G IS FOR GLOBAL COMMUNICATION (PT 1)

Welcome to the letter G. Shouldn't be too much to detain us here. But on our tour through the letter, we are privileged to start with one of the finest ambient groups ever - Global Communication.

Wiki says: Global Communication is an electronic music act, composed of Tom Middleton and Mark Pritchard. Their debut LP, 76:14 is one of the most acclaimed albums from the ambient music genre and from 1990s electronic music in general.

As a duo, beyond their work as Global Communication, defining the Ambient Techno genre, as well as creating some of the finest house music, they have also recorded as Jedi Knights making new electro, deep house as Secret Ingredients, as The Chameleon making chilled out drum-n-bass, and Link & E621. They also did a few remixes together under one of Mark's solo monikers, Reload including a 1993 remix of "on" by Aphex Twin. Together they formed the Evolution Records Label and Universal Language Productions Label.

Pritchard also records/has recorded as Link, Harmonic 313, Troubleman, NY Connection, William Parrott, and Roberto Edwardo Turner(The Returner). His other collaborative efforts include Harmonic 33 and Use of Weapons with Dave Brinkworth, Series 7 with Stephen Horne, Shaft with Adrian Hughes, Vertigo with Daniel Whidett(Danny Breaks), The 28 East Boyz with Kevin Hann, Chaos & Julia Set with Dominic Fripp, Mystic Institute with Paul Kent, and Pulusha with Kirsty Hawkshaw.

Middleton also records/has recorded as Cosmos, AMBA, The Modwheel, The Rebus Project, Schizophrenia, E621, and Spiritcatcher. Tom has worked collaboratively with Matthew Herbert and Mark Darby releasing one eponymous EP as Fog City. As Schizophrenia Tom collaborated with Aphex Twin on one track from his Analogue Bubblebath EP. He is currently releasing records Eponymously, and has released multiple DJ Mix Compilations.

We will come to the genius of 76:14 later. I want to start with this rare 12" (1994) It is a remastered repress of the original Keongaku EP. It was given away for free with the limited edition vinyl release of 76:14:

Global Communication - Incidental Harmony

Global Communication - Sublime Creation

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