Artist description Black Harlequin is largely a solo project that records and performs a hybrid of acoustic, electronic and screaming word pieces. Additional influences come from Eastern European folk music, much of which I grew up listening to.

Music Style A folk-punk-electro spoke(!) word hybrid.

Musical Influences Joy Division, Bowie, Clash, Magazine, Eno, Squarepusher, Orbital, Shaolin Wooden Men

Artist History Black Harlequin started out in the early eighties as a solo writing, recording, performance act that worked under many guises (Return from Nowhere, Das is Muzik, White Punks on Hope). Around the late 80s I commenced work on a one person punk opera, Black Harlequin. This turned into a political satire composed of several characters one of which was the Black Harlequin himself. Up until recently Black Harlequin lived in my archives. Now new life awaits it on mp3.com and a forthcoming release, NO EXIT, on Secession Records.

Group Members Andrew Garton

Instruments Various antiquated synths, my beloved studio, pianos, tapes, radios, throat exercises, lots of screaming, litres of coffee...

Albums NO EXIT

Location Fitzroy, Victoria - Australia

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