The latest episode of the @soundpowerpodcast.bsky.social features the fascinating electronic composer Robin Rimbaud aka Scanner 🎹🎛️🔌 www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuYN...

Tonight, Saturday 15th November 2025 at 2200 UK time, BBC2 will be showing the SIMPLE MINDS documentary ‘Everything Is Possible’; will you be watching? LET ME SEE YOUR HANDS! 🤗 www.electricityclub.co.uk/in-every-hea...

The fantastic 1982 KRAFTWERK documentary for the Austrian TV series 'Ohne Maulkorb' capturing the classic Ralf, Florian, Wolfgang and Karl line-up at their best with very live footage of the ‘Computerwelt’ tour, contains English subtitles ⚡️ youtu.be/3D5ki6tSYoY

A 25 song Blitz collection compiled by ELECTRICITYCLUB.CO.UK first published in 2020 👩‍🎤👨‍🎤🎶 www.electricityclub.co.uk/tecs-25-song...

While ELECTRICITYCLUB.CO.UK is on a Blitz trip, here’s the 2001 BBC documentary ‘The New Romantics: A Fine Romance’ which features the usual suspects and is quite light hearted, we actually prefer it to the Sky ‘Blitzed!’ thing from a few years back if we are honest…🧑‍🎤👨‍🎤 youtu.be/mQkxtK61PEA

ELECTRICITYCLUB.CO.UK paid a visit to The Blitz Exhibition at The Design Museum 👨‍🎤👩‍🎤

Are friends electric? A Numanoid pilgrimage to the former site of Gooseberry Studios at 19 Gerrard Street in London Chinatown where 'Replicas' was recorded… incidentally, the site of the Lee Ho Fook restaurant mentioned in the Warren Zevon song ‘Werewolves Of London’ is 3 doors away to the left ⚡️😁

‘Chin Up Buttercup’ presents the most accessible AUSTRA album since 2011’s ‘Feel It Break’ as Katie Stelmanis exposes her vulnerability in a manner not heard previously. ELECTRICITYCLUB.CO.UK shares its thoughts in advance of release 🎤🎹 www.electricityclub.co.uk/austra-chin-...

40 years after the release of their 1986 debut album “Please”, Pet Shop Boys will perform five intimate live shows in April 2026 at London’s Electric Ballroom. lnkfi.re/ObscurePSBVo...

With the news that PET SHOP BOYS 'Catalogue' is to be updated and reformatted as a new 592 page hardback publication called 'Volume', a good time to revisit ELECTRICITYCLUB.CO.UK's list of favourite music themed books from 2023 📚🎵 www.electricityclub.co.uk/25-favourite...

Revisiting this ghostly epic from 2016 by VILE ELECTRODES, brilliant song, brilliant video 🎤🎹🎶 youtu.be/X_UPVDaNhIU

ELECTRICITYCLUB.CO.UK is often accused of only liking new music made by “girls on mountains” but you like what you like; this delightful synthy pop tune by GlitBiter fits the bill and it’s got a good beat too 🎤🎹🏔️😊 youtu.be/obhCPHarHHo

In case you missed ELECTRICITYCLUB.CO.UK’s article on LEISURE PROCESS 🎤🎹🎸🎷 www.electricityclub.co.uk/missing-in-a...

A THOUSAND MAD THINGS might be ELECTRICITYCLUB.CO.UK’s favourite new artist of 2025 and you might like him too 🎤🎹 www.electricityclub.co.uk/introducing-...

Fans of me talking about a) pop music and b) myself will *love* this. Cheeers to @poprambler.bsky.social for having me on Back To Now to discuss Now 45 (the one that I sneaked onto at the end).

1984 - The Smash Hits singles reviews done by Bobby Bluebell

Berlin-based Italian DJ and producer Franz Scala chatted to ELECTICITYCLUB.CO.UK about the making of his new album ‘Café Futuro’ and discussed several of the album’s highlights 🎤🎹 www.electricityclub.co.uk/franz-scala-...

CHINA CRISIS have a number of their 2026 live dates under the “Warped Tour” banner, does that mean a reissue for the deleted ‘Warped By Success’ album? It’s not a favourite of the band’s Gary Daly but he was game enough to tell its story to back in 2020 🎶 www.electricityclub.co.uk/lost-albums-...

It's Sunday morning so that means it's a good time for the rich musical eloquence of Hans-Joachim Roedelius, here's a Beginner's Guide 🎹🎶 www.electricityclub.co.uk/beginners-gu...

In case you missed it, ELECTRICITYCLUB.CO.UK somehow managed to stretch the very short career of MIRRORS into a 20 track Beginner’s Guide🎹🎤🎹🎹🎶😉 www.electricityclub.co.uk/a-beginners-...

For those interested in the perspective of the producer, this is an in-depth interview that Ade Fenton gave in 2021 about his work with Gary Numan 🎚️🎚️🎚️🎚️🎛️ www.electricityclub.co.uk/ade-fenton-i...

With its on-point social commentary, ‘Null’ ranks as one of the best @assemblage23.bsky.social albums, ELECTRICITYCLUB.CO.UK explains how this is a soundtrack to help navigate around and against the ensuing chaos of this crazy world 🎤🎹 www.electricityclub.co.uk/assemblage-2...

Our pal GlitBiter has a wonderful new single out called ‘Bury The Sky’ which is on our now 200 track 2025 playlist alongside great stuff from A Thousand Mad Things, Assemblage 23, Emmon, Unify Separate, PAGE, R. Missing, Fragrance. and loads more, take a listen 🎤🎹🎶📻 open.spotify.com/playlist/1xX...

Bury the Sky OUT NOW ✨ Stream it on whatever platform you prefer 🖤 glitbiter.bandcamp.com/track/bury-t... #electronicmusic #synthwave #newmusic #darksynth #synthpop #darksynthpop

With its on-point social commentary, ‘Null’ ranks as one of the best @assemblage23.bsky.social albums, ELECTRICITYCLUB.CO.UK explains how this is a soundtrack to help navigate around and against the ensuing chaos of this crazy world 🎤🎹 www.electricityclub.co.uk/assemblage-2...

Ahead of the Florian Schneider Collection auction, Stephen Morris of NEW ORDER pays tribute to the KRAFTWERK co-founder 🎼 www.juliensauctions.com/en/articles/...

In case you missed it, here's the recent @assemblage23.bsky.social interview with ELECTRICITYCLUB.CO.UK discussing the new album 'Null' which is out on 7th November 2025 via Metropolis Records 🎤🎹 www.electricityclub.co.uk/assemblage-2...

The next instalment of the ‘Musik Music Musique’ series by Cherry Red Records covers the year 1979 and is out in January 2026 🎤🎹💿💿💿 www.cherryred.co.uk/various-arti...

This Beginner’s Guide to EURYTHMICS has become one of the most viewed articles on ELECTRICITYCLUB.CO.UK this year 🎤🎹🎶 www.electricityclub.co.uk/a-beginners-...

Thank you to Demon Music Group for sending over their 5CD boxed set ‘When The 2000s Clashed: Machine Music For A New Millennium’. In case you missed it, this was ELECTRICITYCLUB.CO.UK’s review at the link below 🎤🎹👩‍🎤 www.electricityclub.co.uk/when-the-200...

As part of its Missing In Action series, ELECTRICITYCLUB.CO.UK looks back at the short career of LEISURE PROCESS ahead of the newcompilation ‘The Complete Epic Recordings' on @cherryredrecords.bsky.social which contains 12" mixes and unreleased tracks 🎤🎸🎹🎷 www.electricityclub.co.uk/missing-in-a...

An interview about the making of EMPIRE and diving into the lore and influences with our favorite human Wikipedia of Synthpop and New Wave, Chi at @theelectricityclub.bsky.social www.electricityclub.co.uk/short-conver...

In episode 2 of the new BBC documentary series ‘Girlsbands Forever’, Andy McCluskey talks about his role in Atomic Kitten and that is something ELECTRICITYCLUB.CO.UK didn’t shy away from in its 25 track Beginner’s Guide to the OMD axis from 2019 🎤🎹🎶 www.electricityclub.co.uk/a-beginners-...

ELECTRICITYCLUB.CO.UK attended its 650th gig with KNIGHT$ in London, we know because we keep a spreadsheet! Does anyone else here do that? 🎶😉

Our friends at @coldwarnightlife.bsky.social review the Nash The Slash Rises Again! documentary 🎞️ www.coldwarnightlife.com/2025/11/01/g...

Out now on Sacred Bones Records is 'Night Criú', the new album from fomer JJ72 member Hilary Woods which sees her return to songs and singing. ELECTRICITYCLUB.CO.UK shares its thoughts 🎤🎹🎻 www.electricityclub.co.uk/hilary-woods...

An introduction to new synth artist A THOUSAND MAD THINGS whose debut EP 'Cry & Dance' was released earlier in October, ELECTRICITYCLUB.CO.UK thinks you might like it 🎤🎹 www.electricityclub.co.uk/introducing-...

Out now from Demon Music Group is the 5CD boxed set ‘When The 2000s Clashed: Machine Music For A New Millennium’ compilation music that fell under the banner of electroclash 👩‍🎤🎹 www.electricityclub.co.uk/when-the-200...

Out at the end of the week is 'Sunsets in Stereo', the new album by Jerome Froese, ELECTRICITYCLUB.CO.UK offers its review ahead of an interview with the man himself coming in November 🎹🎸🎶 www.electricityclub.co.uk/jerome-froes...

An introduction to new synth artist A THOUSAND MAD THINGS whose debut EP 'Cry & Dance' was released earlier in October, ELECTRICITYCLUB.CO.UK thinks you might like it 🎤🎹 www.electricityclub.co.uk/introducing-...

Interviews on ELECTRICITYCLUB.CO.UK coming soon from Thompson Twins' Tom Bailey, China Crisis, Jerome Froese, Franz Scala and Mari Kattman coming soon but until then, here's some from the past 15 years including many acts you already know and love 🎹🎵 www.electricityclub.co.uk/interviews/

Out at the end of the week is 'Sunsets in Stereo', the new album by Jerome Froese, ELECTRICITYCLUB.CO.UK offers its review ahead of an interview with the man himself coming in November 🎹🎸🎶 www.electricityclub.co.uk/jerome-froes...

Just dropped through the letter box from those nice people at Cherry Red Records is this 2CD set by LEISURE PROCESS with a good number of the tracks produced by the late Martin Rushent… an article on the duo and this release coming next week on ELECTRICITYCLUB.CO.UK 🎤🎹🎸🎷

1985 - A very busy fortnight for albums in Smash Hits

Coming soon on ELECTRICITYCLUB.CO.UK is an interview with THOMPSON TWINS’ Tom Bailey who will be touring the UK with Blancmange in September 2026 and one of the things we talk about is how he did the bassline to 'Lies' 🎹😉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghi2...

The late Dave Ball was a fabulous conversationalist and before the 2018 reunion show at the O2 Arena, ELECTRICITYCLUB.CO.UK sat with him in a London pub for a chat about SOFT CELL, it‘s a good retrospective read 🎤🎹🎶 www.electricityclub.co.uk/soft-cell-in...

Anyone putting in a bid for an item in the auction of The Florian Schneider Collection? The EMS Synthi AKS has already gone above the estimated price! There’s interesting notes for each lot 🎶 www.juliensauctions.com/en/auctions/...

Our friends at @coldwarnightlife.bsky.social interviewed Tim Kowalski, the director of ‘Nash The Slash Rises Again!’ 🎞️ www.coldwarnightlife.com/2025/10/25/n...

Out 7th Nov 2025 is 'Null', the tenth album by @assemblage23.bsky.social; their mainman Tom Shear chatted about the making of the album and varied topics such as The Paradox Of Intolerance and whether 'December' from the 'Endure' album is a Christmas song 🎤🎹 www.electricityclub.co.uk/assemblage-2...

Remember We Don’t Need This Fascist Groove Thang! ✊😉 #FuckTrump #FuckFarage #FuckReformUK #FuckTommyRobinson #Fuckflagshaggers variety.com/2025/music/n...