Black Front – We March (Vinyl 12” – Corvus Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, dark-ambient. Background/Info: Black Front is a Turkish formation, that released a debut album (cf. “Unutulanlar”) in 2014 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.
Angelic Foe – An Evil Of Nature (CD Album – Dark Chamber Records)
Genre/Influences: Ethereal, neo-classic. Background/Info: Angelis Foe has been active since 2006 and is driven by former Arcana singer Annmari Thim ...
Voin Oruwu – Etudes From A Starship (CD Album – Kvitnu)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: Voin Oruwu is a project driven by Ukrainian artist Dmitriy Avksentiev. "Etudes From A Starship”...
Sômbre – Linsay (CD Album – Uproar For Veneration Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-rock, Background/Info: Sômbre is a French duo set up in 2011 by Cédric Manine (vocals) and Axel Wursthorn (composer...
Novocibirsk – Télévision 1945 Volume 1 (CD Album – ProductionB)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, minimal-electronics. Background/Info: ProductionB is the brand-new subdivision of the French electro-pop label BOREDOMproduct. The French label released its...
The Overlookers – Teenage Wet Dreams (CD Album – BOREDOMproduct)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: The last year released EP “Driving Fast” revealed a new band at BOREDOMproduct. It was not very...
‘Click Interview’ with FTR: ‘mp3 Is Obviously Not The Best, But We Must Admit It’s Handy’
FTR (Future) is a French trio that saw the daylight in 2012. Based in Paris, Yann Canevet (bass, vocals), Pauline...
Going To Catalunya – Going To Catalunya (CD Album – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Ambient, soundtrack, acoustic-pop. Background/Info: This self-titled album is part of the art project 'Natural Synergy. It features a video,...
Blume – Ashes (CD Album – WTII Records)
Genre/Influences: Future-pop, electro-pop. Background/Info: Blume is an Italian trio, which released their debut album “Rise From grey” in 2010 on...
State Of The Nation – Mirage (CD Album – State Of The Nation)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Tomas Gustafsson, Fredrik Sigeback (both also known as Erotic Elk) and Johan Siegeback are releasing their debut...
Soulimage – Human Kind Animal Mind (CD Album – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Dark-rock, metal-rock. Background/Info: Three years after their excellent debut album “The Whole Universe”, Soulimage are back on track unleashing...
Standalone – Standalone (CD Album – Negative Gain Productions)
Genre/Influences: Electro-wave. Background/Info: Standalone is brand-new solo-project driven by American musician Steven Seibold. You maybe know him from his involvement...
Analogue-X – Imaginary (CD Album – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Two years after their successful debut album “Course Of Life”, the German Analogue-X trio is back on...
Nervenbeisser – Alles Gut (CD EP – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-metal, nu-metal. Background/Info: Nervenbeisser released this EP right before their tour as support for Oomph! They’re now working on...
Nachtfalter – Was Bleibt (CD Album – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Gothic-metal. Background/Info: Nachtfalter is a German duo active since 2017. After two singles (cf. “Maschinenklang” and “Anderes Leben”) they...
M.Bryo & D.M.T. – Things I Was Due To Forget (Vinyl 2 Albums – Nuit Et Brouillard)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, minimal-electronics, electro-wave. Background/Info: Belgian artist Mark Burghgraeve entered into history as an early member (together with Marc Verhaegen...
Knight$ – Dollars & Cents (CD Album – Cargo Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, Italo-disco. Background/Info: James Knights (Scarlet Soho, Boytronic) is back on track unleashing the debut full length of his...
‘Click Interview’ with Jean-Marc Lederman (Experience): ‘It’s A Great Asset To Be Able To Work In Diverse Areas As I Rarely Get Bored’
Jean-Marc Lederman is an artist who didn’t really need any further introduction. He belongs to the (Belgian) pioneers of electronic...
Camilla Sparksss – Brutal (CD Album – On The Camper Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, indie-pop, experimental. Background/Info: Camilla Sparksss (real name Barbara Lehnhoff) is a Swiss-Canadian artist releasing her second album. “Brutal”...
Ideomotor – In And Out Of Time (CD Album – Ideomotor)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Ideomotor is a Finnish duo releasing their debut album, “In And Out Of Time”. Content: “In And...
Israel Martinez – Pausa (CD Album – Aagoo Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, abstract. Background/Info: Mexican artist Israel Martinez is what we might call a sound artist. He has released numerous...
Nimh – Beyond The Crying Era (CD Album – Winter Light)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: Italian composerGiuseppe Verticchio has been active under the Nimh moniker since 2001. He released numerous productions on...
Abbildung – At The Gates Of Ouln (CD Album – Winter Light)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: Romanian artist Stefan Casian has released considerable number of productions on his own label Essentia Mundi. He...
Treha Sektori – The Sense Of Dust And Sheer (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: ‘Dehn Sora’ (real name Vincent Petitjean) is now active under the Treha Sektori moniker for more than...
Sutekh Hexen – Sutekh Hexen (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, death-industrial. Background/Info: Self-titled albums often are the first ones released by a band, but this American project based...
The Nent – Vulner (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, experimental. Background/Info: Vince Gagliardi is an Italian audio-visual artist operating from Berlin. He got signed to Cyclic Law...
Monocube – Substratum (CD Album – Malignant Records / Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: Ukrainian artist Andrzej Gladuszewski is releasing his work under the Monocube moniker. His new album has been...
‘Click Interview’ with Horologium: ‘A Physical Release Is An Artifact, A Work Of Art That Transcends The Sound Itself’
Grzegorz Siedlecki set up Horologium in 2004. I got the opportunity to discover this project thanks to Fabrice Billard who...
Neraterrae – The Substance Of Perception (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: Neraterrae is an Italian project set up by Alessio Antoni. The debut album “The Substance Of Perception”...
MDD – Reverse The Contrast (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-techno, power-noise. Background/Info: MDD is one of the newest signings on Hands and has been introduced as one of...
M1nk – Em One En Kay (CD Album – Seja Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, downtempo, jazzy. Background/Info: M1nk was set up by the English-Greek duoErika Bach – Barry Snaith. After two singles...
Katie Kruel – The Rise And Fall Of Cannibal Planet (CD Album – Seja Records)
Genre/Influences: Apocalyptic-rock, doom-rock, krautrock. Background/Info: Set up by Nathalie Houtermans (vocals) and Hans Dirksden-Smits (guitar) they later on were joined...
!Distain – Wer Im Kreise Geht (Digital EP – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Synth-pop. Background/Info: Alexander Braun and Manfred Thomaser are getting back to their last year released full length “Farewell To...
Reliant – Songs From The Heart Of Solitude (CD Album – Space Race Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, body-pop. Background/Info: Reliant is the solo-project of Ole Ulrich Jensen who you might know from his involvement with...
‘Click Interview’ with Dunkelwerk: ‘The War Setting Is A Metaphor’
Martin V. Kester aka ‘Losttrooper’ is already active under the Dunkelwerk moniker for several years now. He this year released...
Raison D’Être – Enthraled By The Wind Of Loneliness (Vinyl 2 Albums – Cyclic Law / Old Europa Cafe)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, dark-cinematographic, ritual. Background/Info: After the vinyl (re)release of Raison D’Être’s debut album on Cold Meat Industry “Prospectus I”,...
Raison D’Être – Prospectus I (Vinyl 2 Albums – Cyclic Law / Old Europa Cafe)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, dark-cinematographic, ritual. Background/Info: Raison D’Être is a dark-ambient project, which is for a long time considered as one...
OHMelectronic – OHMelectronic (CD Album – Artoffact Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, industrial. Background/Info: Craig Huxtable (Landscape Body Machine) and Chris Peterson (Decree, Left Spine Down, Damage Control, FLA…) started...
Jean-Marc Lederman Experience – 13 Ghost Stories (CD Album – Dependent)
Genre/Influences: Electronic, cinematographic, down-tempo. Background/Info: If I say Jean-Marc Lederman you quite spontaneously will think about bands such as The...
0Kontrol – 3rdeye2ndhand (CD Album – ScentAir Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, indie-pop, wave-pop. Background/Info: 0Kontrol saw the daylight early 2018. The band was set up as an internet-project between...
‘Click Interview’ with Dawn Of Ashes: ‘This Album Was Meant To Tell Older Fans That We Hear You’
Set up in 2001 by Kristof Bathory, the Los Angeles (USA) based Dawn Of Ashes is a band that went...
The Lost End – Without Being Anything (CD Album – The Lost End)
Genre/Influences: Dark-rock, post-punk. Background/Info: I last year discovered this American formation with their self-titled debut work. Set up in 2016...
Rhyw – Cave Walls / Part Two (Vinyl 12” – Avian)
Genre/Influences: Techno, experimental, IDM. Background/Info: Alex Tsiridis aka Rhyw strikes back with the second part of “Cave Walls”. The first...
Pillars Of Golden Misery – Golden Hand Of The Leech (CD EP – Pillars Of Golden Misery)
Genre/Influences: Noise, experimental, abstract. Background/Info: We here welcome a new project hailing from London and set up in 2018. This...
Hante. – Fiers (CD Album – Metropolis)
Genre/Influences: Dark-pop, electro-wave. Background/Info: French artist Hélène de Thoury was previously involved in Phosphor and Minuit Machine. She next set...
FTR – Manners (CD Album – Metropolis)
Genre/Influences: Shoegaze, cold-wave, post-punk, gothic. Background/Info: Set up in 2012 FTR is a trio from Paris (France) consisting of Yann...
Escupemetralla – Fe, Esperanza Y Caridad (CD Album – Novak)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, industrial. Background/Info: Escupemetralla was mainly active during the 80s and 90s. As a kind of testimony to their...
Der Blutharsch And The Infinite Church Of The Leading Hand – Wish I Weren’t Here (CD Album – WKN)
Genre/Influences: Apocalyptic-rock, psychedelic, industrial-rock, krautrock. . Background/Info: Set up and driven by the creative spirit of Album Julius (formerly involved...
Yvanko – Pluviôse (Vinyl Album – Le Cabanon Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, cinematographic. Background/Info: “Pluviôse” is the official debut work from French composer Yvan Tekoutcheff. He claims to be inspired...
V/A A Tribute To Depeche Mode Vol.3 (DCD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, dark-electro, EBM, gothic, industrial. Background/Info: Alfa Matrix clearly has something with Depeche Mode while the electro-pop masters remain...
Dunkelwerk – Waffengang (CD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro. Background/Info: German solo-project Dunkelwerk is back on track, unleashing its fourth full length album. Dunkelwerk released new work...
‘Click Interview’ with Flowers For Bodysnatchers: ‘Doing An Album Based On My Personal Experiences With Ms Was A Tough Decision’
Flowers For Bodysnatchers is a solo-project set up in 2011 by Australian artist Duncan Ritchie. The rather weird name of...
Salnikov Borisov Salnikov – Glib (CD Album – Salnikov Borisov Salnikov)
Genre/Influences: Experimental. Background/Info: “Glib” resulted from the common efforts between Mikhail Salnikov, Alexei Borisov and Alexander Salnikov. The idea came...
Antoine Panaché – Endling… (Cassette Album – Barreuh Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, abstract. Background/Info: Lilia Scheerder aka Antoine Panaché is back with a new album. This work comes after the...
Nooit – OA-I (Cassette Album – Freak Friendly DIY)
Genre/Influences: Death-industrial, experimental, power-electronics. Background/Info: Nooit is a Ukrainian solo-project driven by ‘Non’. This album seems to be the debut...
Ethan Fawkes – Hoovers & Stabs (CD Album – Ethan Fawkes No Label)
Genre/Influences: Techno-rave, acid, new-beat. Background/Info: Belgian producer Ethan Fawkes remains a very prolific artist. Next to the constant release of...
Testphasen Negativ – Die Soziale Apokalypse / The Social Apocalypse (CD Album – ContraMusikProduction)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, experimental, cinematographic. Background/Info: German project Testphasen Negativ has already released several productions since 2006. This album is however...
Dawn Of Ashes – The Crypt Injection II / Non Serviam (CD Album – Metropolis)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, industrial-metal. Background/Info: Driven by Kristof Bathory, Los Angeles (USA) based Dawn Of Ashes became an established formation in...
Test Dept. – Disturbance (CD Album – One Little Indian Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, experimental, tribal. Background/Info: If you like industrial music you can only, but agree that Test Department (Test Dept.)...
Mandelbrot – Zeitsprung (CD Album – Audiophob)
Genre/Influences: Electro-ambient, IDM, industrial. Background/Info: Partners in life and active in several music projects the duo Barbara Teichner – Philipp...
Beinhaus – Zaehne (CD Album – Audiophob)
Genre/Influences: Industrial. Background/Info: Beinhaus is a German formation active since 1995. They released several productions, but never gained a deserved...
V/A Hyperakusis III (CD Album – Audiophob)
Genre/Influences: IDM, techno-body, dark-ambient, experimental, cinematographic. Background/Info: This compilation is the third chapter in the “Hyperakusis”-series set up by Audiophob....
Starframes – Nicht Vergessen (CD Album – BulbArt)
Genre/Influences: Dream-pop, indie-pop/rock. Background/Info: Starframes is an Italian formation which has released their third full length album. It also is...
Hunter Complex – Open Sea (Vinyl Album – Death Waltz Originals)
Genre/Influences: Electro-ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: Hailing from The Netherlands, Lars Meijer (owner of Narrominded Records) strikes back with his Hunter Complex...
Phonseca – Between A Dream (CD Album – Phonseca)
Genre/Influences: Electro-ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: Matthew O’Connor is based in Bristol (UK) and set up Phonseca in 2017. After a previously...
Long Night – Barren Land (CD Album – Swiss Dark Night Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-rock, goth-rock. Background/Info: Norwegian formation Long Night has already been active for a few years now. There was a...
