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...
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.
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...