Sweet William – The Early Days 1986-1988 (CD Album – D-Monic / Datakill Records)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, cold-wave, goth-rock. Background/Info: German formation Sweet William saw the daylight in 1986. Set up by Oliver Heuer and...
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.
The Sand Rays – Remembered Vol.1 (CD Album – Zhelezobeton)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, soundscape, dark-ambient. Background/Info: Jim DeJong has been involved with The Infant Cycle in between 1992 and 2014. He...
Talk To Her – Home (CD EP – Shyrec)
Genre/Influences: Indie, pop-rock. Background/Info: Talk To her is a rather young Italian formation unleashing their official debut EP featuring 4...
Porch Nap – Antidot / Selected Works 2007 – 2017 (CD Album – Fulldozer Records / Zhelezobeton)
Genre/Influences: Experimental. Background/Info: Porch Nap is a Russian artist hailing from St. Petersburg. Busy exploring acoustic sound treatments and transforming...
Otzepenevshiye – Razryv Svyazi / Disconnection (DCD Album – Zhelezobeton)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, drone. Background/Info: This is the first significant release of Otzepenevshiye in 11 years. Set up in 2006 by...
Gen-ZX – Tick-Tock (Digital Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM, industrial-punk, experimental-techno. Background/Info: Gen-ZX is a brand-new German duo driven by two familiar names of the electronic scene....
‘Click Interview’ with Maschine Brennt: ‘Kraftwerk Is Very Important For Maschine Brennt’
Behind Maschine Brennt is hiding Joacim Thenander. This Swedish musician has been involved with numerous bands and multiple music genres,...
Binary Park – Life On Lines (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM, body-pop. Background/Info: Binary Park strikes back with their third full length album in the band’s history. Driven by...
Future Lied To Us – Presence (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Future-pop, electro-pop. Background/Info: Future Lied To Us is a project driven by Krischan Jan-Eric Wesenberg (Rotersand), Vasi Vallis (NamNamBulu,...
Death And The Maiden – Wisteria (CD Album – Fishrider Records / Occultation)
Genre/Influences: Dark-pop, dream-pop. Background/Info: Death And The Maiden is a band from New Zealand unleashing their second full length album....
Stef Animal – Top Gear (CD Album – Fishrider Records / Occultation)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, cinematographic, dream-pop. Background/Info: The name Stef Animal doesn’t maybe say something. She’s a member of The Golden Awesome...
V/A Wave Earplug N°.2 (Vinyl Album – 4mg Records)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electro, experimental, electro-wave, EBM. Background/Info: Slovakian label 4mg Records moves on supporting the real minimal- and underground electronics by...
White Hills & Der Blutharsch And The Infinite Church Of The Leading Hand – Desire (CD EP – Ván)
Genre/Influences: Experimental-rock, rock-wave, krautrock. Background/Info: Albin Julius got some fame with Der Blutharsch. This neo-folk driven project got renamed into...
Six Comm / Hexas – Torture Gardeners / Beneath The Sun (Vinyl 7” – Biotope Art Organization & Hagshadow Production)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, experimental, wave-rock. Background/Info: This 7” is a split release between Six Comm and Hexas. While Six Comm, the...
V/A El Real Under – Diez Años De Contracultura (Vinyl Double Album – Sector Industrial Producciones)
Genre/Influences: New-wave, gothic, punk, electro-pop, dark-electro, wave-pop, future-pop, EBM. Background/Info: I couldn’t resist reviewing this artistic double vinyl compilation featuring...
‘Click Interview’ with Struck 9: ‘Good Things Take Time…’
I’m always interested to discover new bands, but especially artists from countries and parts of the world you don’t immediately...
SN-A – Distance (CD Album – Meshwork Music)
Genre/Influences: Electro-ambient, rhythmic-ambient. Background/Info: Sevren Ni-Arb will be forever linked to X Marks The Pedwalk. But the legendary EBM artist...
Die Sektor – The Void Trilogy / 3CD Limited Edition (3CD Album – Digital World Audio)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, industrial. Background/Info: Next to the release of the album (DCD) “To Be Fed Upon Again” Digital World Audio...
Die Sektor – To Be Fed Upon Again / Limited Edition (DCD Album – Digital World Audio)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro. Background/Info: American formation Die Sektor saw the daylight in 2004. The debut album “To Be Fed Upon” released...
C-Lekktor – Animals (CD EP – Digital World Audio)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro. Background/Info: Mexican dark-electro sensation C-Lekktor delivers a new EP featuring the title-song taken from the last album “Out...
‘Click Interview’ with Mnemonic: ‘I Make Music In A Rather Unspectacular And Traditional Way’
Michael Belletz and Sebastian Schulz started making music together in 1997. The early compositions were inspired by EBM, but quite...
Cygnosic – Fire And Forget / Extended Edition (CD Album – Digital World Audio)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, EBM. Background/Info: Georg (Georgios) Psaroudakis created Cygnosic in 2007. Eleven years later he can look back at a...
Sirus – Singularity (CD Single – Digital World Audio)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, cyber-punk. Background/Info: Driven by Josh Rombout, the Australian Sirus project strikes back after two acclaimed official albums. “Singularity”...
Richard Von Sabeth – The King Of Nothing (CD Album – Rehab Records & B-Music)
Genre/Influences: Cabaret-gothic, goth-pop. Background/Info: Behind Richard Von Sabeth is hiding Riccardo Sabetti (Spiral 69). “The King Of Nothing” is the...
Planet://Damage – Angst/Snapshots Of A Surveillance Manifesto (CD EP – Two Gods)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electro, EBM, experimental. Background/Info: Bari Máriusz is a Hungarian artist active as Planet://Damage. After a few released EP’s he...
Heligoland – Coriallo (CD EP – Commission 45 / Soleil Après Minuit)
Genre/Influences: Dream-pop, cinematographic. Background/Info: Hailing from Melbourne (Australia) and now based in Paris (France) Heligoland has released 3 albums and...
Guild Of Cats – Kill The Pain (Digital EP – Guild Of Cats)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Guild Of Cats is a Swedish band which previously released a single. This debut-EP features 4 songs....
Haujobb – Alive (CD Album – Metropolis)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-pop, experimental, EBM. Background/Info: Haujobb celebrates their 25th anniversary by a fine selection of 15 live songs that were...
Escupemetralla – Poison Of Dead Sun In Your Brain Slowly Fading (CD Album – Novak)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, ambient, industrial. Background/Info: Escupemetralla is a Spanish duo from Barcelona that was active during the late 80s and...
Hand In Waves – Burn Down In Tears (CD Album – Hand In Waves)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Hand In Waves is a German electro-pop project driven by Felix F. I last year discovered this...
AD:KeY – 10th Anniversary (CD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Ten years after the debut album “Thema Nummer Eins” (2008) the ex Armageddon Dildos live keyboardist Rene...
Miki Bernath and Damolh33 – Flat/Surfaces (Cassette Album – 4mg Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-ambient, experimental, IDM. Background/Info: Miki and Gabriel Bernath both are Slovakian producers. Miki Bernath got some recognition as Imiafan....
Edward Ka-Spel – The Perfect Patch (Cassette Album – 4mg Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental. Background/Info: Edward Ka-Spel is an artist of many talents, but first of all a real veteran from the...