Sino Re-Build Projects – Ruined Silence (CD – Re-Build Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, industrial, ambient-metal, soundtrack. Background/Info: Sino Re-Build Projects is the solo-project of Japanese artist Sino. He’s already been active...
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.
Monostrip – Top Floor/Domino Joan Part II (Vinyl 7” – Grand Youth Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, nu-disco. Background/Info: Monostrip is an electro combo hailing from Stockholm (Sweden), which recently released their 2nd album “Framed”....
Glós – Filling The Scars With Light (Digital EP – Intimate Silence)
Genre/Influences: Ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: Intimate Silence is a brand-new label devoted to ambient music. The first EP is one by...
Ghost In The Machine – Broken From Binary (CD Album – Ghost In The Machine)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-rock & electronic. Background/Info: The duo Ghost In The Machine (GITM) has already been active for more than 20...
‘Click Interview’ with Metroland: ‘Famous Or Not, We Triggered Many And Not Just By The Music’
Passenger A and Passenger S (aka Andy de Decker and Sven Lauwers) both are the machine operators active at Metroland....
Alphamay – Twisted Lines (CD Album – Timezone Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, body-pop. Background/Info: Alphamay is a German duo dealing with electro-pop which has released their debut album “Twisted Lines”...
Spatial Relation – Beyond The Zero (Vinyl album – Peripheral Minimal)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electro, electro-pop, experimental, cold-wave. Background/Info: Spatial Relation is an American duo set up by Jacob Schoenly and Lissette Schoenly. I...
Philippe Laurent – Mithra (Vinyl 12” – Peripheral Minimal)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electronics, experimental. Background/Info: Philippe Laurent is a recognized French artist and producer. I think we can speak about a...
Metroland – Under The Roof / Remixes (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Next to the “Under The Roof”-EP there also is this extra edition entitled “Remixes”, which features 3...
Metroland – Under The Roof (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: “Under The Roof” is not just an EP taken from the newest Metroland album “Things Will Never...
Nova-Spes – A Dog And His Boy (CD Album – Danse Macabre)
Genre/Influences: electro-pop, body-pop. Background/Info: After a few self-released albums and 3 official ones, the electro-pop formation Nova-Spes strikes back with...
Winterhart – Ryk Of Glory (CD Album – Danse Macabre)
Genre/Influences: Neo-folk, epic. Background/Info: Behind Winterhart is hiding a rather famous electro duo. Falgalas and Wagner both got some fame...
Faith And The Muse – Where The Land Meets The Sea (DCD Album – Danse Macabre)
Genre/Influences: New-wave, dark-wave, ethereal. Background/Info: Set up in 1993 by William Faith and Monica Richards, Faith And The Muse rapidly...
Nash The Slash – Dreams And Nightmares Including Bedside Companion (DCD Album – Artoffact Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, electro new-wave, abstract. Background/Info: Nash The Slash (aka Jeff Plewman) is a kind of Canadian legend. He definitely...
THYX – Headless (CD Album – THYX Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, psychedelic-electro-pop. Background/Info: Stefan Poiss will always be linked to his main project Mind.In.A.Box, but it’s now evidence THYX...
Doomsday Virus – Mutually Abusive (CD Album – Doomsday Virus)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, hard-core, cyber-punk. Background/Info: Doomsday Virus is hailing from New-York and has already been active for a couple of...
‘Click Interview’ with The Opposer Divine: ‘Mainstream is not creative at all’
Behind The Opposer Divine (T.O.D.) is hiding Boris Mutina (Minor). He also is a live member of Terminal State, which...
Llumen – Cold In December (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: IDM, EBM. Background/Info: Llumen is the newest Belgian signing on Alfa Matrix. The band has already been active for...
Elm – Edge (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Peter Elm got some recognition under the Restricted Area moniker. This Swedish artist always moved in between...
Lovelorn Dolls – An Intense Feeling Of Affection (Digital EP – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Goth-rock, goth-metal. Background/Info: A few months ago we discovered the new side-project of Lovelorn Dolls singer Ladyhell called Sin...
Xotox – Essentials (DCD Album – ProNoize/Dark Dimensions)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, electro-industrial. Background/Info: Andreas Davids set up Xotox during the late 90s. When future-pop music was dominating DJ-sets and...
The Wishing Machine – Sanity Kills (CD EP – The Wishing Machine)
Genre/Influences: Pop-rock, indie-pop. Background/Info: The Wishing Machine is a duo joined by a third member on the graphic part. Sophie...
Roman Leykam – Ethereal (CD Album – Frank Mark Arts)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, abstract. Background/Info: Roman Leykam is an artist who will for sure ring a bell for all of those...
Nice Cold Nation – Collapse (CD Album – Nice Cold Nation)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave. Background/Info: Nice Cold Nation is a French band from the Northern part (Rouen). There’s no much information available...
Lixiviath – Light Of Day / The Singles Edit (CD EP – Lixiviath)
Genre/Influences: Electro-wave and rock. Background/Info: The French band Lixiviath is a new name active in the scene. Driven by the...
5TimesZero – Zero Gravity (CD EP – 5TimesZero)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, body-pop. Background/Info: 5TimesZero is a German band consisting of 5 members. “Zero Gravity” seems to be their debut...
The Sexorcist – This Is Erotic Body Music (CD EP – Out Of Line)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: We last year discovered the debut album “Klangkörper” of the new Berliner formation The Sexorcist. Driven by...
Isothesis – Stern Und Opium (CD Album – Steelkraft Manufactory)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, drone-soundscapes. Background/Info: Behind Isothesis is hiding Guillaume T. who’s an artist dealing with multiple artistic skills. He’s been ...
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Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, dark-cinematographic. Background/Info: ][ sounds a bit like a ghost. Not only the band name remains cryptic, but the...
Oldschool Union – Perjantai (CD Album – EK Product)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Oldschool Union is a Finnish EBM duo set up by Seppo Ahlstedt and Janne Vilen. They released...
‘Click Interview’ with Ayria: ‘I like dirty synths and big beats’
Ayria has just released a new album called “Paper Dolls”. The new work has been again assisted and produced by...
DioXide – Specular Mirrors (CD Album – Space Race Records)
Genre/Influences: IDM, minimal-electro. Background/Info: Dio<X>ide is a brand-new Italian project set up by 2 veterans of the scene. This is...
Radio Free Clear Light – The Matter (CD Album – Black Note Music)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, experimental, dark-ambient, abstract. Background/Info: ‘Radio Free Clear Light is a living radio built of human components, a single...