Electro: Last News

Ryuichi Sakamoto have been shared online.The death of the pioneering electronic musician, composer and actor was announced yesterday (April 2) following a battle with cancer.Following the announcement of his death, tributes were paid by the likes of Johnny Marr, Questlove, Massive Attack and David Bowie’s estate.Now, a collection of ringtones and alerts which he created for the Nokia 8800 in 2005, have been shared in a video, which you can view below.In honor of Ryuichi Sakamoto who passed away today, I have created a video compilation of all the ringtones and alerts on the Nokia 8800, most of which are his work. Please take a listen, some lovely sounds here.https://t.co/J9w8AyA8Jc— Tech Product Bangers (@techprodbangers) April 2, 2023The soothing ringtones including compositions entitled ‘Asian-chant’, ‘Duel’ and ‘N-choral’.During his 50 year career, Sakamoto won numerous awards [including an Oscar, a Grammy, a Bafta and two Golden Globes] for his work as a film composer, scoring the likes of The Last Emperor, The Sheltering Sky, Little Buddha, and The Revenant.

here.Kiasmos return to the live stage for the first time in over five years. Headline performances announced for London and Berlin on May 29/31, and a headline slot at OPIA Festival in Utrecht on June 2, 2024.

Daft Punk’s upcoming book, After Daft, have been announced – including Franz Ferdinand, CSS, Disclosure, Porter Robinson and over 50 others.The upcoming release was first announced back in 2021 and is set to provide an insight into the dance duo’s legacy, and changing landscape of the electronic music scene.Featuring commentary from some of the most highly acclaimed artists in recent years, the book will feature over 100 guest contributors, with scores of new names revealed this week.Disclosure, Franz Ferdinand and Porter Robinson have already added their input, as well as Annie Mac, Tiga, Dillon Francis and A-Trak. Numerous close friends of the electronic duo have taken part too, including industry heavyweights Alan Braxe and Panda Bear.After Daft will tell two stories: one concerning the inner workings of the band, and another that focuses on the evolution of the electronic music scene.“Encompassing 250+ hours of new conversations with some of the 21st century’s most successful and groundbreaking artists, After Daft will form an unparalleled resource for fans of dance & electronic music,” a recent statement said.Alongside the aforementioned artists, a range of industry experts are also named as contributing to the genre-spanning history.

2manydjs are re-releasing their 2002 LP ‘As Heard On Radio Soulwax Pt.2’ to mark the 20th anniversary, and playing a show in London.The DJs, brothers Stephen and David Dewaele, will be giving the mix a deluxe reissue treatment, featuring restored photography from Richard Young. The mix will also be available to stream soon for the first time ever.A new live date for 2manydjs has been set for December 17 at O2 Academy Brixton, with tickets going on sale on October 7 here.Also known as Soulwax, the Belgian brothers will perform in London alongside Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul, Kittin, and more “2002-specific” guests that are yet to be announced.“As ever, it’s Stephen and David Dewaele connecting the past, present and future like no-one else; as they say, ‘doing it the hard way since 2002,'” 2manydjs said about the announcement in a press release.At the start of this year, David Dewaele told Lauren Laverne about a number of new remixes 2manydjs had worked on, including a 20-minute remix of New Order’s ‘Blue Monday’ for the show’s Desert Island Disco slot.Speaking about how the song came about, Dewaele said: “We…found all these versions and cover versions and people playing the song ‘Blue Monday’ by New Order.

Ozzy Osbourne’s daughter Aimée Osbourne escaped a deadly fire yesterday (May 19) that claimed one life at a Hollywood recording studio complex.Aimée, who makes electro-pop music under the alias ARO, and the producer she was working with made it out of the building located at 6600 W. Lexington Ave.

Joy Orbison has announced the release of his debut mixtape, ‘Still Slipping Vol.1’.The London producer’s (real name Peter O’Grady) upcoming new project, which is set to arrive on August 13 via XL Recordings, will feature contributions from his mother, father, sister, two uncles, auntie and cousins.The follow-up to Orbison’s 2019 EP, ‘Slipping’, will also include guest spots from Herron, James Massiah, Bathe, Léa Sen, Goya Gumbani, and Tyson.“I’ve been working on the idea of mixtape for a while now,” Orbison said of ‘Still Slipping Vol.1’.

Biffy Clyro have shared a remix of Steven Wilson‘s electronic anthem ‘Personal Shopper’ – you can listen to it below.The original version, which includes a spoken word piece from Elton John, appears on Wilson’s recent album ‘The Future Bites’, which arrived earlier this year via Caroline International.Now, Wilson has shared a remix of the futuristic, drum and bass-propelled cut, reworked by Scottish rockers Biffy Clyro.

Daft Punk have confirmed their break-up, after a career spanning over 28 years.The Parisian duo, who are considered to be one of the most influential electronic acts of all time, confirmed the news in an eight-minute video called ‘Epilogue’ – which features footage from their 2006 sci-fi film Electroma.The video sees the duo — Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo — walking around the desert in their recognisable space-age helmets and leather jackets.It reaches a dramatic conclusion when one of the members touches a button which results in his explosion, before the clip fades to black.A choral version of the group’s 2013 song ‘Touch’ is subsequently heard as a graphic shows the robot hands of de Homem-Christo and Bangalter in

Oneohtrix Point Never has announced the release of his ninth studio album, ‘Magic Oneohtrix Point Never’.The title of the album is a rough play on words of Boston’s Magic 106.7 radio station, sometimes misheard as Oneohtrix Point Never.The wunderkind producer has also shared three “prelude” songs, entitled ‘Drive Time Suite’. One of the tracks, ‘Long Road Home’ features vocals from Caroline Polachek.

Kraftwerk have announced that Parlophone Records will be reissuing their 2009-released ‘12345678’ remasters catalogue on colour vinyl for the first time.Set for limited release on October 9, each remaster in the 2009 catalogue will be made available as an individual and limited-edition heavyweight LP — most of which have never been pressed on coloured vinyl before.The UK LPs subject to this reissue are ‘Autobahn’, ‘Radio-Activity’, ‘Trans Europe Express’, ‘The Man-Machine’, ‘Computer World’, ‘Techno Pop’, ‘The Mix’ and ‘Tour De France’.Six German Kraftwerk LPs — five of which are the German language versions, with the other being ‘Radio-Activät’ (which features German song titles on the artwork but the same audio as the UK pressing) — are

"He was always firmly in my mind as one of the most important musical figures of my life," Rother said of his former bandmate

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the collaboration with Moi and an accompanying video earlier this year. ‘The Difference’ was Flume’s first new music of 2020, following his 2019 ‘Hi This Is Flume’ mixtape and a collaborative EP, ‘Friends’, with Reo Cragun.Listen to ‘The Difference (Jon Hopkins Remix)’ below:Hopkins’ remix follows the release of his ‘Singing Bowl (Ascension)’, a track the producer created using a 100-year-old singing bowl found in an antique shop in Delhi.