Swedish electro wave act Circumpolar joins Alfa Matrix – the label immediately releases 2 download EPs/singles
A few weeks ago, we informed you about Circumpolar, a Swedish darkwave project consisting of the duo Jonas Mattson and...
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‘Click Interview’ with Mental Exile: ‘Mental Exile Is My Way To Talk, To Feel And To See Around Me’
Mental Exile is a Spanish solo-project set up by Mondträume singer Damasius Venysthe. We last year discovered Mental Exile by...
Famous Belgian psychologist Dirk De Wachter featured on new album Psy’Aviah
The Belgian tripop/synthpop act Psy'Aviah isn't shy of venturing into unknown territories. On their newest album, "SoulSearching", they invited the...
Available for free download: Avarice In Audio’s track ‘Trojan Horse’ (Face The Beat: Session 5 profile series)
(Photo by Trent Crawford) The 8th track on our free (or pay-what-you-want to support our charity work) download compilation "Face...
Available for free download: Antibody’s track ‘Secrets’ (Face The Beat: Session 5 profile series)
The 6th track on our free (or pay-what-you-want to support our charity work) download compilation “Face The Beat: Session 5”...
Interview with Bernard Van Isacker on the ‘Face The Beat’ series: ‘Charting with smaller bands? It’s possible, this compilation has proven it.’
(Interview / photo by Eldrina Mich) While the charity download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 5" is still reigning the...
EBM act ELM releases brand new album today! Check out all of the tracks of ‘Extreme Unspoken Tension’
Out today via Alfa Matrix is the brand new ELM album "Extreme Unspoken Tension". And let it be clear, ELM...
Available for free download: AD:keY’s track ‘You Can’t Fuck Me’ (Face The Beat: Session 5 profile series)
The 2nd track on our free (or pay-what-you-want to support our charity work) download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 5"...
Mental Exile – Ride The Madness (CD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Mondträume singer Damasius Venysthe last year released the EP “Exile Nights” from his solo-project Mental Exile. It...
Reactor7x – Are You My Bitch? (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro. Background/Info: Set up in 2009 Polish duo ‘Ad-x’ (synths, composing, programming) and ‘Blackjack O'Hare’ (lyrics, vocals) signed to...
First Aid 4 Souls – Increased Sensory Perception (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Hungarian artist István Gazdag (previously involved with Vacuum) is one of the electro-underground references from his country. He...
Elm – Death Of The North (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Peter Elm was previously involved with the excellent EBM/pop driven Restricted Area, but set up Elm to...
‘Click Interview’ with Nevel: ‘I Wanted To Create My Own Orb Track’
Bart Van Meulebroeck is already active for years now in the Belgian electro fields. He got involved with very different...
Junksista returns with a brand new videoclip for the track ‘Love Makes People Stupid’
Germany's electronica act Junksista have just published a brand new video clip for the song “Love Makes People Stupid” taken...
Psy’Aviah announces more details of upcoming ‘Soul Searching’ album – preview the first tracks!
One of Belgium’s finest electronica trademarks over the last decade, Antwerp-based Psy'Aviah aka Yves Schelpe returns with “Soul Searching”. The...
ELM announces brand new album ‘Extreme Unspoken Tension’ – first 2 tracks available for preview + 2CD limited edition set announced as well
Just over a week ago ELM launched the delicious old school EBM EP "Death Of The North" via Bandcamp. Now...
Electronic / industrial act First Aid 4 Souls signs to Alfa Matrix and launches label debut EP – and it’s a delicious one!
"Increased Sensory Perception" is the title of a brand new EP by the avant-garde electronic / industrial act First Aid...
ELM returns with a smashing download EP: ‘Death Of The North’ – listen now
The EBM act ELM has released a 5-track EP "Death Of The North" on Bandcamp today. The EP is a...
Mondträume – Lovers, Sinners & Liars (DCD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, future-pop. Background/Info: The Spanish Mondträume duo strikes back with their second full length, which comes five years after...
Synapsyche – In Praise Of Folly (DCD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro. Background/Info: Stefano ‘Mannequinetik’ and Marco ‘Katatronik’ (vocals) better known as the Italian formation Synapsyche joined Alfa Matrix last...
Aesthetische – Co3xist3ns3 (DCD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Techno-body music, IDM. Background/Info: Brazilian duo Guilherme Pires - Fabricio Viscardi were known in a previous sonic life as...
14 (!!) tracks on newest REACTOR7X EP ‘Are you my Bitch?’ – download available via Bandcamp
The Polish duo REACTOR7X who signed with the Belgian label Alfa Matrix strikes back with a new EP "Are You...
Electro rock duo Helalyn Flowers returns with the super delicious ‘Tetrachromatic’ EP
Out now via Bandcamp first is "Tetrachromatic", a brand new EP from the italian electro rock duo Helalyn Flowers. The...
Brand new Depeche Mode tribute EP ‘Master and Servant’ by AD:keY vs. Die Robo Sapiens has Jurgen Engler on vocals
Out now is a brand new single by AD:keY vs. Die Robo Sapiens (the 100% electro project of Die Krupps...
Synapsyche signs to Alfa Matrix and announces 3rd album ‘In praise of folly’ – pre-orders available for CD and 2CD (ltd edition)
Italian duo Synapsyche has signed with the Belgian electronic label Alfa Matrix. And the label immediately also announced the release...
The best electronic music originates from Belgium
In the mainstream press Belgium is often forgotten when it comes to talking about the roots of electronic music. Magazines...
‘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...
Mondträume returns with an all new album this Summer, listen to the first 2 tracks!
"Lovers, sinners & liars" is the title of the brand new album by the excellent Spanish electropop act Mondträume. With...
Metroland – Framed + Framed Anew (Vinyl Double Album + CD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Belgian Metroland last year unleashed their fourth full length “Men In A Frame”; a conceptual album about...
V/A Endzeit Bunkertracks Act VIII (4CD Album + 40 Downloadable Bonus Songs – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, EBM, electro-industrial, techno-body, power-noise, IDM. Background/Info: The first ‘act’ from this now legendary compilation was released in 2005....
Brand new Depeche Mode tribute out now via the Belgian electronica label Alfa Matrix
After 2 highly successful Depeche Mode tributes (you can find more details here), the Belgian label Alfa Matrix is now...
Aiboforcen is back with an all new ‘In My Arms’ EP – 13 tracks incl. covers of New Order and DAF classics
Belgium's cult dark electro act Aiboforcen is back among the living. A teaser was already released online a few days...
‘Click Interview’ with Studio-X: ‘ Cd’s Are Not Exactly Great For The Environment’
Based in Adelaide (Australia) Studio-X has been set up in December 2008 by Matthew Martin and Lawrie Bayldon. They got...
All new Depeche Mode tribute surfaces from the Belgian electronica label Alfa Matrix
After 2 highly succesful Depeche Mode tributes (you can find more details here), the Belgian label Alfa Matrix is now...
Metroland – Reframed (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Belgian Metroland ‘passengers’ are back on track unleashing a new and exclusive EP, which is taken from...
Metroland holds special expo ‘Pictures to listen to’ in Mechelen (BE) – here’s a video report by Side-Line
Our Side-Line editor in chief Bernard Van Isacker was present at Metroland's opening expo night in Mechelen (BE) this weekend....
Alfa Matrix releases ‘Sounds From The Matrix 20’ on Bandcamp as well
Those familiar with ordering directly with the Belgian label Alfa Matrix know they will always get a free CD sampler...
Metroland returns with brand new single ‘Reframed’
To close this fruitful 2018 year in beauty, Belgium’s vintage synth pop duo Metroland are releasing today the exclusive “Reframed”...
Alfa Matrix launches 200 minute-plus compilation for free: ‘Matrix Downloaded 008’
With the 8th edition of their now classic free "Matrix Downloaded" label digital compilation, Belgium's Alfa Matrix label presents a...
Synapsyche – Mirror Terror (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro. Background/Info: Set up in 2008 Italian duo Stefano ‘Mannequinetik’ (machines) and Marco ‘Katatronik’ Mantovani (vox) joined hands with Alfa...
Alien Vampires – Evil Twins (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, industrial. Background/Info: Next to the new EP “Fuck The Revolution Bring On The Apocalypse” comes this ‘twins’ EP,...
Alien Vampires – Fuck The Revolution Bring On The Apocalypse (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, industrial. Background/Info: ‘Nysrok Infernalien’ and ‘Nightstalker’ are back on track preparing their upcoming full length “London Paranormal” announced...
Circuito Cerrado – Revolution (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-industrial, industrial-techno. Background/Info: Markko B. better known as the sound operator and voice behind C-Lekktor strikes back with his...
Alfa Matrix relaunches e-store with massive 50% discount on complete catalogue (or almost)
The people behind the Belgina label Alfa Matrix have been pretty busy the past few months, not only are they...
Lederman / De Meyer – Atoms In Fury (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: After the promising debut album “Eleven Grinding Sounds” the duo Lean-Marc Lederman – Jean-Luc De Meyer released...
Avarice In Audio – Wolves At The Door (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-trance, dark-trance-pop. Background/Info: Gerry Hawkins, Lawrie Bayldon and Ben Barwick are getting back to their previously released full length...
Metroland release double yellow vinyl (+CD): ‘Framed’ – available now via Alfa Matrix
In 2018, the Kraftwerkian act Metroland released their 4th conceptual album “Men In A Frame”. After that album the band...
Siva Six are working on their new (5th) album
Fresh news from the dark electro act Siva Six. The band is currently working on a new (5th) album, with...
Synapsyche joins Alfa Matrix and releases label debut single ‘Mirror Terror’ to announce 3rd album – watch the video for the title track
The electro industrial Italian band Synapsyche has joined the Belgian electro industrial label Alfa Matrix. The band's label debut is...
Mondträume frontman launches new synthwave project Mental Exile – first download single out now: ‘Exile Nights’
Today, Damasius Venys – singer of the cult synth pop band Mondtrâume reveals the first single of his brand new...
Halo In Reverse – I Am Become Death Destroyer Of Worlds (CD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-rock, crossover. Background/Info: Halo In Reverse isn’t exactly the most renowned and successful band from the Alfa Matrix roster....
I:Scintilla – Swayed (DCD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Goth-rock, dark-rock. Background/Info: Set up in 2003, Chicago (USA) based I:Scintilla gained recognition through their works released on Alfa...
Mexico’s dark electro Circuito Cerrado returns with new album 2 years after very well-received ‘Arrhythmia’ album
"Furious Basslines" is the title of the brand new album by Mexico's dark electro act Circuito Cerrado, the band's 3rd...
Studio-X returns with all new album ‘Wrong’ in November – listen to the first 2 tracks!
The Australian techno industrial producer Studio-X strikes back with a quite surprising new full length album. For this new release...
Avarice In Audio launches brand new 5-track download only single ‘Wolves at the door’ – check out the full track previews
Following the release of their latest album, “No Punishment: No Paradise” (available here), the australian act Avarice In Audio brings...
Alien Vampires return with 2 twin concept EPs: ‘Fuck the revolution bring on the apocalypse’ & ‘Evil twins’
Since the release of their last studio album "Drag You To Hell" and their most recent deluxe anthology box "Evil...
Mentallo & The Fixer launches remastered version 2001 album ‘Return To Grimpen Ward’
Cult industrial music pioneers Mentallo & The Fixer are now reissuing their back-catalogue, fully remastered by Gary Dassing himself, on...
‘Click Interview’ with Lederman / De Meyer: ‘A Fun And Easy-Going Process’
Lederman / De Meyer maybe doesn’t sound as the most ‘sexy’ band name, but when you realize this ‘new’ group...
Lederman / De Meyer – Eleven Grinding Songs (DCD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: EBM, body-pop, experimental. Background/Info: Earlier this year we discover the surprising duo Jean-Marc Lederman – Jean-Luc De Meyer joining...
‘Click Interview’ with Aiboforcen: ‘The Aim Was To Have A Poppier Album’
The album “Sense & Nonsense” marks the return of the Belgian formation Aiboforcen. Behind the band is hiding Benoît Blanchart,...
‘Click Interview’ with Schwarzblut: ‘Freedom, Identity And The Celebration Of Diversity’
Hailing from The Netherlands Schwarzblut has released its fourth full length album “Idisi” on Alfa Matrix. The main sources of...
Schwarzblut – Idisi (DCD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-ethereal, dark-electro, neo-classic. Background/Info: It took four years for Schwarzblut to achieve this new album, which is the fourth...
AD:keY – Never Enough (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Andrea- and René Nowotny better known at the EBM community as AD:keY became without a shadow of...
Aïboforcen – Sense & Nonsense (DCD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-pop, dark-pop, EBM. Background/Info: Belgian project Aiboforcen is back on track with a new work, which has been released...
I:Scintilla announces 5 finalists for remix contest
The Chicago-based female fronted industrial metal act I:Scintilla have announced the 5 finalists for a remix contest for their new...
Metroland – Men In A Frame (CD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Belgian electro-pop duo Metroland are striking back revealing their 4th full length album to the world. This...
