Psychic Emperor is a pop-electronic collaboration between Tristan Marcum and the production of Plastiq Phantom

Plastiq Phantom

Plastiq Phantom is the musical alias of qp who records music ranging a wide variety of genres. Plastiq Phantom first began releasing music in 1999 with the self-released CD-R Select Imputor? EP , which became the impetus for the formation of his own record label imputor?.His debut full-length...

. Their debut self-titled full-length was released December 17, 2004 on imputor?

Imputor?

Imputor? is an independent record label founded in 1999 by Darrin Wiener and Jordan Snodgrass. Originally based in both Seattle and San Diego, Imputor? began releasing experimental electronic music , and has since expanded into styles such as Indie rock and Comedy...

 Records. In December 2006, Psychic Emperor released Communications, a 6-track EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 containing live tracks recorded at Los Angeles' KXLU

KXLU

KXLU is an FM radio station broadcasting out of Loyola Marymount University in southwest Los Angeles, California. It was first on the air in 1957, and recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. It is a non-commercial college radio station that plays many styles of music broadly classified under...

 radio station. Psychic Emperor is also known for their indie rock covers of The Misfits Songs, including Angelfuck, Where Eagles Dare, Hybrid Moments, Last Caress and more.

Members

• Tristan Marcum - Vocals, Guitar - See also: Vells
  Vells
  Vells is an indie rock band from Seattle, Washington. The band was formed by Tristan Marcum and Ryan Kraft along with Modest Mouse drummer Jeremiah Green after his brief departure from the group in 2001...
  
  
• Darrin Wiener - Beats, Production - See also: Plastiq Phantom
  Plastiq Phantom
  Plastiq Phantom is the musical alias of qp who records music ranging a wide variety of genres. Plastiq Phantom first began releasing music in 1999 with the self-released CD-R Select Imputor? EP , which became the impetus for the formation of his own record label imputor?.His debut full-length...
  
  
• Jeremiah Green
  Jeremiah Green
  Jeremiah Martin Green is a founding member and drummer of the indie rock band Modest Mouse from 1993 to March 2003, and again from July 2004....
  
   - Drums/Percussion, Guitar, Harp, Sound Effects - See also: Modest Mouse
  Modest Mouse
  Modest Mouse is an American indie rock band formed in 1993 in Issaquah, Washington, by singer/lyricist/guitarist Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green, and bassist Eric Judy. They are based in Portland, Oregon. Since their 1996 debut album, This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think...
  
  , Vells
  Vells
  Vells is an indie rock band from Seattle, Washington. The band was formed by Tristan Marcum and Ryan Kraft along with Modest Mouse drummer Jeremiah Green after his brief departure from the group in 2001...
  
  , Red Stars Theory
  Red Stars Theory
  Red Stars Theory is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington. The band was formed in early 1995 when James Bertram was looking for someone to play guitar with and found Tonie Palmasani , Jeremiah Green and Jason Talley...
  
  
• Mary Thinnes - Keyboards - See also: Vells
  Vells
  Vells is an indie rock band from Seattle, Washington. The band was formed by Tristan Marcum and Ryan Kraft along with Modest Mouse drummer Jeremiah Green after his brief departure from the group in 2001...
  
  
• James Bertram
  James Bertram (musician)
  James Bertram is a bass guitarist and singer, who has played with many indie rock bands from the Pacific Northwest.-Career overview:In 1992, Bertram joined the indie rock band Lync, in which he played bass and sang...
  
   - Bass - See also: Built to Spill
  Built to Spill
  Built to Spill is an American indie rock band based in Boise, Idaho. The band has released seven full-length albums. Their most recent album, There Is No Enemy, was released on October 6, 2009.-History:...
  
  , Red Stars Theory
  Red Stars Theory
  Red Stars Theory is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington. The band was formed in early 1995 when James Bertram was looking for someone to play guitar with and found Tonie Palmasani , Jeremiah Green and Jason Talley...
  
  , 764-HERO
  764-HERO
  764-HERO was an American Indie rock band from Seattle, Washington, signed to Up Records. The band's name, suggested by a friend, is taken from the Washington State Department of Transportation phone number for reporting HOV lane violators ....
  
  
• Stuart Fletcher - Bass - See also: The Sorts
  The Sorts
  The Sorts are a primarily instrumental post-rock band based in Washington, D.C. and formed in 1994 by Josh LaRue , Stuart Fletcher and Chris Farrall . LaRue, Fletcher and Farrall comprised the band's core, appearing on all recordings, but they have been joined on several releases by Carlo Cennamo...
  
  
• Adam Howry - Bass
• Seth Warren - Violin - See also: Red Stars Theory
  Red Stars Theory
  Red Stars Theory is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington. The band was formed in early 1995 when James Bertram was looking for someone to play guitar with and found Tonie Palmasani , Jeremiah Green and Jason Talley...
  
  , FCS North
• Brent Arnold - Cello

External links

• Official Psychic Emperor Website
• imputor? Records' Psychic Emperor Page
• Psychic Emperor @ Last.fm
• [ Allmusic.com: Psychic Emperor]