Knox Chandler – SIDE-LINE https://www.side-line.com Industrial, electro, EBM, post-punk, darkwave news Sat, 31 May 2025 07:39:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://www.side-line.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cropped-side-line-logo-png-32x32.png Knox Chandler – SIDE-LINE https://www.side-line.com 32 32 Knox Chandler releases debut solo album ‘The Sound’ via Blue Elastic – Out now https://www.side-line.com/knox-chandler-releases-debut-solo-album-the-sound-via-blue-elastic-out-now/ Fri, 30 May 2025 15:37:50 +0000 https://www.side-line.com/?p=77317 Knox Chandler, known for his work with The Psychedelic Furs, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and...]]>

Knox Chandler, known for his work with The Psychedelic Furs, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and Cyndi Lauper, has released his debut solo album, “The Sound”, today via his own label, Blue Elastic.

Available digitally and via streaming platforms, “The Sound” is also paired with an accompanying visual art book. The album showcases Chandler’s distinctive “Soundribbon” technique — a meditative, cinematic style of instrumental guitar work — supported by upright bass and percussion.

The accompanying book includes paintings, sketches, photographs, and written reflections. Together, the audio and visual elements are designed as a “musical/visual memoir” reflecting what Chandler describes as “interpreting nature through technology.”

About Knox Chandler

Knox Chandler began his music career in the late 1970s. Based in New York, he became a core member of The Psychedelic Furs and performed with Siouxsie and the Banshees, Cyndi Lauper, and The Creatures.

Over the years, he recorded and toured with a range of artists, including Depeche Mode, Dave Gahan, Natalie Merchant, Grace Jones, and Marianne Faithfull. His solo work focuses on ambient, instrumental explorations under the concept of “Soundribbons.” Chandler also taught at BIMM in Berlin before returning to Connecticut to be closer to family.

“The Sound” marks his first solo release under his new imprint, Blue Elastic.

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American musician Knox Chandler, known for his work with The Psychedelic Furs and Siouxsie and the Banshees, will release his solo debut “The Sound” via his own label Blue Elastic on May 30, 2025. The announcement follows his extensive career as a collaborator with acts like Cyndi Lauper, REM, and Depeche Mode.

“The Sound” is described as a musical and visual memoir inspired by Chandler’s move from an urban environment to the Connecticut shoreline. At the core of the project is Chandler’s “Soundribbon” style of cinematic instrumental guitar performance, accompanied by upright bass and percussion. A visual companion book, featuring paintings, photographs, sketches, and written meditations, complements the album. The album will be available digitally and via streaming platforms; the book version includes a download code.

Chandler describes “The Sound” as an attempt to “make the diaristic intent of his music explicit,” blending technology and nature.

About Knox Chandler

Knox Chandler is an American musician, producer, arranger, and painter, whose career spans over four decades. He gained prominence as a member of The Psychedelic Furs, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and the Cyndi Lauper band, and has performed or recorded with REM, Depeche Mode, Grace Jones, Marianne Faithfull, Natalie Merchant, Tricky, The Creatures, Dave Gahan, and The Golden Palominos, among others.

During a decade-long residency in Berlin, Germany, Chandler developed his signature “Soundribbons” technique, applying it to various genres and multimedia projects. He collaborated with Herbert Grönemeyer, Jesper Munk, Pure Reason Revolution, The Still, TAU, Miss Kenichi and the Sun, Mars Williams’ Albert Ayler Xmas, Rita Redshoes, Them There, and The Night. He also served as the head of the guitar department at BIMM College in Berlin after earning a postgraduate certification in education.

Chandler has since returned to the United States and now resides near New Haven, Connecticut, where he continues to create and perform.

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