Month: July 2016

Genre/Influences: Power-noise, rhythmic-ambient & noise. Background/Info: Laurent Delogne aka Le Moderniste belongs to a selected number of renowned Belgian artists...

Morbus M. – Fight Or Die (CD Album – Hands)

Genre/Influences: IDM, electro-industrial, cinematographic. Background/Info: Morbus M. is a German solo-project driven by René Klimaczewski aka Klima aka Exocet. After...

‘Click Interview’ with Exponentia: ‘I Want To Create An Imaginary Music World, Populated By Phantasmagorical And Fantastic Creatures’

Exponentia is a French solo-project set up by Ludivic Dhenry in 2012. The music clearly refers to typical gothic music...

Stoppenberg – I Am The Danger (Digital EP – X-Beats)

Genre/Influences: Hard techno-body-music. Background/Info: Stoppenberg is Jan Loamfield who we all know as one of the most famous and renowned...

50% of the industrial music festivalgoers absolutely not afraid of terror, 12% will avoid all festivals

Bernard - Side-Line Staff July 28, 2016

Yesterday and today we ran a poll via our Side-Line Twitter account with the following question: "Will you avoid music...

The Cure’s Lol Tolhurst releases memoirs on the band’s peak years (1976–1989) – order right here

Bernard - Side-Line Staff July 27, 2016

For the first time in the band’s nearly 40–year history, the story of The Cure from someone who was there...

Summer Sale continues on the dark ambient label Cryo Chamber

More Summer Sale new from Cryo Chamber with 50% off all Alphaxone downloads

Bernard - Side-Line Staff July 27, 2016

The fine dark ambient label Cryo Chamber continues its Summer Sale, with 50% off all Alphaxone downloads including "Living in...

Controlled Bleeding interview: ‘It was hard finding my bearings after losing my two long time collaborators’

Bernard - Side-Line Staff July 26, 2016

The fine Toronto-based label Artoffact Records is not only reissuing a significant portion of the Controlled Bleeding catalogue (check here...

Armageddon Dildos’ Dirk Krause and Aidan Casserly (Empire State Human, KuBO) team up for new Ferrochrome project – listen to 3 songs already

Bernard - Side-Line Staff July 26, 2016

Dirk Krause (Armageddon Dildos, DKDENT & Retro Adapter) and Aidan Casserly (Empire State Human, KuBO) have teamed up, to form...

David Gahan (Depeche Mode) records David Bowie cover for charity together with Mark Lanegan (The Screaming Trees), Martyn LeNoble and Christian Eigner

Bernard - Side-Line Staff July 26, 2016

Martyn LeNoble & Christian Eigner will release a cover of David Bowie and Giorgio Moroder’s "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)”...

Swedish harsh EBM act TraKKtor departs on small US tour in August

Bernard - Side-Line Staff July 25, 2016

The Swedish harsh EBM act TraKKtor are leaving their Scandinavian headquarters for a small US tour the 4th of august...

Watch the first trailer for 'T2', the 'Transporting' sequel

Watch the first trailer for ‘T2’, the ‘Trainspotting’ sequel

Bernard - Side-Line Staff July 25, 2016

The complete "Trainspotting" cast is returning for a sequel as we reported a while back. And now Sony also launched...

Exponentia – Abend (CD Album – Neris Records)

Inferno Sound Diaries July 24, 2016

Genre/Influences: Gothic, neo-classic. Background/Info: Ludovic Dhenry is French artist who set up Exponentia in 2012. “Abend” is the 4th full...

Sacrificial System – D.N.A. (CD Album – Sacrificial System)

Inferno Sound Diaries July 24, 2016

Genre/Influences: Industrial EBM. Background/Info: Sacrificial System is a one-man project set up by Keith Kosmopolis. This American artist based in...

Atomic Neon – The Bodanegra Session (CD Album – Holy Hour Records)

Inferno Sound Diaries July 23, 2016

Genre/Influences: Gothic, cold-wave, new-wave. Background/Info: Atomic Neon is a German band, which gained some recognition for their pure new-wave/cold-wave albums...

‘Click Interview’ with Helalyn Flowers: ‘Helalyn Flowers Are Irresponsible And Incorrect, Dirty And Wet’

Inferno Sound Diaries July 23, 2016

Helalyn Flowers is lead by the powerful vocals of Nøemi Aurora and the artistic input of studio guru MaXX. The duo...

V/A Sore (Vinyl Compilation – Seja Records)

Inferno Sound Diaries July 23, 2016

Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, minimal-electro, dream-pop. Background/Info: Seja Records is a small, independent label from The Netherlands. “Sore” is the 13th release...

Mourning Elektra Slangwitch – Messy Riot (Vinyl Album – Seja Records)

Inferno Sound Diaries July 22, 2016

Genre/Influences: Experimental, cabaret, cinematographic, electro-pop. Background/Info: Behind Mourning Elektra Slangwitch is hiding Messy. This female multi-artist has already benen active...

Invoke The Insult – You Can Trust (CD Album – EK Product)

Inferno Sound Diaries July 22, 2016

Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Invoke The Insult (ITI) is a Swedish duo I discovered by their self-released CDR-album “Let The Greedy...

Reutoff – No One’s Lullabies (CD Album – Zhelezobeton)

Inferno Sound Diaries July 22, 2016

Genre/Influences: Industrial, industrial-ambient. Background/Info: Reutoff is probably one of the most famous and renowned industrial formations from Russia. They’ve been...

Music Piracy: Why It Hurts Everyone

Bernard - Side-Line Staff July 22, 2016

In the digital age, computer files of any type are incredibly portable and easy to share. When you're part of...

Hattifnatter – Barometrizm (CD Album – Zhelezobeton)

Inferno Sound Diaries July 21, 2016

Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, experimental. Background/Info: Hattifnatter is a project of Evgeniy Savenko (Lunar Abyss) and M.M. (Kryptogen Rundfunk). The project has...

Bardoseneticcube & Shinkiro – Inner And Outer Space (CD Album – Zhelezobeton)

Inferno Sound Diaries July 21, 2016

Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, soundscape. Background/Info: This work resulted from the common efforts of Bardoseneticcube (Russia) and Shinkiro (Japan). Both artists are...

Plastic Noise Experience – Push And Punish (Vinyl + CD Album – Alfa Matrix)

Inferno Sound Diaries July 21, 2016

Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-body-music. Background/Info: Plastic Noise Experience is one of those legendary 90s EBM bands from Germany, which needs no...

Beborn Beton to release ‘She cried’ EP as 7-track vinyl and CD

Bernard - Side-Line Staff July 21, 2016

It took Beborn Beton 9 years to complete their best album to date, "A Worthy Compensation", which was released in...

Marilyn Manson thinks he’s a sound technician and fucks up

Bernard - Side-Line Staff July 20, 2016

Some weird video footage turned up from the Marilyn Manson show at the Giant Center in Hershey, on July 10th....

Legendary UK act Venus Fly Trap hits the road, here are the first 4 UK dates already

Spiral Archive Records artist Venus Fly Trap hits the UK tour road and will play 4 shows. The British alternative...

New Mythical Records music compilation ‘Odyssey of Rapture vol. 3’ up for pre-order

Mythical Records has a brand new compilation being put out full of new neoclassical, darkwave and dark ambient music entitled...

Jah Wobble And The Invaders Of The Heart unveil new video: ‘Cosmic Love’ – watch it on Side-Line.com

Available now is the new video by Jah Wobble And The Invaders Of The Heart for the track "Cosmic Love"...

Setting the tone at a corporate event

Corporate events can include almost any event sponsored by a business, whether it’s aimed at recruiting and training staff, promoting...

John Fryer’s Black Needle Noise project launches new track ‘Treasured Lies’ and video for ‘I Face The Wall’

Bernard - Side-Line Staff July 18, 2016

Producer John Fryer returns with yet another downloable track with his Black Needle Noise project. The track, "Treasured Lies", is...

Alan Vega (Suicide) dead at age 78

Bernard - Side-Line Staff July 17, 2016

Boruch Alan Bermowitz aka Alan Vega is no more. The American vocalist and visual artist known for his work with...

Sølve – The Negative (CD Album – Audiotrauma)

Inferno Sound Diaries July 15, 2016

Genre/Influences: Industrial, electro-industrial, ambient. Background/Info: Behind this project is hiding Brant Showers who’s mainly renowned for his involvement in ∆Aimon....

Tim Muddiman and The Strange release new EP and album

Filip Wildhoney July 15, 2016

Tim Muddiman is known as the guitarist/bass-player of Gary Numan and is also producer/guitarist for the English alternative rock band...

That's how Depeche Mode left the studio after recording for 6 weeks

That’s how Depeche Mode left the studio after recording there for 6 weeks

Bernard - Side-Line Staff July 15, 2016

The instagram account of the Santa Barbara Sound Design studio revealed a photo showing how Depeche Mode left the studio...

Horskh – Dawn / Extended Version (CD Album – Audiotrauma)

Inferno Sound Diaries July 14, 2016

Genre/Influences: Industrial-techno, cyber-industrial. Background/Info: Horskh is a French duo, which released a debut EP “Dawn” in 2014 on Audiotrauma. Because...

Terrabeats Concept – Concept 3004 (CD Album – Audiotrauma)

Inferno Sound Diaries July 14, 2016

Genre/Influences: Dub-step, glitch, cinematographic, experimental. Background/Info: Terrabeats Concept is a Serbian solo-project set up by Marijan Stancic. This artist was...

Achim Windel (Placebo Effect) is no more – RIP

Bernard - Side-Line Staff July 14, 2016

Bad news reaches us from Germany. Achim Windel (on the right in the picture above), one of the masterminds behind...

Mental Discipline – Precious Paradise (CD Album – SkyQode)

Inferno Sound Diaries July 13, 2016

Genre/Influences: Dance-pop, electro-pop, future-pop. Background/Info: Alexandr Krivoruko aka Alex Mental is the artist behind the Russian band Mental Discipline. I...

Daniela Savoldi – Trasformazioni (CD Album – Daniela Savoldi)

Inferno Sound Diaries July 13, 2016

Genre/Influences: Neo-classic, cinematographic. Background/Info: Daniela Savoldi is an Italian-Brazilian artist who studied and played cello since the age of ten...

A★I – Le Chant Du Cygne Noir (CD Album – Unknown Pleasures Records)

Inferno Sound Diaries July 13, 2016

Genre/Influences: Dark-pop. Background/Info: My first feeling was that this band was the logical new project of Pedro Peñas Robles after...

BOREDOMproduct launches it’s yearly July 14 sales revolution – guillotine prices!

Allons enfants de la Patrie, le jour de gloire est arrivé... chez the electropop label BOREDOMproduct home to such great...

Model Depose joins the Trisol label – single and album in the pipeline

The excellent dutch act Model Depose has signed a label contract with Trisol and DarkTunes. For international publishing, Model Depose...

Essence Of Mind to play Subkulturfestivalen (SE), M’era Luna (DE) and Autumn Moon festival (DE) + start work on new material

The Norwegian electro rock act Essence Of Mind, is finally getting the recognition they deserve. After being selected to play...

Collaborative dark ambient album 'Locus Arcadia' ready for pre-order via the Cryo Chamber label

Collaborative dark ambient album ‘Locus Arcadia’ out now via the Cryo Chamber label