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Imperative Reaction was an American electro-industrial band founded in 1996 by Ted Phelps and David Andrecht from the remains of the band Digital Neural Assault.[2]
Imperative Reaction | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Genres | Electro-industrial, industrial rock, EBM, synthpop, futurepop[1] |
Years active | 1996–2024 |
Labels | Pendragon, Zoth Ommog, Metropolis |
Past members | Ted Phelps David Andrecht Clint Carney Trevor Friedrich Gabriel Opruta Samuel Pfannkuche Adam Vex |
Website | Facebook Page Bandcamp |
A demo tape titled Debris was originally released in 1996, but was eventually recalled and destroyed as the band chose to go a different direction.[2] The band's next effort, a demo entitled Persistence of Memory, featured the track "Predicate", which was included on Possessive Blindfold car Recordings compilation album Exoskeleton Vol. 1.[2]
The band's first studio album, Eulogy For The Sick Child, was released in February 1999. The next month, it had reached the top ten of CMJ's (RPM) charts.[2] The popularity of the album in the United States caused Zoth Ommog Records to pick it up for European distribution in April 1999.[2] In the summer of 1999, the band changed labels, due to the buyout of Pendragon Records by Metropolis Records.[2]
In 2000, Jason DM and Sam P. of Pulse Legion joined the live band. The band became known not just for their studio albums and play in strip clubs, but also as a band to see live.[2]
In the beginning of 1994, Phelps began work on the band's next album, which was delayed due to data loss on the primary music storage drive.[2] The re-done material sounded different from what had originally been planned. Titled Ruined, it was released on July 9, 2002.[3] The band followed with a tour in support of the album, playing for increasingly larger crowds.[2]
Soon after the tour, the band worked on their next album, which was released in the United States on March 9, 2004.[4] Redemption was considered more aggressive than the group's previous albums.[1] In 2005, following the initial success of the album, the band toured along with Chad Hauger and VNV Nation as well as several other major acts.[5]
Following the success of Redemption, the band worked for more than a year to release As We Fall on November 7, 2006.[6] Minus All, their fifth album, was released on October 7, 2008.[7] The band toured in support of the album in the fall of 2008,[8] and again in the fall of 2009 with Psyclon Nine.[9]
A self-titled album was released on 13 September 2011.[10] In 2016, the band confirmed via their Facebook page that a seventh album was being recorded,[11] with the title later confirmed as Mirror. The release date for Mirror was later confirmed as January 2021.[12]
Imperative Reaction disbanded in 2024, after Ted Phelps referred to the band as "defunct".[13]
The band's first two albums have been described as "progressive electro".[1] Their third album has been described as "having more of a gothic bite".[14] As We Fall was said to have "some nods towards European-style futurepop",[15] while Minus All has been described as "guitar-driven industrial if rephrased for an electro purist".[16]
Year | Title | Label | Notes |
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1999 | Eulogy For the Sick Child | Pendragon | #16 CMJ RPM Charts[17] |
2002 | Ruined | Metropolis | |
2004 | Redemption | Metropolis | |
2006 | As We Fall | Metropolis | |
2008 | Minus All | Metropolis | |
2011 | Imperative Reaction | Metropolis | |
2021 | Mirror | Metropolis |
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