Imperative Reaction Explained

Imperative Reaction
Origin:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genre:Electro-industrial, industrial rock, EBM, synthpop, futurepop
Years Active:1996–present
Label:Pendragon, Zoth Ommog, Metropolis
Website:Facebook Page
Bandcamp
Current Members:Ted Phelps
Past Members:David Andrecht
Clint Carney
Trevor Friedrich
Gabriel Opruta
Samuel Pfannkuche
Adam Vex

Imperative Reaction is an American electro-industrial band founded in 1996 by Ted Phelps and David Andrecht from the remains of the band Digital Neural Assault.[1]

History

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.[1] 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.[1]

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.[1] The popularity of the album in the United States caused Zoth Ommog Records to pick it up for European distribution in April 1999.[1] In the summer of 1999, the band changed labels, due to the buyout of Pendragon Records by Metropolis Records.[1]

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.[1]

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.[1] The re-done material sounded different from what had originally been planned. Titled Ruined, it was released on July 9, 2002.[2] The band followed with a tour in support of the album, playing for increasingly larger crowds.[1]

Soon after the tour, the band worked on their next album, which was released in the United States on March 9, 2004.[3] Redemption was considered more aggressive than the group's previous albums.[4] 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]

Style

The band's first two albums have been described as "progressive electro".[4] Their third album has been described as "having more of a gothic bite".[13] As We Fall was said to have "some nods towards European-style futurepop",[14] while Minus All has been described as "guitar-driven industrial if rephrased for an electro purist".[15]

Albums

Year Title LabelNotes
1999 Eulogy For the Sick Child Pendragon
  1. 16 CMJ RPM Charts[16]
2002 Ruined Metropolis
2004 Redemption Metropolis
2006 As We Fall Metropolis
2008 Minus All Metropolis
2011 Imperative Reaction Metropolis
2021Mirror Metropolis

Remixes

Covers

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Artists: Imperative Reaction . . April 21, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606123154/http://www.metropolis-records.com/artist.php?id=137 . June 6, 2011 . dead .
  2. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r597599|pure_url=yes}} Ruined Overview ]. Kavadias, Theo . . Rovi Corporation . April 21, 2010.
  3. News: Imperative Reaction's third album soon out . Release Music Magazine . March 4, 2004 . April 21, 2010.
  4. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r680862|pure_url=yes}} Redempton Overview ]. Kavadias, Theo . . Rovi Corporation . April 21, 2010.
  5. Web site: Imperative Reaction . Vampire Freaks . April 21, 2010.
  6. News: On Record: Imperative Reaction As We Fall . Release Music Magazine . October 31, 2006 . April 21, 2010.
  7. News: On Record: Imperative Reaction Minus All . Release Music Magazine . October 15, 2008 . April 21, 2010.
  8. Web site: Imperative Reaction Tour Dates . Januros, Sam . ReGen Magazine . September 30, 2008 . April 21, 2010.
  9. Web site: Imperative Reaction & Psyclon Nine :ruina: Tour . The Unclean . August 14, 2009 . April 21, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100105052505/http://theunclean.com/events/imperative-reaction-psyclon-nine-tour/5142/ . January 5, 2010 . dead .
  10. Web site: Imperative Reaction - Imperative Reaction (2011, CD) . Discogs.com . 2011-09-13 . 2020-03-24.
  11. Web site: Thanks to how well the Portland and... - Imperative Reaction . Facebook.com . 2020-03-24.
  12. Web site: Imperative Reaction. Facebook.com. 4 October 2020.
  13. News: Redemption Review . Idio Magazine . Froid, Stephane . May 6, 2007 . April 21, 2010.
  14. Web site: As We Fall Review . Johnson, Matthew . ReGen Magazine . November 20, 2006 . April 21, 2010.
  15. Web site: Minus All Review . McNeally, Vlad . ReGen Magazine . September 28, 2008 . April 21, 2010.
  16. Helms . Colin . RPM . CMJ New Music Report . 1 March 1999 . 57 . 607 . 31 . 18 December 2021 . College Media, Inc. . Great Neck, NY . 0890-0795.

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