the official Pulse State website
Pulse State started in the late 90's as an emotional outlet for the Detroit based musician Mike Phipps, who also uses Pulse State as a pseudonym. Moving through different electronic styles during its lifetime, Pulse State has been operating in the EBM/elektro-pop sphere for some years now. The project released a net-only demo EP (Shimmering and Falling v0.6, in 2003) and a limited DJ edition EP (The Innocent Goddess, in early 2005).
After going on hiatus for a couple of years with only a live show with Cesium_137 and Softcore in the interim, Pulse State has returned once again. The long-awaited debut album, With a Single Step, was made available for download in September 2008, and work on a new album entitled Regression should be completed by the Spring of 2010!
In addition, Mike also operates under the Pulse State moniker as a remixer, delivering anything from sensual touches to full-on dancefloor attacks. Pulse State remixes have been compared favorably against contemporaries such as Apoptygma Berzerk, Razed in Black and VNV Nation, in terms of both quality and quantity. Pulse State remixes have appeared on releases from the Metropolis, Infacted, Dependent and Out of Line labels.
Mike is also now a member of the Detroit local act D:Konstruct, playing keyboards and assisting with production.