Gentle. delicate (and hopefully emotional) little piece for 4 cellos and choir.

Composed, arranged, recorded and produced by Mark Taylor (Chameleon Music)

Silence & Tears: 17 Musical Short Stories

Emptiness Inside

Short piece for full SATB choir.

Composed, arranged, recorded and produced by Mark Taylor (Chameleon Music)

Magnus Mourning

A short orchestral piece that rises from a gentle, delicate beginning towards more intense interplay between solo cello and full choir.

Composed, arranged, recorded and produced by Mark Taylor (Chameleon Music)

Space in Between

Short, ambient, minimalist piece for tuned percussion and electronics.

Composed, arranged, recorded and produced by Mark Taylor (Chameleon Music)

HushaBye

Short piece for full choir using just the one word - 'Christus'.

Composed, arranged, recorded and produced by Mark Taylor (Chameleon Music)

Christus

The whole piece is 100% based around one simple melodic motif.

It uses just one brilliant patch (4 violins and electronics) for Camel Audio's 'Alchemy' sample-based synthesizer - sound designer Simon Stockhausen.

More of his work here: www.patchpool.de/

Composed, arranged, recorded and produced by Mark Taylor (Chameleon Music)

Last Few Breaths of Life

Short piece for a small, unusual mixed ensemble - clarinet, baritone sax, flute, double bass, kamānche, Morin khuur.

Composed, arranged, recorded and produced by Mark Taylor (Chameleon Music)

Silence and Tears

17 musical short stories. Sometimes gentle...sometimes Intense, emotional miniatures written for various musical ensembles and choirs.

Composed, arranged, recorded and produced by Mark Taylor (Chameleon Music)

Sacramentum

This was my first attempt at a live improvised piece. 

A (non-performance) video is available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AVIaINcBNTg

Something Once Forgotten (Live Ambient Improvisation 06/07/25)

From the Jean-Pierre Jeunet movie "Amélie", this piano piece by Yann Tiersen is the genesis of my remix album project. Ever since I came out off the theater after watching the movie for the very first time back in 2001, I wanted to remix it, and I did a first time in 2010.
Needless to say, the result then was far from what I really wanted it terms of energy and groove. It's not until recently I was able to really achieve exactly what I had in mind when I got out off that theater back then.

By the way, the full title of this Yann Tiersen track is "Comptine d'un autre été, l'après-midi".

Written by Yann Tiersen
Published by Universal Music & SOC Ici et d'Ailleurs

Youtube visualizer: https://youtu.be/bOc_TdUE5oY?si=bBlQBWyjhZRvdRnd

Official Video: https://youtu.be/znfYwABeSZ0?si=hyDN4XwdzZt0pWC_

Remixed & Produced by DJ Kuark.

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Yann Tiersen - Comptine d'un Autre Été - DJ Kuark 78 RPM Mix

From the Olivier Nakache & Éric Toledano movie "The Untouchables", this piano piece by Ludovico Einaudi gets me every single time. With an ounce of melancholy, it is an invitation to keep going, no matter how icy the road ahead of us is.
This remix is part of my album, "Motion Mixture", a 10 Traxx of Motion Picture original soundtrack remixes, produced by yours truly.


Written by Ludovico Einaudi
Published by Chester Music & Premiere Music Group

Youtube visualizer: https://youtu.be/URPThVarpxc?si=0rj6HN19FddEUjvH

Official Video: https://youtu.be/IukERq7ROO4?si=Z9kRT_kAYQ8oEw3_

Remixed & Produced by DJ Kuark.

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Ludovico Einaudi - Una Mattina - DJ Kuark U Can't Touch This Mix

From the Andrew Niccol Sci-Fi master piece "Gattaca", this track composed by Michael Nyman is really lifting you up: It is an ever moving theme, no pause, movements after movements until the end. It trully inspired me some trancey vibes to fit right in my album.

Composed by Michael Nyman
Distributed by Anthem New Colorful Drawings Music & Sony Music Publishing Ltd

Youtube visualizer: https://youtu.be/lFXN-1sArl8

Original track available here: Michael Nyman - The Departure: https://youtu.be/J4QciefVcGQ?si=MadCeS9clJDUb0yg

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Michael Nyman - The Departure - DJ Kuark Past  DNA Mix

This title was a no brainer to remix, as Terminator 2 -  Judgement Day is part of my unconditionnal love of Movie Original Soundtrack that support brilliantly the narrative intensity. It also had to be the last track of my mix for its "industrial/post-apocalyptic" vibe. Hope you like it as much as I enjoyed producing it.

Youtube visualizer available here: https://youtu.be/TEl7QPC6hVU

Original version Here:
Brad Fiedel - Terminator 2 Theme: https://youtu.be/CnQm2_cAZvo?si=vOVjRV_-h0z1r2yf

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Brad Fiedel - Terminator 2 - DJ Kuark No Fate Mix

For making the final track list of my Motion Mixture Mix, I had to rework completely my original remix of Hans Zimmer for the Ron Howard movie "Da Vinci Code", to have more groove and vibes. I came with this version which I'm really proud of in terms of "deconstruction" of the original title while keeping the core symphonic vibe of it.


Written by Hans Zimmer
Published by Anthem New Colorful Picture Music & Sony/ATV Tunes LLC

Original Titles Here:
Hans Zimmer - Chevaliers de Sangreal: https://youtu.be/CpHkMZxNLV0?si=uFdeO6VCyxKYgXbL

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Hans Zimmer - Chevalier de Sangreal - DJ Kuark 'Neath Ancient Roseline Mix

This was the 1st remix of this masterpiece composed by Hans Zimmer for the Ron Howard movie "Da Vinci Code" I produced for "Motion Mixture". Its symphonic density lead me to keep it out of the final mix of my DJ set. However, I wanted you to discover it as I do like it a lot!


Written by Hans Zimmer
Published by Anthem New Colorful Picture Music & Sony/ATV Tunes LLC


Youtube Visualizer: https://youtu.be/hlkIpuZnNb0

Original Titles Here:
Hans Zimmer - Chevaliers de Sangreal: https://youtu.be/CpHkMZxNLV0?si=uFdeO6VCyxKYgXbL

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Hans Zimmer - Chevalier de Sangreal - DJ Kuark Symphonic Extended Mix

This is an improvised ambient piece from the 26th of October.

A video of it being played is available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/6wLB6qKPEQ8

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Upland Forest (Live Ambient Improvisation 26/10/25)

eno and the nature of daylight

This is an improvised ambient piece from the 27th of October.

A video of it being played is available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lfBP6GoOVdQ

When the Night Follows the Light (Live Ambient Improvisation 27/10/25)

Mark Taylor, Birmingham, UK

Professional music and sound design for all media since 1994…

TV // Live Theatre & Multimedia Events // Radio // Advertising // Film // PC games

Always interested in providing music and sound design for projects around the Birmingham area and across the world.

All of the composing, arranging, performing and recording is done in my own private studio. In the last 30+ years, I have provided music and general sound design for productions all over the world – USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, UK, Panama, Ireland, and mainland Europe.

Former metal band drummer, I discovered digital musics in 1990. I started to mix in Singapore during summer 1992. There, I met some very popular DJs and Bands such as Jeremy Healy & MC Amos, who had their summer residence in S'pore, Sasha, Alfredo from Ibiza, Leftfield or Jesus Loves You. The sound was definitely under balearic and London progressive influences.

When I got back to France, the Techno and the Underground scene were in full motion except in Clermont-Ferrand where I was studying! In order to deal with that lack of events and to please the growing need of an emerging Techno lover scene, I decided to organize the first rave parties of this area within two buddy organizations, Mykonos and E2N Concept. In these days, the sound was a mix of the different techno influences, trance, acid trance and even harder with some transcore and acidcore. In no time, we were entertaining 800 to 1,000 people every month. The apotheosis was reached in July 1995 with the organization of the big independent rock festival "Rock au Max" techno closing party.

Summer 1995, I moved to the South of France and I quit party organization to focus on my djing. I mixed in various parties and raves on the riviera where I met DJs from all around the world like Miss Kittin, DJ ESP, Damon Wild, Stephanovic and last but not least, Jeff Mills!

I mixed in some well remembered parties such as the closing party of the Marseille first Lesbian & Gaypride where I first mixed next to Jack de Marseille. In these years I was also a radio DJ on Top FM. We had a 2 hour show, Cyberline, every Friday where we presented the Techno music news before I mixed live an hour set.

April 1996 is an important milestone as it my big House Music revelation during my trip to New York. I discovered another way to party and a very extended club scene. I've seen the most famous DJs of that time: Junior Vasquez, Dany Tenaglia, Lil Louie Vega or Roger Sanchez. I've been to the most famous clubs as well with outstanding sound systems like the Tunnel, the Roxy, the Palladium or the Limelight. I came back from NYC with 150 plates in my bags and begun a new start. I left the underground rave scene to start mixing in clubs. I've been to the most well-know places between Marseille and Nice, mixing with pure House DJs like Luke Skywalker (ex-Queen resident), or Jack de Marseille among others.

End of 1996, I moved to Paris and was recruited by the independent house music label Radikal Groov (RKG). I mixed for them both in rave parties and clubs. I mixed on radio and clubs (Paris, Spain, Belgium...).

In 2000, I decided to be a lonely wolf again and I kept mixing for various clubs in France (Queen, the Gibus, the Folies' Pigalle...) with a residency for 2 years at the Club Med World in Paris.

My style is definitely an aggregation of all these experiences I had for the past thirty years and I'll always try my best for you, still 100% mixing on vinyl decks, to give you best emotional, sensual and universal sets while you're on the dancefloor dancing!

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My first music studio was located on a beautiful spot with a gorgeous view across a canyon called "wolve creek valley". Giving credit to that place I called my studio "Studio Val De Lobo". Once that name was established I kept it even after relocating the studio.

In my studio I'm producing mostly my own compositions. From time to time I do productions and remixes for other artists as well. I also collaborate with musicians from all over the globe to create interesting fusions of styles. My focus is on World Music, Lounge, Ambient and Film music. 

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