Emperor X
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Artist

Emperor X

Type
Solo artist
Styles
folk, noise rock, indie folk, filk, lo-fi

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Emperor X is an American singer and songwriter born in Louisville in 1979, active since 1998, whose music spans folk, noise rock and indie folk. Their first album, Tectonic Membrane/Thin Strip on an Edgeless Platform, appeared in 2004.

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Latest album
Unified Field (2026)New
Born
1979 · Louisville
Origin
United States
Active since
1998

About — The artist

Chad Randall Matheny, known professionally as Emperor X, is an American singer and songwriter. He has been based in Berlin, Germany since 2012.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article “Emperor X” (en), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Discography

  • Tectonic Membrane/Thin Strip on an Edgeless Platform 2004
  • Central Hug / Friendarmy / Fractaldunes 2005
  • The Blythe Archives, Vol. 2 2009
  • Western Teleport 2011
  • Nineteen Live Recordings 2013
  • JETZT CHRISTMAS 2013
  • The Orlando Sentinel 2014
  • The Blythe Archives Volumes One and Two 2016
  • Oversleepers International 2017
  • The Lakes of Zones B and C 2022
  • Дуже Чудове Різдво (Very Excellent Christmas) 2024
  • Unified Field 2026

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