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Sneaker PimpsSpin Spin Sugar
The band's founding members were Liam Howe and Chris Corner, who then recruited
Kelli Dayton (formerly of Lumieres, now recording under the name
Kelli Ali) for vocal duties and long-time friend Ian Pickering
to provide lyrics. After the first album, the band felt that demos
for the second album (on which Corner provided the guide vocals)
better suited his voice, especially in regard to the more raw,
personal quality of the lyrics. Following the promotional tour
for Becoming X, Kelli was dismissed from the group, and Corner
became the singer.[1] Chris Corner began working on a side project in 2003 and released three solo albums in 2004, 2006, and 2009 under the moniker IAMX titled Kiss + Swallow , The Alternative, and Kingdom of Welcome Addiction. His latest album was release in March 2011 titled, Volatile Times.[2] He has also sung guest vocals for TNT Jackson, Moonbootica and The Strike Boys, as well as produced material for Robots in Disguise. Corner also collaborated with Sue Denim from Robots in Disguise, under the name Sibling. Joe Wilson formed Trash Money with Chris Tate in 1999 and plays live with Client. Liam Howe has become a successful writer / producer and has written and produced the likes of Marina and the Diamonds, and Ellie Goulding, he is signed to Columbia records for his solo project which includes collaborations from Alan Vega, Neneh Cherry and Princess Superstar. David Westlake currently plays drums in Trash Money, has done session work for Natalie Imbruglia, Mediaeval Baebes, Zero-G, and played drums with Ultrafox on tour. Kelli Ali (Dayton) recorded her third solo album Rocking Horse at the beginning of 2008 and released it through One Little Indian late Autumn 2008. She is quoted as saying this is a very different affair from her two previous solo albums, Tigermouth and Psychic Cat. Rocking Horse was produced by Max Richter. Ian Pickering is a lyricist/songwriter currently
writing and recording with the band Polaroid Kiss with Brandun
Reed whose debut album 'Weakness of the Beautiful Souls' is due
for release in 2011. He wrote lyrics for a number of tracks on
the IAMX albums "Kiss + Swallow" and "The Alternative" and released the album All These Lines Make Noises in 2005 as singer/songwriter/lyricist
with the band transporter. He is also currently contributing lyrics
to a number of other projects and has previously written lyrics
for Anomie Belle, Natalie Imbruglia, Neil Barnes from Leftfield
and The SuperDead. In the studio, the band share instrumental duties, however in the live environment they could usually be observed playing the following: Chris Corner (guitar, synthesiser, vocals) Also note: Chris Tate (friend of Joe Wilson and stand-in
for Liam Howe on synthesiser during Bloodsport) [edit] Discography Becoming X (1996) – #27 UK, #111 U.S., #1 U.S.
Heatseekers – BPI: Gold [3] 1996 "Firestarter"
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