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Contrastate were formed in 1987 by Stephen Meixner and Jonathan Grieve. Their initial musical ventures were of a more improvisational nature, based on noise and volume (not to be confused with power electronics). Sounds emerged, sub-merged and re-emerged at varying painfully low frequencies with extremes of treble tonality. The idea was physical confrontation through sound. Nothing was ever released by Contrastate in this form, although some influences from this era are present on the first Lp “Seven hands seek nine fingers”. There were also a couple of live performances, one in London and one in Geneva. The London performance had...

Pulse State started in the late 90's as an emotional outlet for the Detroit based musician Mike Phipps, who also uses Pulse State as a pseudonym. Moving through different electronic styles during its lifetime, Pulse State has been operating in the melodic EBM, electro-pop and darkwave spheres for some years now. A few early releases paved the way for the long-awaited debut album, With a Single Step (2008). The free album, now unavailable from its original source, focused on what Mike felt were his best songs to that point, reproduced to his standards at the time. Work on new music...

Humble Electronic Warblings since 2000 and something. Discog is here - http://downstate.bandcamp.com/ PE▲CE .

1) Dreamstate is also a Brazillian Dark/Power Metal band who recently released their first full length album entitled: When Shadows Fall. 2) DreamState is also a keyboard rock band from Tempe Arizona that was big in Japan. 3) dreamSTATE is a Canadian ambient music project known for their soundscape installations and early live ambient performances in the Toronto, Ontario area. Their soundscapes combine electronic music processes with field recordings and range from light to dark ambient. .

There are at least 4 groups that go by the name Interstate and one alias. 1) Interstate is a collaborative group project from music producers Mike Burns and Mark Lewis. 2) Interstate was a punk rock band from Salt Lake City in the late 90s/early 00s that was heavily influenced by legendary Jade Tree act, Lifetime. They released one record called "Find Your Own Way Home" from Young@Heart Records. 3) Interstate was also an emo band from Scandinavia in the 90's. 4) Interstate is an alias of Scott Brown (Electronic Hardcore Artist) 5) Interstate was also a great rock band...