Those familiar with Suzanne Ciani only through her series of mannered 1990s solo piano releases likely had their minds blown last night (March 2) at New York’s Church of Heavenly Rest, as the ...

David Ball, who made up half of innovative English synth-pop duo Soft Cell, has died. He was 66 years old. Ball died peacefully in his sleep at his London home on Tuesday night, Oct. 22, his bandmate ...

Vince Clarke is a founding member of three of the most significant synth-pop bands in history: Depeche Mode, Erasure and Yaz. The first two have each been around now for well over 20 years. By ...

New York’s Xeno & Oaklander, leading lights of the minimal synth underground, have added an Orlando date to their North American tour; a big win for local electronic fans as the only other chance to ...

Synth pop pioneers OMD (Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark) — best known in the States for “If You Leave,” the pop smash from John Hughes’ film Pretty in Pink — are back with their classic lineup and ...

From left, Bob Moog, Tom Oberheim, Dave Smith, Marcus Ryle and Roger Linn. Photo courtesy of the Bob Moog Foundation Somehow, it’s been 20 years since the death of synthesizer pioneer Bob Moog. To ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Given his ‘synth legend’ status, it seems remarkable that Howard Jones had never before owned a ...

Back in October of 1978, Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys planned to play a one-night gig at a small Liverpool club called Eric’s, so the duo came up with a band name, an unusual one, on a whim the ...