Short Circuit Presents Mute

ShareMute revealed more information today regarding the mysterious “save the date May 13th & 14th, 2011” suggestion. No details about the artists though. Here is the announcement: 2 Days Of Mute At The Roundhouse London | 13-14 May 2011 Roundhouse Members Priority Booking: Wednesday 1 December General Public On-Sale: Friday 3 December Mute will host [...]

Basic Live & Unsigned

ShareBasic are an electronic duo from Basildon, Essex. Since getting together they have written over 30 tracks and have done covers with their own personal touch. They have played a few venues within the Essex area and are always looking for new venues elsewhere. The idea of a one hit wonder doesnt appeal, Basic are [...]

Watch BBC Documentary Synth Britannia Online Now {UPDATED}

ShareThe full version of ‘Synth Britannia’ posted yesterday has been removed, but we were to locate eight of the nine segments of the documentary via YouTube. You can watch them all after the jump. Documentary following a generation of post-punk musicians who took the synthesiser from the experimental fringes to the centre of the pop [...]

Old Sounds: Depeche Mode’s 1990 Violator

ShareBy Mike Angus Throughout the 1980s, emerging technologies were slowly revolutionizing the way music was created, recorded and distributed. From portable computers to digital instruments, synthesizers and simulators, artists were inspired to new heights in innovative sounds and genres. While mainstream pop music struggled awkwardly to harness its potential, electronic music was already a confident [...]

Catching Up With Depeche Mode’s Man Behind The Scenes, Andrew Fletcher

ShareBy Chad Radford Since the 1981 release of Depeche Mode’s debut, Speak & Spell, leather-clad electro tarts Dave Gahan (vocals), Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, vocals) and Andrew Fletcher (whose real musical role in the group is somewhat of a mystery, though he’s often credited as a keyboard player) carved a path through history via synth. [...]