Peter Christopherson
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Peter Martin Christopherson, a.k.a. Sleazy (born February 27, 1955) is a musician, video director and designer, and former member of the influential British design agency Hipgnosis.
He was one of the original members of the infamous Industrial Records band, Throbbing Gristle. He also helped create the first keyboard-triggered sampler. It was with this instrument that sample-based electronic music took its contemporary shape. He's also participated in two other famous industrial bands, Psychic TV and Coil. Christopherson met John Balance whilst the latter was a Throbbing Gristle fan. They worked together on the first two Psychic TV albums before deciding to collaborate on their own personal project, forming Coil.
Despite Christopherson's long and extensive history as a musical artist, he has only released a single track solely under his name. The song, "In My Head A Crystal Sphere Of Heavy Fluid", appeared on the compilation Foxtrot, a benefit album for former partner John Balance's alcohol addiction.
In 2005, Christopherson relocated from England to Krung Thep, Thailand and undertook the project The Threshold HouseBoy's Choir. Since Christopherson's relocation he has repressed the Coil CDs; The Ape Of Naples, The Remote Viewer, Black Antlers, Musick To Play In The Dark Vol. 1 and Musick To Play In The Dark Vol. 2, which were formerly being pressed in England. He is also supervising the print of the Throbbing Gristle album Part Two.
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[edit] Musical discography
[edit] Throbbing Gristle
[edit] Psychic TV
- Dream Less Sweet
- Force The Hand Of Chance
- Berlin Atonal Vol. 2
- New York Scum Haters
- Thee City Of New York/Thee City Of Tokyo
- Mein*Goett*In*Gen
[edit] Coil
- Main article: Coil discography
[edit] The Threshold HouseBoy's Choir
- ...It Just Is (In Memoriam: Jhonn Balance) compilation contains the track "Mahil Athal Nadrach". (CD) (2005)
- X-Rated: The Dark Files compilation contains the track "So Young It Knows No Maturing". (CD) (2006)
- Rampant announced debut album. (Blu-Ray) (2007?)
[edit] Other groups
- Sickness of Snakes: Nightmare Culture (1985)
- Peter Christopherson: "In My Head A Crystal Sphere Of Heavy Fluid" on Foxtrot (1998)
[edit] Other Contributions
| Date of release | Song title | Released on | Group name released under | Musical Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | "First/Last" | Something For Nobody | Monte Cazazza | featuring (technical supervision) |
| 1982 | Seven Songs | 23 Skidoo | featuring (production) | |
| 1992 | "First/Last" | The Worst Of Monte Cazazza | Monte Cazazza | featuring (technical supervision) |
| 1996 | "Videodrones; Questions" | Lost Highway Soundtrack | Trent Reznor | production |
| 1996 | "Driver Down" | Lost Highway Soundtrack | Trent Reznor | production |
| 2000 | "Silence Is Golden" | Vox Tinnitus | CoH | vocals |
| 2001 | "My Angel (Director's Cut)" | Love Uncut | CoH | vocals |
| 2001 August 06 | Michel Publicity Window | Thighpaulsandra | album artwork design | |
| 2002 | "Autumn" | Love Uncut | CoH | uses field recordings by Christopherson |
| 2005 | "Unhealthy Red" | A Nature Of Nonsense | Aural Rage | written by |
[edit] Music video director fimography
- Marc Almond - "Waifs and Strays", "Tainted Love '91", and "Say Hello Wave Goodbye '91"
- Bjorn Again - "A Little Respect"
- Jerry Cantrell - "Cut You In"
- Coil - "The Wheel", "Tainted Love", "Windowpane", "The Snow (Answers Come In Dreams II)", "Love's Secret Domain"
- The Crystal Method - "Comin' Back"
- Erasure - "Chains of Love", "A Little Respect", "Stop"
- The Firm - "Radioactive", "All The King's Horses", "Satisfaction Guaranteed"
- Gavin Friday - (track unknown)
- Front 242 - "Rhythm of Time"
- Diamanda Galás - "Double Barrel Prayer"
- Gemini - (unknown)
- Barry Gibb - "Now Voyager" (long form made-for-television music film)
- Hanson - "I Will Come to You"
- Nona Hendryx - (track unknown)
- K's Choice - "Not an Addict" (live version), "Everything for Free"
- The Law - (track unknown)
- Magnum - (track unknown)
- Paul McCartney - "Going Home (From Rio to Liverpool)"
- Ministry - "N.W.O.", "Just One Fix", "Over the Shoulder"
- Nine Inch Nails - The Broken Movie (including "Pinion", "Wish", "Gave Up", "Help Me I Am In Hell" and more), "March of the Pigs" (two versions were produced by Sleazy, only one of which has been released), and all the interstitial sections on the Closure video collection
- Robert Plant - "Tall Cool One"
- Rage Against the Machine - "Freedom", "Killing in the Name Of", "Bombtrack", "Bulls on Parade", "People of the Sun"
- Senser - "Age of Panic"
- Sepultura - "Refuse/Resist"
- Silverchair - "Pure Massacre"
- Stabbing Westward - "Lies"
- 10cc - (track unknown)
- The The - "Infected", "The Mercy Beat", "Heartland"
- The Threshold HouseBoy's Choir - "Mahil Athal Nadrach", "So Young It Known No Maturing", and other unreleased videos from the album "Rampant"
- 3lb Thrill - "Something Will Come"
- The Wildhearts - "Suckerpunch"
- Van Halen - "Don't Tell Me"
- Jah Wobble - "Becoming More Like God"
- Yes - "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
