Chris & Cosey / Carter Tutti Short Biography

Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti formed CHRIS & COSEY out of the ashes of their seminal 70s'
Industrial band Throbbing Gristle. Throbbing Gristle (and Carter/Tutti) founded the Industrial
music genre and were one of the first bands to successfully fuse electronic and acoustic instrumentation.
Their musical legacy is still very much in evidence today. 
When Throbbing Gristle was terminated in 1981 Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti signed to Rough Trade Records 
and began recording and performing as CHRIS & COSEY. From the very start they indulgently utilised electronics, 
sampling, rhythms and Cosey's distinctive vocals, cornet and guitar style. In 1983 they formed their own offshoot 
record label Conspiracy International (aka: CTI) for their more experimental recordings and collaborative projects. 
CTI continues to run alongside CARTER and TUTTI's more accessible work. 

Regularly cited as one of the original forerunners of the Techno and Electronica genres CHRIS & COSEY's name is 
often cited by bands and DJs as hugely influential. During the 1980s and 90s CHRIS & COSEY went on to record some 
of the most inventive Electronica albums, including the much sampled and remixed TRANCE album (1982), the Techno Pop 
classic OCTOBER-Love Song (1983) and the West Coast and Goa dance floor hit EXOTIKA (1987). 
During this time they enjoyed great success with record labels such as ROUGH TRADE (UK), PLAY IT AGAIN SAM (Belgium), 
NETTWERK (Canada) and WAX TRAX (USA). In 1992 after many gruelling tours and for both health and artistic reasons 
CARTER and TUTTI decided to scale down their live performances and concentrate on studio recordings. They continue 
to release numerous albums and solo projects through their own Conspiracy International label (see discography below). 
Since their inception CARTER and TUTTI have collaborated with such artists and musical luminaries as Robert Wyatt,
Monte Cazazza, Coil,Erasure, The Eurythmics, Boyd Rice, Current 93, John Duncan and many more. Their music has also 
been remixed by Carl Craig, Andrew Weatherall, Daniel Miller, U -Ziq, Vapourspace, Cosmic Connection and Fred Giannelli. 

CARTER and TUTTI have always embraced working with cross media techniques and constantly confound categorisation. 
They regard themselves not solely as musicians but equally as artists, sound engineers, writers, performers and subcultural 
collaborators.In recent years CARTER and TUTTI have released two ongoing CD series: The Library Of Sound and 
Electronic Ambient Remixes. Tracks from both the L.O.S. and E.A.R. series have been used for gallery sound installations, 
in electronic music festivals and for radio broadcast. The most recent being E.A.R. 4, a 90 minute sound piece broadcast 
in its entirety on Resonance FM London, on May 2nd 2003. 

In 2003 Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti began DJ'ing, performing live and releasing recorded material using 
the name CARTER TUTTI. Their first release was the critically acclaimed 'CABAL' album. Their latest release (2007)
is the universally praised 'Feral Vapours of the Silver Ether' album.


For more detailed biographies please visit their individual web sites. 

www.cartertutti.com
www.chrisandcosey.com
www.chriscarter.co.uk 
www.coseyfannitutti.com
www.throbbing-gristle.com

Last update 2007