Click Interview’ with Tommi Stumpff: ‘Utilitarian Music’
Belgian born Thomas Peters better known as Tommi Stumpff became a true reference in the world of 80s EBM. Albums...
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No sleep, lots of stress, but the new site is live
As you will have noticed Side-Line looks completely different since this noon. The change was not scheduled, on the contrary,...
Pukkelpop organizer Chokri Mahassine under scrutiny for multi-million embezzlement
The Limburg (BE) public prosecutor's office is opening an investigation into possible irregularities at various companies around Pukkelpop organizer Chokri...
’30 Years Of Journalism – Celebration Interview’ with ‘Music Lover’ Jürgen Vanvlasselaer: ‘A Great Track Is A Great Track, Whatever Genre It Is’
2021 is a special year to me! Thirty years of journalism, which gave me the opportunity to review thousands of...
‘a-ha The movie’ opening all across the world – the director tells about the journey
(By our Norwegian correspondent Jan Ronald Stange/Motlys press info) ‘a-ha The Movie’ is scheduled for cinema openings this week in...
The Cure bassist Simon Gallup quits the band after 40 years: ‘Done with the betrayal’
(Photo by Momento Mori) Simon Gallup (61) has stepped out of The Cure. On Facebook, he announces his departure after...
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...
Sedibus (The Orb’s Alex Paterson and original Orb member Andy Falconer) launch video to ‘Unknowable’ from ‘The Heavens’ album
Sedibus, the all new project by The Orb’s Alex Paterson and original Orb member Andy Falconer, have launched a video...
Embers / Dear Deer – Split (Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Post-Punk, Cold-Wave. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: This album is a split release between two bands; Dear Deer from France...
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...
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...
Belgian electro pioneers Telex release previously unreleased take on Sonny & Cher’s ‘The Beat Goes On’
(Photo by Frank Uyttenhove) Telex have shared their previously unreleased take on Sonny & Cher’s 60s hit, "The Beat Goes...
’30 Years Of Journalism – Celebration Interview’ with SEBA DOLIMONT (Alfa Matrix): ‘If You Don’t Try To Anticipate The Future, Then It Will Get You’
Back in 1991 I started writing my first reviews for Side-Line magazine. I would have never thought to go on...
Resonant Lines – Quantum Call (Album – Littl’Antenna Records / Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Ambient-Electro, Industrial. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Claude Celli was born in Luxemburg, but lives in Belgium. He’s an...
Hyperkube – Remnants (Album – Littl’Antenna Records / Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Ambient-Electro. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Hyperkube is a Belgian solo-project driven by Tom Coppens who’s also involved with Kubusschnitt....
Tommi Stumpff returns with all new album after 16 years of silence
At last, after more than 16 years, the album "Alles Idioten" is due for release this Spring. Included on the...
‘Click Interview’ with 6th CIRCLE: ‘The Atmosphere Is Metaphor For The Permanent Adversarial Culture That Exists In The World’
6TH Circle is not exactly a name that makes ring a bell. Set up in 2017 by American artist Matt...
Belgian cult electropop act Telex announce new 14-track compilation with unreleased tracks on Mute – Watch a new video for ‘Moskow Diskow’
(Photo by Hans van Dijk / Anefo) Telex and Mute have announced a new partnership that will see a comprehensive...
Cruise [Ctrl] – It’s Happening Again (Album – M-Tronic)
Genre/Influences: IDM, Electro-Ambient, Minimal-Electronics, Experimental. Format: Digital. Background/Info: The Belgianduo of Cruise has been active since 2006. Driven by John...
PreEmptive Strike 0.1 – The Dread Files (EP – Digital World Audio)
Genre/Influences: EBM, Dark-Electro. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Last year Crete formation PreEmptive Strike 0.1 released their seventh full length...
‘Click Interview’ with Alphamay: ‘To Pursue Dreams Instead Of Just Dreaming About Them’
Alphamay is first of all the story of two friends. Cris Frickenschmidt and Henning Hammoor were already playing music together...
OUT NOW: Front 242’s Daniel B. Celebrates 66th anniversary with ‘Six+Six’ revisiting Front 242, Male Or Female, …
Daniel Bressanutti aka Daniel B. from Front 242 fame Will soon celebrate his 66th anniversary. For the occasion he recorded...
Wim Mertens lands all new album: ‘The Gaze of the West’ featuring 23 musicians
(Photo by Wim Mertens / EMI) Out today is the brand new Wim Mertens album "The Gaze of the West"....
Anne Clark battles with cancer – 2020 Visions European Tour canceled
Bad news from Anne Clark has just reached us, 60-years old Anne Clark has been diagnosed with cancer and must...
Danish electro pop artist Lydmor returns with ‘Someone We Used To Love’ – watch the video
(Photo by Ditte Chemnitz) Out May 15 on hfn music is the newest single by Danish electro pop artist Lydmor:...
Founding Fathers Tribute: A Pioneers of Industrial Music Playlist
On Father’s Day this year, let’s not just honor the men who were responsible for bringing us into the world;...
Corona virus lockdown in Italy, an interview with Italian bands Helalyn Flowers & ImJudas plus Sebastian Koch (Audioglobe) : ‘The atmosphere in my family is VERY bad’
At of the moment of publishing, Italy is still under complete lockdown, with extra rules being implemented, and this to...
DHI (Death And Horror Inc) – Pressures Collide / 25th Anniversary Edition (Album – DHI)
Genre/Influences: EBM, industrial, crossover. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Driven by ‘Graf’, ‘Nocturne’ and ‘Vicar’, DHI (Death And Horror Inc) saw the...
Front 242 announces extra EU tour dates
Front 242 has announced a string of EU dates starting in Belgium on March 7 in the city of Namur...
Front 242 announce tour agenda for 2020
The Belgian cult electro act Front 242 have announced a string of new concert dates for 2020. You can view...
Psy’Aviah – Soul Searching (DCD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, ambient-pop. Background/Info: “Soul Searching” is the seventh official album for Belgian Yves Schelpe aka Psy’Aviah. The composer again...
‘Click Interview’ with Mimetic: ‘Techno Is Like Other Styles, Stealing From Others’
Jérôme Soudan is one of those artists I personally consider as a ‘visionary’ artist. His Mimetic project is the best...
Ground Nero – Divergence (CD Album – Danse Macabre Records)
Genre/Influences: Gothic rock, cold wave, post-punk Background/Info: Third release (but first full album release on Danse Macabre Records) for the...
