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News
and stories.
What is happening around MOTS and the scene.
A selection of our latest news in English. The full archive is in Spanish. Read the full blog (Spanish)
October 27, 2026
Synthese, the new project by Petra Flurr
Today we present Synthese, a cocktail bar with soul and a character of its own, run by the well-known Berlin underground artist Petra Flurr. We invite…
September 17, 2026
NOCHTEFF, an artist in constant evolution
Nochteff begins a new chapter as a solo artist with “Crecer y Decrecer,” his first original music since Reemplazante (2024), the final album by the no…
September 2, 2026
An Unstoppable Hurricane Called GRENZKONTROLLE
Text: Ruth G. Núñez de Arenas // Photos: đào bình minh (@ichbing_) . Photo by đào bình minh (@ichbing_) at Pop-Kultur Festival 2026 Photo by đào bình …
August 28, 2026
Trentemøller presents “Terrified”, the first single from his new album
"Terrified" is the first single from Trentemøller's new album, which is scheduled for release in November of this year and does not yet have a title. …
June 22, 2026
OTHERS TO THE FRONT PRESENTS: HOUSE OF OTHERS VOL. 3
Today we present the compilation «House of Others» Vol.3, sponsored by the label Others to the Front, with which we have been working for three years …
June 2, 2026
Spain Goth Day II filled San Isidro with international darkwave
Text: Ruth G. Núñez de Areas // Photos: Cristina del Barco The second edition of Spain Goth Day transformed Madrid’s Sala Pirandello into a meeting po…
April 9, 2026
VL4NC presents his debut album, Industria del Luto
VL4NC is the project of Fernando Larlz, a multi-instrumentalist born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, who explores the margins of dark wave, cold wave, pos…
December 29, 2025
OMBRA 2025 BY CRISTINA DEL BARCO & EDU CAÑAS
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October 17, 2025
SUNESIS presents “DESTINATIONS”, a retrofuturistic journey on vinyl
SUNESIS, the solo project of Argentine producer Melisa Blomberg, based in Barcelona, announces the release of DESTINATIONS: an album of 11 tracks that…
September 23, 2025
Lieber Tot: Sound of darkness turned into a Berlin festival
Text by Ruth G. Núñez de Arenas // Photographs by: Baron Of Juxta Concept & Henrik Schneller Berlin is known for being the heart of European elect…
September 17, 2025
Syd dePalma and Niño de Elche present: ‘vuela, y sus pupilas se dilatan’
Syd dePalma and Niño de Elche masterfully perform ‘vuela, y sus pupilas se dilatan’, the third single from what will be their next album. Both artists…
September 9, 2025
The Horrors: “from the river, to the sea, from the sea to the stars”
Chronicle and Images by Ruth G. Núñez de Arenas Last Thursday, September 4th, Berlin’s Gretchen Club witnessed one of those nights that will remain et…
July 7, 2025
House of Others Vol. 2 – Materia Hache
Others to the Front has released ‘House of Others Vol.2’, a second compilation celebrating the third anniversary of the House of Others Podcast. A new…
June 18, 2025
Buzz Kull & Kontravoid in Berlin: darkness without masks
Text and photography: Ruth G. Núñez de Arenas Buzz Kull – Berlin 2025 Kontravoid – Berlin 2025 Neue Zukunft, Berlin — June 4, 2025 Presented by: Wor…
June 9, 2025
LUTO – An immersive photography exhibition by photographer Cristina Del Barco
The photographer Cristina Del Barco will present her latest and most personal exhibition, LUTO, at the Pandora Art Gallery in Kreuzberg, Berlín. The s…
May 21, 2025
Artist of the Week: Alpha Sect
Interview by: Ruth G. Núñez de Arenas With a path shaped by sonic introspection and a musical identity that resists easy classification, Alpha Sect ha…
May 14, 2025
‘CONTICINIUM’, Uner’s return to the music scene
UNER returns strongly with his new album ‘CONTICINIUM’, available through Veil Theory After five years of creative evolution under his alias NIN3S, th…
April 4, 2025
“Por La Belleza del Acto”, strong and passionate songs in a dark folk key
Armadura Del Durmiente is the project led by Esteban Alcalde, composer and lyricist formerly known as Vacío Perfecto in his most industrial and noise …
February 5, 2025
Dina Summer, from Berlin to the sky
Text by Ruth G. Núñez de Arenas // Photos by Katja Ruge "" ). Berlin-based synth-wave band Dina Summer presented last Monday their second album‘"Girl…
January 9, 2025
Artist of the Week: José Rodríguez
José Rodríguez is a highly experienced sound engineer who has been running his own mastering studio for over 20 years and working for numerous groups …
December 29, 2024
Artist of the Week: Skelesys
Main photo by Cristina del Barco at Ombra Festival 2022 The last "Artist of the Week" of this year is Skelesys, an Argentine producer based in Berli…
December 23, 2024
VI Ombra Festival in Pictures
// All the images belong to Cristina del Barco, as Ombra Festival Director of Photography, and her team, consisting of Luken Requerey and Sonia Hernán…
December 20, 2024
Ombra Festival, the leader of dark electronics in Barcelona
Text: Ruth G. Núñez de Arenas // Images: Cristina del Barco, Abigail Empez, Luken Requerey & Sonia Hernández Six years have passed since Ombra Fes…
December 12, 2024
Artist of the Week: Fernando Lagreca
Uruguayan born but Spanish adopted son – based in Barcelona since the early 2000’s- Fernando Lagreca is one of the most solid and analog-gear enthusia…
November 28, 2024
Artist of the Week: The Chemist
Joseph Felice is a Maltese DJ and promoter who has been a pivotal figure in Malta's electronic music scene since the 1980s. Inspired by pioneering art…
November 25, 2024
“No Fear”, the new and brilliant work by Days of Sorrow
The band releases their EP “No Fear” , an album that features their new single “Tears”. Introducing “No Fear”, the first of two and highly anticipated…
November 21, 2024
Communication Mots is here!
We are very excited to announce the new website of Mots Comunicación ( Here you will find not only what we do, but also the team of professionals that…
November 15, 2024
Artist of the Week: HIV+
HIV+, whose real name is Pedro Peñas Robles, is a DJ, musician and multi-disciplinary artist from southern Spain. Also a party organizer, label owner …
November 13, 2024
“MERCURY”, SUNESIS’S CATHARTIC JOURNEY
SUNESIS PRESENTS “MERCURY”, A SONIC JOURNEY TOWARDS CATHARSIS The Barcelona-based producer returns with “Mercury”, an EP that not only reflects her gr…
October 24, 2024
Artist of the Week: JG Outsider
JG Outsider is a Spanish producer who began his career as a DJ in 1984 and as a music producer since 1992 (Pink Records). Later he was co-creator of t…