Alison Krauss Union State | tl

Hailing from a small town on the Swedish west coast this four-piece called UNION SQUARE was originally formed in early 2000 by Sebastian and Patrick. Joined by childhood friend Joel UNION SQUARE started their march into a world of music, driven by determination, ambition and a genuine love for punkrock. UNION SQUARE always push them selves to bring out the best in every situation, no matter if it’s a live show or creating music. After six years of touring Sweden, recording various demos and promo cd’s Union Square parted ways with former drummer (Per Qvarnstrom, By Night) and hooked up...

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...

Marconi Union are a British musical duo, (now a trio after founder members, Richard Talbot and Jamie Crossley invited Duncan Meadows to join them in 2010) with strong links to the Manchester based DOTCA arts collective. They are notable for incorporating elements of electronica, ambient, jazz and dub into their music, and a tendency to make records that are conceptually-based. Frequent comparisons are drawn between Marconi Union and bands such as Talk Talk, Sigur Rós and Boards of Canada. Their first album, Under Wires and Searchlights, appeared on the small British independent label Ochre Records, drawing attention for its combination...

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