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! colspan="2" style="background: #ffdead;" | Distorted Reality
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| Formation: || 1997
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| Genre: || [[Electro-industrial]]
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| Website: || https://web.archive.org/web/20041130063340/http://distorted-reality.com/
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! colspan="2" style="background: #ffdead;" | Founder members / current members
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| Singer: || Martha M. Arce
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| Keyboard / Synthesizer : || Christian Kobusch
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''' Distorted Reality''' is a [[synthpop]] band from Germany / United States.



== Band history ==

'''Distorted Reality''' is the [[synthpop]] band formed in 1997 by a collaboration between Martha M. Arce from Miami, United States and Christian Kobusch from [[Bielefeld]], Germany.

Distorted Reality's debut album, ''The Fine Line Between Love and Hate'', was released on 17 May 2002, on Accession Records. The band produced the album along with Bruno Kramm from [[Das Ich]]. It also contains re-mixes by [[Propaganda (band)|Propaganda]], Sabotage QCQC and [[Noyce]].

Distorted Reality has also signed with American label [[Nilaihah Records]]. ''The Fine Line Between Love and Hate'' was released in the US and Canada 13 May 2003. This version contains additional remixes by [[Assemblage 23]], [[Forma Tadre]], Cut.Rate.Box and [[Null Device]].

In 2003 and 2005 Distorted Reality performed live gigs at the [[Wave-Gotik-Treffen]] in Leipzig, Germany. In October 2005 Distorted Reality played at the ''Electronic Pleasures 3'' Festival in [[Berlin]], Germany. Further live gigs are planned.

From 2004 to 2006 Martha and Christian worked on their current album ‘''Daydreams and Nightmares''’, together with the producer Andreas Meyer ([[Forma Tadre]]). Remixes from [[Haujobb]], [[Dust of Basement]] and [[In Strict Confidence]] are included.

==Discography==
*'''Daydreams and Nightmares''' (2006; US/Canada release, Nilaihah Records)

# Never Change
# Get a Clue
# Forever
# I Am Waiting
# Those Eyes
# Tag FÜr Tag
# Will You Love Me?
# Something Wicked
# Into the Night
# Rebel Yell
# Something Wicked (In Strict Confidence Remix)
# Never Change
# Something Wicked
# Never Change (Dust Of Basement remix)
# Will You Love Me? (Sea Of Love Remix By Das Ich)
# Rebel Yell (Live Mix)

*'''Daydreams and Nightmares''' (2006; EU release, Dark Dimsn (Soulfood Music))
*'''The fine Line between Love and Hate''' (2002; EU release, Accession Records)

# Super Crush
# In my Dream
# Fever
# Haunted
# Your only Jewel
# You want me, you hate me
# Hate Factor
# Sleeper Awaken
# Fear
# Drop
# Fieber
# In my Dream (The Context Mix) – ''remix by Propaganda''
# Fear – ''remix by Sabotage qcqc''
# Dance Factor – ''remix by Noyce''

*'''The Fine Line between Love and Hate''' (2003; US/Canada release, Nilaihah Records)

# Super Crush
# Fever
# You Want Me, You Hate Me [split] – ''remix by Assemblage 23''
# In My Dream
# Dance Factor – ''remix by Noyce''
# Drop
# Haunted
# You Want Me, You Hate Me
# In my Dream (The Context Mix) – ''remix by Propaganda''
# Super Crush (clip) – ''remix by cut.rate.box''
# Fever (Analog Mix) – ''remix by Forma Tadre''
# Your Only Jewel
# Hate Factor
# Fear – ''remix by Sabotage qcqc''
# Super Crush (ND Sodium Mix) – ''remix by Null Device''

== Honors ==

* 2002: 4th place ‘Newcomer of the year 2002’ at [http://www.grenzwellen.de Grenzwellen.de]

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041130063340/http://distorted-reality.com/ Official Site]
*{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20010420042121/http://www.legendsmagazine.net/88/intdist.htm Interview @ Legends]}}
*{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20040131165637/http://www.legendsmagazine.net/138/dist.htm More Recent Interview @ Legends]}}

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