V/A Zeitgeist Vol.8 (Digital Album – Cold Transmission Music)
Genre/Influences: Cold-wave, dark-rock, post-punk, gothic. Background/Info: This is volume number eight from the “Zeitgeist”-compilation series set up by German label...
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.
The New Blockaders – Live At Sonic City (CD + DVD Album – Cold Spring)
Genre/Influences: Noise. Background/Info: The New Blockaders are commonly considered as one of the noise pioneers. They were inspired by the...
Anni Hogan – Lost In Blue (CD Album – Cold Spring)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, jazz, cabaret. Background/Info: Anni Hogan belongs to this list of mythical artists from the 80s underground movement. She...
Stahlgeist – Escape Reality (Digital Album – Stahlgeist)
Genre/Influences: EBM. Background/Info: Stahlgeist is a new Hungarian EBM duo set up in 2017. The band is driven by Istvan...
Jowisz / H.ø.s.t. – Ages Of Determination (CD Album – Spatha Production)
Genre/Influences: Martial, dark-ambient, industrial. Background/Info: “Ages Of Determination” is a split release featuring two Polish projects dealing with dark-military music....
‘Click Interview’ with Agent Side Grinder: ‘A/X Is A Crucial Album To Us, It’s The Rebirth Of The Band’
Swedish formation Agent Side Grinder saw the daylight in 2005. Their previous and successful full length “Alkimia” was released in...
Mr.Kitty – Ephemeral (DCD Album – Negative Gain Productions)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, wave-pop. Background/Info: ‘Forrest LeMaire’ aka Mr.Kitty is without a shadow of a doubt one of the hottest electro-pop...
Nature Of Wires – Reborn (CD EP – Echozone)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, dance-pop. Background/Info: Set up in the 80s, Nature Of Wires after a long hibernation came back to life...
Parade Ground – Life (CD Album – VUZ Records / Other Voices Records)
Genre/Influences: EBM, wave-pop. Background/Info: Belgian brothers Jean-Marc and Pierre Pauly are back on track releasing their first live album ever....
People Theatre – Chapter II / Staring At The Sun (CD EP – GoM Production / Foundry Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, dance-pop. Background/Info: Four years have passed since the first chapter “Dare At Dawn”. French producer, composer, producer Peter...
‘Click Interview’ with Knight$: ‘I Really Feel It’s Some Of The Best Stuff I’ve Made’
UK artist James Knights has been involved with Scarlet Soho and Boytronic. During the past few years he set up...
Waiting For Words – Egocracy (CD Album – Foundry Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, wave-pop. Background/Info: French trio ‘ZeN’ (vocals, keyboards, programming), ‘Soe V’ (vocals, keyboards) and Peter Rainman (keyboards, programming and...
Frozen Plasma – Pakt (CD Album – Infacted Recordings)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Frozen Plasma strikes back with a particular album; kind of ‘featuring’-releasing on, which the German duo invited...
Uncreated – Eternal (CD Album – Conzoom Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: After a few noticeable EP’s it’s not time to Patrik Hansson (Vanguard) to unleash his debut solo-album....
Felix Marc – Substance (Digital Album – Felix Marc)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, future-pop. Background/Info: We all know Felix Marc as the singer of Frozen Plasma and member of Diorama. But...
V/A Anthology Of Contemporary Music From Africa Continent (CD Album – Unexplained Sounds Group)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, abstract, dark-ambient, minimal-electro, industrial. Background/Info: Italian label Unexplained Sounds Group has already taken us away on different ‘cultural’...
Uncreated – Not Your Soldier (CD EP – Conzoom Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: This is the next EP/single released by Patrik Hansson (Vanguard) and another song that will get featured...
Uncreated – Evolve (CD EP – Conzoom Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-pop. Background/Info: Uncreated is a new Swedish solo-project set up by the singer of Vanguard Patrik Hansson. He released...
Tommy Four Seven – Veer (Vinyl Album – 47)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, experimental, d’n’b, techno. Background/Info: Operating from Berlin (Germany), British producer Tommy Four Seven –owner of 17 and also...
Résonance Magnétique – Sign (CD Album – Neris Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-ambient, ambient-gothic. Background/Info: Four years after the debut album “Revoke”, French artist Ludovic Dhenry (Exponentia, Zauber) strikes back with...
Phantoms vs. Fire – WLDLFE (CD Album – Blackjack Illuminist Records)
Genre/Influences: Electronic, ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: This is the second album from Brazilian multi-artist Thiago C. Desant. The first work entitled...
Arkademode & Robin Boot – Weird Connection (Digital EP – Space Factory)
Genre/Influences: Minimal-electro, electroclash. Background/Info: “Weird Connection” resulted from the common efforts between Spanish DJ/producer Arkademode and Irish DJ/producer Robin Boot....
Finlay Shakespeare – Domestic Economy (Vinyl Album – Editions Mego)
Genre/Influences: Electro-wave, technoid-pop. Background/Info: Finlay Shakespeare is a new and young artist based in Bristol (UK). I noticed that last...
Liquid G. – Barbed Wire Scrap (Digital Album – Liquid Produkts)
Genre/Influences: Dark-electro. Background/Info: Peter Van Bogaert is a Belgian dark-elector artist I’ve kept an eye on since the late 80s....
Agent Side Grinder – A/X (CD Album – Progress Productions)
Genre/Influences: Electro-wave. Background/Info: Agent Side Grinder has been active since 2005 and are now releasing their fifth studio-album to date....
Chris Shape + Dave Inox – Fake Truths (Digital EP – +Closer²)
Genre/Influences: EBM, techno-body music. Background/Info: This EP is the meeting between Italian producer Cristian Camporesi aka Chris Shape and Spanish...
Ascorbite – Macroscopic Framework (Vinyl Double Album – Corseque Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-techno. Background/Info: Edgar Ariza aka Ascorbite is a Swedish producer based in Malmö and owner of Corseque Records (label...
Parallel Worlds – Tonal Paintings (Vinyl Album – Lost In It)
Genre/Influences: Cinematographic, electro-ambient, experimental. Background/Info: Greek artist Bakis Sirros has already been active for several years now. After having released...
‘Click Interview’ With Nimh: ‘I Have No ‘Rules’ Or A ‘Public Face’ To ‘Build’ And Promote’
Giuseppe Verticchio is an Italian artist, which is mainly active under the Nimh moniker since 2001. He released numerous works...
Nocte – Circumeuntes (CD Album – Corvus Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-cinematographic, dark-ambient, ritual. Background/Info: Nocte is hailing from Scotland. I didn’t really find relevant information about this band, but...
Black Front – We March (Vinyl 12” – Corvus Records)
Genre/Influences: Industrial, dark-ambient. Background/Info: Black Front is a Turkish formation, that released a debut album (cf. “Unutulanlar”) in 2014 and,...
Angelic Foe – An Evil Of Nature (CD Album – Dark Chamber Records)
Genre/Influences: Ethereal, neo-classic. Background/Info: Angelis Foe has been active since 2006 and is driven by former Arcana singer Annmari Thim ...
Voin Oruwu – Etudes From A Starship (CD Album – Kvitnu)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, ambient, cinematographic. Background/Info: Voin Oruwu is a project driven by Ukrainian artist Dmitriy Avksentiev. "Etudes From A Starship”...