Christopher Forgues
Encyclopedia
Forgues, born in 1980 in Massachusetts
, attended the Art Institute of Boston and Massachusetts College of Art
in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Following graduation from Mass Art, Forgues moved to Providence
and joined the burgeoning art and music scene centered around Fort Thunder
, a warehouse art and music venue. Active in Providence at the time were Load Records
, Brian Chippendale
, Matt Brinkman, and many others.
Kites is the name taken by Christopher Forgues for his musical projects. Kites has released more than ten self-produced tapes, three full-lengths, and one split record (with Prurient
) on Load Records
, as well as two mini-CDs, one on the Mountain Collective and the other on Chrondritic Sound. Kites has toured the United States several times. He has also appeared in Europe and Canada.
Kites employs homemade electronics, effects pedals, and altered acoustic instruments to make music most often classified as noise. Forgues' music sometimes incorporates elements of folk, and unlike many noise projects, many of his songs are not improvised. Comparisons have been made to Amps for Christ
and Hair Police
. More recently, Forgues has performed in the band "Daily Life" was well as a new solo project called "Mark Lord."
Forgues goes by C.F. in the art world. He has been self-publishing his comic Low Tide since the late 1990s. His graphic novel series, Powr Mastrs, is published by Picturebox, Inc. His story "Mosfet Warlock and the Mechlin Man" was included in The Best American Comics 2009 edited by Charles Burns
.
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, attended the Art Institute of Boston and Massachusetts College of Art
Massachusetts College of Art
Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a publicly-funded college of visual and applied art, founded in 1873. It is one of the oldest art schools, the only publicly-funded free-standing art school in the United States, and was the first art college in the United States to grant an artistic degree...
in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Following graduation from Mass Art, Forgues moved to Providence
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
and joined the burgeoning art and music scene centered around Fort Thunder
Fort Thunder
Fort Thunder was a warehouse on the second floor of a pre-Civil War former textile factory in the Olneyville district of Providence, Rhode Island. From 1995 through 2001, the space was used as a venue for underground music and events, as well as a living and working space for the artists...
, a warehouse art and music venue. Active in Providence at the time were Load Records
Load Records
Load Records is an American noise/experimental independent record label based out of Providence, Rhode Island. "Load Records might possibly be in possession of the world's most challenging record roster," writes Mark Hensch of Thrash Pit...
, Brian Chippendale
Brian Chippendale
Brian Chippendale is a musician and artist based in Providence, Rhode Island. Chippendale is best known as the drummer/vocalist for the bands Lightning Bolt and Mindflayer . He also plays saxophone and drums in a solo project called Black Pus...
, Matt Brinkman, and many others.
Kites is the name taken by Christopher Forgues for his musical projects. Kites has released more than ten self-produced tapes, three full-lengths, and one split record (with Prurient
Prurient
Prurient is the performing name of Ian Dominick Fernow. He has released material on numerous independent record labels, such as American Tapes, Hanson Records, RRRecords, Load Records, Troubleman Unlimited, Chrondritic Sound, Kitty Play Records, and his own label Hospital Productions...
) on Load Records
Load Records
Load Records is an American noise/experimental independent record label based out of Providence, Rhode Island. "Load Records might possibly be in possession of the world's most challenging record roster," writes Mark Hensch of Thrash Pit...
, as well as two mini-CDs, one on the Mountain Collective and the other on Chrondritic Sound. Kites has toured the United States several times. He has also appeared in Europe and Canada.
Kites employs homemade electronics, effects pedals, and altered acoustic instruments to make music most often classified as noise. Forgues' music sometimes incorporates elements of folk, and unlike many noise projects, many of his songs are not improvised. Comparisons have been made to Amps for Christ
Amps for Christ
Amps For Christ is the current music project of Man is the Bastard and Bastard Noise veteran and metal/noise pioneer Henry Barnes. The project is based out of Claremont, California.-Concept:...
and Hair Police
Hair Police
Hair Police is an American psychedelic noise band based out of Lexington, Kentucky formed in 2001. They have released records through labels such as Troubleman Unlimited, Hanson Records, Gods of Tundra, Freedom From, and Hospital Productions...
. More recently, Forgues has performed in the band "Daily Life" was well as a new solo project called "Mark Lord."
Forgues goes by C.F. in the art world. He has been self-publishing his comic Low Tide since the late 1990s. His graphic novel series, Powr Mastrs, is published by Picturebox, Inc. His story "Mosfet Warlock and the Mechlin Man" was included in The Best American Comics 2009 edited by Charles Burns
Charles Burns
Charles Burns may refer to:* Charles Burns , American cartoonist and illustrator* Mr. Burns, full name Charles Montgomery Burns, fictional character from the American animated sitcom The Simpsons...
.
Selected discography
- Royal Paint with the Metallic Gardner from the United States Helped into an Open Field by Women and Children (2004), Load Records
- Peace Trials (2005), Load Records
- Superior Moon (2006), Mountain Collective
- Sky Hammer (2006), Chondritic Sound
- Hallucination Guillotine / Final Worship (2007), Load Records