Kodomo (musician)

Kodomo
Chris Child standing in front of a graffitied wall
Chris Child in 2008
Background information
Born
Chris Child
GenresElectronic music, IDM
OccupationMusician
Years active2001–present
Label5 Points
Websitechrischild.com

Kodomo is the moniker of Chris Child, an Emmy award-winning[1] American musician. As Kodomo, he is best known for his work on the Harmonix video games Amplitude and Frequency[2] as well as the iPod game Phase, which features his song "Spira Mirabilis".[3]

As of 2024, Kodomo has released five studio albums: Still Life (2008), Frozen in Motion (2011), Patterns & Light (2014),[4] Three Spheres (2021), and Pieces for Piano Vol. 2 (2024). He has also published the EPs Divider (2017), Pieces for Piano Vol. 1 (2019), Seer (2022), and Epocha (2024).

In addition to his own work, Kodomo has remixed songs by other artists, such as Dead Radar, Xandy Barry, and Sarah Fimm.[5] In the 2000s, he mixed several songs by the synthpop band Freezepop, including "テニス の ボイフレンド", "Super-Sprøde", and "Less Talk More Rokk".

Discography

Studio albums

  • Still Life (2008)
  • Frozen in Motion (2011)
  • Patterns & Light (2014)
  • Three Spheres (2021)
  • Pieces for Piano Vol. 2 (2024)

EPs

  • Divider (2017)
  • Pieces for Piano Vol. 1 (2019)
  • Seer (2022)
  • Epocha (2024)

Remix albums

  • Concept 11 Remixes (2008)
  • Divider Remixes (2017)
  • Three Spheres (Remixes) (2022)

Singles

  • "Spira Mirabilis" (2007)
  • "Concept 11" (2008)
  • "Decoder" (2011)
  • "Mind Like a Diamond" (2014)
  • "Haze" (2023)
  • "Regret" (2023)
  • "Unrosive" (2023)
  • "Trenta Trenta" (2024)

References

  1. ^ "The Envelope – Los Angeles Times". Theenvelope.latimes.com. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  2. ^ "composer + sound designer". Chris Child. Archived from the original on April 16, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  3. ^ "Blogger". Robotgamer.blogspot.com. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  4. ^ "Kodomo » Releases » Mind Like a Diamond (Single)". Kodomomusic.com. June 24, 2014. Archived from the original on July 31, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  5. ^ "Kodomo biography". 5 Points Records. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.