Contrastate

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Years Active
1987 – present (38 years)
Founded In
London, England, United Kingdom
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 Lon… read more
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 w… read more
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 thr… read more

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2 Poodles In Practice Dress At The Battersea Dogs Opera - Backwards Poodles In Practice Dress At The Battersea Dogs Opera - Backwards
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3 False Fangs for Old Werewolves Through the Lens of a Mad Eye
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4 A live coal under the ashes A Live Coal Under The Ashes (Part 1)
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5 False Fangs for Old Werewolves Extract No. 10
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    A live coal under the ashes
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