Prioratvm – Adonis (CD Album – Final Muzik)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, dark-ambient. Background/Info: Prioratvm is an Italian solo-project set up in 2007 by Mirko B. A debut album “Those...
Year: 2016
Ministry sees ‘Trax! Rarities’ released on a ltd ed. double vinyl album – full details here
Out by the end of December (but available right here to order already) is the special limited edition double clear...
Cyclic Amp – Shrapnel In The Toyshop (DCD Album – Final Muzik)
Genre/Influences: Post-punk, new-wave, shoegaze. Background/Info: Cyclic Amp was a UK band active during the 80s and mainly dealt with post-punk...
Side-Line introduces Bukser – listen now to ‘Replicant’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 9th track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by the Italian...
Duran Duran loses legal US copyright battle (because they are a British band)
Duran Duran has lost a High Court fight to reclaim the US rights to some of their backs catalogue (including...
Apoptygma Berzerk – Exit Popularity Contest (CD Album – Rough Trade/The End Records)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electro, EBM, electro-ambient. Background/Info: Apoptygma Berzerk is a band that doesn’t need any further introduction. Founded by Stefan Groth...
Alfa Matrix launches special discount action – get 30% off with this discount code: DECSALE16
The Belgian electro label Alfa Matrix has launched a mega pre-Christmas sale action via its online CD/vinyl web store. Just...
Technophobia – Negative Space (Vinyl EP – Working Order Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: The title song of this EP is taken from the full length album “Flicker Out” by the...
Technophobia – Flicker Out (Vinyl Album – Working Order Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Technophobia is a Washington-based duo dealing with electro-pop influenced music. Katie Taylor and Steve Petix self-released their...
Romance Disaster – Boy (Digital EP – Space Factory)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-EBM, electroclash. Background/Info: Romance Disaster is a new project set up by Aga Wilk (previously involved in 77TM). This...
Danielle Liebeskind – Little Acts Of Rebellion (Vinyl Album – DEAR Music And Art)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, abstract, cinematographic. Background/Info: Danielle Liebeskind is a collective from The Netherlands that already released one full length and...
‘Click Interview’ With Metatron Omega: ‘The Sound You Hear Is The Channeling Of These Energies That Stream From My Mind’
I last year discovered the debut-album “Gnosis Dei” of Metatron Omega. The Serbian project is driven by ‘Scorpio V’ who...
Exclusive Hansa Studios session appears from Sacha Korn with live version ’90 Millionen’ – watch it here on Side-Line
Available online now is a live version of Sacha Korn's "90 Millionen" track taken from the excellent Neue Deutsche Härte...
Front 242 founding member Daniel B. launches 3-track download single: ‘Harmonische Wechelspannung’
In January 2017 the Belgian label Alfa Matrix will officially release the now completely sold-out “Überlastung” collector vinyl box by...
Free download compilation from Alfa Matrix available now: ‘Matrix Downloaded 006’ – 45 tracks including lots of exclusive ones
With the 6th edition of the now classic free "Matrix Downloaded" label digital compilation, Belgium's Alfa Matrix label prepared the...
Nietzsche And The Wagners – No Truth (CD Album – Werkstatt Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Post-punk, cold-wave. Background/Info: Hailing from Leipzig, Nietzsche And The Wagners has been active for a couple of years now...
Side-Line introduces Binary Division – listen now to ‘Hacker (DJ Psyklon Remix)’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 8th track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by the Cologne...
Sex Pistols’ John Lydon to publish book limited to just 1000 copies – preview it here
The individually numbered and hand signed book is published to celebrate 40 years of songwriting across both the Sex Pistols...
Today is World AIDS Day: let’s remember René Klijn’s splendid version of Yazoo’s Mr. Blue
Today is World AIDS Day, it is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show...
Signal Bruit – Planisphère(s) (CD Album – Meshwork Music)
Genre/Influences: Electro, electro-ambient, minimal-electro. Background/Info: “Planisphère(s)” from the French solo-project Signal Bruit is the first release on Meshwork Music. This...
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...
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...
