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Christ. is a Scottish solo electronic music artist. His music has been notable due to the melancholic nature of his sound and lush soundscapes he uses in them. There is no religious meaning in his name; rather, it is an abbreviation of his real name, Christopher Horne, which also explains the period which is an official part of his handle. Image File history File links Christ_MRM_cover. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I... Electronic music is a term for music created using electronic devices. ...


Christ.'s music is often likened to that of fellow Scottish electronic group Boards of Canada. In fact, Horne was an early participant in the nebulous Hexagon Sun collective from which BoC emerged and was a collaborator with the group until approximately 1995, appearing on the Twoism album, reissued by Warp in 2002. [1]. Horne's departure was amicable and he thanks the duo on his Pylonesque EP issued on the Benbecula Records label in 2001. He followed this release with a full length album Metamorphic Reproduction Miracle on the same label which was very well received within the genre [2][3]. Boards of Canada is a Scottish electronic music duo comprising Michael Sandison (b. ... Hexagon Sun is an artistic collective based in the Pentland Hills, Scotland. ... Twoism was released by Boards of Canada in 1995 on their own Music70 label. ... Warp Records is a pioneering independent UK record label, founded in Sheffield in 1989, notable for discovering some of the most enduring artists in electronic music. ... Pylonesque EP is an EP produced and created by Christ. ... Benbecula Records are a Scottish record label. ...


He has toured the UK, Europe and Japan and performed a live session for John Peel at Maida Vale studios in London on 17th December 2003. This session became notable amongst Peel's fans as being the only known occasion upon which the legendary DJ requested an encore[4]. Christ. will release his 4th full length album, his 2nd for Benbecula, on 22nd January 2007 (having been delayed from November 2006 due to manufacture and marketing issues). Autobiography John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004), known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, and journalist. ...


It has also been established that from an early age Christopher Horne has been unable to see Cats. (The animals not the musical which he has been to about eight times.)He maintains that he has never been in a room with one, an assertain which has been disproved on a number of occasions and for a large part of his early career simply refused to believe in their existance. He has now recanted these earlier statements.


Discography

  • Delicass Harmonium - 1996, Hyperact Records
  • Yugo 77 - 1998, Hyperact Records
  • Pylonesque EP - 2002, Benbecula Records
  • Metamorphic Reproduction Miracle - 2003, Benbecula Records
  • Seeing And Doing EP - 2005, Benbecula Records
  • Vernor Vinge EP - 2006, Benbecula Records
  • Blue Shift Emissions - 2007, Benbecula Records (forthcoming)

Pylonesque EP is an EP produced and created by Christ. ... Benbecula Records are a Scottish record label. ...

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