Blutengel – Un:Gott (DCD Album – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: Dark-pop, wave-pop. Background/Info: The new Blutengel album comes exactly 20 years after the band’s official debut opus “Child Of...
Inferno Sound Diaries
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.
Art Kinder Industrie – 1988-1990 (CD Album – +Closer²)
Genre/Influences: EBM, electro-industrial. Background/Info: Art Kinder Industrie is a French duo that was active in between the late 80s and...
‘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...
Kill Shelter – Damage (CD Album – Unknown Pleasures Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, gothic. Background/Info: Pete Burns is a multi-instrumentalist and producer operating from Edinburgh (Scotland). “Damage” is the first album...
Nova-Spes – WorldWideWar Zone (CD Album – ScentAir Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, body-pop. Background/Info: Based in Leipzig (Germany) Nova-Spes has been active since 1999. Their official releases were all released...
Electronikboy – Short Circuit (DCD Album – ScentAir Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, dance-pop. Background/Info: Electronikboy originally started as a duo and have been joined later on by a third member....
Ultranoire – Isolation (CD EP – ScentAir Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, wave-pop. Background/Info: Based in Frankfurt am Main (Germany) the duo Josef Stapel - Szilard Kun have already released...
‘Click Interview’ with Soman: ‘I Am Fond Of Ignoring Rules’
Kolja Trelle is not exactly what I would qualify as a ‘traditional’ electronic artist. His debut album “Sound Pressure” released...
Supercraft – Select & Operate (CD Album – ScentAir Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: The Norwegian Supercraft duo is back on track. They previously released two albums: “Things We Do” (2009)...
E-Gens – Prometheus (CD Album – ScentAir Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Russian E-Gens call themselves a ‘neo-romantic duo'. They started playing music in 1987 as AT-Home. Later on...
Axel Samano – Deus Ex Machina (DCD Album – ScentAir Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, symphonic-pop. Background/Info: The best way to introduce Axel Samano is to read what he has to say: ‘despite...
Apsürde – Inglourious Heroes (CD Album – ScentAir Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop Background/Info: Apsürde is based in Budapest (Hungary) and has been active since 2006. They released the EP “See...
Blippblopporkestern – Människomusik (CD Album – ScentAir Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: ScentAir Records is clearly open to international electro-pop bands. With Blippblopporkestern they signed a Swedish project set...
Alien Skin – P.O.P. Pop (CD Album – ScentAir Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, minimal-pop. Background/Info: Set up in 2008 Alien Skin’s creative spirit George Pappas will be always linked to Reaf...
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...
‘Click Interview’ with Borghesia: ‘Like Every Style Of Music, EBM Also Had A Limited Period Of Duration’
Set up in 1982 in Ljubljana (Slovenia) Borghesia became a so-called pioneer in the electronic-underground scene. Early albums such as...
Myselfson – Memory Park (CD Album – Myselfson)
Genre/Influences: Indie-pop, pop-rock. Background/Info: Myselfson is a French duo based in Paris and which is now active since 2009. “Memory...
Indalaska – Poésie Surnaturelle (Cassette Album – Ikuisuus)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, cinematographic, ambient. Background/Info: Indalaska is a new project set up by the brothers Frédéric and Olivier Charlot. You...
Rasky Sadagr – Sacrifice (Digital EP – Rasky Sadagr)
Genre/Influences: Electronic, experimental. Background/Info: Rasky Sadagr (aka Lukas Barovka) is a German artist who already released a few digital releases....
The Evasion On Stake – Noises And Prayers (CD Album – ScentAir Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-wave, EBM. Background/Info: Russian label ScentAir Records goes back in time releasing a compilation of early work from the...
‘Click Interview’ with Orange Sector: ‘We Don‘T Like Bands That Behave Like The Next Big Superstars’
Set up in 1992 by the Hannover duo Lars Felker – Martin Bodewell, Orange Sector would rapidly conquer the EBM...
Deimos Moon – Dark Desire (CD Album – ScentAir Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Originally set up in 2012 by Russian DJ and composer Aleksey Osipov, Deimos Moon’s line-up was completed...
United And Identified – Forever Homeward (CD Album – ScentAir Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, future-pop. Background/Info: “Forever Homeward” is the second album of the Belgian electro formation United And Identified. The album...
Otavan Veret – Syvys (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: Four years after their self-titled debut album the Finnish duo Kaarna & Kivelä are back on track...
Scott Fox – The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner (Digital Album – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, industrial, ambient. Background/Info: We all know Scott Fox for his involvement with iVardensphere and more recently This Morn’Omina....
My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult – In The House Of Strange Affairs (CD Album – Sleazebox Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, industrial-pop, electro-rock. Background/Info: Set up in 1987 and hailing from Chicago (USA) Groovie Mann and Buzz McCoy became...
Larva – The Sun Has Set Over Russia (CD Album – ScentAir Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro. Background/Info: Larva has been active since 2003 and is actually finishing their eight official full length. They became...
‘Click Interview’ with Culture Kultür: ‘Dancing With Tears In Our Eyes’
The Spanish formation Culture Kultür saw the daylight in 1992. Josua Clotet remained the single core member while singer Salva...
Innerwoud & Astrid Stockman – Haven (CD Album – Consouling Sounds)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, neo-classic. Background/Info: “Haven” resulted from the common efforts between Pieter-Jan Van Assche (Innerwoud) on double bass and soprano...
Guild Of Cats – Know This World (CD Album – Guild Of Cats)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Swedish solo-project Guild Of Cats is back on track unleashing its debut album. Set up in 2013,...
Cober Ord – Le Chant Des Ruines (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, experimental, dark-cinematographic. Background/Info: “Le Chant Des Ruines” is the third album by the French duo Yann Hagimont -...
Desiderii Marginis – Deadbeat 2018 (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: This album from Johan Levin aka Desiderii Marginis was originally released on Cold Meat Industry in 2001...
Mount Shrine – Ghosts Of Broken Pavement (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: After last year’s debut album “Winter Restlessness” Brazilian artist Mount Shrine is back on track unleashing...