Negative Format is the one-man EBM

Electronic body music

Electronic body music or industrial dance is a music genre that combines elements of industrial music and electronic dance music...

/trance

Trance music

Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...

 band of Alex Matheu, started in 1996. For live performances, the band includes Rashree and Brian Matson.

In 2004, Alex created The Parallel Project, an album combining his music with the vocals of other industrial

Industrial music

Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...

 artists, including Salva Maine

Culture Kultür

Culture Kultür is a Spanish electronic music project, working primarily in the EBM and synthpop genres.-History:Culture Kultür are frontman Salva Maine, Josua at the programming and Distortiongirl as live keyboardist...

, Sandrine Gouriou

Seize (band)

- History :The origins of Seize date back to 1997 when Sandrine Gouriou and Steven Young collaborated to form the project ‘Seize The Day’, with the duo going on to produce their debut E.P ‘Blades’. A year later they changed the name to simply ‘Seize’...

, Ned Kirby

Stromkern

Stromkern is a band that blends electronic music and hip-hop. The band was formed in 1994 by James "Ned" Kirby.Kirby was originally a DJ in Madison, Wisconsin as a teenager, experimenting under the moniker "Flowers for Ravers" before founding Stromkern. Disenchanted with the music he was receiving...

, Tom Shear

Assemblage 23

Assemblage 23 is an electronic act from the United States, currently based in Seattle. It was founded in 1988 by Tom Shear who writes the music and lyrics and does the recording himself.-1980s–1990s :...

, Rashree Matson, Daniel Myer

Haujobb

Haujobb is a German musical project whose output has ranged drastically within the electronic music spectrum, from electro-industrial to IDM and techno...

, Jennifer Parkin

Ayria

Ayria, pronounced area, is a Canadian futurepop/synthpop musical project formed in early 2003 by Toronto's Jennifer Parkin following her departure from Epsilon Minus.-Biography:The first Ayria album, Debris, was released on Alfa Matrix in 2003....

, Clint Carney

System Syn

-Members:*Clint Carney performs all studio music, vocals and lyrics. Aside from System Syn, he is the front man for the band Fake and plays keyboard and backing vocals for Imperative Reaction and God Module...

, Darrin Huss

Psyche (band)

Psyche are a Canadian dark synthpop band, now based in Germany. They are centered on singer Darrin Huss, who has been the only constant member, with various line-ups including his brother Stephen Huss, later followed by David Kristian, Per-Anders Kurenbach, and Remi Szyszka, all recording albums...

, Courtney Bangert

God Module

God Module is a United States-based Dark Electronic band founded in Orlando, Florida in 1999, relocating to western Washington in 2006. The band is currently signed to Metropolis Records in the U.S. and Out of Line Music in Germany. God Module's founding members were Jasyn Bangert and Andrew Ramirez...

, Victoria Lloyd, Mark Jackson

VNV Nation

VNV Nation are a British/Irish electronic music band originally from Dublin, Ireland and Essex, United Kingdom and now based in Hamburg, Germany. They combine elements of electro-industrial, trance, synthpop and electronic body music . The members are Ronan Harris and Mark Jackson...

, Kristy Venrick

The Azoic

The Azoic is an electronic dance band that was formed by Steve Laskarides, Shawn Lower, and Kristy Venrick in February 1996.-History:In October 1996, they received a record contract from Worm Records and released their first CD, The Divine Sufferin, in April 1997. Shawn left the band in early 1998...

, and G. Wygonik.

Result of a New Culture

(Gashed!, November 1998; Zoth Ommog, April 1999)

1. Deadlock
2. Subtle Infestation
3. Synthetic Relay
4. Frozen
5. Our Mechanix
6. Liquid Transmission
7. Proximity Reconstruction
8. TimeFX
9. Sector9
10. Embracing Subversion
11. Vile Extremes
12. Liquid Transmission (Aghast view psycho mix)
13. Deadlock (NCC Remix)

Distant Pulses

(Gashed!, May 2000)

1. solar wind
2. asking for the future
3. nebula3: remote philosophy
4. distant pulses
5. stargazer
6. nebula6: the outer rim
7. warp
8. n.e.a.r.
9. nebula9: gamma ray burst
10. distant pulses [remix]

Static

(Sector 9 Studios, July 2002)

1. static
2. downfall
3. static (genocide mix by informatik
   Informatik
   Informatik formerly known as Informätik is an electro-industrial/futurepop duo from Boston that was formed in the 1990s and is represented by Metropolis Records in the US and Dependent Records in Europe. Band members currently reside in San Francisco area...
   
   )
4. gateway
5. static (remix by headscan
   Headscan
   Montreal based duo Headscan fuses futuristic dancefloor oriented music with dark cinematographic soundscapes. The band combines elements of trance and electro industrial....
   
   )
6. sense
7. n.e.a.r. (aiboforcen mix)
8. static (implant rmx)

Cipher Method

Cipher Method

Cipher Method is Negative Formats fourth CD. It is a journey into the dark recesses of the human mind, unlocking our encrypted thought patterns...

(Sector 9 Studios, February 2003)

1. cipher
2. automate
3. transfer
4. schema
5. algorythm
6. senseless
7. vertex
8. static
9. encryption
10. downfall (atmosphere)
11. packet filter

Moving Past The Boundaries

(Metropolis Records

Metropolis Records

Metropolis Records is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based record label, distributor, and mail-order store specializing in the post-industrial field such as electro-industrial, synthpop, futurepop, darkwave, and gothic musical genres....

, September 2005)

1. phase in
2. translucent
3. echo chamber
4. sustain
5. particle shift
6. centralized
7. momentum
8. focus
9. spectral analysis
10. prototype
11. heterodox
12. probe v2.4
13. out of phase

Gradients

(Metropolis Records

Metropolis Records

Metropolis Records is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based record label, distributor, and mail-order store specializing in the post-industrial field such as electro-industrial, synthpop, futurepop, darkwave, and gothic musical genres....

, April 2008)

1. Solid State
2. Hues Of Grey
3. Pathogen
4. Structures And Shadows
5. Foundations
6. Origins
7. Photon Ring
8. Slate
9. Color Depth
10. Gradient Coils
11. Reaction
12. Granite

Compilations

• "Pathogen" appears on "Industrial Attack Vol.1" (2008)
• "Photon Ring" appears on "Industrial Attack Vol.2"(2008)