Spankraght – Spankraght (CD EP – Spankraght)
Genre/Influences: Electro-metal, cinematographic. Background/Info: Spankraght is a new Belgian duo hailing from Antwerp. This self-titled and self-released debut EP features...
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.
‘Click Interview’ with Metroland: ‘We Are Who We Are And Create A Sonic Pallet The Way We Want It’
The Belgian Metroland duo is active for several years now and can look back at a successful discography. They actually...
Soft Riot – The Outsider In The Mirrors (CD Album – Possession Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-wave, wave-pop. Background/Info: This is the sixth full length by Soft Riot. Driven by the creative spirit of Canadian...
Ethan Fawkes – Militia (Vinyl 7” – Ethan Fawkes)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-EBM, techno-body. Background/Info: Belgian producer Ethan Fawkes is already back on track. After having released a second full length...
LPF12 – Tranquil Heights (Digital Album – LPF12)
Genre/Influences: IDM, electro-ambient. Background/Info: I never stop to point out the impressive prolific work of German artist Sascha Lemon. Every...
Autumn Tears – The Origin Of Sleep (CD EP – Dark Symphonies)
Genre/Influences: Ethereal, cinematographic, neo-classic. Background/Info: American formation Autumn Tears is back on track. After a silence of more than 10...
Schwarzblut – Idisi (DCD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-ethereal, dark-electro, neo-classic. Background/Info: It took four years for Schwarzblut to achieve this new album, which is the fourth...
Paul Handley – Midnight Zone (Digital Album – Paul Handley)
Genre/Influences: Rhythmic-ambient, IDM, ambient-techno. Background/Info: Australian artist Paul Handley is back on track unleashing a new album of 9 songs....
Somatic Responses – Pattern Finding (CD Album – Hymen Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, experimental, ambient, acid, techno, IDM. Background/Info: The brothers Paul- and John Healy better known as Somatic Responses are...
LPF12 – A Quiet Place (Digital Album – LPF12)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic. Background/Info: German solo-project LPF12 has endless creativity. Sascha Lemon is progressively evolving from his IDM approach towards soundtrack-like...
AD:keY – Never Enough (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Andrea- and René Nowotny better known at the EBM community as AD:keY became without a shadow of...
Azlack – Metal Knight (Digital EP – Nu Body Records)
Genre/Influences: Techno-body, minimal EBM. Background/Info: Lucas Ezequiel Luna is an Argentine producer active since 2009. This “Metal Knight”-EP might be...
Aïboforcen – Sense & Nonsense (DCD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-pop, dark-pop, EBM. Background/Info: Belgian project Aiboforcen is back on track with a new work, which has been released...
Story Off – Facing Forward (CD Album – Wool-E-Discs)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, electro-wave. Background/Info: Belgian formation Story Off has been set up in 2011 by Geert Vandekerkhof aka DJ Chesko....
The Joy Of Nature – Emptiness Is A Long Story / The First 12 Years Revisited (CD Album – The Joy Of Nature)
Genre/Influences: Ethereal, folk, experimental. Background/Info: The Joy Of Nature is not exactly the most renowned formation dealing with ethereal, folk...
‘Click Interview’ with Egoprisme: ‘My Goal Isn’t To Become Famous, But To Share Feelings Through Music’
As a journalist I think it’s not my goal to only speak about ‘famous’ and/or ‘established’ artists, but still to...
Darkness On Demand – Back To Psychoburbia (Digital EP – RepoRecords)
Genre/Influences: EBM, body-pop. Background/Info: Known and adulated in a former life as Dance Or Die, the German trio resurrected as...
Bornless Fire – Arcanum (CD Album – Metropolis)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, industrial. Background/Info: Bornless Fire is a new electronic music project set up and driven by Dawn Of Ashes...
Nothing But Noise – Existence Oscillation (Possible) Future (CD Album – Nothing But Noise)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, electronic, IDM. Background/Info: Daniel B. and Dirk Bergen (both Front 242 pioneers) are back on track with their...
Alphamay – The Mellow Collie (CD EP – Battersea Electric)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Cris Frickenschmidt and Henning Hammoor released 3 albums under the Alphamay moniker in between 2015 and 2017....
V/A Statistics Mean Nothing When You’re On The Wrong Label (CD Album – Wool-E-Discs)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, electro-ambient, cinematographic, experimental, minimal-electronics, gothic, EBM. Background/Info: This album is a perfect opportunity to get more familiar with...
Microwelt – A1 (CD EP – Electro Shock Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Microwelt is a German duo consisting of Machinist A & B. Behind these robotic nicknames are hiding...
‘Click Interview’ with BySenses: ‘We Are Not Chosen, We Are People’
Didier Dewachtere is a Belgian artist from 53 years old. He started to like electronic music at his 15th birthday....
Front Line Assembly – WarMech (CD Album – Artoffact Records)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, electronic, experimental. Background/Info: After the “AirMech”-album released in 2012 FLA is back on track with a new soundtrack....
De/Vision – Citybeats (CD Album – Popgefahr Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: German duo Steffen Keth - Thomas Adam are back on track unleashing the 14th full length album...
Lesa Listvy – Way Home (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: Lesa Listvy (Леса Листвы) is a Russian ambient collective featuring 4 members. After having self-released an...
Vogon Poetry – Life. The Universe And Everything (CD Album – Audite Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Swedish pop-invaders Roger Tell, Daniel Önnerby and John Andersson are back on track unleashing their third album...
Sphäre Sechs – Particle Void (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Soundscape, dark-ambient. Background/Info: German duo Martin Stürtzer (mainly known for his project Phelios) and Christian Stritzel are striking back...
Sensory++ – Art Of Sadness (CD Album – Wool-E-Discs)
Genre/Influences: Ambient. Background/Info: Belgian solo-project Sensory++ Sensory Plus Plus) joined hands together with Wool-E-Discs to unleash its first official album,...
‘Click Interview’ with Juno Reactor: ‘A Collision Between Barbarella And Pan’s Labyrinth’
Nearly 30 years after the set-up of Juno Reactor, Ben Watkins has unleashed his 10th full length album entitled “The...
Sebastopol – The Landing, 11 (CD Album – Wool-E-Discs)
Genre/Influences: Ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: Belgian musician Marc Debroey has been involved with music since the 80s. He dealt with different...
Pieter Vermeyen – Hygge (CD Album – Wool-E-Discs)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, ambient, neo-classic. Background/Info: Belgian Pieter Vermeyen joined Wool-E-Discs contributing to the ‘Belgian NeuMusik’ series devoted to ‘ambient’ music...
Hà; People 3 55 – One Bear, Two Bicycles And One Xylophone (CD Album – Wool-E-Discs)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, death-industrial, experimental. Background/Info: The name of the project, the title of the album, the global impression and the...
