Frontwoman Roxette, Marie Fredriksson, is no more – RIP
Very sad news reaches us from Sweden. Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson is no more, she has died aged 61 after...
Year: 2019
Empirion – ADSR (CD EP – Dependent Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-techno, techno-body-music, techno-rock, breakbeats. Background/Info: “ADSR” –which stands for ‘Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release’ is the second EP taken from...
The disparity between electro and pop music
We love the electronic scene for everything that it stands for There is a sense that electronic dance music (EDM)...
Blutengel – Damokles (CD Album – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: Dark-pop, wave-pop. Background/Info: Blutengel started the year with the “Un:Gott”-album, which by the way was a truly masterpiece, and...
Mills – Verletzt (CD Album – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Rock-goth, dark-wave. Background/Info: Walter Glatz, Alexander Steiner and Eva Böhler are Mills ano 2010. “Verletzt” is their second full...
Ministry releases ‘Prescripture: The Visual History’ book
Today the American industrial-metal pioneers Ministry released their authorized 248 pages book ‘Ministry - Prescripture: The Visual History’ via Melodic...
Inadream – No Songs For Lovers (CD Album – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Post-punk, punk-rock. Background/Info: Inadream is a brand-new name based in Bochum (Germany). This year they released their debut album...
Metroland member launches 808 DOT POP solo electropop project with Helalyn Flowers frontwoman Noemi Aurora – 2 download singles available now
Alfa Matrix has some more good news coming up today. They also have announced the signing of the new side-project...
Swedish electro wave act Circumpolar joins Alfa Matrix – the label immediately releases 2 download EPs/singles
A few weeks ago, we informed you about Circumpolar, a Swedish darkwave project consisting of the duo Jonas Mattson and...
The Anti Group – 4×12 (CD Album – Peripheral Minimal Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, electronics. Background/Info: Behind The Anti Group (TAG) is hiding Adi Newton. He was previously involved in The Future...
Chmcl Str8jckt – Wrtchd Thngs (CD Album – Cleopatra Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-rock, crossover Background/Info: After a promising self-titled and self-released album released in 2017, this American formation went on with...
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There is never a shortage of shows on Netflix, which means there is a lot for you to choose from....
Netherworld – Algida Bellezza (CD Album – Glacial Movements)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, dark-cinematographic. Background/Info: Italian composer and Glacial Movements label owner Alessandro Tedeschi has released a very particular work. It’s...
Rroyce – Parallel Worlds (Digital EP – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: “Parallel Worlds” is a teaser to the third full length (cf. “Patience”) from the German Rroyce trio....
Available for free download: Binary Division’s track ‘Netrunner’ (Face The Beat: Session 5 profile series)
The 10th track on our free (or pay-what-you-want to support our charity work) download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 5"...
Justo Bagüeste & Suso Saiz work together on ‘Inducing the Pleasure Dreams v2’ LP – check the first preview here
Two famous Spanish electronica wizzards have joined for the album "Inducing the Pleasure Dreams v2", namely Suso Saiz and Justo...
Brand new Chandeen video launched: ‘Vanish’ + new album expected in February 2020
The shoegaze/darkwave act Chandeen is back with an all new video for the track "Vanish". The track is taken from...
Sieben – Kickstart The Empire! Extended EP (Digital EP – Redroom)
Genre/Influences: Rock, folk, experimental, chanson. Background/Info: Matt Howden is back on track unleashing this EP, which is the extended edit...
V/A Anthology Of Contemporary Music From Middle East (CD Album – Unexplained Sounds Group)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, dark-ambient, cinematographic, mystic. Background/Info: Unexplained Sounds Group moves on exploring different kinds of experimental/ambient/industrial music from very different...
‘Click Interview’ with Mental Exile: ‘Mental Exile Is My Way To Talk, To Feel And To See Around Me’
Mental Exile is a Spanish solo-project set up by Mondträume singer Damasius Venysthe. We last year discovered Mental Exile by...
How to choose the guitar that’s right for you
Picking out your first (acoustic) guitar isn't something you should do hastly, in fact you shouldn't buy any guitar, whether...
Brand new Hanzel Und Gretyl expected next week: ‘Hexennacht’
New York City's Hanzel und Gretyl return with their 9th album entitled "Hexennacht". With "Hexennacht", the duo continue their dark...
Black Tape for a Blue Girl releases first music video in 6 years: ‘In my memories’ – watch it now on Side-Line + interview
Black Tape for a Blue Girl releases their first music video in 6 years with "In my memories" taken from...
The importance of background music in casinos
According to Research, music deeply influences the moods and emotions of those listening to it. This is why it has...
Signalstoerung – UU (Digital Album – Hymen Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, abstract, cinematographic electronics. Background/Info: The German project Signalstoerung is back on track unleashing its second full length album....
Rhys Fulber – Ostalgia (CD Album – Sonic Groove)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-techno, IDM, minimal-electro. Background/Info: One year after the successful album “Your Dystopia, My Utopia”, Canadian electro veteran Rhys Fulber...
Brand new Esplendor Geometrico album expected in January 2020
(Photo by Carsten Stiller) Esplendor Geométrico, the influential industrial pioneers of the pulsating, hypnotic and mechanical rhythms, returns with a...
Famous Belgian psychologist Dirk De Wachter featured on new album Psy’Aviah
The Belgian tripop/synthpop act Psy'Aviah isn't shy of venturing into unknown territories. On their newest album, "SoulSearching", they invited the...
Stoneburner – Technology Implies Belligerence (CD Album – Negative Gain Productions)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-trance, dark-electro. Background/Info: This is Stoneburner’s (aka Steven Archer from Ego Likeness) sixth full length album (the second one...
Stoneburner – The Structure Itself Is In Pain (Digital EP – Negative Gain Productions)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-trance, dark-electro. Background/Info: Steven Archer (Ego Likeness) has released an impressive number of productions since his debut album “Songs...
Je T’Aime – Je T’Aime (CD Album – Manic Depression Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, post-punk. Background/Info: Je T’Aime is a new name active in the cold-wave/post-punk fields. Hailing from Paris the band...
Ground Nero – Divergence (CD Album – Danse Macabre Records)
Genre/Influences: Gothic rock, cold wave, post-punk Background/Info: Third release (but first full album release on Danse Macabre Records) for the...
Bysmarque & Snowwhyte – Once Upon A Time… (CD Album – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Wave-pop, electro-pop. Background/Info: Bysmarque & Snowwhyte is a German male-female duo set up in 2017. After having released two...
