Tristesse De La Lune - A Heart Whose Love Is Innocent (2003)

Tristesse de la Lune (translates to "Sadness of the Moon" in French) is an electropop group founded by German musicians Kati Roloff and Gini Martin, who gained fame as the female vocalists in Blutengel for songs as "Weg Zu Mir," "Fairyland(Female Version)", "Seelenschmerz", "I'm Dying Alone" among others. Both left Blutengel at the end of 2001 for personal and unknown reasons, and as they said in a 2002 interview "Blutengel was becoming too cliché", and formed Tristesse de la Lune. Their songs typically have romantic lyrics usually inspired in their personal lives or books. They are on Out of Line Music and are one of the main bands of the label.

Kati left Tristesse de la Lune early 2007 but Gini carries on the name and has recorded six songs (as of February 2007) for a new album. A sound sample is available on the official website.

Country : Germany
Genre : Electro / Dark Romantic / EBM
Official Site : Tristesse de la Lune
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Various Artists - Machineries Of Joy Vol. 2 (2002)

Machineries Of Joy is a Out Of Line series compilation (as far as I know there’re 3 sets of compilation: the first volume (2000), the second (2002), the third (2004). The bands are very well known (Hocico, BlutEngel, Assemblage 23, and much much more). Here is sample of that great collection, Hocico with a non-album track : La Gloria del Odio.

Asphyxia - Sense Of Decay (2009)

Asphyxia is a french electro dark solo-band, a project started in fall 2005. In 2009 finally, Asphyxia launched it first official web release called Sense of Decay. A great album indeed. How much long we’ll have to wait for another brilliant album such as this one?

Country : France
Genre : Dark-Electro / Industrial
Official Site : n/a
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The Frozen Autumn - Fragments Of Memories (1997)

The Frozen Autumn is an Italian darkwave band, formed in May 1993, characterized by a blend of melancholic vocals, atmospheric gothic-wave and 80s-style electropop.

Country : Italy
Genre : Darkwave / Synth-Goth
Official Site : The Frozen Autumn
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Blutengel - Seelenschmerz (2001)

Blutengel (German: Blood Angel) is a German Futurepop musical group. It was formed by singer Chris Pohl (also of the groups Terminal Choice, Tumor, and Miss Construction and the owner of the Fear Section label) after he had to leave Seelenkrank due to contractual and legal problems. Formed in 1998, Blutengel uses melodious electronic tunes in combination with both male and female voices, with songs often focusing on all aspects of love, from the tragedy of hopeless romance of vampires (all the way to the more animal aspects of desire) and aspects of death and the beyond travel. The first album Child of Glass, released in early 1999 and soon conquered the clubs and the hearts of the already existing fan community but also attracted a huge number of new fans with songs like "Weg Zu mir" and "Beauty of Suffering". Kati Roloff and Nina Bendigkeit were responsible for the female vocals at that time. However, although the album was still present in the minds of the people, things became quiet for the project itself for quite a long time.

Finally, in 2001, the second anxiously anticipated album Seelenschmerz was released and initiated a new era in Blutengel's short band history. In my opinion one of the best albums in the past ten years.

Country : Germany
Genre : Electro / Goth / EBM / Darkwave
Official Site : BlutEngel
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Terminal Choice - Keine Macht (2009) CD-EP

Terminal Choice is a German electronic rock band. It was formed by singer Chris Pohl (also of Blutengel, Tumor, Pain of Progress and owner of the Fear Section label) in 1993. Their lyrics are sung in German and English. The sound was originally primarily electronic music, but with the 1998 album Navigator, guitars were added.

Country : Germany
Genre : Dark-Electro / EBM
Official Site : Terminal Choice
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Seelenkrank - Engelsschrei (1997)

Seelenkrank was a German music project of Chris Pohl. The objective was to create a more intimate sound than the industrial stomp of Terminal Choice. Female vocals were included in this project, all them performed by Nina Bendigkeit. However, Nina's main job during concerts was performance rather than singing. Chris would go on to record two albums for the Machinenwelt Records in this style, though the name had to be dropped after Pohl left the label due to contractual issues. The project lives on today with a new label and also a new name: Blutengel.

Due to legal difficulties, the albums were out of print for 10 years, although Chris Pohl has recently won the legal battle which has allowed him to reissue them on his own label Fear Section.

Country : Germany

Genre : Electro-Goth / Darkwave

Official Site : Seelenkrank

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Die Sektor - To Be Fed Upon (2006)

Die Sektor is a electro / EBM projecto from Atlanta, US, formed in 2004. Thei 1st sign of life was their 5-track demo 'Scraping The Flesh' in 2005. The following year saw the release of the debut 'To Be Fed Upon'. Last February Die Sektor launched their second cd 'Applied Structure In A Void'. Here is a remembrance of their 1st record.

Country : US
Genre : Electro / EBM
Official Site : Die Sektor
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Tactical Sekt - Geneticide (2003)

Tactical Sekt is an American electro-industrial band formed in 2002. So far they’ve released 3 full albums : Geneticide (2003), Burn Process (2004), Syncope (2006). Currently Tactical Sekt are working on a new (and long awaited) album.

Country : US

Genre : Electro / Industrial / Noise

Official Site : n/a

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KaS Product - Try Out (1982)

KaS Product is a French electronic duo. Their music has been considered part of the French coldwave and electro punk movements. Formed in 1980 (disbanded in 1990), the duo consists of Spatsz on electronics and rhythm machines with Mona Soyoc on guitar, vocals and piano. Their music is done in a similar minimal electronics and vocal style akin to Suicide and Soft Cell.

Country : France

Genre : Electro Post Punk / Cold Wave

Official Site : KaS Product

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Front 242 - Geography (1982)

Front 242 is a pioneering Belgian electronic music group that came into prominence during the 1980s. During their most active period (effectively ending in 1993 with the albums 06:21:03:11 Up Evil and 05:22:09:12 Off) they influenced many electro-industrial and electronic artists. Front 242 was (still is and will be always) one of my major influences in the electronic music, and this Geography album one of the best and remarkable records of the 80’s.

Country : Belgium

Genre : Electronica / EBM / Techno / Industrial

Official Site : Front 242

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yelworC - Collection 1988-94 (1995)

yelworC is an electro band from Germany. The group was formed in 1987 by Peter Devin and Oliver Büttner. Their name is derived from the name of Aleister Crowley, and their music reflects themes of dark magic, religious rituals, death, and violence.

Country : Germany

Genre : Electro / Industrial

Official Site : yelworC

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Centhron - Gottwerk (2006)

Centhron is a superb electro/industrial band from Bremen, Germany who caught my attention by the Gottwerk release. Since the very first listening turned to be one of my fine and favourite acts.

Country : Germany

Genre : Electro / Industrial / Hardcore / Cyber

Official Site : n/a

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Alien Vampires - Evil Generation (2005)

Alien Vampires is an electro-industrial/psy-trance band formed in 2000. The band has recorded half a dozen studio releases, and has collaborated with numerous other groups, including Suicide Commando, In Slaughter Natives, and Noisuf-X.

Country : Italy

Genre : Aggro-Tech / Psy-Trance

Official Site : n/a

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ReaXioN GueRRillA - Revoluxion (2007) (Demo-CD)

ReaXioN GueRRillA is an electro/industrial act from Lima, Peru, and they were formed in 2005. The Revoluxion Demo was one of their early public releases and ‘’Sacrifice’’ immediately caught dancefloors’ attention. Their last release is from 2010 and it was called ‘’I Hate You’’.

Country : Peru

Genre : Industrial / Aggro-Tech

Official Site : n/a

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The Church - Starfish (1985)

The Church is an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1980. Initially associated with new wave and the neo-psychedelic sound of the mid 1980s, their music later became more reminiscent of progressive rock, featuring long instrumental jams and complex guitar interplay. The Church was responsible, in my opinion for some of the most delicious and brilliant indie songs in the 80s, such as Under The Milky Way, Destination, Columbus, Myrrh, among others.

Country : Australia

Genre : Alterantive Rock / Indie

Official Site : The Church

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The House Of Love - The House Of Love (1990)

The House of Love is an English alternative rock band. Formed in 1986, the band rose to prominence in the UK as a leading indie rock band in 1988 and split up in 1993, eventually reforming a decade later in 2003. The band is best known for its detailed psychedelic guitar sound and for the successful singles "Shine On", "Christine" and "Destroy the Heart". The best-known members of The House of Love are singer/songwriter/guitarist Guy Chadwick and lead guitarist/backing singer Terry Bickers, who were the creative core of the original band until an acrimonious split in 1989 and who reformed the band together in 2003.

Country : England

Genre : Alternative / Indie Rock

Official Site : House Of Love

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Cenobita - Neo Milenio (1999)

Cenobita is an aggrotech/cyberpunk band based in Mexico City, created in 1994. Altough not releasing anything since 2002, the project is still active. Cenobita was a reference to me at the end of 90’s.

Country : Mexico

Genre : Aggro-Tech, Electro/Industrial

Official Site : Cenobita

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Grendel - Harsh Generation (2007)

Grendel is a Dutch music group formed in 1997. Their music is in the Aggrotech genre. Their name originates from Beowulf. Later in 2000 German record label NoiTekk signed the band and released the debut album Inhumane Amusement. In 2003, Grendel recorded their second full-length release, Prescription: Medicide, and in 2007, the third album, Harsh Generation.

Country : Netherlands

Genre : Electro/Industrial, Aggro-Tech

Official Site : Grendel

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Nocturnal Emissions - Songs Of Love And Revolution (1985)

Nocturnal Emissions is a sound art project that has released numerous records and CDs in music styles ranging from electro-acoustic, musique concrète, hybridised beats, sound collage, post-industrial music, ambient and noise music. The sound art has been part of an ongoing multimedia campaign of guerrilla sign ontology utilising video art, film, hypertext and other documents. The project was initiated in London in or around 1980 by Nigel Ayers together with collaborators Danny Ayers and Caroline K. Since 1984 Nocturnal Emissions has continued mainly as Nigel Ayers' solo project, and they ran their own record label, Sterile Records.

Country : England

Genre : Electro/Noise, Post-Industrial

Official Site : Nocturnal Emissions

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Chrome - Into The Eyes Of The Zombie King (1984)

Chrome was an experimental rock group founded in San Francisco, California in 1976. Chrome took part of their inspiration for their rough and sometimes chaotic music from proto punk pioneers like The Stooges. The sound of the group was often coarse and featured heavy elements of feedback and distortion. Their experiments in mixing synthesized noise with rock instrumentation have been cited as a forerunner of industrial rock music.

After the 1^st album (The Visitation, 1976), and some line-up changes, Damon Edge (founder) and Helios Creed (guitars from 77 on) established a successful line-up basis. The Edge/Creed period was the most remarkable to me (78/82), and with some very good releases amidst. Damon Edge then moved to Europe and kept recording under Chrome’s name alone until his death (1996), when Helios Creed, then, turned the Chrome’s name into himself in order to keep releasing under Chrome’s also. Into The Eyes Of The Zombie King was the Damon Edge 1^st release after the break with Helios Creed.

Country : USA

Genre : Industrial Rock / Post-Punk

Official Site : Chrome

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Frontline Assembly - State Of Mind (1988)

Front Line Assembly (FLA) is a Canadian electro-industrial band formed by Bill Leeb in 1986 after leaving Skinny Puppy. Influenced by early Industrial acts such as Cabaret Voltaire, Portion Control, D.A.F., Test Dept, SPK, and Severed Heads, FLA has developed its own unique sound while combining elements of electronic body music (EBM). The band's membership has rotated through several members over the years, including Rhys Fulber and Michael Balch who are both associated with several other successful artists. FLA was one of the first, and one of the most influence bands which made to turn my heart to the industrial/electronica genre from then forward.

Country : Canada

Genre : Industrial / Electronica / EBM

Official Site : Frontline Assembly

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Dulce Liquido - Disolución (2000)

Dulce Liquido is a Mexican aggrotech and power noise group. The band is a side project from Hocico member Racso Agroyam. They’ve released two albums so far : Disolucion (2000) and Shock Therapy (2003).

Country : Mexico

Genre : Industrial / Electro

Official Site : Dulce Liquido

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Cyborg Attack - Stoerf***tor (2006)

Cyborg Attack is a musical group formed in 1995 in Germany near Leipzig. The music style are generally categorized as a symbiosis of EBM and Electropunk. Their more recent material has incorporated a disparate set of influences, notably the musical symbiosis of EBM with influences of punk, creating a more accessible and inventive output but remaining reasonably under the umbrella of industrial music. So far they released an EP Toxic (1997), and two albums :Blutgeld (2001) and Stoerf***tor (2006).

Country : Germany

Genre : Electro-Punk / Industrial

Official Site : Cyborg Attack

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Curve - Doppelgänger (1992)

Curve was an english alternative-rock / dream-pop group formed in 1990, chiefly around the collaboration of singer/songwriter Toni Halliday and Dean Garcia (bassist/guitarist/programmer). As Curve, Halliday and Garcia released three acclaimed and increasingly successful EPs throughout 1991 on Anxious Records, and made an impact on the UK album charts in 1992 with their debut LP Doppelgänger. The group also toured extensively during this period. Curve's second LP, the harder-edged Cuckoo (1993), did not repeat the UK Top 20 success of the band's debut. That coupled with the stressfulness of the tour in support of the record, may have contributed to Halliday and Garcia's decision, in 1994, to disband the group. ‘’ Doppelgänger’’ remains to me one the best musical references from that period.

Country : England

Genre : Alternative Rock / Shoegazing / Dream-Pop

Official Site : Curve

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VNV Nation - Judgement (2007)

VNV Nation are a British/Irish electronic music band originally from Wexford, Ireland and London, United Kingdom and now based in Hamburg, Germany. They combine elements of electro-industrial, trance, synthpop and electronic body music (EBM). The "VNV" in the name stands for Victory, not Vengeance, in keeping with the group's motto, "One should strive to achieve, not sit in bitter regret." The group's first album, Advance and Follow, was released in 1995. This was a mixture of danceable synthesizer melodies and harsh electronic beats firmly in the tradition of middle-era EBM, supplemented with elements of orchestral music. Their next release, 1998's Praise the Fallen, continued largely in this vein, and they began to enjoy a larger degree of commercial success. For a long time VNV has a place on my primary choices, and stands among my favourite acts.

Country : England / Ireland

Genre : EBM / Synth-Pop / Future-Pop

Official Site : VNV Nation

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London After Midnight - Kiss (1996) CD-EP

London After Midnight (sometimes abbreviated as LAM) is a project formed in the 1990s. by songwriter and instrumentalist Sean Brennan. It is active to the present day. The project is considered by many as a prominent act of the second generation gothic rock movement, some critics have credited the band with reviving the gothic music scene in the early 90s. London After Midnight has a following worldwide, with a large fanbase in the goth subculture.

Country : USA

Genre : Gothic Rock / Darkwave

Official Site : London After Midnight

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Accessory - Titan (2003)

Accessory is a German synthpop/electro-industrial group consisting of Dirk Steyer and Ivo Lottig. They have toured with other groups including Hocico, And One, Terminal Choice. The group began in 1995 when Dirk and Kay formed a band under the name of "Voices of Darkness", later becoming Accessory in 1996. Accessory turned to be one of my favourite german acts since their very debut album ''Jukka2147.de''  (2001). ‘’Titan’’ was their second album. 

Country : Germany

Genre : Electro / Industrial

Official Site : Accessory

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Solitary Experiments - Paradox (2000)

Solitary Experiments (between 1992/94 under the name of Plague) is an electro / industrial / EBM band from Franfurt, Germany. Due the good reviews of their debut Approach (1999), Solitary Experiments released an even more interesting in 2000, called Paradox. Here i recall that album.

Country : Germany
Genre : Electro / EBM / Industrial
Official Site : Solitary Experiments
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Assemblage 23 - Failure (2001)

Assemblage 23 is an electronic act from the United States, currently based in Seattle. It was founded in 1988 by Tom Shear who writes the music and lyrics and does the recording himself. Assemblage 23 is one of the most respectable and successful acts in the last decade, with remarkable releases. Today I bring here the 2001 ‘’Failure’’, one of my favourite ones.

Country : USA

Genre :  Industrial / EBM / Future-Pop

Official Site : Assemblage 23

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Current 93 - Horsey (1997)

Current 93 is the ongoing work of David Tibet, once a member of Psychic TV and 23 Skidoo and also the founder of Dogs Blood Order. Dogs Blood Order was David's project which preceeded Current 93. David Tibet began in 1982, with an extensive discography, and an astonishing releasing regularity. One of my favourite acts.

Country : England

Genre : Experimental / Folk / Industrial

Official Site : Current 93

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Absolute Body Control - Mindless Intrusion (2011)

Absolute Body Control is an electronic / synthpop band from Belgium and they were an important alternative act between 1979/1984 aside their alikes Suicide and DAF at the time. To our intusiasm Absolute Body Control project was ressurected in 2006, and since then they released ''Wind[Re]Wind'' (2007), ''Shattered Illusion'' (2010), and now they've just issued a remixed work plus unreleased stuff on their new work ''Mindless Intrusion'' with amazing remixes by Trisomie 21, Monolith, Covenant among others. A must.

Country : Belgium
Genre : Synth-Pop / Industrial / Minimalism
Official Site : Absolute Body Control
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Psyborg Corp. - The Mechanical Renaissance (2010)

Psyborg Corp is a colombian aggro-tech band, from Bogota, formed in 2008. In 2010 they released their smash debut ''The Mechanical Renaissance'', and their official site already announced the production of the follow-up to the end of this year, which will be called ''The Frozen Shrines Of Obsydyana''. Til then, i recall here one of the dancefloor hits from the first album ''Technocracy''.

Country : Colombia
Genre : Harsh EBM / Aggro-Tech
Official Site : Psyborg Corp.
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