Blue states是由Andy Dragazis為首的Downtempo樂團，團員包括了主唱Ty、吉他Chris、貝斯Karl與鼓手Jon。以真軍樂團的形式來演繹出低沉迷離的Downtempo，由於來自英倫的背景，Blue states的音樂帶有濃厚的Brit-pop的感覺。也因為帶有搖滾的氣息，Blue states也受邀參與眾多搖滾樂手的作品混音，如Badly Drawn Boy等。 \r \r by Andy Kellman\r With the help of a couple friends, Andy Dragazis' semi-kitschy trip-hop outfit Blue States became active in 1997. After playing out for a short amount of time, Dragazis relocated to Sussex, England, and was courted by Memphis Industries, a label that began issuing his singles. Between 1998 and 1999, five were released, setting the table for Nothing Changes Under the Sun, an LP released in 2000. In 2001, Thievery Corporation licensed the record in the U.S. on their Eighteenth Street Lounge Music imprint, adding bonus tracks to the original sequence. Dragazis also has several remixing credits, including work for Hefner and Badly Drawn Boy.The sultry, cinematic Man Mountain appeared in fall 2002.\r