Rothko (band)

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Rothko is a London-based instrumental ambient band. The group mainly uses bass guitars and keyboards to create their soundscapes. They derived their name from the painter Mark Rothko. They have been described as post-rock for their habit of using rock instruments to create non-rock music.

[edit] History

Formed in 1997, the original line-up consisted of Mark Beazley, Crawford Blair, and John Meade all playing bass guitar in a variety of different ways. Rothko released 3 albums on Lo Recordings and a host of singles and EPs on other labels before Beazley disbanded the group in 2001.

Since then, Beazley has continued to perform and release music under the Rothko name with a variety of different line-ups and in collaboration with artists such as Susumu Yokota, Caroline Ross of Delicate AWOL and JS Adams, aka BLK w/BEAR. Beazley also provided music for the Discovery Channel documentary "The Flight That Fought Back", about United Airlines Flight 93.