Chris Trout
Encyclopedia
Chris Trout is a British
musician and writer
.
He has played in several Nottingham
and Sheffield
-based bands, including Kilgore Trout, A.C.Temple
(1986–1991), Spoonfed Hybrid
, Bear, Lazerboy, Coping Saw, Smokers Die Younger
.
He is also notable for his music criticism, as a significant contributor to Ablaze! (fanzine)
(1987-1993) which was founded by his then partner, Karren Ablaze! and also to left-field London-based music magazine, The Lizard (1993-1995); he currently writes for music website Drowned In Sound
.
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
musician and writer
.
He has played in several Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
and Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
-based bands, including Kilgore Trout, A.C.Temple
A.C. Temple
A.C. Temple were an alternative rock band from Sheffield, England, formed in 1985. They released four albums before splitting up in 1991.-History:...
(1986–1991), Spoonfed Hybrid
Spoonfed Hybrid
Spoonfed Hybrid were a dream pop duo in the north of England in the early 1990s.The band was formed in 1993 by Ian Masters and Chris Trout, initially as The Long Lost. Masters had just left the band he founded in 1987, Pale Saints, which continued without him. Trout had been guitarist in A.C...
, Bear, Lazerboy, Coping Saw, Smokers Die Younger
Smokers Die Younger
Smokers Die Younger are a four-piece rock band from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Their debut album opens with hardcore grunge rock and closes with avant-garde art-rock, taking in dub reggae, country music, indie, and rock and roll.-Career:...
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He is also notable for his music criticism, as a significant contributor to Ablaze! (fanzine)
Ablaze! (fanzine)
Ablaze! was a British indie music fanzine, produced in Manchester and Leeds, that ran for ten issues between 1987 and 1993.-History:In the 1980s Ablaze! was an early champion of UK 'noisenik' bands, such as Dog Faced Hermans, the Wedding Present and the Walking Seeds, and US noise rock and grunge...
(1987-1993) which was founded by his then partner, Karren Ablaze! and also to left-field London-based music magazine, The Lizard (1993-1995); he currently writes for music website Drowned In Sound
Drowned in Sound
DrownedinSound.com or DiS is a UK based music webzine financed by artist management company Silentway . The site is an editorially independent music website.-History:...
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