Christopher Horne, also known by his stage name christ., is a

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musician. He disclaims any religious meaning in the

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; he describes it as short for his full name, and the

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or period as indicating that status as an abbreviation. christ. performs as a solo

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artist, and his music is often likened to that of the (also Scottish) electronic group

Boards of Canada Boards of Canada are a Scottish electronic music duo consisting of the brothers Mike Sandison and Marcus Eoin. Signing first to Skam Records, Skam followed by Warp (record label), Warp Records in the 1990s, they received recognition following th ...

. In fact, credited as ''Chris H.'', he was an early participant in the nebulous

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collective from which Boards of Canada emerged, and was a collaborator with the group until approximately 1995. He appeared on the ''

Twoism ''Twoism'' is the debut EP by Scottish electronic duo Boards of Canada, released through their own Music70 label in August 1995 as a limited run of approximately 100 copies. The EP was out of print until it was re-issued by Warp Records on ...

'' album as co-writer of the track "Melissa Juice", reissued by

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in 2002 (his credits were removed from the reissue at his own request). Horne's departure was amicable and he thanks the duo on his '' Pylonesque EP'' issued on the

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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

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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'' (1998, Hyperact Records) *''

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'' (2003,

) *'' Blue Shift Emissions'' (2007, Benbecula Records) *'' Distance Lends Enchantment to the View'' (2009, Benbecula Records) *'' Cathexis (Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' (2012, Parallax Sounds) *'' curio. volume 1'' (2014, Self-released) *'' curio. volume 2'' (2014, Self-released) *'' curio. volume 3'' (2014, Self-released)

EPs

*'' Pylonesque EP'' (2002, Benbecula Records) *''

Seeing and Doing ''Seeing and Doing'' is a 2005 EP by Christ.. Track listing # "Fragile X" # "Marsh of Epidemics" # "Magic Piano" # "Alter Boy" # "Marsh of Epidemics ( Alias Remix)" References Christ. (musician) albums 2005 EPs Electronica EPs {{2 ...

'' (2005, Benbecula Records) *''

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'' (2006, Benbecula Records) *''

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'' (2007, Benbecula Records)

Live

*''

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'' (2009, Benbecula Records) *'' liveleventwelve'' (2013, Parallax Sounds)

Featured on

*''

'' by Boards of Canada (1995, featured as Chris H. as co-writer of "Melissa Juice", removed in 2002 Warp reissue at own request)

References

External links

*
Official Bandcamp
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