The Sexorcist – This Is Erotic Body Music (CD EP – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: We last year discovered the debut album “Klangkörper” of the new Berliner formation The Sexorcist. Driven by...
Month: April 2016
Isothesis – Stern Und Opium (CD Album – Steelkraft Manufactory)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, drone-soundscapes. Background/Info: Behind Isothesis is hiding Guillaume T. who’s an artist dealing with multiple artistic skills. He’s been ...
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Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, dark-cinematographic. Background/Info: ][ sounds a bit like a ghost. Not only the band name remains cryptic, but the...
Oldschool Union – Perjantai (CD Album – EK Product)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Oldschool Union is a Finnish EBM duo set up by Seppo Ahlstedt and Janne Vilen. They released...
‘Click Interview’ with Ayria: ‘I like dirty synths and big beats’
Ayria has just released a new album called “Paper Dolls”. The new work has been again assisted and produced by...
DioXide – Specular Mirrors (CD Album – Space Race Records)
Genre/Influences: IDM, minimal-electro. Background/Info: Dio<X>ide is a brand-new Italian project set up by 2 veterans of the scene. This is...
New Order’s ‘Blue Monday’ covered by Orkestra Obsolete using only instruments available in the 1930s
New Order's "Blue Monday" was released on 7 March 1983, and its cutting-edge electronic groove changed pop music forever. Back...
Essence Of Mind release teaser for what looks like a new single or album
(By Johannes Gordan) A year ago the Norwegian electro-rock-dance act Essence Of Mind released the album "The Break Up!" (check...
Radio Free Clear Light – The Matter (CD Album – Black Note Music)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, experimental, dark-ambient, abstract. Background/Info: ‘Radio Free Clear Light is a living radio built of human components, a single...
Side-Line presents: Wave-Gotik-Treffen 25th anniversary – Leipzig (DE)
From 13th-16th May 2016 the annual Wave-Gotik-Treffen takes place in the area of Leipzig, Germany. WGT focuses especially on the...
One For Jude – Anne Liese (CD EP – One For Jude)
Genre/Influences: New-wave, ballad-rock. Background/Info: One for Jude is a French band set up right before the new millennium. They have...
Elektroklänge debuts on Alfa Matrix with ‘Approach To Tokyo’ track – Kraftwerk fans rejoice!
A few days ago we announced that Alfa Matrix had started to distribute its free "Sounds Of The Matrix 017"...
Ayria – Paper Dolls (DCD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Body-pop, EBM, industrial-pop. Background/Info: Jennifer Parkin became one of the truly veteran artists of the Alfa Matrix roster, and...
Microchip Junky – Analog Punk (CD Album – Microship Junky)
Genre/Influences: EBM, minimal-electro, electro-experimental, electro-punk. Background/Info: John Peacey is Microchip Junky, an English born musician who set up this project...
The Ukrainians re-release their cover of Kraftwerk’s ‘Radioactivity’
Out today, exactly 30 years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the Ukrainian record label Aby Sho Music releases The Ukrainians’...
RIP Former drummer punk act Die Toten Hosen member Wolfgang ‘Wölli’ Rohde
Wolfgang 'Wölli' Rohde is no more, he died 66 years old as the result of cancer so the band announced....
Helalyn Flowers track-by-track new ‘Sonic Foundation’ album – listen along with the band’s comments
We got in touch with N0emi Aurora and maXX from the Italian electro-goth-metal act Helalyn Flowers to hear some more...
Nine Inch Nails’ ‘snuff movie’ for ‘Broken’ ends up on Archives
In 1993 Nine Inch Nails released the 20 minutes short film "Broken" (often referred to as "The Broken Movie") featuring...
Brooklyn based Synth/Post Punk trio Bootblacks offers excellent label debut album ‘Veins’ on vinyl
It's safe to say that the people at Manic Depression might have struck gold with their newest signing, the Brooklyn...
Növö returns with 5th album: ‘The Shortwaves’ – recommended to Metroland, Kraftwerk, Duet Emmo and The Normal fans – listen to first tracks
Here's something which will please many Metroland, Kraftwerk and even Duet Emmo and The Normal fans. Veteran electronic music artist...
Marsheaux launch new single – listen here and order your copy
The first single taken from the all new Marsheaux-album "Ath.lon", their first regular album since "Inhale" (2013), will arrive in...
Bionulor – Stary Pisarz (CD Album – Oniron)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, experimental, abstract. Background/Info: Sebastian Banaszczyk is back on track unleashing his 4th studio album, which is based on...
Bionulor – Trois Versions De La Vie (Digital EP – Oniron)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, experimental, abstract. Background/Info: Bionulor is a Polish solo-project set up in 2006 by Sebastian Banaszczyk. He defines his...
The Birthday Massacre reissue 11 4-track demos (1998-2001) on ‘Imagica’ vinyl and CD
Here's a release which will be sold out very fast - especially on vinyl. The Birthday Massacre squad has dug...
C-Lekktor’s hard power noise side-project Circuito Cerrado to launch 2CD set ‘Arrhythmia’ in June – pre-orders available now on 2CD and as download
Mexico's Circuito Cerrado has joined the Belgian electronic music label Alfa Matrix. The band is the hard power noise project...
Belgian cult electro act Mildreda sees ‘lost’ album released as an HQ audio download incl. demos and live concert material – 33 tracks in total
Out now for immediate download is "Coward Philosophy", a 33-track strong download album by Mildreda, the first band created by...
Joachim Witt’s historical house burns to the ground
Bad luck for 67-year old German musician and actor Joachim Witt. The Neue Deutsche Welle star saw his house destroyed...
Michal Wolski – The Root (Digital Album – International Day Off Records)
Genre/Influences: Techno, experimental-techno, techno-ambient. Background/Info: Michal Wolski is a man of many talents and involvements. He has been active as...
Less – Rosmarie (Digital album – Broque, Broque)
Genre/Influences: Techno, minimal-techno, experimental-techno, ambient. Background/Info: Stefan Leßner is A German DJ and producer active under the Less moniker. Several...
Win one of 3 copies from the brand new a-ha book ‘Living a Fan’s Adventure Tale: A-Ha in the Eyes of the Beholders’
Out via Central books and available via Amazon UK and Amazon US is "Living a Fan's Adventure Tale: A-Ha in the...
Intersound – _Aural Architecture (CD Album – Kinetik Records/In Fact Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, ambient, cinematographic, ritual. Background/Info: Behind Intersound is hiding Greek artist Damianos Georgiadis. The name of this musician doesn’t...
‘Click Interview’ with FoxxyNewport: ‘There’s two things I know very well: Sex and Sadness’
I never heard of FoxxyNewport before the recently released “Neutral”-album. Operating from San Francisco (USA) Jess James has been active...
Monolith – Time Running Out (Vinyl 12” – Sonic Groove)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-techno, IDM. Background/Info: Eric van Wonterghem is one of those Belgian electro veterans who can look back on a...
25 years ago Apoptygma Berzerk released the ‘Ashes To Ashes’ 12 inch – a milestone in EBM land
In 1989 Stephan Groth and Jon Erik Martinsen formed Apoptygma Berzerk. Together they wrote several songs, one of them being...
What is ‘(Filtered) Pulse’ all about? Daniel B. from Front 242 explains.
A lot of readers have asked us what exactly makes "<Filtered> Pulse” different to "Pulse", the 2003 album released by...
Entrzelle launches new ‘Total Progressive Collapse’ trailer – check it out!
Officially released a few days ago, you can now enjoy a brand new trailer of the "Total Progressive Collapse" album...
Alfa Matrix starts distributing its free ‘Sounds Of The Matrix 017’ CD with all online orders
All new orders going via the Alfa Matrix webstore will be including volume 17 of the label's popular free Sounds...
Did you know this? Special extremely limited Depeche Mode T-shirt to celebrate Dave Gahan’s release from custody back in 1993
Here's a rare item which Dennis Burmeister (writer of the must-have luxurious edited Depeche Mode book "Depeche Mode : Monument...
Preorders for new Foretaste single Lost in Space start now!
The excellent female fronted French electropop act Foretaste will finally release its new album, next September that is. To keep...
Famous Berlin based club K17 closes
It's over and out for the Berlin based club K17. The people behind the club, famous for its EBM /...
Prince dies at his home in Minnesota at the age of 57
2016 is becoming the worst year ever for music fans worldwide. It has just been confirmed by AP and his...
Listen exclusively to the full Spetsnaz mastered album of the new Swedish EBM bomb ELM !
Swedish one-man EBM assault squad ELM will be releasing its debut album "Hardline" tomorrow, but Side-Line wouldn't be Side-Line if...
Norwegian synthpop act Echo Image returns after 14 years of silence with vinyl only release ‘Compulation’
The Norwegian synthpop act Echo Image have a new vinyl-only release, "Compulation", out now on the new label HolmByKarlsen Rekords....
Psy’Aviah releases new videoclip for ‘Frozen’ – and it’s gorgeous !
Taken from the new Psy'Aviah album "Seven Sorrows, Seven Stars", the song "Frozen" gets it's own music video to emphasize...
Facebook post Dope Stars Inc.’s frontman Victor Love tackles ‘the classy dudes of music business’
In a message on the official Dope Stars Inc. Facebook page the band's frontman has posted an update where he...
Goth rock stars united on solo debut Mark Gemini Thwaite (The Mission, Peter Murphy, Tricky, …) incl. Wayne Hussey, Ville Valo (HIM), …
Here's a release which should please many gothic rock fans. Out in Summer, but available in pre-order now is the...
Final hours for Tax Sale at Storming The Base – here’s the link!
If you want to take advantage of the "Tax Sale" at the industrial music mailorder Storming The Base, then here's your...
Absolute Body Control releases ‘Wind(Re)Wind’ with bonus tracks on as a 2LP black vinyl set
In 2007 the Belgian act Absolute Body Control (aka Dirk Ivens and Eric Van Wonterghem) re-formed and released “WindWind” on...
Mega-limited 3CD+DVD set for new Combichrist album ‘This Is Where Death Begins’ – get yours now
Yesterday we announced 3 formats for the new "This Is Where Death Begins" album by the Norwegian-American group Combichrist. Today...
Red Storm – Alert (CD Album – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Electro-rock & pop. Background/Info: Behind Red Storm is hiding Desdemona singer Agnieszka Leśna. An American journalist who saw Desdemona...
Keosz album ‘Be Left to Oneself’ out now
Out now and available for ordering via Bandcamp as download and as CD is the newest Keosz album "Be Left to...
‘Click Interview’ with Rhesus Factor featuring Leæther Strip: ‘I don’t like to work for the profit of labels’
Stefan Rukavina is a pure ‘DIY’ (‘Do It Yourself’) artist, but still a real prolific creative mind who got some...
The Opposer Divine – Reverse//Human (CD Album – Aliens Productions)
Genre/Influences: Electro-ambient. Background/Info: Boris Mutina aka The Opposer Divine (TOD) is back on track unleashing the 4th album (and 2nd...
Noisy Deafness – Silent Remembrance Extended (CD Album – Electro Arc)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Electro Arc last year released the digital format of the Noisy Deafness debut album “Silent Remembrance”. The...
Combichrist to release ‘This Is Where Death Begins’ in various editions including a 2LP+CD set – pre-orders available here
Norwegian-American group Combichrist returns with the new long player "This Is Where Death Begins" again mixing guitars, electronica and drums....
Luna Rise – Dark Days And Bright Nights (CD – NRT Records)
Genre/Influences: Heart Rock / Dark Rock / Melodic Rock (With electronic elements) Background/Info: In the Tradition of Dark Rock and...
Haul gets a vinyl and CD release for ‘Separation’ album
Haul is the latest signing on Progress Productions and offers what the label calls a 'compact, uncompromising industrial darkness with...
Blackhouse releases live recording 2015 gig at Wave Gothic Treffen in Leipzig on vinyl
After 31 years of existance, Blackhouse’s finally took the stage for a live world premiere on May 25, 2015 at...
Cygnosic releases new ‘The Key’ single as download and on a 10” vinyl
Cygnosic is releasing a 4-track digital EP, "The Key", including a Rotersand rework, but also an ultra-limited 10" vinyl version....
Record Store Day sales continue at Alfa Matrix on selected vinyl releases – here’s your reduction code
Especially for Record Store Day Alfa Matrix has lowered the price of most of their vinyl releases with 25%. Just...
Rotersand – Torn Realities (CD EP – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, body-pop, EBM. Background/Info: Rotersand is one of those bands we all know and respect for their sound and...
Project Pitchfork – Second Anthology (DCD Album – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Electro-wave, dark-electro & gothic. Background/Info: There are bands that simply belong to the history of a music genre. Project...
L’Âme Immortelle – Unsterblich (CD Album – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Dark electro-wave, gothic-pop. Background/Info: The complete title of this album is “Unsterblich – 20 Jahre L’Âme Immortelle”. The title...
Welle: Erdball – 1000 Engel (CD EP – Oblivion/SPV)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: “1000 Engel” was originally released as a box including the EP “1000 Engel” plus a 7” vinyl....
Trench Run – Truth Love Battle (Digital Album – AnalogueTrash)
Genre/Influences: Electro-rock. Background/Info: Andrew Hunter is hailing from Toronto (Canada) and is already involved in music for several years now....
FoxxyNewport – Neutral / International Edition (Digital Album – AnalogueTrash)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, dance-pop. Background/Info: San Francisco (USA) based Jesse James Alexander has been introduced as ‘a self-styled anti-pop star for...
