Exclusive: Autumn Stay launch ‘Closer to the Edge’ video
Out now is the brand new video, "Closer to the Edge", by Autumn Stay, an Austin, Texas based gothic electronica...
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’30 Years Of Journalism – Celebration Interview’ with Peter Andersson / Raison D’Être: ‘Music Had Much More Mystery Surrounded To It In The 80’s And 90’s’
I’m honoured Peter Andersson accepted doing this interview to celebrate my 30th anniversary as journalist. He remains without a shadow...
Estonian electropop act Wateva debut with ‘Disposable Society’
(Photo by Rauno Liivand) Out now is "Disposable Society", the debut studio album of the Estonian electropop duo Wateva which...
Cult industrial act Consolidated releases 6th in series of remixes
Cult industrial act Consolidated have reunited for a studio sessions in San Francisco last Summer that resulted in a new...
Discothèque announces new remix EP ‘Remixed Vol. 1’
The Burbank (CA, USA) based synthpop act Discothèque has just released their first Remix EP "Remixed Vol. 1". The EP...
LA based shoegaze act Fime returns with all new single ‘Born 2 Love’
(Photo by Eleanor Petry) And we stay in the shoegaze atmosphere today. After a year of uncertainty the Los Angeles...
Belgian shoegaze act Slow Crush to release sophomore album ‘Hush’ on October 22 – check the title track ‘Hush’
(Photo by Maria Nemm) Out via the Quiet Panic label is "Hush", the first single from the newest album by...
Post-punk act Actors to release new album ‘Acts of Worship’ in October
(Photo by Shannon Hemmett) Vancouver based post-punk act Actors returns with an all new 10-track album, "Acts of Worship", October...
Detroit deathgaze duo, Vazum release new single, ‘Votive’
Out today is the brand new single by the Detroit based deathgaze duo, Vazum. The single, "Votive", can now be...
‘End of Corridor’ vinyl compilation of Belgian cold wave and post punk from 1978-84
The Belgian re-release label Walhalla Records, specialized in new wave, cold wave and minimal synth, is releasing a new vinyl...
Marc Houle launches video for ‘Gratiot’
Last month, Canadian techno producer Marc Houle released his latest EP "Gratiot" via Sound of Berlin, between experimental house and...
Duruan Duran return with all new single, ‘More Joy’, feat. Chai
Out now is Duran Duran's newest single "More Joy" taken from their upcoming 15th studio album "Future Past" to be...
Rohn-Lederman project launches first single, ‘Watch Out!’
After her work with Chiasm and John Fryer's album " Missed the Noise", Emileigh Rohn has jumped right into her...
Glasgow-born, Toronto-based synthwave artist Michael Oakley launches new single ‘Is There Anybody Out There’
(Photo by Jon Simo) Something for the synthwave fans out there. Glasgow-born, Toronto-based Synthwave artist Michael Oakley has a new...
Paul Kendall releases ‘Boundary Macro’ after lockdown induced creative paralysis – an interview
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange/press release penned by Mat Smith) Boundary Macro is the fifth solo album from...
Echoberyl launches first EP from new album – check the video for ‘Salomé (Suffer Me)’
Echoberyl is an electronic/darkwave duo from Paris. Last Friday they released the first EP "Salomé (Suffer Me)" from their upcoming...
Erasure postpones european leg of ‘The Neon Tour’ until May 2022
(Photo by Phil Sharp) Erasure have just announced that they have made the decision to move the shows from October...
Elz and the Cult check in with maxi-single ‘Fire Meets Fire/Discipline’ – check out the video for ‘Fire Meets Fire’
Out today via the US label Black Pill Red Pill is the newest maxi-single from the Turkish act Elz and...
Alaskan dark punk/death rock duo Cliff And Ivy unleash new 4-song EP ‘Bring Us The Night’
Out now is the new EP by Alaskan dark punk/death rock duo Cliff And Ivy. Their new four song EP...
GW Childs IV and John Fryer debut with ‘Tarrant County’ video
What happens when you mix a Star Wars composer with hybrid country music, and an English producer plus a banjo...
‘Click Interview’ with The Illusion Of Silence: ‘Spirituality’
Italian multi-instrumentalist Luca Bonandini this year released his fourth production to date. He has been always attracted by every kind...
Dawn Of Ashes announce new remix EP, ‘Blood of the Titans’
Los Angeles-based industrial act Dawn Of Ashes have announced a 6-track remix EP based around the band's most popular track,...
Synthpop / futurepop act Mental Discipline launches first EP – ‘Stay At Home Sessions 1’ – in a series of EPs holding live recorded tracks
Out now via SkyQode is the "Stay At Home Sessions 1" EP by Mental Discipline (available on Bandcamp right here)....
The collaborative project Purple Fog Side (darkwave / dream pop) and Piero Delux of Elsehow (Belgian art-pop project) release a brand new single, ‘Shading A Life’
Out now via the fine label SkyQode (and available via Bandcamp too) is "Shading A Life", another single born from...
Darkwave duo Vaselyne (project incl. ex-Clan of Xymox member) drops ‘Waiting To Exhale’ EP
Dutch darkwave duo Vaselyne has just unveiled their new digital maxi-single for the track, "Waiting To Exhale", a ballad. "Waiting...
Industrial act Panic Lift return with ‘Split’, the first in 5 thematically connected EPs, after a three-year hiatus
Out now is "Split",the first in five thematically connected EPs by Newark, New Jersey based industrial act Panic Lift. The...
‘The Cure – Radio Broadcast/Live in Germany 1981’ 2CD bootleg gets widespread distribution
Out now is "The Cure - Radio Broadcast/Live in Germany 1981", a double CD which is being distributed about everywhere,...
Erasure’s ’The Neon’ remixed interview: ‘There’s not a lot going on at the moment… perhaps a new release in 2022?’
(By our local correspondent János Janurik) "Hey, Janos, there you go…" It's cool to be in email contact with Vince...
Gareth Jones returns with second album of electronica project Nous Alpha (together with Christopher Bono)
(Photo by Our Silent Canvas Records) Out now is "A Walk in the Woods", the second album from Nous Alpha...
Liars complete video trilogy with ‘From What The Never Was’
(Photo by McLean Stephenson) Liars have launched their new track, “From What The Never Was”, the latest single from their...
Found on YouTube: Depeche Mode medley by Drum & Cellos
While the Side-Line office is closed for the next 2 weeks, we keep on posting news of course. And we...
Swedish electro pop duo Datapop returns with second album
Datapop, a Swedish electro pop duo consisting of Anders Wilhelm and Mikael Larsson and bringing Kraftwerk like material, is back...
Biggest Belgian alternative music festival Pukkelpop cancels – bands, bookers and subcontractors claim the organizer Chokri Mahassine overplayed his hand
There is a stream of criticism towards the way Pukkelpop organizer Chokri Mahassine has managed his festival in the past...
Sweden’s Vogon Poetry return with brand new single: ‘Atomic Skies’
"Atomic Skies" is the brand new single by the Swedish electropop act Vogon Poetry released via Audite records. This time...
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‘Click Interview’ with Synta[XE]rror: “We Do Not Create Music For A Specific Recipient”
Syntarror is a Polish project driven by Artur ‘Blacha’ Błaszczyk and Bartosz ‘Kostia’ Jakubicki. The name of the project was...
Oslo Synth Band ‘Stress’ EP out now – screaming beats to battle the summer heat
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange) Oslo Synth Band from Norway have been quiet for a time now, but...
Out today is Clan of Xymox’ newest album ‘Limbo’ – check it out
Exactly a year after "Spider On The Wall", goth rock band Clan of Xymox returns with a new album' "Limbo"....
‘Click’ Interview’ with Heligoland: ‘Heligoland Has Always Had A Strong Intuitive And Instinctive Approach’
Heligoland is an Australian formation, which is already active for numerous years now. The band went through numerous line-up changes...
Sweden’s electronic act Maschine Brennt returns with new single: “Europe”
A few weeks ago we informed you that a (former) member of Sweden’s Systema The Affliction and Cultivated Bimbo, Joacim...
Valhall release new single ‘Slithering’
Out now is the newest single from the Swedish witchhouse and darkwave duo Valhall, "Slithering", it's the second single taken...
Will crypto payments ever become mainstream in the music industry?
Comparable to the development of the world wide web (Internet), the blockchain technology that includes cryptocurrency has some goodies for...
‘Never trust a white man’, the all new Pankow album is finally about to arrive after lots of delay – check a first teaser
Originally planned for a July 17 release to coincide with Record Store Day, but now postponed for a few weeks...
New wave/post-punk artist Jason Priest debuts with ‘Jason Priest Is Missing’
Out via the brand new label Midnight Mannequin Records (based in Minneapolis, Minnesota and run by Adam Black) is the...
Brooklyn, New York based goth/darkwave act Abbey Death return with all new single on July 27: ‘Death is for the Living’
Projekt Records is gearing up to release a name-your-price single from the Brooklyn, New York based goth/darkwave act Abbey Death...
Nordic pagan electronics via Golden Tears’ debut EP ‘Yggdrasil’ – Golden Tears is the all new project by Maytea Cruz (Lethargy, Aruna May)
Maytea Cruz, singer of the defunct idm electro act Lethargy, is back with an all new project: Golden Tears. Out...
(Ex-)Members from Kraftwerk, Portishead, Devo, etc. pay respect to electronic music and krautrock pioneer Dieter Moebius in Moebius Strips audio installation by Tim Story
(Photo by Irene Moebius - Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius in 2008) Moebius Strips is an audio installation by Tim...
Retro-futurist homage to Wendy Carlos on new Jean-Marc Lederman album ‘The Bad-Tempered Synthesizer’ with sleeve notes by Daniel Miller (Mute Records)
Jean-Marc Lederman has recorded a retro-futurist homage to an iconic 1969 album by Wendy Carlos: "The Bad-Tempered Synthesizer". The physical...
Laura Carbone launches ‘Nightride’ single & video shot live at the Rockpalast in 2019
Out now is Laura Carbone’s newest single “Nightride” which was recorded live at the Rockpalast in 2019. This live single...
Wingtips returns with new single ‘Run for Shelter’ and Hannah Avalon on vocals for the occasion
(Photo by Carlos Azuara) Out now is the newest single by Wingtips, "Run for Shelter", taken from their upcoming Artoffact...
Electro rock act Gone To Color shares ‘Illusions’ feat. Ade Blackburn of Clinic
(Photo by Sheffield Leithart) Gone to Color is an experimental rock/electronic music duo originally formed in Cincinnati and currently coexisting...
Industrial act Malice Machine back with all new full length ‘Chemical Violence’ – check out the video for ‘Restrict’
Pennsylvania-based industrial band Malice Machine have just unleashed their new full-length album, "Chemical Violence". Concept wise the lyrics on "Chemical...
American/Swedish dark electro industrial act Normoria launch ‘Land of the rich’ video
Out now is the "Land Of The Rich" video by the American/Swedish dark electro industrial act Normoria. The track is...
Antiage is a new synth rock formation around ex-Mnemonic member Sebastian Schulz
Antiage is a new synthpop / synthrock band from Friedrichroda / Thuringia (Germany). They have now released their debut single...
Icelandic synth-punks Kælan Mikla to launch fourth album, ‘Undir Köldum Norðumljósum’ with guest appearance by Alcest
Soon out via Artoffact Records will be the fourth album, "Undir Köldum Norðumljósum" by the Icelandic synth-punks Kælan Mikla. "Undir...
Dutch gothic-metal act Blackbriar offers new single / video ‘Weakness and Lust’ from debut album ‘The Cause Of Shipwreck’
Out now is the official music video for "Weakness and Lust" which is featured on Blackbriar's debut album "The Cause...
Ministry releases Unity Mix of ‘Good Trouble’ to honor John Lewis
Congressman John Lewis' death on July 17, 2020 had a profound impact on Ministry's Al Jourgensen and inspired the new...
Dark ambient artist Frédéric D. Oberland (Fr, Oiseaux-Tempête, analogic) releases new video + new solo album on July 19th
(Photo by Nicolas Despis) Frédéric D. Oberland, member of Oiseaux-Tempête and Foudre plus co-founder of Nahal Records (Mondkopf, …) will...
I Start Counting gets two limited edition cassette releases, “Re-Fused” and “Ejected”, via Mute Records
I Start Counting will release two limited edition cassette releases of demos from 1985 and 1986. The cassettes, limited to...
Pioneering electronic act 808 State remixes Trance Wax’s ‘Eve’
Trance Wax is an alias of Belfast-born producer Garry McCartney, also known as Ejeca. His Trance Wax project began as...
Excellent Rotersand remix of new Beat Noir Deluxe single ‘What She Could Not Tell’
Out now via Echozone is the remix single "What She Could Not Tell – Remix Edition" by the Bolzano (Italy)...
Suez Canal ship blockade causes huge delay in vinyl productions – victims include a string of scene acts
Sebastian Koch from Audioglobe, the biggest distributor for the dark wave scene, is informing that most (but not al) vinyl...
Stockholm based post-Punk duo Johnathan|Christian release new EP: ‘Together, We’re Alone’
Post-punk duo Johnathan|Christian announce the release of their newest EP, "Together We’re Alone". "Together We're Alone" features appearances by Machinery...
Interesting case in the UK regarding streaming services – In a reaction IMPALA rejects equitable remuneration as part of the solution
The UK DCMS Committee has released its report on the economics of streaming, with the headline conclusion that "reform is...
Darkwave act Child of Night announce new album and first single – check out the video
Columbus, OH based darkwave act Child of Night have announced their first album "The Walls at Dawn" on Play Alone...
Tricky joins up with Lonely Guest for their newest single ‘Pre War Tension’
Here's something nice that ended up in our mailbox and which should be interesting to those into Tricky and related...
Helax offers live set on YouTube
Helax, the Swedish dark ambient / electro act signed to Warsaw Recordings, played their first ever live set at an...
