![]() If you look at the lighting that I do at my shows, it makes sense right? That’s the best way I can put it. “That stuff makes you feel exhilarated, in a way. His obsession with the sublime is an effect of a teenage fixation with watching helicopter and plane crashes, or videos of firework displays gone wrong. Read this next: The Cover Mix: Evian Christ He’s no longer a wonderkid, but an artist with an unclouded air of resolve Evian Christ knows what he likes, he knows what he wants to create and is hell-bent on making even his most implausible visions become a reality. But it’s now 2023, a decade on from ‘Yeezus’ and the early work that earned him the intrigue of both the mainstream and underground. He rarely does interviews, and the majority of those online are from when he was still in his early 20s telling the “unlikely” story of a trainee-teacher-turned-producer-wonderkid, who managed to overcome his small town background to catch the eye of Kanye West. He’s an enigma, an agent of chaos and the guy you’ve always wanted to chat about football with - all wrapped into one. There’s always a feeling of juxtaposition with Evian Christ, real name Josh Leary, which may go someway in explaining why he has become one of the electronic world’s most fascinating characters intimidating in his preference for the otherworldly, while simultaneously personable in his tongue-in-cheek irreverence and equal love of the perceived high and low brow. It’s beyond what you can comprehend.” He compares it to a tornado or “a massive sunset, but the sun is 20 times bigger than it should be.” This maximalist outlook stands in contrast somewhat to the mild-mannered lad waiting for me at one his favourite Ellesmere Port boozers, decked out in a black Arc'teryx jacket, happily chatting away to the bar staff as they hand us each a pint. His pursuit of the “sublime” forms much of the basis of his long-awaited debut album ‘Revanchist’ a concept that he describes as a feeling of bliss and exhilaration that borders on discomfort, a state of “euphoria as horrifying, as it is enjoyable. “My instinct is always flying at the speed of sound into the sun sort of thing. He wants the biggest smoke machine, the hardest kick drum, the brightest lights, the most intense basslines. Strangers in the Night (Deluxe Edition) Box Setĭeluxe 8-CD box set includes all 6 complete original concerts of that TourĢ x Vinyl LP Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition.Evian Christ is the first to admit he has a tendency for extremes. Hot 'N' Live - The Chrysalis Live Anthology 1974-1983Ģ-disc compilation of live recordings from 1974 to 1983ĬD and DVD combo Westfalenhalle Dortmund Germany 29 November 1980ĭeluxe 4-CD box set of early 1980s performances Westfalenhalle Dortmund Germany 29 November 1980ĬD and DVD box set of various BBC broadcasts from 1974 to 1985 Reissue of Record Plant Los Angeles 1975 ģ-disc box set containing Werewolves of London and Live at the Record Plant NYC 1975 Ħ-disc box set of various concerts from 1975 to 1982 In Session and Live in Concert (BBC Music - The Archive Series)īBC recordings from 28/10/74, 27/6/77, 6/6/74 and 11/12/75Ĭlassic Airwaves - The Best of UFO Broadcasting Live ![]() Wolverhampton Civic Hall 10 February 1998 "-" denotes a release that did not chart.Īmphitheatre, Chicago and The Gardens, LouisvilleĬontains Live in Texas and Lights Out in Tokyo releases UFO's influence was strongly felt in the 1980s heavy metal scene and they have been cited as a primary influence of Steve Harris of Iron Maiden, Kirk Hammett of Metallica, Dave Mustaine of Megadeth, Joey Tempest of Europe, Frank Hannon of Tesla, and Mike McCready of Pearl Jam, among others.Īlbums Studio albums Year The band became a transitional band between early hard rock and heavy metal and the new wave of British heavy metal. The following is a comprehensive discography of UFO, an English hard rock band formed in 1968. ![]()
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