Pulse State - The Science of Despair
(Self Released)



Tracklist
01. Hello World
02. Little Strangeling
03. In Decline
04. Faith:Loss
05. Life: Accelerate!
06. Flowers for Mankind
07. Sunlight
08. The Final Note
09. My Escape
10. Distant Sea

Release Date
5th October 2012

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Pulse State - The Science of Despair



Press Release
Mike Phipps, operating under the Pulse State moniker among others over the years, continues to refine his sound as time moves onward. The Flowers for Mankind EP, released in May 2012, was hailed as a great leap forward for the project in every aspect.
It is now time for the full album, The Science of Despair, to show itself as the next step in this artistic journey. On this album, Mike has broadened his musical and lyrical horizons. While 2008's debut album, With a Single Step, focused on the hopeful and emotional sides of life, The Science of Despair instead chooses to explore the nether regions of society and humanity, past and present. The darkwave and electro-Goth elements are becoming more present than ever before, yet even through all of this, a small hope is allowed to flicker from time to time. Diversity is key across the album's ten tracks, each song sounding different than the others. The listener will find somber darkwave numbers interspersed with melodic EBM/synthpop dance smashers, all tied together with a common thread.
We surely live in times of uncertainty and hopelessness, and The Science of Despair offers a great soundtrack for those times, while still occasionally reminding the listener that there may be a way out.

Links
Artist: Website | Facebook
Label: Self Released