Pos.:2 – Circuits (CD Album – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Synth-pop. Background/Info: Thorsten Krüger and Matthias Grod took the electro-pop community by surprise in 2015 unleashing their successful debut...
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.
Arctic Sunrise – Traces End (CD Album – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Synth-pop, wave-pop. Background/Info: After their accomplished debut album “A Smarter Enemy” (2015) Torsten Verlinden (vocals) and Steve Baltes (electronics)...
‘Click Interview’ with Templezone: ‘New Evocative Sounds With A Soundtrack Style’
Giorgio Ricci was involved in one of the most famous electronic/industrial Italian bands: Templebeat. It inspired him to find a...
Council Estate Electronics – Artika (CD Album – Glacial Movements)
Genre/Influences: Electronic, rhythmic-ambient, electro-dub. Background/Info: “Artika” is the third full length album by the duo Justin K Broadrick (Godflesh, Jesu...
v01d – Greeted As Liberators (CD Album – Artoffact Records)
Genre/Influences: Crossover, electro-rock, pop-rock. Background/Info: Joe Byer got some name as live keyboardist for Ayria. But he also is the...
Ugasanie – Border Of Worlds (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: Belarus musician Pavel Malyshkin has released an impressive number of productions since 2011. I got the...
Sabled Sun – 2148 (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: Sabled Sun is for sure one of the most prolific projects Simon Heath is involved with....
ProtoU – Khmaoch (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: Sasha Cats aka ProtoU was revealed in 2015 releasing an album together with her partner Dronny Darko...
Paleowolf – Genesis (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, ritual, tribal. Background/Info: Paleowolf is one of the newest signings on Cryo Chamber although it concerns an artist...
Enmarta – The Hermit (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: Late 2015 we discovered the official debut album of Enmarta. “Sea Of Black” revealed a promising...
‘Click Interview’ with Cervello Elettronico: ‘A World Full Of Combichrist- And Suicide Commando Clones Made Music Very Boring’
Cervello Elettronico is the sonic brainchild of David Christian. This solo-project started to get recognized right after the official debut-album...
Dronny Darko – Spira Igneus (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, ritual. Background/Info: “Spira Igneus” was released late 2016, closing a real prolific year for Oleg Puzan (aka Dronny...
Trèfle Noir – Villanelle Du Diable (CD Album – Rage In Eden)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, epic. Background/Info: Behind Trèfle Noir is hiding French artist Alexandra Nordrac who’s also active as the singer in...
Larrnakh – Necrofolk – Like The Silken Shrouds Of Death (CD Album – Rage In Eden)
Genre/Influences: Neo-folk, industrial, neo-classical, cinematographic. Background/Info: Larrnakh is a Hungarian solo-project set up by Sörös Gergö (still active as the...
Aendlex – Driven By Night (CD Album – Rage In Eden)
Genre/Influences: Neo-folk, rock-ballads, ballad. Background/Info: Aendlex is an Italian solo-project set up by Alex Boscarino. The band has been active...
Roman Leykam – Impressions (CD Album – Frank Mark Arts)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, ambient, abstract, psychedelic, cinematographic. Background/Info: Roman Leykam is a veteran of the experimental music scene and a familiar...
Project Shadowkind – Regurgitated (Digital Album – Project Shadowkind)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, ambient, electronics, experimental. Background/Info: Project Shadowkind is a British solo-project driven by David Maniatis-Gill. A few digital releases...
Eden – Outbound To Wonderland (CD Album – Triggertrax Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Eden is an Irish duo driven by the creative spirit of Ian Henderson and Mark Power. They...
Deep Imagination – Carefully Kept Secrets (CD Single – BSC Music)
Genre/Influences: Electronics, electro-rock, psychedelic, cinematographic. Background/Info: Thorsten Sudler-Mainz is mainly known for his involvement in the Art Of Infinity, but...
Out Out – Swan/Dive? (CD Album – Artoffact Records/Radio Valkyrie Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, electro-rock, crossover. Background/Info: We here can speak about a surprising comeback. Driven by Mark Alan Miller, Out Out...
Underviewer – Wonders & Monsters (CD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electro, experimental, EBM. Background/Info: Thirty eight years after their debut Underviewer has finally released their official debut album! Behind...
Glass Apple Bonzai – In The Dark (CD Album – Artoffact Records)
Genre/Influences: Synth-pop, wave-pop. Background/Info: Glass Apple Bonzai is a Canadian synth-pop project set up and driven by Daniel X. Belasco....
Spray – Living In Neon (DCD Album – Banoffeesound)
Genre/Influences: Synth-pop, dance-pop, wave-pop. Background/Info: Earlier this year UK-duo Jenny McLaren and Ricardo Autobahn unleashed their third album “Enforced Sun”,...
‘Click Interview’ with Leæther Strip: ‘I Am Still Living My Teenage Dream Still After Almost 30 Years’
Leæther Strip belongs to the collective memory of all EBM fans. After nearly 30 years of existence, multiple hits and...
Janosch Moldau – Ghost Tracks (CD EP – Motor)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Last year Janosch Moldau released his fourth full length album “Minor”. The Bavarian (Germany) based artist remixed...
Janosch Moldau – Minor (CD Album – Motor)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Janosch Moldau is a German artist who’s already been busy for more than 10 years. “Minor” is...
Euphorbia – Eternal Lie (CD Album – Euphorbia)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro. Background/Info: Euphorbia is a Brazilian duo consisting of Cirion Barboza and Ulisses Righi. The band has already been...
‘Click Interview’ with Bio-Mechanical Degeneration: ‘Degeneration Of The Human Race Leading To Hybridization With Robots’
Vince Pujol (Electro Synthetic Rebellion, Diverje) and Tommy T (Diverje, inFused and DSBP label owner) know each other for quite...
Atropine – Assailant (CD Album – EK Product)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-electro. Background/Info: The Norwegian Atropine duo has been active for more than 20 years now. They made a...
Elastik – Opak (Digital EP – Koma Records)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, electronic, triphop. Background/Info: I got the opportunity to discover Elastik by previous releases. Driven by Thomas Prigent this...
Dolàn Xakò – Parallela (CD Album – Dolàn Xakò)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, trip-hop, hip-hop, folk. Background/Info: Dolàn Xakò is a French artist who has already released an impressive number of...
Disharmony – Fragments Of Time (CD Album – Aliens Production)
Genre/Influences: IDM, rhythmic electro-ambient, experimental, cinematographic. Background/Info: Lord Sauron (Headdreamer, Oxyd) and Ryby (Oxyd and Aliens Production owner) have been...
RecFrag – Recovered Fragments (CD Album – Aliens Production)
Genre/Influences: IDM, experimental, cinematographic. Background/Info: RecFrag is a Belarusian solo-project driven by Dmitry Nikolaenko. He previously released a digital debut-album...