Velvet Kills – Mischievous Urges (CD Album – Unknown Pleasures Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, new-wave. Background/Info: Velvet Kills is a Portuguese duo consisting of Susana Santos and Harris Iveson. They previously released...
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.
The Raudive – Future Transmissions (CD Album – Unknown Pleasures Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-rock, new-wave. Background/Info: Last year The Raudive released a digital mini-album featuring 7 songs. The trio Marc Atkinson (guitar,...
Paranoia Inducta – From The Depths (CD Album – Rage In Eden)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, ritual, experimental, industrial. Background/Info: Polish artist ‘Antony Armageddon Destroyer’ is a real prolific and creative artist. He’s active...
Day Before Us – Nihil Interit (CD Album – Rage In Eden)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, dark-ambient, ethereal. Background/Info: French composer Philippe Blache has already been active for 6 years now under the Day...
Noxvox – Niedowidzenia (CD Album – Rage In Eden)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, neo-classic, ethereal, ritual. Background/Info: I didn’t find that much info about this ‘new’ Polish project, but it seems...
Enzo Kreft – Wasteland (CD Album – Enzo Kreft)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electro, new-wave. Background/Info: Enzo Kreft (real name Eric Vandamme) is a Belgian artist who started his music activities and...
Boytronic – Jewel (CD Album – Oblivion/SPV)
Genre/Influences: Synth-pop. Background/Info: Eleven years after their last album (cf. “Dependence”) German synth-pop formation Boytronic are finally awakening from a...
Porn – The Ogre Inside (CD Album – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, metal-rock. Background/Info: French formation Porn was set up in 1999 by Philippe Deschemin. All over the years he...
Penny Rimbaud / Eve Libertine / Charles Webber – Kernschmelze II: Cantata For Improvised Voice (CD Album – Cold Spring Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, ambient, noise, industrial. Background/Info: Penny Rimbaud (composer) and Eve Libertine (vocals and lyrics) will always be linked to...
Penderecki – Kosmogonia (CD Album – Cold Spring Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, cinematographic, classical music. Background/Info: Krzysztof Eugeniusz Penderecki maybe doesn’t ring a bell although I’m “The Shining”, “The Exorcist,...
Secret Sight – Shared Loneliness (CD Album – Unknown Pleasures Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, rock-wave. Background/Info: Secret Sight is an Italian trio. They released their debut album (cf. “Day.Night.Life”) now three years...
Ono Scream – Ono Scream (CD Album – Unknown Pleasures Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, shoegaze, new-wave. Background/Info: Ono Scream is a Belgian solo-project driven by Bart Willems (also known from Apparaat). This...
Follow Me Not – If The Sky Remains (CD Album – Unknown Pleasures Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, dark wave-pop. Background/Info: French duo Follow Me Not is already active for a couple of years now. “If...
Empty Chalice – Emerging Is Submerging / The Evil (Cassette Album – Industrial Ölocaust Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, ritual, experimental. Background/Info: Behind Empty Chalice is hiding Antonine A. who’s also the creative mind behind Gopota. This...
Crash City Saints – Are You Free? (CD Album – Saint Marie Records)
Genre/Influences: Shoegaze, wave-pop. Background/Info: Seven years after their debut album “Glow In The Dark Music” this new opus by Crash...
Throbberstalk (Repowered by Vore Complex) – Petrichor (CD Album – Throbberstalk)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, industrial-ambient. Background/Info: This album is something special; it’s the meeting between 90s formation Throbberstalk, which has been remixed...
Root4 – Walk My Way (CD Album – 7Music)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, indie-pop, indie-pop, EBM. Background/Info: Set up and driven by Hauken Hein in the early 90s, Root4 is not...
Trade Secrets – Golden Life (CD EP – Distortion Productions)
Genre/Influences: Electronic, lounge-pop. Background/Info: Trade Secrets released a few productions in the late 90s, but 2017 appears to be the...
Third Realm – The Suffering Angel (CD Album – Distortion Productions)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, EBM, electro-wave. Background/Info: Third Realm is an American formation, which has already been active since the early millennium...
European Ghost – Pale And Sick (CD Album – Unknown Pleasures Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, new-wave. Background/Info: European Ghost is a new/cold-wave inspired band from Italy. The debut album “Pale And Sick” was...
Der Himmel Über Berlin – Amnesia (CD Album – Unknown Pleasures Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave. Background/Info: “Amnesia” is the second official album by the Italian formation Der Himmel Über Berlin. For this new...
Lotte Kestner – Off White (CD Album – Saint Marie Records)
Genre/Influences: Ballad, cinematographic, indie. Background/Info: Lotte Kestenr is the artist name of Anna-Lynne Williams. She was previously involved as the...
Carta – The Sand Collector’s Dream (CD Album – Saint Marie Records)
Genre/Influences: Dream-rock, ambient-rock, experimental. Background/Info: Based in San Francisco (California, USA), Carta released their fourth full length album featuring 10...
Studio-X vs. Technoid – Neural Torment (CD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Techno-body, industrial-rave, techno. Background/Info: “Neural Torment” resulted from the common efforts between Australian sound guru and producer Lawrie Bayldon...
Schwarzblut vs. Saeldes Sanc – Wildes Herz (CD EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Medieval, dark-electro, ethereal, gothic. Background/Info: After a previous split-release between dark-wave-electro-medieval band Schwarzblut (The Netherlands) and the the medieval...
nTTx – Of Beauty And Chaos (CD EP – WTII Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, body-pop. Background/Info: This is the second official EP by nTTx. Gord Clement was previously involved as the singer...
Me The Tiger – What Is Beautiful Never Dies (CD Album – Repo Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, indie-pop. Background/Info: This is the third full length for the electro- & indie-pop Swedish formation Me The Tiger....
‘Click Interview’ with Ghost Twin: ‘Surviving Together’
Ghost Twin is a Canadian duo set up and driven by Karen- and Jaimz Asmundson. The debut full length “Plastic...
Telekon – Hope For Believers (CD Album – Scentair Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Telekon reminds me of an album of Gary Numan, which might be a potential source of inspiration....
Orchestra Esteh – ABACINABRADHYDRAKONIRVM / Rebirth Of A Dead Volcano (CD Album – Orchestra Esteh)
Genre/Influences: Soundtrack, experimental, ritual, dark-ambient. Background/Info: Orchestra Esteh is an Italian solo-project driven by Vincenzo Notaro. The project is already...
ISH – Structures Of Mind (CD Album – Aliens Production)
Genre/Influences: IDM, electro-ambient, cinematographic, experimental. Background/Info: Slovakian artist Igor aka ISK strikes back with a new album after a rather...
Friends Of Alice Ivy – The Last Days Of Fenwyck (CD Mini Album – Meadowlands)
Genre/Influences: Ethereal-pop, cinematographic, neo-classic & pop. Background/Info: The Australian duo Friends of Alice Ivy strikes back after a hiatus of...
Alphaxone & Dronny Darko – Forsaken (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: Iranian artist Mehdi Saleh (aka Alphaxone) joined hands together with Ukrainian composer Oleg Puzan (aka Dronny...