Grauzone see debut (and only) album ‘Grauzone (D No. 37)’ re-released as 40th anniversary edition
Grauzone was a (very shortlived) band from Berne, Switzerland that was active and disbanded in the early 1980s. Most famous...
Labels Interviews: File 2: Dave Heckman / Metropolis Records: ‘The Bottom Line Is To Adapt Fast To A Changing Industry’
Metropolis Records was set up in 1994 by Dave Heckman. In no time the American label became a truly reference...
Anne Clark remixed on ‘Synaesthesia – Classics Re-Worked’
Out now is the Anne Clark remix album "Synaesthesia – Classics Re-Worked". The remixes were contributed by Solomun, Marc Romboy,...
Labels Interviews: File 1: Torny Gottberg / Progress Productions: ‘I Do Believe In The ‘Quality Over Quantity’ Thinking’
Progress Productions is a Swedish label set up in 2004 by Torny Gottberg. Torny already had some label-experience as he...
Danish synthpop duo SoftWave to release brand new single ‘System Failure’ next month
(Photo by Dag Stinus) Out on June 11 via Bandcamp and Beatify Audio (and one week later on all other...
Labels interviews with Alfa-Matrix, Dependent Records, Infacted Recordings, Metropolis Records, Progress Productions, Trisol
We all have to admit a lot of things have changed in the music industry during the past years. The...
Dublin post-punk act Scattered Ashes release brand new EP ‘Parallel Lines’ today
Out now via the Fatal Vision label, is the three-track EP "Parallel Lines" by the Irish post-punk act Scattered Ashes....
’30 Years Of Journalism – Celebration Interview’ with Ben Watkins aka Juno Reactor
Back in 1991 I started writing my first reviews for Side-Line magazine. I would have never thought to go on...
Herman Celis, co-founder of 2 Belgen, and author of the hit ‘Lena’, has died at the age of 67
Very sad news from the electronic music world in Belgium. Herman Celis, the drummer and co-founder of the new wave...
Swedish producer Helax releases new dark ambient EP ‘But it wasn’t a dream. It was real’
Out now via Warsaw Recordings / AWAL is the new Helax EP, "But it wasn´t a dream. It was real",...
Italian/Welsh dreampop / synthpop act Lunar Bird reveals new single ‘Second Circle’ from their debut album
Out now is the eponymous self-released debut album from the Italian/Welsh dreampop / synthpop band Lunar Bird. To push the...
Front 242 announces updated USA tour schedule for 2021
(Photo by Mothmeister) The Belgian EBM cult act Front 242 has announced an update on their forthcoming USA tour dates...
Brand new single/video ‘Machines Love’ for UK electronic indie outfit H2SO4
UK electronic indie outfit H2SO4 are back with a brand new single and video "Machines Love". For this they collaborated...
‘Click Interview’ with Vlimmer: ‘There’s Music For Every Mood And Emotion In My Life’
Vlimmer is the sonic brainchild of German musician, producer, label owner, visual artist and book author Alexander Leonard Donat. He’s...
Erasure announce ‘The Neon Remixed’ – Listen to a brand new track ‘Secrets’
(Photo by Phil Sharp) Erasure have announced details of "The Neon Remixed", an album collating new remixes from their latest...
Legendary Welsh experimental duo Datblygu – Kraftwerk with a hangover – reissue first two albums on vinyl
Datblygu were an experimental Welsh rock group formed in 1982. They are regarded as a catalyst of the new wave...
The Knife announce’Silent Shout’ audio-visual experience
(Photo by Elin Berge) The Knife continues its 20th anniversary celebration as the duo of Karin and Olof Dreijer announces...
Cult electropop act Suicidal Romance re-releases 3 EPs which were unavailable for quite some time
Good news for the Suicidal Romance fans, the Estonian dark electropop act has decided to re-release 3 of its EPs...
Croc Shop launch ‘Midnight’ video for song from new album ‘Perpetual Sequence’
"Perpetual Sequence" is the ninth full-length album by Croc Shop, the electronic based act featuring long time members Mick Hale...
Chris Liebing presents first track from new album, ‘Another Day’, feat. Miles Cooper Seaton, Tom Adams, Maria Uzor, Polly Scattergood and Ladan (formerly known as Cold Specks)
(Photo by Edith Bergfors at Studio Bergfors) Chris Liebing has announced details of a new album, "Another Day", set for...
Darkwave cult act Lycia release all new mini-album ‘Casa Luna’
After the recent re-release of "Ionia" on Vinyl, which became Audioglobe exports’ bestselling vinyl in 2021 so far, the darkwave...
Finnish industrial pioneers And Then You Die celebrate 30-years of existence with all new album: ‘Electric Uterus’
Out on May 21 via Skithund Records, is the newest album from the Finnish industrial pioneers And Then You Die:...
Electro industrial sounds from Lukavac (Bosnia Herzegovina) with S.P.O.J.’s ‘Sjeme’
S.P.O.J., an audio-visual collective from Lukavac, Bosnia Herzegovina, present their newest audio-visual work "Sjeme" (Seeds) which you can view below....
Last call for submissions! Side-Line prepares a post-punk compilation
We are closing in on the deadline for submissions for our newest compilation, this time focusing on Post-Punk. This is...
‘Click Interview’ with Paradox Obscur: ‘We Never Use Software Synths, Something That Sounds Too Sterile And Clinic’
Paradox Obscur is a Greek duo driven by ‘Toxic Razor’ and ‘Kriistal Ann’. They’re composing a kind of Electro/Wave-Pop characterized...
Dark techno act Matthew Creed returns with 2nd EP: ‘Hidden’
The dark techno act Matthew Creed returns with another 3-track EP, “Hidden”. The new track represents the Estonian techno subculture...
Electribe 101 finally sees Frankie Knuckles remixes of ‘Heading for The Night’ released
30 years since their creation, the never before released Frankie Knuckles remixes of Electribe 101’s "Heading for The Night" are...
Noise Unit announces first new album in over 15 years: ‘Deviator’
Front Line Assembly's Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber have just announced "Deviator", the first new Noise Unit record in over...
‘Click Interview’ with Funker Vogt: ‘We Got Stuck In The Typical Funker Vogt Topic’
Funker Vogt is a band, which needs no further introduction. Set up in 1995 by the duo Jens Kästel (vocals)...
Finland’s pioneering electropop act Neuroactive releases 3rd EP from 2020 ‘Minor Side-Effects’ comeback album
Out now on Bandcamp Friday is the 3rd and final download EP release taken from Neuroactive’s 2020 “Minor Side-Effects” comeback...
Yann Tiersen announces new album ‘Kerber’, video for ‘Ker al Loch’ single
(Photo by John Fisher) Breton artist Yann Tiersen has announced details of a new album and also shared a taste...
New episode (and EP) in X-RL7 animation series feat. Nyxx
X-RL7, the animation series and music project, just dropped a new episode, the 14th already, and EP: "Under My Spell"....
‘Click Interview’ with Seven Trees: ‘Trying To Break Patterns And Challenge Ourselves’
There’s a hiatus of twenty four years between Seven Trees’ debut album “Embracing The Unknown” (1997, Zoth Ommog) and their...
Darkwave newcomers Witch Of The Vale re-release debut on CD and vinyl + new video
The debut album by Scotland’s Witch Of The Vale, is now coming to a turntable and CD player near you....
Italian post-punk act Chemical Waves returns with an all new album
The Rome (IT) based post-punk act Chemical Waves returns with an all new album on April 30th via Wave Records....
Ludovico Technique release music video ‘Becoming Numb’
Gothic/industrial metal artists Ludovico Technique have released their newest single and music video "Becoming Numb". This is the fourth single...
New Order release ‘Be A Rebel (Arthur Baker remix)’
New Order just released "Be a Rebel (Arthur Baker Remix)", the latest in the series of versions of their single....
French electronic act Nasdrowie releases new EP ‘Feed New Hope’
Out on May 21st, is a brand new EP, "Feed New Hope", by the French electronic act Nasdrowie. The EP...
Liars announce new album ‘The Apple Drop’ – watch the video for ‘Sekwar’
Out now is “Sekwar”, the first track from Liars’ new album, "The Apple Drop", out August 6 on Mute. The...
Kirlian Camera release title track ‘Cold Pills’ new double album
(Photo by Gunnar Sauermann - SPKR) The Italian act Kirlian Camera have released the title track of their forthcoming double...
Nick Kamen dies aged 59
English male model, songwriter and musician Nick Kamen has died at the age of 59. Kamen died yesterday, 4 May,...
Blutengel announces new album ‘Erlösung – The Victory of Light’ in 4 different editions
Out on July 16 is the all new studioalbum by Blutengel: "Erlösung - The Victory of Light" with artwork of...
’30 Years Of Journalism – Celebration Interview’ with Johan Van Roy (Suicide Commando): ‘I Probably Will Continue Writing Music Till I Drop Dead’
Back in 1991 I started writing my first reviews for Side-Line magazine. I would have never thought to go on...
Brussels based dark pop act Partikul launches new single and video ‘Curse’
The Brussels based dark pop act Partikul announce that their debut album, "Related memories" will be released this Summer on...
‘Click Interview’ with Chris Shape: ‘Living In Lockdown Is Essentially My Way Of Life’
Cristian Camporesi is an Italian musician/producer/live performer/sound designer who has been involved with an endless list of projects. His latest...
The German IDM industrial act Dreaming in Spanda is back with an all new EP, ‘Anuttara Mirror’
The German IDM industrial act Dreaming in Spanda is back with an all new EP called "Anuttara Mirror". And it's...
Zeromancer launch ‘Mourners’ EP with some great remixes today
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange)Norwegian industrial synth rockers Zeromancer follow up their February release ‘Damned le Monde’ with...
Swedish synthpop revelation Karin My launches debut album ‘Silence Amygdala’ on Ad Inexplorata label
The last couple of years have seen a number of single releases by the Swedish synthpop artist Karin My as...
Crammed Discs’ legendary composers series will be reactivated in 2021
Based in Brussels, Belgium, the Belgian cult label Crammed was founded in 1980 by Marc Hollander of Aksak Maboul and...
Vinyl release for anthology recordings by the deathrock act Altar De Fey
Altar De Fey originated in San Francisco in the early eighties as part of the emerging musical form that would...
Excellent new single from WeirdWolves feat. Ava Gore, yes the daughter of Martin Gore from Depeche Mode: ‘Overdrive’
Austin, TX based Electro Goth duo WeirdWolves release their new song "Overdrive" and it's really an excellent cut. Founded by...
‘Click Interview’ with FÏX8:SËD8: ‘My Favorite Songs Are Those I Still Enjoy Years After Their Release Though’
Driven by the creative spirit of Martin Sane and clearly inspired by the legacy of early SKINNY PUPPY, FIX8:SËD8 rapidly...
Swedish electronic music pioneer Gasleben unites with other Swedish electronic music musicians to form Gasleben & Electric friends
Out via Xenophone International on May 14 is ”Spare parts for the offspring”, the new synthpop album from Gasleben &...
London based electro rock act Calling All Astronauts to release a brand new single on May 14th: ‘Fifteen Minutes’. The video is available now.
Out on May 14th is the brand new single from London based electro rock act Calling All Astronauts. While the...
Mute-founder Daniel Miller and Gareth Jones reveal new track from joined Sunroof project’s debut album
(Photos by Diane Zillmer & Gareth Jones) Out May 21 via the newly revived Parallel Series of Mute is the...
Attrition 1982 ambient release ‘This Death House’ reissued on vinyl
In 1982 the UK electronic outfit Attrition released "This Death House", a dark ambient soundtrack, spread over two long tracks:...
Female fronted synthpop act League Of Lights present brand new single ‘Persephone’
Out now is a brand new single and video from the female fronted act League Of Lights (Farrah and Richard...
Die Krupps first 1981 live recording to be released as ‘The Big Industrial Bang’ on CD / DVD
The very first Die Krupps live show from 1981, recorded on June 6 at the Krefeld Haus Blumenthal (Germany), will...
Female-fronted synth pop act Able Machines debuts with ‘Pathological’ album
The debut album of the Los Angeles based female-fronted synthpop act Able Machines is out now: "Pathological". Able Machines is...
Dark ambient act Dead Voices On Air joined by Snowbeasts on new album
"Dead Voices On Air : Snowbeasts" is the newest album by the dark ambient acts Dead Voices On Air and...
Turkish darkwave act Affet Robot launches 4th video ‘Çelişki’ taken from their newest album
(Photo by Affet Robot) Out now is a brand new video from Affet Robot (meaning Forgive Robot), an Istanbul based...
Previously unreleased tracks from Australian electro acts Corruption and Control pop up on solo debut Gregory Kodric
Out now is "Resurrection", the debut solo album by Australian electro musician Gregory Kodric. The album is actually a compilation...
Dark electropop act BlakLight to release ‘Control’, 3rd single from debut LP, feat. cover of Peter Murphy (Bauhaus) track
Los Angeles based dark electronic pop duo BlakLight aka Brian Belknap (Mind Machine)and& Adam Collier (Crush333, MDA and Full Frontal...
Side-Line revamps popular weekly newsletter AND redesigns daily newsletter as well
Back in the good old days, Side-Line online had a weekly newsletter that was sent to over 40.000 people. And...
Pre-Camouflage material from the mid-eighties released – Heiko Maile demotapes to be released
Out on June 25th via Bureau B is the Heiko Maile CD/LP "Demo Tapes 1984-86". These recordings actually present the...
‘Click Interview’ with KLONAVENUS: ‘Cinema Is Probably The Main Influence On Our Music’
KLONAVENUS is an Italian duo set up in 2005 by Paolo Chemnitz (vocals, lyrics, samples) and Saffio (music, programming, mixing)....
