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Chris Corner |
 Sneaker Pimps (old photo) |
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The band's founding members were Chris Corner and Liam Howe (both ex-DJs), who then recruited
Kelli Dayton (formerly of Lumieres, now recording under the name Kelli Ali) for vocal duties.
After the first album, the band felt that demos for second album (on which Corner provided
the guide vocals) better suited his voice, especially in regard to the more raw, personal
quality of the lyrics. Combined with the fear of being identified with the fad for
trip-hop acts (e.g. Portishead), Dayton was asked to leave the group, and Corner became
the singer.
Currently the band are recording material for an untitled fourth album, having shelved
a number of songs previewed live during 2003, and having recruited a new, yet unknown,
female singer.
SP4 is the working title for a shelved album by the trip-hop group Sneaker Pimps.
Recorded in 2003, this was their last album to feature vocals by Chris Corner;
it was subsequently rejected by their record company when presented to them.
At the moment, this album is still in limbo, and may never be released commercially.
Chris Corner
released two solo albums in 2004 and 2006 under the band name IAMX
titled "Kiss + Swallow" and "The Alternative". He has also sung guest
vocals for TIT Jackson and Moonbootica, as well as produced Robots in
Disguise. He also collaborates with Sue Denim from Robots in Disguise,
under the name Sibling. Joe Wilson formed Trash Money
with Chris Tate in 1999 and plays live with Client. Liam Howe records
music under the name The Zip as well as producing Free Repeater. David
Westlake currently plays drums in Trash Money has sessioned for Natalie
Imbruglia, Mediaeval Baebes, Zero-G and played drums with Ultrafox on
tour. The band also remix and produce other artists under the name Line
of Flight.
The band are currently working on a 5th album with a brand new (and as yet unknown)
female singer. Tracks from the album were recently leaked onto the internet.
The leak originated in Russia sometime in mid December and quickly spread on the internet.
The tracks leaked were;
* Samaritan
* Sun Ate the Moon
* Rush
* The Shutdown
* Elias
* Girl in a Box
* Satellite (a loop of the music can be heard at the official Sneaker Pimps site)
There is significant question among the listeners as to the authenticity of these leaked tracks.
Fans theorize that they may be audition recordings, rough cuts, or outright forgeries.
Reasons sited by skeptical fans include the distinct discrepancy in style and tone,
and low complexity of the tracks- as compared with other releases by the Sneaker Pimps.
There is, as of yet, no official word on the leaked tracks.
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