Artist description The music produced by Make Mine Music artists varies from ambient electronica to dub soundscapes, guitar-based experimentation to melodic, song-based pop.

Music Style Electronica, ambient, experimental, downtempo, indie, alternative

Musical Influences Aphex Twin, Autechre, Bark Psychosis, Boards of Canada, Harold Budd, Cocteau Twins, Flying Saucer Attack, Joy Division, Kraftwerk, Labradford, Low, My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Talk Talk, Tortoise, Velvet Underground

Similar Artists Aphex Twin, Cocteau Twins, Brian Eno, Hood, Labradford, Slowdive, Windy and Carl

Artist History Make Mine Music is a collective of musicians formed in 2002 by members of the bands Portal, yellow6, Schengen, Innerise, July Skies, Epic 45, Weyland, Northern Lakes and Avrocar. A label of the same name was established on which to release the recordings, by the artists singularly and jointly. Many of the artists collaborate on their music, with the label run as a co-operative venture in which decision-making is shared and autonomy and independence is retained. Make Mine Music will be releasing a 16 track CD compilation "Flow" in early 2004. The CD will be available in a limited run of 500 copies with stamped sleeves and artwork postcard. The full tracklisting is: Schengen - City / Epic 45 - I am Getting too Young for This / Avrocar - Cinematography / Innerise - Like Sunrise / Portal - Arion 2 / July Skies - The Days We Played / Yellow6 - August 26 / Avrocar - Served in Silence / Epic 45 - Train to the Sea / Innerise - Mermaid Cafe / July Skies - Royal Observer Corps Amongst the Norfolk Dunes / Portal - The Sun Will Rise (version 2) / Yellow6 - Quarantine / Schengen - Just Lately / Northern Lakes - The End of Resolute / Weyland - Gosh said Jane.

Group Members Scott Sinfield & Rachel Hughes - Portal / Jon Attwood - yellow6 / Ian Mckenzie & Nick Varney - Schengen / Tarl Broad-Ashman - Innerise / Rob Glover & Ben Holton - Epic 45 / Antony Harding - July Skies & Avrocar / Perry McDonagh - Avrocar / Pascal Asselin - Northern Lakes / Gruf - Weyland

Instruments Synthesiser, sampler, guitar, bass, drum machine, PC, vocals

Press Reviews "The structure of 'Split' reflects the impartiality and camaraderie involved with operating Make Mine Music. Each band is represented in equal parts; the first two tracks are from Portal, followed by two yellow6 tracks and then rounding out with four collaborative pieces by Sinfield and Attwood. But politics aside, what does the music sound like?Both Portal and yellow6 share a similar voice and vision, primarily fuelled by the humid, meditative atmospherics of processed guitar. What they compose is movement music - deep-toned, reverberating twangs that fit best against a shifting landscape, against the feeling of being far from home. Listening to tracks like Portal's 'Hold', yellow6's 'The Sinking Sun', and Sinfield/Attwood's '#4' conjures up images of unbroken horizons, abandoned stacks of rusting railway ties, and fields of wild prairie grass." (Fake Jazz, December 2002) *** "The second release from the new electronic label Make Mine Music is another collaborative effort. However, this time it's Bristol collective Schengen who dominate 'EP' having written or co-written all the music on offer. The tracks, recorded live, by Schengen and Portal are a delight. The first, 'Capitol' evokes comparisons with the alien worlds of Boards Of Canada whilst 'B'Leaf' is steeped in Scott Sinfield's 4AD-style guitar playing and Schengen's Harold Budd-mimicing piano minimalism. Though these efforts are unquestionably the main attraction of the CD, two remixes are offered for a Schengen original named 'Seti'; Weyland's 'On Safari' mix borrows disturbing effects from This Mortal Coil and Innerise opt for the understated, downbeat side. Finally, Schengen go solo with the oceanic, well-titled 'Grace'. Long may Make Mine Music continue producing music of this calibre." (Leonard's Lair, February 2003)

Additional Info http://www.makeminemusic.co.uk

Location Oxford, Oxon - United Kingdom

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