''Volatile Times'' is the fourth studio album from
IAMX
IAMX is the solo musical project of Chris Corner of the band Sneaker Pimps. Founded in 2004 in London, it is an independent music project which also focuses on and experiments with visual art. Musically, IAMX spans multiple genres from electro ...
. It was released on 18 March 2011 and the tracks on the album keep alive the cabaret-esque and dark electronic sound that Chris Corner has become known for. The track "Volatile Times" was featured on season 1 episode 5 of
How to Get Away with Murder
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, both the US and instrumental versions of "I Salute You Christopher" on episode 11, as well as the US version of "Music People" on episode 14.
Release and promotion
''Volatile Times'' is the first IAMX album released on
vinyl
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.
New songs from the album that were performed on 22 October 2010 at the Prague show at
Meet Factory included "Fire and Whispers", "Bernadette", "Oh Beautiful Town", "Music People", and "Cold Red Light".
The lead single from the album, "Ghosts of Utopia", premiered on
Czech Radio 1 on 23 January. It was released as a digital download on 25 February and includes a remix by
Noblesse Oblige
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, who were the supporting band for the ''Fire & Whispers Tour''. A music video for the single, directed and edited by Chris Corner, premiered on tape.tv on 23 February.
A free download of "Fire and Whispers" was made available on 4 March, as part of the countdown of the album.
The full album was leaked online on 12 March, a fact that Corner acknowledged on the day of the album's release.
On 2 September 2013 the album was released digitally in the US with an alternative cover, and all songs were remixed and remastered by Chris Corner.
Track listing
* All songs written by
Chris Corner
Christopher Anthony Corner (born 23 January 1974) is an English record producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, singer and video artist. He was a founding member of the band Sneaker Pimps, and is now also active with his solo project IAMX.
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2-vinyl, it includes the 11-track CD as a bonus.
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US Edition
All songs reworked, and remastered by Chris Corner. Released digitally only.
# Music People
# Ghosts of Utopia
# Volatile Times (IAMseX UNFALL Rework)
# Fire and Whispers
# Bernadette
# Dance With Me
# Avalanches
# Cold Red Light
# Into Asylum
# Commanded By Voices
# Oh Beautiful Town
# I Salute You Christopher
# Bernadette (Post Romanian Storm)
# Volatile Times
Chart positions
References
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2011 albums
IAMX albums