Turgor – Imferrum (CD Album – Ölocaust Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: Turgor is a Russian trio set up in 2017. “Imferrum” must be the first exposure from the...
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.
Teahouse Radio – Her Quiet Garden (CD Album – Hypnagoga Press)
Genre/Influences: Dark-cinematographic, dark-ambient. Background/Info: Teahouse Radio is a new project driven by Pär Boström. We all know his involvement with...
Murcof – Lost In Time (CD Album – Glacial Movements)
Genre/Influences: Soundtrack, dark-ambient. Background/Info: Fernando Corona was born in Mexico, grew up in the USA and is now based in...
Halo Effect – Shout (CD Album – Space Race Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, body-pop. Background/Info: Italian Halo Effect has already been active since 2001 and this release, “Shout” is their fifth...
‘Click Interview’ with Atrium Carceri: ‘I Am A Very Technically Inclined Producer’
In 2003 I heard the debut album “Cellblock” from the Swedish solo-project Atrium Carceri. This dark-ambient opus was one more...
Djedjotronic – R.U.R. (Vinyl Album – Boysnoize Records)
Genre/Influences: Techno-body, minimal-EBM. Background/Info: French DJ/producer Jérèmy Cottereau is now based in Berlin. He can look back at an impressive...
V/A Awake The Machines Vol. 8 (3CD – Album – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-electro, future-pop, electro-pop, gothic, industrial-rock, industrial-metal. Background/Info: The latest volume of the Out Of Line compilation “Awake The...
Syrian – Sirius Interstellar (Digital Album – Syrian)
Genre/Influences: Future-pop, dance-pop, electro-pop. Background/Info: Italian formation Syrian gained recognition during the glorious days of future-pop music. After having released...
Rome – Le Ceneri Di Heliodoro (CD Album – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Martial, neo-folk, apocalyptic-rock, chanson. Background/Info: “Le Ceneri Di Heliodoro” (“The ashes Of Heliodoro”) is the thirteenth album of Jérôme...
‘Click Interview’ with !Distain: ‘The Band Is More Important Than The Ego’
Alexander Braun and Manfred Thomaser both remain the single members on board of !distain. This German electro-pop formation is active...
‘Click Interview’ with Adam X: ‘I’ve Always Been Into The Cerebral/Out Of Worldly Side Of Electronic Music’
Born in New York (USA), but now based in Berlin (Germany) for years Adam Mitchell aka Adam X is a...
Xabec – From The Archives 1999 – 2009 (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, abstract, cinematographic. Background/Info: Set up by Manuel G. Richter in the late 90s and remaining active until 2013,...
Ah Cama-Sotz – I Believe / Allerheiligenvloed (DCD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, industrial-techno, tribal-techno, cinematographic. Background/Info: Herman Klapholz strikes back with his ‘Mother-ship’ project Ah Cama-Sotz. “I Believe” has been...
16Pad Noise Terrorist – Eunoia (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Breakcore, industrial d’n’b. Background/Info: Candy Schlüer (also known from S.K.E.T.) strikes back with 16PNT. “Eunoia” is the project’s fourth...
End.user – Resurface (CD EP – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial d’n’b – breakcore. Background/Info: American artist Lynn Standafer has already been active for numerous years now under the...
Totakeke – Telematic (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, IDM, experimental. Background/Info: Frank Mokros seems to have taken a break with Totakeke. Active since 2003 this new...
Neuroticfish – Antidoron (CD Album – Non Ordinary Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, body-pop, future-pop. Background/Info: Neuroticfish was set up in 1995 and made some real successful productions during the glorious...
‘Click Interview’ with Tobias Bernstrup: ‘We Are Lost In-Between Real And Virtual Life’
Tobias Bernstrup is maybe not the most renowned artist dealing with electro-pop- and Italo-disco music, but I personally consider him...
Synapscape – Still (CD Album – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, experimental, industrial-EBM. Background/Info: Synapscape this year celebrates its 25th anniversary. Set up and driven by Tim Kniep and...
Iszoloscope – All Is Immensity And Chaos (CD Album – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, industrial breakcore, experimental, industrial-ambient. Background/Info: Canadian artist Yann Faussurier has achieved the eight album of his Iszoloscope project....
Control / Geneviéve Pasquier / Kommando – Cold War, Hot Love (Vinyl Album – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, experimental, death-industrial, ambient. Background/Info: “Cold War, Hot Love” resulted from the common efforts between three artists living in...
Architect – Deconvolution (Digital EP – Hymen Records)
Genre/Influences: IDM. Background/Info: Architect (Daniel Myer) has already released an impressive discography since the very first productions in 1998(!). Daniel...
‘Click Interview’ with A Slice Of Life: ‘Most People Never Get Rid Of Their Big Influences From Their Youth’
A Slice Of Life is Belgian formation that was originally set up by the duo Dirk Vreys (vocals) and Guy...
Hypnoskull – The Manichean Consciousness (CD Album – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, industrial-techno, power-noise. Background/Info: Hypnoskull (Patrick Stevens) celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2017 with the successful album “Die4.Generation”. One...
Distortion Six – Sacrifice (Digital EP – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Power-noise, industrial. Background/Info: “Sacrifice” can be seen as a kind of sonic addendum to the new album “Ferocious”. The...
Distortion Six – Ferocious (CD Album – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Power-noise, industrial, electro-industrial. Background/Info: Operating from the Norwegian capital, Nichlas Shermann strikes back with his fourth full length album...
Distel – Wapens (CD Album – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, industrial-cinematographic. Background/Info: Hailing from The Netherlands “Wapens” (translated “Weapons”) is the fourth full length by this duo. Content:...
Subject:2 – Forward/Return (CD Album – Electro Shock Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Subject:2 is a new name active at the wider fields of synth-pop music. The English duo Gary...
Subskan – Drawback (CD Album – Hymen Records)
Genre/Influences: IDM, experimental, rhythmic-ambient, glitch. Background/Info: Belgian artist Jean-Marc Polet strikes back with a new album from his Subskan sonic...
God’s Own Medicine – Afar (CD Album – Alchera Visions)
Genre/Influences: Rock-wave, gothic, cold-wave. Background/Info: Polish formation God’s Own Medicine saw the light of day in 1998. I especially remember...
Agitprop 666 – Penitentiary (Digital Album – Agitprop 666)
Genre/Influences: EBM, industrial-body-music. Background/Info: I got the opportunity to discover the L.A (California, USA) based Agitprop 666 by its debut...
Zeni Geva & Steve Albini – Maximum Implosion (DCD Album – Cold Spring)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-rock, noise-rock, apocalyptic-rock, death-industrial-rock. Background/Info: This project is the unexpected meeting between Zeni Geva (aka KK Null) and Steve...
She Spread Sorrow – Mine (CD Album – Cold Spring)
Genre/Influences: Death-industrial, industrial-ambient, experimental. Background/Info: Italian female artist Alice Kundalini released her first solo-album “Rumspringa” in 2015. “Mine” got released...