Composer, producer and all round nutty geezer. MCMD’s music is inspired by genres such as ambient, Musique Concrete, electronic, synthpop, lo-fi and hip hop. Donned in their signature bucket hat and retro Adidas garb, there is no space for compromise here.
The persona came from hanging around with an old college friend who would mock him for wearing retro Adidas tracksuit jackets. His friend fished out a bucket hat for him to try on to make him look like an old school raver and the rest is history. Little is known about this person’s whereabouts or personal life.
Most of the songs ditch the traditional drum beat/synthesised beats in favour of percussive samples from around the house. Inspired by Pierre Schaeffer and Pierre Henry’s use of tape manipulation and tape looping. Mixed with delicate ambient synths inspired by Brian Eno and Aphex Twin. Add grime inspired 808 bass lines to the mix and you’ve got the full package, like sinking down a whirlpool of noise, synths and chaos.
As a former art student, he has already had experience with multimedia in physical form and wanted to do similar in audio format. “I wanted to mix the harshness of Musique Concrete with something so polar opposite as ambient music.” Their catalogue explores how we listen to music and many other techniques that defy commonplace thoughts of what is music. In a sea of the drab verse chorus verse structures, it’s nice to stand out.