Trans FX (band)

Trans FX is an American music group formed in 2011 by songwriters Chris McDonnell and Scott Young in Olympia, Washington. They have released five albums, and continue to operate a revolving door, communal band, based in Olympia. Their sound has often been compared to Lou Reed, Happy Mondays, Brian Eno, Primal Scream, and The Jesus and Mary Chain.

History
Created in McDonnell's garage studio, then Transfix, started as a self-proclaimed Death Rock band, consisting of members Scott Young (keyboards, vocals), Chris McDonnell (guitar/vocals), Nora McKinnon (drums), and Steve Sharrett (bass). The band wrote and recorded a full-length album with Olympia-based recording, Captain Tripps Ballsington, released on Dutch Tilt records in the summer of 2013. The band's second studio album Into The Blu was released on K Records in the fall of 2015. Into The Blu was a change in sound and direction, as McDonnell and Young moved towards electronic pop and abbreviated their name to the current moniker, Trans FX. Young left the band in 2015 to pursue a career in art. In 2017, the band collaborated with fellow Olympians CC Dust on the CCFX EP, released on DFA Records.

Full albums

 * Transfix S/T (2013, Dutch Tilt)
 * Into The Blu (2015, Perennial/K Records)
 * The Clearing (2016, Sister Cylinder)
 * Gaslit (2017, Joker's Got A Posse)
 * The Showroom Dummies (2018, JGAP)
 * music, drugs, technology & popular desire (2021, Joker's Got A Posse)
 * Biggest Baddest Beatest (2023, Cercle Social)

EPs and singles

 * Like A Glove/New Fix 7 (2013, Unwound Records)
 * Death is so Relaxing... EP (2014, Ascetic House)
 * When You See The Light Cass. Single (2014, Perennial)
 * KAG//TFX- Fugue 7 (2015, Perennial)
 * Hard Pill To Swallow EP (2017, Joker's Got A Posse)

Collaborations

 * CCFX EP (2017, DFA Records)