Chris Randall (born 1968) is an American musician, Eurorack evangelist, and the current frontman of
Sister Machine Gun
Sister Machine Gun is an American industrial rock band originally based in Chicago, Illinois.
History
The early years
Sister Machine Gun was formed by Chris Randall and Guilherme Machado in New York City. They performed at New Jersey's Pipe ...
. In 1998, he created a side-project called Micronaut, focusing on more instrumental music that was not necessarily appropriate for Sister Machine Gun.
After disbanding Sister Machine Gun in 2007, he began his solo career and released the EP ''Cheap Sensation'' and the full-length album ''The Devil His Due''. Chris also collaborates with Wade Alin from
Christ Analogue
Christ Analogue is an American industrial rock group started in 1995 by frontman and producer Wade Alin.
History
Christ Analogue was devised in 1995 by programmer/vocalist Wade Alin. After Markus Von Prause joined on guitar, the duo debuted w ...
on the IDM project Scanalyzer.
In 2015 he rebanded Sister Machine Gun to release The Future Unformed on WTII. He was featured in the August 1996 issue of ''
Playgirl'' as being among the ten sexiest male Rock musicians.
["Top 10 Sexiest Men in Rock-n-Roll", Playgirl Magazine, August 1996 print edition]
In 1998, he founded his self owned label,
Positron! Records
Positron Records is an independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois. The label was founded in 1998 by Chris Randall, frontman of the industrial band Sister Machine Gun. Positron describes itself as an "anti-label" because they release ...
, and also runs Audio Damage, a creator of music software plug-ins and
synthesizer modules.
Discography
Sister Machine Gun
*1992: ''Sins of the Flesh''
*1994: ''The Torture Technique''
*1995: ''
Burn''
*1997: ''
Metropolis
A metropolis () is a large city or conurbation which is a significant economic, political, and cultural center for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections, commerce, and communications.
A big c ...
''
*1999: ''
volution''
*2000: Transient 5.2 EP
*2000: ''
6.0''
*2003: ''Influence''
*2015: The Future Unformed
Micronaut
*1998: ''Micronaut''
*2000: ''Io''
*2002: ''Ganymede''
*2005: ''Europa''
*2006: ''Pasiphae''
*2007: ''Bhopal Muffin
*2008: ''Callisto''
*2009: Frampton, Comes Alive
*2010: ''Resistor''
*2010: ''Capacitor''
*2010: ''Study One''
Scanalyzer
*2007: ''On the one and the zero''
Solo
Albums
*2007: ''
The Devil His Due''
*2014: ''floats on air''
EPs
*2007: ''Cheap Sensation''
*2012
electromechanical*2020: Depth of Field
YACHT Controversy
In January 2009,
Pitchfork reported that Jona Bechtolt of
YACHT
A yacht is a sailing or power vessel used for pleasure, cruising, or racing. There is no standard definition, though the term generally applies to vessels with a cabin intended for overnight use. To be termed a , as opposed to a , such a pleasu ...
publicly admitted to using pirated versions of Audio Damage software. The statements resulted in three and a half-year legal battle between Bechtolt and Randall, in what Pitchfork described as a "Nerd Flame War."
References
External links
Chris Randall's official pagePositron! Records profileAudio Damage
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American industrial musicians
Living people
1968 births
Date of birth missing (living people)
Musicians from Honolulu
Songwriters from Hawaii
Pigface members