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Mexican-born musician Fernando Corona primarily records and performs under the name Murcof, creating ghostly compositions that fuse elements of classical music, minimal techno, ambient drone, and free improvisation, among other genres. His first album, 2002's Martes, blended the holy minimalism of composers like Arvo Pärt and Henryk Górecki with glitchy, microscopic beats. He abandoned techno influences and focused more on collaborating with live musicians on later releases like 2008's The Versailles Sessions; additionally, he has recorded albums or performed with Talvin Singh, Erik Truffaz, ...read more
Mexican-born musician Fernando Corona primarily records and performs under the name Murcof, creating ghostly compositions that fuse elements of classical music, minimal techno, ambient drone, and free improvisation, among other genres. His first album, 2002's Martes, blended the holy minimalism of composers like Arvo Pärt and Henryk Górecki with glitchy, microscopic beats. He abandoned techno influences and focused more on collaborating with live musicians on later releases like 2008's The Versailles Sessions; additionally, he has recorded albums or performed with Talvin Singh, Erik Truffaz, Philippe Petit, and others. Murcof's ambitious 2021 full-length The Alias Sessions encompassed all of the project's sonic hallmarks, from sparse, eerie ambience to minutely detailed beats.
Fernando Corona was born in Tijuana, close to the United States border, and learned English in San Diego before relocating to the coastal city of Ensenada. His earliest exposure to electronic music was through hearing artists like Jean-Michel Jarre, Isao Tomita, and Jorge Reyes, and he bought his first keyboard when he was 15. At the end of the 1980s, he began attending clubs in Tijuana that played industrial, synth pop, and acid house, and he formed a short-lived group called Vortex with some of his friends. He also played in a band named Sonios, which evolved from indie pop to a more experimental sound influenced by prog rock and fusion. During the mid-'90s, he participated in experimental projects heavily influenced by 20th century composers such as Xenakis and Ligeti, and he began creating electro-acoustic music, digitally processing samples of classical music and using feedback effects. In 1998, he started a solo project called Terrestre that blended glitchy electronic music with samples of tambora, danzón, and salsa records. He became a member of the Nortec Collective and appeared on their 2001 release The Tijuana Sessions, Vol. 1, which received worldwide acclaim. « hide |
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