Christopher Horne, also known by his stage name christ., is a
Scottish
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musician. He disclaims any religious meaning in the
stage name
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; he describes it as short for his full name, and the
full stop
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or period as indicating that status as an abbreviation.
christ. performs as a solo
electronic music
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artist, and his music is often likened to that of the (also Scottish) electronic group
Boards of Canada. In fact, credited as ''Chris H.'', he was an early participant in the nebulous
Hexagon Sun
Hexagon Sun is an artistic collective based in the Pentland Hills, Scotland. The confirmed members are Mike Sandison, Marcus Eoin, Peter Iain Campbell (a.k.a. "PIC"), Simon Goderich (a.k.a. "goderich"), Mark David Garrett (a.k.a. "mdg"), Rachel St ...
collective from which Boards of Canada emerged, and was a collaborator with the group until approximately 1995. He appeared on the ''
Twoism'' album, reissued by
Warp
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in 2002. Horne's departure was amicable and he thanks the duo on his ''
Pylonesque EP
''Pylonesque EP'' was an EP produced and created by Christ. This album had the distinction of being Christ.'s first proper album. Pylonesque EP was released on Benbecula Records
Benbecula Records was a Scottish independent record label. Es ...
'' issued on the
Benbecula Records
Benbecula Records was a Scottish independent record label. Established in 1999 in Edinburgh, Scotland, by local musicians Phase 6 and Beluga, Benbecula Records began as a CD-R-based record label before moving towards large-run commercial viny ...
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.
christ. has toured the UK, Europe and Japan and performed a live session for
John Peel
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at Maida Vale studios in London on 17 December 2003. This session became notable among Peel's fans as being the only known occasion upon which the DJ requested an encore.
Benbecula Records
(archived 21 Jul 2011) He released his fourth full-length album, his second for Benbecula, on 22 January 2007 (after delays, due to manufacturing and marketing issues extending past the intended November 2006 date).
Discography
Albums
*'' Delicass Harmonium'' (1996, Hyperact Records)
*''Yugo 77
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'' (1998, Hyperact Records)
*'' Metamorphic Reproduction Miracle'' (2003, Benbecula Records
Benbecula Records was a Scottish independent record label. Established in 1999 in Edinburgh, Scotland, by local musicians Phase 6 and Beluga, Benbecula Records began as a CD-R-based record label before moving towards large-run commercial viny ...
)
*''Blue Shift Emissions
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'' (2007, Benbecula Records)
*''Distance Lends Enchantment to the View
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'' (2009, Benbecula Records)
*''Cathexis (Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Origin of term
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'' (2012, Parallax Sounds)
*'' curio. volume 1'' (2014, Self-released)
*'' curio. volume 2'' (2014, Self-released)
*'' curio. volume 3'' (2014, Self-released)
EPs
*''Pylonesque EP
''Pylonesque EP'' was an EP produced and created by Christ. This album had the distinction of being Christ.'s first proper album. Pylonesque EP was released on Benbecula Records
Benbecula Records was a Scottish independent record label. Es ...
'' (2002, Benbecula Records)
*'' Seeing and Doing'' (2005, Benbecula Records)
*''Vernor Vinge
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'' (2006, Benbecula Records)
*''Bike
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'' (2007, Benbecula Records)
Live
*''Live
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Arts, entertainment, and media Films
* ''Live!'' (2007 film), 2007 American film
* ''Live'' (2014 film), a 2014 Japanese film
*'' ''Live'' (Apocalyptica DVD)
Music
* Live (band), American alternative rock band
* List of album ...
'' (2009, Benbecula Records)
*'' liveleventwelve'' (2013, Parallax Sounds)
See also
*List of ambient music artists
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References
External links
*
Official Bandcamp
Scottish electronic musicians
Intelligent dance musicians
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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