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Biography (July 2008)
Influenced by electronic bands such as Hoboken, Salon Boris and White Rose Movement amongst many others, keytar wielding electro solo artist iamchemist initially formed as a studio project in November 2005, crafting twisted yet danceable synth-led electro-indie covers of artists such as Pulp and The Rakes.
In Spring 2007, bored of being purely a covers act, the first original material from iamchemist surfaced, embracing a much darker musical direction. Lyrically embracing subjects such as sex, death and the civil service, songs such as the heartbreaking, lush, synth-led 'Closure', 'Four Mistakes' and the drum-machine heavy, sardonic anthem to the crushing monotony of the civil servant, 'A Sense of Purpose' (which also featured on the Oran Mor Autumn 2007 band sampler CD) soon appeared.
Radio plays have included BBC Radio Scotland, XFM Scotland, All FM Manchester and BBC Radio 1.
As a live act, iamchemist first appeared at legendary Glasgow electronic club night 'The End of The Month Club' at the 13th Note Café in April 2006, alongside Amsterdam-based electro duo Persil, CNUT and resident act Bozilla, before playing two further gigs in June that year. September 2006 saw the proper emergence of iamchemist as a live act, leading to an opening slot for world-renowned electronic artist and ex-Frou Frou singer Imogen Heap in front of 1,200 people, at a sold out show at Glasgow's ABC venue, in only the eighth iamchemist show. Further shows in 2006 saw appearances at the STFU Glasgow electronic music festival, the Electroclash club night at Glasgow's Oran Mor, and a New Year's Eve show headlining the End of The Year Club.
2007 has saw iamchemist develop further as a live act, leading to further appearances at Oran Mor, Liquid Rooms, and also a successful excursion to the Scram! Live club night held in London, held at the renowned venue The Rhythm Factory. In March 2007, iamchemist played a sold out show supporting critically-acclaimed act The Hours, and September 2007 saw a support slot for much-praised Glasgow act Union of Knives. March 2008 saw iamchemist supporting London upstarts We Smoke Fags.
At present, iamchemist is currently working on new material about subjects such as medical progress, political rhetoric and idle threats, family problems and bad dancing.
contact :
iamchemist@googlemail.com
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Words about iamchemist include the following:
'If everything sounded like iamchemist
the world would be a better and more interesting place.' - Time For Heroes Magazine, August 2007
'Slightly camp robotic vocodery songs' - The List, Dec 2007
"Heavily influenced by most things 1980s and electro, Babies – like many of Iamchemist’s tracks – is as synthed up and sentimental as it gets." - EQ Magazine review of 'Babies' - Monseiur DeLarge, www.eq-mag.co.uk, May 2007.
"Commandeering his keyboards and samples with an adroitness that was almost psychotic in execution". - The Glasgow Reviewer, September 2006.
"He had the beats, the moves, the sharp dress sense and the crowd on his side" - The Devil-Tips review of King Tut's Gig, March 2007.
"He's insane" - Imogen Heap.
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