Maelstrom / Locked Club & RLGN – Acid Avengers (EP – Tripalium Records)
Genre/Influences: Acid, IDM, Dark-Techno, Electro. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: “Acid Avengers” is a split release between French producer Joan-Mael Péneau...
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.
Hexe Culto – Tumulto (Mini-Album – Tripalium Records)
Genre/Influences: Techno, Electro-Ambient. Format: Digital, Cassette. Background/Info: Hexe Culto is an Italian project set up by Francesco Rispoli aka ‘Bharika’...
Vidna Obmana – The River Of Appearance (Album – Zoharum)
Genre/Influences: Cinematic, Ambient, Experimental. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: This album is a reissue to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Vidna...
Trentemøller – Memoria (Album – In My Room)
Genre/Influences: Dream-Pop, Ambient-Pop, Cinematic. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: The sonic voyage and exploration of Danish composer/producer Anders Trentemøller moves...
Rapoon – Seeds In The Tide Volume 06 (Album – Zoharum)
Genre/Influences: Tribal, Ambient, Cinematic. Format: Digital, 2CD. Background/Info: This is the sixth chapter in the “Seeds In The Tide”-series by...
Moljebka Pvlse – Borrowed Scenery: Appearance (EP – Zoharum)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Soundscape. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Mathias Josefson has been releasing productions under the Moljebka Pvlse moniker for more...
Jarl – Phonophobia (Album – Zoharum)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Industrial, Cinematic. Format: Digital, CD, Cassette. Background/Info: The previous work by Jarl released on Zoharum (cf. “Hyperacusis”) was...
C.H. District – Live At XIX Wroclaw Industrial Festival (Album – Zoharum)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Industrial, IDM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Set up in 1996 by Miroslaw Matyasik, C.H. District will evoke good...
‘Click Interview’ with Hybryds: ‘Artistic Freedom Is Under Pressure’
Sandy Nijs aka ‘Magthea’ started composing music in the early 80s. He has been involved with different projects, but Hybryds...
Shadowhouse – Forsaken Forgotten (Album – Icy Cold Records)
Genre/Influences: Punk-Rock, Rock-Wave. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: American formation Shadowhouse has been active since 2012. They released several EP’s and...
The Black Veils – Carnage (Album – Icy Cold Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Wave, Post-Punk. Format: Digital, CD., Vinyl Background/Info: Italian formation The Black Veils is hailing from Bologna. They released their...
Keening – Erase (EP – Icy Cold Records)
Genre/Influences: Dream-Pop. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Keening is a band driven by British musician Marc Atkinson -who you maybe know from...
The Funeral Warehouse – Hours & Days (Album – Icy Cold Records)
Genre/Influences: Indie-Wave, Shoegaze, Dark-Wave. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: The Funeral Warehouse is a French trio which already released a...
A Ritual Sea – A Ritual Sea (Album – Icy Cold Records)
Genre/Influences: Dream-Pop, Dark-Wave, Shoegaze. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: This self-titled debut album by the French-Irish duo was released last...
Karma Voyage – Karma Voyage (EP – Icy Cold Records)
Genre/Influences: Shoegaze, Dream-Pop. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Karma Voyage is a new Italian duo, which by the end of 2021 unleashed...
Juno Reactor – Navras Remixes (EP – Blue Room Sounds)
Genre/Influences: Cinematic, Trance, Electro, EBM. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Ben Watkins’ sonic brain child Juno Reactor doesn’t need any further introduction....
Ghosting – No Dreams (EP – Alice In… / Dark Dimensions)
Genre/Influences: Gothic. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Set up in 1989, Ghosting became a successful formation of the German Goth scene in...
Van Bloomen – Time Is Running Slow (Ep – Pro Noize / Dark Dimensions)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Wave. Format: Digital, Cassette. Background/Info: Nearly two years after the debut album “Geist”, German artist Marcel Nickels strikes back...
Neuroklast – Beyond The Blackwall (Album – Pro Noize / Dark Dimensions)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, Industrial-Trance, Techno-Body Music. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Neuroklast is a new German project set up by Kay S. (previously...
The Birthday Massacre – Fascination (Album – Metropolis Records)
Genre/Influences: Goth-Rock, Goth-Pop. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: The Birthday Massacre was originally created in 2002. Twenty years later the...
L’Âme Immortelle – In Tiefem Fall (Album – Trisol)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Wave, Neo-Classic, Cinematic. Format: Digital, 3CD. Background/Info: “In Tiefem Fall” is the first new album in four years by...
Click Interview with FleischKrieg: ‘I Don’t Think There’s A More Powerful Form Of Music In The World Than Industrial-Metal’
FleischKrieg is an American formation inspired by the ‘Deutsche Neue Härte’ calling their music ‘Brutal-Wave’. After a few singles they...
Zool. – The Time Remaining (Album – Belgian NeuMusik / Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Ambient, Cinematic. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/info: behind Zool. is hiding a legendary Belgian musician. Gerry Vergult aka ‘Fred...
Oubys – End Space (Album – Belgian Neumusik / Wool-E Discs)
Genre/influences: Electro-Ambient. Format: Digital, CD. Background/info: Belgian artist Wannes Kolf is already active under the Oubys moniker for more than...
Hydrom Line – Hydrom Line Edition 2021 (Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/influences: Dark-EBM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/info: Hydrom Line was a side-project set up by Belgian musicians Peter Van Bogaert (Liquid...
HerrNia – Takkewereld (Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/influences: Electro-Wave, EBM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/info: Jonas Cornelissen is a Belgian drummer who got interested in Electronic music and...
Dreuhnigheit – Rheutels (Album – Belgian Neumusik / Wool-E Discs)
Genre/influences: Ambient-Electro, Experimental. Format: Digital, CD. Background/info: This work resulted from the collaborative efforts between Belgian musicians Joost Carpentier (Dreun)...
P.H.O.B.O.S. – Bleaker Beater (Album – Megaton Mass Products)
Genre/influences: Industrial, Experimental, Electronic. Format: Digital, 2CD. Background/info: Parisian (France) duo Frederic Sacri - Mani Ann-Sitar are active under the...
Aperus – Weather Anomalies (Album – Geophonic Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Dark-Ambient, Cinematic. Format: Digital, CD. Background/info: Based in Santa Fe – New Mexico (USA) the new work by...
Click Interview with Mirland: ‘I’m No Musical Snob’
I discovered Danish musician/producer John R. Mirland by the IDM project Holm/Mirland. That was a way back and he never...
Twilight Ritual – 1982-2021 (Album – Wave Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Wave, Minimal-Electro. Format: Digital, 2CD. Background/Info: Belgian MatesGeert Coppens and Peter Bonne (aka ‘Chrismar Chayell) started off as Autumn...
Skubut – Меланхоличен + Сгублен (Album – Wave Records)
Genre/Influences: Post-Punk, Cold-Wave. Format: Digital, CD. Background/info: Скубут (Skubut) is a project driven by Russian musician Mikhail Shlepin. Based in...
Individual Industry – Ice-Water / 25th Anniversary (Album – Wave Records)
Genre/influences: Electro-Wave, Dark-Pop. Format: Digital, CD. Background/info: Last year Brazilian Individual Industry celebrated the 25th anniversary of their second full...