R.I.P. Gabi Delgado – D.A.F.-founder is no more…
Gabi Delgado, co-founder, with Robert Görl, of the electronic band Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft aka D.A.F., has died on March 22nd...
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Tension Control – Fortschritt Duch Technik (Album – Brandsatz Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Here comes the second full length album by Tension Control. The album was released...
Soft Riot – When Push Comes To Shove (Album – Possession Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, experimental. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Jack Duckworth (JJD) is born in Canada, but has been residing in...
Plastikstrom – Beton Gegen Angst (Album – Young & Cold Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-electro. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Jürgen Schips and Matthias Günzler were involved with Darc Entries during the...
Pouppée Fabrikk returns with first all new album since the ’90s: ‘Armén’ – 4 formats available incl. vinyl, ltd CD, download
Excellent news again from the Nordics. The cult Swedish EBM act Pouppée Fabrikk is back with the very first brand-new...
‘Click Interview’ with Mimetic: ‘Techno Is Like Other Styles, Stealing From Others’
Jérôme Soudan is one of those artists I personally consider as a ‘visionary’ artist. His Mimetic project is the best...
‘Click Interview’ with Front Line Assembly: ‘Starting A Revolution Might Cut Into Binge Watching Your Favorite Netflix Series’
When it comes to EBM, Front Line Assembly weren’t only pioneers, but still a formation that never stopped exploring new...
Frontline Assembly – Wake Up The Coma (CD Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-electro. Background/Info: Frontline Assembly have been active for more than 30 years now. They don’t exactly release a...
Aiboforcen is back with an all new ‘In My Arms’ EP – 13 tracks incl. covers of New Order and DAF classics
Belgium's cult dark electro act Aiboforcen is back among the living. A teaser was already released online a few days...
Orange Sector – Alarm (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: The twelfth Orange Sector full length album has been introduced as the band’s most ‘political’ production history....
Orange Sector – Die Fahne (Digital EP – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Set up in 1992 the German duo Orange Sector brings us a second teaser from their forthcoming...
Front Line Assembly launches new video for Falco’s ‘Rock me Amadeus’ with Mindless Self Indulgence singer
Front Line Assembly has just released a new video for their cover of Falco's cult track "Rock Me Amadeus" featuring...
Front Line Assembly announces more details new ‘Wake Up The Coma’ album – including Falco cover
(Picture by Bobby Talamine) Metropolis Records will release the brand new Front Line Assembly album "Wake Up The Coma" on...
Frontline Assembly – Eye On You (Digital EP – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: While the Canadian EBM veterans have announced their upcoming album “Wake Up The Coma” for early 2019...
Front Line Assembly to release new single featuring Robert Görl of D.A.F. – here’s a preview
Front Line Assembly returns with the release of their new single "Eye On You", taken from the forthcoming album "Wake...
‘Click Interview’ with Schicksal: ‘Stop Looking At Your Smartphone And Create Your Own Revolution’!
The ‘older’ electro fans familiar with EBM will probably remind Schicksal. This Belgian solo-project set up by Rudi Huybrechts released...
Cyberaktif – Tenebrae Vision (DCD Album – Artoffact)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Can you imagine Bill Leeb (FLA) joining hands together with cEvin Key and Dwayne Goettel (both members...
Dead Can Dance launch all new album ‘Dionysus’… (Correction: Lisa Gerrard is featured on 4 tracks)
Update: it was erronously reported here that Lisa Gerrard will not sing on this album, in fact she will and...
‘The synthesisers in the early days of EBM’ – Back in time with Lederman / De Meyer
The recently released “Eleven Grinding Songs”, the debut album by Lederman / De Meyer is one of the best EBM...
Struck9 – Ritual Body Music (CD Album – EK Product)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Struck9 is a Colombian EBM project set up in 2008. After a debut album (cf. “Democracy”) released...
Side-Line presents: 10 free tickets for W-Festival – Amougies (BE)
From 15th until 19th August 2018 the third edition of the W-Festival takes place at the festival-area in the Rue...
DAF classic hits get remix-treatment on ‘Rework’ – also available on vinyl
Out in June is 'Rework', a brand new DAF (Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft) single holding 6 exclusive remixes of classics, by...
Robert Görl (DAF) finally releases lost Paris tapes on vinyl and CD
This is great news for the DAFficcionados: Robert Görl (DAF) releases the lost Paris tapes on vinyl and CD. But...
Chris Liebing signs to Mute Records – here’s a first new track
Chris Liebing has signed to Mute records and now the label has released a brand new track, “Novembergrey”. “Novembergrey” was...
Second vinyl re-release by DAF now available for ordering: ‘Gold und Liebe’
The second separate re-release from the "Das ist DAF" box-set is now available for ordering with a release expected in...
Orange Sector – Endzeit (DCD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Orange Sector remains one of the most famous EBM bands from the 90s. After a hiatus of...
Wulfband – Revolter (CD Album – Progress Productions)
Genre/Influences: EBM, electro-punk. Background/Info: Wulfband is an enigmatic duo for keeping the names and faces of their members secret. Three...
Video premiere of DAF’s newest video ‘Die Sprache der Liebe’
Out now is the newest DAF video for the track "Die Sprache der Liebe". The video release is part of...
Transponder – Hammer And Anvil (DCD Album – Scentair Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Transponder is ‘Freund 242’ aka Stefan Rukavina (also known from Rhesus Factor and the industrial formation Bleiburg)...
Analog Pussy release a psytrance video for DAF’s ‘Der Mussolini’ – view it here
Analog Pussy, a Psy Trance act from Berlin, has created a psytrance video for "Der Mussolini" originally released by Deutsch...
‘Click Interview’ with Dive: ‘My Wish Is To Continue Another 3 Years And Celebrate 30 Years Of Dive On Stage’
It’s now 27 years ago that Dirk Ivens (the legendary singer of The Klinik) took the world by surprise unleashing...
Side-Line presents: M’era Luna festival – Hildesheim (DE)
On 12th and 13th August 2017 the annual M’era-Luna festival takes place in the area of Hildesheim-Drispenstedt, Germany. M’era Luna...
New remix DAF classic ‘Der Mussolini’ video out: Giorgio Moroder & Denis Naidanow Remix – don’t hold your breath…
Out now is the video for the classic DAF track "Der Mussolini" which for the occasion has been remixed by...
Massive DAF CD & vinyl ltd edition boxsets ‘Das its DAF’ to be released – including 2 new tracks
"Das its DAF" is a brand new vinyl and CD boxset to be released by DAF, aka Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft....
Im Namen Des Volkes – Aus Des Anti-Imperialistischen Tagebüchern (CD Album – Peripheral Minimal)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electronics, EBM. Background/Info: Im Namen Des Volkes is a German solo-project set up by Matthias Schuster (also known from...
Dave Inox feat. HIV+ – Danger Signal/MissConceptual (Digital EP – Unknown Pleasures Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, minimal-electronics. Background/Info: This work has been introduced as Spanish EBM and features David Hinojosa aka Dave Inox (who...
DAF has recorded a brand new single at the Hansa Studios in Berlin (together with producer Alex Silva)
Gabi Delgado and Robert Goren have confirmed that they have recorded a brand new single at the famous Hansa Studios...
Orange Sector – Farben (CD EP – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: “Farben” is the final EP of a trilogy. After “Monoton” and “Stahlwerk” the German EBM duo strikes...
Paranoid – Never Too Late (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Set up in the late 80s and active till the early 90s Paranoid definitely was a praised...
Massive ELM track-by-track interview on brand new EP ‘Kampftrinker’ and recently released ‘Hardline’ album !
The Swedish (but Brussels based) act ELM has in record time conquered the clubs with his fresh EBM which manages...
Side-Line introduces ARS – listen now to ‘Commitment’ (Face The Beat profile series)
The 4th track on our free download compilation "Face The Beat: Session 4" (featuring 92 tracks) is by ARS. The...
The industrial music mail order Storming The Base launches massive Black Friday sales – here’s the link
Storming The Base has announced its Black Friday sale. The online mail-order offers huge discounts on a very wide selection...
Words And Actions – All The Joy, All The Pain (CD Album – Detriti Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, Minimal EBM. Background/Info: Words And Actions is a Berliner EBM-driven band that has already released a few cassettes,...
Orange Sector – Im Stahlwerk (CD EP – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Set up in 1992 Orange Sector received instant success during their first 90s period where they got...
Maman Küsters – Sous La Peau De Maman Küsters (CD Album – Unknown Pleasures Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, minimal-EBM. Background/Info: I never heard before of this French duo from Brest. They however released some digital stuff...
First 3 Psyche albums re-released with lots of extra rare material – we talked with Darrin Huss
The fine label Artoffact Records has announced the authorised reissues of the three 1980s albums that introduced the Canadian electropop...
Oldschool Union – Perjantai (CD Album – EK Product)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Oldschool Union is a Finnish EBM duo set up by Seppo Ahlstedt and Janne Vilen. They released...
Listen exclusively to the full Spetsnaz mastered album of the new Swedish EBM bomb ELM !
Swedish one-man EBM assault squad ELM will be releasing its debut album "Hardline" tomorrow, but Side-Line wouldn't be Side-Line if...
Alfa Matrix webstore goes in International EBM week mode and starts sales 25% off on normal prices
It's International EBM-day tomorrow and the Belgian label is celebrating this all week long. From today on everyone using the...
SadoSato – Fifiteen Shades Of Anti-Hipster (CD EP – G Minor Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: SadoSato is an EBM combo based in Graz (Austria), which has already released a few number of...
V/A Liaisons Dangereuses – Cult Radio Classics – The Early Years (DCD Album – Universal Music Belgium)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, new-wave, EBM. Bands: Psyche, Chris & Cosey, Ministry, Carlos Peron, Dark Day, Severed Heads, Fad gadget, Killing Joke,...
Orange Sector – Monoton (CD EP – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Content: Orange Sector is an EBM ‘veteran’ band, which does not need a big introduction. Back in the...
Massive re-release schedule for Klaus Schulze back catalogue
The German electronic music composer and musician Klaus Schulze has a back catalogue which counts over 60 albums, and that...
Black Friday Sale starts now at Storming the Base – starting from 1,40 € per release !
Storming the base has also announced its Black Friday sale. The online mail-order offers huge discounts on a very wide...
DAF member Gabi Delgado releasing ‘2’ as 2LP Vinyl too – pre-order now!
Out by early September, but most probably sold out by then, is the vinyl version of "2", the new Gabi...
