formed in 1996 by ''david andrecht'' & ''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 & destroyed after the band decided to start all over with fresh material. after some experimentation, ''imperative reaction'' started working on a new demo to be released the following year. their second effort, ''persistence of memory'', set the ''los angeles'' scene ablaze. with this release, ''phelps'' & ''andrecht'' earned a spot on the critically acclaimed compilation album, ''exoskeleton volume 1'' released on ''possessive blindfold recordings'' in the winter of 1997 with song ''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'' & ''positive blindfold recordings'' parted company leaving ''imperative reaction'' free to sign with ''pendragon records'' in october 1998.
in february of 1999, ''eulogy for the sick child'' was released. comprised of material created during the band's short, three-year history, ''eulogy'' was an immediate success in the u.s., which prompted the legendary ''zoth ommog records'' to license the album for the european market, in april of 1999.
in the summer of 1999, ''metropolis records'' bought ''pendragon records'' so ''imperative reaction'' went major league. with the addition of ''jason d.m.'' & ''sam p.'' of ''pulse legion'' to the live band, 2000 proved to be a very important year for ''imperative reaction''. Their explosive live shows became much more engaging than they had been in the past. they began to build a reputation for itself as a must-see band as offers from venues all over north america began to pour in. in august, ''phelps'' & ''andrecht'' completed work on ''rift'' which would be featured on the ''counterbalance'' compilation on ''inception records'' the following year.
In 2001, ''phelps'' spent the entire year writing & recording. in september, a setback occurred in the form of lost data on the main hard drive used for the recordings. in addition to pushing back the release date of the album to april 2002, it completely changed the sound & direction of the album. the album, ''ruined'', proved that there was more to ''imperative reaction'' than relentless club hits. the honesty of the lyrics matched with the raw intensity of the music that supported them set ''ruined'' apart from other ''electronic industrial'' bands. touring in support of the record from 2002 to 2003, the band performed in front of capacity crowds & gained many, many new fans with the successful tour. shortly afterwards, work began on their follow-up record. taking nearly a year to complete, ''redemption'' was established in early 2004. more aggressive than it's predecessors, ''redemption'' has a unified feel from start to finish. each track complements the next without any letdown, & all of them could easily be a dance floor hits. explosive beats, smooth programming, highly charged sequences, & vocals that accentuate the message in the lyrics made ''redemption'' imperative reaction's greatest album to date.
In 2005, with a tour in support of ''v.n.v. nation'', ''imperative reaction'' began work their new album set for release in the fall 2006. with their ever-growing fan base, the band was been bombarded with requests to re-release their out of print debut ''eulogy for the sick child''. the re-issue is completely re-vamped & re-mastered with brand new artwork (including lyrics), two unreleased tracks from the ''eulogy'' recording sessions & a 2006 remix of their 1999 club hit ''scorpio''. in 2006, also, their new album ''as we fall'' went out. another ''electronic / e.b.m. / industrial / synth-pop'' outstander. until than till now, two more albums were released: in 2008 came ''minus all'' & in 2011, their self-titled ''imperative reaction''.
what i'm bring to you here is their:
01. ''live at d.n.a. lounge club'' (san francisco, u.s.a., 29.09.2009. - bootleg)
link: http://www.mediafire.com/?rr5ser2ojaa77ig
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