Punch ‘n’ Judy – Rum, Soda & Punch (CD Album – Danse Macabre)
Genre/Influences: Folk-rock & metal, punk-rock & folk. Background/Info: Punch ‘n’ Judy is a German formation, which is already active for...
Month: February 2017
Time to submit songs for the 2nd volume of the super successful Alfa Matrix 4CD box compilation series ‘Electronic Body Matrix’
A few years ago the Belgian label Alfa Matrix released a massive 4CD set titled "Electronic Body Matrix vol. 1"...
Dageist – 40 (CD Album – Danse Macabre)
Genre/Influences: Electro cold-wave, new-wave. Background/Info: Set up in 2008 this French duo from Lille (Northern part of France) has released...
Side-Line introduces Mystified – listen now to ‘Lick’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 48th track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by the excellent...
‘Click Interview’ with Llumen: ‘I Strive To Make Llumen Very Much My Own’
LLUMEN is the newest Belgian formation that joined the Alfa Matrix stable. It all started as a real band featuring...
Norwegian trio Essence Of Mind are returning to Germany this spring doing a club tour – here are the dates!
It will be the first time that Essence Of Mind will play a headline tour in Germany after playing at...
Haiku Funeral – Hallucinations (CD Album – Aesthetic Death)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-rock, doom, metal. Background/Info: What would you expect from a band that saw the daylight on Halloween night? Nothing...
Side-Line introduces My Dear Killer – listen now to ‘Sea Of Trees’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 47th track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by My Dear...
Digital Geist – ROTOR Rewired (USB Album – Digital Geist)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, electronic. Background/Info: Alex Kourelis aka Digital Geist is an American artist I discovered by his “The Zero Engine”-album...
Severe Illusion has 2003 album ‘Discipline Is Reward Enough’ re-released as 2cd set
In 2003 Severe Illusion released the album "Discipline Is Reward Enough". 13 years later that album now sees a re-release,...
Justin Bennett (Skinny Puppy / Askew) and Stefano Rossello (Banter / Detune-X) return with Ketvector project incl. Nivek Ogre, Edward Ka-Spel etc.
Ketvector, created by Justin Bennett (Skinny Puppy / Askew) and Stefano Rossello (Banter / Detune-X), is back with the follow-up...
a-ha’s frontman Morten Harket will be a mentor on the popular TV show ‘The Voice’
Some fan news for the commercial TV show fans in Scandinavia. Earlier this month, a-ha frontman Morten Harket announced via...
Tunnels Of Ǡh – Surgical Fires (CD Album – Cold Spring)
Genre/Influences: Ambient-noise, experimental, dark-ambient. Background/Info: In a previous life Stephen Reuben Burroughs got involved in Head Of David. Today he...
Burial Hex – Throne (CD Album – Cold Spring)
Genre/Influences: Horror-electronics, death-industrial. Background/Info: Clay Ruby gained a serious reputation in the private and selected universe of ‘horror-electronics’. This prolific...
We The North – Dayblind (CD Album – Space Race Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, body-pop. Background/Info: Behind We The North is hiding a solo-project set up and driven by Johan Hansson who...
Llumen – The Memory Institute (DCD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic-EBM, ambient-EBM. Background/Info: Llumen is a Belgian solo-project driven by the creative spirit of Pieter Coussement. The band ever...
Click Interview’ with Deleyaman: ‘Music Is A An Honest Friend You Can Be With When You Are All Alone’
Deleyaman has been set up in 2000 by multi-instrumentalist Aret Madilian (USA) and singer Beatrice Valantin (France) plus Gerard Madilian....
Erasure to release 17th studio album ‘World Be Gone’ in May on cassette, vinyl and CD
Andy Bell and Vince Clarke aka Erasure will release their 17th studio album, "World Be Gone", on 19 May 2017...
Click Interview’ with Grandchaos: ‘I Don’t Find Digital Synths Appealing At All’
Tcheleskov Ivanovitch is already into music since the late 80s. He together with his brother set up the Belgian project...
It’s EBM day at Alfa Matrix! Use code ebmday242 and get 30% of on all releases (incl. Front 242 vinyls)
"Today he has no means He's alone and anonymous, but written in his cells he's got the marks of a...
Fatal Casualties – Filter (CD Album – Seja Records)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electronics, electro-experimental, cinematographic. Background/Info: Swedish duo Stefan Ljungdahl and Ivan Hirvonen are back on track and have released their...
Side-Line introduces M.R.S.B.L.K. – listen now to ‘Elevations High’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 46th track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by the Los...
Fixmer/McCarthy reissue ‘So many lies’ on vinyl on… 50 copies! Get yours here
Available now right here in a very limited quantity (50 copies to be exact) is the black vinyl (in a...
Enzo Kreft – Turning Point (CD Album – Enzo Kreft)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electronics, electro-wave. Background/Info: Enzo Kreft (real name Eric Vandamme) is a Belgian artist who was mainly active during the...
Massive Ego’s album ‘Beautiful Suicide’ features Chris Pohl, Gene Serene, Maggie K DeMonde (Scarlet Fantastic) and dark rapper Belzebub – watch the promo video now
The British act Massive Ego returns with the electro pop album "Beautiful Suicide" out in 2 weeks from now. The...
The Peter Ulrich Collaboration strikes back with brand new single: ‘Artificial Man’ – watch the video now
"Artificial Man" is the newest single from The Peter Ulrich Collaboration. The track immediately also got the video treatment and...
Tiramist – For Your Ears Only (CD Album – Wave Records)
Genre/Influences: Ethereal-pop, wave-pop. Background/Info: Tiramist is a new band consisting of experienced musicians. This band is the meeting between French...
Side-Line introduces Mildreda – listen now to ‘Erazor’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 45th track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by the Belgian...
Leftfield to re-release excellent 1995 debut ‘Leftism 22’ with 11 bonus remixes
Neil Barnes and Paul Daley (although the latter is no longer part of Leftfield) will see a re-release of their...
This Makes Me… – Fifty (CD Album – Wave Records)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, new-wave, electronics, ambient. Background/Info: This Makes Me… is not a band, but a kind of conceptual release created...
SiJ hits back with ‘The Time Machine’ on Cryo Chamber – check out the full album preview
Prolific atmospheric dark ambient artist Vladislav Sikach aka SiJ is back with a brand new album: "The Time Machine". On...
Pitch Yarn Of Matter – It’s New, Sounds Old And I Love It (CD Album – Wave Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Pitch Yarn Of Matter (P.Y.M.) is a Brazilian formation that was active during the 90s releasing a...
3rd album Peter Bjärgö (Arcana, Sophia) out on March 1 – check out the full album preview here!
"Animus Retinentia" is the 3rd full length album by Peter Bjärgö (Arcana, Sophia). Throughout the 11 tracks you can expect...
In Auroram – Fenestrae (CD Album – Wave Records)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, ethereal, ritual. Background/Info: The duo, In Auroram was set up during the early millennium years. Asteria and Ricardo...
Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters plans ‘The Wall’ performance on US-Mexico border – Texmex Pink Floyd fans super happy
Good news for the Pink Floyd fans living near the US-Mexico border. Pink Floyd's Roger Waters is planning a concert...
Side-Line introduces Mechatronic – listen now to ‘Lifelike Dreams V2’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 45th track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by the Swedish...
Amorphous – Shapeshifting (CD Album – Wave Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-body-music. Background/Info: After the promising debut mini-album “Behaviourism” Brazilian EBM veteran Gil O. Santos is back on track....
Massive EBM week vinyl sale has started at Storming The Base – here’s the link!
The fine mail order Storming The Base has just launched a massive vinyl sale which they named 'EBM Week Vinyl...
Ataraxia – Deep Blue Firmament (CD Album – Sleaszy Rider Records)
Genre/Influences: Ethereal, cinematographic, heavenly voices. Background/Info: Italian formation Ataraxia is a veteran of the ethereal scene. “Deep Blue Firmament” is...
Ambassador21 – Human Rage (CD Album – Invasion Wreck Chords)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-punk, hardcore. Background/Info: “Human Rage” is the newest full length album from the Belarus duo Natasha A Twentyone -...
‘Click Interview’ with Eisfabrik: ‘We Certainly Want To Enforce Our Own Image By Different Visual Effects’
First time I heard Eisfabrik I got instantly seduced by their powerful mix of dark-electronics and future-pop. Regarding to their...
Kant Kino – Kopfkino (DCD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: EBM, body-pop. Background/Info: Kant Kino is not exactly the kind of band releasing new albums on a regular basis....
Massive limited edition boxset for Staubkind’s newest ‘An jedem einzelnen Tag’ – order yours here
The brand new album “An jedem einzelnen Tag” by the Berlin based gothic rock pop act Staubkind will be out...
The Orb to release ‘The Cow Remixes – Sin In Space Pt.3’ in March
Out on March 3rd is the The Orb EP "The Cow Remixes - Sin In Space Pt.3". Just like the...
Bella Lune and The Juniper Strain personnel join up to form the cold wave act Annadyne – first 2 songs available for free now
Annadyne is the brand new project by Jon and Fuchsia (who has been regularly featured on Side-Line in the past...
Side-Line introduces Llumen – listen now to ‘Lux Aeterna (Simon Carter’s Breaks Remix)’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 44th track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by the Belgian...
‘Click Interview’ with Disharmony: ‘Gentlemen In An Advanced Age With A Little More Imagination’
Robert Gajdos aka Lord Sauron and Peter Rybar aka Ryby both set up dISHARMONY during the early millennium years. The...
V/A Pyre (CD Album – Cold Spring)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, industrial, power-noise, experimental, noise, ritual, cinematographic. Background/Info: A label sampler always offers an opportunity to familiarize with the...
Side-Line introduces Kromak (C-Lekktor side-project) – listen now to ‘Sagittarius’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 43rd track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by the Mexico...
Sun Ra / Merzbow – Strange City (CD Album – Cold Spring)
Genre/Influences: Noise, jazz & noise, experimental. Background/Info: Merzbow is an artist who doesn’t need any further introduction. Sun Ra definitely...
Fixmer/McCarthy return with ‘Chemicals’ vinyl – limited edition available here
Nitzer Ebb's Douglas J. McCarthy returns with producer Terence Fixmer for a very limited edition vinyl only EP, "Chemicals" which...
V/A Pop Ambient 2017 (CD Album – Kompakt)
Genre/Influences: Electro-ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: Set up in the late 90s by Wolfgang Voigt and Michael Mayer the German label Kompakt...
Superikone – Zuckervater (CD EP – RGK / Nova Media)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, future-pop, body-pop. Background/Info: Malte Schmidt-Kohl is a German musician based in Cologne and who was previously involved in...
Calva Y Nada re-release of ‘Schlaf’ imminent – also available as a VERY limited 2CD set
The 7th and final part in the series of re-releases of all classic Calva Y Nada albums, "Schlaf", will be...
Mondkopf returns with dark atmospheres on the upcoming LP ‘They Fall, But You Don’t’
The acclaimed french DJ & producer Paul Régimbeau, better known under his artist name Mondkopf, finally returns with fresh material....
Side-Line introduces KPT – listen now to ‘Innermost’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 42nd track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by the dark...
Der Blutharsch And The Infinite Church Of The Leading Hand – Sucht & Ordnung (CD Album – WKN)
Genre/Influences: Psychedelic-rock, experimental-rock. Background/Info: Albin Julius and his gang are back on track. The new album rather looks like an...
Coldlink – Ghosts I’ve Known (CD EP – DSBP)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-body music. Background/Info: Coldlink is a new EBM project set up by ex-Filament 38 singer Rob Armstrong and...
Mr.Kitty returns with brand new album ‘AI’, available on cassette too with an extra track
Texas-based musician Mr.Kitty aka Forrest LeMaire is back with a brand new album, "AI", holding 15 new tracks including a...
‘Click Interview’ with Atropine: ‘We Are For The Most Part A Non-Entity On Social Media Sites’
Alexander Jarlev and Tomas Kulberg is an experienced Norwegian electronic duo. They already worked together in bands like Anstalt and...
Christine Plays Viola – Spooky Obsessions (CD Album – Manic Depression Records)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, cold-wave, goth-rock. Background/Info: Christine Plays Viola is an Italian 5-head formation active since 2008. They joined hands with...
Massive 3CD ‘best of’ set for Wumpscut out soon: ‘Innerfire’
Out in early may, but available for ordering already right here, is a massive and highly essential career-spanning triple CD...
Tenek – Imitation Of Life (CD EP – Alien Six Productions)
Genre/Influences: Synth-pop. Background/Info: Geoff Pinckney (in a previous life member of The Nine and Alien#Six13) and Peter Steer are back...
Red Cell – Endings And Beginnings (CD Album – Progress Productions)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Red Cell is a Swedish formation formed in 2003. They don’t exactly release new work on regular...
RA – Then I Woke Up In Paradise (CD EP – Progress Productions)
Genre/Influences: New-wave, wave-pop, garage-rock. Background/Info: RA is a Swedish band from Malmö. They were set up in 2012 and released...
V/A Recovery >For You< (DCD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-electro, electro-pop, gothic. Background/Info: 2016 has been a particular year for the Belgian label Alfa Matrix. They celebrated...
