Chelonis R. Jones is an American painter, electropop musician, producer, poet, singer, and songwriter.

Biography

Born and raised in California and New York, Jones lives in Europe. ^[1] He has released several albums, both as a solo artist and in collaboration with other musicians. Some of his releases include Dislocated Genius (2002), ^{[2] [3]} The Forgotten Floor (2008, together with Alex Dandi as 4Gottenfloor), ^[4] Chatterton (2009), ^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]} and The Prison Buffet (2013). ^[10] His earliest single releases included cover artwork edited from original oil canvases painted in the late 1990s by the artist. Jones is perhaps best known as the vocalist and co-writer ^[1] of the popular Röyksopp single " 49 Percent", which appeared on the duo's album The Understanding.

Apart from his focus on music, Jones also exhibits his artworks at various galleries, mostly in Europe.

Discography

Solo

Studio albums

• Dislocated Genius (2002)
• The Forgotten Floor (Chelonis R. Jones | Alex Dandi as 4GOTTENFLOOR) (2008)
• The Forgotten (Dance) Floor Part 01 (Chelonis R. Jones | Alex Dandi as 4GOTTENFLOOR) (2009)
• The Forgotten (Dance) Floor Part 02 (Chelonis R. Jones | Alex Dandi as 4GOTTENFLOOR) (2009)
• Chatterton (2009)
• The Prison Buffet (2012)
• The Prison Buffet: The Remixes (2013)

Singles

• "One & One" (2002)
• "Blackout!" (2002)
• "I Don't Know?" (2003)
• "I Don't Know? Remixes" (2004)
• "Le Bateau Ivre" (2004)
• "The Rush (Sex with the Machines)" (2004)
• "Deer in the Headlights" (2005)
• "Na Na Na" (2006, featured on GPM Label Anniversary)
• "Dirty Lipstick" (2007)
• "Rehabilitation" (2009)
• "The Cockpit" (2009)
• "Pompadour" (2009)
• "Mythologies" (2012, features on Ten Years Get Physical)
• "The Irritant (Brain Damage Club)" (2012)
• "I Don't Know? (2012 Remixes Pt. 1)" (2012)
• "I Don't Know? (2012 Remixes Pt. 2)" (2012)

4Gottenfloor

• The Forgotten Floor (2008)
• The Forgotten (Dance) Floor Part 01 (2009)
• The Forgotten (Dance) Floor Part 02 (2009)

Selected collaborations

• Booka Shade (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "S.T.A.R.R.Z." (2004, featured in Memento)
• Booka Shade (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Stupid Questions" (2004)
• Röyksopp (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – " 49 Percent" (2005, featured in The Understanding)
• Röyksopp (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Go Away" (2005, featured in The Understanding and Röyksopp's Night Out)
• DJ Remo (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Empire" (2005)
• DJ Remo (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Black Sabrina" (2005)
• Bioground (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Complexity" (2005, featured in Love Addiction)
• Huntemann (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Terminate the Fire" (2005)
• Believers (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "(You'll Never Change) the World" (2005)
• Huntemann (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Scary Love" (2005, featured in Fieber)
• Pinktronix (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Crash!" (2006, featured in Right On Delay)
• Franz & Shape (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "God Lost My Address" (2005/2006, featured in Destination/Location and Acceleration)
• Tennishero (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Alone" (2006)
• DJ Remo (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Sabrina Says..." (2007)
• Pinktronix (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Baby Boo" (2007)
• Marc Romboy vs. Chelonis R. Jones – "Helen Cornell" (2007)
• Eddie Thoneick presents Female Deejays (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "If Only" (2007)
• Tocadisco (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Shrine" (2007)
• Corrugated Tunnel (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Beautifully Lost" (2008)
• Crackdown (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "The Wassily Chair" (2008)
• Urban Hussy (featuring Chelonis R. Jones and Edwin James) – "Mardi Gras" (2008)
• El Carlitto (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "On and On" (2008)
• C. Banx (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Destination Unknown" (2008)
• Marc Romboy (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "The Slam!" (2008, featured in Contrast)
• Marc Romboy (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "The Beat" (2008, featured in Contrast)
• Marc Romboy (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Side FX" (2008, featured in Contrast)
• Pinktronix (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Back to Black" (2008)
• Bush II Bush (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "My Salvation" (2008)
• Jochen Pash (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Mathematics" (2008)
• Lorenzo Montana (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Erasing You" (2009, featured in Black Ivy)
• Spektre (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "The Ride" (2009)
• Marc Romboy vs. Chelonis R. Jones – "The Beat" (2009)
• Booka Shade (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Bad Love" (2010, featured in More!)
• Utah Jazz (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Avoiding Puddles" (2010, featured in Vintage)
• Kris Menace (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Voodoo Dilate (Samo)" (2012, featured in Features)
• Booka Shade (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Blackout: White Noise" (2012, featured in Blackout: White Noise EP)
• Thomas Schumacher (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "Is Your Kettle On?" (2013, featured in Stand Up)
• Full Intention (featuring Chelonis R. Jones) – "All Right" (2013)

References

External links

• Official website
• American Anarchist: From an Art Historian's Perspective
• Chelonis R. Jones featured in Monopol Magazine "American Anarchist" Exhibition
• Jones' Paintings