Peter Christopherson

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Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson (2007)

Peter Martin Christopherson called Sleazy (* 27. February 1955 in Leeds , Yorkshire , England; † 24. November 2010 in Bangkok , Thailand ), was a British musician , music video - director and photographer .

Life

Christopherson, the set design and programming had studied and early 1970s in the performance art group COUM Transmissions participated, was one of the founding members of the Industrial band Throbbing Gristle and the associated record label Industrial Records . He developed the first technical methods and synthesizer equipment for tone loops , which can be described as the analog forerunners of modern sampling and final scratch . He is considered a pioneer of modern electronic music, from which groups such as B. Depeche Mode drew their inspiration. Christopherson was also a founding member of the music group Psychic TV in 1981 and after leaving in 1984 he joined the band Coil founded by John Balance .

Christopherson showed himself to be multifaceted as a designer for the cult design group Hipgnosis around Storm Thorgerson, who designed numerous well-known record covers . He also excels as a director with video productions for well-known music groups. Among other things, he shot a music video for Coil , a cover version of Tainted Love , which is now in the archive of the Museum of Modern Art . He also produced numerous clips for other artists such as Rage Against the Machine , Front 242 , Marcy Playground , Gavin Friday , Nine Inch Nails and others. a.

Together with the other Throbbing Gristle band members Cosey Fanni Tutti , Chris Carter and Genesis P-Orridge there was a reunion of Throbbing Gristle that surprised fans around 2002. After the death of his musical partner John Balance, Christopherson announced the breakup of Coil. In 2008 he founded the duo Soisong with Ivan Pavlov .

Christopherson died in his sleep at his home in Bangkok.

Web links

Commons : Peter Christopherson  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Laut.de: Peter Christopherson died at 55. Retrieved January 21, 2014 .
personal data
SURNAME Christopherson, Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Christopherson, Peter Martin; Sleazy (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English musician, artist and video director
DATE OF BIRTH February 27, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Leeds , Yorkshire, England
DATE OF DEATH November 24, 2010
Place of death Bangkok , Thailand