Templezone – Neosphera (CD Album – Final Muzik)
Genre/Influences: IDM, industrial-ambient. Background/Info: Templezone is an Italian solo-project set up a few years ago by Giorgio Ricci who was...
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.
Prioratvm – Adonis (CD Album – Final Muzik)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, dark-ambient. Background/Info: Prioratvm is an Italian solo-project set up in 2007 by Mirko B. A debut album “Those...
Cyclic Amp – Shrapnel In The Toyshop (DCD Album – Final Muzik)
Genre/Influences: Post-punk, new-wave, shoegaze. Background/Info: Cyclic Amp was a UK band active during the 80s and mainly dealt with post-punk...
Apoptygma Berzerk – Exit Popularity Contest (CD Album – Rough Trade/The End Records)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electro, EBM, electro-ambient. Background/Info: Apoptygma Berzerk is a band that doesn’t need any further introduction. Founded by Stefan Groth...
Technophobia – Negative Space (Vinyl EP – Working Order Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: The title song of this EP is taken from the full length album “Flicker Out” by the...
Technophobia – Flicker Out (Vinyl Album – Working Order Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Technophobia is a Washington-based duo dealing with electro-pop influenced music. Katie Taylor and Steve Petix self-released their...
Romance Disaster – Boy (Digital EP – Space Factory)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-EBM, electroclash. Background/Info: Romance Disaster is a new project set up by Aga Wilk (previously involved in 77TM). This...
Danielle Liebeskind – Little Acts Of Rebellion (Vinyl Album – DEAR Music And Art)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, abstract, cinematographic. Background/Info: Danielle Liebeskind is a collective from The Netherlands that already released one full length and...
‘Click Interview’ With Metatron Omega: ‘The Sound You Hear Is The Channeling Of These Energies That Stream From My Mind’
I last year discovered the debut-album “Gnosis Dei” of Metatron Omega. The Serbian project is driven by ‘Scorpio V’ who...
Nietzsche And The Wagners – No Truth (CD Album – Werkstatt Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Post-punk, cold-wave. Background/Info: Hailing from Leipzig, Nietzsche And The Wagners has been active for a couple of years now...
Signal Bruit – Planisphère(s) (CD Album – Meshwork Music)
Genre/Influences: Electro, electro-ambient, minimal-electro. Background/Info: “Planisphère(s)” from the French solo-project Signal Bruit is the first release on Meshwork Music. This...
DJ Emerson – Repetitive Music (CD Album – Micro.fon)
Genre/Influences: Techno, d’n’b. Background/Info: Simon Emerson Kidder better known as DJ Emerson is an established techno DJ and producer from...
‘Click Interview’ with Paul Nielsen/Tympanik Audio: ‘Digital Music Is Here To Stay And Label Owners Just Need To Accept That And Meet The Demand’
Set up in 2007 by Paul Nielsen, the Chicago-based label Tympanik Audio rapidly became one of the most visionary underground...
Diary Of Dreams – reLive (DCD Album – Accession Records)
Genre/Influences: Electronic dark-wave, dark wave-pop. Background/Info: The last year released album “Grau Im Licht” was a (new) successful work for...
Deutsche Bank – Autopop / Deluxe Edition (CD Album – Electro Shock Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Deutsche Bank is not a German, but a Swedish electro-pop formation set up by Mats From. I...
Model1 – The Vocoders Strikes Back (CD Album – Razgrom Music)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Isak Rypdal is a name that will immediately ring a bell for numerous electro-pop lovers. Rypdal of...
Arian1 – Integration (CD Album – Razgrom Music)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, future-pop, body-pop. Background/Info: The brothers Eduardo and Cesar Leiva are the instigators behind Arian1, which is one of...
Aesthetische – We Follow Blindly (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Techno-body music. Background/Info: Guilherme Pires and Fabricio Viscardi better known as Aesthetische are back on track with new electronic...
Metroland – Brother Remixes (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Next to the ‘regular’ EP of “Brother” Metroland also released another EP with extra remixes. It’s a...
Paradox Obscur – Anucrusis (Vinyl Album – Peripheral Minimal)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electronics, cold-wave electro. Background/Info: “Anucrusis” is the 2nd full length album for the duo Kriistal Ann - Toxic Razor,...
Metroland – Brother (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: “Brother” is an appropriated title-track to close the homage to Metroland’s ‘Passenger L’ aka Louis Zachert. The...
‘Click Interview’ with Shrine: ‘At Some Point, The Music Starts To ‘Speak’ For Itself And Some ‘Images’ Start To Appear In My Mind’
Hristo Gospodinov is a Bulgarian artist who set up Shrine in 2003. The early productions were released on Corvus Records....
Shxcxchcxsh – SsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSs (Digital Album – Avian)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, ambient-techno, abstract. Background/Info: Shxcxchcxsh is a Swedish experimentalist duo, which have accomplished their 3rd full length on Avian...
Lustmord – Dark Matter (CD Album – Touch)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, experimental. Background/Info: Brian Williams aka Brian Lustmord is one of those genius artists who definitely put his stamp...
Diarmaid O’Meara – In Your Head (USB Stick – Album – Gobsmacked Records)
Genre/Influences: Techno, experimental-techno. Background/Info: Diarmaid O’Meara is an Irish producer and label owner (Gobsmacked Records) based in Berlin. He released...
Stars Crusaders – Under Attack (Digital EP – WTII Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Hailing from Italy, Stars Crusaders got signed to WTII Records quite fast after their creation. Inspired by...
Vandal Moon – Teenage Daydream Conspiracy (CD Album – Werkstatt Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, post-punk. Background/Info: Vandal Moon is a California (USA) based formation, which claims to be inspired by cold-wave, dark-wave...
Paradox Obscur – Anucrusis (Vinyl Album – Peripheral Minimal)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electronics, cold-wave electro. Background/Info: “Anucrusis” is the 2nd full length album for the duo Kriistal Ann - Toxic Razor,...
Black Tape For A Blue Girl – These Fleeting Moments (CD Album – Projekt)
Genre/Influences: Dark-wave, cinematographic, dream-wave. Background/Info: I realized that this year Black Tape For A Blue Girl celebrates its 30th anniversary....
Prozium – Plastic Planets (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electro, d’n’b, technoid. Background/Info: Prozium is one of the latest signings to the Alfa Matrix roster. This is one...
Diffuzion – Still Believe (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Body-pop, industrial-pop. Background/Info: Diffuzion is achieving their 3rd full length album. It’s now 5 years ago that they released...
‘Click Interview’ with Lucifer’s Aid: ‘Overwhelming Songs With A Limited Amount Of Sounds’
Carl Nilsson started Lucifer’s Aid in Spring 2016. This Swedish musician is also member of the EBM-band The Operating Tracks...
Avarice In Audio – Anthracite Nights (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-dance, techno-body music, industrial-techno. Background/Info: Avarice In Audio is working on their new album, but this EP takes us...