Karo Kratochwil
@karokratochwil.bsky.social
Music journalist for ReGen, Sonic Seducer, Auxiliary Magazine, Side Line Magazine, Alternation, photographer, promoter, 🐼
ReView: @hackedepicciotto – Lichtung - for @regenmag.bsky.social regenmag.com/reviews/revi...
ReView: Hackedepicciotto - Lichtung
Hackedepicciotto Album: Lichtung Category: Experimental / Ambient / Drone Label: Mute Records Release Date: 2026-07-10 Author: Karo Kratochwil (Karo) After roughly 14 years of nomadic life, Alexande...
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ReView: Gjöll – On the Forgetting of Language For @regenmag.bsky.social @ant-zen.bsky.social regenmag.com/reviews/revi...
ReView: Gjöll - On the Forgetting of Language
Gjöll Album: On the Forgetting of Language Category: Industrial / Dark Ambient / Noise Label: Ant-Zen Release Date: 2026-04-16 Author: Karo Kratochwil (Karo) The Icelandic duo of Jóhann Eiríksson an...
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ReView: Flint Glass & Ah Cama-Sotz – The Shadow of the Torturer for @regenmag.bsky.social @ant-zen.bsky.social regenmag.com/reviews/revi...
ReView: Flint Glass & Ah Cama-Sotz - The Shadow of the Torturer
Flint Glass & Ah Cama-Sotz Album: The Shadow of the Torturer Category: Experimental / Electronic / Industrial Label: Ant-Zen Release Date: 2026-04-21 Author: Karo Kratochwil (Karo) Flint Glass and A...
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My new reviews published at @regenmag.bsky.social Devil- M – TITANOMACHIE META MEAT – Alive Emarosa – High Horse Heaven regenmag.com/category/rev...
One of the best and most in-depth interviews I’ve ever done as a journalist :) Chris Corner of @iamxofficial.bsky.social UNMASK, IAMIXED, imperfection, and learning how to frame the future for Side Line Magazine www.side-line.com/iamx-chris-c...
IAMX interview - The art of staying unfinished
What emerged from this IAMX interview was a portrait of an artist who is still suspicious of completion.
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Flint Glass & Ah Cama-Sotz interview: ‘Presence is everything. A record without presence is just content.’ www.side-line.com/flint-glass-...
Flint Glass & Ah Cama-Sotz interview: "A record without presence is just content"
Out on April 21 is "The Shadow of the Torturer", a collaborative work by Flint Glass and Ah Cama-Sotz inspired by Gene Wolfe’s "The Book of the New Sun".
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Klangstabil interview: ‘A sound, a voice, or a melody can act as a key that opens something within you’ www.side-line.com/klangstabil-...
Klangstabil interview: "A sound can act as a key"
After 7 years away from the stage, Klangstabil returned with something rare: clarity, presence, and the kind of emotional precision that sets the project apart.
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hidden.by.ivy - "Dead in Heaven" Dead In Heaven turns melancholy into light, memory into motion, and fragility into one of the most beautiful and emotionally intelligent records in Hidden By Ivy’s catalogue. alternation.eu/hidden-by-iv...
Hidden By Ivy – Dead In Heaven
I had the great privilege of hearing Dead In Heaven before its official premiere, and I can say without hesitation that I was genuinely delighted by the sheer beauty of this album. Not beauty in any s...
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LARMO interview for sidelinemag : ‘I’m stepping beyond fixed frames, mixing genres and connecting different scenes’ www.side-line.com/larmo-interv...
LARMO interview: ‘I’m stepping beyond fixed frames’
We spoke with LARMO's Mirosław about regional identity, noise as language, collaboration, rhythmic obsession, and what may be coming next.
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complete report from ELEKTROANSCHLAG 2026 is now online. Review: alternation.eu/elektroansch... Gallery: alternation.eu/elektroansch...
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The complete review of the main day of the 15th E Only Festival in Leipzig is now online. alternation.eu/where-the-da...
Where the Day Rose Into Voltage The main festival day at the 15th E Only Festival, Leipzig
After the intimate spell of Friday’s warm up, Saturday began much earlier and with a very different kind of momentum. The main festival day at E Only opened in the early afternoon and unfolded across ...
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Gözde Duzerr (Aux animaux) interview on joining IAMX, touring with Chris Corner, and balancing two worlds for Side-Line Magazine www.side-line.com/aux-animaux-...
Gözde Düzer (Aux Animaux) interview on joining IAMX
In this interview, Gözde (Aux Animaux) reflects on what joining IAMX meant to her, what surprised her once she entered that circle from within.
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The complete review and full gallery from the E-only Festival 15 Warm Up in Leipzig. Review: alternation.eu/where-light-... Gallery: alternation.eu/15-e-only-fe...
Where Light, Shadow, and Voltage Met Friday Warm Up at the 15th E Only Festival, Leipzig
I arrived in Leipzig on Friday under a sky washed with spring light, and the city seemed to welcome the festival weekend in its own quiet, radiant way. A warm wind moved through the streets, the trees...
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Eonly warmup party With @auxanimaux.bsky.social and more alternation.eu/where-light-...
Where Light, Shadow, and Voltage Met Friday Warm Up at the 15th E Only Festival, Leipzig
I arrived in Leipzig on Friday under a sky washed with spring light, and the city seemed to welcome the festival weekend in its own quiet, radiant way. A warm wind moved through the streets, the trees...
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Selofan’s performance reminded me once again why I always remember their concerts through two intertwined impressions, the sonic one, certainly, with its pulse, tension, synth minimalism, and atmosphere, but also the visual one, that unmistakable game of light. Review: alternation.eu/where-light-...
Where Light, Shadow, and Voltage Met Friday Warm Up at the 15th E Only Festival, Leipzig
I arrived in Leipzig on Friday under a sky washed with spring light, and the city seemed to welcome the festival weekend in its own quiet, radiant way. A warm wind moved through the streets, the trees...
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Skold interview: ‘Caught In The Throes’, AI, identity and the freedom of going solo for Side-Line Magazine www.side-line.com/skold-interv...
SKOLD interview: ‘Caught In The Throes’, AI, identity and the freedom of going solo
Tim Skold reflects on the dark absurdity of AI, the freedom of solo work, the path from Shotgun Messiah and KMFDM to the raw intensity of his current material.
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bent - Between Depth and Pulse: First Songs from "Renascence" alternation.eu/bent-between...
bent - Between Depth and Pulse: First Songs from "Renascence"
I am not treating this as a formal magazine review because Renascence is still waiting for its full release, and what we have for now are three tracks that open the door into its world. So these are s...
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Underground Ladies Night • Women’s Day 7 March 2026 | Stacja Międzyrzecka, Wrocław Full gallery: alternation.eu/underground-... Live report: alternation.pl/underground-...
Underground Ladies Night
UNDERGROUND LADIES NIGHT March 7, 2026 | Stacja Międzyrzecka, Wrocław
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Huir - "YOU was born from a very intimate moment; facing intense emotions and our own vulnerability. The ‘you’ initially points inward, towards ourselves, but quickly becomes a universal reflection for anyone going through a process of self-confrontation and healing." alternation.eu/huir-you,id,...
Huir - YOU
"YOU was born from a very intimate moment; facing intense emotions and our own vulnerability. The ‘you’ initially points inward, towards ourselves, but quickly becomes a universal reflection for anyon...
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Happy release day STATIQBLOOM "The Casket Nest" out today via @hands-official.bsky.social We caught up to talk about the new release and more. Interview available at Side Line Magazine www.side-line.com/statiqbloom-...
Statiqbloom interview on sound as pressure + new album 'The Casket Nest'
On the eve of the new Statiqbloom album "The Casket Nest", we connected once again, and Fade agreed to answer a few questions.
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Sonic Area - and shadow "and shadow feels like techno that has been left alone with its thoughts for a very long time." @ant-zen.bsky.social alternation.eu/sonic-area-a...
Sonic Area – and shadow
and shadow feels like techno that has been left alone with its thoughts for a very long time. On the surface, the new SONIC AREA album moves through familiar territories; 4/4 pulses, sequencer lines, ...
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ReView: Rotoskop – Passive / Aggressive for @regenmag.bsky.social @infactedrecordings.bsky.social regenmag.com/reviews/revi...
ReView: Rotoskop - Passive / Aggressive
Rotoskop Album: Passive / Aggressive Category: Dark Electro / Dark Rock Label: Infacted Recordings Release Date: 2025-06-27 Author: Karolina Kratochwil (Karo) After more than two decades of activity...
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ReView: Matt Howden & Keith Howden – Language For Stone for @regenmag.bsky.social regenmag.com/reviews/revi...
ReView: Matt Howden & Keith Howden - Language For Stone
Matt Howden & Keith Howden Album: Language For Stone Category: Neoclassical / Dark Folk / Spoken Word Label: Archaeological Records Release Date: 2025-08-08 Author: Karolina Kratochwil (Karo) There ...
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ReView: Trepaneringsritualen – A Diadem of Fire EP for @regenmag.bsky.social @ant-zen.bsky.social regenmag.com/reviews/revi...
ReView: Trepaneringsritualen - A Diadem of Fire EP
Trepaneringsritualen Album: A Diadem of Fire EP Category: Ritual / Industrial Label: Ant-Zen / Raubbau Release Date: 2025-09-19 Author: Karo Kratochwil (Karo) Each release from Trepaneringsritualen ...
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ReView: SKOLD – Caught in the Throes for @regenmag.bsky.social @metropolisrecords.bsky.social regenmag.com/reviews/revi...
ReView: SKOLD - Caught in the Throes
SKOLD Album: Caught in the Throes Category: Industrial / Rock Label: Metropolis Records Release Date: 2025-10-10 Author: Karo Kratochwil (Karo) Instead of trying to reinvent himself, Tim Sköld tight...
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The new Sonic Seducer 03/2026 is out now – and I’m happy to share that I contributed three pieces to this issue: Ladytron, Cut.Rate.Box and Carpenter Brut. 📖 Grab your copy here: sonic-seducer.de/online-shop/...
Sonic Seducer 03-2026 + CD: Unheilig Comeback - Geboren um zu versagen? + Project Pitchfork + Mesh + Depeche Mode + Tarja + Stahlmann + Schattenmann + Bauhaus + Rob Zombie - Sonic Seducer
Sonic Seducer 03-2026 + CD: Unheilig Comeback - Geboren um zu versagen? + Project Pitchfork + Mesh + Depeche Mode + Tarja + Stahlmann + Schattenmann + Bauhaus + Rob Zombie
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"This machinery never stands still." Great interview with Jurgen Engler @diekruppsband.bsky.social tonight ahead of DK US tour
@nitzerebb.bsky.social bon harris interview on the 2026 European tour, new album and keeping EBM alive Interview for Side Line Magazine www.side-line.com/nitzer-ebb-b...
Nitzer Ebb (Bon Harris) interview on 2026 tour & new album
Catching Bon Harris in the middle of Nitzer Ebb’s Europe 2026 run feels a bit like trying to grab a moving train. We spoke by phone on 24 February - EBM Day.
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