Side-Line introduces God Destruction – listen now to ‘Kakuma (The Unholy Land)’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 36th track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by the Mexico...
Month: January 2017
Finnish neo folk act Tenhi sees ‘Folk Aesthetic 1996-2006’ reissued as a 3 LP vinyl set
Back in 2007 the Prophecy Productions label released the 3CD set "Folk Aesthetic 1996-2006" from the Finnish neo folk act...
Final hours to enjoy 50% off on Alfa Matrix Bandcamp page
We enter the final few hours to enjoy a 50% reduction on all of your purchases via the Alfa Matrix...
British post-punk legends 1919 announce death guitar player Mark Tighe
Again bad news. 1919 guitar player Mark Tighe is no more. Tighe was the first and only guitar player for...
Side-Line introduces Genre Peak – listen now to ‘Denizen Darklight’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 35th track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by the US...
State Of Being back after a 13 year hiatus – ‘The Misinformation Age’ is out now
Christopher Foldi has revived his longtime project State of Being with a new release for 2017 titled "The Misinformation Age"....
Toxic Visions, an art project studio based in Italy – an interview
Over the past few months we have noticed quite a lot of releases that featured artwork by the Italian artist...
V/A Frequencies Of The Mind III (CD Album – Mindtrick Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-ambient, rhythmic-ambient, IDM, dubstep, experimental. Background/Info: Mindtrick Records was set up in 2007 by Guido (Atiq) v.d Brink and...
2 Belgen frontman Rembert De Smet dies after short battle with cancer
It doesn't seem to stop, another music legend has died, Rembert De Smet. De Smet died from cancer, a diagnose...
Tisiphone – Tisiphone 1st L.P (CD Album – Automate Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, post-punk. Background/Info: Tisiphone is a French band from Lyon and has already released their official debut album. The...
Scandroid – Scandroid (CD Album – FiXT Music)
Genre/Influences: Electro-wave, electro-pop. Background/Info: Behind Scandroid is hiding Celldweller’s mastermind ‘Klayton’. Scandroid is meant to be the ‘love letter’ of...
Gamma10 returns with free 5-track EP ‘Vibration of the night’ – preview here + watch video
Out now is a brand new download EP by Gamma10, "Vibration of the night", which is available now from the...
Fields of the Nephilim / Adam Ant guitarist Tom Edwards dies aged 41
This news will come as a big sad surprise to many. Fields of the Nephilim guitarist Tom Edwards has died,...
Reed & Caroline – Buchla And Singing (CD Album – Very Records)
Genre/Influences: Synth-pop, experimental. Background/Info: Reed Hays and Caroline Schutz is a duo based in New York who met at college....
Fractional – Tepes (CD Album – Raumklang Music)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, industrial, cinematographic. Background/Info: Belgian artist Pierre Remy has already active under the Fractional moniker for more than ten...
Side-Line introduces Freaky Mind – listen now to ‘Unicorn Porn’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 34th track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by the dark...
The Orb’s newest ‘Cow/Chill Out, World’ EP gets remixed by The Field, Dave DK and Jörg Burger
Out March 3rd is the 3rd volume in The Orb's "Sin in space" remix EP series: "Cow/Chill Out, World". The...
Side-Line introduces Finkseye – listen now to ‘Give In To Me (Feat Suzy VP)’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 32nd track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by the Trelleborg...
Dear Deer – Oh My (Vinyl Album – Manic Depression Records)
Genre/Influences: Post-punk, cold-wave, industrial. Background/Info: Dear Deer is a duo consisting of Federico Lovino (Popoï Sdioh) and Sabatel (Cheshire Cat,...
Funker Vogt reissues ‘Navigator’ as 2CD+DVD with bonus tracks – order now
"Navigator" (2005) is one of the most important releases of Funker Vogt, and it is now available again as a...
Alphaxone & ProtoU see joined ‘Stardust’ album released on Cryo Chamber
Fresh news from Cryo Chamber, Alphaxone (Iran) and ProtoU (Ukraine) have joined forces on the space ambient album "Stardust". "Startdust"...
WVM releases single “Sown” – promising retro for the future
It's not too often we get new and exiting electronic music from the western part of the American continent, so...
Beatbox Machinery – New Wave Avalanche (CD EP – Werkstatt Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM, electro-pop, nu-disco. Background/Info: Behind this Greek project is hiding Toxic Razor who set up Beatbox Machinery in 2010...
Force Dimension returns with new material after 20 years of studio silence: ‘Machinesex’
20 years went by since the last release from Force Dimension. But a new album is finally being released: "Machinesex"....
Ethan Fawkes, Julien Kidam, Dreadfool – Your Insanity (Digital EP – Tailwhip Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-technoid, d’n’b, EBM. Background/Info: “Your Insanity” resulted from the common efforts between Belgian techno-body producer Ethan Fawkes, French singer...
Ethan Fawkes – Voltage (Digital EP – Qubic Records)
Genre/Influences: Minimal EBM, industrial-techno. Background/Info: Belgian producer Ethan Fawkes is a busy bee who releases new EP’s on regular basis....
‘Click Interview’ with Underviewer: ‘…Underviewer Was Our First Band, After All’
When evoking names like Jean-Luc De Meyer and Patrick Codenys everyone should directly think about Front 242. Both artists ever...
Pre.Emptive Strike 01 – Eternal Masters (CD EP – Digital World Audio)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electronics, metal. Background/Info: Pre.Emptive Strike 01 has left Infacted Recordings where they released 5 full lengths in between 2006...
The Psychic Force’s newest album ‘Welcome To ScarCity’ out now on CD/2CD + download and streaming – preview here in its entirety
The German cult dark electro duo The Psychic Force earned a huge reputation in the early nineties in the dark...
Can (and Depeche Mode) drummer Jaki Liebezeit dead aged 78
Again bad news from the music business. Jaki Liebezeit, the founding member of the iconic Krautrock Can, is no more....
Goldfrapp sees March launch new ‘Silver Eye’ album
Goldfrapp will release their seventh studio album "Silver Eye" on March 31st through Mute. The band will also reveal their...
PIG and Mortiis co-headline UK-tour
Raymond Watts's PIG and Mortiis are to co-headline a UK-tour in March. PIG are promoting their recently released album, "The...
Pos.:2 – Circuits (CD Album – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Synth-pop. Background/Info: Thorsten Krüger and Matthias Grod took the electro-pop community by surprise in 2015 unleashing their successful debut...
Arctic Sunrise – Traces End (CD Album – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Synth-pop, wave-pop. Background/Info: After their accomplished debut album “A Smarter Enemy” (2015) Torsten Verlinden (vocals) and Steve Baltes (electronics)...
‘Click Interview’ with Templezone: ‘New Evocative Sounds With A Soundtrack Style’
Giorgio Ricci was involved in one of the most famous electronic/industrial Italian bands: Templebeat. It inspired him to find a...
Council Estate Electronics – Artika (CD Album – Glacial Movements)
Genre/Influences: Electronic, rhythmic-ambient, electro-dub. Background/Info: “Artika” is the third full length album by the duo Justin K Broadrick (Godflesh, Jesu...
v01d – Greeted As Liberators (CD Album – Artoffact Records)
Genre/Influences: Crossover, electro-rock, pop-rock. Background/Info: Joe Byer got some name as live keyboardist for Ayria. But he also is the...
Ugasanie – Border Of Worlds (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: Belarus musician Pavel Malyshkin has released an impressive number of productions since 2011. I got the...
Sabled Sun – 2148 (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: Sabled Sun is for sure one of the most prolific projects Simon Heath is involved with....
ProtoU – Khmaoch (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: Sasha Cats aka ProtoU was revealed in 2015 releasing an album together with her partner Dronny Darko...
Paleowolf – Genesis (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, ritual, tribal. Background/Info: Paleowolf is one of the newest signings on Cryo Chamber although it concerns an artist...
Desiderii Marginis’ out of print album ‘Songs Over Ruins’ album reissued on LP and CD
Desiderii Marginis long out of print debut album from 1997 “Songs Over Ruins” is given a proper re-issue via the...
Enmarta – The Hermit (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: Late 2015 we discovered the official debut album of Enmarta. “Sea Of Black” revealed a promising...
‘Click Interview’ with Cervello Elettronico: ‘A World Full Of Combichrist- And Suicide Commando Clones Made Music Very Boring’
Cervello Elettronico is the sonic brainchild of David Christian. This solo-project started to get recognized right after the official debut-album...
Side-Line introduces Feeding Fingers – listen now to ‘Where All of These Towns & Choices End’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 32nd track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by the dark...
Dronny Darko – Spira Igneus (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, ritual. Background/Info: “Spira Igneus” was released late 2016, closing a real prolific year for Oleg Puzan (aka Dronny...
When a kid meets 90s music icon Nick Cave, you get this…
Self proclaimed stand-up comedian James Malcom, 22, from New Zealand, claims he had no idea it was Bad Seeds musician...
Debut album Lords of Acid re-released as a 2LP vinyl set and CD – orders available now
"Lust" is the debut album by Belgian electronic band Lords of Acid. Originally released in 1991 "Lust" spawned a series...
Clan Of Xymox return with new album: ‘Days Of Black’
Out by early April is the brand new Clan Of Xymox album "Days Of Black". The band finished the recordings...
Side-Line introduces Extize – listen now to ‘Saloon Story’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 31st track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by the Franco...
Side-Line introduces Exferno – listen now to ‘Suicide’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 30th track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by the Scandinavian...
Classic KMFDM album ‘Symbols’ reissued as 2LP vinyl set – order it here
KMFDM (short for Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid and not Kill Mother Fucking Depeche Mode) has decided to complete a...
Belgium’s latest EBM discovery Llumen has released debut album ‘The Memory Institute’
Belgium still produces some high quality EBM, and one of those great new acts certainly is Llumen, the solo project...
Trèfle Noir – Villanelle Du Diable (CD Album – Rage In Eden)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, epic. Background/Info: Behind Trèfle Noir is hiding French artist Alexandra Nordrac who’s also active as the singer in...
Side-Line introduces Essence Of Mind – listen now to ‘The Other Side (Vigilante Remix)’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 29th track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by the Norwegian...
Numb to release classic ‘Wasted Sky’ album in a limited vinyl edition in April – pre-orders available now
Numb's classic album "Wasted Sky" sees a re-release on vinyl in a very limited edition. Originally released in the mid...
Larrnakh – Necrofolk – Like The Silken Shrouds Of Death (CD Album – Rage In Eden)
Genre/Influences: Neo-folk, industrial, neo-classical, cinematographic. Background/Info: Larrnakh is a Hungarian solo-project set up by Sörös Gergö (still active as the...
Long awaited new ‘Kopfkino’ album by Kant Kino finally out! Preview the complete album here
With their debut album “We are Kant Kino - you are not” released in 2010, the Norwegian duo launched an...
Aendlex – Driven By Night (CD Album – Rage In Eden)
Genre/Influences: Neo-folk, rock-ballads, ballad. Background/Info: Aendlex is an Italian solo-project set up by Alex Boscarino. The band has been active...
Roman Leykam – Impressions (CD Album – Frank Mark Arts)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, ambient, abstract, psychedelic, cinematographic. Background/Info: Roman Leykam is a veteran of the experimental music scene and a familiar...
Project Shadowkind – Regurgitated (Digital Album – Project Shadowkind)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, ambient, electronics, experimental. Background/Info: Project Shadowkind is a British solo-project driven by David Maniatis-Gill. A few digital releases...
Depeche Mode, it has been a while since they have released a really good album
(By Keerim Leroux) Lots of long-term fans today are talking about Depeche Mode and how long it has been since...
Eden – Outbound To Wonderland (CD Album – Triggertrax Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Eden is an Irish duo driven by the creative spirit of Ian Henderson and Mark Power. They...
Deep Imagination – Carefully Kept Secrets (CD Single – BSC Music)
Genre/Influences: Electronics, electro-rock, psychedelic, cinematographic. Background/Info: Thorsten Sudler-Mainz is mainly known for his involvement in the Art Of Infinity, but...
Out Out – Swan/Dive? (CD Album – Artoffact Records/Radio Valkyrie Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, electro-rock, crossover. Background/Info: We here can speak about a surprising comeback. Driven by Mark Alan Miller, Out Out...
Underviewer – Wonders & Monsters (CD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electro, experimental, EBM. Background/Info: Thirty eight years after their debut Underviewer has finally released their official debut album! Behind...
