The long-awaited solo album from Chris Randall, former frontman for Sister Machine Gun, pays homage to more traditional American music, while still maintaining the chaotic edginess that Randall is known for.
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Three new songs, one cover, and three alternate takes comprise this companion to The Devil His Due.
Sister Machine Gun: Influence
Sister Machine Gun's seventh full-length album is an electro-industrial tour-de-force that recalls the industrial sound of the late eighties and early nineties.
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Micronaut: Europa
A brooding and introspective piece of melodic electronica, Micronaut's fourth album is dark and cinematic, with twisting synth lines and disjointed drum-beats vying for attention amid a thick bed of drones and found sound.
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Scanalyzer: On The One And The Zero
The bastard love child of Sister Machine Gun's Chris Randall and Christ Analogue's Wade Alin is a tour-de-force of glitch-hop, noisecore, and IDM, with a generous dose of dancefloor groove thrown in to complete the mix.
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Various Artists: komposi003
komposi003 features tracks from Aizome, Amish Rake Fight, Atomica, Bounte, Chris Randall, Graphic, Micronaut, Milkfish, s.sturgis, Scanalyzer and Sister Machine Gun.
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After eighteen years of fronting the pioneering industrial rock band Sister Machine Gun, Chris Randall has returned to his roots with the release of The Devil His Due, his first solo album. The Devil His Due recalls the traditional American styles of blues, early jazz, and vaudeville, mixed together with the dark, foreboding feel that Randall is known for. While there is obvious homage to the alternative blues of Nick Cave and Tom Waits, and even the klangmusik of Einstuerzende Neubauten, Randall creates an altogether different result, one that reflects his own life and musical skills.
Born in 1968 in Honolulu, Hawaii, and raised in rural Oregon, Chris Randall's first twenty years in this world were a haze of sagebrush and poverty. He moved to New York City in 1988, and formed Sister Machine Gun in 1989. Soon relocating to Chicago, he spent nearly two decades pushing against the boundaries of the industrial genre, receiving wide praise (and healthy criticism as well, it should be noted) for introducing jazz and blues elements in to that somewhat limited form of expression. With seven Sister Machine Gun albums, four EPs, and countless singles under his belt, along with production and artist credits on over 60 other releases, Randall felt it was finally time to explore new musical territory in areas closer to his personal tastes, and The Devil His Due was born.
The Devil His Due was written and recorded over a two-year period entirely in Randall's own Shaolin Fist Of Death studio, following his move back to rural Oregon in 2005. Performed partly on homemade or found instruments, the album is a complete sonic about-face from Randall's earlier work, yet it maintains the writing style he is already known for. Events in Randall's life provide the fodder, and he created a colorful cast of characters to act out the drama in the songs. The album has a fluid story, yet each song tells its own version of the classic Faustian bargain. From the opening count-off of "Judas Iscariot" to the final romping jump-blues of "It's All The Same In the Nighttime," The Devil His Due is both an exploration of traditional music styles and an entirely new form of expression.
Also from Chris Randall
Chris Randall (Sister Machine Gun) & Wade Alin (Chris Analogue) are Scanalyzer
Micronaut is the style-spanning instrumental project of Sister Machine Gun frontman Chris Randall
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Hey man. Just to let you know. I'm out in Iraq right now and "6.5 The Desert Companion" has been my true companion the whole time. Your genious is truly inspiring. Thanks for all the great tunes.
It's nice to actually interact with an artist that I really believed form a lot of my musical taste and direction. Burn is an absolute master work I think, and unfortunately overlooked in it's time of release. Nothing against Nine Inch Nails, but Burn could have stood toe to toe with anything Trent released, and yet your recognition was far lower on a national scale. Well, anyways, thanks for the add, and hopefully your one of the Myspace artists who answer thoughtful comments. Later.
hey...thanks for the add!! i remember seeing you guys at the metro, sometime in the late 90s, in the middle of december(-45!!!!!!) then getting a message from SMG website appreciating the fact that the fans still came despite the arctic freakin temp. Trust me...it meant a lot to a lot of people! Tell Vince I said hello! -Lincoln
Your music has helped me get through a lot of stuff in my life. I thank you soooo much for sharing your talent! Your solo work is so much differant than SMG, but your vocals make it all magic!!
Hello! Thanks so much for the add, and for helping me with some music decisions a few weeks back. Come check out my tracks if you’re hungry for some new tunes. All the best to you! -Peter
Hey Chris. Just want to say I've been a fan of SMG for over 10 years, and you've always been one of my favorite musicians. Keep up the great work, you've got your own style and I love it!
