Frame Of Mind – Murderous Thoughts (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-electro. Background/Info: Frame Of Mind was a German duo consisting of Michael Friedrich and Marko Hein. They were...
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.
Orange Sector – Farben (CD EP – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: “Farben” is the final EP of a trilogy. After “Monoton” and “Stahlwerk” the German EBM duo strikes...
Paranoid – Never Too Late (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Set up in the late 80s and active till the early 90s Paranoid definitely was a praised...
THX – New World Order (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: EBM, minimal-electro. Background/Info: THX was a German duo active during the early 90s. Driven by Peter Schmidt producer Andy...
Machinista – Pain Of Every Day (Digital EP – AnalogueTrash)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Machinista strikes back with a brand-new song entitled “Pain Of Every Day”. The Swedish electro-pop formation gained...
Snakeskin – Tunes For My Santiméa (CD Album – Hall Of Sermon)
Genre/Influences: Gothic-pop, neo-classic, electronic. Background/Info: Tilo Wolff and Lacrimosa both are inseparable, but I’m sure some of you will probably...
V/A Infrastructure (CD Album – Banoffeesound)
Genre/Influences: Dance, electro-pop, wave-pop, cinematographic. Background/Info: Banoffeesound is a British label you maybe know from bands like Spray, Anna Stimpson,...
Spielbann – Die Ballade Von Der Blutigen Rose (CD Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Goth-metal. Background/Info: Throughout the years Spielbann has acquired a serious reputation in their homeland (Germany) and became a respected...
Plastic People – It Prickles, It Burns, It Hurts (CD Album – Pink Narcissus Music)
Genre/Influences: Wave-pop. Background/Info: Plastic People is a new French formation consisting of Valeria Pacella (bass guitar, guitar) and Sébastien F...
Guillotine Dream – Lemuria (CD Mini-Album – Guillotine Dream)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, new-wave. Background/Info: Guillotine Dream is a gothic formation that was originally set up in the 80s. They released...
Gitane Demone Quartet – Past The Sun (CD Album – Dark Vinyl)
Genre/Influences: Gothic. Background/Info: Gitane Demone (ex-Christian Death) is a legendary Goth artist I don’t have to introduce. “Past The Sun”...
Gender Trouble – Chokehair (CD Album – Dark Vinyl)
Genre/Influences: Dark-techno. Background/Info: This new project was set up by R. Loren (Pyramids, Sailors With Wax Wings, White Moth) and...
Cyborgdrive – Majestic Land (CD Album – Amuza Producciones)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Spanish musician Paco Butrón aka Cyborgdrive started composing music in the 90s. He got involved in several...
The Psychic Force – Welcome To ScarCity (DCD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-electro. Background/Info: The Psychic Force is one of the numerous 90s bands, which after a hiatus of more...
Golden Apes – Malvs (CD Album – AF-Music)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, new-wave, dark-rock, wave-pop. Background/Info: Set up in the late 90s Berlin based Golden Apes progressively got some recognition...
‘Click Interview’ with Rave The Reqviem: ‘My Favorite Source Of Inspiration Is The Bible’
Rave The Reqviem has been set up by The Prophet (real name Filip Lönnqvist) in 2011. He got joined by...
Torn From Beyond – If The View Freezes (CD Album – Krater Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, ritual. Background/Info: Torn From Beyond is a new dark-ambient project set up by Bert Lehmann who already experimented...
Click Interview’ with Amorphous: ‘Morgue Is Where My Roots Are In Electronic Music’
Does the name Gil O. Santos make ring a bell? He got involved in the Brazilian EBM formation Morgue, which...
The Negativity Bias – Whatever You Want (CD Album – Audiophob)
Genre/Influences: Ambient-techno, psy-trance, IDM. Background/Info: The Negativity Bias is a brand-new project set up by Chris Dupont (real name Christoph...
Spherical Disrupted – Periapsis (CD Album – Audiophob)
Genre/Influences: Rhythmic electro-ambient, IDM. Background/Info: Audiophob co-owner Mirko Hentrich is involved in numerous music projects, but Spherical Disrupted definitely remains...
Punch ‘n’ Judy – Rum, Soda & Punch (CD Album – Danse Macabre)
Genre/Influences: Folk-rock & metal, punk-rock & folk. Background/Info: Punch ‘n’ Judy is a German formation, which is already active for...
Dageist – 40 (CD Album – Danse Macabre)
Genre/Influences: Electro cold-wave, new-wave. Background/Info: Set up in 2008 this French duo from Lille (Northern part of France) has released...
‘Click Interview’ with Llumen: ‘I Strive To Make Llumen Very Much My Own’
LLUMEN is the newest Belgian formation that joined the Alfa Matrix stable. It all started as a real band featuring...
Haiku Funeral – Hallucinations (CD Album – Aesthetic Death)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-rock, doom, metal. Background/Info: What would you expect from a band that saw the daylight on Halloween night? Nothing...
Digital Geist – ROTOR Rewired (USB Album – Digital Geist)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, electronic. Background/Info: Alex Kourelis aka Digital Geist is an American artist I discovered by his “The Zero Engine”-album...
Tunnels Of Ǡh – Surgical Fires (CD Album – Cold Spring)
Genre/Influences: Ambient-noise, experimental, dark-ambient. Background/Info: In a previous life Stephen Reuben Burroughs got involved in Head Of David. Today he...
Burial Hex – Throne (CD Album – Cold Spring)
Genre/Influences: Horror-electronics, death-industrial. Background/Info: Clay Ruby gained a serious reputation in the private and selected universe of ‘horror-electronics’. This prolific...
We The North – Dayblind (CD Album – Space Race Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, body-pop. Background/Info: Behind We The North is hiding a solo-project set up and driven by Johan Hansson who...
Llumen – The Memory Institute (DCD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic-EBM, ambient-EBM. Background/Info: Llumen is a Belgian solo-project driven by the creative spirit of Pieter Coussement. The band ever...
Click Interview’ with Deleyaman: ‘Music Is A An Honest Friend You Can Be With When You Are All Alone’
Deleyaman has been set up in 2000 by multi-instrumentalist Aret Madilian (USA) and singer Beatrice Valantin (France) plus Gerard Madilian....
Click Interview’ with Grandchaos: ‘I Don’t Find Digital Synths Appealing At All’
Tcheleskov Ivanovitch is already into music since the late 80s. He together with his brother set up the Belgian project...
Fatal Casualties – Filter (CD Album – Seja Records)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electronics, electro-experimental, cinematographic. Background/Info: Swedish duo Stefan Ljungdahl and Ivan Hirvonen are back on track and have released their...
Enzo Kreft – Turning Point (CD Album – Enzo Kreft)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electronics, electro-wave. Background/Info: Enzo Kreft (real name Eric Vandamme) is a Belgian artist who was mainly active during the...