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...
Year: 2017
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...
‘Tomb of Seers’ out on Cryo Chamber, powered by the 4 ambient acts Council of Nine, Alphaxone, Xerxes The Dark and Wolves and Horses – listen to it now!
"Tomb of Seers" is the second album in the "Tomb" series which has been released now. Note that the first...
Synapsyche – The Abyss Effect (CD Album – SkyQode)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro. Background/Info: Italian formation Synapsyche was set up in 2008 by Stefano Mannequinetik and joined by singer Marco Katatronik....
Side-Line introduces Kill Minus Nine – listen now to ‘Burn Dystopia’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 41st track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by the American...
Depeche Mode has launched new video for ‘Where’s the Revolution’ – watch now
Available now is the newest video for Depeche Mode's first single "Where's The Revolution", taking from the new album 'Spirit'...
Artoffact Records reissues underground classic ‘Nocturnal Earthworm Stew’ by David Pritchard on CD, 2LP (in 2 vinyl versions)
The electronic avant garden artist David Pritchard was the first Canadian signed to Island Records, and his groundbreaking LP "Nocturnal...
Knights – Knights (CD EP – Knights)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: British electro-pop formation Knights is a new band, which has self-released this 4-track EP. Content: From the...
Neikka RPM returns after 7 years with brand new material: ‘Battle Scars’ – stream / download it right here
7 years after their last studio output (not including the Front 242 cover they did for this great tribute album)...
Canaan – Il Giorno Dei Campanelli (CD Album – Eibon Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, dark-chanson, cinematographic, industrial. Background/Info: It took 4 years for Canaan to achieve their 8th full length album, was...
RIP Battlestar Galactica star Richard Hatch aka Captain Apollo
Sad news for the science fiction fan community. Richard Hatch, Captain Apollo on the original "Battlestar Galactica" TV series, has...
Alles – Culture (CD Album – Antena Krzyku)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, industrial, electronics, cinematographic. Background/Info: Alles is a Polish duo consisting of Marcin Regucki and Paweł Strzelec. They already...
Side-Line introduces Kant Kino – listen now to ‘Life (No Fucking Guitars Edit)’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 40th track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by the Norwegian...
7JK – Ride The Solar Tide (CD Album – Redroom)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, experimental. Background/Info: 7JK is the fusion between Sieben (7) and Job Karma (JK). This Half British, half Polish...
‘Click Interview’ with Dronny Darko: ‘I Like The Drone Side Of Things; Something That Keeps You Immersed And Consumed’
Based in Kiev (Ukraine) Oleg Puzan aka ‘Dronny Darko’ set up his drone-ambient project in 2014. In a short lapse...
Helalyn Flowers return with 2nd single ‘Frozen Star’ from the hit album ‘Sonic Foundation’ – listen to all of the 9 tracks!
The Italian electro metal act Helalyn Flowers has had a strong 2016 with the release of their latest album "Sonic...
Front 242 has audio ‘Moments in Budapest (live)’ recordings released as standalone download album
On December 6th 2008 Patrick Codenys, Daniel B., Jean-Luc De Meyer and Richard Jonkheere aka Front 242 offered their very...
Side-Line introduces Jesus Complex – listen now to ‘Deaths Door’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 39th track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by Jesus Complex,...
ChaosZ – 45 Jahre Ohne Bewährung (CD Album – Alice In…/Dark Dimensions)
Genre/Influences: Punk. Background/Info: The German 80s punk band from Stuttgart has been re-activated on the “Ohne Gnade”-CD, but this other...
Y-Luk-O to launch video single ‘Lipstick Lie’ on Valentine’s Day – watch the video preview
German-American industrial act Y-Luk-O will release their next video single “Lipstick Lie” on Valentine’s Day 2017 (February 14). “Lipstick Lie”...
ChaosZ – Ohne Gnade (CD Album – Alice In…/Dark Dimensions)
Genre/Influences: Punk. Background/Info: ChaosZ was a German punk band from Stuttgart active in between 1980 and 1983. After their split...
Excellent new single and video for the dark electro act For All The Emptiness – watch it here
The Toronto (Canada) based dark electro All The Emptiness has released the video "Seduced by a disease" which is the...
Massive ELM track-by-track interview on brand new EP ‘Kampftrinker’ and recently released ‘Hardline’ album !
The Swedish (but Brussels based) act ELM has in record time conquered the clubs with his fresh EBM which manages...
Black Heroin Gallery – The Dreadful Dead Of Hoop Snake Hollow (CD Album – Alice In…/Dark Dimensions)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, new-wave, post-punk. Background/Info: Alice In… welcomes the American formation Black Heroin Gallery. They released an EP (cf. “The...
Avalist – Abgrundtief (CD Album – Alice In…/Dark Dimensions)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, neo-classic, cinematographic. Background/Info: It’s possible that not too many people will remember Avalist. This is a German band...
“Skylines” – a musical journey through Europe by Jonteknik
Jonteknik, the electronic project by Jon Russel, just released their 5th album 'Skylines'. It's described as "a soundtrack to a...
V/A Reflections Of The Southern Moon (CD Album – Werkstatt Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-pop, wave-pop. Background/Info: Werkstatt Recordings is a small and independent Greek label active since 2009. Kriistal Ann definitely...
Timestalker – Arrival Of The Stalkers (CD Album – Werkstatt Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM, electro-ambient, minimal-electronics, cinematographic. Background/Info: Timetalker is a Swiss solo-project, which previously released the digital single “Street Prowler”. “Arrival...
Sonologyst – Electrons: A Scientific Essay (Digital Album – Unexplained Sound Group)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, minimal-electronics, abstract, soundscape. Background/Info: Raffaele Pezzella is an Italian artist and the owner of Unexplained Sound Group. He’s...
RX-101 – Like Yesterday (CD Album – Suction Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental-techno, IDM. Background/Info: Erik Jong is an artist hailing from The Netherlands. He released 2 other EP’s on Suction...
Pris – Love, Labour, Loss (Vinyl 12” – Avian)
Genre/Influences: Dark-techno, ambient-techno, IDM. Background/Info: Jake Woodhouse is a British producer better known under the Pris moniker. He released multiple...
New Depeche Mode album ‘Spirit’ available as 2CD set and as vinyl set – order yours here
The new Depeche Mode album "Spirit" will be released as a 2CD set and 2LP set next to the normal...
Lucy & Rrose – The Lotus Eaters (Vinyl 12” – Stroboscopic Artefacts)
Genre/Influences: Experimental-techno. Background/Info: “The Lotus Eaters” resulted from the common efforts of Luca Mortellaro aka Lucy (Stroboscopic Artefacts owner) and...
Side-Line introduces Invisible Devastation – listen now to ‘The Devil’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 38th track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by the Russian...
Yellow vinyl release for the EBM cult hit ‘Soul Crush’ by Digital Poodle
Back in 1986, Toronto (Canada) based vocalist/programmer Heiki Sillaste (aka Mouth 392) started up the EBM project Digital Poodle. It...
Kanga – Kanga (CD Album – Negative Gain Productions)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-pop. Background/Info: Kanga is a Los Angeles based female artist presenting her official debut album on Negative Gain Productions....
Deine Lakaien offer a 30 years retrospective on a double CD set
"XXX - The 30 years retrospective" is the name of a brand new Deine Lakaien best of featuring 30 tracks...
Contaminated Intelligence – Status Control (Digital EP – Two Gods)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, industrial. Background/Info: American formation Contaminated Intelligence has already been active for a few years now. “Status Control” is...
Collide launch pre-orders long awaited new album on PledgeMusic
The gothic electro metal act Collide are getting close to finishing up their 7th full-length album. Starting now, you can...
Casa De Orates – Music To An Interior Film (Digital Album – Two Gods)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, cinematographic, experimental. Background/Info: Hailing from Chile, Casa De Orates is driven by the creative spirit of Manuel Knwell....
Side-Line introduces Gross National Produkt – listen now to ‘Faceless (Feat. Daveoramma)’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 37th track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by the North...
New Depeche Mode single ‘Where’s The Revolution’ to be released this Friday, full album ‘Spirit’ out on March 17
Depeche Mode will release their new single “Where’s The Revolution” on Friday, February 3rd. The track is the first single...
Am Tierpark – Cherry Blossom (Vinyl 12” – Distortion Productions)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: After the promising debut album “Uncaged” (2015) Danish duo Claus Larsen (Leaether Strip, Klutae, Sequential Access) and...
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...
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"....
