DJ Emerson – Repetitive Music (CD Album – Micro.fon)
Genre/Influences: Techno, d’n’b. Background/Info: Simon Emerson Kidder better known as DJ Emerson is an established techno DJ and producer from...
Month: November 2016
Side-Line introduces Basszilla – listen now to ‘Growl of the Owl’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 7th track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by the Heidelberg...
‘Click Interview’ with Paul Nielsen/Tympanik Audio: ‘Digital Music Is Here To Stay And Label Owners Just Need To Accept That And Meet The Demand’
Set up in 2007 by Paul Nielsen, the Chicago-based label Tympanik Audio rapidly became one of the most visionary underground...
Tolchock returns with new single ‘Rage – Love – Fear’ – listen here
The Swedish act Tolchock is back among the living. It was Jens Persson who tipped us off that a new...
Diary Of Dreams – reLive (DCD Album – Accession Records)
Genre/Influences: Electronic dark-wave, dark wave-pop. Background/Info: The last year released album “Grau Im Licht” was a (new) successful work for...
Deutsche Bank – Autopop / Deluxe Edition (CD Album – Electro Shock Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Deutsche Bank is not a German, but a Swedish electro-pop formation set up by Mats From. I...
Van Roy Asylum reissues ‘Investigabiles Viae Dementiae’ in an extended edition including Culture Beat cover – listen here!
"Investigabiles Viae Dementiae (Extended Edition)" is an updated and expanded version of the debut release by the Russian project Van...
Model1 – The Vocoders Strikes Back (CD Album – Razgrom Music)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Isak Rypdal is a name that will immediately ring a bell for numerous electro-pop lovers. Rypdal of...
Claus Larsen (Leaether Strip) featured in video Snuttock single ‘Attention (Leaether Strip Remix)’ + interview
Snuttock hits back with a fresh new video for the great track "Attention" featured on their recent album "Rituals Redux"....
Marsheaux launches new single ‘Like A Movie’ – watch the video right here!
The Greek act Marsheaux has launched a new single taken from the album "Ath.Lon" (available here on vinyl, 2CD and...
Side-Line introduces Avarice In Audio (feat. Mondträume) – listen now to ‘Crystal Tears’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 6th track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by Australian outfit...
Arian1 – Integration (CD Album – Razgrom Music)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, future-pop, body-pop. Background/Info: The brothers Eduardo and Cesar Leiva are the instigators behind Arian1, which is one of...
Aesthetische – We Follow Blindly (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Techno-body music. Background/Info: Guilherme Pires and Fabricio Viscardi better known as Aesthetische are back on track with new electronic...
The blu-ray version of the 1990 American science fiction horror film ‘Bride of Re-Animator’ has landed!
While Depeche Mode stays stubbornly convinced that blu-ray has no visual improvement, everyone else is already convinced that the medium...
Metroland – Brother Remixes (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Next to the ‘regular’ EP of “Brother” Metroland also released another EP with extra remixes. It’s a...
Artoffact store offers 35% off vinyl today Cyber Monday – here’s your discount code !
The fine label Artoffact returns with a rather delicious offer - and it has made the label's CEO rabies mad...
Paradox Obscur – Anucrusis (Vinyl Album – Peripheral Minimal)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electronics, cold-wave electro. Background/Info: “Anucrusis” is the 2nd full length album for the duo Kriistal Ann - Toxic Razor,...
Side-Line introduces Ater Mors – listen now to ‘Maldita Perra’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 5th track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by Ater Mors,...
Metroland – Brother (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: “Brother” is an appropriated title-track to close the homage to Metroland’s ‘Passenger L’ aka Louis Zachert. The...
The funeral of punk: £5m memorabilia burned in London!
Photograph: Ki Price/Getty Images Joe Corré (the son of former Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren and fashion-designer Vivienne Westwood) burned...
‘Click Interview’ with Shrine: ‘At Some Point, The Music Starts To ‘Speak’ For Itself And Some ‘Images’ Start To Appear In My Mind’
Hristo Gospodinov is a Bulgarian artist who set up Shrine in 2003. The early productions were released on Corvus Records....
Exclusive pre-release screening new single ‘Prosthetic Minds’ by industrial act Hate Vessel
Out on December 12th via Zero Sum Records (Believe digital) is the new single "Prosthetic Minds" by the industrial act...
Rome announce new ‘The Hyperion Machine’ LP on orange vinyl + white vinyl reissue 2006 ‘Berlin’ – order your copies here
"The Hyperion Machine" is the new album from the Luxembourgian project Rome. The new 13-track album features songs in the...
Side-Line introduces ARS – listen now to ‘Commitment’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 4th track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by ARS. The...
Shxcxchcxsh – SsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSs (Digital Album – Avian)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, ambient-techno, abstract. Background/Info: Shxcxchcxsh is a Swedish experimentalist duo, which have accomplished their 3rd full length on Avian...
Side-Line introduces Antibody – listen now to ‘Desperation’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 3rd track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by Antibody. The...
Lustmord – Dark Matter (CD Album – Touch)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, experimental. Background/Info: Brian Williams aka Brian Lustmord is one of those genius artists who definitely put his stamp...
Inspiral Carpets’s drummer Craig Gill has died, 44 years old – RIP
Shocking news reaches us from the headquarters of the Manchester band Inspiral Carpets who have announced that their drummer Craig...
The industrial music mail order Storming The Base launches massive Black Friday sales – here’s the link
Storming The Base has announced its Black Friday sale. The online mail-order offers huge discounts on a very wide selection...
Interview with Cedrik Fermont (C-Drik) about ‘Less Familiar Underground Scenes In The World’ : ‘Why Am I One Of The Few Africans In This Scene?’
I recently made an interview about the Iranian industrial- & ambient scene, which I think was an interesting and informative...
Diarmaid O’Meara – In Your Head (USB Stick – Album – Gobsmacked Records)
Genre/Influences: Techno, experimental-techno. Background/Info: Diarmaid O’Meara is an Irish producer and label owner (Gobsmacked Records) based in Berlin. He released...
It’s time to follow us on Spotify (in case you haven’t done so yet) and join over 3000 other fans!
It's often difficult to know what to listen to exactly when you use Spotify. There's a lot being released and...
Side-Line introduces A.D.R.O.N. – listen now to ‘God Mode Enabled’ (Face The Beat profile series)
(Photo by the band) The 2nd track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks)...
Stars Crusaders – Under Attack (Digital EP – WTII Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Hailing from Italy, Stars Crusaders got signed to WTII Records quite fast after their creation. Inspired by...
Stahlnebel & Black Selket offer new ‘Questions’ album as double CD set – listen to the teaser
(Picture by the band) DSBP Records (USA) and Stahlnebel & Black Selket have joined forces for their new double CD...
Lizette Lizette releases new single ‘Rest’ featuring Kite frontman – and it’s a damn fine one!
Yesterday we got a message via Instagram in from the Swedish artist Lizette Lizette announcing a new single, "Rest". "Rest"...
Vandal Moon – Teenage Daydream Conspiracy (CD Album – Werkstatt Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, post-punk. Background/Info: Vandal Moon is a California (USA) based formation, which claims to be inspired by cold-wave, dark-wave...
Front 242 sees audio live DVD ‘Catch The Men’ released on Bandcamp – available now
In 2005 the Belgian label Alfa Matrix released the Front 242 live DVD "Catch The Men" (you can order it...
Paradox Obscur – Anucrusis (Vinyl Album – Peripheral Minimal)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electronics, cold-wave electro. Background/Info: “Anucrusis” is the 2nd full length album for the duo Kriistal Ann - Toxic Razor,...
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Side-Line introduces [SYNCOM] – listen now to ‘Call to Arms’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The first track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by ! "Call...
5 albums that inspired ‘In the Dark’, the newest album from the synthpop sensation Glass Apple Bonzai
Synthpop act Glass Apple Bonzai aka the solo creative output of Daniel X. Belasco, is back with a new album,...
Black Tape For A Blue Girl – These Fleeting Moments (CD Album – Projekt)
Genre/Influences: Dark-wave, cinematographic, dream-wave. Background/Info: I realized that this year Black Tape For A Blue Girl celebrates its 30th anniversary....
Prozium – Plastic Planets (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electro, d’n’b, technoid. Background/Info: Prozium is one of the latest signings to the Alfa Matrix roster. This is one...
Diffuzion – Still Believe (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Body-pop, industrial-pop. Background/Info: Diffuzion is achieving their 3rd full length album. It’s now 5 years ago that they released...
‘Click Interview’ with Lucifer’s Aid: ‘Overwhelming Songs With A Limited Amount Of Sounds’
Carl Nilsson started Lucifer’s Aid in Spring 2016. This Swedish musician is also member of the EBM-band The Operating Tracks...
Avarice In Audio – Anthracite Nights (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-dance, techno-body music, industrial-techno. Background/Info: Avarice In Audio is working on their new album, but this EP takes us...
Pixelpussy – Tactical Feline Implant (CD Album – Wicked Wonderland Empire)
Genre/Influences: Electro-industrial, industrial-rave. Background/Info: Pixelpussy is back on track and this after a hiatus of four years. Set up by...
V/A The Sound Of Progress (DVD – Cold Spring Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, experimental. Background/Info: “The Sound Of Progress” is a documentary, which was originally released in 1988 on VHS format...
Death In June sees 30 year old ‘The World That Summer’ re-released on red double vinyl (limited number of copies available!)
Out in a few weeks, but surely sold out by then so check this mailorder to get your copy, is...
Vogue Noir – Vogue Noir (Digital EP – Unknown Pleasures Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, wave-pop, nu-disco. Background/Info: Vogue Noir is a new project set up by Dominique Cologne who’s operating from London....
Synthattack – Club Takeover (CD Album – Dark Tunes Music Group)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, techno-body, aggrotech. Background/Info: Based in Hannover (Germany) Synthattack is one of the newest sensations from the dark-electro dancefloors....
Artoffact Records to reissue Nash the Slash’s ‘And You Thought You Were Normal’ and ‘Decomposing’ – vinyl sets etc. available here!
Toronto-based label Artoffact Records announces today (and already makes them available here) 2 additional reissues from the Nash the Slash...
Free download mega-compilation ‘Face The Beat: Session 4’ is now available – 90 tracks from the absolute industrial underground!
Side-Line Magazine has launched the 4th volume in the popular free 'Face The Beat' series: "Face The Beat: Session 4"...
Blutengel presents December release new 4-track single ‘Complete’ – get it here
The new 4-track single "Complete" by the German band Blutengel is close to hit the stores. The limited Maxi-CD comes...
Phragments – All Towers Must Fall (Vinyl Album – Tumor/Malignant Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, experimental. Background/Info: Matej Gyarfas is a Slovakian composer hiding behind Phragments. This project has already been busy for...
Coldlink launches ‘Ghosts I’ve known’ album on DSBP Records – check this preview
Those who downloaded our free "Face The Beat: Session 3" compilation since it was launched last year will surely know Coldlink...
Franck Vigroux – Rapport Sur Le Désordre (Vinyl Album – D’Autres Cordes)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, industrial, ambient. Background/Info: French artist and multi-instrumentalist Franck Vigroux likes to work with other artists, but from time...
Dark ambient sensation Sabled Sun lands in 2148… and the plot gets even more mysterious! – preview the album right here
Cryo Chamber has just released Sabled Sun's "2148" album. In case you didn't know, Sabled Sun is the solo project...
Model Depose – Splitting Light (CD Album – Dark Tunes Music Group)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, indie-pop. Background/Info: Model depose is a band from The Netherlands I discovered a few years ago now when...
Orange Sector to release 3rd and final part of their EP trilogy: ‘Farben’
Lars Timm Felker and Martin Bodewell aka Orange Sector have entered the studio to complete the 3rd and final part...
‘Click Interview’ with Red Lokust: ‘Interpersonal Change Over The Years Is, In A Way, Like An Insect Shedding Its Skin’
Red Lokust is a new dark-electronic formation featuring Distortion Productions owner Jim Semonik who’s also known from Rein and the...
Extize – Redneck Industrial (CD Album – Dark Tunes Music Group)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, EBM, indus-pop. Background/Info: Extize started out as a real hot and promising newcoming band revealing a great body-techno...
Celluloide announces final volume in the ‘Numériques’ series – watch the trailer here
The final volume in the "Numériques" series by Celluloide is now announced (and also immediately available for preorder from the...
Dolls Of Pain – A Silence In My Life (CD Album – Dark Tunes Music Group)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro & crossover. Background/Info: Dolls Of Pain is a French band based in Strasburg which has been active since...
Agent Side Grinder sees second edition ‘Industrial Beauty’ album released as 2CD set with bonus tracks
Agent Side Grinder plan a second edition of their album "Industrial Beauty" which comes as an extended version to the...
Dead Man’s Hill – Crossroads (Digital Album – Dead Man’s Hill)
Genre/Influences: Epic, drones, dark-ambient. Background/Info: Bart Piette is the ‘body and soul’ of Dead Man’s Hill, which is a project...
