S.K.E.T. – Capitalism-Continuing Crisis (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-techno, power-noise. Background/Info: It took 8 years to S.K.E.T. to accomplish their fourth full length album. The German project...
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.
Frame Of Mind – Resurrected (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Set up in the late 80s by German duo Michael Friedrich - Marko Hein, Frame Of Mind...
Ruined Conflict – Triumphant (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Future-pop, electro-pop. Background/Info: American artist Xavier Morales, better known as Ruined Conflict, is already back on track. This is...
New Frames – Resistance Through Rituals (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-techno. Background/Info: New Frames is one of the latest signings on Hands although featuring an old servant from the...
Last Days Of S.E.X. – Sabotage Normality (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, noise, electro-industrial. Background/Info: It took 8 years for Manos Chrisovergis to kick back with the third full length...
Tomohiko Sagae – Sensory Deprivation (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, techno-noise. Background/Info: Japanese producer Tomohiko Sagae is one of the newest artists who have joined the Hands roster....
SaturmZlide – Human Art Engines (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, IDM. Background/Info: German artist Alexander Marco strikes back with the fourth full length album of his SaturmZlide project....
kETvECTOR – Fig. 23 (CD Album – Rustblade)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, cinematographic. Background/Info: “Fig. 23” is the return after a long hibernation of kETvECTOR. Set up and driven by...
Delectro – Mueve Tu Cuerpo (Digital EP – I-Traxx Red Edition)
Genre/Influences: Techno-body, EBM, minimal-electronics. Background/Info: Colombian DJ and producer Diego Diaz claims to be inspired by 80s electronics, EBM bass...
‘Click Interview’ with ES23: ‘Maybe Music Is The Way I Get Along With My Life’
Set up in Bochum in 2004, it took a few years to ES23 to break through. The band got the...
Antibody – Opera Of Death (Digital Album – Antibody)
Genre/Influences: Techno-body music, industrial-techno. Background/Info: Jan Laustroer has now been active for a couple of years under the Antibody moniker....
Adriano Canzian – Dangerous Mind (Vinyl 12″ – I-Traxx Red Edition)
Genre/Influences: Techno-body. Background/Info: Italian producer Adriano Canzian is a recognized and praised artist active in the wider fields of techno-body...
Kaibun – Gloomy Alice And Sinister Jack (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, IDM, minimal-industrial. Background/Info: Kaibun is a Belgian project set up by Laurent Delogne (Le Moderniste) aka ‘Jack’ joined...
V/A Forms Of Hands 17 (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, powernoise, IDM, industrial-trance, industrial-techno. Background/Info: “Forms Of Hands” became a recognized and successful label festival, which each year...
‘Click Interview’ with Rhys Fulber: ‘It Was Some Of The Most Freeform Music I Have Made In A While’
Rhys Fulber is a musician/producer who will be forever linked to the EBM giant Frontline Assembly and the ambient-ethereal-dance project...
Creation VI & Uhushuhu – Δ (CD Album – Muzyka Voln/Zhelezobeton)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, dark-ambient, soundtrack. Background/Info: “Δ” resulted from the common efforts between Creation VI and Uhushuhu. Especially the Ukrainian project...
Ästrälflüidz – Mÿsteriüm Mägnüm (CD Album – Zhelezobeton)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: Ästrälflüidz is a Russian project featuring two artists from different music universes, but who find a...
Anthesteria – Eis (CD Album – Zhelezobeton/kultFRONT)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, cinematographic, experimental, minimal. Background/Info: This album is a collaboration between 2 Russian labels. It’s the third release in...
Sij & Item Caligo – Queer Reminiscence (CD Album – Reverse Alignment)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, experimental, cinematographic, soundscape. Background/Info: Russian artists Vladislav Sikach and Sergey Epifanov aka Sij and Item Caligo, joined hands...
Ethan Fawkes – XXIX (Digital EP – Ötomo Trax)
Genre/Influences: Technoid, dark-techno, techno-body. Background/Info: Ethan Fawkes is already back on track, now joining hands together with Ötomo Trax (The...
ESA – The Hold (Digital EP – Negative Gain Productions)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, tribal, industrial-trance. Background/Info: Jamie Blacker aka ESA (Electronic Substance Abuse) is now active for 15 years and has...
Ethan Fawkes – Future Oldschool (Digital EP – Fnoob Digital)
Genre/Influences: Technoid, dark-techno, techno-body. Background/Info: Belgian producer Ethan Fawkes is releasing EP’s like hell. During the past few years he...
The Breath Of Life – Under The Falling Stars (CD Album – Magic Language Records/Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, goth-rock. Background/Info: Set up in 1985, The Breath Of Life became one of the most important gothic formations...
‘Click Interview’ with Other Artists About Suicide Commando: ‘Without Him Our Scene Would Be Very Different’
Suicide Commando is a long-time leading formation from the dark-electronic scene. The band is an important source of inspiration for...
‘Click Interview’ with Suicide Commando / Part 1: ‘I Really Wanted To Go Into The Opposite Direction Of All Those Copycats Of Today’
Four years have passed since the previous Suicide Commando-album (cf. “When Evil Speaks”). Johan Van Roy had to struggle with...
Eirikura – Reflection Of A Higher Realm (CD Album – Wrotycz Records)
Genre/Influences: Ethereal, cinematographic, folk. Background/Info: Wrotycz Records has signed this new formation, which rather appears to be a ‘collective’ instead...
Voiski – Marble Sadness (Vinyl 12” – Dement3d Records)
Genre/Influences: Techno, IDM, minimal-electronics. Background/Info: Voiski has already released an impressive number of productions –mainly EP’s, since 2009, but “Marble...
Verge – Emblematic Ruin (Vinyl 12” – Avian)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, industrial. Background/Info: Verge is a solo-project set up by Irish producer Andre Gough. This work has been introduced...
For All The Emptiness – MT (CD EP – For All The Emptiness)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, future-pop. Background/Info: For all The Emptiness is a Toronto (Canada)-based formation, which have already self-released two albums. The...
Moljebka Pvlse – Discourse On Lightness (CD Album – Reverse Alignment)
Genre/Influences: Soundscape, dark-ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: Set up in 1999 by Mathias Josefson, Moljebka Pvlse has released an impressive number of...
Eusebeia – Introversion (Digital EP – Mindtrick Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-ambient, minimal-electronics, experimental. Background/Info: Eusebeia is a project driven by Seb Watts you maybe know for his d’n’b work...
Deadbeat – Reflektioner (CD Album – Deadbeat)
Genre/Influences: Synth-pop. Background/Info: Deadbeat is a Swedish synth-pop project driven by the creative spirit of Magnus Norr. “Reflektioner” is my...
Contaminated Intelligence – Mental Fractures (Digital album – Two Gods)
Genre/Influences: Dark cinematographic, dark-electro, experimental. Background/Info: A few months ago now Mental Fractures released the EP “Status Control”. This album...
