Christine Clements (December 26, 1979 – August 22, 2023), professionally known as Vaccine, was an American dubstep record producer based in California.[1] She was one of the first women signed to a dubstep related record label (Hotflush Recordings), which was up until then a genre whose producers were almost entirely male.[1]
Vaccine | |
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 Vaccine in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Christine Clements |
| Also known as | Vaccine |
| Born | December 26, 1979 |
| Origin | Del Mar, California, U.S. |
| Died | August 22, 2023 (aged 43) |
| Genres | Dubstep, ambient, IDM |
| Occupation(s) | Electronic musician, producer, programmer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, keyboards, piano, |
| Years active | 2007–2023 |
| Labels | Hotflush Recordings, Vaccine Recordings |
Before she started producing, Clements promoted other people's music.[2]
Vaccine's style has been recognised as being considerably more melodic and ethereal, with XLR8R magazine noting her "subtle melodies and echoed vocals", as well as stating that "(Vaccine's) constructions aren't necessarily main floor rave fodder, but rather, comedown music for a 6 a.m. all-back-to-mine", as well as mentioning "jittery electronic elements with gothic ambient nuances."[3]
Clements was a self-described Skinny Puppy and Portishead fan. Her influences were "Nine Inch Nails, Dom & Roland, Skinny Puppy, The Prodigy, Technical Itch, Sasha and Digweed, Future Sound of London, Akira Yamaoka, Helios, Harold Budd, Surgeon, Zero 7, Portishead, Massive Attack, Tricky, friends, lovers, label mates, colors, sounds, places, feelings."[3]
In 2014, she released the Decryption EP on ASC's label, Auxiliary Transmissions.[4]
Clements died on August 22, 2023, at the age of 43.[5]
Discography
edit- "Wishful Thinking" / "Signal to Noise" 12" (Hotflush Recordings / Scuba 006, 2007)
- "Anaesthetic" / "Destroy" 12" (Hotflush Recordings HFO15ii, 2007)
- "Breathless" / "Side Effects" 12" (Hotflush Recordings HFO 17, 2007)
- "Fever" / "Wishful Thinking VIP" CD (Hotflush Recordings HFCD001, 2007)
- "Fever" (high grade mix) / "Concussion" 12" (Vaccine Recordings 002, 2008)
- "Skadi (Vaccine Dubstep Remix)" (Subtle Audio, 2009)
- "Sweet Spot" / "Radiate" 12" (Offshore Recordings OSR022, 2009)
- "Ochre" / "Cascade Failure" 12" (Nonplus Records NONPLUS 007, 2010)
- "68 (Vaccine Remix)" File (Car Crash Set C/C/S2018, 2011)
- "The Axiom (Vaccine Remix)" 12" (The Agriculture AG053, 2011)
- "Machines" 12" (Samurai Red Seal REDSEAL006, 2011)
- "Irradiate" 12" (Veil VEILUN001, 2013)
References
edit- ^ a b Women in dubstep – Time Out London
- ^ "What to Ask Women Composers: Feminist Fieldwork in Electronic Dance Music". dj.dancecult.net. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
- ^ a b XLR8R. Vaccine readies new dubstep album, releases mix on Hotflush, XLR8R magazine.
- ^ "Vaccine (2) – Decryption EP". Discogs. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
- ^ Dunworth, Liberty (August 30, 2023). "Dubstep producer Christine Clements, AKA Vaccine, dies aged 43". NME. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
External links
edit- Vaccine on Myspace
- Vaccine in Timeout London, June 2008
- Vaccine on Discogs
- Vaccine on Hotflush Recordings
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