Thanx to all for helping me fill in the gaps with Mark Ambrose. He is coming out with Hardware Corp for dates in Sydney and Melbourne this fortnight, so I was able to talk to him. Here, then, is some info direct from the source. Mark has new records out through Canada's Free Funk and Chicago's Euphoria labels and he is working with San Francisco's Primal Records. He now runs two labels, Crayon and the off-shoot Lifeforms. Just one release has come out through Lifeforms so far and he has put the label on hold for now as he is too busy DJing and looking after Crayon. Lifeforms was conceived for "deeper and darker" material to that of Crayon. He admitted that the comparison to Red Planet in Musik magazine perplexed and pleased him in equal measures - though his favourite Detroit artists/labels are UR and Red Planet. As a DJ, he says he spins music firmly on the tech-house tip - from Red Planet type sounds through to funky house in the Derrick Carter vein. He is toying with the idea of doing a mix-CD with all Crayon releases as so far nothing of his has come out on CD. That's about it.
>Mark is a brilliant producer, that does a wide range of tracks. >His work is NOT AT ALL, like Steve O'Sullivans (though he has released on >Steve's Mosaic label). he has a usually complex sound, with rich >soundstructure. He has just released a new one on Crayon, which is tuff, >jackin' tech-house. It even samples abit of old dancemania. >As a DJ, he is very good. Tuff, but not too hard. Go and hear him if you >have the chance.
