Mark Cunningham
Odd Songs & Blue Mystery
LabelImproved SequenceGenreExperimental
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Mark Cunningham, the legendary trumpet player and experimental musician, is back with a CD release that showcases his solo work from the past decade. Odd Songs is a collection of tracks recorded between 2012 and 2019, featuring collaborations with Arnau Sala, Adrian de Alfonso and Joxean Rivas and first released on cassette in 2019. These songs explore different genres and styles, from ambient to noise, from no wave to free jazz, always with Mark’s distinctive touch and sound. Blue Mystery is a more cohesive and intimate album, recorded during the Covid lockdown in 2020. It reflects the mood and atmosphere of those strange times, with Mark playing guitar, bass, trumpet, delays and samples. Both albums are now available on CD for the first time. Don’t miss this opportunity to discover or rediscover the amazing work of Mark Cunningham, one of the most original and influential outsider artists of our time.
Release notes
Odd Songs recorded and mixed at home in Barcelona and Mataró 2012-2019 Mark Cunningham - Trumpets and delays, Bass Guitar, Kaoss pad, Kaossilator Arnau Sala - Drums (2, 4, 5) Electronics (4) Adrian De Alfonso - Guitar, Synth (4) Joxean Rivas - Drums (8) Blue Mystery recorded and mixed at home in Mataró 2020-2022 Mark Cunningham - All instruments Mastered by Ivan FU Pjevcevic at Short Straw Studios, Italy 2022 Cover design Silvia Mestres Drawings by Mark Cunningham
| Odd Songs (2020) | |||
| 1 | Snakehouse | 3:39 | |
| 2 | Osaka Night | 5:48 | |
| 3 | MOndaatge | 2:02 | |
| 4 | Invisible Enemy | 3:11 | |
| 5 | Nick Drake | 4:00 | |
| 6 | Subliminal Lust | 3:49 | |
| 7 | Reminisce | 1:15 | |
| 8 | Sea Of Ants | 7:07 | |
| 9 | La Odisea | 2:53 | |
| 10 | Snake Ragga | 3:51 | |
| Blue Mystery (2023) | |||
| 11 | Out Of Sleep | 5:18 | |
| 12 | The Clear Invisible | 3:33 | |
| 13 | Blue Mystery | 4:38 | |
| 14 | Ask The Dust | 2:56 | |
| 15 | Drifter | 2:01 | |
| 16 | Finisterre | 5:04 | |
| 17 | Solear | 4:39 | |
| 18 | Distant Fingers | 5:29 | |
| 19 | 2020 | 5:35 | |
