Interview with Ronan Harris of VNV Nation

At times aggressive but always catchy, the music of Hamburg-based electronic band VNV Nation combines elements or industrial, synthpop and EBM (electronic body music). VNV Nation has recently put out two new releases. The first was the boxset “Reformation 1”, which member Ronan Harris says was aimed squarely at their existing fanbase. It features two … Read more

Marc Heal interviewed about C-Tec

While Front 242 was on hiatus, vocalist Jean-Luc De Meyer proved to be very prolific. Among other things, De Meyer lent his vocal talents to The Cyber-Tec’s excellent “Let Your Body Die” ep. Now that group is back, with the shortened name (C-Tec) and a few other changes. They have a new album, “Darker,” on … Read more

Lords Of Acid

The following is an interview with Nikki Van Lierop, also known as Jade 4 U. Nikki is one-third of Lords of Acid, a Belgium group known for their unique, somewhat twisted style of techno. Their music is often very intense and aggressive, but, at the same time, very fun. Nikki’s occasionally sexually explicit vocals are … Read more

Jean-Luc De Meyer interviewed about The Cyber-Tec Project

The following is an interview with Jean-Luc De Meyer, vocalist for Front 242, The Cyber-Tec Project, and now, Cobalt 60. Originally, it was meant to be an in-person interview to have taken place before The Cyber-Tec Project’s New York show in February 1996. Unfortunately, technical problems at soundcheck prevented Jean-Luc from doing the interview. So … Read more