Caroline Crawley, This Mortal Coil singer, passes away, another great talent gone this year
"It is with deep sadness and sorrow that my dearest oldest mate in life and music passed away today after...
Year: 2016
Offerings To Odin – Ravenous (CD Album – Forced Music)
Genre/Influences: Dark EBM. Background/Info: Offerings To Odin is a Denver based band consisting of Stephen Bailey and Joel Walker aka...
Vanguard – Never Surrender (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, body-pop. Background/Info: Vanguard is back on track with their 3rd full length album to date. Jonas Olofsson and...
Electro-pop solo project from Keith Milo (Cause & Effect) SOLSUN launches first 2-track single ‘The Only Ones?’ / ‘Eccentric Uncle’ – listen here
SOLSUN is the debut electro-pop solo project from Keith Milo, synth-half of veteran electronic duo Cause & Effect. The project...
Daniel B. (Front 242) sees mega-limited tape released for his Prothese project: ‘MusicForMutedTV 3’ – listen here
Front 242's Daniel B. has released material he recorded in the period 2006-2010 under his Prothese moniker on tape, via...
Greek cult dark electro duo Siva Six finally returns with a full album! Listen to the first tracks from ‘Dawn Of Days’ – pre-orders available now on CD and as HQ audio download
The Athens based cult dark electro duo Siva Six return with their 4th full length studio album, "Dawn Of Days"....
Torul – Saviour Of Love (CD EP – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Synth-pop. Background/Info: Jan Jenko left the band in the beginning of 2016 the band successfully “reset” with their new...
Syntec feat. Blind Passenger – Catch My Fall (CD EP – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, synth-pop. Background/Info: This is another surprising comeback! Syntec is a band I perfectly remember from their early work,...
Electropop act Kuta has new album ‘Blueprint’ released on limited vinyl
And we stay in the transparent white vinyl atmospheres today (pure coincidence actually) as Sébastien Pietrapiana - aka Kuta (Corpus...
Snog sees ‘The Clockwork Man’ album released on transparent white vinyl (200 copies only)
Out by early November - and available right here - is the limited full-length Snog album "The Clockwork Man" on...
Extremely limited CD version (with lots of non-downloadable bonus tracks) of new Psy’Aviah EP ‘Chasing The Speed Of Light’
While the Belgian electropop act Psy'Aviah surprised us with the focus on male-vocal songs on their last "Seven Sorrows, Seven...
Orange Sector – Im Stahlwerk (CD EP – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Set up in 1992 Orange Sector received instant success during their first 90s period where they got...
The Firm Incorporated – Veritas (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-electro. Background/Info: Set up at the end of 2014 The Firm Incorporated features Jens Kästel (ex-Funker Vogt singer),...
Throbberstalk – From Nought To Nowhere (DCD Album – Monopol Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, electro-ambient, experimental. Background/Info: Throbberstalk is a German band that was mainly active in between 1995 and 1999. They...
Nature Of Wires & CountessM – Cyber Rendezvous (CD Album – AnalogueTrash Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Formed in 1986 by Gary Watts and Andrew Stirling-Brown, Nature of Wires has been active since 1994....
5th volume in ‘Coldwaves’ series available (and it looks great with Cubanate, Stabbing Westward, …)
The most successful edition of Chicago's ColdWaves Festival was held recently, and was completely sold out. If you missed the...
Front 242 – (Filtered) Pulse – Deluxe Anniversary Limited Box (DCD / Vinyl Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: This album apparently is the final opus from the “Deluxe Anniversary Limited Box”-trilogy celebrating the 35th anniversary...
Front 242 – No Comment / Politics Of Pressure – Deluxe Anniversary Limited Box (3CD / Double Vinyl – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: If you’re a fan of ‘242’ this special “Deluxe Anniversary”-box strictly limited to 1242 copies definitely is...
Front 242 – Geography / Deluxe Anniversary Limited Box (CD Album / 2 Vinyl Album / Vinyl 7” – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: There’re not enough adjectives to qualify Front 242, but let’s simply remind the Belgian veterans of EBM...
Rendez-Vous – Distance (Vinyl 12” – Avant! Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, post-punk. Background/Info: Hailing from one of the most beautiful capitals in the world, the Parisian band Rendez-Vous was...
Marilyn Manson to record new album, release expected for Valentine’s Day 2017
Marilyn Manson has announced a new album during an interview at the Alternative Press Music Awards. The new album will...
Get your copy of the new Marc Heal EP ‘Adult Fiction’ right here
A few weeks ago we announced that Cubanate's front-man Marc Heal was returning with a 12" vinyl. Featuring remixes from...
Depeche Mode to announce tour dates and new album on October 11
As some might have noticed, there's a countdown which has been placed on the Depeche Mode website. Although not officially...
Ljungblut releases “Ikke alle netter er like sorte” album – interview with Kim Ljung
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange. B/W photos by Christian Roth Christensen) Side-Line met up with Kim Ljung on...
Psykoxyde – Borderline (CD Album – X-Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro. Background/Info: Psykoxyde is an Italian duo that was set up in 2011 with some metal background. The sound...
Koban – Abject Obsessions (Vinyl Album – Avant! Records)
Genre/Influences: New-wave, wave-pop, shoegaze. Background/Info: Hailing from Vancouver (Canada) Koban is a young duo consisting of Samuel Buss and Brittany...
Simple Minds to release ‘Simple Minds Acoustic’ in November
On 11th November Simple Minds will release "Simple Minds Acoustic" via Caroline International. This one-off album release of stripped down...
The Clash revived in ‘London Town’ feat. Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Joe Strummer – watch the teaser
Jonathan Rhys Meyers ("Into The Woods", "Les Miserables") will star as Joe Strummer, the lead singer and frontman of legendary...
JK Flesh – Rise Above (Digital Album – Electric Deluxe)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, experimental-techno. Background/Info: Justin Karl Broadrick aka JK Flesh is one of those artists who doesn’t really need an...
Jesse Osborne Lanthier & Grischa Lichtenberger – CSLM (Digital EP – Cosmo Rhythmatic)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, glitch, abstract-techno. Background/Info: “CSLM” (cf. “Conversations Sur Lettres Mortes”) is a project by Jesse OsborneLanthier and Grischa Lichtenberger....
Aesthetische strike back with an extremely club friendly dance electro EP feat. a Neuroticfish remix – exclusively available via Bandcamp (for now that is)
(By Hon Sala) The Brazilian electronic duo Aesthetische are back with a very club-oriented 5-track EP “We Follow Blindly”. The...
Hymnambulae – Orgelhuset (CD Album – Hypnagoga Press)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, dark-ambient. Background/Info: Hymnambulae is a Swedish project created by Pär Boström (Kammarheit, Cities Last Broadcastand) and Åsa Boström....
Headdreamer – Sonic Poetry (Digital EP – Aliens Productions)
Genre/Influences: Electro-ambient, IDM. Background/Info: Robert Gajdos is a Slovakian artist who has already released a respectable number of productions on...
‘Click Interview’ with Olaf Wollschläger Vs. Mesh: ‘I think it is really important to understand the artist in what they want to achieve’
Less bands are working with a producer today, but great bands know a producer can add this little extra to...
Wim Mertens completes triptych ‘Cran aux Oeufs’ with ‘Dust of Truths’
Last year we went watching Wim Mertens live at work during which he presented some of his newest work taken...
Totem Obscura hit back with ‘Blutiges Eisen’ 13-track EP
Totem Obscura, a side-project by Acylum has launched a 13-track EP including 3 brand new tracks. The sound of the...
New Order unveils ‘People On The High Line’ video – watch it on Side-Line
New Order have unveiled a brand new video for "People On The High Line". Directed by Jackson Ducasse, the video...
DrakenWerks – No Prisoners (CD Album – DrakenWerks)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, dark EBM. Background/Info: DrakenWerks is a band based in South Wales and driven by S.P. Draken and assisted...
Monica Jeffries – Into Temptation (CD Album – Monica Jeffries)
Genre/Influences: Electro-rock, wave-rock, power-pop. Background/Info: Monica Jeffries is a Polish born artist who has already released a few EP’s. You...
‘Click Interview’ with Mesh: ‘The idea of using the latest synth preset or some popular soft synth has never really appealed to us’
1996: a ‘new’ band from Bristol (UK) took the electro-pop community by surprise! Twenty years have passed since Mesh’s official...
Zos Kia / Coil album ‘Transparent’ finally out for the very 1st time on CD on 2 vinyl LP since 1983 cassette release
Back in 1983, Zos Kia - a project formed by John Gosling (Mekon), John Balance (Coil) and Min - was...
10 vinyl LP boxset for Blutengel ready for pre-order: ‘History – The Vinyl Collection’
Blutengel fans and collectors, rejoice, your wet dreams are finally coming true. Limited to 499 copies world-wide - and available...
Moby & The Void Pacific Choir announce debut album ‘These Systems Are Failing’
Out on the 14th October 2016 is the debut 9-track album "These Systems Are Failing" by Moby & The Void...
French tribal gothic rock band Nova Et Vetera to re-release 2013 album ‘Dead Waltz’ on vinyl – order here
The french tribal gothic rock band Nova Et Vetera is to re-release it's 2013 concept album "Dead Waltz" on vinyl...
Növö launch video for ‘The Shortwaves’ to announce upcoming EP
Out now is the video for "The Shortwaves", the leading track for the recently released album by Növö with the...
190 minute dark soundscape album ‘Nyarlathotep’ available for pre-order
A 190 minute dark soundscape album recorded by 25 ambient artists to pay tribute to H.P. Lovecraft. That is in...
Sol Invictus gets classic 1994 album ‘Death of the west’ re-released on vinyl
Sol Invictus sees a very limited re-release on vinyl of the classic album "Death of the west" (available right here)....
Welle:Erdball re-release ‘Frontalaufprall’ and ‘Alles int möglich’ albums as 2LP picture vinyl – order your copy here
Here's what just popped in: a double-picture vinyl re-release of the Welle:Erdball albums "Frontalaufprall" (1994) and "Alles int möglich" (1995)....
Symbion Project releases 8th album + releases video for ‘The Charmed (feat. Jenni Potts)’ – watch now on Side-Line
The brand new Symbion Project album "Arcadian" is out now. This is the 8th studio album by Symbion Project, a...
Scheerling/Thaumaturgist – Vertoeven LVI/Mysteries Van De Droom (Cassette EP – Oggy Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, minimal-electronics. Background/Info: Oggy Records is a small underground label devoted to experimental electronic formats. This split-tape features Bert...
Project Pitchfork to release new album ‘Look up, I’m down there’ also as a mega-limited 2CD art book – get your copy here
Out in a few weeks from now is the newest Project Pitchfork album "Look up, I'm down there". "Look Up,...
Bros are back (for a European Arena comeback worth £10 million – wouldn’t you?)
Many - especially the female readers born in the 70s - will remember Bros, that British band active in the...
The Raudive – Future Transmissions (Digital EP – Unknown Pleasures Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-rock & new-wave. Background/Info: I never heard of The Raudive before. The band is driven by a 3-membered combo...
Non-Bio – The Death Chillout Sessions (CD Album – Non-Bio)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, electronic, industrial, ambient. Background/Info: I refer to the background info I found on the “Alpha Micro Revival 8000...
Non-Bio – Alpha Micro Revival 8000 Ultra (CD Album – Non-Bio)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electronics, industrial, experimental. Background/Info: Non-Bio is a project operating from London and driven by the creative mind of Howard...
The Birthday Massacre – Imagica (CD Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Goth-rock, dark-cyber-pop. Background/Info: The title of this new album has been named after the original band name Imagica. Imagica...
Naagauk – Naagauk (Cassette EP – Barreuh Records)
Genre/Influences: Black-metal, industrial-punk. Background/Info: Naagauk has been set up as a duo and is hailing from The Netherlands. They’ve been...
Mesh – Looking Skyward (CD Album – Dependent Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, indie-pop. Background/Info: Three years have passed since the “Automation Baby”-album (2013) to see the Bristol based duo of...
Dawn Of Ashes – Theophany (CD Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-black-metal. Background/Info: Dawn Of Ashes is a band I discovered during the glorious days of the now gone NoiTekk...
Atiq – Sonorous (Digital EP – Onset Audio)
Genre/Influences: IDM, ambient, d’n’b. Background/Info: Guido Van Den Brink aka Atiq also is the owner of Mindtrick Records. This label...
Arnwald – Primal Expurgation (CD Album – Abstruse Eerie Radiance)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, ambient-noise, industrial. Background/Info: I’m really glad to discover a new Belgian project and a new Belgian label as...
Apoptygma Berzerk drops video teaser ‘Exit popularity contest’ and it fucking sounds awesome! Order your copy on cassette, vinyl and CD right here.
As we reported a few weeks ago, Apoptygma Berzerk's Stephan Groth is reinventing his sound on the new 10-track album...
Angelspit – Cult Of Fake (CD Album – Negative Gain Productions)
Genre/Influences: Cyber-punk, electro-rock. Background/Info: It’s now 10 years ago that Angelspit released their debut-album “Krankhaus”, which became an instant hit...
Sieben – The Old Magic (CD Album – Redroom Records)
Genre/Influences: Neo-classical, soundtrack, ritual-folk. Background/Info: Matt Howden aka Sieben is an artist who gained a respectable reputation as violinist. Based...
3 re-issues for classic Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet
Here's a reissue series on vinyl and CD which might especially interest our Canadian readers. The re-releases come from Shadowy...
Kriistal Ann featured on new Aidan Casserly album ‘Incubus’
Aidan Casserly (KuBO, Glass Dancer, Empire State Human) has a brand new album "Incubus" out via Werkstatt Recordings. It's fully...
