Wora Wora Washington – Mirror (CD Album – Shyrec)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, indie, electro-rock. Background/Info: Set up in 2008 by Marco De Rossi and Giorgio Trez, Italian duo Wora Wora...
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.
Stars Crusaders – Welcome To Hydra (CD Album – WTII Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Three years after their debut album “New Horizons” the Italian electro-pop formation Stars crusaders takes away on...
Rubbish T.C – Nova Express (Digital Album – Tripalium Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-techno, experimental, acid. Background/Info: French artist Francis Ferguson set up Rubbish T.C (Rubbish Techno Consortium) in 2015. “Nova Express”...
Petit Singe – Akash Ganga (Vinyl 12” – Haunter Records)
Genre/Influences: Tribal, electro, ambient, ritual. Background/Info: Hazina Francia is an Italian artist who already released a few productions on Haunter...
Mod21 – Chapter 1 (Digital EP – Mod21)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, techno, minimal-electronics. Background/Info: Mod21 is a solo project set up and driven by Manuele Chiaravalloti. He already released...
‘Click Interview’ with New Frames: ‘No Tricks! Just Knowledge And Hard Work’
New Frames is the meeting between Mathis Mootz (The Panacea, M²…) and David Frisch. The debut full length “Resistance Through...
Minitel – Abîmes (CD Album – Facthedral’s Hall)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, drone, cinematographic, soundscape, industrial. Background/Info: Minitel is a French solo-project set up by Raphaël Henry. This artist has...
Matrixxman & Setaoc Mass – Pitch Black (Vinyl 12” – Figure)
Genre/Influences: Dark-techno. Background/Info: “Pitch Black” is the meeting between American techno producer Charles McCloud Duff aka Matrixxman and UK techno...
400PPM – Fit For Purpose (Digital Album – Avian)
Genre/Influences: Techno, minimal-electro, experimental. Background/Info: American producer Shawn O'Sullivan has already been active under different monikers, but now strikes back...
The Birthday Massacre – Under Your Spell (CD Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Goth-rock, dark cyber-pop. Background/Info: Canadian formation The Birthday Massacre became an instant revelation after their very first full length....
‘Click Interview’ with Gimme Shelter: ‘ I Do Not Know What Is So Funny About Being Named After A Title Of The Rolling Stones’
German duo Robert Grolms - Niko Kötzsch are active under the Gimme Shelter moniker for a couple of years now....
Schema Factor – Plasmavore (CD Album – Schemafactor)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-trance, electro-industrial. Background/Info: Leif Bloomquist has already active since the 90s, but I have to admit I wasn’t that...
Introspect Void – Behind The Fallen Monuments Of Time (CD Album – Latex Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-electronics, ambient-electro. Background/Info: I can’t remember to have ever heard of Introspect Void. This work also is a...
Joy Shannon And The Beauty Marks – Aes Sidhe (CD Album – Joy Shannon And The Beauty Marks)
Genre/Influences: Ethereal, pagan-folk. Background/Info: Joy Shannon is an Irish artist based in the US. I got the opportunity to discover...
Schwarzschild – Radius (CD Album – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, future-pop. Background/Info: Schwarzschild is a German duo, which was founded in 2016. It didn’t take them that much...
An Erotic End Of Times – Chapter One (CD Album – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Goth-rock, dark-rock, goth-metal. Background/Info: Behind this new formation is hiding Porn singer Philippe Deschemin and ex-Porn member Erwan Frugier....
Sturm Café – Es Geht (CD Mini-Album – SCR)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Swedish duo Jonatan Löfstedt - Gustav Jansson have been into music since 2001. They released several productions...
Juno Reactor And The Mutant Theatre – Our World (Digital Single – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Psy-trance, tribal-trance. Background/Info: Juno Reactor is the creative brainchild of Ben Watkins. He became one of the pioneers and...
iVardensphere – Exile (CD Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, tribal, trance. Background/Info: Canadian iVardensphere is one of those ‘phenomenon’ active at the underground scene. The band became...
‘Click Interview’ with Akalotz: ‘In Our Opinion, “Confront” Has Become One Of The Best EBM Albums Of The Modern Era’
Three years after their debut album “Shift To Evil”, the German EBM formation Akalotz strikes back with its new opus...
Hexheart – Midnight On A Moonless Night (CD Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark EBM, dark electro-wave. Background/Info: Hexheart is a new project set up by God Module’s Jasyn Bangert assisted by...
Ghost Twin – Plastic Heart (CD Album – Artoffact Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-wave, wave-pop. Background/Info: Ghost Twin is a male-female duo from Canada, which after a few EP’s have achieved their...
Spray – Children Of A Laser God (DCD Album – Banoffeesound)
Genre/Influences: Dance-pop, synth-pop. Background/Info: (More than) ten years after the original release of the second Spray-album “Children Of A Laser...
Sweet William – Time (CD Album – D-Monic)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, goth-rock, psychedelic. Background/Info: German formation Sweet William released this album for their 30th anniversary. The band was set...
Black Line – Treason, Sedition, And Subversive Activities (CD Album – Black Line)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, EBM, industrial, cinematographic. Background/Info: Black Line is a crazy, but fascinating concept, which was originally set up in...
Click Interview’ with Die Form: ‘I Hope That Freedom Of Expression Will Survive For Future Generations’
Philippe Fichot and Eliane P. strike back with their new opus “Baroque Equinox”, which has been released on Trisol. The...
Ethan Fawkes – Raving Is Still Alive (Digital EP – Herr Zimmerman)
Genre/Influences: Dark-techno, retro-techno. Background/Info: 2017 is a real prolific year for Ethan Fawkes. The Belgian artist is releasing new EP’s...
Projekt 26 – Violets And Violence (CD Album – EK Product)
Genre/Influences: EBM, body-pop. Background/Info: Nico (drums) and Timo T. (vocals) are brothers based in Augsburg (Germany). Projekt 26 was set up...
Ethan Fawkes – Cruel And Alone (Digital EP – I-Traxx Red Edition)
Genre/Influences: Dark-techno, techno-body music. Background/Info: This Belgian artist is releasing new EP’s on regular basis. He now strikes back with...
Dead Man Recovering – Panic In Slow Motion (CD Album – Space Race Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Kenneth Larsen was born in Denmark, but based in Malmö (Sweden). Active as Dead Man Recovering you...
Gimme Shelter – Kosmodrom (CD Album – Space Race Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, body-pop. Background/Info: Two years after their successful debut album “Warnemünde” the German Gimme Shelter strikes back with a...
Carretta & Workerpoor – Acid 90 (Digital EP – Mille Feuilles)
Genre/Influences: Dark-techno, minimal-electro, acid. Background/Info: French artists David Carretta and Workerpoor have already released previous EP’s together. They’re back on...
PJ22 feat. Nico – The End/Swan Lake (CD Single – PJ22)
Genre/Influences: EBM, electro. Background/Info: Behind this Swiss solo-project is hiding PJ22 who was previously active in HLM and I Scream...
Richard H. Kirk – Dasein (CD Album – Intone)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, electronics. Background/Info: Sheffield based Richard H. Kirk entered into history as founding member and creative spirit behind the...
Red Mecca – Set In Motion (Vinyl 7” – Massproduktion)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, wave-pop, dream-pop. Background/Info: Swedish formation Red Mecca is a band I’m keeping an eye on. They released a...
Principe Valiente – Oceans (CD Album – Principe Valiente/AF-Music)
Genre/Influences: New-wave, gothic, goth-rock. Background/Info: “Oceans” is the third full length album released by the Stockholm-based Principe Valiente. The opus...
Ferrochrome – Medusawater (CD Album – Meshwork Music)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: “Medusawater” is the third full length released on Meshwork Music (label set up by Seven Ni-Arb/X Marks...
Damage Control – Ultranoia (CD Album – Rarefraction Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: “Ultranoia” is the debut album of Damage Control. Set up by Australian artists Bill Barsby and Damian...
And Then You Die – Lord Of The Flies (CD Album – Skithund Records)
Genre/Influences: Psychdelic, rock, electronics, industrial. Background/Info: “Lord Of The Flies” is the seventh album by Finnish formation And Then You...
DekaLog – March Of Freedom (CD Album – Scentair Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Set up in 1996 and hailing from the Republic Of Crimea, DekaLog has been introduced as being...
Nórdika – Ecstasy (CD Album – Scentair Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Mexico became a prolific ground for dark-electronic formations, but is maybe a bit less familiar for electro-pop...
After The Rain – The Other Side Of The Crown + Kings Without A Crown (DCD Album – Scentair Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: After The Rain is a Spanish electro-pop trio hailing from Madrid. I discovered the band by the...
Tröika – Tirania De Lo Doméstico (CD Album – Scentair Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, body-pop. Background/Info: “Tirania De Lo Doméstico” is the official debut album of the Spanish trio Tröika. After a...
ManOK – Dies Irae (CD Album – Scentair Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-wave, goth-pop. Background/Info: ManOK is a Ukrainian duo, which already released a first album in 2012 on Scentair Records....
2Methyl – Etched (CD Album – Agnost1k Recordings)
Genre/Influences: IDM, dubstep, electro-industrial, industrial-jazz, d’n’b. Background/Info: French solo-artist Nicolas Druoton is back on track unleashing his second official opus....
Ultranoire – Intronaut (CD Album – Scentair Records)
Genre/Influences: Synth-pop. Background/Info: Ultranoire is Hungarian-German duo unleashing their second opus on Scentair Records. They define their music as ‘synth-noir’-music....
Bio + Pavlov & Computers – SynthieScheme (CD Album – Scentair Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, experimental. Background/Info: Bio (written БИО) is a Russian synth-pop formation set up in 1990 by Alexander Yakovlev. From...
‘Click Interview’ with 2methyl: ‘I’m Not Stuck In A Kind Of Genre’
2Methyl was previously known as 2methylbulbe1ol. Set up in 2008 by French artist Nicolas Druoton the project developed an intricate,...
Transponder – Hammer And Anvil (DCD Album – Scentair Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Transponder is ‘Freund 242’ aka Stefan Rukavina (also known from Rhesus Factor and the industrial formation Bleiburg)...
Kasper Hate – A Hunter Must Hunt (CD Album – Scentair Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: This is the third album from the German formation Kasper Hate. “A Hunter Must Hunt” was already...
Crisis Actor – Slave New World (CD Album – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electronics, technoid, rhythmic-ambient. Background/Info: Crisis Actor is the meeting between David Thrussell (Snog, Black Lung…) and Tony D’Oporto (mainly...
Daniel Hall – Maelstrom (CD Album + DVD – Daniel Hall)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Sydney (Australia) based artist Daniel Hall is already back on track unleashing his ninth studio album! “Maelstrom”...
Pyrroline – In The Dawn Of Freedom (CD Album – Electro Aggression Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark EBM. Background/Info: Pyrroline has released their second official album. Four years after “Ruins Outlast”, Arnte & Schmoun are...
Akalotz – Confront (CD Album – Electro Aggression Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: German duo Akalotz is back on track unleashing their second full length. The band deals with ‘pure’...
Sobranie 8 18 – Demons, The Angel And Dark Thoughts (Cassette Album – Perfect Aesthetics)
Genre/Influences: Dark electro-ambient. Background/Info: Sobranie 8 18 is a Russian duo, which I discovered by this album released on cassette...
Chrome – Techromancy (CD Album – Cleopatra Records)
Genre/Influences: Post-punk, punk-rock. Background/Info: More than 40 (!) years after their original set up the legendary punk formation Chrome unleashed...
Bvdub – Epilogues For The End Of The Sky (CD Album – Glacial Movements)
Genre/Influences: Ambient Background/Info: Brock Van Wey aka Bvdub is back on track unleashing a new opus in addition to his...
Borg Queen – Sex, Drugs & Shiny Bass Poles (CD Album – Borg Queen)
Genre/Influences: Electro-gothic, goth-pop. Background/Info: Borg Queen is Vancouver (Canada) female artist Jenny Kirby. She introduced Borg Queen as ‘an alcoholic...
Black Wine Order – VVVVV (Digital Album – Black Wine Order)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-rock, industrial new-wave & rock, experimental. Background/Info: I didn’t get any relevant information from this French formation. “VVVVV” seems...
Antipole – Getting Frequent Now feat. Paris Alexander & Mats Davidsen (Digital Album – Antipole)
Genre/Influences: New-wave, guitar-wave. Background/Info: Norwegian artist Karl Morten Dahl is the creative spirit behind Antipole. This is the second self-released...
Alphamay – The Simulation Hypothesis (CD Album – Timezone Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, body-pop. Background/Info: German duo Cris Frickenschmidt - Henning Hammoor is a German duo, which last year released the...
Atonalist feat. Gavin Friday – Atonalism (CD Album – Audiotrauma)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, free-jazz. Background/Info: Atonalist is a French duo consisting of multi-instrumentalists Renaud-Gabriel Pion (collaborator of John Cale, Dead Can...
Horskh – Gate (CD Album – Audiotrauma)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-EBM, cyber-industrial music. Background/Info: I discovered the French Horskh- duo (Bass and Briou) by the extended version of the...
Bronski Beat – The Age Of Reason (DCD Album – Cherry Red Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: “The Age Of Reason” is the first ‘new’ Bronski Beat album in 22 years. It all started...
‘Click Interview’ with Kaibun: ‘Kaibun Is A Cure For My Chronic Depression And Black Ideas’
‘Kaibun’ is a Japanese word, which means ‘palindrome’. The word or phrase can be read in both directions as ‘lepers...
Rlyeh1 – Memories (Digital EP – Mindtrick Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-ambient, dubstep, experimental, IDM. Background/Info: Born in Italy, but operating from Vienna (Austria) you might have discovered Samuele Daccò...
