In the late 1970s and early 1980s, electronic music and several of its subgenres became a preferred musical style among European underground culture. It gained favor initially within major cities and eventually trickled into the continent's more socially secluded regions. This new wave of music was discovered at different instances by a group of young friends living among the shadows of Helsingborg, a scenic municipality in southern Sweden. Eskil Simonsson, Joakim Montelius, and Clas Nachmanson, three teenagers with mutual, youthful curiosities for science, philosophy, and matters of existence, were enthralled by the unique presentation and the emotional content offered through the music, specifically by that of bands such as Kraftwerk, The Human League, and by EBM pioneers Front 242 and Nitzer Ebb.

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Formed in 1996 by David Andrecht and Ted Phelps, Imperative Reaction began as the remnants of the Los Angeles based D.N.A. An early demo tape entitled Debris was released in the summer of 1996 only to be recalled and destroyed after the band decided to start over with fresh material. After some experimentation, Imperative Reaction started working on a new demo to be released the following year. Imperative Reaction's first effort, Persistence of Memory, set the Los Angeles scene ablaze and earned Phelps and Andrecht a spot on the critically acclaimed compilation album, Exoskeleton Vol. 1. Released on Possessive Blindfold Recordings in the winter of 1997, the album featured Imperative Reaction's contribution "Predicate." Driven by the overwhelming response to the song, Imperative Reaction set out to record their full-length debut in January of 1998. After a short tour to support the Exoskeleton release, Imperative Reaction and P.B.R. parted company leaving Imperative Reaction free to sign with Pendragon Records in October 1998.

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When Rasc and Gun decided to form Rotersand in September of 2002, they were by no means strangers. Their paths had crossed more than once in the past, as they had cooperated with bands such as The Fair Sex, 1am and Warm. This made them eager to create their very own gestalt of electronic music: invigorating and contemplative, contemporary yet timeless. Almost to their surprise the project effortlessly took off.

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Snog, hailing from the great continent of Australia, is the brainchild of DJ David Thrussell. Originally formed in 1988, they first hit the dance floors in 1992 with their classic electro hit, Corporate Slave, which combined elements of 90s electrodance with 70s funk and a strong anticapitalist message. This was followed up by their first full length CD, Lies, Inc., and two more dance hits, Shop, and Born to be Mild. Their lyrics show a strong disillusionment with the western ideals of materialism and mass ownership, a stance which is bound to enrage the "gimme" sensibilities of American capitalism.

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End is an exciting venture into the realm of IDM brought to you by Charles Peirce. You may think you've heard it all before, with the bits of horns and chords and drums. But, with these hyper beats and barrage of unusual sounds and samples, End brings a full sense of life to a sometimes sleepy genre.

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Elenor Rayner comes with a strong Alternative music past: she's been involved in projects such as Snog, Soulscraper and her own Sobriquet releases.

After playing all over the world in various guises, she now brings all her experience and ability to her first solo full-length album, the emotional, powerful and sensual July.
The album mixes Industrial sounds, Electronic Dance sensibilities and a powerful voice that's not easily forgotten. July is Sobriquet's proudest moment to date and is destined to shock scenes around the world.

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From his start in 1990, Adam has always stayed on the cutting edge of electronic music. Never restricting himself to just one particular style of techno, Adam’s continuously evolving sound has progressed from the darker moods of early Belgian, German, UK, and Detroit techno, to a harder, more uptempo and futuristic acid sound (often performed live with former partner Jimmy Crash). By the time the acid sound had reached its peak in popularity in 1994, Adam had already moved on to a more stripped-down, minimal approach in his DJing and productions.

Sometime around the year 2000, Adam was finding himself bored of the music coming out and critical of the direction that techno music was taking. Always anxious to discover sounds he’s never heard before, Adam truly realised what he’d been in search of through an ironic twist of fate that was perfectly timed: a style of music from a totally different music scene than he was used to that perfectly suited his personality and frame of mind – EBM, Powernoise and Industrial. From that point on, Adam’s mission is about bridging the gap between Industrial and Techno and crossing the boundaries between these two parallel scenes of music.

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The Case of Gretta Conners was first opened by video artist Steve C. in 2003.

Originally an experimental vehicle for Steve's video work, it became something much more intense. As time progressed the project matured into what it is today: Accessible, fun music with layers of complexity to thrill the ear as well as the mind. Toe-tapping, head bopping art. Sonically influenced by the synth-pop sounds of the 80's, the emotional throws of 70's post-punk, and the simple beauty of 60's garage rock The Case of Gretta Conners creates a truly unique, smooth hybrid for the 21st century. The Case of Gretta Conners has already developed a diverse and significant fan-base who know each unique show is not to be missed! CGC's live shows are best described as jaw-dropping, multi-sensory performances lead by the extraordinary Stevie C. Armed with tremendous charisma, a quick wit, and sinister good looks, he works the room from stage no matter how large the crowd.

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The 2012 Group is one of the world’s leading providers of professional audioz, big beats, and filthy clatterclamor, to the counterculture community, targeting peoples in the noize, industrial, fringe, and electro sextro ways of life. Led by communist party member and futurist, Chewford St. Hollywood, The 2012 Group enables its listeners to improve their competitiveness, productivity and ineffectuality by enhancing key aspects of their Audio Lifestyle Management (ALM) capabilities, including planning, development and execution. In other words, the crowd is invited to participate, rhythmically sexually, and join in the electronically led “drum circle” mess that usually erupts. As a leading independent audio systems integrator, The 2012 Group employs almost any transient they come in contact with to come slam on the urban debris.   Some of these include stage-mates, Captain H.R. Frizzo (of Whizzer Cone fame), Bad Uncle Jesse James, XmaSafari (Violent Sex band), Rite Sed Jed, Birthday Inferno, and of course, famed Internet buffoon sensation, Uncle Noah.

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