Contrastate Concert History

Contrastate were formed in 1987 by Stephen Meixner and Jonathan Grieve. Their initial musical ventures were of a more improvisational nature, based on noise and volume (not to be confused with power electronics). Sounds emerged, sub-merged and re-emerged at varying painfully low frequencies with extremes of treble tonality. The idea was physical confrontation through sound. Nothing was ever released by Contrastate in this form, although some influences from this era are present on the first Lp “Seven hands seek nine fingers”.

Date Concert Venue Location
May 17, 2013 –
May 20, 2013
XXII. Wave-Gotik-Treffen
Ulver / Stüber Philharmonie / Arktau Eos / Predominance / Reformed Faction / Contrastate / Alexander Paul Blake / Negură Bunget / Whispers In the Shadow / KMFDM / Skeletal Family / Sex Gang Children / Gitane Demone / VNV Nation / Passion Play / Esben and the Witch / Karin Park / Kosheen / Namnambulu / Desireless / Operation of the Sun / IAMX / Leæther Strip / Suicide Commando / Velvet Acid Christ / Aslan Faction / Patrick Wolf / Hypnoskull / DECODED FEEDBACK Show all bands
  Setlists
Various venues Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Experimental
Ambient
Grindcore
Industrial
Drone
Dark Ambient
Neofolk
Post-Industrial
Ambient Industrial
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