Clan of Xymox – Limbo (Album – Trisol / Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, New-Wave, Wave-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: One year after the last album (cf. “Spider On The Wall”) Clan...
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.
‘Click Interview’ with Cubic: ‘It Was Time To Pull The Plug And Leave Ebm To The ‘Jügend’’
Franky Deblomme got some recognition with his EBM-project Darkmen. After having stopped the project we didn’t hear new stuff from...
Natura Est – Real Seasons (Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Ambient. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: “Real Seasons” is the third full length album by the British-German duo Tony Young...
Peter Bjärgö – The Translucency Of Mind’s Decay (Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Ethereal, Dark-Ambient, Cinematographic. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Peter Bjärgö is back on track, unleashing this year the fifth...
Zwaremachine – Conquest 3000 (Album – Phage Tapes)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Electro, EBM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: “Conquest 3000” is the second album of the American formation Zwaremachine. This band,...
Xerxes The Dark – Soundtrack To The Blind Owl (Album – Zāl Records)
Genre/Influences: Ambient-Noise, Soundtrack. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Morego Dimmer released this imaginary soundtrack during a shot session in 2005. The work...
PreEmptive Strike 0.1 – Redeclaration Of War / 2006-2015 (EP – Fasma Productions)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Electro, EBM. Format: Digital, Cassette. Background/Info: PreEmptive Strike 0.1 saw the daylight in 2002. Nearly twenty years later the...
Pitch Yarn Of Matter – Legacy (Album – Wave Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Set up in the early 90s by Marcello Gallo, Brazilian Electro-Pop project P.Y.O.M. (Pitch...
Konerytmi – Trilleri (EP – Space Factory)
Genre/Influences: Techno, Acid, Minimal-Electro. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Konerytmi is a project driven by Russian Kirill Junolainen. Based in Finland this...
Egoist – Breaking Moment (Album – Aliens Production)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Egoist is an ‘old’ and rather unknown Polish solo-project set up in 2002 by...
Fractal – Human Error (Album – Aliens Production)
Genre/Influences: Electronic, Cinematographic-EBM. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Behind Fractal is hiding Polish producer Tomasz Lukowicz. Next to “Human Error” he released...
Click Interview’ with Tommi Stumpff: ‘Utilitarian Music’
Belgian born Thomas Peters better known as Tommi Stumpff became a true reference in the world of 80s EBM. Albums...
D/Flect – Rage (Album – Aliens Production)
Genre/Influences: Electronic, Electro-Ambient. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: “Rage” is the debut album of a new project by Igor Senigla (known...
Factice Factory – Figments (Album – Holy Hour Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Wave, Cold-Wave. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: Swiss-French trio Factice Factory are back with their new work featuring seven songs....
‘Click Interview’ with Cirque D’ess: ‘Ritual Wave’
Cirque D’ess is an Italian duo set up in 2017 by Miriam Ssam and Valerio ‘Ryo’ Nubeat. The band explained...
Gydja – Ár Var Alda (Album – Winter-Light)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Ambient. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Gydja is a project hailing from New Zealand and driven by female artist Abby...
Sphäre Sechs – Beta Pictoris (Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, Dark-Ambient. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: After two albums released on Malignant Records, “Beta Pictoris” is the third album...
SiJ & Textere Oris – Reflections At The Sea (Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, Dark-Ambient. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: This album resulted from the common efforts between Ukrainian Vladislav Sikach (SiJ) and...
God Body Disconnect – The Wanderer’s Dream (Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, Dark-Ambient. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: American composer Bruce Moallem strikes back with his fifth solo-album. It all looks...
Alphaxone & Protou – Back To Beyond (Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, Dark-Ambient, Experimental. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: “Back To Beyond” is the second album composed as a collaboration between...
Signalstoerung – A (EP – Hymen Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Electro-Ambient, Minimal-Electro, Abstract. Format: Digital. Background/Info: German project Signalstoerung (also active as a label owner, DJ and visual...
The Rorschach Garden – We Are Vanishing (Album – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Wave, Minimal-Electro. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Originally set up in 1988 by Philipp Münch and disabandoned in 1996, The...
Gnome & Spybey – The Seventh Seal (Album – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Cinematographic, Minimal-Electro. Format: Digital. Background/Info: This work is the seventh studio album by the duo Tony D’Oporto (Gnome)...
Aeronaut V – Late Departure (EP – EK Product)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop, Future-Pop. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Finnish project Aeronaut V was set up in 2018. This year they released the...
‘Click Interview’ with Ohne Nomen: ‘Our Project Is Conceived To Make People Dance’
Italian project Ohne Nomen is driven by Francesca ‘AngeNoir’ Marlat and Filippo Marlat (Iamnoone). They this year released the debut...
Lofter – Ulcer (EP – Cherub Dream Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, Punk & Noise. Format: Digital, Cassette. Background/Info: This must be the third EP released by American duo Lofter....
The Rorschach Garden – Dangerous Isolation Site (EP – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Wave, Minimal-Electro. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: Active since the late 80s, The Rorschach Garden always remained inspired and driven...
Room Of Wires – Plague Of People (Album – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, ambient-Electro, Experimental. Format: Digital. Background/Info: British duo Room Of Wires saw the daylight in 2013. They already released...
Flint Glass – Psychopomps (EP – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, Tribal, IDM, Experimental. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: Set up in 1999 by the Parisian (France) based Gwenn Trémorin,...
Eva|3 – A World Within (Album – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-Electro, Experimental, Cinematographic. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: Eva|3 is a British solo-project driven by Paul Lavigne. After a long...
V/A Anthology Of Experimental Music From China (Album –Unexplained Sounds Group)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Ritual, Cinematographic, Minimal. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: In this phenomenal compilation series devoted to Experimental music from all...
Kill Shelter & Antipole – A Haunted Place (Album – Manic Depression)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Wave, Post-Punk. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: This album resulted from the common efforts between Pete Burns (Scotland) and...
Nox Novacula – Ascension (Album – Manic Depression Records / Bat-Cave Productions)
Genre/Influences: Cold-Wave, Post-Punk. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Nox Novacula is a Seattle (USA) based formation, which previously released its...