Negative Format

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US Electronic Body Music and trance band

Negative Format

Origin| Florida
Genres|

* Trance
* Electronic body music
* Electro-industrial

Years active| 1996–present
Labels|

* Metropolis
* Gashed!
* Zoth Ommog

Spinoffs| The Parallel Project
Members|

* Alex Matheu
* Rashree Matson
* Brian Matson

Past members|

* Ben Schingel

Website| www.negativeformat.com

Negative Format is an EBM/trance band formed by Alex Matheu in 1996. For live performances, the band includes Rashree Patram and Brian Matson.

In 2004, Alex created The Parallel Project, an album combining his music with the vocals of other industrial artists, including Salva Maine, Sandrine Gouriou, Ned Kirby, Tom Shear, Rashree Patram, Daniel Myer, Jennifer Parkin, Clint Carney, Darrin Huss, Courtney Bangert, Victoria Lloyd, Mark Jackson, Kristy Venrick, and G. Wygonik. In 2000, he released a song on Inception Records compilation 'Counterbalance Vol. 1' as Parallel titled Parallax featuring Ben Schingel and Daniel Paradise, this song was a precursor to The Parallel Project.

Since 2008 he also creates IDM under the moniker Distraub

## Discography

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### Albums

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* Pathologic Syndrome (Hypnotic Trancez, May 1997)
* Result of a New Culture (Gashed!, November 1998; Zoth Ommog, April 1999) – #16 CMJ RPM Charts[1]
* Distant Pulses (Gashed!, May 2000) – #17 CMJ RPM Charts[2]
* Static (Sector 9 Studios, July 2002)
* UTurn: An Exploration In Trance (with Massiv in Mensch, Artoffact Records, 2002)
* Cipher Method (Out Of Line, Sector 9 Studios, February 2003)
* Moving Past The Boundaries (Metropolis Records, September 2005)
* Gradients (Metropolis Records, April 2008)

### Singles and EPs

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* Random Diversions (Hypnotic Trancez, 1997)
* Static (Out Of Line, Sector 9 Studios, 2002)
* "Axiom" (Sector 9 Studios, 2012)

### Compilations

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* "Gaia's Will" appears on "Sonic Assault - Zombie Commandos From Hell" (2002)
* "Pathogen" appears on "Industrial Attack Vol.1" (2008)
* "Photon Ring" appears on "Industrial Attack Vol.2"(2008)

## References

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1. ^ Helms, Colin (25 January 1999). "RPM" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. 57 (602). Great Neck, NY: College Media, Inc.: 34. ISSN 0890-0795. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
2. ^ Comer, M. Tye (18 September 2000). "RPM" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. 64 (683). New York, NY: College Media, Inc.: 26. ISSN 0890-0795. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

## External links

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* Negative Format official website
* Negative Format discography at MusicBrainz
* Negative Format discography at Discogs

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* MusicBrainz

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