The end of a-ha – again
In an interview with the Swiss magazine Blick a-ha's Morten Harket has said that it's over and out for a-ha...
Year: 2016
Vince Clarke (Erasure) launches project together with Paul Hartnoll (Orbital) – first single expected in June
"Better Have A Drink To Think" is the first single from Erasure's Vince Clarke and Orbital's Paul Hartnoll. The duo...
Full Contact 69 – Man Machine Version.2015 (CD Album – Razgrom Music)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Full Contact 69 is a German duo operating from Erfurt. After having self-released 2 albums they got...
Rhesus Factor featuring Leæther Strip – Mann Der Arbeit (CD Album – Razgrom Music)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Rhesus Factor is a German solo-project set up by Stefan Rukavina. This artist was previously involved in...
Electro Spectre – Beautiful Lies (CD Album – Razgrom Music)
Genre/Influences: Synth-pop. Background/Info: The duo Isak Rypdal (producer) and Alexander Björneboe definitely belong to the most significant and successful electro-pop...
‘Click Interview’ with AD:KeY: ‘EBM is missing fresh blood’
AD:KeY is driven by Rene and Andrea Nowotny. The 4th album “Anthropozän” released on Emmo.biz at the end of 2015...
Sophia – Unclean (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, drones. Background/Info: Set up by Peter Bjärgö –as a side-project of Arcana, Sophia was mainly active and prolific...
Listen to the full stream of the upcoming Psy’Aviah album ‘Seven Sorrows, Seven Stars’ exclusively on Side-Line + track-by-track comment by the band !
Out on April 15 is the brand new Psy'Aviah album "Seven Sorrows, Seven Stars". Today Side-Line offers an exclusive stream...
Electropop act Blondage debut new single ‘Dive’ – listen here on Side-Line
(Photo by: Anders Bigum) "Dive" is the new single from Blondage, the Danish duo consisting of Pernille Smith-Sivertsen and Esben...
Ben Lukas Boysen (aka Hecq) signs to Erased Tapes and issues ‘Spells’ on vinyl and CD – orders available now!
After the single "Sundays" which was released in 2015 on Erased Tapes, Ben Lukas Boysen (aka Hecq) now also sees...
Deep Imagination – Dancing With Ghosts (CD EP – BSC Music)
Genre/Influences: Ethereal, cinematographic. Background/Info: Deep Imagination is the solo-work of Art Of Infinity member Thorsten Sudler-Mainz. This EP is meant...
Sunfrost – Outbreak (CD Album – 5527C°/0°C Records)
Genre/Influences: Spleen-rock, goth-rock, dream-rock. Background/Info: Sunfrost is a Parisian formation, which is has already been active since the early millennium...
Ô Paradis – Llega El Amor, Asoma La Murte (CD Album – Dark Vinyl)
Genre/Influences: Dark-folk, Latino-folk, cinematographic. Background/Info: Demian Recio has already been active under the Ô Paradis moniker since the 90s and...
Le Syndicat Electronique – 1996-2016 (CD Album – Dark Vinyl)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, minimal-electronics. Background/Info: This album is a retrospective of Le Syndicate Electronique. The band was set up by Alaxis...
Swedish synthpop act Saft returns after 15 years of silence with 3rd album, ‘Norrbacka’
The Swedish synthpop act Saft returns after laying under the ice for one and a half decade. Saft was during...
IANVA reissue ‘La Ballata Dell’Ardito’ debut EP with extras on vinyl
To mark both the Centenary of Italy’s involvement in World War 1 and the 10th Anniversary of IANVA’s debut "La...
Die Krupps re-records 1981 debut album ‘Stahlwerksinfonie’ for vinyl (incl. CD) release
In 1981 the Düsseldorf band Die Krupps (Jürgen Engler, Bernward Malaka, Ralf Dörper) released “Stahlwerksinfonie” (Steelworks Symphony) mixing EBM and...
OOMPH! release ‘Als wärs das letzte Mal’ live video
The German act OOMPH! has released a live video for "Als wärs das letzte Mal". The track can originally be...
Mute Records reveals details new Swans album ‘The Glowing Man’
Swans have announced details of a new album, "The Glowing Man", out on Mute / Young God (N America) on...
John Fryer launches 6 free songs for Black Needle Noise project feat. Jarboe, Antic Clay, Andreas Elvenes, Ledfoot & Zia
Black Needle Noise (the latest project by renown producer John Fryer) has launched 6 new songs on Bandcamp. Each song...
Kirchohmfeld – Motion (CD Album – Dark Vinyl)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electronics, electro-wave. Background/Info: Kirchohmfeld is a German band that was originally set up as a duo featuring Andreas Neumann...
‘Click Interview’ with Peter Rainman: ‘Vince Clarke is obviously the main influence’
Peter Rainman is a name you for sure will have noticed as producer from numerous bands and productions or you...
Echo West – Pagan City Ghosts (CD Album – Dark Vinyl)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, minimal-electronics, EBM. Background/Info: This album was released during the first half of 2015, but is an irresistible piece...
Symbion Project embarks on mini US-tour + did you hear their Lana Del Rey remix?
Symbion Project is embarking on their first mini-tour of the US in support of the dark, IDM/downtempo album "Semiotic" and...
Bruta Non Calculant – Instinct (CD Album – Dark Vinyl)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, experimental. Background/Info: Bruta Non Calculant is the newest project of Alaxis Andreas G (Le Syndicat Electronique) and his...
Bisclaveret – In Hortis… Aegri Somnia / Early Works (CD Album – Dark Vinyl)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, experimental, cabaret, cinematographic. Background/Info: Set up by Radosław Murawski (Thorn) and Maciej Mehring (Dragos) in Gdansk (Poland) this duo...
Neo-folk act Albireon returns with ‘L’inferno e l’aquilone’ album
Two years and a half after "Le Fiabe dei Ragni Funamboli" (Infinite Fog), Albireon are back with the album "L'inferno...
Metroland did not split – April fools joke went a bit too well
In the past few days Alfa Matrix has been inundated by people worried about a message put on the Metroland...
Sadman – The Big Cut (CD Album – Memento Materia)
Genre/Influences: Dream-pop, cinematographic-pop, indie-pop. Background/Info: Sadman is a band I immediately felt in love with since their debut album “Cold...
Factice Factory – Nada (CD Album – Factice Records)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electronics, wave-pop, cold-wave. Background/Info: I honestly never heard of Factice Factory before this album, which is their second. Behind...
‘Click Interview’ with Alphaxone: ‘Music Is The Best Way To Emit Inner Dark And Dark Senses!’
Behind Alphaxone is hiding a talented dark-ambient artist hailing from Iran. Mehdi Saleh is a passionate and prolific musician who...
Paranoid Winter – Thaw (CD Album – Paranoid Winter)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, soundscape. Background/Info: Paranoid Foundation often adapted their band name in function of their work. Set up by Crispin...
Mad Masks – Mad Masks (CD Album – Peripheral Minimal)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, cold-wave. Background/Info: I wasn’t able to find a lot information about Mad Masks, but it concerns a French...
3 formats for Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio’s ‘Vision: Libertine – The Hangman’s Triad’ release including vinyl
The new Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio album "Vision: Libertine - The Hangman's Triad" will be released in 3 different formats –...
Why use music sheets?
Music is one of the greatest gifts that life has to offer. There are so many different styles for you...
Mirror – Mirror (Vinyl Album – Artoffact)
Genre/Influences: Cabaret, psychedelic, pop. Background/Info: Mirror is a project that was set up by Thomas Anselmi (previously involved in punk-minded...
Parralox – Wildlife (CD EP – Conzoom Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, dance-pop. Background/Info: Australian synth-pop sensation Parralox strikes back with a new EP revealing a new title song and...
17 Pygmies – Isabel II: Abandon Rising (CD Album – Trakwerx)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, ethereal, folk. Background/Info: Set up in the early 80s by ex-Savage Republic member Jackson Del Rey, 17 Pygmies...
NÖVÖ prepares new album and finally hits Facebook
The Belgian electronic act NÖVÖ - famous for bringing work that recalls early Front 242 - is preparing a brand...
Dunkelwerk to work on new album?
In a Facebook update, the german act Dunkelwerk has hinted at new work which is being recorded. Here's the Facebook...
2 new Karl Bartos (ex-Kraftwerk) 7inch vinyls hit the shops: ‘I’m the message’ + ’15 minutes of fame’
Yesterday we informed you about the re-release of Karl Bartos' “Communication” as a vinyl+CD package. Today we can announce you...
Syntec – Puppets & Angels (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Synth-pop, body-pop. Background/Info: Uwe Kallenbach (music) and Tobias Hartwig (vocals) were both involved in several electronic bands during the...
Les Berrtas – Knochenschäler (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-electro & gothic. Background/Info: Younger music lovers will probably have never heard of Les Berrtas, but ‘older’ freaks...
Me The Tiger launches ‘Pocket Sized Edition Ending’ video to promote new EP and announce re-issue debut album
RepoRecords has just dropped us a very nice video from Me The Tiger. The track, "Pocket Sized Edition Ending", is...
Did you know that The Weathermen once did the soundtrack for a Baywatch episode?
A long long time ago, there was this ridiculous - but hugely popular - TV-series called "Baywatch". Baywatch was an...
Ex-Kraftwerk member Karl Bartos re-releases video for ‘I’m the Message (Matthew Herbert’s Doctor Rockit Mix)’ to coincide with release new ‘Communication’ album as vinyl+CD set
Former Kraftwerk member Karl Bartos has released the re-release of the album "Communication" as a vinyl+CD package (you can order...
Cellmod – Graveyard Of Empires (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM, industrial-EBM, glitch-pop, cinematographic. Background/Info: Cellmod is a band set up by Juan Espinosa and joined by guest singers. After...
‘Click Interview’ with Noisuf-X: ‘I Like To Kick Ass!’
Every single generation gets some artists emerging from the mass. You’ve the ones that are composing ‘cool’ music and you’ve...
Parralox – Wildlife (CD EP – Conzoom Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, dance-pop. Background/Info: Australian synth-pop sensation Parralox strikes back with a new EP revealing a new title song and...
a-ha’s Paul Waaktaar starts new project featuring Zoe Gnecco
a-ha's Paul Waaktaar has several music projects outside a-ha, including but not limited to Savoy, Waaktaar but also Weathervane. Weathervane...
Jaz Coleman to release classical reinterpretations of classic Killing Joke songs, ‘The Great Invocation, a Killing Joke Symphony’
"The Great Invocation, a Killing Joke Symphony" is a brand new album which Killing Joke frontman Jaz Coleman has been...
Dark techno act Blac Kolor releases ‘Stormily’ EP on vinyl – get your copy
Shortly before his second album, Leipzig based dark techno act Blac Kolor unleashes his "Stormfly" ep exclusively on vinyl. The...
De/Vision to return with new album in May with new production team
The German synth pop act De/Vision, aka Steffen Keth and Thomas Adam, will be releasing a new album on May...
First new Art Bergman album since 1995 is ready: ‘The Apostate’ – available on vinyl and CD
Canadian rock singer-songwriter Art Bergmann, who was one of the key figures in Canadian punk rock in the late 1970s,...
4th volume massive Electronic Saviors industrial 4CD box compilation available now in pre-order
"Electronic Saviors: Industrial Music To Cure Cancel Vol. 4 - Retaliation" is the 4th volume in the 4CD boxset series...
Best of Parade Ground compiled on ‘Parade Ground’ CD – Production and additional instruments by Daniel B. and Patrick Codenys (Front 242), Colin Newman (Wire) and Bruno Donini
Out in a few weeks weeks and available right now for ordering here is the "Parade Ground" digipak, the complete...
Parralox – Holiday ’15 (CD Album – Conzoom Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, cabaret-pop, cinematographic. Background/Info: This is the 8th full length released by Parralox, which remains driven by the creative...
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Noisuf-X – Kicksome[b]ass (DCD Album – ProNoize)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-rave, industrial-techno. Background/Info: Jan L last year released the album “10 Years Of Riot”, which was a kind of...
‘Click Interview’ with Larva: ‘We Want To Be Loved Or Hated’!
Based in Barcelona InqUesT and Anoxia are better known as Larva. This dark-electro formation started in the late 90s as...
Troum – Acouasme (CD Album – Cold Spring Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, dark-ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: Glitch and Baraka better known under the Troum moniker can already look back on an...
Vortex Campaign / Coil / The New Blockaders collaboration release finally reissues with 2 bonus tracks
In 1984 Vortex Campaign invited Coil and The New Blockaders to collaborate. The result, which was unofficially referred to as...
Cult classic remix wars (Wumpscut, Haujobb, FLA, Die Krupps, 16 Volt, Hate Dept.) reissued on vinyl in very limited editions – get yours now!
Twenty years ago, the 'The Remix Wars' concept was born. The concept was simple enough: two artists remix one another...
Mueran Humanos see second album ‘Miseress’ rereleased on vinyl
Available now for ordering is the vinyl version of Mueran Humanos’ 2nd album "Miseress". "Miseress" was produced and mixed in...
Venus Fly Trap release brand new download single ‘Vitesse’ + More
Venus Fly Trap have released a taster track from the new album "Icon" (out later this year). The single, called...
Obsidian FX return with ‘Harpies’ EP holding 14 tracks – listen now!
The russian dark electro act Obsidian FX (aka the duo R.DarkArt and D.Fox) are back with a brand new EP,...
Portion Control – “We aren’t musicians so for us the mouse is still the best tool!” – Tech-Talk with DJ Wildhoney
In 1980 Portion Control, one of the biggest and most underground and influential electropunk/industrial/EBM acts of the UK was formed...
