Empire State Human (Ireland) - Saved By Zero

Irish Electro-pop quartet, Empire State Human (Aidan Casserly, Lar Kiernan, Seán Barron & Warren Kiernan), formed in 1999 and since signing with the essential US electro-pop label Ninthwave Records in 2001, have already released 2 albums (‘Pop Robot’ & ‘Alpha & Omega’), an EP (‘Music For Humans’) and an 8-track single (‘Liquid Blue’). ESH recently won Best Single Of 2003 (for ‘Liquid Blue’) and Best Remixers Of 2003 at the Electro Culture Magazine Poll Awards. In 2005, ESH will have a brand new studio album called 'Cycles' out with Kiss My Asterix Records (North America)

Color Theory (USA) - One Thing Leads To Another

Color Theory is the musical alter ego of Huntington Beach singer-keyboardist-songwriter Brian Hazard. Hazard creates piano-driven electronic pop with a romantic soul, combining the emotional intensity of Tori Amos with a spacious backdrop of luscious synths and dance floor beats to create a distinctly modern brand of pop sophistication. The new sixth CD, Color Theory presents Depeche Mode, is a one-man tribute to Depeche Mode. The album reinvents eleven of their most underappreciated songs, and also includes the track "Ponytail Girl", the Color Theory original that was mistakenly thought as a Depeche Mode.

Glow (USA) - Stand Or Fall

Glow was formed in St. Louis in the fall of 2002, when Brooke, Steve and Brian met. After playing together for a few years under various names, they decided to become Glow. The music of Glow has been described as an updated,modern style of post-goth synth-pop that blends the uptempo beats and sounds of retro with reflective,emotional lyrics. The mixture of guitar and electronica create a unique mood that is hard to categorize.

Astromill (UK) - Are We Ourselves

Astromill at present consists solely of singer /songwriter/ keyboardist Sheryl McMillan.
Like many of us, Sheryl recalls with fondness the years of the late 1970's and early
'80's as a time of great change and experimentation in pop music and much of her
work bears the lasting influence of artists like The Fixx, Thomas Dobly, Gary Numan etc.
Astromill HQ is located in sunny Kent England where a dimly lit room is often aglow
with the blinking lights and strange buzzings of musical machines built a long time
ago in a land far away.

Gene Loves Jezebel (UK) - Red Skies

Twin brothers Jay and Michael Aston began playing music in 1980. They moved to London in 1981 and named the goth-influenced group Gene Loves Jezebel. They released a few singles in 1983 before their debut album Promise hit number one in the U.K.'s indie charts. The year 1986 brought a contract with Beggar's Banquet and, subsequently, popular-chart success for the group. "Sweetest Thing" hit the Top 75 in England. Their fourth album The House of Dolls was released late in 1987, yielding singles, "The Motion of Love" and “Jealous.” The band continues to perform and record new material.

Tristraum (USA) - Chase The Fire

Tristraum is Randall Erkelens, Krystyna Eller and Pierre Norman. Their genre-crossing sound has synthpop, darkwave, and trance influences. Shiver, their debut 10-track MCD, was released in April, 2004. Shiver is topping club play charts and is getting rave reviews. Their full-length album is expected in early 2005. Prior to Tristraum, Randall was one of the founders of the legendary Twitch Remix Service (San Francisco). Twitch released over 25 albums geared towards underground djs in the mid '90s.

Royal Visionaries (Sweden/USA) - No One Has To Cry

Royal Visionaries is a modern synthpop band consisting of Patrik Sjöström (Sweden) and Steven Cochran (USA). Their first CD release, Back to Yazoo, is a maxi-single featuring original tracks plus remixes by eleven prominent electronic artists from all over the world. Their cover versions of "The Day Before You Came" by ABBA and "At Last" by Boytronic are included on tribute albums from Flying Saucer Records and Intrapop Records. They are currently in the studio, hard at work on their debut full-length CD.

Monolithic (USA) - Deeper and Deeper

Monolithic is the solo project of Midihead, who began his music career in 1986 as a DJ for
a local radio station by day, and a mobile DJ by night. In 2001, Monolithic released its first solo album "Power Undiminished". Monolithic was awarded "Best Album 2001" for that album at The American Synthpop Awards held in Hollywood. The award was presented by legendary frontman of Information Society, Kurt Harland. A new album is currently underway and is scheduled to be released in the spring of 2005.

Internal Dialogue (USA) - Red Skies (Extended Club Remix)

Originally formed out of the electronic music vibe of the early '90s, Cameron Frink continues to evolve with Internal Dialogue. This solo project is emotional songwriting with impressive beats and strong melodies. Internal Dialogue has elements of Trip Hop, Future pop, Dark Wave, Alternative, Break Beat and Industrial. Cameron is also the front man of the alternative band "Solar-State".

Kiss The Star (USA) - Secret Separation

Kiss The Star was born in April 2002 by combining the vocal talents of Megan Erben (formerly of Faith Assembly) and Craig Smidt's (Cats Last Dance) song writing craftsmanship. The band was created from the New Wave/Synthpop genre and is influenced by both the Goth and Electronic/Industrial genres. In January of 2004 Jeff Harper (Intervox) joined Kiss the Star on keyboards and programming.. With Megan's edgy vocals and Jeff's dark aura backed by an updated sound, Kiss The Star has put the "pop" back into the scene.

Equatronic (Germany) - Running

Since way back in 1993 EQUATRONIC have been musically celebrating their admiration for their musical heroes of the (new) wave era, like Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure, The Cure or Sparks. After two pretty successful demo-tapes the band (which consisted of three members back then) dared to take the next step and produced the five-track EP „Shadowland“ in 1996, which brought them positive attraction not only outside their local area, but also by the reknowned German electro-label Zoth Ommog.

The Dignity of Labour (USA) - Read Between The Lines

The latest in a resurgence of provocative, synth-driven pop, A Different Drum artist
The Dignity of Labour has already made it's mark with the breakout debut single,
'XRV'. TDOL returns with a nod to The Fixx, by presenting one of their most
breathtaking and underrated tracks, 'Read Between the Lines' from the critically
acclaimed album 'Walkabout'.

The Echoing Green (USA) - Stand Or Fall (Extended Club Remix)

The Echoing Green has established themselves as one of the top American synthpop bands of the last decade, with a long string of albums and extensive touring that has won a large fanbase. From clubby futurepop to emotional ballads to catchy pop tunes to melancholy darkwave, it's all here! EG frontman Joey Belville lends vocals to this exclusive club remix.

Thinmen (USA) - Stand or Fall

Dave, Doug & Will. Together they are Thinmen, and together they fight crime wherever it occurs while combining rhythm, melody and fun into a blend of superhero-pop/rock/alt-indie music like you've never heard before. To the Batmobile!

David Vesel (USA) - Two Different Views

Inspired by European dance sounds, seasoned with American rock, David walks the grey space in between. Critical acclaim continues to grow for David's music - simultaneously looking bck fondly at '80s new wave and forward to modern electro.The electronic community has been largely positive about David's music as he makes his bid for electropop recognition. His current album Your mileage My Vary can be ordered via his website.

Invisble Asps (USA) - Sign of Fire

Invisible Asps was conceived as a vehicle for exploring Aron Beatty's resoundingly dark interest in bringing about a marriage of sorts of alternative/industrial rock and Eastern influenced music. The product of this musical bastardization has been two full albums, inclusion on several compilations, collaborations with other artists, and a dizzying array of remixes for other bands. IA was started over 10 years ago and has gone through many different styles of music during that time from dark, hangly pop to industrial debauchery to soothing ambient electronica.