Zeitfaktor – Signals (Digital Album – Zeitfaktor)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic-electro, minimal-electronics. Background/Info: Zeitfaktor is a German solo-project. Daniel’s classical music education incited him to compose his own music,...
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.
Synoiz – The Forbidden (Digital Album – Synoiz)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: Synoiz is a solo-project driven by Graeme Donaldson. The artists hailing from Newcastle Upon Tyne (England)...
‘Click Interview’ with The Psychic Force: ‘We Don’t Need A Professional Production To Sound Polished And Commercial Like Tons Of Other Bands’
The Psychic Force is back alive! Twenty one years after their last album they earlier this year unleached their third...
Kazeria & Aphlar – In Bloskan (CD Album – GH Records)
Genre/Influences: Martial, neo-folk, experimental, cinematographic. Background/Info: This album resulted from the common efforts between two Argentinia bands. Kazeria has already...
Kaos! – Still (Digital Single – Shortlist Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Swedish electro-pop formation Kaos! strikes back with a new single. Eva Kaxe and Kristian Oscarsson have released...
Massive Ego – Beautiful Suicide (DCD Album – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, wave-pop. Background/Info: Set up during the 90s, “Beautiful Suicide” stands for the return of Massive Ego. It’s not...
Cephalgy – Gott Maschine Vaterland (CD Album – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-electro, dark body-pop. Background/Info: Six years have passed since the “Leid Statt Liebe”-album released by Cephalgy. This German...
Gopota – Music For Primitive (CD Album – Gopota)
Genre/Influences: Noise & dark-ambient. Background/Info: Gopota resulted from the common efforts between the projects Empty Chalice and Obozdur. I last...
Gin Devo – Electrotheque (CD Album – Scanner/Dark Dimensions)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electro, cinematographic. Background/Info: Gin Devo will always be linked to Vomito Negro, which remains one of the essential dark-electro/EBM...
Absurd Minds – Tempus Fugit (CD Album – Scanner/Dark Dimensions)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro & pop, wave-pop, EBM. Background/Info: Absurd Minds strikes back after a hiatus of seven years! Stefan Grossmann, Tilo...
Siyanie – Mystery Of Life (CD Album – Zhelezobeton)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, psychedelic. Background/Info: After having released 2 albums plus one split-album on Moonsun Productions, Russian band Siyanie joined hands...
Kryptogen Rundfunk – Liquid Circuits (CD Album – Zhelezobeton)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, industrial-electronics, soundscape. Background/Info: Kryptogen Rundfunk is a Russian solo project driven by Zhelezobeton-founder Artyom Ostapchuk. He’s also involved...
Exit In Grey – Hysterics Of The Eternal (CD Album – Zhelezobeton)
Genre/Influences: Soundscape, experimental, cinematographic. Background/Info: Russian music project Exit In Grey started as a duo, but got reduced to a...
NamNamBulu – Borders (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: NamNamBulu was originally set up in 2002. The debut full length “Distances”, which was already released on...
Frame Of Mind – Murderous Thoughts (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-electro. Background/Info: Frame Of Mind was a German duo consisting of Michael Friedrich and Marko Hein. They were...
Orange Sector – Farben (CD EP – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: “Farben” is the final EP of a trilogy. After “Monoton” and “Stahlwerk” the German EBM duo strikes...
Paranoid – Never Too Late (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Set up in the late 80s and active till the early 90s Paranoid definitely was a praised...
THX – New World Order (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM, minimal-electro. Background/Info: THX was a German duo active during the early 90s. Driven by Peter Schmidt producer Andy...
Machinista – Pain Of Every Day (Digital EP – AnalogueTrash)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Machinista strikes back with a brand-new song entitled “Pain Of Every Day”. The Swedish electro-pop formation gained...
Snakeskin – Tunes For My Santiméa (CD Album – Hall Of Sermon)
Genre/Influences: Gothic-pop, neo-classic, electronic. Background/Info: Tilo Wolff and Lacrimosa both are inseparable, but I’m sure some of you will probably...
V/A Infrastructure (CD Album – Banoffeesound)
Genre/Influences: Dance, electro-pop, wave-pop, cinematographic. Background/Info: Banoffeesound is a British label you maybe know from bands like Spray, Anna Stimpson,...
Spielbann – Die Ballade Von Der Blutigen Rose (CD Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Goth-metal. Background/Info: Throughout the years Spielbann has acquired a serious reputation in their homeland (Germany) and became a respected...
Plastic People – It Prickles, It Burns, It Hurts (CD Album – Pink Narcissus Music)
Genre/Influences: Wave-pop. Background/Info: Plastic People is a new French formation consisting of Valeria Pacella (bass guitar, guitar) and Sébastien F...
Guillotine Dream – Lemuria (CD Mini-Album – Guillotine Dream)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, new-wave. Background/Info: Guillotine Dream is a gothic formation that was originally set up in the 80s. They released...
Gitane Demone Quartet – Past The Sun (CD Album – Dark Vinyl)
Genre/Influences: Gothic. Background/Info: Gitane Demone (ex-Christian Death) is a legendary Goth artist I don’t have to introduce. “Past The Sun”...
Gender Trouble – Chokehair (CD Album – Dark Vinyl)
Genre/Influences: Dark-techno. Background/Info: This new project was set up by R. Loren (Pyramids, Sailors With Wax Wings, White Moth) and...
Cyborgdrive – Majestic Land (CD Album – Amuza Producciones)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Spanish musician Paco Butrón aka Cyborgdrive started composing music in the 90s. He got involved in several...
The Psychic Force – Welcome To ScarCity (DCD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-electro. Background/Info: The Psychic Force is one of the numerous 90s bands, which after a hiatus of more...
Golden Apes – Malvs (CD Album – AF-Music)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, new-wave, dark-rock, wave-pop. Background/Info: Set up in the late 90s Berlin based Golden Apes progressively got some recognition...
‘Click Interview’ with Rave The Reqviem: ‘My Favorite Source Of Inspiration Is The Bible’
Rave The Reqviem has been set up by The Prophet (real name Filip Lönnqvist) in 2011. He got joined by...
Torn From Beyond – If The View Freezes (CD Album – Krater Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, ritual. Background/Info: Torn From Beyond is a new dark-ambient project set up by Bert Lehmann who already experimented...
Click Interview’ with Amorphous: ‘Morgue Is Where My Roots Are In Electronic Music’
Does the name Gil O. Santos make ring a bell? He got involved in the Brazilian EBM formation Morgue, which...
The Negativity Bias – Whatever You Want (CD Album – Audiophob)
Genre/Influences: Ambient-techno, psy-trance, IDM. Background/Info: The Negativity Bias is a brand-new project set up by Chris Dupont (real name Christoph...