Primitive Race is an international

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created by Chris Kniker and featuring

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), Mark Gemini Thwaite ( Peter Murphy,

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, Tricky,

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, The Mission,

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), Erie Loch (LUXT, Blownload, Exageist),

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). The project began as a social media campaign on

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and has since incorporated a successful crowd funding element on Indiegogo. Followed by a pre-release sampler made available on September 13, 2013, via

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, announced on @tweakermusic, @primitiverace and as reported on metal underground Primitive Race published an interview featuring

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on September 26, 2013, detailing how the band collaborates, produces and constructs their music. On March 10, 2015, Primitive Race announced the release of their first E.P. " Long In The Tooth" through

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on June 19, 2015. The self-titled debut album was released August 7, 2015.

Members

- Vocals, programming, mixing *Chris Kniker – Bass, Vocals, Backing Vocals – Announced May 10, 2013 *

– Programming, Mixing – Announced May 17, 2013 * Mark Gemini Thwaite – Guitar, Programming, Bass – Announced May 31, 2013 *Erie Loch - Programming, Guitar, Bass, Visuals – Announced June 2, 2013 *

– Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Programming – Announced June 14, 2013 *

- Vocals, programming, mixing - Announced November 8, 2013

Discography

Studio albums

* ''

Primitive Race Primitive Race is an international industrial supergroup created by Chris Kniker and featuring Raymond Watts (PIG, KMFDM), Dave Ogilvie ( Skinny Puppy), Mark Gemini Thwaite ( Peter Murphy, Spear of Destiny, Tricky, Mob Research, The Mission, ...

'' (2015) * ''Soul Pretender'' (2017) * ''Cranial Matter'' (2019)

EPs

* '' Long in the Tooth'' (2015) – With

References

External links

Primitive Race Website

Primitive Race
on

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