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...
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.
Steel Hook Prostheses – Calm Morbidity (CD Album – Tumor/Malignant Records)
Genre/Influences: Death-industrial, ambient-noises. Background/Info: The Texan duo J. Stillings – L. Kerr started terrorizing the world in 1999. They’ve released...
Deleyaman – The Lover, The Stars & The Citadel (CD Album – TTO Records)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, ambient, ethereal. Background/Info: Deleyaman has already been active since 2000. This is the seventh full length album by...
Eisfabrik – Achtzehnhundertunderfroren (CD Album – NoCut/SPV)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro & future-pop. Background/Info: Last year the German band Eisfabrik took me by surprise unleashing a phenomenal album entitled...
‘Click Interview’ with Beyond Enclosure: ‘An Ode To Non-Action Porn’
The Portuguese duo Beyond Enclosure recently released its debut-album “Dungeon Of Total Void” on the American label Malignant Records. The...
Rave The Reqviem – The Gospel Of Nil (CD Album – Digital World Audio)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-metal, dark-electro & metal. Background/Info: Swedish electro/industrial-metal formation Rave The Reqviem recently released an impressive EP “Mono Heart” as...
Mondträume – Free (CD EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, future-pop. Background/Info: Spanish duo Damasius Venys (lyrics & vocals) - Pikotto Vond Mond (composition) was revealed by Alfa...
Psy’Aviah – Chasing The Speed Of Light (CD EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, dance-pop, trance-pop. Background/Info: No doubt about it, Psy’Aviah is one of the most atypical electro underground bands. The...
Dead When I Found Her – Eyes On Backwards (CD Album – Artoffact)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro. Background/Info: Behind Dead When I Found Her is hiding the creative outlet of Michael Arthur Holloway. Based in...
Protectorate – Protectorate (CD Album – EK Product)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, dark-EBM. Background/Info: Protectorate is a Finnish solo-project set up by Cardinal Noire member Kalle Lindberg. The band has...
Army Of The Universe – 1999 & The Aftershow (CD Album – Metropolis)
Genre/Influences: Electronic, industrial-pop & dance. Background/Info: Army Of the Universe is an Italian formation based in L.A (USA). Set up...
Paul Handley – What Goes Around (Digital Album – Paul Handley)
Genre/Influences: Rhythmic-ambient, IDM, cinematographic. Background/Info: After the recently released EP-teaser “For The Love Of Something” Paul Handley unleashes a full...
Paul Handley – For The Love Of Something… (Digital EP – Electron)
Genre/Influences: Ambient-dance, IDM. Background/Info: Australian musician Paul Handley has already been active for quite a long time and has been...
Magnetfisch – If You Were A Dinosaur, What Kind Of Dinosaur Would You Be? (Digital EP – Magnetfisch)
Genre/Influences: Electro-rock & pop, cinematographic. Background/Info: The Swiss trio of Magnetfisch has already been active since the early millennium years...
Bloque Del Sur – Periferia (Digital EP – Pakapi Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Bloque Del Sur is an Argentine solo-project, which a few people might have discovered on a compilation...
Rotersand – Capitalism TM (CD Album – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: EBM, body-pop, future-pop, trance-body-music. Background/Info: “Capitalism TM” is the fifth full length album of Rotersand, but also their first...
Project Pitchfork – Look Up, I’m Down There (CD Album – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro-wave, EBM. Background/Info: Twenty five years after their official debut album “Dhyani”, which became an instant success, Project Pitchfork...
ASP – Live… Auf Rauen Pfaden (4CD Box – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Dark-rock, goth-rock, goth-metal, epic, medieval, ballad. Background/Info: ASP is a real phenomenon. Alexander Spreng is the creative spirit and...
ASP – Geisterfahrer (CD Album – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Goth-metal, dark-rock, epic. Background/Info: ‘Asp’ aka Alexander Spreng became one of the uncontested flag holders of Trisol. “Geisterfahrer” was...
TöT – United By Hatred (CD Album – Replikants Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: TöT is a French EBM formation from Marseille. The band consists of 3 members sharing a common...
‘Click Interview’ with Model Depose: ‘The New Romantics Of The Present Time’
Model Depose is a band from The Netherlands, which released their debut full length album “Splitting Light” on Dark Tunes...
Leæther Strip – Spæctator (CD Album – Rustblade)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, EBM, dark body-pop. Background/Info: Claus Larsen is back on track unleashing his newest full length and the first...
‘Click Interview’ with Phonothek: ‘Listen To Phonothek Before Sleep Or Just To Make Yourself Feeling Sad’
I recently discovered the debut album “Lost In Fog” from the Georgian male-female duo Phonothek. The dark-ambient style of the...
Nigel Samways & Foss Moigne – Sanyo 07.1/Sanyo 07.2 Remixes (CD EP – INTOY)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, ambient. Background/Info: I did not find a lot of information about Nigel Samways and Foss Moigne. Both artists...
‘Click Interview’ with Arian1: ‘We Consider Europe As The ‘Meca’ To Play The Music We Love’
Arian1 is an ‘old’ electronic duo from Peru. Set up in the early 90s by Eduardo and Cesar Leiva they...
Null Device – While You Were Otherwise Engaged (CD Album – Distortion Productions)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: American formation Null Device has already been active for more than 20 years now. They became one...
Stoneburner – On The Folding Of Space (CD Album – Distortion Productions)
Genre/Influences: Electro-tribal & trance, rhythmic-ambient. Background/Info: Steven Archer (Ego Likeness) took me by surprise in 2014 unleashing the debut-album of...
Totem Obscura – Blutiges Eisen (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro-industrial. Background/Info: Set up by Nadine- and Pedro Engel, Totem Obscura was revealed to the world now 3 years...
‘Click Interview’ with Jacky Meurisse: ‘Today You Only Need A Pc To Become An ‘Artist’
Jacky Meurisse belongs to the pioneers of EBM, but he first of all is a visionary electro-artist who later on...
Syndrome – Forever And A Day (CD Album – Consouling Sounds)
Genre/Influences: Apocalyptic-rock, ambient, drones. Background/Info: Set up and driven by Mathieu Vandekerckhove, Syndrome is a familiar name from the Consouling...
Ortega – Sacred States (CD Album – Consouling Sounds)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-rock, doom-metal. Background/Info: Ortega is a band from The Netherlands, which started terrorizing the underground scene since 2007. The...
Barst – The Western Lands (Vinyl Album – Consouling Sounds)
Genre/Influences: Apocalyptic-rock, soundtrack, industrial, dark-ambient. Background/Info: Bart Desmet better known under the Barst moniker is a renowned and recognized Belgian...
Aidan Baker & Tomas Järmyr – Werl (DCD Album – Consouling Sounds)
Genre/Influences: Psychedelic & apocalyptic-rock, ambient, experimental. Background/Info: Aidan Baker needs no real introduction, but Swedish drummer Tomas Järmyr is probably...