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Joshua Leary (born 11 June 1989), better known by the stage name Evian Christ, is an English electronic music producer, DJ, songwriter and
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ist from Ellesmere Port, UK. He is signed to Tri Angle Records, Warp and
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’s publishing house Donda and record label Very Good Beats. He released his debut
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''Kings and Them'' in 2012 and gained prominence as a collaborator on West's 2013 album ''
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''. He released a further EP on Tri Angle, ''Waterfall'', in 2014, and released his debut album on
Warp Records Warp Records is a British independent record label that specialises in Electronic music, electronic, indie rock and experimental music. It was founded in Sheffield in 1989 by Steve Beckett, Robert Mitchell and Robert Gordon. It has released recor ...
, ''
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'', in 2023.


Life and career

Leary grew up in the small town of Ellesmere Port, near
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. He began making music using vintage keyboards belonging to his step-father, who was a trance DJ in the late 1990s. While training to be a teacher at
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, Leary produced the eight tracks that would make up his debut mixtape, ''Kings And Them'', which was produced on Cubase and recorded in his garage. In December 2011, he posted three of the tracks on YouTube under the name Evian Christ; they were discovered by Dummy Magazine and other music blogs, which led to a search for his identity. Leary was contacted by Tri Angle Records founder Robin Carolan, who signed him to the label; he then made his live debut at a Tri Angle showcase in London alongside Balam Acab, Romy xx, and The Haxan Cloak. Directly after graduating from his education program, Leary left the UK to tour in America. In July 2012, Tri Angle rereleased Kings And Them as a limited edition 12" EP, raising Leary's reputation. In 2013, Kanye West reached out to Leary to produce material for his then-upcoming record ''
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''. He was flown out to Paris, where he worked with West's in-house engineers and producers to create the album track "I'm In It". West additionally later signed Evian Christ to his publishing house, Donda. In November of 2013 he hosted the first edition of his now infamous club night: TranceParty. Across two nights at London's Corsica Studios and Manchester's The Basement respectively, Leary hosted artists such as Arca, Lukid and Holy Other. In the same year, Leary also attended the
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in
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. Leary released his debut EP, ''Waterfall'', in March 2014 on Tri Angle records. To celebrate the release, he collaborated with London promoter Oscillate Wildly to present the second edition of TranceParty at London's Oval Space which featured artists such as
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,
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, MssingNo, and
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among others. In June 2015, Leary signed with British electronic music label Warp and in July collaborated with artist David Rudnick to create a temporary art installation and performance at London's Institute of Contemporary Arts, titled ''The Trance War (1998 – Ongoing)'' which was his first "release" for Warp. In August 2015, Leary pulled out of
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, saying that he had been unfairly detained by security staff at the Leeds sister festival. In August 2016, Leary produced "Pneumonia", the second single from rapper
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's critically acclaimed fourth studio album, '' Atrocity Exhibition''. The single was officially released on August 19 through
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. In September 2020, Leary released his much awaited debut single for Warp title ''Ultra''. The release was later accompanied in September with a remix from Swedish producer and
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affiliate Yung Sherman. In September 2023, Leary announced ''
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'', his debut album for Warp, which was released on 20 October of the same year.


Discography


Studio albums

*''
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'' (2023)


Extended plays

*''Duga-3'' (2013) *''Waterfall'' (2014)


Mixtapes

* ''Kings and Them'' (2012)


Production discography


2013

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– ''
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'' * 6. "I'm in It" (produced with Kanye West, Dom Solo, Noah Goldstein, Arca, and Mike Dean)
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and Oh No – ''
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'' * 6. "20's 50's 100's" (King Avriel featuring
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) (produced with Oh No)


2014

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– '' Aquarius'' * 10. "Indigo Child (Interlude)"


2015

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– ''
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'' * 6. "Umami/Water" (produced with
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, Le1f, Aron, and Boody) *3. "Grace Alek Naomi" (produced with Boody)


2016

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– ''
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'' * 1. "The Ends" (produced with
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, Daxz,
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, OZ)
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– '' Atrocity Exhibition'' * 9. "Pneumonia"


2017

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– '' 9'' * 2. "Europa Pools" (produced with
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) Yung Sherman – ''Innocence v2'' * 2. "I D C - Evian Christ Remix" (produced with Yung Sherman)


2020

* 1. "Ultra - Evian Christ"


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Christ, Evian 1989 births Living people British dance musicians English electronic musicians Warp (record label) artists Place of birth missing (living people) English electronic dance music DJs