Add N to (X)
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| Background information | |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Electronic, Experimental |
| Years active | 1994–2003 |
| Labels | Blow Up, Satellite, Mute, Rocket Girl |
| Website | addntox |
| Past members | Barry Smith (1994–2003) Ann Shenton (1994–2002) Andrew Aveling (1994–1996) Steven Claydon (1997–2003) |
Add N to (X) were an English electronic music band formed in London in 1994. The original members were Andrew Aveling, Barry Smith (aka Barry 7) and Ann Shenton.Steven Claydon replaced Aveling in 1997.
After several releases on small labels, they turned down offers from major labels and signed to the independent label Mute Records in 1998, and achieved a modest commercial success before splitting in 2003.
Several of their songs and music videos were adult/sex-related; the video for "Metal Fingers in My Body" is an animated short featuring a woman having sex with a robot, and their video for "Plug Me In" features porn actresses playing with sex toys.
In 1994 Andrew Aveling met Justin Anderson from Freaky Realistic and together they started a band named Radix Couplment. Andrew was dating Ann Shenton at this time and got her involved on the project. Andrew then asked his friend Barry (Former Radio Prague DJ Smith) if he too would be interested in joining. They then spent some time gigging under this name before a fall out which led to Justin's departure from the band. There being only three remaining Andrew then renamed the group Add N to X. They released Vero Electronics (1996) on the Blow Up label, and after did many other recordings for the next album.
They kept the name but placed brackets around the X due to legal reasons. They then enlisted Steven Claydon who remained with the group until its dissolution.
1997 saw the band twice awarded 'Single of the Week' by the NME (for "The Black Regent" and "King Wasp").
Second album On the Wires of Our Nerves was released in 1998, and was described as "like Stereolab/Suicide with a rocket shoved up their rectum". The album was played heavily by BBC Radio 1 DJ Mary Anne Hobbs on her show, The Breezeblock.
The group performed live regularly, often augmenting their core three-piece line up with either one or two acoustic drummers, and sometimes additional musicians playing extra synths and/or electric guitar. Equipment used live included EMS Synthi AKS (usually thrown around by Barry 7), Korg MS-20, Moog Rogue, EDP Wasp, Omnichord, and ARP 2600.
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