Post by Seb on Jun 10, 2021 23:51:46 GMT
Chris Corner (23 January 1974)
Vocal Range: G2 – G5
Associated Acts: Sneaker Pimps (1994 – 2005, 2015 – present), IAMX (2004 – present)
{Discography}
Sneaker Pimps
Splinter (A2 – G♯4 - B4)
Bloodsport (B2 – A4)
IAMX
Kiss + Swallow (G♯2 - C♯5 – G5)
The Alternative (G♯2 - B4 - E♭5)
Kingdom Of Welcome Addiction (B2 - B♭4 - C♯5)
Volatile Times (G2 – C5 - E♭5)
The Unified Field (A2 – B4 – E5)
Metatonia (B2 - C♯5 – G5)
Everything Is Burning (A2 – A4 – F5)
Alive In New Light (E♭3 - C5 – F5)
Echo Echo (G♯2 – C5 – D5)
Fault Lines¹ (E3 – C♯5 – F♯5)
Chris Corner
Les chevaliers du ciel OST (A2 - A4 - B4) (note: Chris performs vocals on 5 of the songs featured on the album)
Sneaker Pimps
Splinter (A2 – G♯4 - B4)
Bloodsport (B2 – A4)
IAMX
Kiss + Swallow (G♯2 - C♯5 – G5)
The Alternative (G♯2 - B4 - E♭5)
Kingdom Of Welcome Addiction (B2 - B♭4 - C♯5)
Volatile Times (G2 – C5 - E♭5)
The Unified Field (A2 – B4 – E5)
Metatonia (B2 - C♯5 – G5)
Everything Is Burning (A2 – A4 – F5)
Alive In New Light (E♭3 - C5 – F5)
Echo Echo (G♯2 – C5 – D5)
Fault Lines¹ (E3 – C♯5 – F♯5)
Chris Corner
Les chevaliers du ciel OST (A2 - A4 - B4) (note: Chris performs vocals on 5 of the songs featured on the album)
Significant High Notes:
G5 (“I-Polaroids”, “Surrender”)
F♯5 ("Army of The Winter Sun", "The Truth")
F5 (“Alive In New Light”, “Aphrodisiac”, Happiness”, “I-Polaroids”, “Scars”)
E5 (“Alive In New Light”, “Aphrodisiac”, "I Like Pretending”, "In Bondage", "Radical Self-Love", "Thanatos", “The Unified Field”)
E♭5 ("Anger Is An Acid", "Army of The Winter Sun", "Chemical Princess", “Disciple", "Exit”, “I Salute You Christopher”, “I-Polaroids”, “Scars”, “Screams”, “The Alternative”, "The Truth", “Wildest Wind”)
D5 (“Aphrodisiac”, “Break The Chain”, “Bring Me Back A Dog”, "Chemical Princess", “Come Home”, “Dance With Me”, “Fault Lines", "Happiness”, “Insomnia” acoustic, “Mile Deep Hollow”, "Radical Self-Love", “Surrender”, “Trials”)
C♯5 ("Army of The Winter Sun", “Exit”, “I Like Pretending”, “I Salute You Christopher”, "In Bondage", “Insomnia”, “Mercy” acoustic, “Naked But Safe”, “Nature Of Inviting”, “Oh Cruel Darkness Embrace Me”, “Song Of Imaginary Beings”, “Sorrow”, "Skin Vision" demo, “Spit It Out” acoustic, “Thanatos", "The Power And The Glory”, "The Truth", “The Unified Field”, “Wildest Wind”, “You Stick It In Me”)
C5 (“Alive In New Light”, “Avalanches”, “Break The Chain”, “Commanded By Voices”, "Disciple", “Everything Is Burning”, “Exit”, “Fault Lines", "Ghosts Of Utopia”, “Happiness”, “I Come With Knives” acoustic, “Look Outside”, “Mercy”, “Mile Deep Hollow”, "Radical Self-Love", “Scars”, “Stalker”, “The Background Noise”, "The X ID", “Think Of England”, “You Can Be Happy” acoustic, “Your Joy Is My Low”, “Volatile Times”)
B4 (“Avalanches”, “Bring Me Back A Dog”, “I Come With Knives”, “I Like Pretending”, "In Bondage", “Kiss and Swallow” acoustic, “Missile”, “Naked But Safe”, “No Maker Made Me”, “Oh Beautiful Town”, “Oh Cruel Darkness Embrace Me”, "Pretty Little Angel", "Rain To Sea", “Screams”, “Skin Vision”, “Sorrow”, “Splinter”, “Thanatos", "The Negative Sex”, “The Power And The Glory”, "The Truth", "We Rise", “You Can Be Happy” acoustic, “You Stick It In Me”)
B♭4 (“After Every Party I Die”, "Anger Is An Acid", "Animal Impulses", "Army of The Winter Sun", “Big Man”, “Break The Chain”, “Cold Red Light”, “Come Home”, "Disciple", "Don't Stop Us Dancing", “Ghosts Of Utopia”, “Happiness”, “I Am Terrified”, “I Salute You Christopher”, “Kingdom Of Welcome Addiction”, “Mile Deep Hollow”, “Music People”, “North Star”, “Say Hello Melancholia”, “S.H.E.”, “Sailor”, “Spit It Out”, “The Alternative”, "The Clash", “The Stupid, The Proud”, "Thinking Out Loud", “Volatile Times”)
A4 (“An I For An I”, “Aphrodisiac”, "Attack 61", “Avalanches”, “Bernadette”, "Blue Movies", “Bring Me Back A Dog”, “Commanded By Voices”, "Dark Trail", "Don't Stop Us Dancing", “Everything Is Burning”, “Fault Lines", "Fire and Whispers”, “Heatwave”, “I Salute You Christopher” acoustic, "In Bondage", “Into Asylum”, “Land Of Broken Promises”, “Look Outside”, Nature Of Inviting”, “No Maker Made Me”, “North Star”, “Oh Cruel Darkness Embrace Me”, “President”, “Quiet The Mind”, "Radical Self-Love", "Rain To Sea", “Screams”, “Small Town Witch”, “Song Of Imaginary Beings”, “Stalker”, “Stardust”, “Surrender”, “The Power And The Glory”, "Thanatos", "The Clash", “The Void”, "The X ID", “Think Of England”, “This Will Make You Love Again”, “Trials”, “Turning Crimson”, "We Rise", “Your Joy Is My Low”, “You Stick It In Me”)
G♯4 ("Animal Impulses", "Army of The Winter Sun", "Big Man", "Chemical Princess", “Cold Red Light”, “Disciple", "Ghosts Of Utopia”, “Exit”, “I Am Terrified”, “I Come With Knives”, “Insomnia”, “Mercy” acoustic, “Music People”, “My Secret Garden”, Naked But Safe”, “Nature Of Inviting”, “No Maker Made Me”, “Say Hello Melancholia”, “Song Of Imaginary Beings”, “Sorrow”, “Skin Vision" demo, Spit It Out”, “Stardust”, “Superbug”, “The Alternative”, “The Great Shipwreck Of Life”, “The Negative Sex”, “The Unified Field”, “Triggers”, "Volatile Times”, "Walk With The Noise", “You Can Be Happy”)
G4 (“Alive In New Light”, "Always Us", “An I For An I”, "Anger Is An Acid", "Avalanches”, “Bernadette”, “Big Man”, “Break The Chain”, “Come Home”, “Curl”, "Dark Trail", “Dead In This House”, "Don't Stop Us Dancing", “Eternity”, “Everything Is Burning”, “Fault Lines", "Into Asylum”, “Kingdom of Welcome Addiction”, “Kiss and Swallow”, “Lulled By Numbers”, “Mercy”, “Mile Deep Hollow”, “Missile”, “Nightlife”, "Pretty Little Angel", "Radical Self-Love", “S.H.E.”, “Sailor”, “Scars”, “Sick”, “Simple Girl”, "Surrender", “Ten To Twenty”, “The Adrenalin Room”, “The Stupid, The Proud”, "The X ID", “Think Of England”, "Thinking Out Loud", “This Will Make You Love Again”, “Trials”, “Turning Crimson”, “Volatile Times”, “White Suburb Impressionism”)
Significant Low Notes:
E3 (“Alive In New Light”, "Always Us", “Bernadette (Post Romanian Storm)”, "Born", “Curl”, “Dead In This House”, "Don't Stop Us Dancing", “Fault Lines", "Flowers and Silence”, “Half Life”, “I Like Pretending”, “I Salute You Christopher” acoustic, “In Bondage", "Insomnia” acoustic, “Kiro TV”, “Lulled By Numbers”, "Nature Of Inviting", "Pretty Little Angel", “Quiet The Mind”, “Radical Self-Love", "Running”, Sick”, “Simple Girl”, “Splinter”, “Stardust”, “Ten To Twenty”, “The Background Noise”, “The Power and The Glory”, “The Void”, “Under Atomic Skies”, "We Rise", “You Can Be Happy”)
E♭3 (“After Every Party I Die”, “Eternity”, “Exit”, “I Come With Knives”, “Lightning Field”, “Low Five”, “Naked But Safe”, “Nightlife”, “S.H.E.”, “Screams”, “Sorrow”, “Surrender” acoustic, “Tear Garden”’, “The Great Shipwreck Of Life”, "Thinking Out Loud", "Walk With The Noise", “Wildest Wind”)
D3 (“Aphrodisiac” (live @ Copenhagen 26.02.18), “Bernadette”, “Black Sheep”, "Chemical Princess", “Cute Sushi Lunches”, “Dead In This House”, “Destroying Angel”, "Don't Stop Us Dancing", “Everything Is Burning”, “Flowers and Silence”, “Half Life”, “I Salute You Christopher” acoustic, "Into Asylum", “Look Outside”, “Loretta Young Silks”, “North Star”, “Small Town Witch”, “The Stupid, The Proud”, “The Void”, “Trials”, “White Suburb Impressionism”, “Under Atomic Skies”, “Wife By Two Thousand”)
C♯3 (“Bernadette” acoustic, “I Come With Knives”, “I Like Pretending”, “I Salute You Christopher”, “Kiro TV”, "Nature Of Inviting", “Oh Beautiful Town”, “Quiet The Mind”, “Songs Of Imaginary Beings”, “Sorrow”, "Spit It Out" acoustic, “Splinter”, “Ten To Twenty”, "The Chauffeur" (live at Meli Melo))
C3 ("Alive In New Light" (live in Los Angeles), "Always Us", “Commanded By Voices”, “Dead In This House”, “Destroying Angel”, "Empathy", “Eternity”, “Flowers and Silence”, "Heatwave", “I Come With Knives” acoustic, “Kiss And Swallow”, “Loretta Young Silks”, “Mercy” acoustic, “Nightlife”, “S.H.E.”, “Spit It Out” acoustic, “The Background Noise”, “The Great Shipwreck Of Life”)
B2 (“After Every Party I Die”, “Bernadette (Post Romanian Storm)”, "Born", “Cute Sushi Lunches”, "Don't Stop Us Dancing", “Flowers and Silence”, “Insomnia” acoustic, "Into Asylum", “Kiro TV”, “North Star”, “Running”, “Sorrow”, "The Clash")
B♭2 (“After Every Party I Die”, “I Come With Knives” acoustic, “Kiss And Swallow”, “Mercy” acoustic)
A2 ("Always Us", “Empathy”, “Everything Is Burning”, "Heatwave", “Kiss And Swallow” acoustic, “Look Outside”, "Quiet The Mind", “The Clash", "The Void”, “White Suburb Impressionism”, “You Can Be Happy” acoustic)
G♯2 (“After Every Party I Die”, “Kiss And Swallow”/acoustic)
G2 (“Commanded By Voices”, “Dance With Me”)
Blue marks falsetto or whistle notes.
Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.
{Description}
English musician, singer, producer and video artist Chris Corner has realized his musical ambitions through his genre defying solo musical project IAMX, as well on his earlier work as founding member of electronic music group Sneaker Pimps. Starting out with a more bleak and downbeat yet expansive take on trip hop fused with rock and symphonic music influences on Sneaker Pimps, Chris, in his own words, “became X” and started his solo musical project IAMX in 2004. His work with the project displayed a more synthpop inspired style that has crossed across a diverse array of styles and genres, including cabaret, dance music, ballads, rock and industrial electronic. Featuring grander compositions, a larger display of vocal range and more direct, assertive ruminations on topics such as sex, identity, politics, religion and mental health (among others), IAMX has remained one of the most successful underground electronic music acts in recent history. Further enhanced by his sleek, androgynous image, darkly inspired music videos/promotional imagery and vivid, tightly paced live performances, Chris’ dedication to his craft and image is felt across his work, and with his music feeling as if it exists in a world of its own.
Arguably the most noticeable feature of Corner’s music is his voice, boasting powerful belting, a well-developed falsetto register and hushed, seductive crooning. His initial phase as lead vocalist of Sneaker Pimps didn’t feature the extensive highs of his solo material, although his mid-set tenor vocal range made his usage of hazy middle 4th octave crooning and occasional belting (“Blue Movie”, “Superbug”, “Small Town Witch”) quite comfortable. It also featured a bit more focus on his lower register, sounding stable yet dark around the lower 3rd octave and upper 2nd octave.
Once we get to his IAMX debut, Kiss + Swallow, many changes are notable. His sparsely used falsetto register sees more frequent and solid usage (“Mercy”, “You Stick It In Me”, all time highest notes on “I-Polaroids”), upper 4th octave belts are present in most songs and his delivery has a more impassioned, at times erotic aura to it. This continues to be the trend throughout his discography. His head voice has actually grown fuller sounding since his debut, with songs such as “Happiness”, “Anger Is An Acid”, “Surrender” and “Aphrodisiac” featuring somewhat full sounding, Bellamy-esque high falsetto notes. His belting register is no slouch either, sounding consistently clear up to tenor B♭, and overall extending up C♯. His tone can range from direct and clean (“Happiness”, “Mile Deep Hollow”, “Break The Chain”) to more distorted and shouty with a desperate delivery (“Oh Cruel Darkness Embrace”, “Volatile Times”, “Aphrodisiac”), depending on the song (though his high notes around B to C♯ seem to fall more into the distorted area). Not much has changed regarding his lower register, other than it becoming less frequently used but usually more weighty when used. 9 studio albums in under his solo project, Chris remains one of the most provocative, emotive pop musicians of the current day.
English musician, singer, producer and video artist Chris Corner has realized his musical ambitions through his genre defying solo musical project IAMX, as well on his earlier work as founding member of electronic music group Sneaker Pimps. Starting out with a more bleak and downbeat yet expansive take on trip hop fused with rock and symphonic music influences on Sneaker Pimps, Chris, in his own words, “became X” and started his solo musical project IAMX in 2004. His work with the project displayed a more synthpop inspired style that has crossed across a diverse array of styles and genres, including cabaret, dance music, ballads, rock and industrial electronic. Featuring grander compositions, a larger display of vocal range and more direct, assertive ruminations on topics such as sex, identity, politics, religion and mental health (among others), IAMX has remained one of the most successful underground electronic music acts in recent history. Further enhanced by his sleek, androgynous image, darkly inspired music videos/promotional imagery and vivid, tightly paced live performances, Chris’ dedication to his craft and image is felt across his work, and with his music feeling as if it exists in a world of its own.
Arguably the most noticeable feature of Corner’s music is his voice, boasting powerful belting, a well-developed falsetto register and hushed, seductive crooning. His initial phase as lead vocalist of Sneaker Pimps didn’t feature the extensive highs of his solo material, although his mid-set tenor vocal range made his usage of hazy middle 4th octave crooning and occasional belting (“Blue Movie”, “Superbug”, “Small Town Witch”) quite comfortable. It also featured a bit more focus on his lower register, sounding stable yet dark around the lower 3rd octave and upper 2nd octave.
Once we get to his IAMX debut, Kiss + Swallow, many changes are notable. His sparsely used falsetto register sees more frequent and solid usage (“Mercy”, “You Stick It In Me”, all time highest notes on “I-Polaroids”), upper 4th octave belts are present in most songs and his delivery has a more impassioned, at times erotic aura to it. This continues to be the trend throughout his discography. His head voice has actually grown fuller sounding since his debut, with songs such as “Happiness”, “Anger Is An Acid”, “Surrender” and “Aphrodisiac” featuring somewhat full sounding, Bellamy-esque high falsetto notes. His belting register is no slouch either, sounding consistently clear up to tenor B♭, and overall extending up C♯. His tone can range from direct and clean (“Happiness”, “Mile Deep Hollow”, “Break The Chain”) to more distorted and shouty with a desperate delivery (“Oh Cruel Darkness Embrace”, “Volatile Times”, “Aphrodisiac”), depending on the song (though his high notes around B to C♯ seem to fall more into the distorted area). Not much has changed regarding his lower register, other than it becoming less frequently used but usually more weighty when used. 9 studio albums in under his solo project, Chris remains one of the most provocative, emotive pop musicians of the current day.
{Questionable Notes}
Note that vocalist/instrumentalist Janine Gezang performs backing vocals on several of IAMX's songs. Clear examples of such have not been featured in this section.
D6 (“Aphrodisiac” [2][5])
F♯5 ("Volatile Times" [5], “Naked But Safe” [2][4])
F5 ("Think Of England" [5])
D5 (“Bernadette” acoustic [2], “The Void” [2])
C5 (“Wife By Two Thousand” [2])
B♭2 ("Disciple" [4])
A2 ("Don't Stop Us Dancing" [3])
G2 (“Empathy” [3])
[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
Note that vocalist/instrumentalist Janine Gezang performs backing vocals on several of IAMX's songs. Clear examples of such have not been featured in this section.
D6 (“Aphrodisiac” [2][5])
F♯5 ("Volatile Times" [5], “Naked But Safe” [2][4])
F5 ("Think Of England" [5])
D5 (“Bernadette” acoustic [2], “The Void” [2])
C5 (“Wife By Two Thousand” [2])
B♭2 ("Disciple" [4])
A2 ("Don't Stop Us Dancing" [3])
G2 (“Empathy” [3])
[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
{Bolded Notes}
F♯5 "The Truth"
F5 "Aphrodisiac", "Happiness"
E5 "Alive In New Light"
E♭5 "Anger Is An Acid", "The Alternative"
D5 "Surrender"
C♯5 "Nature Of Inviting"
C5 "Fault Lines", "Volatile Times", "Mercy", "Think Of England"
B4 "Missile", "Oh Cruel Darkness Embrace Me", "Rain To Sea"
B♭4 "Army of The Winter Sun", "Break The Chain", "Happiness", "Mile Deep Hollow"
A4 "Everything Is Burning", "North Star", "President", "Your Joy Is My Low"
G♯4 "Sorrow"
G4 "Alive In New Light", "Anger Is An Acid"
D3 "Bernadette", "Don't Stop Us Dancing"
C♯3 "Bernadette (Acoustic)", "Spit It Out (Acoustic)"
C3 "Dead In This House"
B2 "After Every Party I Die"
G♯2 "Kiss And Swallow" (acoustic)
F♯5 "The Truth"
F5 "Aphrodisiac", "Happiness"
E5 "Alive In New Light"
E♭5 "Anger Is An Acid", "The Alternative"
D5 "Surrender"
C♯5 "Nature Of Inviting"
C5 "Fault Lines", "Volatile Times", "Mercy", "Think Of England"
B4 "Missile", "Oh Cruel Darkness Embrace Me", "Rain To Sea"
B♭4 "Army of The Winter Sun", "Break The Chain", "Happiness", "Mile Deep Hollow"
A4 "Everything Is Burning", "North Star", "President", "Your Joy Is My Low"
G♯4 "Sorrow"
G4 "Alive In New Light", "Anger Is An Acid"
D3 "Bernadette", "Don't Stop Us Dancing"
C♯3 "Bernadette (Acoustic)", "Spit It Out (Acoustic)"
C3 "Dead In This House"
B2 "After Every Party I Die"
G♯2 "Kiss And Swallow" (acoustic)
