Accessory – Elektrik (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Set up in 1996 the German duo Dirk Steyer (vocals) - Mike Königsberger (machines) released eight albums (including...
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.
Mandivula – Nonsense (CD Album – Dal Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electronics, krautrock. Background/Info: There’s not a lot of information available about Mandivula. The solo-project likes certain anonymity, but seems...
Planet Supreme – Planet Supreme (Digital Album – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, cinematographic. Background/Info: Planet Supreme is a new project set up by Swedish musician Karl Ture Rydby (known from...
Gutenberg – Unnecessary Bronze (Digital Album – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, IDM, industrial-techno. Background/Info: Behind this less familiar project is hiding the Japanese artist Shouji Sakurai. After a few...
Crisis Actor – Orange Man Bad (Digital EP – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: EBM, minimal-electronics. Background/Info: After their successful debut album “Slave New World” the duo David Thrussell (Snog, Black Lung ao)...
Anatoly Grinberg & Mark Spybey – 123 m (Digital Album – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, industrial, ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: The album “123 m” resulted from the common efforts between Russian artist Anatoly Tokee...
Fiction 8 – Constructive Interference (CD Album – Fiction 8)
Genre/Influences: Electro-wave, gothic. Background/Info: After last year’s successful album “The Bleak Disease” Fiction 8 planned to release an EP. It...
Darkness On Demand – Brain Fucked / No Religion (Digital EP – Repo Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Darkness On Demand strikes back with a second extract from their second album “Detoxination”. After the terrific...
Rhys Fulber & Blush Response – Corruption Of Form (Vinyl 12” – Sonic Groove)
Genre/Influences: Techno-body, industrial-body-music. Background/Info: “Corruption Of Form” resulted from the common efforts between two familiar artists from the Sonic Groove...
‘Click Interview’ with Neon Electronics: ‘Everything Is Possible, No Limits, All Freedom’
Dirk Da Davo will be always linked to The Neon Judgement. Time goes by and today The Neon Judgement are...
Crystal Geometry – The Cyber Heresy (Vinyl 12” – Sonic Groove)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electro, techno-EBM. Background/Info: French project Crystal Geometry is back on Sonic Groove. I last year discovered the EP “Red...
We Are Polarized – Inkub (CD EP – We Are Polarized)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, neo-classic. Background/Info: We Are Polarized is a Polish trio, which has already goat featured on a compilation of...
Sylker – Sylker (Digital Album – Sylker)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, electro-ambient. Background/Info: Sylker is the meeting between two French projects. It all happened in 2009 when Soul Stalker...
Boy Harsher – Careful (CD Album – Nude Club Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, electroclash, minimal-pop. Background/Info: Jae Matthews and Augustus Muller set up Boy Harsher in 2014. They released several EP’s...
Blakk Harbor – Krude (Vinyl 12” – Blakk Harbor)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, IDM. Background/Info: Angelos Liaros was previously involved with Mobthrow. After this project experience the Greek artist set up...
The Ritualists – Painted People (CD Album – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: Pop-rock Background/Info: The Ritualists is a New-York (USA) based combo and one of the latest signings on Out Of...
‘Click Interview’ with Der Blaue Reiter: ‘Vinyl Is The Most Romantic Representation Of The Music’
Set up in early 2005 by Sathorys Elenorth, Der Blaue Reiter this year released its sixth full length album “United,...
Lord Of The Lost – Till Death Us Do Part (4CD Album – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, goth-metal, industrial, dark-rock. Background/Info: Ten years after the first official release (cf. “Dry the Rain”) Lord Of The...
Hocico – Artificial Extinction (CD Album – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro. Background/Info: Four years have passed since the previous studio album “Ofensor” (2015). The Mexican duo Erk Aicrag (lyrics...
Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio – Ménage A Quatre (CD EP – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-pop, neo-folk. Background/Info: “Ménage A Quatre” has been announced as an appetizer for the new full length album “Let’s...
Combichrist – One Fire (CD Album – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, electro-metal. Background/Info: Combichrist once started as a solo- and side-project of Icon Of Coil singer Andy La Plegua....
Motor!k – Motor!k (CD Album – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: Krautrock, psychedelic-rock, experimental. Background/Info: Motor!k is one of the newest signings from Out Of Line and definitely one of...
‘Click Interview’ with Onsturicheit: ‘It’s Like A Splinter In Our Soul Cause What Kind Of Future Do We Give To Our Children’
Peter Moorkens is a Belgian artist born in 1965. He started playing acoustic guitar and got later on interested by...
Softwave – Game On (Vinyl Album – Softwave)
Genre/Influences: Synth-pop. Background/Info: Softwave is a Danish duo set up in 2014 by Catrine Christensen and Jerry Olsen. They previously...
Anemone Tube, Jarl & Monocube – The Hunters In The Snow / A Contemplation On Pieter Breugel’s Series Of The Seasons (CD Album – The Epicurean)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, soudscape. Background/Info: This album is a conceptual release featuring Anemone Tube (Germany), Jarl (Sweden) and Monocube (Ukrainian). The...
V/A All My Sins Remembered – The Sonic World Of John Murphy (CD Album – The Epicurean)
Genre/Influences: Neo-folk, chanson, industrial, dark-ambient, ritual. Background/Info: This compilation was already released a few years ago, but lately promoted. And...
Skeldos – Ilges – Caretakers Of Yearning (CD Album – The Epicurean)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, dark-cinematographic. Background/Info: Skeldos is a Lithuanian solo-project driven by Vytenis Eitminavicius. A few previous productions were released while...
Nikolas Schreck – The Futura Model (Vinyl 12” – The Epicurean)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electro, experimental. Background/Info: American Nikolas Schreck is a man from many talents; he’s not only musician and producer but...
Fear Falls Burning – Function Collapse (Vinyl Album – Consouling Sounds)
Genre/Influences: Abstract, psychedelic, experimental. Background/Info: Active since 2005 under the Fear Falls Burning moniker, Belgian artist and veteran Dirk Serries...
Barst – Re: Cycles – Final Chapter Of The First Movement (Vinyl Album – Consouling Sounds)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, experimental. Background/Info: Bart Desmet better known as Barst is now active for a couple of years and has...
Iris – Six (CD Album – Dependent Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: American duo Reagan Jones (vocals), and Andrew Sega (music & production) have achieved their sixth full length album,...
‘Click Interview’ with Frontier Guards: ‘The Album Is A Reflection On What I Do’
Czech artist Martin Pavlik is now active under the Frontier Guards moniker for several years. He released two albums on...
Fix8:Sëd8 – Warning Signs (CD Album – Dependent Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: German solo-project Fix8:Sëd8 is driven by Martin Sane. After a debut period during the early millennium years...
Empirion – Resume (CD Album – Dependent Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-techno, techno-body-music, techno-rock, breakbeats. Background/Info: Empirion saw the daylight in 1993. Back in time there were a trio consisting...
Kirlian Camera – Hellfire (CD EP – Dependent Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, experimental-pop. Background/Info: One year after their last album (cf. “Hologram Moon”) the Italian duo Kirlian Camera already has...
Centhron – Dystopia (CD Album – Dark Dimensions / Scanner)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro. Background/Info: German Centhron has already been active since 2001 and this year unleashed their eight official studio album....
A Spell Inside – Masterplan (CD Album – Dark Dimensions / Scanner)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: “Masterplan” stands as bit as a comeback for A Spell Inside as it’s their first new album...
Mazut – Promien (CD Album – Positive Regression)
Genre/Influences: IDM, industrial-techno, experimental. Background/Info: Last year I discovered the Polish duo Mazut by their excellent “Atlas”-album, which sounds like...
‘Click Interview’ with Aram 17: ‘I Never Met Another Ambient/Dark-Ambient Artist In Armenia’
Aram 17 is an Armenian solo-project driven by Aram. The number 17 is a kind of spiritual number as a...
Michal Turowski – Wormwood And Flame (CD Album – Mozdok / Positive Regression)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, soundscape. Background/Info: Polish artist Michal Turowski is involved with multiple projects. I mainly know him for his work...
Nevel – The Hageland (DCD Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Ambient, electro-dub, electro-dance. Background/Info: Nevel is a solo-project set up by Bart Van Meulebroeck who’s already active for years...
Enzo Kreft – Control (CD Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Electro-wave, minimal-electro. Background/Info: Belgian musician Eric Vandamme aka ‘Enzo Kreft’ was mainly active during the 80s and early 90s....
Dole – Live (CD Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Rock-wave, dark-rock. Background/Info: Dole is a French formation that was mainly active in between 1979 and 1987. They were...
Dead High Wire – Pray For Us (CD Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Post-punk, wave-rock. Background/Info: Belgian trio Dead High Wire is now active for a couple of years. They describe their...
‘Click Interview’ with Outpost 11: ‘Do What You Feel Necessary, But Beware For The Consequences’
Rodion Skityaev is a Russian musician operating from Moscow (Russia). He last year released the official debut album “Resonate” of...
E I L A N D – Eiland (CD Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: E I L A N D is the meeting between Marcus Scheibmaier (synthesizers, keyboard & sequencer...
Der Klinke – Decade (CD Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, cold-wave. Background/Info: “Decade” is a truly appropriate title to celebrate ten years of the Belgian gothic/cold-wave formation Der...
Onsturicheit – In De Nevelen (CD Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, ambient. Background/Info: “In De Nevelen” is the temporary last –and fifth album from Onsturicheit released on Wool-E Discs....
Onsturicheit – Impressies (CD Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Electro-ambient, experimental. Background/Info: Peter Moorkens remains in the flow releasing another album for Wool-E Discs’ “Belgian NeuMusik”-series. This is...
Onsturicheit – Splinter (CD Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, krautrock, ambient. Background/Info: The creativity of Onsturicheit has no limits. This is album number three for Peter Moorkens...
Onsturicheit – Angstzweet (CD Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Krautorck, experimental. Background/Info: “Angstzweet” is the 16th chapter of the “Belgian NeuMusik”-series created by Belgian label Wool-E Discs. It...
Onsturicheit – Waan (CD Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, ambient, krautrock. Background/Info: Peter Moorkens is a Belgian artist who is involved with music for numerous years now....
Neon Electronics – Apollo (CD Album – DanceDelic-D / Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: EBM, electro-wave. Background/Info: Dirk Da Davo entered into history as one of the Neon Judgement core-members. We also know...
The Weathermen – The Weathermen’s Long Lost Live Instrumental Backing Tapes + Live CD Concert (DCD Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: EBM, electro-pop, new-beat. Background/Info: The Belgian duo The Weathermen belong to the collective memory of all EBM heads. Set...
Jean-Marc Lederman – Ode A La Pluie (CD Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, experimental. Background/Info: Belgian electro-veteran Jean-Marc Lederman has no limits when it comes to releasing new music. Mainly known...
‘Click Interview’ with Mondträume: ‘With This New Image And Artwork We Tried To Reflect The Birth Of The Hypocrisy Without Masks’
Spanish duo Pikotto vondMond (music & programming) and Damasius Venys (vocals & lyrics) are back on track, unleashing their second...
V/A Forms Of Hands 19 (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-techno, IDM, rhythmic-noise. Background/Info: Hands label has used to release this annual compilation, which is a look back at...
Geistform – United Radiations (DCD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-techno. Background/Info: Spanish music architect Rafael M. Espinosa is now active for nearly twenty years and can look back...
Talvekoidik – Within And Beyond (DCD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, experimental, rhythmic-soundtrack. Background/Info: Kai Hahnewald will always be linked to his major project S.K.E.T., but “Within And Beyond”...
13TH Monkey – Abyssal Disruption (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-techno. Background/Info: Andreas Thedens and Harm Bremer are back on track, unleashing the third opus of their common project....
Supersimmetria – Abiogenesis (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-techno, tribal-techno, IDM. Background/Info: Here comes the fifth opus from Armando Alibrandi aka Supersimmetria. It also is the artist’s...
Sans-Fin – Etat De L’Art (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Rhythmic-ambient, Background/Info: Sans-Fin is taken from the French language, but the project is from Leipzig (Germany). Driven by DJ...
ICD-10 – Differential Diagnosis (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-trance, industrial-techno. Background/Info: Henning Hinck and Daniel Himmelreich are already active for several years now under the ICD-10 moniker....
XCIII – Transiense (CD Mini-Album – Anesthetize Productions)
Genre/Influences: Dark-rock, apocalyptic-rock, industrial, post-punk. Background/Info: Set up in 2009, French XCIII is hailing from the Southern part of the...
Adrian K. Smith – Subterranean (Cassette Album – 4mg Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, abstract, soundscape. Background/Info: Adrian K. Smith entered into history as the singer and frontman of the legendary Click...
V/A Wave Earplug N°.3 (Vinyl Album – 4mg Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, electro-wave, minimal-electro. Background/Info: Slovakian label 4mg Records started this series in 2017. It’s a way to support the...
