Mark Harrington Alters Sound on New CD
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and 2 CDs in the 90s. Mark Harrington’s 3rd CD release, Alter, has a
much smoother production than the last intentionally-raw guitar-heavy
release Trash Icon (of 10 years ago). On Alter, 12-string acoustic
guitars outnumber the distorted electrics. File under alt-pop, as
quasi-ballads punctuate the alt-rock.
The CDs are "alt-pop/rock"; the simple and immediate quality of the
guitar-driven songs is preserved despite the use of electronics.
Mark's voice has drawn comparisons to early David Bowie, and Peter
Murphy, while the lyrics maintain a quirky sense of humour. Mark
Harrington has recorded 2 cover songs that have gotten some attention:
a cover of Gary Numan's Cars (on the Trash Icon CD), and David Bowie's
Changes (on Rubbernkkerz: 33 1/3rd).
In 2006, Mark released the first music from his alter-ego:
Rubbernekkerz. The music has ‘dark-wave’ influences, yet has a similar
sound to the ‘solo’ work.
In the late 1980s, Mark played in the electronic rock trio Heik and
the Shakes. Subsequently, he co-founded the Toronto Experimental
Artists artist-run label.
The music is available through the CDBaby.com website, iTunes, and
other online sources.
full-length previews of all the tunes at:
http://www.last.fm/music/Mark+Harrington/Alter