Kris Weston

Infobox musical artist


Name = Kris Weston
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Kristian Weston
Alias = Thrash
Born = 1972
Died =
Origin = England
Instrument = keyboards, guitars
Genre = Electronic music
Occupation = Musician, record producer, remixer
Years_active = 1990–present
Label = Justablip Records
Associated_acts = The Orb
URL =

Kris Weston (born 1972) (aka "Thrash") is a British electronic musician, record producer and remixer best known for his work as a member of The Orb.

Near the beginning of his career, he worked with Andrew Weatherall on remixes of Meat Beat Manifesto, remixed for Saint Etienne, U2 and others. He was still a teen when working on the first few albums by The Orb. Thrash was with The Orb for less than 5 years, from around 1990 to the end of 1995. He appeared on the Orb albums and the many remixes they did during this period, including the album "FFWD", a collaboration with Robert Fripp that is credited to Fripp, Thomas Fehlmann, Weston, and Alex Paterson.

He also worked with Fortran 5 on their first album "Blues", and with Miranda Sex Garden on "Gush Forth My Tears".Fact|date=August 2007

Late 1980s-early 1990s

In 1990 and 1991, Weston performed remix work for many electronic pop groups including Depeche Mode, Miranda Sex Garden, and Bananarama under the name "Thrash". [cite web|work = Discogs |accessdate=2007-03-04 |url = http://www.discogs.com/artist/Thrash | title = Thrash]

The Orb

In 1991 while working as a studio engineer, Kris Weston was invited by Alex Paterson to join him in live performances as The Orb.cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:r69gs35ba3rg~T1 |title=The Orb Biography |accessdate=2006-10-09 |last = Bush |first = John |publisher = Allmusic] Weston's technical abilities allowed The Orb to craft panoramic sounds portraying aspects of space travel, especially the launch of "Apollo 11" in their album "The Orb's Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld".cite book|last=Prendergast |first=Mark |title=The Ambient Century: From Mahler to Moby-The Evolution of Sound in the Electronic Age |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |year=2003 |id= ISBN 1-58234-323-3 |pages = pp. 407-412] Paterson and Weston wrote their next single, "Blue Room". Assisting with the recording was bassist Jah Wobble, keyboardist Miquette Giraudy, and guitarist Hillage. This led to Weston and Patterson appearing on "Top of the Pops" where they played a game of chess in space suits with "Blue Room" playing in the background.cite news|work=The Guardian |last=Sullivan |first=Caroline |date=1993-04-09 |title=Breakdown] cite news|work=The Irish Times |last=Boyd |first=Brian |date=1998-10-23 |page=12 |title=Unidentified Flying Orb] Weston brought his technical and creative expertise to the Eno-influenced ambience on "U.F.Orb".

Weston and Patterson, along with Robert Fripp and Thomas Fehlmann worked on the "FFWD". Soon after the release of "FFWD" in August 1994, Weston suddenly quit The Orb to pursue his own projects. Paterson claimed that Weston's desparture was due to Weston's desire to have more control over The Orb's projects.cite news|last=Doerschuck |first=Robert |work = Keyboard Magazine |month=June |year=1995 |title=Inside the Ambient Techno Ultraworld] However, in an interview with "i-D", Weston reportedly attributed the split to Paterson, saying that Paterson "never did 50% of the work."cite news|work=The Guardian |last=Simpson |first=Dave |date=2001-01-19 |page=6 |title=The Friday Interview] cite web|url = http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1995_articles/jul95/orb.html?print=yes&session=119fcebac12803b1bbe14502fde48fcd |title = JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE ORB |accessdate=2007-04-21 |work = Sound on Sound |date=1995-07-01 |first = Mark |last = Prendergast]

Post-Orb

In the early 2000s, Weston produced and remixed for Japanese music artist and singer Coppé.cite web |work=The Milk Factory |month = February |year = 2001 |accessdate=2007-03-04 |title = COPPE Interview |url = http://www.themilkfactory.co.uk/interviews/coppeiw.htm] In 2003, Thrash formed Justablip Records, an Open Source/Creative Commons license style music label.

Discography

Orb Albums with Thrash

* "The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld" (1991), UK #29
* "" (1991)
* "U.F.Orb" (1992), UK #1
* "Live 93" (1993), UK #23
* "Pomme Fritz" (1994), UK #6
* "FFWD" (1994) The Orb and Robert Fripp
* "Orbus Terrarum" (1995), UK #20
* "Auntie Aubrey's Excursions Beyond The Call Of Duty" (1996)
* "Auntie Aubrey's Excursions Beyond The Call Of Duty Pt 2" (2002)

Justablip Records Discography

* BLIP001/BLIP 23CD : Various Artists "WTF? Madonna Remix Project" (2003)
* BLIP002 : "Weapons of Mass Destruction" (2004)
* BLIP003 : Petrol Observer "Good Luck, Cunt"/"Iscream" (2004)
* BLIP004 : The War Against Terror "Go back to bed America" (2004)

References

External links

*Discogs artist|artist=Kris+Weston