NEW YORK (Ubiquity Records) - With a cult-like following of his extensive catalogue of solo and collaborative efforts with Tom Middleton as Global Communication, Jedi Knights, Harmonic 33, Reload,
Chaos & Julia Set, and much more, Mark Pritchard is finally set to release his debut full-length as Troubleman - one of the most eagerly anticipated releases of the year.
Ubiquity Records is very proud to be assisting Far Out Recordings with publicity and promotions for this album in the US/Canada. Mark Pritchard just did a remix for Ubiquity under his Harmonic 33 guise for the forthcoming As One single, "Believer" feat. MC Diverse. The remix, which features Danny Breaks on turntables, will be available September 14.
As One's full-length album "Out of the Darkness" follows October 26. Mark Pritchard will also be coming to the US to support the release of his album in September. Full tour dates to be announced.
TROUBLEMAN - Time Out of Mind, Far Out Recordings (CAT # 085CD/LP)
RELEASE DATE: August 17, 2004
Far Out finally release the eagerly-awaited Troubleman album by Mark Pritchard this August, as part of their 10th birthday celebrations. Mark is one of the UK's most respected electronic producers of the last 15 years thanks to a prolific set of recordings under various names and for different labels. We've been itching to share this LP since the stunning singles 'Strikehard' and 'Change Is What We Need (Progress)' set dancefloors on fire in the summers of 02 and 03 respectively.
The album's a mix of Brazilian Bossa, party breaks, soul and funk, featuring already familiar club hits and guest vocalists from the top drawer, including Nina Miranda (Smoke City and Da Lata), Eska (New Sector Movements) and Steve Spacek. It would be unfair to pick highlights from a line-up like this, but here are a few notables...
A couple of tracks featuring the laidback vocals of Nina Miranda - the singer already feted for her work with Smoke City and Da Lata: 'Paz', an easy listening-influenced 60s-style bossa, and 'Toda Hora', a big party tune that's already a fave with Gilles Peterson.
Steve Spacek contributes a typically ethereal vocal to 'Without You' (a track you'll definitely be hearing more about), and Eska brings her tough nu-street soul style to a live jam featuring legendary pianist Pino Palladio in 'Roll On'. 'The Righteous Path' is an Axelrod-esque gem Mark describes as "hippy soul", while the title track 'Time... Out of Mind' is a monster Underground-Resistance style techno track with a deep groove... and not forgetting the two Troubleman singles that have already caused the stir: 'Strikehard': 2002's Fela Kuti-inspired afro banger, and 'Change Is What We Need (Progress)', last year's big club hit.
Mark's a Devon boy about to break through into the premier league of producers with this release - his classic recordings are familiar even if his many pseudonyms have meant that often he hasn't got the acclaim his distinguished past deserves. He was formerly in seminal 90s electronic acts Global Communication and the Jedi Knights (with Tom Middleton) and has remixed the likes of Depeche Mode, PJ Harvey, Underworld, Aphex Twin, Lamb, KRS 1, A Tribe Called Quest, the Orb and The Beloved.
The Troubleman LP is the work of a man on top of his game with all Mark's influences coming together in a truly remarkable concoction - from his West Country roots with Tom Middleton and Aphex Twin, to collaborations with Brazilian legends Azymuth, to his latest incarnation (as hip-hop superstar) in Harmonic 33.
