Factice Factory – Figments (Album – Holy Hour Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Wave, Cold-Wave. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: Swiss-French trio Factice Factory are back with their new work featuring seven songs....
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 Cirque D’ess: ‘Ritual Wave’
Cirque D’ess is an Italian duo set up in 2017 by Miriam Ssam and Valerio ‘Ryo’ Nubeat. The band explained...
Gydja – Ár Var Alda (Album – Winter-Light)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Ambient. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Gydja is a project hailing from New Zealand and driven by female artist Abby...
Sphäre Sechs – Beta Pictoris (Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, Dark-Ambient. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: After two albums released on Malignant Records, “Beta Pictoris” is the third album...
SiJ & Textere Oris – Reflections At The Sea (Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, Dark-Ambient. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: This album resulted from the common efforts between Ukrainian Vladislav Sikach (SiJ) and...
God Body Disconnect – The Wanderer’s Dream (Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, Dark-Ambient. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: American composer Bruce Moallem strikes back with his fifth solo-album. It all looks...
Alphaxone & Protou – Back To Beyond (Album – Cryo Chamber)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, Dark-Ambient, Experimental. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: “Back To Beyond” is the second album composed as a collaboration between...
Signalstoerung – A (EP – Hymen Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Electro-Ambient, Minimal-Electro, Abstract. Format: Digital. Background/Info: German project Signalstoerung (also active as a label owner, DJ and visual...
The Rorschach Garden – We Are Vanishing (Album – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Wave, Minimal-Electro. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Originally set up in 1988 by Philipp Münch and disabandoned in 1996, The...
Gnome & Spybey – The Seventh Seal (Album – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Cinematographic, Minimal-Electro. Format: Digital. Background/Info: This work is the seventh studio album by the duo Tony D’Oporto (Gnome)...
Aeronaut V – Late Departure (EP – EK Product)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop, Future-Pop. Format: Digital. Background/Info: Finnish project Aeronaut V was set up in 2018. This year they released the...
‘Click Interview’ with Ohne Nomen: ‘Our Project Is Conceived To Make People Dance’
Italian project Ohne Nomen is driven by Francesca ‘AngeNoir’ Marlat and Filippo Marlat (Iamnoone). They this year released the debut...
Lofter – Ulcer (EP – Cherub Dream Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, Punk & Noise. Format: Digital, Cassette. Background/Info: This must be the third EP released by American duo Lofter....
The Rorschach Garden – Dangerous Isolation Site (EP – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Wave, Minimal-Electro. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: Active since the late 80s, The Rorschach Garden always remained inspired and driven...
Room Of Wires – Plague Of People (Album – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, ambient-Electro, Experimental. Format: Digital. Background/Info: British duo Room Of Wires saw the daylight in 2013. They already released...
Flint Glass – Psychopomps (EP – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, Tribal, IDM, Experimental. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: Set up in 1999 by the Parisian (France) based Gwenn Trémorin,...
Eva|3 – A World Within (Album – Ant-Zen)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-Electro, Experimental, Cinematographic. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: Eva|3 is a British solo-project driven by Paul Lavigne. After a long...
V/A Anthology Of Experimental Music From China (Album –Unexplained Sounds Group)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Ritual, Cinematographic, Minimal. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: In this phenomenal compilation series devoted to Experimental music from all...
Kill Shelter & Antipole – A Haunted Place (Album – Manic Depression)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Wave, Post-Punk. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: This album resulted from the common efforts between Pete Burns (Scotland) and...
Nox Novacula – Ascension (Album – Manic Depression Records / Bat-Cave Productions)
Genre/Influences: Cold-Wave, Post-Punk. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Nox Novacula is a Seattle (USA) based formation, which previously released its...
Candélabre – For To Have Time Is To Have Wings (Album – Manic Depression Records)
Genre/Influences: Cold-Wave, Dream-Pop. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Three years after their self-titled debut-EP –released by Solange Endormie, the French...
Llumen – Polygon Heart (Album – Alfa Matrix)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-Electro, Future-Pop, IDM, Cinematographic-EBM. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Four years after the successful debut album “The Memory Institute”, Pieter...
‘Click Interview’ with Stahlnebel & Black Selket: ‘This Pandemic Gave Us An Extra Boost’
Stahlnebel and Black Selket met via Myspace in early 2008 for a remix contest. Sander Kapper (Black Selket) from The...
Nomenclatura – Lie (EP – Nomenclatura)
Genre/Influences: EBM, Electro-Rock. Format: Digital. Background/Info: German formation Nomenclature was mainly active during the 90s, releasing two noticeable albums on...
Kilmarth – Derrière Le Miroir (EP – Kilmarth)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, IDM, Minimal-Electro, Cinematographic. Format: Digital. Background/Info: “Derrière Le Miroir” (translated “Behind The Mirror”) is the second EP by...
E.L.I. – Misery Inc (Mini-Album – Tripalium Corp)
Genre/Influences: EBM, Acid. Format: Digital, Cassette. Background/Info: You may know Mike Smith from his Crossover Network project, but during the...
Chivvy – Chivvy (Album – Novoton)
Genre/Influences: Dream-Pop. Format: Digital, Vinyl. Background/Info: Chivvy is a Swedish formation, which was previously active under the name, The Tape....
Zanias – Unearthed (Album – Fleisch)
Genre/Influences: Techno, Techno-Pop. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/Info: Berliner based Alison Lewis aka Zanias this year released her second full...
V/A Anthology From Experimental Music From Peru (Album – Unexplained Sounds Group)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Cinematographic, Dark-Ambient, Abstract. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: Italian label Unexplained sounds Group moves on exploring the Experimental music...
Vukovar – The Great Immurement (Album – Other Voices Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Wave, Gothic. Format: Digital, CD. Background/Info: This new album by British formation Vukovar is the second part of the...
Snowbeasts + Solypsis – Parasomnia (Album – Ohm Resistance)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, Electro, Industrial-Trance. Format: Digital. Background/Info: “Parasomnia” comes as an extension to the last year released album “Fever Dream”,...
The Snatcher – Kalt (EP – Danse Macabre)
Genre/Influences: Dark Electro-Pop, Electro-Wave. Format: Digital. Background/Info: German project The Snatcher has already released multiple singles and two albums. This...
’30 Years Of Journalism – Celebration Interview’ with ‘Music Lover’ Jürgen Vanvlasselaer: ‘A Great Track Is A Great Track, Whatever Genre It Is’
2021 is a special year to me! Thirty years of journalism, which gave me the opportunity to review thousands of...