After making a strong show with a self-titled debut album in November 2018, Planet B has released a cover of “Bad Girls,” originally written and recorded by British-Tamil rapper M.I.A. in 2012. Having made its premiere on BrooklynVegan.com and available as a name-your-price item on Bandcamp [..]

 
Florida industrial cyberpunk act Syn Nine has announced a remix contest in an effort to assist musicians and DJs currently out of work due to the numerous tour and concert cancellations and postponements resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Offering remix kits for nine of the 12 tracks from the band’s 2019 Mindfire debut, Syn Nine is offering a cash reward for up to five places [..]

 
FiXT Neon has unveiled a new compilation to showcase the label’s roster of retro electro and dark synth acts, titled FiXT Neon: Altered. Providing “the soundtrack to a beautiful and dangerous dystopian world,” the compilation marks the first in a new series from the imprint focusing on innovative artists creating darkly futuristic sounds [..]

 
Based in Budapest, the electronic duo Belau has unveiled a new video single for the track “An Ocean with No Waves.” Directed by Péter P. Szabó, the video was shot in locations in Spain and Sweden [..]

 
Ultraterrestrials – the experimental ambient noise project featuring Jared Louche – will be releasing a new full-length LP, titled Awoke Three Times in the Night, on Friday, March 27. Collecting material the band has recorded over a five year period, Louche made the announcement via Patreon, describing it as “a collection of disturbances – disturbed music for disturbed times.” [..]

 
The Living the Darkness Tour may be postponed, but dark electro acts BlutEngel and Hocico will not leave their fans hanging as they have announced the release of a collaborative single. Titled “Obscured,” the single was first suggested by Hocico front man Erk Aicrag, with BlutEngel singer Chris Pohl commenting, “I thought that this was a great idea [..]

 
Best known for his work with influential avant-garde rock group CAN, Irmin Schmidt has announced the release of a live album, titled Nocturne. Recorded during his performance at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival in November 2019, the album documents Schmidt’s first solo piano concert in the U.K. [..]