Buh Records – ‘Síntomas de techno’ at The Daily Music Report

Cover of Síntomas de techno

Buh Records curates Síntomas de techno (Symptoms of techno): Underground electronic waves from Peru (1985-1991), an ode to the originators of Peruvian electronic music Síntomas de techno cover image via Rogelio Martel Reviewed: June 1, […]

Kraftwerk Kick Off 2022 “3D Tour” with Mesmerizing Concert: Review

Kraftwerk 2022

The sheer diversity of the concertgoers who descended upon Kraftwerk’s tour kickoff at The Pageant in St. Louis is a testament to the genre-spanning influence of the German electronic music pioneers. Punks, goths, metalheads, record […]

Haai: Baby, We’re Ascending review – rich, entrancing ambience from a party-starter star | Electronic music

HAAi

Over the past few years, Sydney-born DJ, producer and songwriter Haai – real name Teneil Throssell – has become something of an underground star in her adopted hometown of London. A two-year resident at the […]

Depeche Mode keyboardist Andy Fletcher dies at 60 : NPR

Depeche Mode keyboardist Andy Fletcher dies at 60 : NPR

Andy Fletcher of the band Depeche Mode performs in 2017 during their “Global Spirit Tour” at the Capital One Arena, in Washington, D.C. Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP Andy Fletcher of the […]

Vangelis wasn’t just a film composer – he blew apart the boundaries of pop | Music

Demis Roussos, Vangelis and Lucas Sideras of Aphrodite’s Child.

Greek pop music of the 1960s is not an area of musical history where anyone who doesn’t fondly remember it first-hand is advised to dwell. There are a few exceptions – garage rock collectors have […]

Auntie Flo & Sarathy Korwar: Shruti Dances review – India meets Ibiza | Music

Auntie Flo & Sarathy Korwar: Shruti Dances album artwork

Drummer and composer Sarathy Korwar has made a career of unifying unexpected collaborators. His 2016 debut album, Day to Day, featured the folk music of the Sidi community from rural Gujarat, mixing west African rhythms […]

At Cruel World, goths and new wavers will sweat to the oldies

At Cruel World, goths and new wavers will sweat to the oldies

Had Coachella been held in the early 1980s, its lineup likely would have included many of the artists performing at this weekend’s Cruel World music festival in Pasadena. Legions of young Gen X new wavers, […]

Movement Detroit Drops 2022 Schedule with Stage Breakdowns & Showcases

Movement Detroit Drops 2022 Schedule with Stage Breakdowns & Showcases

Movement Music Festival just unleashed its 2022 schedule, complete with set times, stage breakdowns, and showcases. The staple event features 110 plus acts across six stages over Memorial Day Weekend in Techno City, Detroit. In a […]

Brooklyn Mirage Unveils Venue Redesign Ahead of Stacked Summer Season – EDM.com

Rendering of the 2022 redesign of The Brooklyn Mirage

New York’s biggest dance music venue is getting a fresh look for a stacked summer season. Avant Gardner‘s founder, owner and Chief Creative Officer, Billy Bildstein spearheaded an ambitious redesign of the already-stunning Brooklyn Mirage. […]

Jörg Thomasius: Acht Gesänge der schwarzen Hunde review – groundbreaking electronics from East Germany | Music

Jörg Thomasius: Acht Gesänge Der Schwarzen Hunde album cover art

Cassette culture may now seem like some quaint hipster affectation but, for a generation growing up in East Germany in the years before the fall of the Berlin Wall, it was the prime medium for […]