Iris was an American synthpop The two had met in college and, influenced by artists such as Erasure and Depeche Mode, began playing covers locally in Austin, Texas. In 1998 they changed their name to Iris and released their debut full-length, Disconnect, which netted them "Best Band" and "Best Album" awards at the American Synthpop Awards in 2000. Sega and Jones started working on some test tracks, the first of which would later become "Unknown". They felt that the chemistry between the two worked out so well that they started working on the new record that would become Awakening. Sega added guitars and pushed the band's sound into a more experimental electronic direction. They released their second album Awakening throughout Sega's new label, Diffusion Records. Their next record, Wrath (2005) took a more aggressive approach. Its first single, "Appetite" went No. 1 on mainstream radio in Poland. A European tour followed, including festivals in Moscow and London.

In 2008, Iris released their first CD/DVD combo, Hydra. It featured 3 brand new tracks, as well as remixes from bands like Mesh, Alpinestars, Datguy, Benz & MD, plus a 40 minute "behind the scenes" tour diary DVD.

In 2010, Iris released Blacklight through Infacted Recordings. After finishing its supporting tour in the U.S., the duo parted ways due to a tour argument. There was more than a year of silence between the band members, which ended when Jones sent Sega three demo songs.

In 2014, Iris signed with Dependent Records and released Radiant through the label, followed by Six in 2019.

Iris disbanded in September 2021. Dependent Records confirmed their split, saying that it was caused due to "personal differences".

Members

Final line-up

  • Reagan Jones - vocals, songwriting, keyboards (1993–2021)
  • Andrew Sega - keyboards, guitars, programming, production (2002–2021)

Former members

  • Matthew Morris - keyboards, programming, production (1993–2002)
  • Marc Schultz - keyboards

Additional touring members

  • Brian Pearson - guitars
  • Blitz Carthey - drums

Discography

Studio albums

  • Disconnect (2000)
  • Awakening (2003)
  • Wrath (2005)
  • Blacklight (2010)
  • Radiant (2014)
  • Six (2019)

Singles & EPs

  • Danger Is The Shame (1999)
  • Saving Time (1999)
  • Annie, Would I Lie To You (1999)
  • Lose In Wanting (2000)
  • Unknown (2002)
  • Appetite (2005)
  • It Generates (2006)
  • Hell's Coming With Me / Appetite (Remixes) (2006)
  • Lands Of Fire 2008 (2008)
  • Closer To Real (2010)
  • Radiant Turbulence (2014) (Joint EP with Seabound)
  • Phenom EP (2014) (Included in Radiant Complete Edition)

Other albums

  • Reconnect (2003) - Remix Album, covering tracks from Disconnect
  • Hydra (2008) - Remix Album (covering tracks from Wrath and Awakening), plus three new tracks ("New Invaders", "Stop Breaking Your Own Heart", "Nobody Wins") and a DVD with interviews, live show cuts, etc.
  • Radiant Complete Edition (2014) - Collector's Edition Album of Radiant. A two vinyl & two CD version, which includes Phenom EP with its new songs ("Sing, Dark Choir" and "Inside We Are All One") on one of the CDs.
  • Six (Luxus) (2019) - 500 Copy Limited Edition Album of Six. Includes four more songs ("Right Before My Eyes", “Back to life”,"I Wanna Be Adored" and "Price I Have To Pay") and three remixes by other bands, as well as an artbook.

References

  • Iris at Gothicparadise