Global Communication

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Global Communication is an electronic music act, comprised of Tom Middleton and Mark Pritchard. Their debut LP, 76:14 is one of the most acclaimed albums from the ambient music genre and from 1990s electronic music in general.

As a duo, beyond their work as Global Communication, defining the Ambient Techno genre, as well as creating some of the finest house music, they have also recorded as Jedi Knights making new electro, deep house as Secret Ingredients, as The Chameleon making chilled out drum-n-bass, and Link & E621. They also did a few remixes together under one of Mark's solo monikers, Reload including a 1993 remix of "on" by Aphex Twin. Together they formed the Evolution Records Label and Universal Language Records Label.

Pritchard also records/has recorded as Link, Harmonic 313, Troubleman, NY Connection, William Parrott, and Roberto Edwardo Turner(The Returner). His other collaborative efforts include Harmonic 33 and Use of Weapons with Dave Brinkworth, Series 7 with Stephen Horne, Shaft with Adrian Hughes, Vertigo with Daniel Whidett(Danny Breaks), The 28 East Boyz with Kevin Hann, Chaos & Julia Set with Dominic Fripp, Mystic Institute with Paul Kent, and Pulusha with Kirsty Hawkshaw.

Middleton also records/has recorded as Cosmos, AMBA, The Modwheel, The Rebus Project, Schizophrenia, E621, and Spiritcatcher. Tom has worked collaboratively with Matthew Herbert and Mark Darby releasing one eponymous EP as Fog City. As Schizophrenia Tom collaborated with Aphex Twin on one track from his Analogue Bubblebath EP. He is currently releasing records Eponymously, and has released multiple DJ Mix Compilations.

[edit] Discography

As Global Communication:

Keongaku EP (1992)
Pentamerous Metamorphosis (1993)
76:14 (1994)
Maiden Voyage (2xEP) (1994)
Remotion: The Global Communication Remix Album (1995)
The Way/The Deep EP (1996)
The Groove EP (1997)
Pentamerous Metamorphosis (1998 re-release)
76:14 10-Year Anniversary Remastered Re-Release (2xCD) (2005)
Fabric 26 (DJ Mix 1/2 by Mark Pritchard, 1/2 by Tom Middleton) (2006)

As Reload (Mark Pritchard Solo):

Reload EP (1992) - (Remaster/Reissue 2006)
Auto-Reload EP (1992) - (Remaster/Reissue 2006)
Amenity EP/Cyberdon EP(Reload Remixes) (1993) - (Cyberdon Remaster/Reissue: 2007)
Archives EP (1997)

As Reload & E621:

Auto-Reload EP (1992)
A Collection of Short Stories (1993)
Auto-Reload EP Vol. 2 (1993)
The Biosphere EP (1993)
Evolution Remaster/Reissue of Reload EP,Auto-Reload EP and The Biosphere EP (3x12") (2006)

As Link (Mark Pritchard Solo):

The First Link EP (1992) - (Remaster/Reissue: 2007)
The Augur EP (1993) - (Remaster/Reissue: 2007)

As Link & E621:

Antacid EP (1995)

As The Chameleon:

Links EP (1995)

As Secret Ingredients:

New York New York (1996)
Chicago Chicago (1996)

As Jedi Knights:

New School Science (1996)
The Big Ones EP (1997)
Return of the Jedis (Promo) (1999)
Jedi Selector (2000)

Evolution Records Compilation:

The Theory of Evolution (1995)

Remixes as Global Communication:

The Biosphere [Global Communication Remix] - Reload & E621 (1993)
Arcadian [Global Communication Remix] - Link (1994)
Natural High [Global Communication Re-Take] - Warp 69 (1994)
Wild Horse [Global Mix Communication] - Nav Katze (1994)
Rollercoaster [The Global Communication Yellow Submarine Re-Take] - The Grid (1994)
Evolution Of The Beast (Part 2) [Global Communication Mix] - Palmskin Productions (1994)
Ride [Global Communication Dub Mix] - Soft Ballet (1995)
Bless This [Global Communication Mix] - Jon Anderson (1995)
Amor Real [Global Communication Mix] - Jon Anderson (1995)
Jazz Carnival [Global Communication's Space Jazz Mix] - Azymuth (1996)
Civil War Correspondent [Global Communication Mix] - PJ Harvey & John Parish (1996)
Aspirin [Global Communication Remix] - Sensorama (1996)
Gorecki [Global Communication Mix] - Lamb (1997)