Having thought about England before moving to Berlin and then relocating to Los Angeles, Chris Corner continues his unconventional creative public therapy as he embarks on another European tour as IAMX.
Following up 2025’s ‘Fault Lines²’ jaunt, IAMX will embark on the ‘Artificial Innocence’ tour with the title song now released to streaming platforms having originally been part of the tour-exclusive 4 track CD and vinyl EP ‘UNMASK’. It marks a transition towards Corner’s next chapter and his darker alternative electronic sounds.
With an exhilarating array of modular pulses acting as the backbone and penetrated by Corner’s signature soaring vocals, the ‘Artificial Innocence’ title plays on the term “AI”. Reflecting lyrically on submission, control and emotional emptiness in a number that is heavy yet also fragile, at the end Corner confesses “I have extraordinary needs!”
Evoking Corner’s DIY art punk spirit, ‘Artificial Innocence’ has a stark monochromatic video accompaniment made using an iPhone, transforming it from effectively a B-side into a tense darkwave anthem that stands as its own starring statement in varying shades of grey.
Filmed in the Southern California desert, it sees contortionist and performer Katy Mikelle with Corner on a journey that is sensual, visceral and intense in its deviant sexual hedonism with a series of fast cut cinematic lovebites.
‘Artificial Innocence’ is released on all the usual online platforms
IAMX 2026 live dates include:
Leipzig EoNLY Festival (14th March), Gdansk Parlament (16th March), Budapest Dürer Kert (18th March), Bucharest Control Club (20nd March), Belgrade Dorcól Platz (21st March), Zagreb Močvara (22nd March), Ljubljana Orto Bar (24th March), Milan Legend Club (25th March), Bratislava Trnko (27th March), Krems Stadtsaal (28th March), Eindhoven Effenaar (31st March), Cologne Die Kantine (1st April), Zurich Der Schwarze Ball (3rd April), Mannheim MS Connexion (4th April), Hildesheim M’era Luna (8th–9th August), Manchester Infest (21st–23rd August), Oberhausen UNITY Festival (18th–19th September), Berlin UNITY Festival (2nd–3rd October)
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Text by Chi Ming Lai
21st February 2026
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