Soman – Nox (CD Album – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-rave, dark-techno. Background/Info: Kolja Trelle aka Soman is back! After his last album “Noistyle” (2010) we didn’t hear that...
Inferno Sound Diaries
I have been working for over 30 years with Side-line as the main reviewer. My taste is eclectic, uncoventional and I prefer to look for the pearls, even if the bands are completely unknown, thus staying loyal to the Side-Line philosophy of nurturing new talents.
Scheuber – Shades (CD Album – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Dark-pop, wave-pop. Background/Info: Project Pitchfork keyboardist Dirk Scheuber a few years ago started a solo-career. His ‘Scheuber’ project is...
L’Âme Immortelle – Letztes Licht (CD EP – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Gothic-pop, electro-wave. Background/Info: One year after their latest successful album “Hinter Dem Horizont” the Austrian duo Sonja Kraushofer -...
Mantus – Katharsis / Pagan Folks Songs (DCD Album – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, goth-rock, medieval. Background/Info: Martin Schindler is the creative spirit and music instigator of Mantus, a gothic orientated project...
Rotersand – Hey You (CD EP – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Body-pop, electro-pop. Background/Info: German duo Krischan Wesenberg - Rascal Hueppe is back on track, getting us back to their...
‘Click Interview’ with Ruined Conflict: ‘The New Album Was Supposed To Be My Last Work In This Scene’
Set up in 2011 by Xavier Morales, Ruined Conflict got rapidly signed to Infacted Recordings. The electro/future-pop style directly reminded...
Radio Free Clear Light – Rare Is The Moment (CD Album – Black Note Music)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, electro-ambient. Background/Info: Radio Free Clear Light is an American combo I discovered a few years ago now by...
Linear Straight – Roscosmos (Digital Album – Konsequent)
Genre/Influences: Dark-techno, IDM, industrial, EBM. Background/Info: Belgian DJ/producer/musician Glenn Keteleer is an artist of many talents. We know him in...
Franck Vigroux – Théorème (Vinyl 12” – DAC Records)
Genre/Influences: IDM, industrial. Background/Info: We all know Franck Vigroux for his experimental taste, which lead him to work with famous...
Surachai – Come, Deathless (Vinyl Album – Bl_k Noise)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, industrial, minimal-electronics, IDM. Background/Info: American project Surachai is back on track. Surachai Sutthisasanakul has released an impressive number...
SFX DJ – Lucifer Told Me (Digital EP – i-Traxx Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Techno-body, minimal-EBM. Background/Info: Victor Zuñiga Rico is a Mexican DJ who from time to time also releases his own...
KPT – Sequel (CD EP – Give/Take)
Genre/Influences: IDM, experimental, deep-techno. Background/Info: KPT (pronounced as ‘kept’) is an American project I never heard of before. It seems...
Franck Vigroux – Désastre (Vinyl 12” – Jezgro)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, industrial. Background/Info: French multi-instrumentalist Franck Vigroux can already look back at a considerable discography. He worked together with...
Culture Kultür – Humanity (CD Album Caustic Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, future-pop, wave-pop. Background/Info: Hailing from the beautiful Malaga (Spain) and set up in 1992 by Josua Clotet and...
M Slagle – The Endangered Consciousness (CD Album – Spent Decibel)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro. Background/Info: Matt Slagle is an American artist who has been involved with numerous- and very different music projects....
Silent Servant – Shadows Of Death And Desire (CD Album – Hospital Productions)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, experimental-EBM, technoid. Background/Info: American DJ and producer John Juan Mendez has released a considerable number of EP’s on...
‘Click Interview’ with Markus Midnight: ‘Something Is So Great About A Singer Lip Syncing And Gyrating On An Empty Stage’
I never heard of Markus Midnight before he joined hands together with the Brazilian label Wave Records. This Canadian artist...
Plas – Messenger (CD Album – LWD Records)
Genre/Influences: Indie-pop, pop-rock. Background/Info: Plas hails from the North-West of England. Influences are wide ranging, including Gary Numan, David Bowie,...
Paul Handley – Open (Digital EP – Paul Handley)
Genre/Influences: Ambient-techno. Background/Info: Australian artist Paul Handley has already been busy for a couple of years now. I had the...
Cluster Lizard – Prophecy (CD Album – Prostir)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, electronic. Background/Info: Ukrainian duo Dmytro Fedorenko - Kateryna Zavoloka released their debut album “Edge Of The Universe” in...
Cold Therapy – The Darkest Hour (CD Advoxya Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, industrial, epic-EBM. Background/Info: “The Darkest Hour” is the fourth full length album by Polish artist Jacek Wolański. This...
LMX – Dimension Shift (CD Album – Meshwork Music)
Genre/Influences: Soundtrack, experimental. Background/Info: There’s a lot to do around this debut album of LMX. The reason is quite simple;...
Porn – The Darkest Of The Human Desires – Act II (CD Album – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-metal, metal-rock, dark-rock. Background/Info: The French band is back on track and released two years after “The Ogre Inside...
Vanguard – Manifest (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Jonas Olofsson & Patrik Hansson set up Vanguard in 2008. Eleven years later they’re unleashing their fourth...
Torul – Ausverkauft (CD EP – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Slovenian Torul are already back on track unleashing a new title-song that will be probably featured at...
‘Click Interview’ with Desiderii Marginis: ‘Back To The Roots Of The Genre’
Johan Levin is active under the Desiderii Marginis moniker since 1993. His dark-ambient music project got signed on Cold Meat...
‘Click Interview’ with Zavoloka: ‘I Want To Make A Timeless Art And Can’t Affirm That Only Some Music Styles Influence It’
Kateryna Zavoloka is an Ukrainian female musician, sound artist, performer and graphic designer. She’s involved with different music projects, Zavoloka...
State Of The Union – Indupop (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: State Of The Union strikes back with its 5th official album. Driven by the creative strength of...
Ruined Conflict – Valediction (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Future-pop, body-pop. Background/Info: “Valediction” is the fourth official full length album for Xavier Morales and his Ruined Conflict project....
‘Click Interview’ with Black Nail Cabaret: ‘There Is No Other Way, But Going Deeply Personal’
Black Nail Cabaret is a Hungarian formation, which was originally set up in 2008 by Emese Arvai-Illes (vocals) and Zsófia...
Orange Sector – Alarm (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: The twelfth Orange Sector full length album has been introduced as the band’s most ‘political’ production history....
Frame Of Mind – Nothing Else To Do (Digital EP – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Set up in the late 80s and split in the 90s, Frame Of Mind got reactivated in...
ES23 – Taking Me Down (CD EP – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, EBM. Background/Info: Set up in 2004 by Daniel Pad, ES23 self-released its debut work and released 3 official...