A band's institution members were Chris Corner and Liam Howe (both ex-DJs), world health organization so recruited Kelli Dayton (formerly of Lumieres, okay, recording under a title Kelli Ali) for vocal duties. Fallowing a number 1 album, a b& felt that demonstratiin for 2nd album (on which Corner provided a option vocals) fitted his voice better, especially by having regard to the rawer and extra household quality of the lyrics. Concerted by having a fear of existence identified using a cult for trip-hop acts (i.e. Portishead), Kelli was asked to leave a class action & Corner became the singer.

Dayton's departure, spell lamented by numerous, was swell received by critics world health organization felt that it gave the band a extra honorable, emotional timber. It has besides helped curb a inevitable comparisons by having Portishead. Numbers of fans sense that a songs in subsequent Sneaker Pimps albums, Sliver & Bloodsport, own misplaced a for instance creepy bubblegum sense & own gained an emotional intensity, however a bit of enjoyed Dayton's vocals precisely because of that sense.

Presently the b& come recording poop for an when-eventually ungentle 4th album, getting shelved the total of songs previewed survive when you took 2003, and getting recruited a recently, when-however unknown, female singer.

Side projects

Chris Corner released a solo album around 2004 under a band title I AM X entitled "Kiss and Swallow". He has as well sung guest vocals for TNT Jackson and produced Robots in Disguise and Nemo. He besides collaborates using Sue Denim from either Golem inside Disguise,under a title Sibling. Joe Wilson formed Trash Money and plays live with Client. Liam Howe records music under the title The Zip as well as producing Free Repeater. David Westlake has sessioned for Medieval Babes & Zero-G, and managed Ultrafox on tour. A b& likewise remix and green groceries more creative person's under a title Line of Flight.

Members

In a studio, a band part subservient duties, notwithstanding in the survive environment it could unremarkably exist as found swimming the as a consequence: Chris Corner (guitar, synthesiser, vocals) Liam Howe (synthesiser) Joe Wilson (bass) David Westlake (drums and sampling)

Besides note: Ian Pickering (co-lyricist and unofficial 5th member) Kelli Dayton (ex-member vocals, left after making their 1st album Becoming X)

Discography

Becoming X (1996) Becoming RemiXed (1998) Splinter (1999) Bloodsport (2002) SP4 (2003) SP4 is the working title for their shelved/unreleased Fourth album. Recorded inside 2003, this was their go album to feature vocals by Chris Corner (I AM X). It was rejected by their record company while it was presented to the children. At the moment, this album is however around limbo - it is today working in the Fifth album by having a br& freshly (and til now unknown) female singer.
Known tracks on this album come:
Subway
Diviate
This Will teach you to be Love Again
Foremost & Careless Rapture
A single Method
Ma Young woman Concret
Lolita
Song of Imaginary Beings
Kiss & Swallow
Missile
Mercy

These are unknown whenever SP4 may ever exist as freed commercially.