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mark franklin

About Me

Mark Franklin is a musician/producer based in West London. He Started DJ'ing at 15 in and around Leeds and soon progressed to play venues worldwide. In 1990 Mark started to write and produce electronic music and a 4 track e.p "shock to the system" released in 1992 led to the licencing of "release to the system" on WarpRecords' "Artificial intelligence II", since then Mark has continued to make different genres of electronic music over the last 15 years and has recorded under different names, with releases on many independent labels, enjoying working with electronic artists such as Carl Finlow (Silicon Scally/ 20/20 Vision), Daz Quayle (SCSI AV), Richard Brown (swag/Rythym Invention) and Beaumont Hannant. Mark was a member of funk band KavaKava (Chocolate Firgaurd) for 4 years and spent most of that time touring Europe, his scratching can be heard on their latest album, "Maui". Mark is currently scratching with "The Qemists", who have recently been signed to NinjaTune.

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Member Since: 3/30/2006
Band Website: imuso.co.uk
Influences: pink floyd, future sound of london, the orb, Underworld, klf, dj shadow, wendy carlos, massive attack, air, daft punk, richie hawtin, ninja tunes, portishead, detroit techno, derrick may, the roots, global communications, dr john, warp records, andy weatherall.
Sounds Like: Zero 7, Royksopp, Air, Lemon Jelly, Blue States, Ulrich Schnauss,kava kava,, Kinobe, Morcheeba, Jakatta, Four Tet, Bent, Ralph Myerz & Jack Herren Band, Lambchop, Mylo, Röyksopp, DJ Shadow, Thievery Corporation, Sofa Surfers, Bonobo, Nitin Sawhney, Portishead, Nouvelle Vague, Brian Eno, Groove Armada, Quantic, Funky Lowlives, Mr. Scruff, Peace Orchestra, Mint Royale, Cafe Del Mar, Sebastian Tellier, Jazzanova, The Chemical Brothers, Emiliana Torrini, Delerium, St. Germain, Boards of Canada, Tosca, Jack Johnson, DJ Food, Fat Boy Slim, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Chris Coco, Aphex Twin, Daft Punk, Björk, Gotan Project, Esthero, Fila Brazillia, I Monste, Frgaile State, Enigma, Art Of Noise, The Avalanches, The Egg, Sneaker Pimps, Lamb, Goldfrapp, Massive Attack, The Cinematic Orchestra, Imogen Heap, Moloko, The Orb, Cinematic Orchestra, Kid Loco, Funki Porcini, , Future Sound of London, FSOL, Plaid, System7, Husky Rescue, Meat Beat Manifesto, Steve Roach, Global Communication, Alpha, Vangelis.
Record Label: ponkey
Type of Label: Indie