Stereogum — Stephen Luscombe, the English multi-instrumentalist best known as the founding keyboardist for 1980s synth-pop band Blancmange, has died. He was 70 years old. His bandmate Neil Arthur confirmed the news on social media today, simply writing: “He... more info

Stereogum — English synth-pop duo Blancmange haven’t toured the US since the 1980s. In the first half of that decade, founding members Neil Arthur and Stephen Luscombe had a good run of successful singles in their home country, including “Living On The Ce... more info

Discobelle.net — The original version of the track “Feel Me” (to be released tomorrow Friday September 21st via Belgian label Eskimo Recordings) from Paris based producer Simon Says is a sleazed up monster of a new wave/pop track (a cover of British synthpop band... more info

The Quietus — Blancmange preview upcoming album Wanderlust with new single more info

The Quietus — Neil Arthur teams up with Wrangler member Benge on production duties for his latest album as Blancmange. Homepage photo courtesy of Hanah Knizova more info

Sweeping The Nation — Does anyone read these spiels? Maybe we should just save them for the book version that'll never happen. Here's forty top songs (39 of which are on Spotify) from the magnificent pop year of 1982, and no, Dollar's inclusion is not a mistak... more info

Popdose — One of my favorite musical trends of the 2010’s is the glorious “return to form” comebacks from a dizzying array of great 80’s artists. As gutted as I am about the death of Prince (about 80% of my time spent listening to music has been Princ... more info

Core News — “Neil from Blancmange shares three of his favourite electronic tracks, while Nemone spins the best beats, breaks and ambient sounds she can find. A listener also picks their favourite chill-out track, which sits in the middle of the show.” Check ... more info

The Independent — Gap yearsThe music business can be relentless and most performers find they need a break between albums. But who holds the between-records record? Blancmange (26 years from Believe You Me, 1985, to Blanc Burn, 2011)? Not even close. Vashti Bunyan (35... more info

Nialler9 — Blancmange were an ’80s English synth-pop band known for hits like ‘Living On The Ceiling’ and ‘Don’t Tell Me’ and Ditto.TV are a London/Dublin based production company making a documentary about the Irish electronic/synth music scene in ... more info