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When I Think Of You

The ninth show in the Cyrk series ‘Pattern Compulsions’ curated for Resonance 104.4FM, is an exclusive mix by multidisciplinary artist Mark Fell.
Mark is a multidisciplinary artist based in Sheffield (UK). After studying experimental film and video art at the local polytechnic he reverted to earlier interests in computational technology, music and synthetic sound. In 1998 he initiated a series of critically acclaimed releases, featuring both collaborative and solo works, on labels including Mille Plateaux, Line, Editions Mego, Raster Noton and Alku.

Although working in electronic and techno music traditions, Mark’s practice has become increasingly informed by non-European musics. This is evident in two recent linked works “Multistablity” and “UL8” which explore a number of unfamiliar timing and tuning systems. Uncut magazine called these “completely mind-blowing” and the Wire said these were “amazing”.

As well as recorded works Mark also produces installation pieces often using multispatial speaker technologies. His work in this area is characterized by ‘non illusion based’ approaches to surround sound environments. This methodology became prominent in a work commissioned by Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary (Vienna) in collaboration with Roc Jiménez de Cisneros in 2008. For this the two artists developed a 48 speaker piece that rejected complex three dimensional panning systems in favour of spatially static synthetic sound. Critically Mark’s work is informed by Western philosophy, especially the writings of Heidegger and Wittgenstein.

Tracklist:

Tabla Solo In Ektal - Ustad Allah Rakha ("with ring modulation to overcome digital copyright issues")
Path # 4 - Coh - Patherns Ep
Karl Dsilva, Live At Enjoy
Island - Black Dice - Creature Comforts
Harpsicord - Joe Grimm - Brain Cloud
Girls Drumming - Krisma - Fido
Mindfulness Of Sounds And Thoughts - Jon Kabat-Zinn - Guided Meditation Practices
Alligator (Passion Pit Remix) - Tegan And Sara
Tanz Debil - Einstürzende Neubauten - Kollaps
In/Tr02-05d - Evala - Initial
Malkari Song "Centipede" - Australia, Songs Of The Aborigines
Pulsar Rhythm Versus Tone - Curtis Roads - Microsounds
Out - Angel - 26000
Bora Song "Boala Malu Wutyuru" - Australia, Songs Of The Aborigines
Track Three - Ernst Karel - Heard Laboratories
Brainfloss - Russell Haswell - Acid nO!se Synthesis
Sketch - Mark Fell - Unreleased
Requiem - Hanne Darboven
Terre Thaemlitz – Voice collage from interview with Mark Fell 2011.
Study No. 2: An Approximate Series Of Approximate Harmonic Series - Seth Horvitz - Eight Studies For Automatic Piano
Track 15 -Albert S. Bregman, Pierre A. Ahad - Auditory Scene Analysis
Generator 2 - Keith Fullerton Whitman - Generator
Samuel Beckett - Texts For Nothing
Metal Rod - Giuseppe Ietasi - Tools
Unmoored - Darren Mcclure - Unmoored
Aluminium Foil - Giuseppe Ietasi - Tools
Mycenae Alpha - Iannis Xenakis
U-Turn-To - Herbert Brun - Sawdust
Requiem For Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Two Mixed Choirs &amp; Orchestra (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra) - 2001 A Space Odyssey
Detroit Borg - Apple MacBook Air SuperDrive: Unboxing and Demo - Youtube
Hush Hush - Alexis Jordan
Kalin Tubes - Pomassl - Spare Parts
Ab Remem - Shirttrax - Good News About Space

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Pattern Compulsions #9 – Mark Fell

At just 26-years old and still in the inchoate phase of his production career, Cédric Bros—based in Paris—has already proven a level of sonic maturity and scope with his first two EPs for Deeply Rooted House. Assimilating the essence of early Detroit with modern Berlin, Marcelus’ brand of tough euphoric techno has found a true home on Tresor Records in both calling up the tropes of its back catalogue, whilst remaining thoroughly in tone with today’s darker dancehalls.
 
Turning in four tracks of increasingly dystopian proportions, the EP begins with “Super Strength”—a tone-setting chug through the swirling vistas of some 90’s imagined future. “Falcon” continues the retroactive theme with detuned chimes, switching up the pace into a more urgent march through plush hisses and crashes. “Radical Groove” is the EP’s feverish peak, a manic headless workout before pealing into blissed out reprieve with “Suspension”. A rubber ball bassline bounds through melancholic ambiance in this poignantly beautiful closer, perfectly tailored for those subdued floor moments.

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Kyle Erich Schulz