New version of "Reconciliation", originally released on With a Single Step (2008). This version was reproduced with new vocal recordings in November 2012, and was posted in August 2013 to the Pulse State Facebook page to commemorate gaining 250 likes.

Reconciliation (Update 2012)

Clip of the album version of "Christabelle", which will be released on the forthcoming Pulse State album, Black Highway, on October 16th, 2015.

Christabelle (Clip)

Clip of "The Haunting", which will be released on the forthcoming Pulse State album, Black Highway, on October 16th, 2015.

The Haunting (Clip)

Clip of "Cold Starshine", which will be released on the forthcoming Pulse State album, Black Highway, on October 16th, 2015.

Cold Starshine (Clip)

Unreleased remix for Electrophile, which was the former project of Patrick Hogan (Die Brücke, Synapse) and Sandor Gavin. This dates from 2004.

Electrophile - Axis (Polarized Remix by Pulse State)

Unreleased remix of "Innocence" by the New York synth/EBM act Interface.

Innocence (Assembly Line Remix by Interface)

Short clip of "My Escape", the 9th track from the upcoming Pulse State album, The Science of Despair.

My Escape (short clip)

Short clip of "The Final Note", the 8th track from the upcoming Pulse State album, The Science of Despair.

The Final Note (short clip)

Short clip of "Little Strangeling", the 2nd track from the upcoming Pulse State album, The Science of Despair.

Little Strangeling (short clip)

Short clip of "Hello World", the 1st track from the upcoming Pulse State album, The Science of Despair.

Hello World (short clip)

Short clip of "Sunlight", the 7th track from the upcoming Pulse State album, The Science of Despair.

Sunlight (short clip)

Short clip of "Faith:Loss", the 4th track from the upcoming Pulse State album, The Science of Despair.

Faith:Loss (short clip)

Short clip of "In Decline", the 3rd track from the upcoming Pulse State album, The Science of Despair.

In Decline (short clip)

Short clip of "Life: Accelerate!", the 5th track from the upcoming Pulse State album, The Science of Despair.

Life: Accelerate! (short clip)

Exclusive edit of the updated version of "Escaping the Unknown", cut to celebrate the 200th like on the Pulse State Facebook page. The song originally appeared on the album With a Single Step (2008). Lyrics and music were originally written in February 2005. This version was created in November 2012, and this edit was cut in December 2012.

Escaping the Unknown (Update) (Edit)

Cover of the 1998 Ikon song "Subversion" that I did in 2007. Chris McCarter of Ikon gave me permission to post this, so here goes!

Subversion (Ikon Cover)

Pulse State started in the late '90s as an emotional outlet for the Detroit based musician Mike Phipps. Moving through different electronic styles during its lifetime, Pulse State has recently been operating in the melodic EBM, synthpop, and darkwave spheres. With each new release, different musical elements are woven into the tapestry of Pulse State, yet the project remains close to its synthpop/EBM roots at the same time. Pulse State currently has two albums and several EP/single releases available.

Although Pulse State is still a solo project in the studio, in 2013 live keyboardist Chris Halfan joined the lineup. Chris also assists Mike with graphic design and other miscellaneous tasks.

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. The remixes have appeared on releases from the Metropolis, Nilaihah, Infacted, Dependent, and Out of Line labels.

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