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Side-Line offers DJ Shane Aungst’s ‘Electronic Bodies’ Mega-Mix as free download

Bernard - Side-Line Staff — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 08:28:54 +0000

Out now via Bandcamp as a free download is DJ Shane Aungst’s “Electronic Bodies – Nightside Sessions” mega-mix. The Seattle (United States) based DJ produced this 2-part megamix including 23 tracks (and 2 intros) from “Electronic Bodies” during long evening sessions in October 2023. Note that the intros were created by Viscera Drip.

As you will know the original “Electronic Bodies” compilation (available here on Bandcamp) focused on EBM and its offspring. The proceedings of this mega-mix will equally go to charity.

Shane’s mixes mainly deal in the EBM/Aggrotech/Industrial genres, and come with heavy layers of sampling and edits. He has been doing studio work, working on sampling, mixes, edits, remixes, as well as putting together some original material. We will soon also publish an interview with Shane on his current and future work. Check his Instagram page for more info.

Electronic Bodies – Nightside Sessions by Shane Aungst

The tracklist is as follows:

Part 1

Night side sessions – Intro 00:00
Diffuzion – Ain’t Gonna Fuck With My Brain 00:49
Rabbits Wear Boots – Cyborg 04:54
Him+He – Dr Jones (Ocult Mix) 09:42
ELM – Vessel Of Violence (Weaponized Cardio Mix) 14:06
Ars – Thanatophobia 17:18
UCNX – Burning Slowly Down 21:54
Llumen – You Can Have It All (Matrix Edit) 25:41
The Psychic Force – Lockdown Lovers 29:50
Kant Kino – Frontline (Edit) 34:22
Raudadler – Sexual Deviants 37:15
First Aid 4 Souls – Anger 41:58
Miseria Ultima – Yet Shivering Profound 46:30

Part 2

Viscera Drip – Night side sessions Intro 00:00
Human Vault – Flesh And Bone (Void You Are Edit By Nadragea – Side-Line Cut) 00:52
Digital Factor – What 05:18
Aiboforcen – Cycle Of Life (Short Edit) 08:35
Aesthetische – Boiling Over (Celsius Version) 12:30
Diverje – Numb (EBM Remix By Psychosomatik) 16:50
Venus In Disgrace – Generation Commodore 20:25
Kreign – Don’t Force The Hand 23:13
Fuckware – Combat 27:22
Stahlgeist – Infected Colony (Alternate Version) 31:10
Sinthetik Messiah – Know Your Enemy 35:39
Töt – Mon Nom Est Personne 39:14

40 Octaves Below drops 18-track ‘MetaVersUs Remixed’ album

Bernard - Side-Line Staff — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 07:11:50 +0000

The Canadian industrial act 40 Octaves Below has just dropped the remix release, “MetaVersUs Remixed”. The album contains tracks from the 40 Octaves Below release, “MetaVersUs”.

The remix album counts no less than 18 tracks that have been reworked by the likes of DI Auger, Moris Blak, MXMS, Anthony (H), Angelspit, Live Evil Productions, Aesthetic Perfection, Blue Ant, The Gothsicles, DJ Underminer, Trick Casket, Diverje, Toxikk Deception, James Ghost, Dark The Keeper, Passion For Hypnosis and of course also by the Vancouver-based 40 Octaves Below.

“MetaVersUs Remixed” is available now to stream on all major digital platforms including Bandcamp.

MetaVersUs Remixed by 40 Octaves Below

You can already check out the remix from MXMS right below on YouTube.

Electro industrial act Freakangel returns with all new EP: ‘Suicidal (Break The Cycle) – Extended’

Bernard - Side-Line Staff — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 10:45:33 +0000

After their comeback single “Suicidal (break the cycle)” was released as a free download in February, the Estonian electro-industrial act Freakangel launched a remix contest to gather some guest remixing artists around them on this new extended EP release. Out now under the title “Suicidal (Break The Cycle) – Extended” it holds 6 tracks including 5 remixes.

This new EP is available now from Bandcamp and on all other platforms.

Suicidal (Break The Cycle) – Extended EP by FREAKANGEL

“We have received a massive amount of remixes and we are very thankful to everyone who took part in this contest!”, says Dmitry Darling. “Sadly, we cannot release every one of them on our EP but we will definitely release some more remixes on upcoming compilations!”

Included are reworks by Sebastian Komor and The True Union (featuring additional female vocals by Azul Far), Alien:Nation, Diverje, Neuroklast and Unk! & Doctord.

You can also check out the video for the track itself.

US based aggrotech act Diverje has launched and Indiegogo campaign for their new album ‘Survivalist’ and 2 follow-up releases

Bernard - Side-Line Staff — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 11:40:52 +0000

The US based industrial aggrotech act Diverje will release their 13th album, “Survivalist”, which follows their previous works “The Next World” and “Purge the World Before”.

The new album contains 11 new tracks that explore survival in a world torn apart by wars between humans. As a result the band members, Tommy T. Rapisardi, Alexander Borsov, and Jim Wikked, have created a collection of songs with heavy synthetics, intense beats, and distorted vocals that reflect the current state of the world with its wars, violence, and conflicts.

The album includes guest appearances by Psyhound and Alex McNeill.

There are also remixes in the works for the “Blood for Blood Remixes” album, which will be released alongside “Survivalist”. Additionally, Diverje will release the 4th volume of their “Remix Wars” series, where they remix songs from their favorite bands and allies in the underground music scene.

These 3 albums are all available for pre-order as a 3CD set via Indiegogo with each album having its own cover and standalone CD. This approach ensures that the CDs are less likely to fall apart sonically. The artwork for the album was designed by Noah Zark and Craig Saunders.

Diverje was formed by Tommy T. in 1996, he was later joined by Vincent Pujol in 2003 and Josh Wood in 2005. Adam C. Lane joined in December 2008. Tommy T. and James Wickham (aka Jim Wikked) have been the prominent duo since 2013. Alexander Borsov joined for the “Purge The World Before” album in 2021

You can check a lot of previews on their Indiegogo page. Below is a good preview.

Intent:Outtake – Tic Toc Tod (EP – Scanner / Dark Dimensions)

Inferno Sound Diaries — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000

Genre/Influences: EBM, Dark-Electro.

Format: Digital, CD.

Background/Info: German based Intent:Outtake released this new EP three years after their last full length album “Days Of Doom” (2019). The EP reveals three new songs plus seven remixes.

Content: Intent:Outtake moves on mixing powerful and well-crafted Electronics mixing influences of EBM and dark-Electro together. The title song was sung in German while both other songs feature English vocals. And here again the band stands for power but also for more moody passages. You next will discover alternative edits and remixes by Eisfabrik, Diverje, Chainreactor, Damascus Knives and Fractal Age.

+ + + : Intent:Outtake is a band I’ve always supported. I like the powerful sound which is often reminding me of In Strict Confidence. It stands for power and intelligence plus charismatic vocals. The title song is a great piece of music but the “Club Edit” sounds even better. I also recommend the heavy, pumping, dancefloor driven remix of “Tabula Rasa” -a song I don’t know, by Chainreactor.

– – – : There clearly is a gap between the title song and the other two new songs which clearly seem to be B-sides -but cool ones!

Conclusion: “Tic Toc Tod” is a punching title song to announce a new album.

Best songs: “Tic Toc Tod – Club Edit”, “Tic Toc Tod – Single Edit”, “Tabula Rasa – Chainreactor Remix”, “Immoral Traitors – Eisfabrik Remix”.

Rate: 7½.

Artist: https://linktr.ee/intentouttakeofficial / www.facebook.com/INTENTOUTTAKE

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

I have been working for over 30 years with Side-line as the main reviewer. My taste is eclectic, uncoventional and I prefer to look for the pearls, even if the bands are completely unknown, thus staying loyal to the Side-Line philosophy of nurturing new talents.

New Spankthenun single ready for EBM day: ‘Industrial Beats’

Bernard - Side-Line Staff — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 11:22:10 +0000

“Industrial Beats” is the all new single from the Texas based EBM squad Spankthenun. The single features a whopping 10 different versions of the bouncy EBM track.

Next to a remix the EBM’ers from Kalt also made a total remake of the track with Kalt taking over vocal duties and rewriting the track from the ground up. Other remixers include DJ Matt Hart, Diverje, Dread Risks, SINthetik Messiah and an ultra-aggressive remix from Harsh R.

The single will be released on all platforms on February 24, that’s right, EBM day. The single is available now on Bandcamp for pre-order. You can see the new video for the track and get four early release tracks.

Out now, the brand new Diverje album ‘Purge The World Before’

Bernard - Side-Line Staff — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 08:15:06 +0000

Out now, and announced a while back on Side-Line already, is the new Diverje album “Purge The World Before”.

This album conceptually precedes their 2019 album “The next world” as “we take on the topics and reasons for the collapse of the “world before” and why human kind became apocalyptic warriors and savage beasts fighting for survival” so Tommy T. said when we first got the word about this new album.

In September the band had a successful crowdfund campaign on Indiegogo to get the album produced. The new album holds 13 brand new tracks and 3 bonus tracks.

You can check out the release below and download it on Bandcamp where you can also order a CD version of the new album.

PURGE THE WORLD BEFORE by DIVERJE

Aggrotech act Diverje crowdfunds all new album ‘Purge the world before’ and releases ‘Amphibian’ plus more

Bernard - Side-Line Staff — Tue, 07 Sep 2021 09:42:06 +0000

The Electro-industrial act formed by Tommy T., Diverje, has been using the last few months to work on their new 12th album, “Purge the world before”. This album conceptually precedes their 2019 album “The next world” as “we take on the topics and reasons for the collapse of the “world before” and why human kind became apocalyptic warriors and savage beasts fighting for survival” so Tommy T. says.

The album will hold 13 brand new trax and 3 bonus tracks.

They have now launched a crowdfund campaign on Indiegogo to get the album produced and have also added the out of print CD’S of “Amphibian” and “Amphibian Remix”, all newly re-mastered and re-issued as separate CD’s and with new artwork. The campaign will go even further and add a 4TH CD in the form of “Remix wars vol.3” which continues the series of the remixes the band has done for fellow musicians.

You can pre-order these releases and more until October 14th on Indiegogo.

Agonoize – A Vampire Tale (EP – RepoRecords)

Inferno Sound Diaries — Sun, 01 Mar 2020 19:30:00 +0000

Genre/Influences: Dark-electro.

Format: Digital, CD.

Background/Info: “A Vampire Tale” is the second EP taken from the last year released album “Midget Vampire Porn”. The sixth full length by the German masters of (h)el(l)-electro is probably their best and most punching work to date. “A Vampire Tale” also was one of the best cuts from the opus so it’s a quite logical choice to release it as title song. Next to the revisited title song, the EP also features three exclusive cuts, three remixes and a very special cover version.

Content: “A Vampire Tale” perfectly symbolizes the album the song is taken from; a hard-hitting song in the purest dark-electro style of Agonoize. Power, melody and harsh vocals are the major aspects to understand this winning sound formula. Next comes a cover version of Prodigy’s mega-hit “Breath”. The song is meant as an ode to Keith Flint who passed away in 2019.

The two new songs are more heavy cuts in the truest tradition of the band. “I Just Want To Live” sounds pretty Suicide Commando-like while “Requiem” reveals the band at its best. The last song left is a calm piece, sort of break.

Remixes have been accomplished by Intent: Outtake, Vanguard and Diverje, which each took a song from the album.

+ + + : This is the kind of EP I totally support. Next to the title song and a few remixes by well-chosen artists you also get 3 exclusive songs and a little extra, which is a Prodigy cover. Agonoize no longer has to confirm they belong to the top of dark-electro standards! Their music is not only powerful, but worked-out and always danceable. Two from the three exclusive cuts could have found their place at the album as well. Among the remixes I especially like the pop touch on the remix of the title song by Vanguard while Diverje did a great job as well remixing “Weltenschmerz”.

– – – : The cover version of “Breath” is cool, but I think this song will get more reaction in front of a live audience. The new song “The Fall” is the only ‘filler’ from this EP although a way to bring some rest in this heavy production.

Conclusion: This EP is an absolute must have, a pretty cool addition to the album and a production the dark-electro lovers are going to like! Agonoize rules!

Best songs: “I Just Want To Live”, “Requiem”, “A Vampire Tale – Blutdurst”, “A Vampire Tale – Vanguard Remix”.

Rate: (8).

Artist: www .facebook .com /AgonoizeOfficial

Label: www .reporecords .de / www .facebook .com /pages /Repo –Records /119590774857404

Alfa Matrix to launch 2nd volume of massive 116-track strong EBM compilation: ‘Electronic Body Matrix 2’ 4CD Boxset (+ bonus downloads)

Bernard - Side-Line Staff — Mon, 07 Aug 2017 16:00:20 +0000

Out of the blue the belgian Alfa Matrix label releases the 2nd volume in their massive ‘Electronic Body Matrix‘ series. The first volume of this compilation series (check the release here) got qualified by many as the ultimate anthology of the EBM / electro-industrial scene. The 2nd edition of the “Electronic Body Matrix” compilation box once again manages featuring a real “who is who” artist selection bringing all new, exclusive or rare tracks.

This 2nd edition presents some 76 bands across 4 CD’s plus an exclusive download link giving you access to another 40 additional bands for a total music play of 116 songs (over 70% rare or previously unreleased tracks), an astounding 10 hour sonic journey! Marketed as a deluxe carton box with an extensive 28-page booklet with band pictures and credits.

All together on one same compilation, the leaders of the electronic scene of yesterday and tomorrow come together and include: FRONT 242 (exclusive mix), NITZER EBB (exclusive mix), FIXMER/MC CARTHY, RHYS FULBER, DANIEL B. PROTHESE, DIVE, BRUDERSCHAFT, POUPPEE FABRIKK, ARMAGEDDON DILDOS, KOMOR KOMMANDO, ELEGANT MACHINERY, AYRIA, FUNKER VOGT, PLASTIC NOISE EXPERIENCE, NOISUF-X, NEUROTICFISH, AESTHETISCHE, THE PSYCHIC FORCE, IMPLANT, [SITD], ALIEN VAMPIRES, HOCICO, ORPHX, NÖVÖ, METROLAND, PITCH YAR OF MATTER, MONDTRÄUME, CULTURE KÜLTUR, TOLCHOK, DEUTSCHE BANK, AVARICE IN AUDIO, THE SEXORCIST, PSY’AVIAH, AIBOFORCEN, ELEKTROKLÄNGE, R.I.P. (ROPPONGI INC PROJECT), ENTRZELLE, and many more, without forgetting the impressive remix work contributions of bands like EISFABRIK, FADERHEAD, ORANGE SECTOR, NZ, ELM, etc.

Add to this all hardcore ambassadors of today’s pure EBM league in the likes of SPETSNAZ, ELM, NZ, AD:KEY, AUTODAFEH, AGREZZIOR, ORANGE SECTOR,KANT KINO, CELLULOIDE, LIGHTS OF EUPHORIA, DIFFUZION, PATENBRIGADE: WOLFF, ACCESSORY, CEPHALGY, AMORPHOUS, VENAL FLESH, PROTECTORATE, STOPPENBERG, CENTHRON, LLUMEN, CARDINAL NOIRE, MILDREDA, CRYTEK, KONER, etc.

The exclusive bonus download link included in this 4CD box also gives you access to some 40 additional songs from artists like MENTALLO & THE FIXER, ACYLUM, SERPENTS, ZOMBIE GIRL, AENGELDUST, EQUITANT, NETZ, STUDIO-X, SIVA SIX, NEIKKA RPM, ESSENCE OF MIND, DEKAD, INTERFACE, NEUTRAL LIES, CIRCUITO CERRADO, TRAGIC IMPULSE, WANT/ED, HELALYN FLOWERS, DIVERJE, SCHWARZBLUT, TOTEM OBSCURA, DIGITAL GEIST, KILMARTH, SIGNAL OPERATOR, ELECTRO SYNTHETIC REBELLION, DIGITAL GEIST, TECHNOID, DEN C.T. BUG, and many more!

The full track listing can be checked right here.

Diverje returns with brand new album ‘We still remain’

Bernard - Side-Line Staff — Mon, 22 May 2017 18:30:20 +0000

Out in early July is the brand new Diverje release “We still remain”. The release is the band’s 10th album so far for this dark electro US act. The CD offers 12 brand new tracks with Vince Pujol(E.S.R/ B.M.D.) being included on a couple of them. Further remixes and collaborations are offered by Rick Sandoval, Inline Sex Terror and Viscera Drip.

“We still remain” is also available as a 3CD set (and 2CD set) right here on Indiegogo, which then includes “We still remix” and “Remix wars vol.1”.

Below are the covers for the 3 CDs (“We still remix” and “Remix wars vol.1”) which are in line of the artwork for “We still remain”. Diverje was started by Tommy T, front-man of DSBP Records, in 1996. The band started as a metal/industrial hybrid and has mutated since to create an industrial/electronic hybrid.

Coldlink – Ghosts I’ve Known (CD EP – DSBP)

Inferno Sound Diaries — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 20:00:20 +0000

Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-body music.

Background/Info: Coldlink is a new EBM project set up by ex-Filament 38 singer Rob Armstrong and keyboardist Shawn McNoldy. “Ghosts I’ve Known” is the official debut work from this duo. It’s a more a kind of mini-album featuring 6 songs plus 3 remixes.

Content: the band claims to be inspired by bands like Nitzer Ebb and NIN. The EBM inspiration is rapidly noticeable and sounds rather dark and cold. The rough vocals accentuate the dark side of the work.

There’s some diversity between the 6 songs accomplished by Coldlink. The sound is not only into an EBM-driven approach, but also features wafting synth passages getting the work a bit softer.

Remixes have been accomplished by Textbeak, Digital Geist and label mate Diverje.

+ + + : Coldlink clearly doesn’t reinvent EBM standards, but this EP is a successful debut. Next to the alluring title song, which is a perfect way to start off, I also like “W1tchvnt” for its great and menacing bass line plus “Disappear Tomorrow” for the cool sound treatments. Coldlink is not a new ‘copyist’, but a formation inspired by EBM and trying to create a unique sound in the genre.

The remixes are cool although I have a little preference for the “Shelter Remix” of the title song by Textbeak.

– – – : I’m less convinced by the ‘softer’ parts on this EP. They inject some variation in the tracklist, but Coldlink clearly has a stronger ‘hard EBM’ potential.

Conclusion: Coldlink clearly has not the pretension to reinvent EBM. It’s just an honest debut production from a band with an interesting approach. So let’s keep an eye on this band.

Best songs: “W1tchvnt”, “Ghosts I’ve Known”, “Disappear Tomorrow.

Rate: (7).

Band: www .coldlinkmusic .com / www .facebook .com /coldlinkband

Label: www .dsbp .cx / www .facebook .com /dsbprecords

‘Click Interview’ with Bio-Mechanical Degeneration: ‘Degeneration Of The Human Race Leading To Hybridization With Robots’

Inferno Sound Diaries — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 19:30:11 +0000

Vince Pujol (Electro Synthetic Rebellion, Diverje) and Tommy T (Diverje, inFused and DSBP label owner) know each other for quite a long time now. They’re not only involved in Diverje, but still in Bio-Mechanical Degeneration. This project got a bit lost from our radar as the debut-album “Exoskeleton” was released 11 years ago now. “Warbeats” is a new and great dark-electronic opus, which will bring this band back on the map. The album has been released on Advoxya Records. Here’s what both mates have to say about their new work.

(by Inferno Sound Diaries)

Q: Let’s take off with the binning, how did you guys ever met and finally set up this common project with this crazy name? What is it all about?

Vince: I was a young artist trying to get in touch with people in the scene so I sent a demo CD-R to Tommy who got into it and brought me support through the Cyberage radio show, this is how we first met. After my debut album “Distorted Vision” got released in Europe, I was looking for a label to release my second album “Corroded Fragments” and Tommy/DSBP signed me. We became friends and since the beginning we share our passion for electronic/industrial music.

In 2004 I had the idea of releasing some dark sci-fi instrumental tracks I had composed. I don’t exactly remember how I came to Bio-Mechanical Degeneration but I was looking for a crazy dark Sci-Fi oriented name!

Then we started talking with Tommy about a possible release and he suggested to sing some of the songs. So I asked him if he wanted to join me and we started our collaboration on “Exoskeleton”. The project is very dark, kind of apocalyptic, it’s all about the degeneration of the human race leading to hybridization with robots.

Tommy T: I have always admired Vince’s work from the beginning and we have made some great tracks together since then and it is always fun!

We were friends from E.S.R. and Cyberage meeting and then DSBP signed E.S.R. and we realized how much we both loved dark-electronic music, and then I asked him if he would collaborate with me in some Diverje tracks too!

We been doing that since 2003 and the first Bio-Mechanical Degeneration-CD came about soon after that as we were wanting to take on a different theme for Bio-Mechanical Degeneration and it has been fun writing together in this way with music and vocals going back and forth…

Q: Why did it take 11 years to compose and release a new full length after the “Exoskeleton”-album and how do you look back now at this debut opus?

Vince: I remember during an interview concerning “Exoskeleton” we said we’ll do another one but then we both get back to our main projects and forget a bit about the project. I have thought about a new album several times, but couldn’t really find the inspriration to start something new and different from our main projects. In 2013 as I was looking for new sample libraries, I found a very interesting one and I asked myself how could I use it and like a sparkle in the night I immediately thought about the rebirth of Bio-Mechanical Degeneration with a more EBM/robotic approach. I composed a few demos and send them to Tommy to see how he felt about them and that’s how we decided to work on that new album.

When I look back and listen to “Exoskeleton”, I like the experimental approach and I like the way we did something different. It was also my first collaboration with someone since a long time and I’m happy we did it with Tommy because it’s important to do things with friends and people you share your passion with. From a technical point of view I think I would mix the songs a bit differently nowadays cause it sounds a bit ‘raw’ when I play it now but I did my best at the time with the gear I had.

Tommy T: I personally LOVE the “Exoskeleton”-CD as it is so unique overall in sound and the way we produced it together… the songs are still very fresh more than 10 years later too!

We have been wanting to do this new “Warbeats” 2^nd album for awhile now, but we are both always busy it seems with work, music and life, we are definitely inspired to make the next album within a couple years. I love how both albums have their own sound and identity, and we will build upon that.

Q: May I affirm that the main difference between both of your albums can be heard in the remixes you made of 2 songs that were originally released on “Exoskeleton”? What did you try to change/improve?

Vince: Yes, that’s right. Studio equipment and techniques have changed in 10 years, there’s nearly no limitations these days so I wanted to take the best songs from the debut album and take them to a new level. I didn’t really want to change the songs but just want to have a better production and add little things there and here. Note that the remix version of “Hybridization” comes from a DSBP compilation, that was not the original version appearing on “Exoskeleton”.

I also think our skills in writing and working on arrangements, effects and mixes have grown over the years and it shows with that new album.

Tommy T: Yes, as Vince said, we wanted to re-release these 2 tracks with a newer sound and mix, as bonuses and to connect the old and new!

Q: You already said a word about the influences running through “Warbeats”, but tell us a bit more about the writing process?

Vince: “Warbeats” was first inspired by a Sci-Fi/robot Fx sample library. I wanted to mix together hard electronic basses with strong beats and lots of Fx samples, that’s how the first demos came out and that’s how the album took shape adding melodies and working on the arrangements. The treatments on the vocals have been pushed to a new level too with lots of different effects. The inspiration here is all about sci-fi, robots and aliens!

Tommy T: I definitely think we are both always progressing as writers and creators and this album was a natural progression for us and more vocal oriented this time around as well..not 50/50 instrumental to vocal tracks like the “Exoskeleton”-album was. We are becoming more diverse in sound and in our Sci-Fi subjects as well, and this album we also deal with the reanimated/zombies as well…lol

Q: What are the main differences between Bio-Mechanical Degeneration and all the other projects you’ve been involved to?

Vince: To me “Bio-Mechanical Degeneration” is a lot more Sci-Fi oriented and ‘mechanical’ than Electro Synthetic Rebellion. It’s harder too with a lot more harsh/tortured vocals.

It’s interesting to have another project in addition to my collaborations with Diverje so I can experiment new things, new atmospheres and sounds. As a composer I think it’s important to have different sources of inspiration and develop different things so you’re not “locked” into one and only project especially when your project is nearly 20 years old.

But obviously some people will recognize some kind of ‘song writing signature’ or even ‘sound signature’ because the gear, the studio and the men are the same.

Tommy T: I really enjoy the differences with Bio-Mechanical Degeneration and my other projects Diverje and in-Fused! Diverje is more of an aggressive industrial, harsh EBM/coldwave mix, with lots of ferocity, and in-Fused is more experimental, IDM, wave, power noise, trance influenced..
Between all 3 projects I feel pretty balanced and doing all kinds of awesome electronic/ industrial music!

Q: Tcheleskov Ivanovitch (Grandchaos, Grand O Signal) contributed to one of the songs. How did you came to work with him and what did he add to the song & album?

Vince: I know Tché for quite a long time now and I think we share the same passion for music. I remember a long time ago we were talking on the phone and we said we should try to collaborate together in the future so when I started working on “Warbeats” I immediately though about inviting Tché.

That was an open process, I sent a few demos to Tché for him to see what the project was all about and asked Tché to start composing and to send me whatever he wanted (sequences, sounds, loops, etc). Then step by step I tried to arrange my parts with his parts and we talked about the direction of the song until the final version of the song.

Tommy T: I love this track with Tché! He added a lot to the sound and I look forward to having him work with us on more music in the future!! Very cool sound and he loves the dark electronic music as we do!

Courtesy by Inferno Sound Diaries

Bio-Mechanical Degeneration – Warbeats (CD Album – Advoxya Records)

Inferno Sound Diaries — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 20:00:41 +0000

Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-electro.

Background/Info: Behind Bio-Mechanical Degeneration hides Vincent Pujol (ESR) and Tommy T. Rapisardi (Diverje) plus guest musician Tcheleskov Ivanovitch (Grandchaos, Grand O Signal). The duo Pujol – Rapisardi already released a somewhat forgotten debut album “Exoskelton” in 2005 on Tommy T’s own label DSBP. Vincent Pujol also joined Diverje so both musicians know each other for quite a long time now. “Warbeats” is a comeback album released on Advoxya Records featuring 13 songs plus 2 remixes.

Content: “Warbeats” is clearly into sophisticated EBM. The composition is elaborated and accomplished with great sound sculptures and numerous sound effects and other crashing percussion. The songs are carried by icy synth treatments and Tommy T’s zombie-like timbre of voice.

The elaboration and global approach reminds me of a mix of Frontline Assembly (which remains an important source of inspiration in the work of Vincent Pujol) and Vomito Negro.

Both remixes are interesting as is consists of two tracks that were originally released on their debut album.

+ + + : “Warbeats” is a fully accomplished dark-body music opus revealing amazing sound treatments like deep bass lines, icy sound effects and somewhat industrial like percussions. It’s an elaborate composition, and according to me one of the best productions ever accomplished by this duo. This is not the typical EBM format, but an intelligent songwriting that reveals a passion for sound creation. There’s an efficient twist between danceable vibes and haunting atmospheres. The album reveals several brilliant songs.

– – – : It’s not always that easy to differentiate verses from choruses. The writing is dense and all the layers and structure sometimes feel a bit like melting together, but you don’t hear me complain!

Conclusion: “Warbeats” definitely belongs to this restricted number of absolute ‘best of’ EBM-albums of 2016. I hope this duo will not make us wait a decennium to unleash a new album.

Best songs: “Invisible Threat”, “Victory”, “Outbreak”, “Lies For Answers”, “They’re Coming”.

Rate: (8½).

Band: www .facebook .com /Electro –Synthetic –Rebellion -115630698473655 / www .facebook .com /diverje

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

Diverje drops ‘The Grand Betrayal’ album – preview the album here

Bernard - Side-Line Staff — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 15:58:12 +0000

Out now is “The Grand Betrayal”, the all new album by Diverje. This is the 9th official album of the outfit and for this release Tommy T. was again joined by J. Wicked. Several tracks (“Human Condition”, “The American Candidate”, “Another Douchebag” and “Eliminate the Waste”) deal with the current state of affairs in this society and rebel against – and we quote – the government and rich, greedy bastards who have destroyed so much of our friends and families.

Contributions come from Vince Pujol (Electro Synthetic Rebellion), Inline Sex Terror on “Closed Minds” and [de:ad:cibel] on the title track “The Grand Betrayal”.

The 16-track album comes completed with 2 bonus remixes from Proyecto Crisis (Chile) and Cutoff:sky (Russia). Below are various previews to check out. The album is available from the DSBP online shop.