depeche Mode’s ‘101’ isn’t only a brilliant live album: it’s a documentary that changed what it meant for people to participate in the making of TV.
Depeche Mode’s ‘101’ isn’t only a brilliant live album: it’s a documentary that changed what it meant for people to participate in the making of TV.
Today marks 40 years since the title track appeared on Bowie’s renowned ‘Berlin Trilogy’.
Depeche Mode: up-close and virtual.
The band’s frontman will be the face of the winter line’s dark and deconstructed look.
Even professional skateboarders like Depeche Mode.
Channel the brilliance of Depeche Mode with the click of a button.
The pioneering British band began their ‘Global Spirit’ tour with a tribute to the late David Bowie.
Depeche Mode’s new album, ‘Spirit’, is out today. Live stream the group’s album premiere performance tonight.
Telekom Street Gigs will present Depeche Mode’s album premiere in Berlin on March 17.
“Where’s The Revolution” will be reimagined by Terence Fixmer, Pearson Sound and Simian Mobile Disco.
It’s finally here.
The UK synth-pop masters are back!
The group has also announced the release date for its new album.
That bicycle helmet! We can’t even!
Everyone’s favorite synthpop legends are headed to Spain.
We still can’t get enough.
A controversial cover for a controversial movie.
Who wouldn’t want his kids to learn play Depeche Mode tracks on a harp?
High Five, Emily! You’re fantastic!
Reach out and touch faith…
The synth pop legends have taken to Facebook to announce further shows.
After they announced their new album Spirit today, Depeche Mode has now also announced the dates for their 2017 world tour.
The legends Depeche Mode are back with a brand new LP, supposedly due out in Spring 2017.
Reminder: Depeche Mode’s clock is still counting down to something big on October 11.
The extremely rare recordings were found by a hairdresser who used to cut the group’s hair.
A clock on the Depeche Mode website is counting down to something big on October 11.
Here’s a side of Depeche Mode you don’t see everyday.
Back in the days where synth sequences were still played by hand, and broadcasters gave somewhat of a shit about putting a couple of bands of integrity on the silver screen, a little band called Depeche Mode played live on the BBC on the back of their 1981 record, Speak and Spell. Those harmonies still hold up. For more, listen to Depeche … Continued
We run through 10 of the iconic band’s boldest, most memorable looks as captured in videos filmed between 1982 and 1997.
Ah, the sweet, sweet smell of nostalgia! Back when TV was still recorded in front of a live studio audience, Depeche Mode and New Order made a joint appearance on the German show Musik Convoy. Watch the video and take in the full awkwardness of bands playing without background tracks—a surprisingly eerie and beautiful experience. Then, read an intimate … Continued
1980 was 36 years ago.
The Depeche Mode frontman talks about his new album with Soulsavers.
Ditch work and listen to this megamix of Depeche Mode, the band basically everyone likes.
Max Dax speaks to Martin Gore about his new solo LP, MG.
From panties to pinball games, we sort through a selection of all those DM purchases that made you go, “shouldn’t have done that.”
This is the synth-pop grudge match of your dreams.
Will the Depeche Mode stans come out to the polls again?
This week’s first Live Battle is a death match between England’s vanguard and its new school heroes: Depeche Mode against Disclosure. Who will win? Vote now.
In our final report from Depeche Mode’s summer 2013 European tour, Agata Pyzik, author of the forthcoming book Poor But Sexy
Following the announcement of EB and Depeche Mode’s team-up for their European tour, our editor-in-chief Max Dax met the DM’s vocalist last November in Paris for
As their European tour winds down, our Prague correspondent Lucia Udvardyova reports from an especially memorable occasion.
Flights, concert tickets and three days in an NYC hotel can be yours with the click of a button!
Depeche Mode have managed to stay in a single time zone this past week, playing a sweaty, raucous two-hour show to the black swarm on the Rhine in Düsseldorf this past Wednesday, and prepping to do it all again tonight. We sat down with Martin Gore to find out about revisiting the sounds of melancholy … Continued
Douglas J. McCarthy is the Nitzer Ebb frontman and EBM innovator who toured with Depeche Mode in the late ’80s, making him the perfect person to review their sold-out, Berlin Olympiastadion show last night.
The largest and most comprehensive fan exhibition on Depeche Mode has now opened its doors. Find out what you can expect within.
The Berlin edition is the largest and most comprehensive DM fan exhibition ever, and it opens on Friday, June 7th. View a gallery from it as it’s installed.
We take an exclusive look inside the covers of the new Depeche Mode monograph “Depeche Mode: Monument” by Sascha Lange and Dennis Burmeister.
Depeche Mode have kicked off their summer tour, and we’ve got the report from Athens. View our photo gallery and watch a short clip from their performance.
View some selected exhibition images from the second Depeche Mode Fan Exhibition in Budapest, opening May 11th.
View some selected exhibition images from the first Depeche Mode Fan Exhibition in Zagreb, opening May 9th.
In this interview with Depeche Mode’s synthesizer operative Andrew Fletcher—originally published in a German newspaper in 2009 and published here in English for the first time—we finally hear from the low-key, but key, member.
The Mute Records-signed duo of Carsten Nicolai and Olaf Bender (two of the three Raster-Noton founders) have been announced as support for select European dates of Depeche Mode’s stadium tour.
Calling all Depeche Mode fans! We want your submissions to the unique Depeche Mode Fan Exhibition which accompanies the Depeche Mode European Tour 2013.
In a conversation between EB’s editor-in-chief and The Wire‘s editor, the two respected journalists contemplate Depeche Mode’s new album together.
We present a special interview with Depeche Mode’s songwriter, originally published ten years ago in German for Alert Magazine and conducted by our editor-in-chief Max Dax.
The Mute Records founder and co-producer of the band’s first five albums—often referred to as their invisible member—contemplates all 13 of their albums, offering key insights and anecdotes during the process.
We attended the exclusive Delta Machine launch concert in Vienna in the beautiful MuseumsQuartier. Read our review from the event.
Depeche Mode presented a special live showcase of material from Delta Machine in Vienna on March 24th. You’ll be able to stream footage from that show tonight at 9pm CET via fan4fan.com
Just can’t get enough Depeche? Then dig into our selection of our favorite covers from Johnny Cash, Converge, Röyksopp, RuPaul and more.
In this exclusive preview of our upcoming print magazine, we present the full interview with Depeche Mode frontman Dave Gahan, speaking candidly about his youth, drug use, and the band’s new album Delta Machine.
From their earliest days, Depeche Mode have understood the transcendent power of a good remix. We rifled through the swathes of Depeche Mode remixes out there (trust us, there’s a lot) to pick our ten favorites—it’s deconstruction time again.
We have five copies of DM’s new “Heaven” single on CD, autographed by Dave Gahan, to give away! It’s as easy as a click of a button to enter…
Historically, Depeche Mode have never come up short when it comes to music videos. From their iconic collaborations with Anton Corbijn, to their more recent, experimental affairs, we draw up a list of our favorites.
We are giving away tickets to see DM unveil their new album Delta Machine live!
Hot on the heels of our hosting the video premiere for Depeche Mode’s new single “Heaven” we’ve yet another piece of big news for you. Click here to read
Depeche Mode have built up one of the most musically influential and obsessive fan bases in the world, particularly in Berlin and the former East Germany. This is the first in a series of conversations with the fans, taken from the lastest issue of Electronic Beats Magazine.
Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan and Martin Gore talk “Delta Machine” and the cooperation with Deutsche Telekom for their upcoming European tour. More information on tickets for the individual events (and how to get them) as well as further exciting news on Depeche Mode will be following soon at http://www.electronicbeats.net
Here’s some big news that we know a good portion of you have been waiting for. At midnight tonight we will be hosting the video premiere for Depeche Mode’s second single “Heaven”, taken from their highly anticipated 13th album Delta Machine.
Join us for a live video broadcast from Depeche Mode’s press conference. Follow the event as it happens through video feed and our live blog coverage.
Fans of Depeche Mode rejoice: the legendary group are heading to the studio next month to begin work on their next album. According to Martin Gore, he was rejuvenated by his recent work on his current project VCMG, and has begun channeling his creative energies into the group’s thirteenth studio album. The as-yet untitled LP … Continued
We speak with the über-collector of Depeche Mode memorabilia whose collection contains over 10,000 pieces and makes up the majority of our DM Fan Exhibition.
Travel back to 1988 as Depeche Mode unleash a concert for the masses!
In our ongoing series assessing the impact of Depeche Mode through personal narratives, progressive house luminary Timo Maas remembers being their (German) warm-up act in a stadium full of Polish football fans during the World Cup, plus tells the story behind his evergreen remix of “Enjoy the Silence”.
In our ongoing series assessing the impact of Depeche Mode through personal narratives, the songwriter behind one of Germany’s most successful and polarizing pop groups enjoys the sonic violence.
In the latest instalment of our series assessing the impact of Depeche Mode through personal narratives, Texan techno savant, bandleader and, for the Dusseldorf leg of the Delta Machine Tour, Depeche Mode opening act, Matthew Dear talks about what it feels like to share a stage with band he first saw live in 1993.
In the next part of our series assessing the impact of Depeche Mode through personal narratives, British electronic music producer Tim Simenon, best known for his work as Bomb the Bass, remembers working with the band during their most tumultuous period.
In the latest edition of our series assessing the impact of Depeche Mode through personal narratives, EBM innovator Douglas J. McCarthy recounts why being forced to tour with them was one of the best things to ever happen to Nitzer Ebb.
In our series assessing the impact of Depeche Mode, the renowned British music writer and critic—the author of such books as Retromania, Rip It Up and Start Again, Energy Flash, and more—ponders Depeche Mode’s development from innocuous pop to a group of substance.
In the next part of our series assessing the impact of Depeche Mode through personal narratives, German DJ and glitch dub producer Pole—aka Stefan Betke—recalls how Depeche Mode had an impact on his approach to electronic production as teenager, and beyond.
In the next part of our series assessing the impact of Depeche Mode through personal narratives, German DJ and producer Shantel remembers the role Depeche Mode’s music played when, at 15 years old, he fell in love.
The Mute Records founder and co-producer of the first five Depeche Mode albums recalls meeting the teenaged band.
In our ongoing series assessing the impact of Depeche Mode through personal narratives, we speak with sound artist and head of raster-noton Carsten Nicolai.
Kompakt’s acclaimed producer of slo-mo techno minimalism details his experience of remixing the Depeche Mode single “Peace”, cementing his long held belief that, above all else, they’re great songwriters.
In our ongoing series assessing the impact of Depeche Mode, we speak with the Monika Enterprise leader; founding member of Malaria!, Mania D, and Matador; original member of Neubauten, and personal friend of DM.
In the first episode of our new series assessing the impact of Depeche Mode, we speak with the electronic musician whose storied career encompasses the Neue Deutsche Welle innovations of Palais Schaumberg and the ambient house of The Orb.
These reworks of Tori Amos, Depeche Mode and more are classics-turned-dance floor heaters.
The Berlin techno superstar also enjoys coffee in Prenzlauer Berg, Depeche Mode and spending time with his kids.
An exclusive video interview with Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore, one of pop music’s most enduring songwriters.
Douglas J. McCarthy is the Nitzer Ebb frontman and EBM innovator who toured with Depeche Mode in the late ’80s, making him the perfect person to catch a brief chat with Dave Gahan about Berlin and klepto performances.
Douglas J. McCarthy is the Nitzer Ebb frontman and EBM innovator who toured with Depeche Mode in the late ’80s, making him the perfect person to catch a brief chat with Martin Gore about Berlin, extraordinary performances, and devoted fans.
Tonight’s edition of our weekly Electronic Beats On Air radio show features Kris Menace, who, as a producer and remixer of renown, has worked with the likes of LCD Soundsystem, Depeche Mode, Metronomy and Lana Del Ray.
Depeche Mode have built up one of the most musically influential and obsessive fan bases in the world, particularly in Berlin and the former East Germany. This is the final part of a six-part series of conversations with the fans, taken from the lastest issue of Electronic Beats Magazine.
Depeche Mode have built up one of the most musically influential and obsessive fan bases in the world, particularly in Berlin and the former East Germany. This is the fifth in a series of conversations with the fans, taken from the lastest issue of Electronic Beats Magazine.
Depeche Mode have built up one of the most musically influential and obsessive fan bases in the world, particularly in Berlin and the former East Germany. This is the fourth in a series of conversations with the fans, taken from the lastest issue of Electronic Beats Magazine.
Depeche Mode have built up one of the most musically influential and obsessive fan bases in the world, particularly in Berlin and the former East Germany. This is the third in a series of conversations with the fans, taken from the lastest issue of Electronic Beats Magazine.
Depeche Mode have built up one of the most musically influential and obsessive fan bases in the world, particularly in Berlin and the former East Germany. This is the second in a series of conversations with the fans, taken from the lastest issue of Electronic Beats Magazine.
London duo Death Rattle cite Fever Ray and Depeche Mode as inspiration for their deceptively heavy doom pop. Get to know them a little better with this 10 x 4.
So here we are, back again with V I D E O D R O M E featuring our favourite videos from around the world including Rochelle Jordan, Ital, Action Bronson, Depeche Mode, Daphni and many
In dieser Electronic Beats Podcast Folge trifft Gesine die Musikerin Sibel Jaqueline Koçer besser bekannt als JakoJako. Modularfans kennen sie vielleicht aus Schneidersladen in Berlin, wo sie als Modular Expertin arbeitet. Aber auch im Berghain kann man sie seit einiger Zeit als Resident regelmäßig beim Auflegen oder Live Spielen sehen. Vor drei Jahren hat die … Continued
Maybe it’s seeing all those awkwardly distanced raves appearing up on the timeline, or maybe we’ve been spending time with more of our friends at once–but is it starting to feel okay to listen to fast and furious mixes again? This month’s selection goes harder than usual, though it’s not without its doomy moments, as … Continued
As we adjust to the realities of COVID-19 and come to terms with the possibility that clubs may not open for a long, long time, the concept of a home listening DJ mix has been totally shaken up. Now, it seems the weekends are reserved for house, techno, and other hi-NRG club material we can … Continued
London’s Printworks boasts a gargantuan long LED screen that sends flashing lights across the 10,600 square meter venue, but Sedef Adasi’s smile shines much brighter. Having just ticked off her UK debut in the club’s “dark room,” with a fierce selection of acid house, synth wave and EBM, she hangs loose on the main stage … Continued
A fresh year is upon us, but, unsurprisingly, the hustle in many domains remains the same. In a true ‘each one teach one’ spirit, our new year’s resolution series aims on carving out some guidelines on how to survive as an artist within the electronic music world, or how to enter and make it past … Continued
There may be several reasons why Daniel Wang has been labelled the ‘Disco Professor’ over the course of his career. His academic education being one of them, his treasure of knowledge when it comes to music history and theory being another. The critical thoughts he added as liner notes to some of his releases and … Continued
Techno has always been a futuristic genre, but it didn’t emerge from a vacuum. Prior to the formal founding of the sound in mid-’80s Detroit, artists in disparate places were making music that could be easily classified as a form of “proto-techno”. This loose definition includes electronic music created by the likes of Kraftwerk, Silver … Continued
Episode 55 of the Uncanny Valley podcast turns up the heat.
We caught up with the German producer to hear about her unique performance style and her recently-released debut LP, ‘Hermetica’.
Moscow-based duo Interchain share seven decades of music that shaped their techno-punk sound.
At least one of these tunes will be stuck in your head for the rest of the day.
$5,000 synth tones have never been more affordable.
Discover the sound of Aufschwung Ost and Stammheim, the most famous places to rave in 1990s Kassel.
The legendary DJ digs up some of the hidden gems from his mind-blowing record collection.
A headliner at TEB’s stage at Audioriver Festival talks about bringing his daughter into Floorplan.
The longtime Berghain resident steps up for a sterling mix of ’80s industrial and EBM burners.
Probably the only synth emulator you’ll ever need.
Johnny Jewel, Tricky and Kenji Kawai are all featured on this big-screen remake of an anime classic.
MurphyBot lets you enter the weird and nightmarish world of AI creativity.
Will the Düsseldorf electronic music pioneers finally be inducted?
The experimental music and art collective, Negativland, have come up with a rather bizarre way of commemorating the passing of ex-member, Don Joyce.
Dance music historian Tim Lawrence sat down with DJ Daniele Baldelli to learn the story of how cosmic disco emerged from northern Italy in the late ’70s.
The accomplished producer and remixer has gone full power for his rework of “Turn”.
Watch the premiere of the synth duo’s new video off their new LP ‘Let Me Go’.
Thomas P. Heckmann’s Devil’s Kitchen returns to give the Dutch made Synton Syrinx a run through on Telekom Electronic Beats TV. Watch as Thomas gives us a good insight into this rare and versatile mono synth which was produced in the early 80s and used famously by Vince Clarke, Aphex Twin and Depeche Mode.
Three Iranian DJs discuss the dangers and difficulties surrounding the country’s unlikely illegal rave culture.
The RSF Kobol is one of the rarest synths around but our tech wizard Thomas P. Heckmann has one to show off in his Devil’s Kitchen on Telekom Electronic Beats TV. Constructed in France this brilliant monophonic synthesiser has been used by the likes of: Vangelis, Jean-Michel Jarre, Depeche Mode, Peter Gabriel, and Hans Zimmer.
A necessary reminder of the feminist power of an early blues master. Sometimes it’s easy to forget that huge, dominant celebrity personalities have existed well before the era of ubiquitous mass media. For every Bowie remembrance, there is a figure hidden in history that had as profound effect on culture and society—both with their music … Continued
The masterminds of Italy’s most delectable experimental festivals tells travellers which performances to see and where to go while they’re in Milan.
Here’s the thing about Americans—most of us didn’t really grow up with electronic music. We think of Depeche Mode mostly as “that band from the ’80s”, and we have—more or less—zero knowledge that Scooter exists (until we move to Berlin, anyway). That may have changed, as recently Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon dropped some serious shade on the German dance … Continued
Legendary house producer Marc Kinchen talks about the heyday of Detroit techno and how Kevin Saunderson taught him to make his drums banging.
Synthpop pioneer Vince Clarke is the creative mind behind the IMAGINATOR VCX-378, a new Eurorack module designed and built alongside British company Analogue Solutions. “I wanted a practical writing tool that would generate musical patterns based on user-controllable variables,” Clarke explains in a press release. “Housed in a 36 HP-width Eurorack module, the IMAGINATOR VCX-378 has … Continued
We’ve compiled a gallery of the best moments from Dave Gahan and Soulsavers’ sold-out concert in Berlin.
Tune in to our exclusive live stream of Dave Gahan & Soulsavers on October 30th at 8pm CEST
Hard Wax’s Finn Johannsen and world-renowned Italo disco collector Flemming Dalum explore the roots of house and techno and investigate Italo’s rebirth.
Oakland native Luis Vasquez’s The Soft Moon project is a one-man exploration into the darker sides of self-discovery that was first brought to our attention by EB.TV alumni Trentemøller. He’s been compared to bands like Joy Division and supported Depeche Mode live, so we wanted to find out more about this intriguing artist and experience … Continued
In Part Four of our 72 Hours in Antwerp series, Patrick Codenys of pioneering EBM band Front 242 describes how he injected muscle into electronic music.
The former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist names the jungle and trance records that inspired him to make electronic music.
Electronic Beats TV takes a step into Ulrich Schnauss’s layered and synth-laden production world on this Slices Tech Talk. As a solo artist, a new addition to Tangerine Dream and a contributor to many collaborative projects, Ulrich has released a number of albums on labels such as Domino, Scripted Realities and City Centre Offices, plus … Continued
Before Hot Chip releases its next album, we asked Goddard how his knack for identifying pop potential in the underground shapes his work.
Tin Man’s speculative musical biography of Roman Flügel attempts to look deeper into the artist’s current cross-genre impulses.
Daniel Miller has earned his place among the most influential figures in the music business from the last three or four decades. Throughout his career, Miller has often showed great vision and an excellent taste in music; he founded the legendary Mute Label, discovered and produced Depeche Mode, signed classic acts like Throbbing Gristle, Fad … Continued
The Pet Shop Boys and New Order have made it to the FINAL ROUND of the EB Live Battle. Vote for the ultimate archived performance now!
François K is a New York legend whose peers include Larry Levan and David Mancuso Here, for the uninitiated, he takes you to Deep Space, his influential clubnight, in his own words.
Read our report from the first EB festival of the season with Diamond Version, Bonobo and Moderat in the Czech capital.
In the Winter 2013/14 issue of Electronic Beats Magazine, editor-in-chief Max Dax spoke to the synthpop legend about his life and work, and what the future holds.
We caught up with the Berghain resident—whose marathon sets are the stuff of techno lore—to talk excess, anarchy and playing drones to excited tourists.
“I immediately recognized motifs from my Nitzer Ebb youth, although to be fair, even though we did wear our fair share of shorts, we never donned the onesie variety.”
The key member of Berlin’s experimental scene for 30+ years reflects on Berlin Atonal past and present. Plus a video clip of EB’s panel discussion held at this year’s fest.
We spent a week in Montenegro, a country which has only known independence for seven years, to understand the struggle for a national identity through personal narratives.
The historic event returns to the city after a 23 year hiatus, bringing a zero nostalgia line-up of adventurous sounds. In this final installment of the three-part interview, EB contributing editor Daniel Jones gets the details on the line-up and events.
The historic event returns to the city after a 23 year hiatus, bringing a zero nostalgia line-up of adventurous sounds. In this three-part interview, EB editor-in-chief Max Dax quizzed the organizers about the legacy, the changes and more.
The historic event returns to the city after a 23 year hiatus, bringing a zero nostalgia line-up of adventurous sounds. We quiz the organizers about the legacy, the changes and more.
Take all your favorite Electronic Beats mixes and live performances with you wherever you go—for free!
In this interview from last summer’s issue of Electronic Beats Magazine, Editor-in-Chief Max Dax speaks to Squarepusher about his early obsession with radio bands, musique concrète and why having “entertainer” stamped on his visa doesn’t quite cover it.
Electronic Beats hit the Slovakian capital of Bratislava with Hurts, James Pants, Agoria, and Youthkills for a sold-out night of diverse new sounds. The EB team reports from on site.
Tonight’s guest on Electronic Beats On Air is someone we know very well here at Electronic Beats: our very own editor-in-chief Max Dax.
Dave Gahan. Car Audio Bass. The Knife. Karl Bartos. Amanda Brown. Andrey A. Tarkovsky. Holly Herndon. Steven Levy. Sonic Boom. Roedelius. DJ Koze. Terre Thaemlitz. The Spring 2012 issue of Electronic Beats Magazine has arrived, and what an issue it is.
The Week in EB feature collates our favorite pieces of content from ElectronicBeats.net from the last seven days. What did you miss?
Once more we’ve hand-selected our favorite features from the last seven days. Time to bring yourself up to speed with the world according to EB.
Miss something? Here’s a Sunday digest with our favorite features from the preceding seven days that may have slipped under the radar.
Billie Ray Martin—one of the rave generation’s most celebrated divas—speaks to the original Detroit innovator and father of techno about his current projects, his history and kickstarting Chicago house.
For our cold-weather edition, Electronic Beats Magazine has put together perhaps its most varied issue of 2012, featuring names like Gary Numan, Laurel Halo, Madlib, Grimes… well, perhaps you should take a look and see just what’s in store for you.
Looking for a good radio show? Try our selection of EB Radio Sessions, featuring Motor, Alec Empire and more!
Discover our favorite articles and events, compiled from the beginning of the first day of EB.net’s redesign.
British expat Mark Reeder has been sewing the historical seeds of synthpop and trance across national and political boundaries for over thirty years.
With his latest full-length Bad Tourist recently released on AMDISCS, we talk to experimental musician Wojtek Rusin about the future of sound, the ideology of stock images and why high-definition should be the underground artist’s weapon of choice.
Exberliner’s D. Strauss brings us a review of last nights PSB show at Hau 1, presented by Electronic Beats and livestreamed across the world.
Mutual influence is a funny thing. Especially across generations. Ideas and methods reinterpreted by their originators through the filter of those they’ve inspired can be a source of creative evolution, but it can also be a recipe for (result of?) creative dead ends. Since their last collaboration over thirty years ago on Speak and Spell, … Continued
We’ve been talking about this grande techno release since long. And today we’re serving the next portion, aka the exclusive pre-listening of Monsieur Gesaffelstein’s re-edit of VCMG’s instant classic, entitled ‘Aftermaths’
When UK dub legend Adrian Sherwood announced that he would be releasing his third solo album this summer, many an audiophile’s ears perked up. Sherwood’s work as a producer and remixer for the likes of Primal Scream, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Nine Inch Nails, Einstürzende Neubauten and Skinny Puppy has long cemented his legacy as … Continued
As we learned in our recent interview with Motor frontman Bryan Black, the guest vocalists on his latest album Man Made Machine (including Depeche Mode‘s Martin Gore and Nitzer Ebb‘s Douglas J. McCarthy) were something of a happy accident. It’s no accident, though, that Black landed on this week’s EB Radio show! Join us for … Continued
Austra have proven to us time and again that their dark electropop is just as engaging coming out live as from the studio, and when they took the stage at Electronic Beats Festival Cologne they showed us how real spellwork is done. We talked with Katie Stelmanis and Maya Postepski before the show. Electronic Beats: … Continued
If you missed Electronic Beats Festival Cologne, you missed a hell of a party! One of our prime party-starters was the Swedish electro-pop project Miike Snow, who wowed the crowd with a slick set of their moving sounds. We caught up with Miike Snow in Cologne to discuss looking ahead, Apocalypse Now, and the formative … Continued
As a genre, I find that techno can sometimes be engaging…..when it chooses to be. Motor have taken this idea to the next level, however: they’ve tweaked their pummeling beats into full-on songs. Vocalists and everything, and I do mean everything. The guests on their fourth LP Man Made Machine are living legends, including Martin … Continued
Flashback: Berlin, Monday morning, busy calls on the telephone. Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince had just called in sick, which meant some creative chaos for the Electronic Beats Cologne Festival booking: how to handle a headliner cancellation situation, how to find a quality replacement for The Kills in a short time, and how to not … Continued
“I try to borrow my music from the future” says Tom Jenkinson (aka Squarepusher) as he pours a glass of ice-cold San Pellegrino into his plastic cup. He’s just finished his soundcheck and is now relaxing on a sofa, backstage of the old Gdansk U-Boot wharf—tonight the venue of the Electronic Beats festival in Gdansk, … Continued
1. memorable line in a film or song: As a teenager I used to watch Pulp Fiction over and over again, coun- ting toilet scenes, coffee drinking scenes and listening to the sound- track with the dialog intros: “Who’s motorcycle is this?” “It’s a chopper baby.” “Who’s chopper is this?” “It’s Zed’s”. “Who’s Zed?” “Zed’s … Continued
Little Dragon’s Yukimi Nagano has a voice both commanding and unique, a heady rush of audio that grabs your ears with soulful pop hooks and doesn’t let go until the music stops—not that you want it to. She’s also never succumbed to a mold, opting instead to reject any con- ventional labeling the music press … Continued
In the late ’90s, Subclub (then called U.Club) became one of the most vibrant and important nightspots in the heart of Europe, which had just recently emerged from behind the Iron Curtain. The former underground nuclear bunker was built by the Communists to prepare Western Slovakia for Cold War armageddon. Before reaching the concrete gut … Continued
In 1993, Patrick Pulsinger and Erdem Tunakan founded the Viennese label Cheap Records. One year later, two other guys from Vienna named Peter Kruder and Richard Dorfmeister also had the idea to start their own label and G-Stone Recordings was born. While the latter had enormous commercial success culminating in 1998’s The K&D Sessions – … Continued
We love listening to Tearist, and we love wearing Actual Pain. Combine the two and it’s a whole lotta love….soaked in bad vibes, of course. The LA band, infamous for their confrontational live shows and brutal synthpunk sounds, have crafted a fantastic mixtape for the Seattle label. With artwork by Denver’s SHAMS, the mix not … Continued
They’ve seen it all, they’ve heard it all, and they’ve been part of nearly everything musicwise during the last three decades. When Vince Clarke and Martin L. Gore recently announced their comeback as VCMG, it was obvious that they wouldn’t be reinventing the wheel of techno music, but focussing on their own respective roots as … Continued
Mark Reeder the Manchester born, Berlin based record producer and electronic music svengali who has had a hand in everything from Factory Records European exploration to discovering Paul van Dyke and popularising trance music has a new project called five point one. Featuring tracks from Depeche Mode, Bad Lieutenant (New Order), The Pet Shop Boys … Continued
As we reported last week, VCMG is the brand new techno project from Depeche Mode founding members Vince Clarke and Martin Gore. Fusing stripped down percussion, Teutonic precision and dank, brutal walls of rhythmic noise, “highly anticipated” is not even close. Gore most notably has shown an increasing interest in the purer strains of techno … Continued
Yes, you read that right. Vince Clarke of Depeche Mode, Yazoo and Erasure has joined forces with one time band mate Martin Gore for a new techno project called VCMG with an album to be released on Mute next Spring. The project was inspired by Clarke’s increasing interest in minimalist techno sounds and when … Continued
Flowers and Sea Creatures is the shared nom de plume of Graham Baxter and Kosta Megalos, two Europeans who are now based in Montreal. After hooking up with Ben Watt and his legendary house label Buzzin’ Fly, they released their self titled debut album earlier this year. Opaque and narcotically psychedelic, the album straddles the … Continued
Black Strobe mastermind Arnaud Rebotini looks to be bringing us a complete Black Strobe overhaul in 2011. Not only will he be launching his own special imprint called Blackstrobe Records but he will also be releasing a flurry of his own records on the label. Now, the extroverted Frenchman will be putting out a new … Continued
Burn Slow marks the debut album from Liebing on Mute Records.
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Stephen Morris of Joy Division and New Order fame has shared some precious insights about his creative process with The Vinyl Factory. This video touches on just about everything, from the idea of a never-ending album to the postmodern conundrum of having too many options. Morris winds up with a sideways tribute to the analog synthesizer, which he describes as being … Continued
In-demand Barcelonian DJ and Hivern Discs affiliate Marc Piñol walks us through some of the week’s best offerings, both on and off festival grounds.
On December 5th Electronic Beats presents a very special Scooter concert in Hamburg. Can’t make it? We’ll be streaming it live, right here on electronicbeats.net.