‘Click Interview’ with Seasurfer: ‘Guitar Music From England Was Just Cooler Than German Stuff’
Seasurfer is a band driven by Hamburger (Germany) based musician Dirk Ritter. He worked together with different female singers and...
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.
Escape From Warsaw – Korozja (Album – Zoharum)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-Electro, Experimental, Industrial, Techno, EBM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Karol Suka is a Polish artist who was previously involved...
Brainquake – A Fronte Praecipitium, A Tergo Lupi (Album – Camembert Electrique)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, Dark-Electro, Ambient. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Belgian Brainquake project has been driven by Marc Ceulemans since the late 80s...
Jarl – Hyperacusis (Album – Zoharum)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Ambient, Cinematographic. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Swedish musician Erik Jarl strikes back with a new opus, which...
Schröttersburg – Dalet (Album – Zoharum / DIY Kolo / Bat-Cave Productions / N.I.C.)
Genre/Influences: Cold-Wave, Post-Punk. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl, Cassette. Background/Info: “Dalet” is the fifth album by Polish formation Schröttersburg. The main...
Laurent Boudic – Abstrakt Vol.1 (Album – GenComProdukts International)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Minimal-Electro, Ambient. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Laurent Boudic has been involved with numerous projects, mainly dealing with Techno, EBM...
Disharmony – Resonance (Album – Aliens Production)
Genre/Influences: Ambient-Electro, IDM, Cinematographic. Format: Digital, CD, Cassette. Background/Info: Disharmony has released its first new album in five years. The...
Art Noir – Poems Of An Extinct Species (Album – Aenaos Records)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, Wave-Pop, Dark-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: This new album by Art Noir is the first one in twelve...
‘Click Interview’ with Camecrude: ‘The Use Of Duplicity Through Witchcraft’
Camecrude is a French solo-project set up in 2017 by Valentin Laborde. One of the main particularities of this project...
Dave Bessell & Parallel Worlds – Phosphenes (Album – DiN)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, Experimental. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Dave Bessell and Bakis Sirros (Parallel Worlds) have rejoined hands again unleashing their...
Skintape – Mastoid (EP – Ohm Resistance)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, Experimental, Industrial-Dub. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Skintape is an American project set up by Caleb McLaurin. A few works...
LPF12 – Poems For The Dark Matter (Album – LPF12)
Genre/Influences: Soundscape, Experimental, Industrial. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Sascha Lemon released one more production during the last hours of 2020. This...
Technophobia – Some Of Us Are Looking At the Stars (Album – Working Order Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop, Electro-Wave. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Based in Washington D.C (USA) Technophobia is driven by the duo Katie...
Ontario Hospital – No Contact / Live Archives 2011-2019 (Album – Ekstasis)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, Experimental, Industrial-Trance. Format: Digital, Cassette. Background/Info: We all know Richard Oddie for his involvement with Orphx, but he’s...
Jeff Clark’s – EP Collection (Album – Manic Depression Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Wave. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Jeff Clark’s is a French duo hailing from Le Mans. They previously released two...
Heligoland – This Quiet Fire (Album – Editions Furioso)
Genre/Influences: Dream-Pop. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Heligoland went through numerous line-up changes, but core members Karen Vogt and Steve...
Grande Loge – Mantras (Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Ritual, Dark-Ambient. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Set up in 2017, Grande Loge is a French project, which by...
Edgey – Everything Is Broken (EP – Edgey)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, Gabber, Breakcore. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Stephen James Knight better known under his sonic brainchild Edgey has already been...
Cryo Chamber Collaboration – Yig (Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, Dark-Ambient. Format: Digital, 2CD. Background/Info: Since 2014, each year we get a “Cryo Chamber Collaboration”-album. It always consists...
Voices Of The Cosmos – Interstellar Space (Album – Gusstaff Records)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, Experimental. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: Voices Of The Cosmos is a Polish sound project set up by Rafał...
Labels Interviews: File 6: Torben Schmidt / Infacted Recordings: ‘It Was Always A Moving Experience To Be Part Of Creating Something’
Torben Schmidt gained some experience about label activities working as A&R manager for the legendary Zoth Ommog and Bloodline. He...
Northern Loner – The Blank Spot (EP – Northern Loner)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop, Wave-Pop. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Set up by Magnus Norr (also involved with Deadbeat, Le Volt), Northern Loner has...
Maribor – Cross (Album – St.An.Da)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, Experimental. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Maribor is a project originally set up by Stefano Gentile. He got the...
Form – This World Is Ours (Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Three years after the debut album “Defiance + Entropy” Keith Trigwell (The Devout), Mark...
Xotox – Forever (EP – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-Techno, Industrial. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Andreas Davids better known under the Industrial sound moniker Xotox strikes back with a...
Labels Interviews: File 5: Alex Storm / Trisol: ‘I’m Interested In Artists Who Want To Create Something New’
German label Trisol has been set up in 1997 by Alex Storm. He’s also running Apocalyptic Vision, which was his...
The Saint Paul – Core (Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: “Core” is the fourth full length album by German Electro-Pop project The Saint Paul....
Croona – Ascend (Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Dark Electro-Pop, Cinematographic. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Fredrik Croona strikes back with the third full length album under the...
Labels Interviews: File 4: Stefan Herwig / Dependent Records: ‘Some Labels Are In The Process Of Watering Down The Scenes’ Identity Instead Of Strengthening It’
Stefan Herwig once started Kugelblitz Records and moved on with Off Beat. He set up Dependent Records in 1998. The...
For All The Emptiness – Circus Of Gods (Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop, Techno-Pop, EBM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: For All The Emptiness is a project driven by Jonathan Kaplan and...
Black Snow In Summer – Lost Feelings (EP – Black Snow In Summer)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Wave, Minimal-Electro. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: “Lost Feelings” is the second EP by the Belgian duo Kurt Vanhollebeke and...
Labels Interviews: File 3: Seba Dolimont & Bernard Van Isacker / Alfa Matrix: ‘We Keep Anticipating New Trends In Order To Stay Relevant And Future Proof’
Seba Dolimont Alfa Matrix has been set up in 2001 by three friends. Séba Dolimont, Benoît Blanchart and Bernard Van...
Electric Uranus & X-Navi:Et – Voices Of The Cosmos III (Album – Beast Of Prey – Eter Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Ambient, Experimental. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: This album is the third installment between Polish projects Electric Uranus and X-Navi:Et. “Voices Of The...