Torul – Explain (Digital EP – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: After having released 5 full length albums and an impressive list of EP’s, Slovenian electro-pop formation Torul...
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.
Stoppenberg – Ultimate Power (CD Album – X-Beats)
Genre/Influences: Techno-body, EBM. Background/Info: We all Jan Loamfield for his involvement with Noisuf-X and X-Fusion, which both are real successful-...
V/A Under What Flag – A Tribute To Fad Gadget (CD Album – Cleopatra Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-electro, body-pop, cabaret, IDM. Background/Info: Frank Tovey (1956 – 2002) better known under the Fad Gadget moniker has...
Leæther Strip – Æppreciation II (CD Album – Cleopatra Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, body-pop. Background/Info: If you’re familiar with the work of Claus Larsen, you already knew the Danish master of...
Cosmic Armchair – Valentine (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, dance-pop. Background/Info: Welcome to Singapore! ‘Cosmic Ben’ and ‘Cosmic Jane’ are back on track unleashing the second EP/single...
Palais Ideal – No Signal (CD Album – Dark Vinyl)
Genre/Influences: New-wave, rock-wave, rock-pop. Background/Info: Palais Ideal is a ‘new’ formation set up by an experienced duo. John Edwards (guitars,...
Miazma – Miazma (CD Album – Dark Vinyl)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, cold-wave. Background/Info: Swedish band Miazma was set up in 1997 by Kristian Olofsson and Tomas Tornevall. The duo...
White Birches – When The Street Calls (CD Album – Progress Productions)
Genre/Influences: Wave-pop, cinematographic-pop. Background/Info: Set up in 2013 by the Swedish duo Fredrik Jonasson (synths, drum machines, samplers) - Jenny Gabrielsson...
Tommi Stumpff – Terror II (CD Album – Danse Macabre)
Genre/Influences: EBM, electro-wave, cinematographic. Background/Info: German artist Tommi Stumpff (real name Thomas Peters) got some fame in the 80s. His...
Pro Patria – Back To Basics (CD Album – PVC Productions)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Belgian EBM formation Pro Patria gained some recognition during the 90s. The consecration of their Front 242-inspired...
Funker Vogt – Aviator / Collector’s Edition (DCD Album + DVD – Repo Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro. Background/Info: Repo Records goes on re-releasing some albums from Funker Vogt’s back catalogue. The so-called ‘collector’s Edition’ is...
Ugasanie – Ice Breath Of Antarctica (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, dark-soundscape. Background/Info: Pavel Malyshkin is an artist hailing from Belarus and who next to Ugasanie –which can be...
Silent Universe – The Infinity Coordinates (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: This Belarus project driven by Pavel Malyshkin (still involved in other projects such as Ugasanie, Polterngeist ao)...
‘Click Interview’ with Raison D’être: ‘Symbols Are The ‘Common’ Language Between Our Inner And Outer World’
Swedish artist Peter Andersson set up Raison D’Être in 1991. He rapidly became one of the most praised- and influential...
Dronny Darko – Black Hive (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, dark-soundscape, experimental. Background/Info: Oleg Puzan aka ‘Dronny Darko’ is one of those artists who never sleep. The Ukranian...
Ager Sonus – Necropolis (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: After having released the very successful debut album “Book Of The Black Earth”, Thomas Langewehr aka...
Undermathic – Living Holograms (Digital Album – Undermathic)
Genre/Influences: IDM, experimental, laidback, cinematographic. Background/Info: Polish artist Maciej Paszkiewicz got some recognition by his four albums released on the...
Amautica – Rectificando El Sueño (CD Album – Sonorium)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, dark-rock. Background/Info: Amautica is an Argentinean formation that was set up in 2008. Most of their work was...
ProtoU – The Edge Of Architecture (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-soundscape, experimental. Background/Info: Ukrainian female artist Sasha Cats is a real prolific artist who unleashed her third full length...
Atrium Carceri & Herbst 9 – Ur Djupan Dal (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, cinematographic, experimental. Background/Info: “Ur Djupan Dal” resulted from the common efforts between Simon Heath (Atrium Carceri and Cryo...
Wordclock – Heralds (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Minimal dark-ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: Pedro Pimentel better known as the operator behind Wordclock has released his third solo-work. It’s...
Sea Of Sin – Twilight (Digital EP – Sea Of Sin)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Some of the ‘older’ synth-pop lovers and especially German people will probably remember Sea Of Sin. I...
Robert Logan – Sculptor Galaxy (CD Album – Projekt)
Genre/Influences: Electro-ambient, experimental, cinematographic. Background/Info: London based artist Robert Logan strikes back with a new solo-work, which was produced by...
Raison D’Être – Alchymeia (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: One of the absolute leaders and most influential artists of contemporary dark-ambient music Peter Andersson aka Raison...
‘Click Interview’ with Damage Control: ‘The Standard Has To Be High Or Why Bother Is My Motto’
I last year discovered Damage Control by the successful debut full length “Ultranoia”, which is a real masterpiece revealing intelligent...
Paradox Obscur – Artifact (Vinyl Album – Young & Cold Records)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electronics, electro-wave. Background/Info: Greek duo Kriistal Ann – Toxic Razor is back on track unleashing their third album. “Artifact”...
Mazut – Atlas (CD Album – BDTA)
Genre/Influences: Techno, IDM, industrial-techno. Background/Info: Hailing from Warsaw (Poland) Michał Turowski and Paweł Starzec have already released several productions under...
V/A The Invisible And Divided Sea (CD Album – Bearsuit Records)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, experimental, electronic, psychedelic, trip-pop. Background/Info: Based in Edinburgh, Capital of Scotland, Bearsuit Records has already been active for...
Moaan Exis – Transcendence (CD Album – Audiotrauma)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-techno, experimental. Background/Info: French label Audiotrauma already released and revealed some real interesting and original bands so I was...
Jotunspor – Gleipnirs Smeder (CD Album – Cold Spring)
Genre/Influences: Black-metal, death-industrial. Background/Info: The album “Gleipnirs Smeder” by Jotunspor was originally released in 2006 (!) on Satanas Rex (UK)...
Colossloth – Heathen Needles (CD Album – Cold Spring)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, industrial, cinematographic. Background/Info: After a few albums released on CDR and vinyl, this is the second official CD...
Shedir – Falling Time (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-soundscape, dark-ambient. Background/Info: This is the debut album of Shedir. Behind this name is hiding a solo-project set up...
Hesychia – Metanoia (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, dark-soundscape. Background/Info: Arthur Rosar is an Austrian musician who has been formerly involved in many projects such as...