Mark Pritchard (musician)

Mark Pritchard was born in Yeovil in Somerset, England in 1971. From an early age he listened to a wide range of musical styles, and says when he was 5 his mother would buy him a new 7" record every week. ==Music career==

After spending his school years listening to ska, 2-tone, indie and rock, he eventually became involved in club music, specifically Detroit techno and Chicago house. In the clubs of Taunton he came into contact with fellow West Country residents Tom Middleton and Richard D. James. Middleton would become frequent collaborator and James would eventually be Pritchard's label-mate on Warp. Pritchard and Middleton formed a record label, Evolution (named after one of Carl Craig's tracks), in 1991. The label played host to experimental electronica and dance music, including early releases from Matthew Herbert and Danny Breaks, but was eventually discontinued. Pritchard produces music in a wide range of genres, including hip hop, techno, jungle, ambient, grime and drum and bass. A full-length LP, Under the Sun was released in 2016, and its companion album The Four Worlds in 2018, both on Warp; deeply atmospheric and richly impressionistic, hearkening back to Pritchard's work as Global Communication, with vocals from Thom Yorke, Linda Perhacs, Bibio, and Beans. ==Solo projects==

Link The Link material goes back to 1992's The First Link EP, and is predominantly techno, often using drum breaks in favour of classic 808 and 909 drum sounds. There were two EP's released solo as Link, these being The First Link EP on Evolution and The Augur on Symbiotic. The Link alias also spawned Link & E621, which referred to Pritchard and Tom Middleton and was used for the 1995 release Antacid. N.Y. Connection This New York City house music project was inspired by Strictly Rhythm's early 1990s releases, particularly those of DJ Pierre. The project yielded five singles, two of which were produced in conjunction with Kevin Hann of 28 East Boyz. Pritchard has cited Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez as an influence for the project. Mark Pritchard Pritchard first released solo material under his birth name with 2009's ? / The Hologram on Ho-Hum Records. Following releases on Hyperdub and Deep Medi Musik, he is currently signed to Warp, through which he released a trilogy of EP's exploring styles such as footwork and jungle in 2013, followed by two ambient companion albums Under the Sun in 2016 and The Four Worlds in 2018. ==Collaborative projects==

Global Communication Conceived in the early 1990s, Global Communication was another collaborative project of Pritchard and Tom Middleton, and its output was predominantly ambient. Reload & E621 The Reload & E621 moniker was used for Reload releases that featured Tom Middleton. E621 (the E number for Monosodium glutamate) also denoted the addition of Middleton in the Link & E621 project. 28 East Boyz This was the pairing of Pritchard and his school friend, Kevin Hann. For contractual reasons, Pritchard could not use his real name for the credits, so he and his manager came up with the nom de plume William Parrot based on his childhood pets. Pritchard said the project in part came about as a reaction to what they saw as a lack of funk and humour in the club scene, and cites P-Funk and Electro as musical influences. Pritch & Trim Pritchard and grime MC Trim teamed up for the Planet Mu single Stereotype in 2011. Mark Pritchard and Wiley Pritchard collaborated with Wiley on the 2012 single "Scar/Moneyman," released by Ninja Tune. The 12" included a remix of "Money Man" under the Harmonic 313 alias. Tall Tales (2025) Pritchard collaborated again with the singer Thom Yorke to create the album Tall Tales, released through Warp Records on 9 May 2025. The project began during the COVID-19 lockdowns, when Pritchard sent Yorke a large number of MP3s. The first single, "Back in the Game", was released on 13 February, the second, "This Conversation Is Missing Your Voice", on 11 March, the third, "Gangsters", on 9 April, and the fourth and final, "The Spirit", on 8 May. The singles were accompanied by videos created by Jonathan Zawada. ==Discography==

By Pritchard Albums • A Collection of Short Stories by Reload (Infonet, 1993) • 76:14 by Global Communication (Dedicated, 1994) • New School Science by Jedi Knights (Evolution, 1996) • Extraordinary People by Harmonic 33 (Alphabet Zoo, 2002) • Time Out of Mind as Troubleman (Far Out, 2004) • Music for Film, Television & Radio Volume One as Harmonic 33 (Warp, 2005) • When Machines Exceed Human Intelligence as Harmonic 313 (Warp, 2008) • 93 Million Miles by Africa Hitech (Warp, 2011) • Under the Sun (Warp, 2016) • Under the Sun: Expanded Vol. 1 (Warp, 2016) • The Four Worlds (Warp, 2018) • Tall Tales (with Thom Yorke; Warp, 2025) Singles and EPs • The Way/The Deep by Global Communication (Dedicated, 1996) • The First Link EP by Link (Evolution, 1992) • Remaster/reissue, 2007 • The Augur EP by Link (1993) • Remaster/reissue, 2007 • Dirtbox as Harmonic 313 (Warp, 2008) – EP • Elephant Dub / Heavy as Stone (Deep Medi Musik, 2010) • Stereotype with Trim (Planet Mu, 2011) • Scar with Wiley (Big Dada, 2012) • Lock Off (Warp, 2013) – EP • Ghosts (Warp, 2013) – EP • MP Productions – EP 1 (Warp, 2020) • Back in the Game with Thom Yorke (Warp, 2025) • This Conversation is Missing Your Voice with Thom Yorke (Warp, 2025) • Gangsters with Thom Yorke (Warp, 2025) • The Spirit with Thom Yorke (Warp, 2025) Remixes • "On" by Aphex Twin (Reload Remix) (Warp, 1993) • "Home" by Depeche Mode (Jedi Knights Remix (Drowning in Time)) (Mute, 1997) • "Know My Name" by Nightmares on Wax (Mark Pritchard Remix) (Warp, 2002) • "Stronger Than Me" by Amy Winehouse (Harmonic 33 Remix) (Island, 2003) • "Bloom" by Radiohead, Mark Pritchard RMX and Harmonic 313 RMX. Included on 12" and compiled on TKOL RMX 1234567 (Ticker Tape; XL, 2011) • "Stay the Same" by Bonobo (Mark Pritchard Remix) (Ninja Tune, 2012) • "Lately" by Massive Attack (Mark Pritchard Remix) (unreleased, 2013) • ”I Know You Can Feel It” (Mark Pritchard Remix) by Nine Inch Nails (2026) ==References==