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Also known as Sleazy, Peter Martin Christopherson

musicien anglais

Person · Open Library

Works
4

Top works

  • Wings Tour USA
  • Hands across the water
  • The Photo designs of Hipgnosis
  • Classic album covers of the 70s

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Film & TV

Leeds, England, UK

Known for

  • A Way to Die: The Films of Peter Christopherson and John Balance2023
  • Coil, the death of Jhon Balance — himself2020
  • Other, Like Me — Self2020
  • The Beautiful and Damned2010
  • Coil: Colour Sound Oblivion — Himself2010
  • TGV - The Video Archive of Throbbing Gristle2007
  • Coil: Dublin 2004 — Himself2004
  • Coil: Paris 2004 — Himself2004
  • Coil: Prague 2002 — Himself2002
  • Coil: Live in Moscow 2001 — Himself2002

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
7,990
Total plays
44,003

Tags

experimentalindustrialelectronicavantgardedark ambient

Peter Martin Christopherson, a.k.a. Sleazy (February 27, 1955 - November 25, 2010) was best known as a member of the influential British avant-garde bands Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV and Coil. Besides producing music he was also a video director and designer, and former member of the influential British design agency Hipgnosis. In the 1970s, as a member of Throbbing Gristle, he was one of the founders of the infamous Industrial Records, which was instrumental in creating the genre known as In

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Martin
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Leeds
Place of death
Bangkok
Occupation
video artist
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
sampler
Image
Peter Christopherson @ A2.jpg
Work location
London
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Commons category
Peter Christopherson
date of birth
1955-02-27
date of death
2010-11-24
unmarried partner
John Balance
birth name
Peter Martin Christopherson
pseudonym
The Threshold HouseBoys Choir
start of work period
1975-00-00
name in native language
Peter Christopherson
copyright representative
PRS for Music
Sources (7)

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Article · Français

Peter Martin Christopherson, aussi connu sous le surnom de Sleazy, né le 27 février 1955 à Leeds et mort le 24 novembre 2010, est un musicien, designer et réalisateur de vidéos britannique. Il était membre de la célèbre agence de design britannique Hipgnosis. Peter Christopherson est un des membres fondateurs de Throbbing Gristle, groupe inventeur de la musique industrielle. Il participe par la suite à la formation de Psychic TV avec Geoffrey Rushton, plus connu comme John Balance, puis fonde un nouveau groupe, Coil, toujours avec Balance. Il travaillera avec Coil pendant presque 23 ans, jusqu'à la mort de Balance à la suite d'une chute dans son domicile londonien. Christopherson participe ensuite à la réunion de Throbbing Gristle en 2004. En 2005 il sort un album dans le cadre de son projet solo The Threshold HouseBoys Choir.

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