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 Mank's Profile |
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Ambient electronica from the depths of North Wales |
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| Location: | Bangor, |
| Country: |  United Kingdom |
| Last Login: | May 19, 2008 (146 days back) |
About Me |
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| Mank is the Welsh ambient electronic project of Benjamin Powell, based in Bangor in North Wales. Releases are all free and put out in down-loadable form on the Mankymusic website. The other artist on the label is Micrographia which Ben also plays in.Ben Powell has been recording as Mank since 1998 releasing “home made” CD’s on his Mankymusic label.Mank has received extensive play on Radio Wales including two half hour "mankymixes" reminiscent of the ISDN gigs done by the Future Sound Of London. In 2003 the Mank remixes of Kentucky AFC's "Bodlon" single were released on the R-Bennig record label. Ben caused a splash in 2003 with the unprecedented debut EP from his band Micrographia which was demo of the week in org magizine. Tracks from the Mank EP “Madarch” were played on national radio 1 by Rob Da Bank” in July 2005.In October 2006 "Cephalization" was released and played in full on by Adam Walton on Radio Wales, who described Ben as "one of the most important electronic artists in Wales". Cephalization is available to preview and buy at Solar ChiThe latest Mank album "Isbjorn" was released in Jan 2008. The album was recorded whist on board a Russian polar research ship in the arctic ocean. You can hear and download the album in full at www.mankymusic.co.ukMank sound track for "Metropolis"
Mank - R.E.M. video (from Cephalization) Mank - Revontulet video (from Isbjorn) Mank - Diamond Dust video (from Isbjorn)
Ecaz Nous, 2001 mankymusic001
Death Studies, 2002 mankymusic002
Vegetable Milk, 2002 mankymusic003
Erleichda, 2003 mankymusic004
Meridian, 2004 mankymusic005
Madarch, 2005 mankymusic007
Cephalization, 2006 mankymusic009
Isbjorn, 2008 mankymusic010 The Mank backcatalog can be downloaded at www.mankymusic.co.uk |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 9/6/2005Band Website: mankymusic.co.uk/ Band Members: Ben Powell and the machines Influences: fantomas / lord god patton, jesu, steve reich, dj shadow, roger eno, the black dog, jah wobble, pete namlook, plastikman, autechre, philip glass, the orb, bjork, harold budd, the future sound of london, brian eno, boards of canada, tangerine dream, bola, klaus schulze, biosphere, king tubby, global communication, godflesh, robert fripp, loscil, stars of the lid.here is last weeks "listened to" Sounds Like: a load of old bollocks to me, but since thats all you ever get on myspace......... Record Label: MankymusicSolar Chi Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Ambient / Classical / Minimalist) |
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My Blog |
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BBC Radio 3 airplay |
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| Cryoseism was played on BBC Radio 3 on "the late junction" show last night (16-4-08) , you can listen to it here... Posted by Mank on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:49:00 PST |
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Isbjorn on "we are not journalists" |
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| 08-04-08 - Isbjorn has been put at number 6 in the "Best of March 2008" list on We Are Not Journalists webpage, sat between Boris and Mike Patton!Review from the webpage :Utterly brilliant cosmic ambi... Posted by Mank on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:10:00 PST |
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mank interview |
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| Interview by Bangor University Press Department. Uni : I have been given a tip-off that you composed music during your recent Arctic trip, can you tell me more??? What sort of music is ... Posted by Mank on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:26:00 PST |
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mankymusic.co.uk |
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| www.mankymusic.co.uk has had a facelift, you should go and have a look. Posted by Mank on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:50:00 PST |
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Radio Wales Airplay |
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| "Into The Vilkitsky Strait" from the new album was played on Adam Waltons radio wales show on sunday 20th jan. Adam has been a great supported of Mank from day one and I am endebted to him.you c... Posted by Mank on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 01:06:00 PST |
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Isbjorn |
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| The new mank album (yes, album) is finished.Entitled "isbjorn" it was mostly written onboard a russian icebreaker.I have sent off a master to get a few copies burnt and there will be an official relea... Posted by Mank on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 06:42:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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Albatross Conspiracy, Micrographia, bettybluenote, finite death, Adam T. Walton, Solar Chi, Shotokan Disco, plusplus, Lady Lou Lou, DJFuzzyfelt, Baby Bot, Bonnie Wrongford, Aura Distorter, susie, Ambient Alban, Messier431, ELECTRONIC YELLOW JAMMER and LIZA and friends, blipfonica, ~~ EmmA WyrD ~~, Cato, Katja, Kenny/Tito, oscar carballo, mox, zov zov, Julien Boulier, Jukeen, Portrait Of A Lifetime, Adam Andonian & the IT, Crud Cast, The Green Music Room, DJ ZYLEM, Tesir, *Shelly*, Judmusic Records, Duncan Black, MK Design Services, jacquii, Coeden, TANGERINE DREAM FANS ZONE, Rob
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