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Lauren Christy hails from London, the child of parents who had ties to the entertainment industry. Performing poorly in school, she switched to the Bush Davies Ballet School when she was 11 years old. She remained there until she was 17, when she focused her attention on music rather than dance. She pulled together a band, Pink Ash, and remade herself into Susie Reptile, the leader of the band of seven in which she was the only female. Over the course of a year, she holed up in her room to write and record, using a four-track and some keyboards. She emerged with 15 new compositions and dreams of a publishing contract. Before the year was over, Christy signed a contract with publisher EMI and was set to begin recording for Polygram Records. She settled in Los Angeles and, in 1993, put out her eponymous debut, an effort that was largely autobiographical. Although the release was slotted for the adult contemporary market, Christy and Tony Peluso, her producer, drew from her techno inspi...