Electronically Yours is one of the longest-running synth-pop websites. Originally a Human League fansite, EY has since grown to encompass all-things synthpop and electropop, focusing on both established acts as well as up-and-coming bands. Site owner and editor Orac is ably assisted by his team of c [...more]
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My Top 10: Electric Fantastic Sound
Electric Fantastic Sound is a Swedish record label that specialises in synthpop, electro, and alternative music. Pioneers of digital distribution (and Spotify-friendly), their roster includes such artists as Flux, Basswood Dollies, Quelles Paroles, and Diskodiktator. If you’re new to these ban [...more]
My Top 10 Tracks: Electro Arc
Electro Arc is an independent German label specializing in industrial dance and oldschool EBM (Electronic Body Music). They were featured on this blog last year and since then label boss Intrendent has been busy putting out more of Electro Arc’s showcase compilations, as well releasing artist [...more]
July 25th, 2010 - 9:51 am § in record labels, spotify
So Long, And Thanks For All The Streams
Have you listened to a Spotify playlist recently and found that some of the songs are greyed out and don’t play? That’s because the track has been removed. Artists (or more usually their record labels) sometimes decide to pull their content from Spotify and other streaming services. This [...more]
April 24th, 2010 - 10:22 am § in record labels, spotify
The Spotify Money Flow
This is how the Spotify money flows. Spotify is a business that offers streaming music to its users. Spotify gets its money mostly from advertisers and premium subscribers. Like any other company, Spotify has costs such as staff wages, rent and rates for the offices, and server costs for all the com [...more]
April 22nd, 2010 - 5:09 pm § in record labels, spotify
On-U Sound in the (Spotify) Area!
Adrian Sherwood’s On-U Sound Records specialise in electronic dub-reggae music. They’ve been releasing their dubbed out electo-fusion for several decades now: in fact 2010 is On-U’s 30th anniversary. A core collective of producer Adrian Sherwood, Doug Wimbish (bass), Keith Leblanc [...more]
Spotify: An Independent Artist’s View
Northern Kind are Sarah Heeley and Matt Culpin, an English synthpop band who’ve worked with synth-stars such as Alan Wilder (Depeche Mode, Recoil), Kajagoogoo, and Simon Heyworth (Simple Minds, Mike Oldfield). Northern Kind’s 2nd album WIRED was my favourite release of 2009 and it has be [...more]
December 3rd, 2009 - 12:27 pm § in record labels, spotify
Territorial Restrictions: Spotify’s Exclusive Music for None
Most regular Spotify users will have seen a message like this before: “This Album Is Currently Not Available in United Kingdom” (or whichever country you live in). It’s an annoying by-product of the music industry’s licensing practices and the source of constant joy/disappoin [...more]
November 19th, 2009 - 4:12 pm § in record labels, spotify
Labels on Spotify: Electro Arc
Electro Arc is an independant German label specializing in industrial dance and oldschool EBM (Electronic Body Music). They currently have several exceptional compilation albums on Spotify. Label boss Michael aka Intrendent kindly spared some time to answer a few questions. [...more]
Labels on Spotify
Here’s an updated clickable list of my favourite record labels that have extensive catalogues on Spotify. I often find that if I like a band, I’ll probably like other bands on the same label: a list of labels like this acts as a simple recommendation service and is a quick and easy way t [...more]
