A Spell Inside – Masterplan (CD Album – Dark Dimensions / Scanner)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: “Masterplan” stands as bit as a comeback for A Spell Inside as it’s their first new album...
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.
Mazut – Promien (CD Album – Positive Regression)
Genre/Influences: IDM, industrial-techno, experimental. Background/Info: Last year I discovered the Polish duo Mazut by their excellent “Atlas”-album, which sounds like...
‘Click Interview’ with Aram 17: ‘I Never Met Another Ambient/Dark-Ambient Artist In Armenia’
Aram 17 is an Armenian solo-project driven by Aram. The number 17 is a kind of spiritual number as a...
Michal Turowski – Wormwood And Flame (CD Album – Mozdok / Positive Regression)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, soundscape. Background/Info: Polish artist Michal Turowski is involved with multiple projects. I mainly know him for his work...
Nevel – The Hageland (DCD Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Ambient, electro-dub, electro-dance. Background/Info: Nevel is a solo-project set up by Bart Van Meulebroeck who’s already active for years...
Enzo Kreft – Control (CD Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Electro-wave, minimal-electro. Background/Info: Belgian musician Eric Vandamme aka ‘Enzo Kreft’ was mainly active during the 80s and early 90s....
Dole – Live (CD Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Rock-wave, dark-rock. Background/Info: Dole is a French formation that was mainly active in between 1979 and 1987. They were...
Dead High Wire – Pray For Us (CD Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Post-punk, wave-rock. Background/Info: Belgian trio Dead High Wire is now active for a couple of years. They describe their...
‘Click Interview’ with Outpost 11: ‘Do What You Feel Necessary, But Beware For The Consequences’
Rodion Skityaev is a Russian musician operating from Moscow (Russia). He last year released the official debut album “Resonate” of...
E I L A N D – Eiland (CD Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: E I L A N D is the meeting between Marcus Scheibmaier (synthesizers, keyboard & sequencer...
Der Klinke – Decade (CD Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Gothic, cold-wave. Background/Info: “Decade” is a truly appropriate title to celebrate ten years of the Belgian gothic/cold-wave formation Der...
Onsturicheit – In De Nevelen (CD Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, ambient. Background/Info: “In De Nevelen” is the temporary last –and fifth album from Onsturicheit released on Wool-E Discs....
Onsturicheit – Impressies (CD Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Electro-ambient, experimental. Background/Info: Peter Moorkens remains in the flow releasing another album for Wool-E Discs’ “Belgian NeuMusik”-series. This is...
Onsturicheit – Splinter (CD Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, krautrock, ambient. Background/Info: The creativity of Onsturicheit has no limits. This is album number three for Peter Moorkens...
Onsturicheit – Angstzweet (CD Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Krautorck, experimental. Background/Info: “Angstzweet” is the 16th chapter of the “Belgian NeuMusik”-series created by Belgian label Wool-E Discs. It...
Onsturicheit – Waan (CD Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, ambient, krautrock. Background/Info: Peter Moorkens is a Belgian artist who is involved with music for numerous years now....
Neon Electronics – Apollo (CD Album – DanceDelic-D / Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: EBM, electro-wave. Background/Info: Dirk Da Davo entered into history as one of the Neon Judgement core-members. We also know...
The Weathermen – The Weathermen’s Long Lost Live Instrumental Backing Tapes + Live CD Concert (DCD Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: EBM, electro-pop, new-beat. Background/Info: The Belgian duo The Weathermen belong to the collective memory of all EBM heads. Set...
Jean-Marc Lederman – Ode A La Pluie (CD Album – Wool-E Discs)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, experimental. Background/Info: Belgian electro-veteran Jean-Marc Lederman has no limits when it comes to releasing new music. Mainly known...
‘Click Interview’ with Mondträume: ‘With This New Image And Artwork We Tried To Reflect The Birth Of The Hypocrisy Without Masks’
Spanish duo Pikotto vondMond (music & programming) and Damasius Venys (vocals & lyrics) are back on track, unleashing their second...
V/A Forms Of Hands 19 (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-techno, IDM, rhythmic-noise. Background/Info: Hands label has used to release this annual compilation, which is a look back at...
Geistform – United Radiations (DCD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-techno. Background/Info: Spanish music architect Rafael M. Espinosa is now active for nearly twenty years and can look back...
Talvekoidik – Within And Beyond (DCD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, experimental, rhythmic-soundtrack. Background/Info: Kai Hahnewald will always be linked to his major project S.K.E.T., but “Within And Beyond”...
13TH Monkey – Abyssal Disruption (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-techno. Background/Info: Andreas Thedens and Harm Bremer are back on track, unleashing the third opus of their common project....
Supersimmetria – Abiogenesis (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-techno, tribal-techno, IDM. Background/Info: Here comes the fifth opus from Armando Alibrandi aka Supersimmetria. It also is the artist’s...
Sans-Fin – Etat De L’Art (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Rhythmic-ambient, Background/Info: Sans-Fin is taken from the French language, but the project is from Leipzig (Germany). Driven by DJ...
ICD-10 – Differential Diagnosis (CD Album – Hands)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-trance, industrial-techno. Background/Info: Henning Hinck and Daniel Himmelreich are already active for several years now under the ICD-10 moniker....
XCIII – Transiense (CD Mini-Album – Anesthetize Productions)
Genre/Influences: Dark-rock, apocalyptic-rock, industrial, post-punk. Background/Info: Set up in 2009, French XCIII is hailing from the Southern part of the...
Adrian K. Smith – Subterranean (Cassette Album – 4mg Records)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, abstract, soundscape. Background/Info: Adrian K. Smith entered into history as the singer and frontman of the legendary Click...
V/A Wave Earplug N°.3 (Vinyl Album – 4mg Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, electro-wave, minimal-electro. Background/Info: Slovakian label 4mg Records started this series in 2017. It’s a way to support the...
Coven Project – Butterfly Resistance / All The Stars Have Turned Off And Rest In Silence (CD Album – Noctivagant)
Genre/Influences: Dark-cinematographic, electro-ambient. Background/Info: Set up in 2013 by Vadym Sycantrhope, Coven Project became a rather prolific artist in a...
Hiemis – Hyperborea (CD Album – Noctivagant)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, dark-ambient. Background/Info: Hiemis has already released a few productions and now joined hands together with Noctivagant Records to...
Horthodox – The Great Sacral Machine (CD Album – Noctivagant)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, experimental. Background/Info: Horthodox is a project hailing from Israel, which released two productions in 2018. They now joined...