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fredag 16 oktober 2026

digital ENERGY

For those that have missed the album "Echoes Of Tomorrow" from digital ENERGY that came out in August, go and check it out NOW!!! 

It´s one of the best albums from August in my opinion, so buy it on Bandcamp or Stream it for free on Spotify.

Just recently the maintitle of the album came out through Infacted Recordings. It´s a real banger EP with massive remixes on a massive song. 

Pressrelease: 

Single outtake from their smashing album "Echoes of Tomorrow" (self titled). A massive tune with outstanding remixes by FUNKER VOGT, NUQUATRON (former SYNTEC), ANTIBODY and WELLENCOCKTAIL. 

If this one doesn't make you dance... I don´t know what to do.

A pure club "attack"! 

digital ENERGY @ FACEBOOK 

Supported by Electric Cafe & Muzik Mag Sweden

 

DJ Thessla

MENTAL DISCIPLINE x VIOFLESH x AERIAL SHIP OF FLOWERS

Ok my friends, let us do a check of three albumreleases here in October that both me and you can enjoy in this dark time. We have albums that give us different styles, we have Synthpop/Futurepop, Dark/Coldwave and Ambient/Chillout Electronica. 

First out is the fourth album from Mental Discipline. 

Pressrelease: 

On October 2, Mental Discipline released their fourth studio album, “Bring The Light”, that is released through skyQode, continuing the project’s signature blend of futurepop, synthpop, and synth rock. 

The record features an impressive lineup of guest vocalists from across the electronic scene: Felix Marc (Frozen Plasma, Diorama), Helge Wiegand (WIEGAND, T.O.Y.), Ars Nikonov (Cold In May, Fury Weekend), Ilia Konclever (Freaky Mind), and Maria Mar (Omnimar). 

Musically, Bring The Light" moves between dancefloor-ready electronic tracks and more introspective, atmospheric moments, tied together by melodic synths and the darker, minor-key sound that has long defined Mental Discipline. 

Mental Discipline @ FACEBOOK 


The second new album to check out is the new album from Vioflesh, "Dark Bellows" that release their music through Darktunes. 

Pressrelease: 

Descend into the dark. Come back transformed! 

With Dark Bellow, VIOFLESH opens a new abyss in modern female-fronted coldwave and darkwave. The Chilean duo — Vio on vocals and Flesh on composition — dives deep into instinct, desire, fear, betrayal, and rebirth, creating an album that feels intimate, dangerous, and beautifully nocturnal. 

From the black tides of “In The Depth” to the raw inner force of “Intuition”, from the suffocating ghosts of hidden emotions to the velvet nostalgia of another life, Dark Bellow moves like a journey through everything we bury inside ourselves. Cold synths, emotional vocals, shadowy atmospheres, and dark romantic tension shape a record made for modern goth hearts. 

While VIOFLESH are bringing their sound to the USA and preparing to return to Europe at the end of the year, Dark Bellow marks a powerful new chapter for one of the most exciting darkwave duos from South America. 

Go below the surface. Enter Dark Bellow. 

Vioflesh @ FACEBOOK


Last out on this is the brand new album by the constellation of Aerial Ship Of Flowers with their beautiful ambient album "Secret Fields" 

Aerial Ship Of Flowers are: Peter Davidson & Karl Gasleben

Gasleben began his musical career in Anna Själv Tredje, and then Cosmic Overdose and he is still active as a member in legendary Twice A Man.
Peter Davidson has released several albums of ambient music, been a guest musician with several Swedish electronic acts over the year, Peter is also a painter.

Pressrelease: 

On this 5th album by ASOF, Gasleben and Davidson dive deeper into the unknown, painting sonic landscapes of ambient electronica and swirly folky guitar-strings, drones and instrumental minimalistic melodic tales. 

Secret Fields consist of 13 pieces with references to the hidden rooms between life and death, love dreams and creativity. 

Aerial Ship Of Flowers @ BANDCAMP

 

Supported by Electric Cafe & Muzik Mag Sweden 

DJ Thessla

FLARE DIMENSION

Friday and that means NEW SYNTHMUSIC FRIDAY here on Muzik Mag Sweden. 

Have you seen that I´m now on Instagram? If not, go HERE so if you wanna, you´re welcome to follow and remember if you wanna be featured on blog, submit your music and biography to my e-mail adress: tobbe@hitcity.se 

One of the artists who has written to me is the band Flare Dimension from Linköping, Sweden, they released their debutalbum "Sad Girl, Sad Boy" today on the label Radiation Street Records. 

Flare Dimension is a Swedish synthpop band founded in 2022 by Caroline Wallerman, a songwriter, singer, music producer and former A & R. Together with her partner Jonas Pihlgren, a hardcore techno and exmperimental music producer and founder of the Synthwave recordlabel Rad Rush Records, they started to form and shape Flare Dimension into what you now can hear. 

Pressrelease: 

Debut album "Sad Girl Sad Boy" is described by the band as electronic synthpop with a touch of sadness and hope. Synthpop beeing the foundation, you will also hear clubby beats, trance-like atmospheres, melancolia and hopeful themes. Strong reviews within the synth community, record stores and vinyl collectors. 

In my opinion a really good debutalbum from the duo, and just like the pressrelease saying, electronic synthpop and the maintitle of the album "Sad Girl, Sad Boy" is really hypnotic and contagious, you can´t stop humming the refrain. The album contains both uptempo songs and a synthballads aswell, you can feel the emotions of sadness and hope through all of the album.

Grab your copy of the album on their Bandcamp or stream it for free on Spotify. 

Flare Dimension @ BANDCAMP 
Flare Dimension @ FACEBOOK 

Supported by Electric Cafe & Muzik Mag Sweden
   
DJ Thessla

torsdag 15 oktober 2026

COLOR THEORY

Time to wrap up the day, and we’re doing it on a high note with Color Theory and his latest single "In The Chamber", which you can stream and purchase now. 

Color Theory comes from Los Angeles and you can also follow him on his PATREON 

Pressrelease: 

"Here's my favorite track from my upcoming album, What We Haven't Lost. Thanks, as always, for your support. 🙏🏻🖤 Brian" 

Color Theory @ FACEBOOK 

Supported by Electric Cafe & Muzik Mag Sweden

 

DJ Thessla

ALAN IS WAITING vs SVAJ.

Time for some Swedish acts here on the Swedish blog of Muzik Mag Sweden. 

Alan Is Waiting comes from Stockholm and that is also the base of SVAJ. 

Pressrelease: 

Just released! A wonky, New Order-tinged full-on synth-pop hit song. We're really pleased with how this one turned out! What do you think? 

Written by alan is waiting, remixed/rebuilt by Svaj. (with vocals by alan is waiting) 

Add it to a playlist – support real bands and the Northern Industrial Stockholm Scene 

SVAJ. @ INSTAGRAM 
Alan Is Waiting @ FACEBOOK 

Supported by Electric Cafe & Muzik Mag Sweden

 

DJ Thessla

ECHOBERYL

Echoberyl is a French Synthpop/Darkwave constellation. In the beginning of October they released their new single "Your Poison" with remixes. OUT NOW through the French label of Mother Solitude Records. 

Cecilia and Adriano are passionate storytellers using dark, pulsating music as their primary medium. Over the past years, Echoberyl has carved out a very personal space in the dark scene thanks to tracks with a distinctive personality, powerful sounds and melancholy melodies. 

Songs full of fascinating, scary, sensual, multifaceted female characters to reflect on the present and on our destiny. 

Pressrelease: 

Spooky season is starting, and toxic relationships seem nightmarish enough to have their own stories. A soft poison seeping into your veins, slowly destroying you, making you both confused and guilty, until you realize you need to escape. 

Echoberyl @ FACEBOOK 

Supported by Electric Cafe & Muzik Mag Sweden

 

DJ Thessla

APRIL AFTERNOON vs CHRONIC DREAM

Weekend and Friday soon so let us do some updates on the blog. Some music from Netherlands and USA now. 

Pressrelease: 

Amsterdam-based synth-pop artist April Afternoon is releasing a new single with Los Angeles-based darkwave producer Chronic Dream. 

"Grimace", which came out on 1 October, is a dark pop track about compulsive behaviour. Checking whether the door is actually locked, tics; the world of compulsive behaviours is full of challenges. That’s what April Afternoon and Chronic Dream’s new single ‘Grimace’ is about. Inspired by the groundbreaking film I Swear, ‘Grimace’ explores the world of tics and their social consequences. The message: nobody is ‘normal’; you can just be yourself. 

"Grimace" marks the third collaboration between Chronic Dream (David Burgess) from LA and April Afternoon (Jelmer Luimstra) from Amsterdam. Just like it´s predecessor ‘Wide Awake’, ‘Grimace’ is a dark pop track, featuring plenty of synthesisers, angular drum machines and catchy vocals. In the background, echoes of both Gorillaz and Public Image Limited can be heard. Darkwave producer James K Ultra (Pain in the Yeahs) from Virginia is once again at the controls as mixer. 

The collaboration between the three musicians is quite remarkable. Without ever having met in person – so far – the three work with total dedication on their tracks. This spring, Chronic Dream came up with the basic track for ‘Grimace’, which was then refined by Ultra. April Afternoon then recorded the vocals at the Amsterdam studio of Raggende Manne founder Thijs de Melker. Once that was done, Ultra began the mixing process. Three, perhaps even four versions later, the final product was ready. 

The artwork for ‘Grimace’ is also special. The photo on the cover was taken by none other than the famous punk photographer Edward Colver, a friend of Chronic Dream. Ultra and Chronic Dream designed the rest of the artwork, which has a distinctly Japanese feel. 

Their previous single, ‘Wide Awake’, reached number 813 in the Snob 2000 chart last year. 

Chronic Dream @ FACEBOOK 
April Afternoon @ BANDCAMP 

Supported by Electric Cafe & Muzik Mag Sweden

 

DJ Thessla