Paris Anthony Sadonis (born May 6, 1972) is a Los Angeles-based keyboardist, painter, performance artist and musician.

History

Best known for his work alongside

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. He is featured on the 1991 self-titled "Shadow Project", "Dreams for the Dying", "Dead Babies/Killer" single, as well as the live "In Tuned Out - Live '93" released in 1994. A multi-instrumentalist, he performed and recorded with Christian Death Featuring Rozz Williams "The Path Of Sorrows" (1993) and "The Rage Of Angels" (1994) as well as Rozz Williams solo material "Every King a Bastard Son" (1992) and "The Whorse's Mouth" (1996). With The

Halo Experience - "Demons Fall For an Angels Kiss" (1994) he composed using a variety of instruments including keyboards, piano and organ. Paris went on to found the EXPerimental band EXP in 1992 with Ryan Wildstar, Doriandra Smith, Rozz Williams and Ace Farren Ford. EXP is perhaps the most incestuous band in the Family featuring Rozz Williams, with a wide variety of members, ex-members, collaborators and guest musicians. The entity has one self-titled, full-length release, and also a limited edition handmade 7 inch single. Also collaborating with

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and elaborating upon boundary-pushing performance art, he is featured on the album "Wound of Exit" (1998), The group's themes remained avant-garde throughout this time, focusing on the bizarre and taboo. Paris also contributed to Erik Christides Bloodflag - Stain (Mk I) (1998 - Daughters of Darkness). He toured with Gitane Demone following his work with Penal Colony's "5 Man Job" Tour alongside EXP collaborator

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, who around that time started to get into a lot of experimental noise, branching out from EXP to put out an all ambient noise album with Paris under the name "Face" (A Picture Of End - 1997). Eventually the concept behind Face evolved into the ambient project "The Implicate Order" (Volume One: Enfolded 2002). Involution is an experimental electronic group made up of cEvin Key (

Skinny Puppy Skinny Puppy is a Canadian industrial music group formed in Vancouver in 1982. The group is among the founders of the industrial rock and electro-industrial genres. Initially envisioned as an experimental side-project by cEvin Key (Kevin Crompton ...

) and Paris Sadonis (Christian Death/Shadow Project). They released one self-titled album on Tone Casualties Records in 1998. Gravehill Paris Witch was a side project featuring Jyrki and Marko from Two Witches and Paris (EXP, Rozz William's Christian Death). Musically, leaning towards Cold Meat Industry reminiscent urban dark ambient soundscapes. "Arte Astratta" was released in limited edition in Finland (2006). Foxfairy is a live electronic project formed by Paris Sadonis and Justin Rickles in Los Angeles during 2011.

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's Circuit Freq Records released a self-titled EP (2011) as well as a full-length LP - Zero (2013) It has been called "Downtempo From the LA Underground, Massive Attack with a chiptune influence, The soundtrack to the cyberspace afterparty."

References

External links

Official Website

Paris Sadonis Official on Facebook
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