Bernard - Side-Line Staff

Chief editor of Side-Line – which basically means I spend my days wading through a relentless flood of press releases from labels, artists, DJs, and zealous correspondents. My job? Strip out the promo nonsense, verify what’s actually real, and decide which stories make the cut and which get tossed into the digital void. Outside the news filter bubble, I’m all in for quality sushi and helping raise funds for Ukraine’s ongoing fight against the modern-day axis of evil. Besides music I'm also an SEO and AI content flow specialist and have an interest in everything finance from stocks to crypto. There is music in everything!

Classic remix wars (Wumpscut, Haujobb, FLA, Die Krupps, 16 Volt, Hate Dept.) reissued on vinyl in very limited editions - get yours now!

Cult classic remix wars (Wumpscut, Haujobb, FLA, Die Krupps, 16 Volt, Hate Dept.) reissued on vinyl in very limited editions – get yours now!

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 25, 2016

Twenty years ago, the 'The Remix Wars' concept was born. The concept was simple enough: two artists remix one another...

Mueran Humanos see second album 'Miseress' rereleased on vinyl

Mueran Humanos see second album ‘Miseress’ rereleased on vinyl

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 23, 2016

Available now for ordering is the vinyl version of Mueran Humanos’ 2nd album "Miseress". "Miseress" was produced and mixed in...

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Venus Fly Trap release brand new download single ‘Vitesse’ + More

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 23, 2016

Venus Fly Trap have released a taster track from the new album "Icon" (out later this year). The single, called...

Obsidian FX return with 'Harpies' EP holding 14 tracks - listen now!

Obsidian FX return with ‘Harpies’ EP holding 14 tracks – listen now!

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 23, 2016

The russian dark electro act Obsidian FX (aka the duo R.DarkArt and D.Fox) are back with a brand new EP,...

Henrik Nordvargr Björkk & Margaux Renaudin to release collaboration album 'Anima Nostra'

Henrik Nordvargr Björkk & Margaux Renaudin to release collaboration album ‘Anima Nostra’

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 21, 2016

Coming in a metallic-print 6-panel digipak with booklet is "Anima Nostra", a collaboration album between Henrik Nordvargr Björkk & Margaux...

Einstuerzende Neubauten sees long deleted DVD 'Liebeslieder' reissued

Einstuerzende Neubauten sees long deleted DVD ‘Liebeslieder’ reissued

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 21, 2016

Considered to be 'one of the best ever and most complete' official DVDs by the legendary German act Einstuerzende Neubauten,...

Venal Flesh launch debut album - listen to the first 3 tracks!

Venal Flesh launch debut album, out now – listen to the previews!

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 19, 2016

With the release last April 2015 of the download EP “Sacrament To The Scalpel” and the "Emulgent disfigurement" 2-track download...

Avarice In Audio announce 2nd album 'Apollo & Dionysus' - including 2CD set - listen to the first 3 tracks!

2nd album Avarice In Audio, ‘Apollo & Dionysus’, out now as download and as 2CD set – preview the album here

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 18, 2016

In 2014 the Australian act Avarice In Audio released the "Shine & Burn" album showcasing the band's mix of dark...

Suicide Commando to release very limited 2LP vinyl of 'Bind, Torture, Kill' album (incl. 4 bonus tracks) + 9CD/DVD 'Compendium' ltd boxset - get yours now

Suicide Commando to release very limited 2LP vinyl of ‘Bind, Torture, Kill’ album (incl. 4 bonus tracks) + 9CD/DVD ‘Compendium’ ltd boxset – get yours now

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 18, 2016

Expected to be released by the end of May in a very limited edition of only 500 copies, is a...

Mlada Fronta plans red vinyl release 'Outrunner' as complement for the CD 'Outrun' - get yours now

Mlada Fronta plans red vinyl release ‘Outrunner’ as complement for the CD ‘Outrun’ – get yours now

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 18, 2016

French producer Mlada Fronta is back with a brand new album, "Outrun" offering a mesh of synthwave and electro with...

Foretaste to release new single in April + more news

Foretaste to release new single in April + more news

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 18, 2016

Great news from the Foretaste camp. The brand new album from this female fronted electropop act will be released next...

Atrium Carceri sees rarities and unreleased tracks and more released on 'Archives I-II' - you can order now

Atrium Carceri sees rarities and unreleased tracks and more released on ‘Archives I-II’ – you can order now

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 17, 2016

A rather pleasant surprise has arrived on Cryo Chamber. The label announces "Archives I-II", a double CD release, which is...

50% off on vinyl during St. Patrick's Day Sale

50% off on vinyl during St. Patrick’s Day Sale

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 17, 2016

Storming The Base is having a special St. Patrick's Day Sale going on (which only lasts a few more hours)...

Grimes gets electric shock from her earpieces mid-performance

Grimes gets electric shock from her earpieces mid-performance

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 17, 2016

Grimes aka Claire Elise Boucher played a headlining show Tuesday night at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. The performance...

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Side-Line introduces Liiaiira – listen now to ‘You Make Me Hollow’ (Face The Beat profile series)

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 15, 2016

Track 36 on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 3" is by Liiaiira (pronounced: Lie Eh Ra). "You...

Helalyn Flowers return with 'Sonic Foundation' - pre-orders available now!

New Helalyn Flowers album out now !

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 15, 2016

The Italian electro metal duo Helalyn Flowers strike back with the follow-up to their last studio album “White Me In...

Han Solo and Chewy get their own spin-off (spoiler alert!), and why it may safe the Star Wars legacy!

Han Solo and Chewy get their own spin-off (spoiler alert!), and why it may save the Star Wars legacy!

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 11, 2016

After the disappointing Star Wars movie "Star Wars: The Force Awakens", there is finally also some light at the end...

a-ha announces one-off live show ('Afterglow') with advanced scenography by Void

a-ha announces one-off live show (‘Afterglow’) with advanced scenography by Void

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 11, 2016

The Norwegian act a-ha will play a one-off live show called "Afterglow" with advanced scenography by Void. The concert will...

Erasure gets a special Greek 2CD edition of their 'The violet flame' album with bonus tracks - 500 copies only, order now

Erasure gets a special Greek 2CD edition of their ‘The violet flame’ album with bonus tracks – 500 copies only, order now

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 11, 2016

Erasure's 16th album "The violet flame" was originally released in the UK on Mute Records, in a version holding 10...

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Side-Line introduces Suicidal Romance – listen now to ‘Make Me Blind’ (Face The Beat profile series)

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 11, 2016

Track 57 on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 3" is by the Estonian electropop act Suicidal Romance....

Faith and the Muse to release a 2CD personal best of 'Where the Land Meets the Sea: The Best Loved Songs of Faith and the Muse'

Faith and the Muse release 2CD personal best of – Out now

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 11, 2016

It's been 7 years since Faith and the Muse has put out anything (their last - fifth - studio effort...

Former Smiths frontman Morrissey may run for mayor of London - but he then might want to stop comparing eating animals to paedophilia

Former Smiths frontman Morrissey may run for mayor of London – but he then might want to stop comparing eating animals to paedophilia

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 11, 2016

Former Smiths frontman Morrissey, an outspoken vegetarian and defender of animal rights, may run for mayor of London. The singer...

Krister Petersson (Chinese Theatre / Vision Talk) has passed away, 41 years old

Krister Petersson (Chinese Theatre / Vision Talk) has passed away, 41 years old

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 10, 2016

It keeps on raining bad news from the electro music world. We also have to announce the very sad -...

New Order announces new LP 'Music Complete' - Listen to first snippet

Exclusively stream New Order’s ‘Singularity’ in an extended rework by Erol Alkan

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 10, 2016

You can now listen to Erol Alkan’s extended rework of “Singularity” taken from New Order’s forthcoming single, out on March...

In Strict Confidence announce new EP 'Somebody else's dream'

In Strict Confidence announce new EP ‘Somebody else’s dream’ with artwork by Heilemania (Rammstein’s Lindemann)

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 10, 2016

Minuswelt MusikFabrik has a new In Strict Confidence album coming out in the Summer. The album will be the band's...

Marscheaux' tribute of Depeche Mode's 'A Broken Frame' album now available for ordering as a 2CD with 12 bonus tracks

Marsheaux’ tribute of Depeche Mode’s ‘A Broken Frame’ album now available for ordering as a 2CD with 12 bonus tracks

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 10, 2016

Out in a couple of weeks - and available here - is a double CD version of Marsheaux' tribute of Depeche...

Tim Hecker sees 'Love Stream' album released as 2LP vinyl

Tim Hecker sees ‘Love Stream’ album released as 2LP vinyl

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 10, 2016

Out via 4AD on limited double vinyl by the end of April, but already available here, is Tim Hecker’s newest...

The Weathermen's Bruce Geduldig is no more

The Weathermen’s Bruce Geduldig is no more

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 10, 2016

Very sad news reached us via Jean-Marc Lederman. Bruce Geduldig (aka Chuck B), singer of the Americano-Belgian cult act The...

protoU sees debut album 'Lost Here' released on Cryo Chamber - stream it here

protoU sees debut album ‘Lost Here’ released on Cryo Chamber – stream it here

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 9, 2016

After her split debut "Earth Songs" with Dronny Darko in 2015, protoU (aka Sasha Cats) now returns with her solo...

DC Punk humor zine BLT (Black Leather Times) compiled in a book - available now!

DC Punk humor zine BLT (Black Leather Times) compiled in a book – available now!

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 9, 2016

Out via Blue Blood (and available right now from Amazon) is the omnibus collection of every issue of the punk humor zine...

Post-punk project Ascetic to release their send album 'Everything is becoming' at the end of March - available on vinyl and CD

Post-punk project Ascetic to release their send album ‘Everything is becoming’ at the end of March – available on vinyl and CD

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 9, 2016

Out by the end of March is the newest album by the post-punk project Ascetic aka Saxon Jörgensen, August Skipper...

Suicide Commando sees 'Black Flowers' tape finally released on CD - limited run only

Suicide Commando sees ‘Black Flowers’ tape finally released on CD – limited run only

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 9, 2016

When Suicide Commando self-released the "Black Flowers" album on tape in 1992, it became an instant classic. It never saw...

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Side-Line introduces Signal Operator – listen now to ‘Circus Of Lies (Dub Version)’ (Face The Beat profile series)

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 8, 2016

Track 54 on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 3" is by the Brazilian act Signal Operator. "Circus...

Exclusive premiere new The Operating Tracks video for 'Daniel' on Side-Line

Exclusive premiere new The Operating Tracks video for ‘Daniel’ on Side-Line

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 7, 2016

Officially out on Thursday 10/3 is the new "Daniel" video for The Operating Tracks. That date is also the date...

Llumen finally sees debut EP launched on Alfa Matrix - and it's a beauty!

Llumen finally sees debut EP launched on Alfa Matrix – and it’s a beauty!

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 7, 2016

In June last year we featured a short interview with the Belgian electro act Llumen who got featured on the...

Olivia Louvel sees debut album 'Luna Parc Hotel' reissued with bonus material in a remastered version by Paul Kendall

Olivia Louvel sees debut album ‘Luna Parc Hotel’ reissued with bonus material in a remastered version by Paul Kendall

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 7, 2016

10 years ago, Gerhard Potuznik released the debut album by Olivia Louvel, "Luna Parc Hotel", on his Vienna based label...

HUGE Psyche collector's fan-pack including lots of vinyl available now - 10 copies only!

HUGE Psyche collector’s fan-pack including lots of vinyl available now – 10 copies only!

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 5, 2016

As part of the Artoffact Records 1980s Psyche reissue series, a special collector's fan-pack is being made available. The offer...

US-censor accepts Junksista's 'Trust No Bitch' single on the day of the release of their mini album OST 'American Love S

US-censor accepts Junksista’s ‘Trust No Bitch’ single on the day of the release of their mini album OST ‘American Love Story’

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 5, 2016

Hectic days for Junksista as their recently released "Trust No Bitch" was given the boot by the prudish US-censor resulting...

Wumpscut returns with 'Wüterich' - US release imminent

Wumpscut returns with ‘Wüterich’ – various editions now available for ordering incl. vinyl ones

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 4, 2016

Rudy Ratzinger aka Wumpscut is soon to return with his 17th album to date, "Wüterich". The album comes 1 year...

Plastic Noise Experience to release first vinyl (and other extended formats) with new 'Push And Punish' album

Plastic Noise Experience to release first vinyl (and other extended formats) with new ‘Push And Punish’ album

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 3, 2016

Plastic Noise Experience goes vinyl, and to celebrate the event, old-school EBM veteran Claus Kruse made exclusive 'vinyl remixes' of...

White Lung to deliver 'Paradise' in early may on vinyl and CD - listen to a first track

White Lung to deliver ‘Paradise’ in early may on vinyl and CD – listen to a first track

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 3, 2016

After the the well received release "Deep Fantasy" (2014), White Lung return with their 4th album "Paradise", an album with...

Sophia to deliver 'Unclean' album in 3 physical formats

Sophia to deliver ‘Unclean’ album in 3 physical formats

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 2, 2016

"Unclean", the newest album from one of Sweden’s finest industrial ambient projects, Sophia, will be officially released on March 25....

Acid Washed delivers excellent electro remix for Moby's 'Almost Loved' - listen here

Acid Washed delivers excellent electro remix for Moby’s ‘Almost Loved’ – listen here

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 2, 2016

Moby's newest single "Almost Loved", actually the second single to be released from Moby's new project 'Moby and The Void...

M83 announces new album 'Junk' - listen o the first single 'Do It, Try It'

M83 announces new album ‘Junk’ – listen o the first single ‘Do It, Try It’

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 2, 2016

The French electronic music act M83 will see a new album "Junk" released on April 8 via Mute. The album...

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Side-Line introduces DeadJump – listen now to ‘Pulse (Radio Edit)’ (Face The Beat profile series)

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 2, 2016

Track 17 on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 3" is by the Brazilian act DeadJump. "Pulse (Radio...

Wayne Hussey re-works Sisters Of Mercy classic 'Marian', backed by 'My Love Will Protect You', for charity 7inch single

Wayne Hussey re-works Sisters Of Mercy classic ‘Marian’, backed by ‘My Love Will Protect You’, for charity 7inch single

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 2, 2016

Wayne Hussey is planning a new limited edition double A side 7" featuring a re-working of the classic Sisters Of...

Lords of Acid best of 'Smoking Hot' gets May release in North America

Lords of Acid best of ‘Smoking Hot’ gets May release in North America

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 1, 2016

Out by mid-May is a best of Lords of Acid titled "Smoking Hot". The 11 tracks on the album were...

Genre Peak to release new album feat. collaborations with Steve Jansen, Mick Karn, Richard Barbieri of Japan, Matt Malley of Counting Crows and Jon Hassell

Genre Peak to release new album feat. collaborations with Steve Jansen, Mick Karn, Richard Barbieri of Japan, Matt Malley of Counting Crows and Jon Hassell

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 1, 2016

Recoil and Japan fans, this is something for you. Electronic music act Genre Peak (who recently was featured in our...

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Side-Line introduces Cain Johnson – listen now to ‘Corrupt’ (Face The Beat profile series)

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 1, 2016

Track 46 on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 3" is by Cain Johnson. "Corrupt" is an acoustic...

Pet Shop Boys and Gary Numan join Jean-Michel Jarre for follow-up album of 'Electronica Vol. 1: The Time Machine' - watch the trailer

Pet Shop Boys and Gary Numan join Jean-Michel Jarre for follow-up album of ‘Electronica Vol. 1: The Time Machine’ – watch the trailer

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 1, 2016

Jean-Michel Jarre will be working with the Pet Shop Boys and Gary Numan on the follow-up album of last year's...

Dope Stars Inc. frontman Victor Love to release debut album 'Technomancy' on vinyl and CD

Dope Stars Inc. frontman Victor Love to release debut solo album ‘Technomancy’ on vinyl and CD

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 1, 2016

Victor Love, frontman of the Italian alternative and industrial rock band Dope Stars Inc., will be launching his debut solo...

New Rob Zombie at the Oscars hoax story spreads across the net

New (very funny) Rob Zombie at the Oscars hoax story spreads across the net

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 1, 2016

Last year a prank was launched saying that Rob Zombie had been thrown out of an own show in Nevada...

Entrzelle launch debut album on Alfa Matrix - 3 tracks available for immediate previewing

Entrzelle launch debut album on Alfa Matrix – 3 tracks available for immediate previewing

Bernard - Side-Line Staff February 29, 2016

"Total Progressive Collapse" is the title of the label debut album by the Los Angeles based electropop act Entrzelle for...

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Side-Line introduces Paul Handley – listen now to ‘Hidden’ (Face The Beat profile series)

Bernard - Side-Line Staff February 29, 2016

Track 46 on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 3" is by the Australia based artist Paul Handley....

Velvet Acid Christ gets 'Greatest Hits' treatment in a remastered version

Velvet Acid Christ gets ‘Greatest Hits’ treatment in a remastered version

Bernard - Side-Line Staff February 29, 2016

Early May sees the release of a long overdue collection of Velvet Acid Christ’s greatest hits. From the earliest tracks...

Early ‘80s synth, industrial, cold wave scene revisited on 'So Low' compilation (incl. Front 242, Tuxedomoon, ...)

Early ‘80s synth, industrial, cold wave scene revisited on ‘So Low’ compilation (incl. Front 242, Tuxedomoon, …)

Bernard - Side-Line Staff February 29, 2016

Out in 2 weeks from now - and ready for ordering here - is the brand new compilation "So Low"....

Cold In May release new EP on March 8th, available now already on Bandcamp

Cold In May release new EP on March 8th, available now already on Bandcamp

Bernard - Side-Line Staff February 29, 2016

Out on March 8 via SkyQode is a brand new 5-track digital EP "Точка Невозврата " by Cold In May....

Classic albums by The Police and Simple Minds mastered at 1/2 speed at Abbey Road Studios for very limited editions

Classic albums by The Police and Simple Minds mastered at 1/2 speed at Abbey Road Studios for very limited vinyl editions

Bernard - Side-Line Staff February 26, 2016

Fresh news from The Police and Simple Minds front. A limited edition batch of The Police's "Ghost in the Machine"...

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Side-Line introduces Ad Vitam – listen now to ‘Flesh On Flesh’ (Face The Beat profile series)

Bernard - Side-Line Staff February 26, 2016

Track 2 on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 3" is by the Mexican act Ad Vitam. They...

New EBM sensation ELM announces first previews 'Hardline' album in a mastering by Pontus Stålberg (Spetsnaz)

New Swedish EBM sensation ELM announces first previews ‘Hardline’ album in a mastering by Pontus Stålberg (Spetsnaz)

Bernard - Side-Line Staff February 26, 2016

Swedish electro veteran Peter Elm (Restricted Area) has only just released his debut single "Edge" under the ELM flag, and...

Rhys Fulber of Front Line Assembly produces new Youth Code album: 'Commitment to Complications' - available on vinyl too

Rhys Fulber of Front Line Assembly produces new Youth Code album: ‘Commitment to Complications’ – available on vinyl too

Bernard - Side-Line Staff February 26, 2016

Available around April 22, 2016 is the 2nd album by hardcore inspired EBM outfit Youth Code for the Dais Records...

Former Kraftwerk member Karl Bartos re-releases new 'Communication' album as vinyl+CD set (incl. bonus track) - order now

Former Kraftwerk member Karl Bartos re-releases new ‘Communication’ album as vinyl+CD set (incl. bonus track) – order now

Bernard - Side-Line Staff February 26, 2016

Former Kraftwerk member Karl Bartos has released the first single ("Life") from the re-release of the album "Communication" out by...

!Distain's Manfred Thomaser launches new mini-album under Arsine Tibé flag

!Distain’s Manfred Thomaser launches new mini-album under Arsine Tibé flag

Bernard - Side-Line Staff February 26, 2016

!Distain's Manfred Thomaser is releasing another solo-album under the Arsine Tibé flag. A first track "Obligation" taken from the mini-album...

Alphaxone to release 4th album for Cryo Chamber - you can listen now to 2 tracks from 'Echoes from outer Silence'

Alphaxone’s 4th album for Cryo Chamber ‘Echoes from Outer Silence’ out now – album preview available

Bernard - Side-Line Staff February 26, 2016

Cryo Chamber welcomes Iranian musician Mehdi Saleh from Alphaxone back with his 4th album on the label. The album constitutes...

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Side-Line introduces Empusa – listen now to ‘War’ (Face The Beat profile series)

Bernard - Side-Line Staff February 25, 2016

Track 14 on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 3" is by Empusa. It's not the first time...

Wire announce new mini album 'Nocturnal Koreans' (without Bruce Gilbert)

Wire announce new mini album ‘Nocturnal Koreans’ (without Bruce Gilbert) – stream the first single

Bernard - Side-Line Staff February 25, 2016

Due April 29 is a brand new (mini) 8-track album by Wire. "Nocturnal Koreans" follows the release of WIRE's self-titled...