Mexican dark elektro act C-Lekktor combines the digital EPs “Antimateria” and “C:file” on a single collector’s CD digipak, limited to 300 copies worldwide and confirmed for 30 October 2026 on Alfa Matrix. The CD is also sold in a three-way bundle with new albums from Llumen and Implant.

“Antimateria” holds six new songs: “Antimateria”, “Eterna Desolación”, “Monster”, “Unbreakable”, “Never Give A Fuck” and “De La Gloria Al Infierno 2.0”, built on the bilingual harsh vocals and distorted synths Markko “The Shape” Barrientos has used across two decades of C-Lekktor releases.

‘C:file’ rebuilds four Cenobita songs with Claus Bita on vocals

The second EP, credited to C-Lekktor vs. Cenobita, reworks four songs by Mexican cyber-industrial act Cenobita: “Confessions”, “Niño Atómico”, “Estrellas” and “Fugitivo”. Barrientos has cited Cenobita’s live shows during Mexico’s 1990s industrial underground as a formative influence on C-Lekktor’s own sound, and original Cenobita frontman Claus Bita returned to rerecord his vocals specifically for these versions, turning the tribute into a joint recording between the two acts rather than a straight cover set.

About C-Lekktor

C-Lekktor is the Mexican dark elektro project of Markko “The Shape” Barrientos, who started releasing music under the name in 2004 with the debut album “Re-A-Gression” after several years as a DJ under the same alias. Working alongside co-member Jamie, the project built a catalogue of harsh, bilingual industrial EBM that placed it alongside Mexican genre leaders Hocico, Rabia Sorda and Amduscia, drawing comparisons to Suicide Commando, Alien Vampires, Noisuf-X and Agonoize.

C-Lekktor signed to Alfa Matrix in September 2022 and marked the deal with the 2CD “New World Disorder”, ending five years without a new album and including a sixteen-track bonus disc of remixes by ESA, Centhron, Xperiment, The Psychic Force, Fabrikc, Aesthetische, Neikka RPM, Venal Flesh, Nano Infect, Circuito Cerrado, Llumen, Nevel, SynthAttack, Chamaeleon, Miseria Ultima and Third Realm. The following month the band expanded to a trio, adding DJ and producer Dimitri Berzerk, reported in C-Lekktor adds new member to line-up: DJ & producer Dimitri Berzerk. C-Lekktor marked its 20th anniversary in September 2024 with the rerecorded 2CD “2.0”, covered in C-Lekktor celebrates 20 years of dark elektro with ‘2.0’ 2CD. Barrientos also records under the side projects Circuito Cerrado and Kromak. “Antimateria + C:file” follows a run of festival and concert dates and brings together the project’s new material and its tribute to one of its formative influences on a single, strictly limited disc.

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The Belgian electro label Alfa Matrix releases the twelfth volume in its “Matrix+ Downloaded” series to coincide with the label’s 24th anniversary. The digital-only set collects 69 tracks across the label’s current spectrum – EBM, dark elektro/industrial, synth pop – and newer Spleen+ additions spanning post-punk, goth rock and coldwave. The compilation is offered as a free/pay-what-you-want download via the label’s Bandcamp page and also includes a PDF booklet.

On the cover you will recognize Erica Dunham from Unter Null.

Artists included on this free download compilation include: Studio-X (feat. Kyoko Baertsoen), Rector Scanner, Aesthetische, Cut.Rate.Box, Kant Kino, Frontal Boundary, C-Lekktor, Acylum, Diffuzion, Implant, Neikka RPM, First Aid 4 Souls (feat. Aux Animaux), Noemi Aurora, Suicidal Romance, Llumen, Hanging Freud, Lederman/De Meyer, The Ultimate Dreamers, Aiboforcen, Digital Factor, Armageddon Dildos, Helalyn Flowers, Krystal System, The True Union, Freakangel, Totem Obscura, Lovelorn Dolls (feat. Dero Goi), The Breath of Life, The Names, ImJudas, Synapsyche, Miseria Ultima, Unter Null, Alien Vampires (feat. Dani Divine), Venal Flesh, Helle9, To Avoid, Pouppée Fabrikk, Stahlgeist, Nigra Nebula, Aengeldust, Circuito Cerrado, Matthew Creed, Cubic, Metroland, The Psychic Force, Komor Kommando, First Aid Tech, Die Robo Sapiens, ELM, Plastic Noise Experience, AD:Key, Elektroklänge, 808 Dot Pop, Avarice in Audio, Elektrostaub (feat. Echo Image), Cryogenic Echelon, Entrzelle, Neuroactive, Technoir, Mondträume, Star Industry, Stray, Psy’Aviah (feat. Sorrow Stories), Zombie Girl, Darkness on Demand, Circumpolar, Dunkelwerk, and Lights A.M.

A&R manager, Sebastien Dolimont says: “In 2025, Alfa Matrix proudly celebrates 24 years of existence. Nearly a quarter of a century fighting for dark alternative music, discovering new talents, and keeping the underground alive. This anniversary is not just about us and our artists – it’s about you, our fans. Because without your constant support, there would be no label, no releases, no future for the scene we all love.”

And he add: “In a world where indie labels are disappearing, streaming revenues collapse, and risks of signing new talents are higher than ever, we are proud to still stand strong — but we can only do it with you by our side. By downloading this compilation, you are not just enjoying music — you are actively supporting 69 artists and helping keep our scene alive, fresh, and forward-looking. From all of us at Alfa Matrix and Spleen+, and on behalf of all our artists: thank you for 24 years of loyalty, passion, and support. Together, we’ll keep writing the future of the dark underground.”

About Alfa Matrix

Alfa Matrix is a Brussels-based independent label founded in 2001. The catalogue focuses on electronic subgenres including industrial, EBM, dark elektro, and synth pop, later expanding into post-punk/coldwave via the Spleen+ division. The label’s team includes label & artists manager Seba Dolimont, promo manager Bernard Van Isacker, and head of design Benoît Blanchart.

From the early 2000s, Alfa Matrix used series-based releases to build international reach. Notable strands include “Sounds From The Matrix” (label samplers), “Re:Connected” (digital label overview), and the club-oriented “Endzeit Bunkertracks” multi-CD anthologies (first “Act” released 21 March 2005, featuring 60 tracks with 50 exclusives).

In 2023, Alfa Matrix inaugurated Spleen+, a division centred on post-punk and adjacent styles, and followed with multi-artist projects and catalogue building, including the “Resurgence” 7-CD box that assembled 133 contemporary bands from the post-punk family.

The label has since the very start focused on a direct contact with its fans and customers via their online webstore and Bandcamp.

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The American Dark-Electro project Protokoll 19 has already released several singles and EPs, and this summer they returned with their debut album, “Mental Decay”. The album features seven tracks plus three remixes. The sound immediately captures the essence of ‘Hell-Electro,’ with icy, dark atmospheres, hard-hitting rhythms, and menacing bass lines. The harsh, relentless vocals further amplify the tormented mood that permeates the album. Remixes have been exposed to C-Lekktor, Frontal Boundary and Midnight Nightmare. Protokoll 19’s style feels like a hybrid of Suicide Commando, Acylum, and Centhron. (Rating:8).

Listen to “Clairvoyance”.

Read the news on ‘Mental Decay’.

About Protokoll 19

Protokoll 19 is an electro-industrial project based in Tampa, Florida. Founded prior to 2024, the band centers its work around harsh electronics and lyrical themes of mental disintegration and psychological trauma.

In 2024, Protokoll 19 released their debut EP “Mental Decay” and a full-length digital album of the same name via Danse Macabre Records. The album version reviewed here expanded the EP into seven tracks plus three remixes.

The singles “Witch”, “Connect” and “Trivialized” later formed part of the staggered rollout for the 2025 EP “Somewhere Between Purgatory and Hell”. The band remains independent, while working with Danse Macabre Records for select releases.

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C-Lekktor is undoubtedly part of the crème de la crème of the Mexican Dark-Electro scene, and holds a prominent status within the international scene as well. It’s been 20 years since Markko B released his first self-produced album -a milestone worth celebrating with a collection of reworked ‘master tracks’ that C-Lekktor has released over the years. Older songs have been polished and revitalized alongside more recent tracks that evoke the sound of Noisuf-X. Additionally, the album features an unreleased song and a Depeche Mode cover. C-Lekktor consistently delivers solid, hard-hitting Dark-Electro, characterized by powerful bass lines, cold leads, heavy, danceable rhythms, Spanish samples, and Markko B’s intense, commanding vocals. This album offers a fantastic opportunity to reflect on the artist’s rich and successful career. (Rate:8½).

Listen to “Are You Ready For The Bass?”:

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About C-Lekktor

C-Lekktor, spearheaded by Marco Antonio Barrientos (Markko B.), has been an important force in the dark elektro scene for over two decades. Emerging from the vibrant Mexican electro scene of the 1990s, C-Lekktor made its first appearance with the demo CD “Re-a-Gression”.

Known for its aggressive and energetic sound, characterized by harsh vocals, pounding beats, and dark, atmospheric melodies, the project gained widespread recognition with performances across Mexico and internationally.

In 2005, the project released the maxi-CD “Words of Evil” and participated in the “Electro Map-Latam Compilation”. The following years saw C-Lekktor performing extensively, including concerts in Peru and Chile, and performances on major events like the “Necropolis Fest”.

In October 2024, Markko B. also looked back on two decades of the project in an interview with Side-Line. “2.0 Bonus Version”, issued on digital and CD via Alfa Matrix, extends that 20th-anniversary celebration with reworked tracks from across the project’s catalog.

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We talked with mastermind Markko B., head of the Mexican dark elektro act C-Lekktor who is celebrating 20 years of aggressive sonic warfare with this cult project with the release of “2.0”, a very special anniversary double-CD release with 12 fully rerecorded favourite tracks, plus unreleased material and classic club hits… 

The album can be ordered via Bandcamp as download or as a 2CD via the Alfa Matrix webstore.

SL. First off, congratulations on 20 years of dark elektro mastery! Looking back over the past two decades, what would you say are the key moments that have defined C-LEKKTOR’s journey? Any standout memories from your early years that helped shape the band? 

M. GRACIAS! Definitely constancy, hard work and sacrifices, I’ve been working on the project in a serious way now for the last 20 years, at that moment back in time it was just hobby for me, and an experiment to prove to myself that i could do my own music, but thanx to the people this was not only for me!  I’m very thankful to all people who listen to my music,,. they show me that i must keep on trying things… I think i own this to them at least.

SL. This special 2.0 release celebrates your career with re-recorded versions of some of your most iconic tracks. How did you approach revamping these songs? Were there any particular tracks that presented a challenge in terms of updating their sound for today’s technology and production standards? 

M. Actually all the 2.0 versions were a challenge, with no exception! Lots of these old files were lost long time ago, they each come from different times of production and of course with that difference in sound from that era, it was quite complicated to give a second life to these songs, most of these old songs were initially done with limited knowledge and hardware,,. so bringing them 20 years into the future was a real challenge indeed! So i tried to do my best with all i had at disposal, it took me months creating and updating these new versions,,. And I hope you can hear it… And I’m personally really satisfied with the final results.

SL. Fans have their favorite C-LEKKTOR classics like “An Empty Soul” and “Paralisis.” How do you feel about these songs now that you’ve had the chance to reimagine them? Did you discover anything new or surprising about them during the re-recording process? 

M. I think it is more like a double edge weapon, in one hand you can spend on these new versions exactly the same time you need for creating new songs, but on the other hand the nostalgia of reinventing something you did back in the days, but better this time, is something special.  So i think it has its pros and cons! A lot of old songs were dismissed cause I couldn’t find a way to update them but honestly i believe it was also kind of necessary updating them for me.  Ghis means that some people will like these new versions and some other won’t!  But hey that’s the magic you can get back in time at any time and replay the original releases of you prefer them.

SL. Your 20th-anniversary release includes a previously unreleased track, “I Don’t,” from “The Silence Procession” era. Can you tell us more about this track and why you felt now was the right time to share it with fans? 

M. I totally forgot about this song, as simple as that!  I was on my quest in searching all the old files on my old pc´s, drives and even backup cd´s when i i just found this song again! We actually played live this song a couple of times in the early years. So i said hey why not let’s put this song on the anniversary release…  I must say i found a few more unreleased songs. maybe one day I will find the right place to release these… time will tell! 

SL. Over the years, you’ve developed a distinctive sound within the dark elektro genre. How do you think C-LEKKTOR’s sound has evolved since the early days, and how do you see it continuing to evolve in the future?

M. Well i like to keep listening to new music instead of just staying on the old school songs and stuff… I’m a curious person and I’m always searching for comtemporary music. This means that sounds and  techniques come to my mind while I’m composing in a rather unconscious way, and i think it works good to me.

 SL. This double-CD also features your cover of Depeche Mode’s “Always You,” which is a bit of a departure from your usual style. What inspired you to choose this song, and how did you go about making it your own? 

M. I’m a huge fan of DEPECHE MODE since i was very young! I have been following their career through the years and when they released MEMENTO MORI, i just remembered why I have been a fan of them! I really enjoy that new album, I swear it has actually become one of my favs from their discography, and the selection was because this song it so much touching me… But also because not so many songs can be adapted to my sound with C-LEKKTOR, and i knew since the first time I listened to “ALWAYS YOU” that it would be the perfect track to pay tribute to this legendary band. I eventually covered it!

SL. As you celebrate 20 years with this special release, what’s next for C-LEKKTOR? 

M.  I must be honest, with time life changes and your needs too. Music has been an important part of my life, but i think i already spent so much time in front of a pc screen, writing music.  Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying im quitting, but i feel I also need new challenges for my own life, starting different things, and unfortunately too the music business has changed a lot! It takes lot of effort and time also to support and promote my own music. I suppose you must know about these hard times for musicians like me…  I will definitely try to keep the dream alive but sometimes I wonder for how long? I can’t tell you today but one thing is sure already: I already started working on the new C-LEKKTOR album!! But maybe that would be the last one or not… but yeah it will happen!

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Miseria Ultima, the Finnish dark electro revelation, has just released its fourth studio album, “Arctic Esotericism”. This album continues their exploration of the cold ethos and philosophy of the North, diving into themes of existence from birth to death.

The album is available now on Bandcamp and on CD via the Alfa Matrix webstore.

The album opens with the powerful track “Displayed For Punishment”, setting a harsh aggrotech tone. This is followed by “In Murder” and “Virtue And Desolation”, featuring fast-paced, icy melodies. “Thorns And Tragedy” stands out with its grief-laden atmosphere, offering the band’s signature Skinny Puppy like style. Other tracks such as “Spiritual Nailbomb” carry desperate undertones, while “Storms of Atonement” is a mid-tempo, depressive piece.

“Arctic Esotericism” will for sure appeal to fans of bands like Amduscia, Suicide Commando, C-Lekktor, Alien Vampires, and especially early Skinny Puppy. You can already check out a few tracks below.

About Miseria Ultima

Miseria Ultima is a Finnish industrial electro band formed in 2016 by Aleksi Martikainen (vocals) and Kimmo Huhtala (synths). Their music blends elements of EBM, aggrotech, and dark electro, creating a unique sound characterized by cold, melancholic atmospheres and intense, aggressive beats.

The band has released several well-received albums, starting with their debut “Phosphor” in 2017. This was followed by “Graygarden” in early 2020, which continued to build their reputation in the dark electro scene. In 2022, they signed with the Alfa Matrix label and released their third album, “In Colors of Void”​​.

Miseria Ultima draws inspiration from the harsh, cold environment of northern Finland, translating the stark beauty and desolation of their surroundings into their music. Their lyrics often explore themes of mortality, grief, and introspection, influenced by their experiences and philosophical reflections​. Read the review of ‘Arctic Esotericism’.

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C-Lekktor, a leading name in the dark elektro scene alongside Hocico, Rabia Sorda, and Amduscia, celebrates its 20 years anniversary. Markko B. has now released a special “2.0” double-CD deluxe digipak on Alfa Matrix. This release includes fan-favorite club hits and revamped versions of 12 classic tracks.

This 2CD version is available now via the Alfa Matrix website, the download version via Bandcamp. The album is also available in a special combi pack along the new releases from AD:keY and Miseria Ultima.

On this new album Markko B. has breathed new life into frequently requested songs performed at concerts. Updated tracks such as “An Empty Soul”, “Infected”, “Paralisis”, “See My Hate”, “El Comienzo De La Muerte”, and “Our Dark Side” are reimagined and rearranged, while classics like “World Of Fantasy”, “Juicio Final”, “Hellektro Convulsion Therapy”, “Solo En La Oscuridad”, and “Silence Remains” have received powerful makeovers.

The release also features harsh elektro tracks in their original form from recent albums, including fresh tracks like “God Killer” and “Are You Ready For The Bass?” alongside dancefloor cuts “Out Of My Way”, “Cyborgs”, and the track “Animals”.

Additionally, the double-CD set includes the exclusive unreleased track “I Don’t”, originally written during “The Silence Procession” era, and a cover of Depeche Mode’s “Always You”.

You can listen to all of the tracks below.

Fans of dark hellektro music, especially those who enjoy Suicide Commando, Hocico, Alien Vampires, or Noisuf-X, will find this double-CD essential.

About C-Lekktor

C-Lekktor, spearheaded by Marco Antonio Barrientos (Markko B.), has been an important force in the dark elektro scene for over two decades. Emerging from the vibrant Mexican electro scene of the 1990s, C-Lekktor made its first appearance with the demo CD “Re-a-Gression”.

Known for its aggressive and energetic sound, characterized by harsh vocals, pounding beats, and dark, atmospheric melodies, the project gained widespread recognition with performances across Mexico and internationally.

In 2005, the project released the maxi-CD “Words of Evil” and participated in the “Electro Map-Latam Compilation”. The following years saw C-Lekktor performing extensively, including concerts in Peru and Chile, and performances on major events like the “Necropolis Fest”.

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The Greek dark electro band Inline Sex Terror (IST) has announced the release of its third full-length album, “Re:boot”. The new album is set to launch on November 1, 2024, via the German Minusbeat label.

The album marks the band’s return after a 13-year hiatus, bringing a fresh take on old-school industrial EBM. The 11-track album, including titles like “No Regrets (No Rewind),” “Pulse of the Machine,” and “Grime and Gears”, explores themes of restarting, reflecting on past decisions, and embracing the inevitable changes that shape the future.

To support the album, Inline Sex Terror is preparing to release two music videos ahead of the album’s release and is planning a tour—their first in over a decade. You can already check out the title track below.

About Inline Sex Terror

Inline Sex Terror, originally formed in 2002 under the name Zerstorwut, began as a solo project by George.h, a DJ and promoter in Athens, Greece.

After five years, DV/h shifted his focus to music production and in 2008, the project was rebranded as Inline Sex Terror (IST), and the debut album “11:11” was released. The album, signed under the German label Danse Macabre Records, was followed by a first European tour, opening for Das Ich. The project also remixed the Das Ich song “Kannibale” for the Kannibale EP in 2008.

In 2010, Inline Sex Terror released the “Distorted Life” EP, which featured three new tracks and ten remixes by various artists, including Leather Strip and C-Lekktor. A second album, “The Architecture of Madness”, followed the next year and was released under the labels DSBP and Minusbeat.

In 2011 the project took a break largely due to personal issues DV/h faced and only two new songs were released during this period. In 2024 the project was revived the new album “Re:boot”. It will be followed by a European tour.

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After a hiatus of 13 years, the Greek dark electro act Inline Sex Terror is making a comeback with a new album and a European tour scheduled for this winter. These upcoming shows will mark the band’s first performances in 15 years.

The band was formed in 2002 under the name Zerstörwut as a solo project of DV/H alias George.H, who was a resident DJ and promoter in Athens, Greece, at the time. After 5 years, DV/H decided to make fewer appearances in the club scene and focus on creating and producing music for Zerstörwut.

In 2008, the project changed its name to Inline Sex Terror. The band signed to the German label Danse Macabre Records to release their debut album in August of the same year: “11:11”. Two years later, the project returned with the “Distorted Life” EP holding three new tracks and ten remixes from bands such as Leaether Strip, FabrikC, Supreme Court, Beati Mortui, Implant, C-Lekktor, Kadaver Acht, V2A, Without Recognition, and Concrete Rage.

Shortly after releasing the EP, DV/H returned to his own studio to begin working on the next album. In 2011, the project released the album “The Architecture of Madness” under a new label (DSBP/Minusbeat). Over the following years, Inline Sex Terror became dormant due to personal problems of DV/H. Only two new songs were created and released on compilations, and in 2017, DV/H declared Inline Sex Terror inactive.

Fast forward to 2024, DV/H has brought Inline Sex Terror out of its coma and is working on a new album. After the album is released, a European tour will follow, marking IST’s return to the stage after 15 years.

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Chief editor of Side-Line – which basically means I spend my days wading through a relentless flood of press releases from labels, artists, DJs, and zealous correspondents. My job? Strip out the promo nonsense, verify what’s actually real, and decide which stories make the cut and which get tossed into the digital void. Outside the news filter bubble, I’m all in for quality sushi and helping raise funds for Ukraine’s ongoing fight against the modern-day axis of evil. Besides music I’m also an SEO and AI content flow specialist and have an interest in everything finance from stocks to crypto. There is music in everything!

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The Los Angeles-based dark electro trio, Frontal Boundary, have just released their new single, “Without a Chance” via Re:Mission Entertainment. The single is available from Bandcamp and on all major digital platforms, and features exclusive remixes by C-Lekktor and Clockwork Echo.

“‘Without a Chance’ is a song about the constant effort of failing over and over but pushing forward to try and overcome those hurdles,” explains the band. “Sometimes we have to fight and do what we can to accomplish those goals but sometimes end up failing. But Without a Chance… we would never know what we are capable of.”

The release of “Without a Chance” marks the third single from Frontal Boundary’s forthcoming full-length album, “Shutting Down”.

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Chief editor of Side-Line – which basically means I spend my days wading through a relentless flood of press releases from labels, artists, DJs, and zealous correspondents. My job? Strip out the promo nonsense, verify what’s actually real, and decide which stories make the cut and which get tossed into the digital void. Outside the news filter bubble, I’m all in for quality sushi and helping raise funds for Ukraine’s ongoing fight against the modern-day axis of evil. Besides music I’m also an SEO and AI content flow specialist and have an interest in everything finance from stocks to crypto. There is music in everything!

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Alfa Matrix, the renowned Belgian label, commemorates its 22nd anniversary with yet another mastodont compilation on Bandcamp. The latest installment in the acclaimed “Matrix Downloaded” series, titled “Matrix+ Downloaded 011”, is now available as a free download on their Bandcamp page. Packed with 60 tracks, including new signings and a preview of the upcoming Spleen+ label releases, this compilation showcases Alfa Matrix’s diverse music repertoire.

“Matrix+ Downloaded 011” soared to the top of the industrial Bandcamp charts within hours of its release, claiming the coveted number 1 position.

The collection holds 60 tracks in total including several new signings. These are the bands present on this brand new free download compilation: Hanging Freud, The Ultimate Dreamers, The Breath Of Life, Psy’Aviah Feat. Sorrow Stories, ImJudas, Star Industry, Halo In Reverse, Lovelorn Dolls, The True Union, Freakangel, Avarice In Audio, Siva Six, Alien Vampires, Synapsyche, Helalyn Flowers, Neuroactive, Elektrostaub Feat. Stefan Netschio, Technoir, Entrzelle, Llumen, Noemi Aurora, Aiboforcen Feat. Jan D., Reichsfeind, Mondträume Feat. N-Frequency, The Psychic Force, Digital Factor, Implant, Darkness On Demand, Aesthetische, Komor Kommando Vs. The True Union, Matthew Creed, C-Lekktor, First Aid Tech, Pouppee Fabrikk, ELM, Die Robo Sapiens, Plastic Noise Experience, Armageddon Dildos, Stahlgeist, AD:keY, Kant Kino, Suicidal Romance, Miseria Ultima, First Aid 4 Souls, Neikka RPM, Circumpolar, Venal Flesh, Helle9, Diffuzion, Acylum, Circuito Cerrado, Aengeldust, Studio-X, 808 Dot Pop, Cubic, Metroland, Rector Scanner, Elektroklänge, Cosmic Armchair, Lights A.M.

You can download “Matrix+ Downloaded 011” for free via Bandcamp.

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Early December 2022, Komor Kommando, the industrial/EBM solo-project of Sebastian Komor (Icon Of Coil, Zombie Girl, Bruderschaft), released an all new 8-track EP. The EP came 9 years after his last release, the “Hail the rhythm” EP. This new EP, “One By One”, blends old and new, incorporating classic EBM vibes with a modern EDM inspired production.

The title song “One By One” features guest female vocals by Azul Far from The True UnioN. The song also comes in a remix by Brute Opposition and by Sebastian Komor himself who gave it a retro synth twist in its “xenomorph remix” version. Next to “One By One” the EP holds 2 other brand new tracks: “Get Off The X” and the instrumental “Brahmua”. “Get Off The X” was remixed as well, by C-Lekktor, Anthony (H) And Clockwork Echo.

One of the best modern EBM acts is back alive and kicking! So, I took my mobile and videocalled Sebastian.

SL: It’s good to have you back again with Komor Kommando. How does it feel after such a long break?

Seb: Thank you. It honestly doesn’t feel like a break as I have constantly been writing and producing music. Upon the release of One By One, it dawned on me it has been 9 years. Crazy how time flies.

SL: How different is it for you from producing other artists or making remixes for other bands?

Seb: It’s more personal. I get to do what I want and how I want it and explore the moment. It’s a great release of creativity, unbound by any set of ideas or “rules”. When I produce or remix for others, I have a different approach. One of course is giving the client the best I can with what I have to work with. I see it as an honor people come to me to help them out, no matter the level of involvement. Music unites.

SL: How much did your Komor Kommando sound evolve since the previous EP?

Seb: The same approach really. With new tools and skills to play with. My musical taste is all over the place. I like to not be bound by a genre or what a genre is supposed to sound like. Attitude and grit are always present.

SL: Is there any specific message you want to give behind this new EP release and these new songs?

Seb: There is definitely a theme hiding in there. Universal and personal at the same time.

SL: You also took us by surprise with these female guest vocals on “One By One”. Tell us more about this collaboration with The True Union?

Seb: I wanted more vocals on the new KK material. As Azul reached out to me regarding doing some mixing and co-production on some of her new material, I was exposed to her voice. Instantly I had to ask Azul if she was into doing vocals on this at the time, instrumental song. With the intent of having vocals in the song. Thankfully she was into it and the vocals you hear on the release are the original take I was sent. Needless to say, I was blown out of the chair. Her voice is ridiculously good.

SL: Can we expect more from you later this year? An album maybe? More collabs? Anything you want to reveal yet?

Seb: A new EP is being worked on as we speak. I was hoping to be done with it by March, however, due to some other projects needing my attention it has been pushed back a bit. However, it’s coming. Stand by!

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The post-punk scene has a new recordlabel with Alfa Matrix launching a sublabel created to accomodate this specific genre and its varieties including coldwave or even minimal synth. Called Spleen+ you can already find 2 bands signed to it, the Belgian post-punk act The Ultimate Dreamers, who launched their label debut with the EP “Polarized”, and the Italian new wave act ImJudas who presents 2 new EPs, “People Of The Blame” and “So Untrue”.

We sat together with Seba Dolimont who is the A&R behind Spleen+ (and Alfa Matrix).

SL: Congratulations Seba with the new endeavour. Why start a side label next to Alfa Matrix?

SD: Since 2001, Alfa Matrix has been showing a quite eclectic approach of our music repertoire and label artist roster. We release EBM music from FRONT 242, POUPPEE FABRIKK, ELM or DIE ROBO SAPIENS, but also harsh dark elektro with ALIEN VAMPIRES, ACYLUM or C-LEKKTOR, minimal vintage synth with METROLAND, future pop with REICHSFEIND, NEUROACTIVE, MONDTRÄUME, BRUDERSCHAFT… Modern avantgarde electro with RECOIL, IMPLANT, KOMOR KOMMANDO, PSY’AVIAH or yet CUBIC! But also without forgetting our darker acts merging industrial with goth darkwave guitars like STAR INDUSTRY, HELALYN FLOWERS or FREAKANGEL.

We have been toying with this idea for this Spleen+ division for many months. It’s not something that comes out on the spur of the moment, you need to prepare such additional activity within our whole Alfa Matrix Label Group concept. We have been following and enjoying this continuous resurgence of the cold wave / post punk / minimal synth scene for some time. We also noticed that new sub-scene walls started emerging from the ground where the fans do not look much over the walls. Dedicated events and festivals get organised. Dedicated blogs, playlists, etc. start gathering more and more dark souls… So the idea from our side is to simply contribute to this movement offering it some structured and more targeted approach cos there are so many talented artists out there in need of support in their DIY efforts. This focused approach should allow us better supporting artists playing this kind of sound and reaching out to a boiling sub-scene, enlarging our scope of activities and bringing complementary fanbases together because eclecticism remains a core value for our work… And this without bringing us too far away from our roots cos the label team is made of 3 friends born in the early 70’s who were fed on JOY DIVISION, THE CURE, SIOUXSIE, SISTERS OF MERCY and other GHOST DANCE, X-MAL DEUTSCHLAND and SKELETAL FAMILY and not only on 80’s synth pop and the Belgian Electronic Body Music movement!

SL: What (new) signings can we expect?

SD: The very active Belgian act THE ULTIMATE DREAMERS is our first new signing in the genre (see the number of concerts they already played this year only! They are amazing! Their new album comes out in March…) while some current Alfa Matrix artists are potential candidates for a next release on Spleen+ including IMJUDAS or yet STAR INDUSTRY for example. Together with Frédéric Cotton (known for decades of activities as concert & party promotor in Brussels behind the famous “Fantastique Nights” but also as lead singer of THE ULTIMATE DREAMERS) we will also release this year a mega compilation devoted to the cold wave/post punk genre showing how prolific this scene can be anno 2023! We are working on it as we speak…

Since the announcement of this new label division, I am also quite happy and positively surprised by the number of proactive connections we got from very great bands who showed interest in working with us. That’s really exciting. Of course some of them are cool Belgian bands, some being living legends, cos it’s always easier collaborating with a local label speaking your language, but we are also in contact with artists from the UK, Italy, South America, etc. Nothing I want to reveal yet, but we will do this on due time. Keep an eye on our pages at https://www.facebook.com/spleen.plus and https://spleenplus.bandcamp.com . A website will follow soon as well.

SL: Will this also mean extra vinyl releases?

SD: The vinyl format is part of the equation on today’s music market. A portion of music fans who are collecting physical products do prefer the vinyl format but not all of them. So already with Alfa Matrix we have been issuing vinyls for some time for selected bands with own fanclubs and/or who are touring a lot. The vinyl format is also very appropriate to the cold wave/post punk genre that is uniting past, present and future. So my answer is a big YES. Absolutely!

Below are the first releases from the brand new label:

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Genre/Influences: EBM, Electro-Industrial.

Format: Digital.

Background/Info: Norwegian sound guru Seb Komor (Icon Of Coil, Zombie Girl ao) is back on track. This is the first new Komor Kommando release since “Hail The Rhythm” (2013). “One By One” features three new songs plus five remixes.

Content: The title song features female guest vocals by Azul from The True Union (one of Alfa Matrix’ latest signings). The sound approach hasn’t changed over the years; solid, menacing, EBM driven bass lines mixed with danceable beats and industrialized sound treatments. Next to the title song there’s one track on which Seb Komor is singing himself while the other track left is a hard, instrumental, piece.

Remixes were provided by Xenomorph, C-Lekktor, Anthony H, Clockwork Echo and Brute Opposition.

+ + + : I’ve missed new stuff from Komor Kommando so it’s a damned good thing he’s back in business. The production remains powerful revealing the familiar sound treatments of the artist. The title song is a great piece of music. There’s a terrific twist between sound and the enraged female vocals. But I also discovered great remixes. I even prefer the Xenomorph remix to the original edit of “One By One” while Clockwork Echo empowered “Get Off The X” a considerable way.

– – – : For the very first time I heard a Komor Kommando release where some of the remixes -by other artists, are even better than the original versions. But believe me the original edits are great as well!

Conclusion: Komor Kommando is back with a bang and dancefloors gone know it.

Best songs: “One By One – Xenomorph Remix”, “Get Off The X – Xenomorph Remix”, “One By One”, “Get Off The X”, “Brahmua”.

Rate: 8.

Artist: www.facebook.com/komorkommando

Label: www.alfa-matrix.com / www.facebook.com/Alfa.Matrix Read the news on ‘One By One’.

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About Komor Kommando

Komor Kommando is the industrial/EBM solo project of Norwegian producer Sebastian Komor, also known for his work with Icon Of Coil, Zombie Girl and Bruderschaft. The “One By One” EP, released via Alfa Matrix in December 2022, is the project’s first new release in nine years since the “Hail The Rhythm” EP in 2013. The title track features guest vocals by Azul Far of The True Union, and the eight-track release includes remixes by Xenomorph, C-Lekktor, Anthony (H), Clockwork Echo and Brute Opposition.

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Genre/Influences: Dark-Electro, EBM.

Format: Digital, 2CD.

Background/Info: After three self-released and four official albums C-Lekktor breaks the silence after a hiatus of five years. Mexican Dark-Electro head Marco Barientos aka ‘Markko B’ signed to Alfa Matrix. He’s already familiar with the Belgian label having released music from his side project Circuito Cerrado. The last album of this side-project “Furious Basslines” might have inspired him for the slogan of this new C-Lekktor work ‘Are You Ready For The Bass?’

Content: The album stands for pure C-Lekktor Electro-terror and yet I noticed a little evolution in sound. The mix between Dark-Electro and EBM has never been so perfect. The songs are driven by hopping rhythms and sequences while carrying leads are pushing the songs to a higher dimension. Markko B is singing like a possessed creature.

The bonus disc features remixes by Xperiment, Centhron, ESA, Nevel, Llumen, The Psychic Force, Skynthattack, Venal Flesh, Neikka RPM, Chamaeleon, Nano Infect, FabrikC, Third Realm, Aesthetische, Miseria Ultima and Circuito Cerrado.

+ + + : C-Lekktor stands for power and terror; a violent Dark-Electro experience which became the trademark of this artist. C-Lekktor definitely belongs with projects like Hocico and Amduscia to the best Mexican bands in the genre. Markko B knows how to compose pure dance-terror. I like the way he created a perfect symbiosis between Dark-Electro and EBM resulting in great songs like “God Killer”, “Me”, “Death Dealer” and “Are You Ready For The Bass?”. Among the remixes featuring great names I especially like the job done by Neikka RPM industrializing “Obsession” in a true masterpiece with female backing vocals by Dominique. Other essential remixes are these by The Psychic Force and Chamaeleon.

– – – : The first part of the album sounds okay but the best cuts are definitely featured on the second part. I however have already heard better stuff from C-Lekktor.

Conclusion: ‘Are you ready for the bass?’ No doubt about it C-Lekktor will take dancefloors by force!

Best songs: “Me”, “Are You Ready For The Bass?”, “God Killer”, “Dearth Dealer” + “Obsession – Neikka RPM Remix”, “House Of Pain – The Psychic Force Remix”. 

Rate: 8.

Artist: www.facebook.com/Clekktor

Label: www.alfa-matrix.com / www.facebook.com/Alfa.Matrix

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About C-Lekktor

C-Lekktor is a Mexican dark-electro project led by Marco Barientos, known as Markko B, who also records as Circuito Cerrado. After three self-released and four official albums, the project signed to Alfa Matrix and returned with “New World Disorder” following a five-year hiatus, released October 28, 2022 as a 2CD and digital bonus-tracks edition with remixes by Xperiment, Centhron, ESA, Nevel, Llumen, The Psychic Force, Skynthattack, Venal Flesh, Neikka RPM, Chamaeleon, Nano Infect, FabrikC, Third Realm, Aesthetische, Miseria Ultima and Circuito Cerrado.

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Komor Kommando, the industrial/EBM solo-project of Sebastian Komor (Icon Of Coil, Zombie Girl, Bruderschaft), finally strikes back with an all new 8-track EP, 9 years after his last release, the “Hail the rhythm” EP. This new EP, “One By One”, blends old and new, incorporating classic EBM vibes with a modern EDM inspired production and is available now from Bandcamp.

The title song “One By One” features guest female vocals by Azul Far from The True UnioN. Sebastian explains: “I was doing the mixing and production for her new release and after hearing her vocals I just had to ask her to sing on one of my new tracks. I was simply blown away! Her vocals took the song to places I could not even imagine at the time…” The song also comes in a remix by Brute Opposition and by Sebastian Komor himself who gave it a retro synth twist in its “xenomorph remix” version.

Next to “One By One” the EP holds 2 other brand new tracks: “Get Off The X” and the instrumental “Brahmua”. “Get Off The X” was remixed as well, by C-Lekktor, Anthony (H) And Clockwork Echo.

One of the best modern EBM acts is back alive and kicking! You can check out and download the full EP below on Bandcamp before it hits the other platforms two weeks from now. Read the review of ‘One By One’.

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C-Lekktor expands, the duo consisting of Markko and Jamie, welcome a 3rd member to their line-up: Dj/Producer Dimitri Berzerk aka d·b. The news was announced on Facebook last night as you can see below.

C-Lekktor has a new album out since last week, the 2CD “New World Disorder” which is also available as download via Bandcamp and all other services. With “New World Disorder”, the band breaks 5 years of extended silence. The release offers a fusion of classic dark hellektro with upbeat industrial EBM.

Note that this 2CD is a limited edition first pressing including a 16-track bonus disc featuring remixes by ESA, Centhron, Xperiment, The Psychic Force, Fabrikc, Aesthetische, Neikka RPM, Venal Flesh, Nano Infect, Circuito Cerrado, Llumen, Nevel, Synthattack, Chamaeleon, Miseria Ultima and Third Realm.

Below is the Facebook announcement.

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“Are You Ready For The Bass?” is the name of a brand new download EP by one of the leading bands from the Mexican dark elektro scene, C-Lekktor. On this new EP Markko B. offers 6 track s to tease his upcoming 2CD album “New World Disorder” which is coming out at the end of October, and which can be ordered here as a download and here as a limited first edition 2CD set.

This new EP also features an exclusive club mix of “Don’t Be Afraid” plus 4 remixes signed by Esa, Nevel, Aesthetische and Venal Flesh.

Below you can listen to “New World Disorder (Bonus Tracks Edition)” as download, the album is also out as a limited 2CD first edition via the Alfa Matrix label webshop.

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One of the leading bands from the Mexican dark elektro scene, C-Lekktor, has landed a record deal with the Belgian electro label Alfa Matrix. After having been focused on some side-project activities (for instance the excellent Circuito Cerrado) and other collaborations over the last years, Markko B. has concentrated his attention back on C-Lekktor.

Alfa Matrix announced today that they will release the new C-Lekktor album “New World Disorder” later in October. With this new release C-Lekktor breaks 5 years of extended silence (and pandemic struggle).

The first pressing of this “New World Disorder” album comes out as double-CD digipak limited edition with extended artwork and a 16-track bonus disc featuring remixes by Esa, Centhron, Xperiment, The Psychic Force, Fabrikc, Aesthetische, Neikka Rpm, Venal Flesh, Nano Infect, Circuito Cerrado, Llumen, Nevel, Synthattack, Chamaeleon, Miseria Ultima and Third Realm.

You can already check two tracks on Bandcamp (they are yours for immediate download if you pre-order the download release). The 2CD limited edition can be pre-ordered now from the Alfa Matrix webshop.

The project debuted in 2004 with the self-released album “Re-A-Gression”. It was followed by “Cloned And Mutated” in 2007, again self-released. The same year the project offered “Refusing The Paradise” after which they got picked up by COP International. On that label they released 3 albums, “The Silence Procession” (2008), “X-Tension In Progress” (2012) and “Final Alternativo” (2014). The band’s last album was the 2017 release “Out Of My Way” re-released in an anniversary edition in 2019.

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Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop, Body-Pop.

Format: Digital, CD.

Background/Info: Mario Monk aka Ego Bliss strikes back with the “Future” EP featuring four new cuts plus eight remixes getting us back to songs from the debut album “What The Future Holds”.

Content: The new songs sound a bit harder than the debut album. The composition is empowered by EBM elements while holding on to the Electro-Pop touch. Both debut songs remind me a bit of Neuroactive -and also in the production of the vocals. The remixes are bringing us back to the debut album and have been accomplished by C-Lekktor, FCH, DMT Berzerk, Elektrovot, JP90, Art Deko and Vyrtual Zociety while the first remix has been done by Ego Bliss and is featuring Marian G.

+ + + : The new songs reveal an interesting evolution for being harder and more personal. The songs are well-crafted and create a perfect sonic bridge between Electro-Pop and EBM. There’re several cool remixes featured which are adding diversity. I especially recommend the hard and Dark-Electro remix by C-Lekktor and the refreshing remix by FCH.

– – – : I get the feeling Ego Bliss still has more potential than what came out at this EP. I regret there are no remixes from “The Saviour” which was my favorite track from the album.

Conclusion: Ego Bliss remains a band to keep an eye on; this is alluring Electro/Body-Pop.

Best songs: “Elysium”, “Suicidal” + “Asylum – C-Lekktor Remix”.

Rate: 8.

Artist: www.facebook.com/monk1981

Labels: www.subculture.no / www.facebook.com/norwegiansubculture

www.sector-industrial.com / www.facebook.com/sector.industrial.producciones

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About Ego Bliss

Ego Bliss is the solo project of Mario Monk, started in 2019 in Tijuana, Mexico. Monk is also a member of Para/Normal. The project mixes melodic synthpop, dark pop and EBM, and Monk writes, records and mixes the material himself.

The debut album “What The Future Holds” was released on 9 November 2020 through the Norwegian label Sub Culture Records, running eleven tracks. All music and lyrics were produced, composed, written, recorded and mixed by Monk.

The “Future” EP followed on 1 April 2022, co-released by Sub Culture Records and the Mexican label Sector Industrial Producciones. It collects twelve tracks: four new songs and eight reworkings of material from the debut, with remixes by C-Lekktor, FCH, DMT Berzerk, Elektrovot, JP90, Art Deko and Vyrtual Zociety, plus an opening remix by Ego Bliss featuring Marian G.

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Genre/Influences: Dark-Electro.

Format: Digital, CD.

Background/Info: Suicide Commando is working on a new full length and that’s a damned good thing as the last ‘new’ album already dated from 2017 (!). This new EP features next to the title song the previously released single “Trick Or Treat” (released for Halloween 2021).

Content: The title song is not a cover version of the famous “Bang Bang”-song but a merciless Dark-Electro assault inspired by war and gun violence. A remix has been made by C-Lekktor. “Trick Or Treat” is another violent piece. Next to the original version there’s a surprising and totally different version/remix by Fuckbot.

+ + + : Suicide Commando strikes back with a bang. If both songs are teasers to the upcoming full length it will be one of the most violent works ever released by Johan Van Roy. “Bang Bang Bang” is a terrific piece of Dark-Electro; powerful, dark, danceable and tormented. I also want to say a word about the cool remix of “Trick Or Treat” by Fuckbot which even features a few Acid sequences.

– – – : Two singles instead of one so no reason to complain.

Conclusion: Suicide Commando added two more hits to its endless list; the true power of Dark-Electro!

Best songs: “Bang Bang Bang”, “Trick Or Treat”.

Rate: 8½.

Artist: www.suicidecommando.be / www.facebook.com/IIXIII

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About Suicide Commando

Suicide Commando was founded in 1986 by Johan Van Roy in Leopoldsburg, Belgium. The project started out self-released on tape before signing to Off Beat in the mid-1990s.

Van Roy issued the debut album “Critical Stage” in 1994, followed by “Stored Images” (1995) and “Mindstrip” (2000), the latter via Dependent Records. Later albums include “Bind, Torture, Kill” (2006), “When Evil Speaks” (2013) and “Forest Of The Impaled” (2017), the last full-length before this EP.

The “Bang Bang Bang” EP appeared on Out Of Line in 2022. The full length it previewed followed later the same year as “Goddestruktor“. Van Roy returned to the earliest material again in July 2025 on the “Final Stage” EP, which reworked five songs from “Critical Stage” and added “De weg”, his first Suicide Commando song sung in Dutch.

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Out on July 22 is an all new Suicide Commando album and this time Johan Van Roy also hired the voice of Charlotte Nuytkens, finalist of the Belgian edition of “The Voice” on the track “Land of Roses”.

The regular edition comes as double-CD in digipak, featuring a full length bonus-CD with exclusive remixes of album tracks by Suicide Commando itself and befriended artists such as Cryo, Assemblage 23, C-Lekktor, Dead when I found Her, Tactical Sekt and others.

The album is also out as a limited edition double clear vinyl featuring all 10 main tracks of the new album, 3 tracks from 2 deleted singles and an exclusive version of “Kill all Humanity”.

And finally there is also a limited deluxe boxset (666 copies worldwide) which contains:

• The regular digi2CD
• Exclusive bonus 2CD: CD1 contains a ‘Collective Suicide Best of” Album, featuring a selection of the most popular tracks by Suicide Commando, while CD2 is a ‘Collective Suicide’ of rare tracks-compilation
• Customized Suicide Commando cross body bag
• Hand-numbered certificate

Below are some visuals from the 3 versions. Read the review of ‘Goddestruktor’.

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Out now are 2 new EPs from the Italian dark electro act Synapsyche, that includes an extended reissue of their 2017 EP “This Is Gonna Hurt”.

But first things first with the all new EP “Silvertongue” on which the duo Stefano ‘Mannequinetik’ (machines) and Marco ‘Katatronik’ Mantovani (vocals) reveal the first two songs from their much anticipated 4th studio album “Anti” that is announced for release later this year. You get two dark elektro songs, “Silvertongue” which features Daniel Graves (Aesthetic Perfection) on guest vocals, and “Anti Manifesto” which turns out to be a fast hard-hitting industrial track with heavy beats.

The EP features a total of 10 songs including a large diversity of bonus remixes and is also accompanied by the release of a highly professional video clip for the title-song “Silvertongue” which you can see below.

The full EP can be downloaded right below.

Reissue of 2017 single ‘This Is Gonna Hurt’ with bonus material

Together with new material, Synapsyche also continues their re-release series. Originally released on April 7th 2017, the “This Is Gonna Hurt” EP now gets re-released featuring the exclusive bonus track, the ‘xeno flesh’ remix by Alien:Nation of the song “The Flesh Party”.

Remixes on the original release were delivered by C-Lekktor, Freaky Mind, Unity One and fellow countrymen T-Error Machinez.

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Genre/Influences: Dark-Electro, Aggrotech.

Format: Digital, CD.

Background/Info: It took six years for the Greek duo of Chamaeleon to unleash their third full length album.

Content: The album features 10 songs plus 3 remixes. Chamaeleon strikes back with their harsh approach of mixing Dark-Electro and pure Dance/Trance leads. The influences create a true duality, but Chamaeleon is a sonic ogre without mercy. The songs (and vocals) are powerful, rough and brutal, but always danceable. The leads remind me of Culture Beat transposed into an Industrial dimension.

The remixes have been done by W.E.B. (with a remix of a song from the previous album), C-Lekktor and Roy Asylum.

+ + + : The  Aggrotech approach of Chamaeleon can be linked to the sound formula of SynthAttack. I guess it’s not a coincidence that Chamaeleon has remixed SynthAttack in the past. Both projects have this surprising Dance/Trance touch running through their music and I would not be surprised if this work can become a ‘hot’ sensation. A few songs sound like a weird sonic challenge, mixing pure Dance/Trance leads reminding me of the legendary hit song “Mister Vain” with hard and mind-blowing kicks. Chamaeleon sounds crazy, but the tracklist stands for constant dancefloor stuff!

– – – : I expected a bit more out of the remixes. Don’t get me wrong, this album is good stuff, but some of the leads are a bit too cheap… but I’m afraid that’s part of the challenge and Chamaeleon…

Conclusion: Chamaeleon strikes back with a bang; perverted Dance music for Industrial clubs!

Best songs: “Mr Hyde”, “Go F#ck Yourself And Die”, “Rage”, “The Transaction”, “Vibe feat. Maria Xoniki”.

Rate: 8.

Artist: www.facebook.com/chamaeleonproject

Label: www.insane-records.com /  www.facebook.com/InsaneRecordsEU Read the news on ‘The Game’.

About Chamaeleon

Chamaeleon is an aggrotech and dark electro duo formed in 2009 by vocalist Alex, joined shortly afterwards by his brother Nico, who works under the name Azie, on synthesizers and live backing vocals. The pair draw more on the Latin American school of aggrotech than on its German counterpart.

The first album, “Sick | Perverted”, appeared on Artificial Sun in 2013. Insane Records released “Evil Is Good” in December 2015, the EP “Suppression” the same year, the EP “Fear” in 2019 and the single “Scars Of Time” in 2020. During the same period the duo ran the side project Aftereffect, whose debut album “Krama” came out in 2019.

“The Game” followed in December 2021 on Insane Records, in a CD edition limited to 150 copies and in digital formats. It holds ten original tracks plus three remixes, by C-Lekktor, Van Roy Asylum and a metal reworking of “Suppression” by W.E.B.

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It has been a long 6 years since the release of “Evil Is Good”, Chamaeleon’s second full-length album, released in December 2015. During this period, the duo released an EP and a single, as well as were busy in the side project Aftereffect, which released its debut album “Krama” in 2019.

6 years further down the road Chamaeleon now presents “The Game”, a new full-length album which is out now via Insane Records in a limited CD edition of 150 pieces and of course also in digital format.

The album features 10 new original tracks which clearly shows the band’s sonic progression. They also ‘saturated’ some tracks with guitar parts without getting too much alienated from their original sounds they are known for.

On the album you will also find 3 remixes by C-Lekktor, Van Roy Asylum and a metal version of the track “Suppression” by W.E.B.. You can order the CD right here on Bandcamp.

Check out the tracks below. Read the review of ‘The Game’.

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Genre/Influences: Dark-Electro, Aggrotech. 

Format: Digital, CD. 

Background/Info: “Damnation” is the fifth album by Martin Schindler aka SynthAttack. We get twelve songs plus six remixes.

Content: I realize that SynthAttack isn’t really innovating, the sound and approach being comparable to the previous album. SynthAttack is once more mixing Dark-Electro elements with pure Dance music reminding me of the 90s. They already illustrated it on their previous albums and even dares to go a step further now. The ‘90s tribute’ “Call Me Insane” is a parody of Culture Beat’s “Mr. Vain”. I already thought to have heard a comparable connection to the previous album so they now simply covered this song into a very own, but recognizable style. “Damnation” also features a few heavenly female vocals next to the cavernous, pitched vocals of Martin Schindler. 

Remixes have been accomplished by Basscalate, [X]-RX, C-Lekktor, Synapsyche, Reactor7x and Freaky Mind. 

+ + + : This band remains a true challenge, but it clearly becomes a successful formula to conquer the dancefloors. So the title of the album is totally matching with the ongoing pandemic and its consequences for the music scene: closed clubs and no more dancefloors. SynthAttack sounds like food for dancefloors; the sound formula is a true challenge, but it has this terrific kind of dance elixir, which will make you dance. I personally like the tracks with male- & female duo vocals, “Dark Days” being one of my favorite cuts. It also sounds a little bit different from the rest, but the female vocals are adding an artistic and heavenly touch on top of the work. The list of remixers is an extra noticeable element of the album.

– – – : The work sometimes sounds like a copy-paste of its predecessor; no single innovation, but why changing a winning formula? The work becomes a bit predictable and that’s a pity as this band also shows a few ‘different’ ideas, which are more than promising. Despite the great list of remixers, none of them really add a bonus to the album and the original edits. 

Conclusion: I would be not surprised to see SynthAttack once covering some of the greatest 90s Dance-hits and reworking them in their typical darker Dance style. God was a DJ and SynthAttack must be Judas…

Best songs: “Dark Days”, “We Are SynthAttack”, “Dirty Dark electro – Stomp Edition”, “Magic vs. Toal – Special Edit”. 

Rate: 7½. 

Artist: www.facebook.com/synthattack 

Label: www.darktunes.com / www.facebook.com/darkTunesMusic

About SynthAttack

SynthAttack is a dark electro and aggrotech project from Hannover, Germany, driven by Martin Schindler, who handles production, lyrics and live vocals. Side-Line first covered the act in July 2017 with the Face The Beat profile piece Side-Line introduces SynthAttack – listen now to ‘Afterlife (Suppressor Remix)’ (Face The Beat profile series).

The debut album “To The Floor” appeared on darkTunes Music Group in 2015, followed by Synthattack – Club Takeover (CD Album – Dark Tunes Music Group) in 2016, SynthAttack – Harsh Is Back (CD Album – darkTunes Music Group) in 2017, the “Salvation In Hell” EP in 2018 and SynthAttack – Join Us (CD Album – darkTunes Music Group) in 2019. The single “Dirty Dark Electro” also appeared in 2019, and the EP SynthAttack – Harsh Will Never Die (EP – darkTunes Music Group) followed in 2020.

“Damnation” was released on 22 October 2021 by darkTunes Music Group as a digital download and on CD. It holds eighteen tracks, opening with “Into the Void (Intro)” and including “Magic (vs. TOAL) (Special Edit)”, a collaboration with Toal, followed by six remixes. The label states the album is about lockdown isolation, “the inner turmoil, the feeling of a never ending cycle to the long awaited redemption”. Schindler continued with the single “Circle Of Pain” in 2022 and announced the album “Immortal in Hell” for 11 September 2026 together with fall tour dates.

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Genre/Influences: Dark-Electro, Electro-Wave.

Format: Digital, CD.

Background/Info: Das Werk is a German project driven by Elmar Schmidt. The Centhron frontman was already experimenting with Das Werk before Centhron saw the light of day. “Aeshma” is the official debut work featuring a few ‘early’ songs, which have been reworked.

Content: The link with Centhron is unavoidable, but maybe a bit too easy. There clearly is a harsh Dark-Electro influence running through Das Werk, but there also is a more refined Electro-Wave approach, which especially comes through at a few cuts featuring female backing vocals. These tracks are somewhat more Electro-Wave orientated and appealing for Blutengel fans. All songs have been sung in German –which is of course another link with Centhron.

The album features 12 songs plus 4 remixes by [:SITD:], C-Lekktor, Wesenberg and Devil-M. 

+ + + : This is a great debut for Das Werk. The songs are accomplished and I was mainly impressed by the solid, carrying leads running through different songs. Das Werk sounds melodic and danceable, finding a balance between refined arrangements and harsh sound treatments. “Rheintöchter” is one of the highlights, but I also have to mention “Wälder In Rot”, “Schneekönigin”, “Todesbraut” and “Schwarzes Horn”. The music also inspired [:SITD:] and C-Lekktor to make great and powerful remixes while Wesenberg transposed the original edit into a minimal-groovy approach.

– – – : I think it’s a pity we never heard anything official of this project before. It however has a typical ‘German’-style, but who cares when the result is worth listening to.

Conclusion: “Aeshma” is a successful debut for Das Werk and I hope Elmar Schmidt will move on with his project. 

Best songs: “Rheintöchter”, “Wälder In Rot”, “Schneekönigin”, “Todesbraut”, “Schwarzes Horn”, “Kleid Aus Schnee – C-Lekktor Remix”, “Schwarzes Horn – [:SITD:] Remix”.

Rate: (8).

Artist: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001198094782

Label: www.darkdimensions.de /  www.facebook.com/pages/Dark-Dimensions-Label-Group/486014725206

About Das Werk

Das Werk is the side project of Elmar Schmidt, front man of the German dark-electro band Centhron, which has released its albums on Scanner / Dark Dimensions for more than two decades. According to the label’s Bandcamp notes, Schmidt made his first electronic recordings under the Das Werk name in 1999, before Centhron existed, and some of those songs, including “Tanz Im Sternenfeuer” and “Graue Front”, later surfaced on Centhron releases. The project first appeared on a Scanner release with a track on A Human Scan(ner) – The 20th Anniversary Compilation (2021). Discogs has a separate profile for the act but no biography.

“Aeshma”, the first Das Werk album, was released by Scanner / Dark Dimensions on 9 April 2021 on CD and as a download, with the early songs re-arranged, re-recorded and re-mastered. The sixteen tracks are “Intro”, “Schneekönigin”, “Aeshma”, “Rheintöchter”, “Bombenflug”, “Kleid Aus Schnee”, “Feenblut”, “Schwarzes Horn”, “Wälder In Rot”, “Nantosvelta”, “Todesbraut” and “Tanz Im Sternenfeuer”, followed by “Schwarzes Horn (SITD RMX)”, “Kleid Aus Schnee (C-Lekktor RMX)”, “Bombenflug (Wesenberg Deathdub RMX)” and “Feenblut (Drone Session by Devil-M)”. No further production credits are listed on the Bandcamp or Discogs pages.

Centhron continued on the same label with Einheit C (2023) and Liebe Is Krieg (2025), both reviewed on Side-Line. “Aeshma” remains the only Das Werk album listed on Discogs and the project’s only Side-Line review.

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Genre/Influences: EBM, Body-Pop.

Format: Digital, CD.

Background/Info: This EP is an addition to the “Resist”-EP by Dimitri Berzerk. “Resist” has been released in different formats, this extra EP bringing all different remixes together as a kind of compilation.

Content: The EP features a total amount of 20 songs including the 6 remixes from the download card, which was available together with the vinyl format. You’ll get 10 edits of the “Ctrl+Als+Del”-song, which clearly is the ‘hit’ of Dimitri Berzerk featuring Claus Larsen as the singer. The song remains driven by a solid EBM bass line and a catchy chorus with passionate vocals on top.

Remixes have been made by Neuvision, Die-Go, Hooverlordz, cid project, SFX DJ, Fire Walkers, Rebel Empire, Substaat, FortLeben (3x), Larva + JP90, Dramatic, Delectro, Judas 12, Eloquent, Rasec, Neroconcret, JP90 and Delete.

+ + + : It’s especially cool to get the remixes from the download card of the vinyl now released on CD. I still like the main song of the EP, which is a true sonic fusion between classical EBM and a catchy chorus. There’s real chemistry between Dimitri Berzerk and Claus Larsen. Among the different remixes I once again salute the great job done by Cid Project who injected a terrific extra sound to the song while the Cold-Wave and totally reworked edit by Dramatic is phenomenal.

– – – : I’m still not convinced by a few songs like the cover version of Nena and the song “Endurance” although there are worse B-sides.

Conclusion: “Resist” has been released in all imaginable formats –maybe except cassette, so time for another great work by Dimitri Berzerk!

Best songs: “Ctrl+Alt+Del – Cid Project Remix”, “Ctrl+Alt+Del – Dramatic Rework”,  “Ctrl+Alt+Del – Orange Sector Remix”, “Ctrl+Alt+Del – C-Lekktor Remix”, “Ctrl+Alt+Del – Neuvision Remix”.

Rate: (8).

Artist: www.facebook.com/dimitri.berzerk

Label: www.sector-industrial.com / www.facebook.com/sector.industrial.producciones

About Dimitri Berzerk

Dimitri Berzerk is a DJ, producer and remixer based in Mexico City, and the owner of the label Sector Industrial Producciones. He also works as a remixer under the name DMT Berzerk, crediting more than 100 remixes for other artists. His artist name references the classic Atari video game “Berzerk” and the band Apoptygma Berzerk.

Berzerk began releasing his own material with the single/EP “My Love Is Electric”, featuring Franco Doglioli, followed by the “Resist” EP with Claus Larsen of Leather Strip as guest vocalist. This EP, “Resist EP Remixes”, collects the remixes issued across the various physical and digital editions of “Resist”, with contributions from Cid Project, SFX DJ, Dramatic and others.

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Genre/Influences: EBM, Body-Pop.

Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl.

Background/Info: We all know Dimitri Berzerk as a ‘remixer’ and also as a label owner. He recently also started releasing his own stuff, taking off with the single/EP “My Love Is Electric” featuring Franco Doglioli. He last year struck back with a new EP featuring Claus Larsen (Leather Strip) as a guest singer. “Resist” has been released in different formats and reveals some differences in the tracklists.

Content: “Resist” sounds much more EBM-driven than “My Love Is Electric”. Claus Larsen sings on two songs injecting his enraged way of singing on top of efficient EBM songs with some catchy choruses. Next to these songs you’ll hear more new songs including a surprising cover version of Nena’s “Just A Dream” featuring the childish-like vocals of Mexican guest singer Pamuk.

The EP also features remixes by Orange Sector, C-Lekktor, SFX DJ, Bishop UPG and Technomancer feat. Angst Pop. As bonus tracks we get more remixes by Cid Project, Substaat, Larva + JP90, Delectro, Dramatic and Fortleben.

+ + + : Dimitri Berzerk deals with a well-crafted and efficient EBM format; solid EBM bass lines and somewhat catchy choruses. Claus Larsen brings his great and passionate vocals giving an extra boost to the songs. Both songs featuring Claus Larsen are the best ones, but I also have to mention the powerful remix of Orange Sector and another one by C-Lekktor. Among the bonus remixes you’ll find at the CD and vinyl I especially recommend the divine remix of the title song by Cid Project. There’s an irresistible, blasting sound running through the remix. And there also is a surprising Cold-Wave styled remix by Dramatic with the input of another singer. Last, but not least I also want to say a word about the great digipak of the CD and the green picture disc of the vinyl format.

– – – : The cover version of Nena is an original, but not exactly the most convincing cut. Another song that couldn’t totally convince me is the somewhat electro-Punk driven “Endurance”, which is the other song with Claus Larsen singing.

Conclusion: “Resist” is definitely more convincing than the previous EP so I think this artist is progressively ready to release a full length album!

Best songs: “Ctrl+Alt+Del – Single Version feat. Claus Larsen”, “Ctrl+Alt+Del – Cid Project Remix”, “Ctrl+Alt+Del – Dramatic Rework”,  “Ctrl+Alt+Del – Orange Sector Remix”, “Ctrl+Alt+Del – C-Lekktor Remix”.

Rate: (8½).

Artist: www.facebook.com/dimitri.berzerk

Label: www.sector-industrial.com / www.facebook.com/sector.industrial.producciones

About Dimitri Berzerk

Dimitri Berzerk is a DJ, producer and remixer based in Mexico City, and the owner of the label Sector Industrial Producciones. He also works as a remixer under the name DMT Berzerk, crediting more than 100 remixes for other artists. His artist name references the classic Atari video game “Berzerk” and the band Apoptygma Berzerk.

Berzerk began releasing his own material with the single/EP “My Love Is Electric”, featuring Franco Doglioli. “Resist”, covered here, followed with Claus Larsen of Leather Strip as guest vocalist, and was later collected in remix form on “Resist EP Remixes” and reworked on the conceptual EP “A.I.C.Q.T.I.L.”

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Genre/Influences: EBM, Electro-Pop, Gothic.

Format: Digital, CD.

Background/Info: This sampler features ten bands from the Mexican Electro/Gothic scene. Most of the bands are part of the Sector Industrial Producciones roster, a label run by Dimitri Berzerk. The compilation has been released in collaboration with the Norwegian label Sub Culture Records.

Artists: Infected Sound System, Vyrtual Zociety, Oxomaxoma, Dramatic, Dimitri Berzerk, Modelo De Placer, Fire In Paris, Cibernia, SFX DJ, Die-Go.

Content: This sampler is a new opportunity to get a bit more familiar with the Mexican scene. We always link Mexico to Hocico, Amduscia and C-Lekktor (to name the most famous ones), but there’s much more to discover. From pumping Aggrotech to powerful electro-Pop to Industrial-Wave to EBM to Electro-Pop to Techno-Body music to Acid every single band has something of its own. I also want to mention a bonus track featured in the digital format, which is a mix of 37 minutes. 

+ + + : What I like with such compilations is to discover new or less familiar artists. And I here discovered a great debut song by Infected Sound System, which is driven by an alluring Aggrotech lead. Vyrtual Zociety delivers a solid Electro-Pop song infused with some extra adrenaline and darkness. Modelo De Placer is another interesting discovery for its robotic kind of Electro-Pop. Fire In Paris brings a more classic Electro-Pop format with fragile female vocals on top. Last, but not least I also discovered a great song by Dimitri Berzerk himself; a mix of EBM and catchy Pop.

– – – : The mix and mastering of the compilation could be more professional.

Conclusion: This is a great compilation revealing some talented artists from the Mexican scene.

Best bands: Infected Sound System, Dimitri Berzerk, Vyrtual Zociety, Fire In Paris, Modelo De Placer.

Rate: (7½).

Labels: www.sector-industrial.com / www.facebook.com/sector.industrial.producciones / www.subculture.no / www.facebook.com/norwegiansubculture

About Dimitri Berzerk

Dimitri Loyo, known under the artist name Dimitri Berzerk, is a Mexican DJ, producer and remixer based in Mexico and the founder of the label Sector Industrial Producciones, the imprint behind most of the acts on this compilation. He started as a DJ in the mid-2000s and began producing remixes in 2009 before releasing his own material, working under the signature DMT Berzerk for over 100 remix credits. His EP catalog on Sector Industrial Producciones includes collaborations with guest vocalists such as Claus Larsen of Leaether Strip, and the EP “A.I.C.Q.T.I.L.”, built around Jean-Luc Godard’s film “Alphaville”. In a Click Interview with Side-Line, Berzerk described his main influences as EBM, Synth-Pop, Industrial and New-Wave. “Whispers Of The Future Vol. 02” places his own track alongside nine other acts from the Sector Industrial Producciones roster, released jointly with the Norwegian label Sub Culture Records.

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Genre/Influences: EBM, Body-Pop.

Format: Digital.

Background/Info: We all know Dimitri Berzerk as a ‘remixer’ and also as a label owner. But he last year also released a very own single/EP (cf. “My Love Is Electric”) featuring Franco Doglioli. He now strikes back with a new EP and invites Claus Larsen (Leather Strip) to sing.

Content: “Resist” sounds much more EBM-driven than the previous EP. Claus Larsen sings on two songs injecting his enraged way of singing on top of efficient EBM songs with some catchy choruses. Next to these songs you’ll find two more new cuts plus a cover version of Nena’s “Just A Dream” featuring the childish-like vocals of Pamuk.

The EP also features remixes by Orange Sector, C-Lekktor, DJ Sobrino + Scorpio 69, Bishop UPG and Technomancer feat. Angst Pop.

+ + + : Dimitri Berzerk deals with a well-crafted and efficient EBM format; solid bass lines and somewhat catchy choruses. Claus Larsen brings his great and passionate vocals giving an extra boost to the songs. Both songs featuring Claus Larsen are the best ones, but I also have to mention the powerful remix of Orange Sector and another one by C-Lekktor. Dimitri Berzerk sounds inspired by bands like Front 242 and And One. The least I can say is he made a very good mix of these influences together with a personal input.

– – – : The cover version of Nena is an original one, but not exactly the most convincing cut.

Conclusion: “Resist” is definitely more convincing than the previous EP so I think this artist is progressively ready to release a full length album!

Best songs: “Ctrl+Alt+Del – Single Version feat. Claus Larsen”, “Endurance feat. Claus Larsen”, “Ctrl+Alt+Del – Orange Sector Remix”, “Ctrl+Alt+Del – C-Lekktor Remix”.

Rate: (8).

Artist: www.facebook.com/dimitri.berzerk

Label: www.sector-industrial.com / www.facebook.com/sector.industrial.producciones

About Dimitri Berzerk

Dimitri Berzerk is the alias of Dimitri Loyo, a Mexican DJ, producer, remixer and label owner. The artist name draws on the 1980 Atari video game “Berzerk”, his first exposure to vocoder sound, and doubles as a nod to Apoptygma Berzerk. Dimitri Berzerk has worked as a DJ for more than 16 years and has taught DJ classes for around seven. His own releases appear on his label Sector Industrial Producciones, with “Resist” his latest EP.

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Genre/Influences: Dark-electro.

Format: Digital, 3CD.

Background/Info: Mexican Amduscia is back on track, unleashing a new album (cf. “Existe”), but still a kind of celebration edit featuring two extra discs to celebrate the band’s 20^th anniversary. There have been two periods in the band’s history; the first one featuring the Acevedo brothers Edgar and Polo, plus Raul Montenogo and the second period, which came after Edgar’s death (2010). So “Existe” will bring you the first new album since 2013 (cf. “Filofobia”) plus a ‘best of’ album and a last disc featuring the songs from the band’s self-released debut album “Perdicion Perversion Demencia”.

Content: Get ready for 39 songs of heavy dark-electronics. We take off with the new album “Existe” where you rapidly will recognize the main ingredients Amduscia has always used to accomplish their music; heavy rhythms, hopping sequences, cold leads, Spanish spoken samplings and the harsh vocals’ production of Polo Acevedo. Time moved on, but had no real impact on this band! Especially the second part of the work reveals the best cuts. Polo sings in Spanish- and English language, but the lyrics remain hard to understand, expressing rage, hate and fear!

The second disc brings a ‘best of’ where the band selected 13 tracks from their discography. Amduscia gets back to the early years of the band, when Edgar was still the front man. It’s an opportunity to rediscover some of the Mexicans biggest hits such as “Dead Or alive”, “Impulso Biomecanico”, but also other favorites such as “Seal You In Red”, “Melodies For The Devil” and “Solo Maquina”.

Last, but not least the last disc is a real must have if you never heard the self-released debut album of the band. It sounds rough, but still revealing the typical sound DNa of Amduscia. Some cuts are demo versions. There also is a bonus track.

+ + + : Amduscia is without a shadow of doubt, together with Hocico and C-Lekktor the Mexican, one of the absolute masters of the Mexican dark-electro and aggrotech scene, but still one of the most prominent bands in the genre world-wide. They’ve what I call a proper sound DNA, which you’ll immediately recognize. The songs are nearly all danceable, but the main characteristics remain the hostile atmosphere recovering the songs, which are carried by a devilish tempo and menacing bass lines while the shouting vocals make you feel all the anger and rage. This album is a must have for bringing the past and the present together. The third disc is a nice gift. The digipak format is a great artistic format to celebrate this band’s twenty anniversary.

– – – : I can’t affirm “Existe” is the best studio album from Amduscia. I’m here speaking about the new work! The second part of the album sounds cool, but globally speaking this is not the Amduscia album I would recommend to discover this great formation.

Conclusion: Amduscia is back with new work plus a special celebration release. I guess the fans can be only satisfied!

Best songs: “Muerte Sin Control”, “Existe”, “9 Letters” + “Solo Maquina – Antihuman Remix”, “Melodies For The Devil”, “Seal You In Red”, “Evil song – Paradise Mix” + “Perversión, Perdición, Demencia”, “Perverse Part”.

Rate: (8½).

Artist: www.facebook.com/AmdusciaOficcial

Label: www.outofline.de  / www.facebook.com/outoflinelabel

About Amduscia

Amduscia was founded in 1999 in Mexico City as a trio of Polo, Edgar and Raul, taking its name from a duke of hell from medieval demonology associated with music, according to Discogs. The band continued as a duo after Raul’s departure until Edgar’s death in March 2010. “Existe” marks the 20th anniversary of the project and was released on Out Of Line. Polo later launched the side-project Project TrES-2b in 2024.

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Genre/Influences: Electro-pop.

Format: Digital.

Background/Info: State Of The Union is already active for twenty years now. Driven by Johann Sebastian, the project has already released five albums and multiple successful electro-pop songs. “Bad Flower” is the band’s newest work featuring a title song, an extra B-side cut plus a load of remixes by other artists.

Content: “Bad Flower” is a rather ‘classic’ electro-pop song driven by hopping sequences and recovered with a cool lead. The song progressively evolves towards an approximate climax. Remixes have been accomplished by C-Lekktor, Ruined Conflict, Nordika, 64 Rockets, Digital Energy, DMT Berzerk and Aircrash Bureau. The bonus song –or B-side track, “Behind That Dress” is a sweet and evasive experience. The song has been remixed  by Ruined Conflict as well. 

+ + + : “Bad Flower” is a cool new song for State Of The Union. It also inspired some artists to accomplish great remixes. I first of all have to mention the great job done by C-Lekktor, boosting the original version into a darker dimension. Ruined Conflict is another band to mention, injecting an extra future-pop dose to the song. Mexican producer, DJ and label owner Dimitri Berzerk already did great remixes and this one of “Bad Flower” is another successful and danceable piece.

– – – : “Behind That Dress” is nothing more than a B-side song, but doesn’t really add a real extra to the EP. I also expected a bit more from the remix by an established formation like Aircrash Bureau.

Conclusion: “Bad Flower” will probably not become the biggest hit of State Of The Union, but it’s a cool song and teaser to the next album. 

Best songs: “Bad Flower – Ruined Conflict Remix”, “Bad Flower – C-Lekktor Remix”, “Bad Flower – DMT Berzerk Remix”, “Bad Flower”.

Rate: (7).

Artist: www.facebook.com/StateOfTheUnionOfficial

Label: www.infacted–recordings.de / www.facebook.com/pages/Infacted–Recordings/124099254321690

About State Of The Union

State Of The Union is an electronic industrial band from Los Angeles, California, fronted by Johann Sebastian. The project debuted in 2002 with the album “Black City Lights” on Accession Records, a label founded by Adrian Hates, before moving to WTII Records and, for the European market, Infacted Recordings. The second album “Inpendum” followed in 2004, and the debut was re-recorded as “Black City Lights V.2” in 2005. “Evol Love Industry” (2008), “My Time Away” (2014) and “Indupop” (2018) rounded out the band’s catalogue ahead of “Bad Flower”.

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Genre/Influences: Dark-electro.

Background/Info: Set up in 2009 Polish duo ‘Ad-x’ (synths, composing, programming) and ‘Blackjack O’Hare’ (lyrics, vocals) Alfa Matrix to unleash their new work. After having released two albums and a few EP’s there’s a new full length in the pipeline while “Are You My Bitch?” has been served as an appetizer.

Content: The EP reveals 3 new songs and 11 remixes. The new songs hold on the dark-electro inspiration reactor7x at previous work. The songs are rough and unpolished while carried by typical dark-electro leads. This is the kind of stuff that will appeal for fans of Suicide Commando, C-Lekktor, Agonoize and related bands.

The “Circus Of False” has been remixed by Eexee, Syncfactory, Stahlnebel & Black Selket, Antibody and Restriction 9. “The Cycle Of Life” got exposed to the remixing skills of Neikka RPM, Third Realm,  00tz 00tz, Amorphous and At0shima 3rr0r. The song “Acid Symphony” has been remixed by Kilmarth and also is the opening track of the EP.

+ + + : Reactor7x has joined a leading label of the dark-electro scene and that’s for sure a real consecration for this promising band. They confirm their potential by 3 new songs, but especially “The Circus Of False” appears to be a potential hit. This is total electro-terror driven by enraged vocals and a rough production process. The remixes bring diversity, but also reveal a great canvas of established- and upcoming formations. Syncfactory gets my personal award for the best remix, transposing the ‘hit song’ into a brilliant exposure. Stahlnebel & Black Selket also did a great job on the same song. 

– – – : Even if there’s some diversity in the remixes, it mainly remain dark-electro driven formations. I regret that there are no more ‘atypical’ remixes like the opening piece by Kilmarth.

Conclusion: This EP is the perfect appetizer to welcome the new full length of this Polish dark-(h)el(l)ectro sensation and will serve as club food for many DJ’s.

Best songs: “The Circus Of False”, “The Circus Of False – Syncfactory Remix”, “The Circus Of False – Stahlnebel & Black Selket Remix”, “The Cycle Of Life”.

Rate: (7½).

Artist: https://reactor7x.com / www.facebook.com/reactor7x

Label: www.alfa–matrix.com / www.facebook.com/Alfa.Matrix Read the news on ‘Are You My Bitch?’.

About Reactor7x

Reactor7x is a dark-electro duo from Poland formed by Ad-x (synths, composing, programming) and Blackjack O’Hare (lyrics, vocals) in 2009. Side-Line first introduced the project in a 2016 profile piece, and the band went on to release the album “Illusion Of Chaos” (CD Album, Advoxya Records, 2016) and the EP “And Chaos Became The New Order” (CD EP, Blackened Art, 2018). Reactor7x then signed to Alfa Matrix, and “Are You My Bitch?” served as the appetizer for the new full length the duo had in the pipeline at the label.

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Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, EBM, techno-body, minimal-electronics.

Background/Info: Next to the first volume of this series, which is devoted to gothic music, we here get a new selection of 32 bands dealing with the underground side of electronic music. The compilation has been compiled by Dimitri Berzerk.

Artists: C-Lekktor, Circuito Cerrado, Cid Project, Electrovot, Dimitri Berzerk, Neuvision, Nordika, Vyrtual Zociety, Red Industrie, Oxomaxoma, Vox Humana ao.

Content: Mexico has always been a prolific ground for alternative electronics and this sampler reveals the welfare of the country when it comes to dark-electronics, EBM and related genres. The compilation brings a nice twist between famous and established names at one side and upcoming talents at the other side. It’s first of all an opportunity to discover great danceable songs from bands you better can keep their names in mind.

+ + + : Here again I have to congratulate the efforts of Dimitri Berzerk to release such an artistic and informative compilation; great artwork and a nice selection of bands. The booklet is an essential tool to get you a bit more familiar with the featured artists. It’s an opportunity to discover great, danceable songs, which will ravish DJ’s. It will lead me too far mentioning all noticeable artists, but I hear great work from La Bande-Son Imaginaire (probably the most original song from the sampler through the addition of violin sounds), Red Industrie (for the minimalism and sound intelligence) and Infected Sound System plus Chaotic Rave System (both for composing stumping ‘oontz’ electronics).

– – – : I think it’s a pity bands such as Hocico and Amduscia weren’t featured. I know they belong to the best Mexican exports from this scene so we all know them, but it would have been cool to get them on board.

Conclusion: This compilation is a terrific exposure of the talented Mexican electro scene! It’s an absolute must-have!

Best bands: Chaotic Rave System, La Bande-Son Imaginaire, Red Industrie, Infected Sound System, C-Lekktor, C-Phalea, Neuvision, Ego Bliss, SFX DJ.

Rate: (8½).

Label: www.sector–industrial.com / www.facebook.com/sector.industrial.producciones

About Sector Industrial Producciones

Sector Industrial Producciones is a label run from Mexico City by Dimitri Berzerk, also active as a DJ, event promoter and remixer under the name DMT Berzerk. The label paired this volume with a companion compilation, “Mexico Underground Vol.01 – The Dark Side Of Mexico”, covering the country’s gothic and dark-wave side. Sector Industrial Producciones later issued the compilations “Whispers Of The Future Vol. 02” and “Whispers Of The Future Vol. 03” in 2021, both again featuring label artists from this series.

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Digital World Audio will be releasing 2 new albums on October 25 from Cygnosic and Technolorgy.

From Cygnosic we get the “Epiphany” digi2CD offering dark electro / harsh EBM. The release goes hand in hand with a massive European tour alongside Nachtmahr and labelmates C-lekktor. The band’s 6th studio album counts 12 tracks while the bonus CD holds 3 exclusive tracks: “Enemy”, “Still burning” and “The Walls”.

Here are the live dates for the band’s tour this Fall.

• 04.10. D-München – Backstage
• 05.10. D-Mannheim – MS Connexion
• 11.10. DK-Copenhagen – Lygten Station
• 12.10. D-Hamburg – Logo
• 13.10. D-Berlin – Nuke
• 18.10. D-Oberhausen – Kulttempel
• 19.10. D-Hameln – Autumn Moon Festival
• 25.10. D-Erfurt – From Hell
• 26.10. D-Dresden – Reithalle
• 01.11. CH-Zofingen – Oxil
• 02.11. GB-Sheffield – Corporation
• 08.11. A-Vienna – Multiversum
• 09.11. GB-London – Elektrowerkz

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Genre/Influences: Dark-electro.

Background/Info: Justin A. Thiele better known as the creative spirit behind the American project Viscera Drip released this new full length a while ago now. The third official  studio album “Satanic Panic” has been inspired by ‘particular events in America in the 70’s, but even more so, a parallel of our current lives in a constant state of panic and worry, obsession and fear’. Notice by the way a limited edition of this album has been released as well, which is featuring an extra disc with remixes.

Content: Viscera Drip moves on with pure, dark-electro music, which is driven by solid, pumping kicks, aggressive sequences and simple, but efficient melody lines. On top of it all you’ll hear harsh and ‘satanic’ vocals. The main particularity of the work is the contribution of multiple guests such as Benjamin’s Plague, 13TH Angel, Sin DNA, Avarice In Audio plus remixes by Circuito Cerrado vs. C-Lekktor, Tar-Tar, Alien Nation and Jermageddon.

+ + + : The previous album “Perpetual Adversity” already was a great piece of music and this latest work simply confirms the great potential of Viscera Drip. There’s no real surprise and no innovation, but simply a well-crafted album featuring multiple efficient pieces. “The Human Race Is Wrong”, and “Rotten” feat. 13TH Angel both are heavy, punching tracks. I however have a preference for the kind of experimental, instrumental “Tulpa”, which sounds as the offspring between Feindflug (for the percussion sections) and Suicide Commando (for the melody line). The different ‘featurings’ are interesting and pretty successful. There also is a great remix by Circuito Cerrado vs. C-Lekktor.

– – – : It might be surprising, but my favorite cut “Tulpa” sounds like an experimental cut and/or breaks on the album. I regret this cut was not a bit more elaborated (it’s pretty short) because it sounds damn great! If you’re in search of ‘progressive’ dark-electronic music this album will not give you what you want. 

Conclusion: The title of the work stands for its content! Viscera Drip is a tormented, but very efficient dark-electro monster!

Best songs: “Tulpa”, “The Human Race Is Wrong”, “Rotten” feat. 13TH Angel, “Bleak”, “Martyers”, “Aphotoc” feat. Avarice In Audio, “Bleak – Circuito Cerrado vs. C-Lekktor Remix”.

Rate: (8½).

Artist: www.facebook.com/VisceraDrip

Label: www.advoxya–records.com / www.facebook.com/pages/Advoxya–Records/265765706059

About Viscera Drip

Viscera Drip is the solo project of American musician J. A. Thiele. He began releasing ambient-industrial material in 2000, and by 2009 the project had shifted toward an aggrotech-rooted sound with black-metal and horror-score undertones. Thiele released “Abattoir” on Advoxya in 2014, followed by “Perpetual Adversity” in 2015 and “Satanic Panic” as his third official studio album.

Viscera Drip followed “Satanic Panic” with a run of self-released singles and EPs before returning to Advoxya Records for the fourth album, “Death Curse”, in 2021.

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Genre/Influences: Industrial-electro, industrial-rave, dark-electro.

Background/Info: Marrko B. (mainly known from C-Lekktor) and ‘Psyklon’ are back on track unleashing the third full length album from their common project Circuito Cerrado.

Content: “Furious Basslines” is characterized by a harsh industrial sound mixed with technoid/rave-like influences. The songs feature tons of spoken samplings while one song features real vocals by Rexx Arkana (on the bonus disc). The songs are rough and ultra-danceable. It’s not the first time I got the impression Marrko B. has been seriously infected by the work of Noisuf-X although “Furious Basslines” sounds more industrial-like. You’ll recognize songs, which were originally featured at the EP “Revolution”.

The limited edition featuring an extra disc is an opportunity to discover extra songs, collaborations with Rexx Arkana, Noiz+Zilenth and Tanzkrieg plus a remix Circuito Cerado made of an Iszolscope-song.

+ + + : Marrko B. is one of those Mexican talents who never stop to take me by surprise. This work isn’t maybe the most original one in sound, but the tracks are powerful and simply efficient. The sound treatments are raw and the songs are accomplished. There are a few cool samplings running through the tracklist. This album is food for the DJ’s and dynamite for the dancefloors!

– – – : I was less convinced by the bonus disc; the sound formula becomes a little bit repetitive while the true pearls of the album have been featured at the main disc.

Conclusion: I should ask the same question as for the last C-Lekktor album; where will Marrko B. stop? This work is a great accomplishment.

Best songs: “As Loud As Possible”, “Revolution feat. Odissi”, “Technoizer feat. Sfx DJ”, “Mode Of Death”, “Shut That Shit Down” + “Noize In The Sky feat. Rex Arkana”, “Relevance Outside Logic – Circuito Cerrado Remix”.

Rate: (8).

Artist: www.facebook.com/circuitocerradoband

Label: www.alfa-matrix.com / www.facebook.com/Alfa.Matrix

About Circuito Cerrado

Circuito Cerrado is a dark-electro project from Mexico led by Marrko B., also known for C-Lekktor, together with collaborator Psyklon. The project’s second album, “Arrhythmia,” appeared in 2016, followed by the download EP “Revolution” in October 2018, which previewed the material gathered on “Furious Basslines,” reviewed here as the project’s third full-length and its first to feature vocals by Rexx Arkana. Circuito Cerrado’s sound draws on influences such as Noisuf-X, and the project later contributed the track “Das Ist Laut” to Alfa Matrix’s 2020 “Face The Beat: Session 5” profile series.

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About Circuito Cerrado

Circuito Cerrado is a Mexico City-based industrial electro act fronted by Markko B., also known as the frontman of C-Lekktor. The project debuted with “Distortment” on Infacted Recordings in 2014, followed by “Arrhythmia” in 2016 and “Furious Basslines” in 2018, both on Alfa Matrix. “Revolution”, reviewed here, served as a teaser EP for “Furious Basslines“.

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“Furious Basslines” is the title of the brand new album by Mexico’s dark electro act Circuito Cerrado, the band’s 3rd so far. The new album comes 2 years after the heavy industrial “Arrhythmia” and a few weeks after the download EP “Revolution”.

For this album Marrko B. (mastermind of dark elektro fame C-Lekktor) and his partner in crime Psyklon again mix modern techno beats and industrial distorted noise.

The album also comes out as a limited double-CD edition (available here) with 11 exclusive bonus tracks including collaborations and featuring artists such as Rexx Arkana, Iszoloscope, Noiz+Zilenth,Tanzkrieg, etc.. Next to this, you can of course pre-order the normal CD version as well next to the bonus tracks download version from Bandcamp.

Here are already 2 tracks: “Revolution (feat. Odissi)” and “I Will Fuck You Up”.

And for those who didn’t check out the “Revolution” EP already, you can listen to the tracks below and get it from Bandcamp.

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Genre/Influences: New-wave, gothic, punk, electro-pop, dark-electro, wave-pop, future-pop, EBM.

Background/Info: I couldn’t resist reviewing this artistic double vinyl compilation featuring 20 international bands dealing with varied, but related music genres. This compilation released in 2016 (!) is a celebration of the 10^th anniversary of the Mexican organization “El Real Under”. This organization is totally devoted to the ‘underground’ music and brings parties and concerts. Sector Industrial Producciones is driven by Dimitri Berzerk. This vinyl was the first release from the label.

Artists: Carcrash International, Simi Nah, Attrition, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Apoptygma Berzerk, Cid Project, Trans-X, State Of The Union, Shiv-R, C-Lekktor, Larva, Tobias Bernstrup, Sturm Café ao.

Content: The tracklist is absolutely impressive, revealing a wide diversity of bands and music styles, but still a very international selection of bands and artists from the early new-wave years (Carcrash International, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Trans-X, Attrition…) and contemporary leading formations (Apoptygma Berzerk, C-Lekktor, Shiv-R, Sturm Café…).

The tracklist is composed by exclusive tracks and songs that have been featured for the very first time on vinyl. I’ve to say that several ‘exclusive’ songs are remixes.

+ + + : You just need a brief look at the tracklist to realize this compilation is featuring real great names, but the diversity of the artist is also worthy of examination. From 80s legendary formations dealing with new-wave and wave-pop to great electro-pop to pure EBM to powerful dark-electronics to future-pop (with a Spanish cover of VNV Nation’s “Honour” by State Of The Union) this album is filled with numerous great surprises. Another essential element is the ultra artistic artwork of this release featuring 2 picture discs.

– – – : I’ve been just less convinced by a few (I guess) Mexican formations dealing with poorly inspired punk music, but which are probably renowned and respected in their homeland. Another and very personal regret is that the informative booklet is only written in Spanish.

Conclusion: This is a great compilation and I also have to recommend you to discover the Mexican label Sector Industrial Producciones.

Best bands: Simi Nah, Cid Project, Trans-X, Shiv-R, The Ancients, C-Lekktor.

Rate: (8).

Label: www.sector–industrial.com / www.facebook.com/sector.industrial.producciones

About El Real Under

El Real Under is a Mexican collective devoted to underground electronic music, organizing parties and concerts in Mexico. This double vinyl compilation marked its tenth anniversary in 2016 and brought together international acts from Carcrash International and Sigue Sigue Sputnik to Apoptygma Berzerk and Shiv-R. It was the first release on Sector Industrial Producciones, the label of Mexican DJ and producer Dimitri Loyo, known as Dimitri Berzerk, whose artist name nods to Apoptygma Berzerk, a band he has said he admires.

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Genre/Influences: Dark-electro.

Background/Info: Mexican dark-electro sensation C-Lekktor delivers a new EP featuring the title-song taken from the last album “Out Of My Way” plus 2 remixes of this song and 1 previously unreleased B-side song. The CD-format is limited to 200 copies.

Content: “Animals” wasn’t my personal favorite track from the last album although it’s a solid piece of music and totally appropriated to get released as EP title song. It’s a powerful dark-electronic piece with some rave-industrial flavor reminding Noisuf-X on top. We next get a “Club Version” of the song and a remix by Stoppenberg (aka Jan Loamfield from Noisuf-X, X-Fusion).

The other song left (cf. “Cyborgs”) is much more than simply a B-side cut, but a real(8). hard and hitting rave-industrial cut, which here again reminds to Noisuf-X.

+ + + : What I like in the C-Lekktor sound is the powerful sound! It’s a dark-electronic format mixing certain ‘Mexican sound’ together with refreshing and technoid elements. “Cyborgs” stands for raw industrial-rave music while “Animals” is mixing similar elements with a more classical dark-electro sound. The Stoppenberg remix is a cool little bonus for the DJ’s.

– – – : Speaking for myself I prefer the B-side cut instead of the title-track, but I think that’s not really a minus point.

Conclusion: “Animals” reveals C-Lekktor at its best and simply confirms this band surely became one of the best exponents in its music genre.

Best songs: “Cyborgs”, “Animals – Stoppenberg Remix”, “Stoppenberg”.

Rate: (8).

Artist: www.clekktor.com / www.facebook.com/Clekktor

Label: www.digitalworld.audio /   www.facebook.com/DigitalWorldAudio

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About C-Lekktor

C-Lekktor, spearheaded by Marco Antonio Barrientos (Markko B.), has been an important force in the dark elektro scene for over two decades. Emerging from the vibrant Mexican electro scene of the 1990s, C-Lekktor made its first appearance with the demo CD “Re-a-Gression”.

Known for its aggressive and energetic sound, characterized by harsh vocals, pounding beats, and dark, atmospheric melodies, the project gained performances across Mexico and internationally.

In 2005, the project released the maxi-CD “Words Of Evil” and participated in the “Electro Map-Latam Compilation”. The following years saw C-Lekktor performing extensively, including concerts in Peru and Chile, and appearances at events such as “Necropolis Fest”.

“Animals”, reviewed here, is a 2018 CD EP built around the title track from the album “Out Of My Way”, released through Digital World Audio (DWA) with two remixes and a previously unreleased song, including a remix by Stoppenberg, the alias of Noisuf-X member Jan Loamfield.

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We all know Jan Loamfield from his involvement with X-Fusion and Noisuf-X. But a few years ago now he set up a new project called Stoppenberg. The music is more focalized upon EBM, but with a very own sound approach. Jan Loamfield is according to me one of the most visionary and talented electro-underground musicians from his time. Just like Noisuf-X, Stoppenberg has something ‘different’, call it a very own sound-DNA. The newest album entitled “Ultimate Power” (released on his own label X-Beats) speaks for itself: sonic violence or ultimate power!

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Q: The new album “Ultimate Power” sounds as the right description for the sound of Stoppenberg, but what is it all about and what means ‘ultimate power’ to you as musician?

Jan: I´m very focused on sound quality and punch in my tracks -they should really kick ass without the need to work with fast rhythms. My aim with STOPPENBERG is, to keep the BPM lower on most tracks and create the speed and flow with more groovy arrangements and sound design.

Q: How did the writing and production of this new album happened and what have been the new ideas you wanted to exorcise on “Ultimate Power”?

Jan: The main idea was to create a mixture between EDM and EBM -that means clean, but punchy drums combined with heavy, dirty and gritty basslines. I like to combine the feeling of older EBM tracks with a modern sound and production.

Q: I remember you once said Stoppenberg is made of ‘clean’ sounds compared to your other projects. I can imagine it’s another approach in sound production, but how does it really happen and are you using different equipment and/or tricks for this project?

Jan: Yes, like I said, I want to keep the drums clean and undistorted while focalizing more on the basslines, while NOISUF-X is the project that needs these dirty drum sounds and has higher BPM’s in general. It´s not that I use very different equipment, I just use it in a different way. If we talk about the production it´s really the opposite way of working. When I use distorted kick drums for NOISUF-X there´s not much space left for interesting or heavy basslines, because the distorted kicks play at the foreground. The production of a STOPPENBERG track is exactly the opposite, because I mostly use a very clean kick drum to have enough space for complex basslines build from serveral layers and sounds. I don´t know if the listener will notice such a huge difference between the projects, but from the perception as musician it´s something totally different. Sure, if it´s NOISUF-X, X-FUSION or STOPPENBERG  -it´s all written by me, and you can hear my ‘handwriting..’ which means.. you can hear that it´s ME. Some NOISUF-X tracks could sound a bit like STOPPENBERG, and some STOPPENBERG tracks could sound a bit like NOISUF-X. I guess I could even produce hip-hop beats, and you could still hear my ‘handwriting’”, if you are familiar with my music.

Q: Stoppenberg is your EBM project although it still sounds pretty technoid and rave-like. What’s your perception of contemporary EBM?

Jan: To be honest, I’m not familiar with contemporary EBM. I get the impression most of the ‘newer’ EBM sounds like people who want to produce tracks that sound exactly the same as older EBM songs. I guess they want to create the same atmosphere and just want to add new songs to the existing concept.. like bands who try to recreate the mood of the 80th (retro-wave). There’s nothing wrong with that.. but I prefer the concept of mixing it with a more modern style of music and mainly without vocals.

Q: Is there any particular meaning –maybe concept, behind the song titles and the samplings you’re using and would you ever considering to add real vocals on Stoppenberg songs?

Jan: I prefer samples that are somehow war-inspired, just to create a powerful atmosphere that fits to the sound of the basslines which sometimes sound like a rolling tank.

Sure, I´m always open minded -so using guest vocals in STOPPENBERG tracks could happen. One of the first tracks “This Is For Your Body” featured at the first STOPPENBERG-EP has guest vocals and that was a lot of fun.

Q: Stoppenberg productions have been released on your own label X-Beats, which is also a promo agency for other –and mainly less familiar, bands. Tell us a bit more about this concept and do you’ve specific criteria (regarding sound, production, influences…) to promote these bands?

Jan: Yeah, I just noticed that it´s complicated or expensive for bands to promote their music, and I want to help doing promotion with a low-priced solution that reaches a lot of DJs / radio stations. Many DJs are interested to get promo tracks from my own projects (NOISUF-X/STOPPENBERG) and some other renowned bands like C-Lekktor or Mordacious. On the same way they will receive tracks from newer bands they maybe don´t know. And when they download all the tracks, they will also listen and explore bands they don´t know.. I think it´s not a bad concept (lol).

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Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, EBM.

Background/Info: Dimitri (DMT) Berzerk is a Mexican DJ and producer you for sure already discovered by one of his endless remixes he made for other artists. He started assembling these remixes on albums and has unleashed the second volume in the “Remixes Collection”. The CD format is strictly limited to 200 copies and has been released on his very own label.

Content: This second edition features remixes Dimitri Berzerk made for Future Perfect, Reflection, Sinestar, Vox Humana, Cid Project, Want/ed, Devilsight, Dead Man Recovering, Zoon Politicon, Wumpscut, Data and Kromak. It’s an interesting selection of bands dealing with different kinds of electronic music; from electro-pop to EBM to dark-electronics.

DMT Berzerk seriously reworked the songs into mainly electro-pop driven edits, but he also added or hold on EBM influences on other cuts.

+ + + : Making remixes is a long-time habit in different music genres, but the interesting element about this artist is he has some particular skills to do the job. It’s not just a remix that has been made in a hurry, but you can feel a real sound approach and I dare to say ‘sound philosophy’ behind the remixes. Even if most of the songs have been restyled into danceable and sometimes clubby electro-pop, I also noticed a few surprising songs such as the minimal remix of Wumpscut’s “Wreath Of Barbs” and the trance vibes that have been held on at Kromak’s (side-project C-Lekktor) “Dying 4 U”. There’s a great diversity, which sometimes moves at the edge of electro-ambient and then becomes pretty vintage-like, but globally speaking there’s a real coherence between all remixes.

– – – : This is a fully enjoyable and entertaining album, but maybe without absolute hits although multiple tracks for DJ’s.

Conclusion: I’ve never fond of remixes, but this kind of concept is different. I think it’s a damned good idea to get the remixes Dimitri Berzerk made for others on one disc.

Best songs: Kromak: “Dying 4 U feat. Manriquez”, Sinestar: “Fortunes Faded”, Wumpscut: “Wreath Of Barbs”, Zoon Politicon: “Dreamer”, Devilsight: “This Is The Feeling Of My Hate”.

Rate: (7½).

Artist: www.dmtberzerk.mx / www.facebook.com/dimitri.berzerk

Label: www.sector–industrial.com / www.facebook.com/sector.industrial.producciones

About Dimitri Berzerk

Dimitri Loyo, known as Dimitri Berzerk, is a Mexican DJ, producer, remixer and label owner. His stage name refers to both the 1980 Atari video game “Berzerk” and the band Apoptygma Berzerk. In a 2021 interview with Side-Line, he said he had been a DJ for about 16 years and had taught DJ classes for roughly seven years.

Dimitri Berzerk runs the label Sector Industrial Producciones, on which he released the first volume of his “Remixes Collection” series in 2016 and a third volume in 2018. Among the artists reworked on the second volume is Cid Project, whose track “91” from the “Cid Project” EP is remixed here.

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Genre/Influences: Dark-electro.

Background/Info: I discovered the Mexican duo Devilsight by their official debut album “Luna” released in 2015 on Advoxya. “Rabia” rather appears to be a mini album featuring 7 new cuts plus 5 remixes.

Content: I was already impressed by the “Luna” album and “Rabia” only holds on to the great work. This formation doesn’t bring anything new to dark-electronics, but has found the magic grimoire of dark-electronics. The sound is made of hard-pounding kicks, deep-resonating bass lines, sharp melodies and heavy distorted vocals. I also noticed a track with bewitching female backing vocals.

Remixes have been made by DMT Berzerk, Amduscia, C-Lekktor, Brain Over Dust and Antibiosis.

+ + + : If you’re into (h)el(l)ectronic music Devilsight is a band you must already know and, which simply confirms its great potential. The songs are hard, powerful and danceable. The title song is a brilliant exposure from this ‘young’ band’s talent. The lead running through this cut is absolutely amazing. The opening track “This Is The Feeling Of My Hate” is another attention grabber and the single tracks that has been remixed by the other artists. I’ve been totally seduced by the dark-poppy touch injected by DMT Berzerk while I also have to mention great contributions from 2 of the Mexican leaders in this music genre: Amduscia and C-Lekktor.

– – – : If you’re in search of progressive dark-electronics this band is not for you! Devilsight is one of the numerous bands dealing with the usual dark-electro standards. I don’t care when it’s a great production and I like this band. The only little point Devilsight maybe has to reconsider is the vocal production, which is saturated by harsh, distorted effects.

Conclusion: Devilsight still operates in the shadow of Mexican legend Hocico and some of their hottest followers C-Lekktor and Amduscia, but you better keep an eye on this band, which reveals a great talent.

Best songs: “Rabia”, “This Is The Feeling Of My Hate”, “Destiny” + “This Is The Feeling Of My Hate – Special Remix by DMT Berzerk”, “This Is The Feeling Of My Hate – Special Remix by C-Lekktor”.

Rate: (8).

Artist: www.facebook.com/Devilsightoficial

Label: www.advoxya–records.com / www.facebook.com/pages/Advoxya–Records/265765706059

About Devilsight

Devilsight is a dark-electro project that self-released the EPs “Del Cartel” and “La Ceguera” in 2011.

The project signed to Advoxya Records for the album “Luna” in 2015, followed by “Rabia” in 2017.

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(Promo picture via Siva Six) “nyx” is the title of a brand new 17-track strong download album by one of the most famous dark electro bands from Greece (rising in Berlin now), Siva Six. Named after the Ancient Greek Goddess of the Night, “Nyx” brings a string of remixed tracks from the band’s last – excellent – studio album “Dawn Of Days”.

The tracks were remixed by a long list of well-known names in the industrial electro scene such as C-Lekktor, Metroland, Technolorgy, Venal Flesh, Wolfchild, In Misery, Unhuman, The Dead For A While, Christian Cambas, A-7IE, Cyborgdrive, Anna Stereopoulou, Antibody, Jimmy Tott, Sakis Darkface, Anakin Lightning and Freakangel.

The release can now be downloaded from all platforms plus of course directly via the Bandcamp page of Alfa Matrix.

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Chief editor of Side-Line – which basically means I spend my days wading through a relentless flood of press releases from labels, artists, DJs, and zealous correspondents. My job? Strip out the promo nonsense, verify what’s actually real, and decide which stories make the cut and which get tossed into the digital void. Outside the news filter bubble, I’m all in for quality sushi and helping raise funds for Ukraine’s ongoing fight against the modern-day axis of evil. Besides music I’m also an SEO and AI content flow specialist and have an interest in everything finance from stocks to crypto. There is music in everything!

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C-Lekktor progressively became one of the leading formations at the wider fields of dark-electronics. Master mind Marco Antonio Barrientos (Markko) has been busy experimenting and releasing music for his side-projects Circuito Cerrado and Kromak, but now strikes back unleashing the fourth official full length of C-Lekktor. “Out Of My Way” also is the first album released on DWA (Digital World Audio) and will ravish all electro heads and fans of the band. This album will only increase the status of the band. I got in touch with the always friendly and accessible front man to answer a few questions.

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Q: After the previous C-Lekktor-album (cf. “Final Alternativo”) you were busy releasing material for Circuito Cerrado and Kromak. How does it feel to strike back with your ‘main’ project and the new album?

Markko: I really needed getting back to C-LEKKTOR, which really reflects a lot of very different feelings and thoughts from my daily life. This new album stands for the accumulated energy that was inside me. I feel alive!

Q: Can you tell us a bit more about that and are there some new music elements you tried to incorporate in the production?

Markko: Actually when Jorge and I started working on this new album, we talked about the idea to return to the old structure of the songs we like from the first albums, but we wanted to experiment with some fresh sounds. So this is the result of the ideas we got in mind. We wanted to please our fans all over the world who were missing the ‘old’ sound, but on the other hand we also tried to please the people who liked the sound of “X-Tension In Progress”. So I think we are somewhere in the midst (laugh)

Q: I experienced “Out Of My Way” as your most diversified work; moving from EBM to dark-electronics to industrial-trance. What have been the main sources of inspiration to compose this new work?

Markko: Thanx for the words, that’s really appreciated. The main basis for this new album definitely was our first two albums.. We somewhere changed ideas and technical skills on the latest album so we wanted to recover our old sound formula, but we love music and we enjoy listening to it; new and old music. So I guess we used different ingredients to get and different flavor on this new album (laugh)

Q: Next to the ‘regular’ edit, the album has been also released as a so-called ‘audio-book’ featuring a bonus disc. Tell us a bit more about this concept, the artwork and the bonus disc featuring hard-hitting songs?

Markko: Jamie from DWA is always putting great efforts and passion in everything he is doing. We didn’t only notice his interest in our music, but still a real friendship and total support in the products he is realizing. We already noticed it with the 7″ vinyl of  “Radioakktivity” and now with this gorgeous version of the album on digibook. We feel so proud of it; the artwork was done again by DJ/VJ Psyklon and I can tell you this time it was not a deception at all. He immediately caught the idea and concept we were looking for and ‘bang’ there it was.

About the extra songs on the bonus disc the answer is quite easy. We had too much songs so they couldn’t all be released on one disc and decided to put the songs on a bonus disc.

Q: You in 2015 did a noticeable cover version of Kraftwerk’s “Radioactivity”, which I think is a real great dark-electro version of this legendary song. How did it feel to cover such a great band and do you’ve other songs in mind you would like to cover?

Markko: I can’t say if it is a good cover version or not, but I just wanted to pay tribute to one of the bands that changed my life and turned my way into the right music. I didn’t only make covers of Kraftwerk, but still a few more from bands like Depeche Mode, Suicide Commando, Front 242, Hocico and a few more… cause all these bands are in my mind and my ears… and now that you say it, I feel so honored that you like it… It means that not everything I’m doing is shitty (laugh).

Q: Together with Hocico and Amduscia, C-Lekktor is without a shadow of a doubt one of the leading dark-electro bands from Mexico. How does it feel to have reached this status and what’s the relationship with other Mexican artists?

Markko: Well to be honest, I’ve never thought about this, but thank you for this great compliment. I think every band or project has its own place and I don’t compose music for a competition or so, it was never my intention to get a place or number on anything… I’m actually not looking for fame, I’m just a guy trying to share the sounds that are living in my head and my heart. I’ve a lot of respect and admiration for each of my country mate musicians, but also for all the other artists all over the world.

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Fresh news from the Insane Records headquarters. The Chilean one-man band Distoxia is about to release a new full-length called “Visiones De Medianoche”, that will be available in physical and digital format.

The album is expected to be released in early 2018 and will offer 13 tracks offering cocktail of vocal and instrumental works. In addition to the original tracks, “Visiones De Medianoche” includes 2 remixes by C-Lekktor and Freakangel, and collaboration with Reaxion Guerilla. The album is characterised by a distinctive sound wellknown as the ‘Latin America dark electro school’ with distorted vocals, rhythmic beats and melodic trance notes.

The CD release will be limited to just 150 copies (6 panel matte digipak with double-layer matte slipcase, pit art technology, hand-numbered), while digital copies will be available from the official label store and Bandcamp page, as well as from all major digital platforms.

Here’s the album preview:

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Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, EBM.

Background/Info: Marco Barientos is a busy artist. After releases with his side-projects (Circuido Cerrato and Kromak) he now strikes back with a new opus of his master project C-Lekktor. It’s the first album since “Final Alternativo” (2014) and the first album released on Digital World Audio. The ‘limited’ edition has been released as a so-called digi-book and features an extra disc of 4 tracks.

Content: “Out Of My Way” is an album that first of all moves on there where previous C-Lekktor work stopped. It remains a powerful and dark/hard-electro inspired work joined by the harsh screaming vocals of Marco Barientos. But the album also moves into other ‘dark’ directions, carried by EBM bass lines reminding me of a more dark-electro/techno style, which is more comparable to Noisuf-X. The work also reveals a few more evasive cuts.

The bonus disc brings us back to the ‘classical’ C-Lekktor format, which stands for sonic violence and pure dark club music.

+ + + : C-Lekktor confirms their leading status of Mexican dark-electro bands, but the band already reached a word-wide recognition in their music genre. This is the kind of work that will appeal for fans of Suicide Commando and Hocico (for the ‘classical’ pieces), but still for more electro-industrial & rave freaks à la Noisuf-X. “Out Of My Way” appears to be the most versatile album of the band, but that’s an evolution I like as it opens new horizons. The music is not only powerful, but accomplished with great sound treatments, icy sequences and pumping bass drums. The harsh and distorted vocals totally match with this haunting atmosphere and sonic violence. I also enjoyed the more evasive cut (cf. “Mundo Adverso”) featuring delicious female backing vocals. It’s a mature and professional production.

– – – : The versatile aspect of the work maybe makes this album a little less unique. I expected more (h)el(l)ectronics, but C-Lekktor took my by surprise by experimenting more technoid and industrial-rave paths.

Conclusion: This is without a shadow of a doubt an album numerous dark-electro lovers were waiting for and I think they’ll not be disappointed discovering the violence of the sound and the efficiency of the songs!

Best songs: “Tonight You’re Mine”, “Don’t Mess With Me”, “Move On”, “King Of The Underworld”, “Mundo Adverso” + “Answers”, “Ser Interior”.

Rate: (8½).

Band: www.facebook.com/Clekktor

Label: www.digitalworld.audio /   www.facebook.com/DigitalWorldAudio

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About C-Lekktor

C-Lekktor is a Mexican dark-electro project founded in 2004 by Marco Barientos, who also records as Circuido Cerrato and Kromak. “Out Of My Way” follows 2014’s “Final Alternativo” and is C-Lekktor’s first release through Digital World Audio, issued as a limited digibook with a bonus four-track disc.

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