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...
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.
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...
‘Click Interview’ with Exponentia: ‘I Want To Create An Imaginary Music World, Populated By Phantasmagorical And Fantastic Creatures’
Exponentia is a French solo-project set up by Ludivic Dhenry in 2012. The music clearly refers to typical gothic music...
Stoppenberg – I Am The Danger (Digital EP – X-Beats)
Genre/Influences: Hard techno-body-music. Background/Info: Stoppenberg is Jan Loamfield who we all know as one of the most famous and renowned...
Exponentia – Abend (CD Album – Neris Records)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, neo-classic. Background/Info: Ludovic Dhenry is French artist who set up Exponentia in 2012. “Abend” is the 4th full...
Sacrificial System – D.N.A. (CD Album – Sacrificial System)
Genre/Influences: Industrial EBM. Background/Info: Sacrificial System is a one-man project set up by Keith Kosmopolis. This American artist based in...
Atomic Neon – The Bodanegra Session (CD Album – Holy Hour Records)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, cold-wave, new-wave. Background/Info: Atomic Neon is a German band, which gained some recognition for their pure new-wave/cold-wave albums...
‘Click Interview’ with Helalyn Flowers: ‘Helalyn Flowers Are Irresponsible And Incorrect, Dirty And Wet’
Helalyn Flowers is lead by the powerful vocals of Nøemi Aurora and the artistic input of studio guru MaXX. The duo...
V/A Sore (Vinyl Compilation – Seja Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, minimal-electro, dream-pop. Background/Info: Seja Records is a small, independent label from The Netherlands. “Sore” is the 13th release...
Mourning Elektra Slangwitch – Messy Riot (Vinyl Album – Seja Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, cabaret, cinematographic, electro-pop. Background/Info: Behind Mourning Elektra Slangwitch is hiding Messy. This female multi-artist has already benen active...
Invoke The Insult – You Can Trust (CD Album – EK Product)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Invoke The Insult (ITI) is a Swedish duo I discovered by their self-released CDR-album “Let The Greedy...
Reutoff – No One’s Lullabies (CD Album – Zhelezobeton)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, industrial-ambient. Background/Info: Reutoff is probably one of the most famous and renowned industrial formations from Russia. They’ve been...
Hattifnatter – Barometrizm (CD Album – Zhelezobeton)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, experimental. Background/Info: Hattifnatter is a project of Evgeniy Savenko (Lunar Abyss) and M.M. (Kryptogen Rundfunk). The project has...
Bardoseneticcube & Shinkiro – Inner And Outer Space (CD Album – Zhelezobeton)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, soundscape. Background/Info: This work resulted from the common efforts of Bardoseneticcube (Russia) and Shinkiro (Japan). Both artists are...
Plastic Noise Experience – Push And Punish (Vinyl + CD Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: EBM, dark-body-music. Background/Info: Plastic Noise Experience is one of those legendary 90s EBM bands from Germany, which needs no...