Dei Xhrist

American mulitdisciplinary artist from Manchester, New Hampshire working with sound, performance, and sculpture. Xhrist began performing music in 2006, spinning loops and lock grooves on multiple record players. Voice was initially added as a background element, supporting Theremin and less conventional sound sources to create audio cutups and soundscapes. Xhrist’s voice, now her dominating instrument, has been favorably compared to Diamanda Galas. She uses glossolalia, concrete poetry, American primitive, and belle voce with a graceful stage presence that has been known to evolve in to a physical assault past the fourth wall. Also spelled Dei Christ, DeiX and Dei Xrist at times.