| Chris &
Cosey |
| Background information |
| Also known as |
Carter
Tutti, CTI |
| Genre(s) |
Industrial,
Electronica |
| Years active |
1981 - present |
| Label(s) |
Rough
Trade
Conspiracy International
Nettwerk
Play It Again Sam
Staalplaat
Wax Trax!
World Serpent |
Associated
acts |
Throbbing
Gristle |
| Website |
http://chrisandcosey.com/ |
| Members |
Chris Carter
Cosey Fanni Tutti |
Chris & Cosey is a band formed in
1981, consisting of partners Chris Carter and Cosey
Fanni Tutti, both previously members of industrial
music pioneers Throbbing Gristle.
|
Contents
- 1 History
- 2 Discography
- 3 See
also
- 4 External
links
|
History
When Throbbing Gristle broke up in 1981, Carter and Tutti
signed with Rough Trade Records and began
recording as Chris & Cosey. They recorded four albums for the
label, using electronics, sampling, and Cosey's vocals and cornet
playing. In 1983, they formed their own independent record label
Conspiracy International (aka CTI) to release more experimental works
and collaborations. The first CTI projects, Elemental 7
and European Rendezvous, were released through Cabaret
Voltaire's DoubleVision label.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the duo worked with a
number of independent labels such as Nettwerk (Canada), Play
It Again Sam (Belgium), Staalplaat (Netherlands), and Wax
Trax! (USA), and World Serpent
Distribution (UK). In 1992, for artistic and health reasons, the duo
stopped touring and concentrated on studio work. They returned to
performing live in 1998, documented on the Union
album.
They have collaborated with such artists as Monte
Cazazza, Coil, Current
93, John Duncan, Erasure, Eurythmics,
Boyd
Rice, and Robert Wyatt. Their 1988 Core
album is a collection of such collaborations.
Recently, Carter and Tutti have released two ongoing CD series
of instrumental music: The Library Of Sound
(L.O.S.) and Electronic Ambient Remixes (E.A.R.),
currently with four volumes each. The E.A.R. series are remixes of
material released solo by Carter or Tutti.
To greet the 21st century, Chris & Cosey
became Carter Tutti, celebrating the rebirth with a
series of concerts which were documented on the live album LEM
Festival October 2003. The rebirth was completed by the
release of the studio album Cabal later that year.
Both also appeared as guests on the 2006 Current 93
album Black Ships Ate the Sky.
Carter and Tutti have also become involved again with
Throbbing Gristle, which reformed with all four original members for a
December 2004 All
Tomorrow's Parties festival appearance, and recorded new studio albums TG Now (2004) and Part Two
(2007).
Discography
- Heartbeat (1981) Rough Trade
- Trance (1982) Rough Trade
- European Rendezvous (1983) DoubleVision
- Songs of Love & Lust (1984)
Rough Trade
- Elemental 7 (1984) DoubleVision
- Techno Primitiv (1985) Rough Trade
- Take Five EP (1986) Nettwerk
- Exotika (1987) Nettwerk/Play It Again Sam
- Allotrophy (1987) Staalplaat
- Core (1988) Nettwerk/Play It Again Sam
- Trust (1989) Nettwerk/Play It Again Sam
- Collectiv One: Conspiracy International
(1989) Play It Again Sam, compilation
- Collectiv Two: The Best of Chris and Cosey
(1989) Play It Again Sam, compilation
- Collectiv Three: An Elemental Rendevous
(1990) Play It Again Sam, compilation
- Collectiv Four: Archive Recordings
(1990) Play It Again Sam, compilation
- Reflection (1990) WaxTrax!, compilation
- Pagan Tango (1990) WaxTrax!/Play It
Again Sam
- Musik Fantastique (1993) Play It Again
Sam
- Metaphysical - "The library of sound" Edition One
(1993) CTI
- Chronomanic - "The library of sound" Edition Two
(1994) CTI
- In Continuum - "The library of sound" Edition Three
(1995) CTI
- Twist (1995) T&B Vinyl
- Skimble Skamble (1996) CTI
- Point Seven - "The library of sound" Edition Four
(1998) CTI
- Union (1998) CTI, live album
- The Essential Chris & Cosey Collection
(2001) CTI, compilation
- C&C Luchtbal (2003) CTI, live
album
- LEM Festival October 2003 (2004)
GliptotekaMagdalae, live album as Carter Tutti
- Cabal (2004) CTI, as Carter Tutti
See also
External links
