Born in January 1974 in Middlesborough, England and co-founded the Sneaker Pimps aged 15. Released 3 albums, "Becoming X" (1996), "Splinter" (1999) and "Bloodsport" (2002). He provided lead vocals on the last two albums, as well as co-writing songs on all 3 albums.A fourth Sneaker Pimps album with a working title of 'SP4' was recorded but never released. Some of the songs were used on the first two IAMX albums. Left the Sneaker Pimps in 2003 to concentrate on his IAMX project. Released his debut solo album, "Kiss + Swallow" in 2004 and the follow-up "The Alternative" in 2006.Moved from London to Berlin in 2006, where he is still residing.Third album "Kingdom Of Welcome Addiction" was released in May 2009, preceeded by the download-only single "Think Of England".
Some musicians are meant to be heard but not seen - merely an auditory experience and nothing more. IAMX, on the other hand, isn?t merely a band... it's an event - a full-on aural and visual attack with the dynamic and inimitable musician and songwriter Chris Corner (of Sneaker Pimps) leading the charge.
With the European marketplace going bonkers for his blend of dramatic synth-rock, darkness-infused pop, and intricately-constructed indie dance, IAMX, originally from the Middlesbrough, United Kingdom but currently based in Berlin, has been headlining festivals in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine etc. and sharing the stage with Placebo, Franz Ferdinand, and The Cardigans among others.
Like an 80s electro glam soundtrack to a Jan ?vankmajer film or an almost unfathomable hybrid between the sexy swagger of Prince and the cool and collected respectability of Roxy Music, IAMX mixes Chris? erotically-charged vocals with music that is, at once, frantic yet controlled.
With such strikingly cinematic songs as the waltzy drama of "President" to the percussive sexual predatory dirtiness of "The Negative Sex" to the indelibly infectious synthpop of the sweeping "Spit It Out", The Alternative is exactly just that - the alternative to the cookie-cutter music scene that dominates the airwaves. Considering the rabid reception he receives from his performances, it seems it's time for the masses to latch onto The Alternative.
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From Wikipedia:IAMX is the solo musical project of Chris Corner. The lyrics are primarily concerned with subjects such as sex, death, emotions, narcotic intoxication, decadence, religion, alienation and allusions to politics. Corner currently lives in Berlin, where he has found "the spirit to care less about the music industry and take an independent route."