Propaganda announce “A Secret Sense of Rhythm: A Secret Sense of Sin”.

German synth-pop Propaganda band formed in Düsseldorf in 1982. They signed with ZTT Records in 1983 and released their first single "Dr Mabuse" in 1984. This was followed by their debut studio album A Secret Wish, two of the album's singles, "Dr. Mabuse" and "Duel", were UK Top 30 hits.

A Secret Wish which was written by Mertens and Dörper it received considerable critical acclaim reaching number 16 on the UK Albums Chart. The album was followed by the single, p:Machinery which became a hit in Italy, France, the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland.

The group spent the rest of the year on their "Outside World" tour, taking in Europe and America. A remix album, Wishful Thinking, was released in November 1985. Originally intended for the American club market, the album was also released in Europe.

This box set compiled and curated by ZTT expert Ian Peel brings together the album as well a selection of rare mixes, unreleased tracks, and some live material. Housed in a compact sturdy CD box, the booklet contains a note by Ian on the history of the band and the impact the album has had over the years.

"Propaganda - A Secret Sense of Rhythm, A Secret Sense of Sin (The Complete ZTT Propaganda)" is out Friday, 14th November 2025 on UMR and available for pre-order now.

The definitive career-spanning collection: from post-punk beginnings to stadium-sized synth-pop and beyond.

Industry & Seduction is the first ever Thompson Twins retrospective to be curated in collaboration with band members Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway. Bringing together music from across their groundbreaking career, this collection captures the full evolution of one of the most adventurous and inventive pop acts of the 1980s, and includes music from their later, critically overlooked Babble project.

From early experimental cuts and underground curios to global hits like “Hold Me Now”, “Love On Your Side”, “Doctor! Doctor!”, and “We Are Detectives”, the collection shines a light on the band’s constant reinvention, from art-school chaos to pristine pop, dub-influenced dance to dreamy, post-rave soundscapes. It’s a bold, brilliant musical journey built on contrast: digital edge meets emotional pull — Industry and Seduction.

Available in multiple formats: 2LP and 1CD formats include 20 of the band’s biggest and best-loved singles, all newly remastered at Abbey Road Studios by Frank Arkwright.

3CD deluxe edition features a 40-track anthology with hits, deep cuts, rarities, key Babble tracks, and the first ever CD release of Into The Gap Live, capturing the band at their commercial and theatrical peak.

Packaged with stunning new artwork directed by Alannah Currie, plus extensive liner notes based on new interviews with Currie and Bailey.

An essential celebration of one of pop’s most distinctive voices — as provocative as they were playful, as experimental as they were accessible.

"Thompson Twins - Industry & Seduction: A Thompson Twins Collection" is out Friday, 31st October 2025 on BMG and available for pre-order now.

CD 1

1. Hold Me Now (2024 Remaster)
2. If You Were Here (2025 Remaster)
3. Doctor! Doctor! (2024 Remaster)
4. Lies (2025 Remaster)
5. Lay Your Hands on Me (7"" Version) (2025 Remaster)
6. King for a Day (2025 Remaster)
7. You Take Me Up (2024 Remaster)
8. Love on Your Side (2025 Remaster)
9. Sister of Mercy (2024 Remaster)
10. The Gap (2024 Remaster)
11. We Are Detective (2025 Remaster)
12. In the Name of Love (2025 Remaster)
13. Future Days (2025 Remaster)
14. No Peace for the Wicked (2024 Remaster)
15. Roll Over (2025 Remaster)
16. Kamikaze (2025 Remaster)
17. Don't Mess with Doctor Dream (7"" Version) (2025 Remaster)
18. Revolution (7"" Version) (2025 Remaster)
19. Nothing in Common (7"" Version) (2025 Remaster)
20. Breakaway (2025 Remaster)
    
    

CD 2

1. Politics
2. Squares and Triangles
3. Oumma Aularesso (Animal Laugh)
4. Come Inside (Feedback Max Remix)
5. She's in Love with Mystery
6. Passion Planet
7. Beach Culture
8. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
9. Take Me Away
10. The Downward Pull of Heaven's Force
11. Tribe
12. Beautiful
13. Strange Jane
14. Queer
15. You Kill Me
16. Just Like You
17. Shake It Down
18. Queen of the U.S.A.
19. Sugar Daddy
    
    

CD 3

1. Intro (Live at the Del Mar Race Track, USA, 1984)
2. The Gap (Live at the Del Mar Race Track, USA, 1984)
3. Day After Day (Live at the Del Mar Race Track, USA, 1984)
4. Judy Do (Live at the Del Mar Race Track, USA, 1984)
5. Watching (Live at the Del Mar Race Track, USA, 1984)
6. You Take Me Up (Live at the Del Mar Race Track, USA, 1984)
7. Hold Me Now (Live at the Del Mar Race Track, USA, 1984)
8. No Peace for the Wicked (Live at the Del Mar Race Track, USA, 1984)
9. Sister of Mercy (Live at the Del Mar Race Track, USA, 1984)
10. In the Name of Love (Live at the Del Mar Race Track, USA, 1984)
11. Lies (Live at the Del Mar Race Track, USA, 1984)
12. Doctor! Doctor! (Live at the Del Mar Race Track, USA, 1984)
13. Kamikaze (Live at the Del Mar Race Track, USA, 1984)
14. Love on Your Side (Live at the Del Mar Race Track, USA, 1984)

Electronic pioneers Propaganda follow up their acclaimed 2024 comeback with Remix Encounters, a broad and brilliant remix album featuring Moby, Tangerine Dream, Rhys Fulber, Schiller, and more. After the widely praised release of their self-titled comeback album in October 2024, Düsseldorf’s legendary art-synth auteurs return with Remix Encounters, a thrilling reimagining of their latest work. Released on Bureau B, this remix collection reflects the enthusiasm Propaganda’s return after three decades of silence has ignited among contemporary artists, who approached the project with fresh energy and creative freedom.