Negative Format

Negative Format
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

Last updated April 13, 2025

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

Albums

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

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

Compilations

"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

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

External links

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

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[cmj-01-99-1] Helms, Colin (January 25, 1999). "RPM" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. 57 (602). Great Neck, NY: College Media, Inc.: 34. ISSN 0890-0795 . Retrieved December 17, 2021.

[cmj-09-00-2] Comer, M. Tye (September 18, 2000). "RPM" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report . 64 (683). New York, NY: College Media, Inc.: 26. ISSN 0890-0795 . Retrieved January 26, 2022.

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