Project Pitchfork – Wonderland/One Million Faces (CD EP – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro, electro-wave. Background/Info: Project Pitchfork doesn’t need any further introduction. The band from Hamburg set up by Peter Spilles...
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 Amnistia: ‘We Record Whatever We Have In Mind Or Just What Comes Out When We Use Our Machines’
Amnistia is Stefan Schœtz (arrangements, sound, lyrics), Tino Claus (vocals, lyrics, arrangements) and Jan Moritz (arrangements, sound). This German trio...
Circuito Cerrado – Arrhytmia (DCD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-industrial, industrial-rave. Background/Info: Markko B(arrientos) is a renowned artist as leader of the Mexican dark-electro project C-Lekktor. Two years...
Exilanation – Best Of Trilogy (CD Album – Codeline Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Exilanation is a German EBM formation that was mainly active a few years ago. After a hiatus...
Grimbergen – The Passing Of Time (CD Album – Grimbergen)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, industrial-ambient. Background/Info: Grimbergen is a solo-project set up by Nathan Clemence. As indicated inside the gatefold-CD ‘Grimbergen is...
Digital Geist – Afterthought 1 & 2 (Digital Album – Digital Geist)
Genre/Influences: EBM, techno-body, electro-trance, acid, electro-ambient. Background/Info: Alex Kourelis set up Digital Geist in the late 90s. He released a...
Ari Mason – Creatures (CD Album – Negative Gain Productions)
Genre/Influences: Dark-pop. Background/Info: Ari Mason is an American female artist who officially debuted on Danse Macabre in 2014 with the...
Daghraven – #1 (CD Album – Consouling Sounds)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: Behind Daghraven is hiding Belgian artist Kevin Imbrechts who you might know from his Illuminine project. Daghraven...
A Bleeding Star – LXXXVII: Forget About This Mess’d Realm For A Second & Enjoy This Nyxchill’d Smokin’ Session (CD Album – UAE Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, soundscape. Background/Info: Alex Goth is the creative spirit hiding behind A Bleeding Star. Clearly devoted to the darker...
The Rain And The Sidewalk – Nadir (Digital Album – The Rain And The Sidewalk)
Genre/Influences: New-wave-rock, post-punk, punk-metal, crossover, shoegaze. Background/Info: The Rain And The Sidewalk is mainly a solo-project driven by Trevor M....
T_Error 404 – Budha 2.0 (Digigtal Album – T_Error 404)
Genre/Influences: Body-techno, electro-trance, electro-ambient, IDM. Background/Info: T_Error 404 is probably a name, which doesn’t really say that much worldwide. Behind...
Vortex – Moloch (CD Album – Cyclic Law)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: Marcus Stiglegger set up Vortex in 2007. The German artist already released several noticeable releases and found...
ProtoU – Lost Here (CD Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: Behind ProtoU is hiding a female artist from Kiev (Ukraine). Sasha Cats grew up with music and...
Spray – Enforced Fun (CD Album – Banoffee Sound)
Genre/Influences: Dance-pop, synth-pop. Background/Info: Spray is a British duo I discovered in 2002 when they released their debut album “Living...
V/A Hypotaxia (CD Album – Aliens Productions)
Genre/Influences: Electro-ambient, IDM, experimental. Background/Info: Peter Rybar commonly known as ‘Ryby’ not only is involved into great electronic bands like...
Polygon – Einzelheiten (CD Album – Aliens Production)
Genre/Influences: Electro-ambient, minimal-electronics, IDM. Background/Info: Former Mortal Constraint-member Ingo Lindmeier has already been active under the Polygon moniker for several...
Neronoia – Mi Piaceva Una Vita (CD Album – Eibon Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: Mauro Berchi (Canaan and Eibon Records owner) and Gianni Pedretti (Collquio ao) are back on track...
Heretics In The Lab – Exit (CD Album – Heretics In The Lab)
Genre/Influences: Cross-over, industrial. Background/Info: Operating from Norfolk Virginia (USA) Heretics In the Lab was set up by Thomas Morgan and...
Contemplatron & Shentz – Transmission Code (CD Album – Wrotycz Records)
Genre/Influences: Soundtrack, experimental, abstract, noise, dark-ambient. Background/Info: “Transmission Code” is the meeting between 2 Polish bands. Contemplatron is a rather...
Norma Loy – Baphomet (CD Album – Unknown Pleasures Records)
Genre/Influences: Post-punk, new-wave, experimental, EBM. Background/Info: “Baphomet” is the first new studio album of Norma Loy since 2009. This French...
Növö – The Shortwaves (CD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: EBM, minimal-electronics, experimental. Background/Info: Laurent Boudic aka Növö is back on track unleashing his second full length on Alfa...
‘Click Interview’ with Horskh: ‘We Want To Exchange A Strong And Powerful Energy With The Audience’
Horskh is a French duo hailing from Besançon. I discovered this band by their dynamic and merciless EP “Dawn”, which...
Avarice In Audio – Crystal Tears (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-dance music, body-techno. Background/Info: Lawrie Bayldon (Studio-X, Cryogenic Echelon), Ayax (Ascension Ex, Cryogenic Echelon) and Gerry Hawkins earlier this year...
The Tempest – 5 Against The House (CD Album – Optic Nerve)
Genre/Influences: New-wave. Background/Info: This album is a re-issue of the original vinyl released in 1984 on Anagram Records. The Tempest...
V/A Forms Of Hands 16 (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, power-noise, experimental, IDM. Background/Info: The compilation series “Forms Of Hands” has been each year again released to celebrate...
Greyhound – Inner Noise Level (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Power-noise, industrial. Background/Info: Steffen Lehmann and his Greyhound project became one of the veterans of the Hands label. This...
Naurea – I Am A Monster (CD Album – Cinderella Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-industrial-metal. Background/Info: Naurea is a Swiss project set up and driven by Olimann. This band released a debut production...
Hysteresis – Hegemonia Cultural (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, d’n’b, industrial-techno, industrial-trance, hard-core. Background/Info: Hysteresis is back on track unleashing their 5th full length album. After 2...
Wieloryb – Semantik (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-trance, industrial, industrial-tribal. Background/Info: Wieloryb definitely is one of the most noticeable projects in the industrial avant-garde style. Hailing...
The Elderbranch Campaign – Secret Songs Of The Field (Digital Album – Elderbranch Rain Label)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient. Background/Info: The Elderbranch Campaign is the meeting between American artist G M Slater and UK artist Stephen Surreal....
Trackologists – No Surrender, No Retreat (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: IDM, industrial. Background/Info: Trackologists is a brand-new sound project consisting of Mike Erkau (the_empath) and André Matthes plus Thomas...
Le Moderniste – Desistere Mortem Timere (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Power-noise, rhythmic-ambient & noise. Background/Info: Laurent Delogne aka Le Moderniste belongs to a selected number of renowned Belgian artists...
Morbus M. – Fight Or Die (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: IDM, electro-industrial, cinematographic. Background/Info: Morbus M. is a German solo-project driven by René Klimaczewski aka Klima aka Exocet. After...
