Phasenmensch + Antoine Saint-Martin – SIDE-LINE https://www.side-line.com Industrial, electro, EBM, post-punk, darkwave news Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:23:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://www.side-line.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cropped-side-line-logo-png-32x32.png Phasenmensch + Antoine Saint-Martin – SIDE-LINE https://www.side-line.com 32 32 V/A Forms Of Hands 22 (Album – Hands) https://www.side-line.com/v-a-forms-of-hands-22-album-hands/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.side-line.com/?p=44571 Genre/Influences: Industrial, Industrial-Techno, Rhythmic-Noise, IDM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: “Forms Of Hands” became a familiar...]]>

Genre/Influences: Industrial, Industrial-Techno, Rhythmic-Noise, IDM.

Format: Digital, CD.

Background/Info: “Forms Of Hands” became a familiar compilation from the Dortmunder (Germany) based label Hands. Every year the label organizes a ‘family-festival’ featuring a list of bands from their roster. After the festival we always get a fine selection of bands which played at the festival featuring exclusive tracks for the compilation. Fourteen projects have been selected for 22-edition.

Artists: Strobo Lolita, Shrouds, Cervello Elettronico, MS Gentur, Greyhound, Nullvektor, Orphx, Sans-Fin, Phasenmensch + Antoine Saint-Martin, Monya, 16Pad Noise Terrorist, Maschinenkrieger KR52, Mono No Aware, Ah Cama-Sotz. 

Content: The compilation reveals familiar names featuring renowned projects from the ‘wider Industrial fields’ next to upcoming talents. But the sampler is also an opportunity to discover the sound of Hands; from good-old Rhythmic-Noise and harsh Industrial music mixed with extra influences like D’N’B and techno to more sophisticated compositions touching ground with IDM.

+ + + : Hands remains one of the ‘oldest’ and still leading labels from the Industrial fields. Old servants like Ah Cama-Sotz, Greyhound and Mono No Aware but also Maschinenkrieger KR52, MS Gentur, Nullvektor, 16Pad Noise Terrorist and the intelligent Industrial sound of Cervelllo Elettronico and Orphx will bring you power and joy. My personal favorites are Ah Cama-Sotz for its Technoid orientation revealing an artist who remains in constant progress and Maschinekrieger KR52 for its surprising Minimal/Techno-Industrial cut. Orphx remains another great and visionary formation revealing a Techno/EBM cut with Industrial elements on top. Other attention grabbers are Sans-Fin with a Technoid approach as well but also harsher cuts from Shrouds, Greyhound and the more Techno-Industrial MS Gentur. This compilation remains a must-have for all the exclusive cuts.

– – – : Still a great compilation, but from a very personal point of view not my favorite one from the impressive list which started in 2001.

Conclusion: This label compilation remains a great addition and souvenir to the festival night. Industrial rules!

Best bands: Maschinekrieger KR52, Ah-Cama-Sotz, Orphx, Sans-Fin, Nullvektor, MS Gentur, Greyhound, Cervello Elettronico, Strobo Lolita

Rate: 8.

Label: www.handsproductions.com / www.facebook.com/hands.official

About Hands

Hands is an electronic music and art label founded in 1990. The label organizes an annual Forms Of Hands family festival at which acts from its roster perform, with a compilation released afterward featuring exclusive tracks from the participating projects. The compilation series began in 2001 and is one of the longest-running annual industrial compilation series. The 22nd edition brings together fourteen projects from the label’s roster, including Ah Cama-Sotz, Mono No Aware, Sans-Fin, Shrouds, Orphx, Greyhound and Maschinenkrieger KR52.

]]> Phasenmensch + Antoine Saint-Martin – A Prenatural Silence (Album – Hands) https://www.side-line.com/phasenmensch-antoine-saint-martin-a-prenatural-silence-album-hands/ Thu, 03 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.side-line.com/?p=39419 Genre/Influences: Ambient, Industrial-Cinematic, Experimental. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Wolfram Bange aka Phasenmensch joined hands together...]]>

Genre/Influences: Ambient, Industrial-Cinematic, Experimental.

Format: Digital, CD.

Background/Info: Wolfram Bange aka Phasenmensch joined hands together with Antoine Saint-Martin -who was already featured at the previous album, to accomplish this new opus meant as ‘a musical rendition of Jeff VanderMeer’s bestselling novel “Annihilation”.’

Content: Phasenmensch brings something different from the previous works, the album being a diversified and even eclectic work dealing with Rhythmic-Noise but mainly driven by a surprising Cinematic experience supported with Psychedelic guitar playing. It creates a dreamy sound universe which mainly comes through at the last part of the album.

+ + + : Phasenmensch never stops exploring new sonic paths and directions this work being probably one of the most surprising productions. It has a refreshing Experimental mixing evasive and beautiful songs together with darkness while driven by down tempo rhythms. The guitar injects an authentic feeling to the work but also creates beautiful atmospheres. 

– – – : This album is an atypical Phasenmensch production and also unusual for the Hands roster and yet it’s worthy of examination.

Conclusion: I didn’t expect to discover a touching work released on Hands but I can recommend the experience which is refreshing and original.

Best songs: “Back To The Coast”, “The Afterglow Has Faded – She Has Melted Into The Sand”, “Waiting For The Soundless Fall – The Calm Just Beyond”, “Entering The Tower”.

Rate: 8.

Artist: www.facebook.com/phasenmensch  

Label: www.handsproductions.com / www.facebook.com/hands.official

About Phasenmensch

Phasenmensch is the project of Wolfram Bange, with a discography built around German-titled works including “Schweigen”, “Der Letzte Mensch”, “Begegnungen”, “Die Welt Erfriert”, “Tagebuch Eines Eremiten” and “Rohmaterial”. The previous album, “Haunted (The Gentle Indifference Of The World)”, already featured collaborator Antoine Saint-Martin, who returns for “A Prenatural Silence”, conceived as a musical rendition of Jeff VanderMeer’s novel “Annihilation”.

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