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Three years after playing his first solo show at the SXSW festival in Austin Texas, Mark has now completed his debut solo album. The album is produced and mixed by Bill Racine and Mark and also features Goldrush. The album has been released in North America - on new-model US indie label United For Opportunity. It is also now available in Belgium and The Netherlands through Anorak Supersport and is soon to be released in Japan through Philter Inc. Further European, Australian and SE Asia releases of the album will follow as 2006 unfolds.
"These Beautiful Ghosts"
1. Snow In Mexico
2. Getting Out Of Your Own Way
3. To Get Me Through
4. Magdalen Sky
5. Rhapsody
6. Summer Turns To Fall
7. Flaws Of Perception
8. Beautiful Ghosts
9. The Story Of The Eye
10. Where Are You Now?
11. Water And Wine
12. Gravity Flow
2. Getting Out Of Your Own Way
3. To Get Me Through
4. Magdalen Sky
5. Rhapsody
6. Summer Turns To Fall
7. Flaws Of Perception
8. Beautiful Ghosts
9. The Story Of The Eye
10. Where Are You Now?
11. Water And Wine
12. Gravity Flow
album artwork by Linda Aldredge
Mark himself is releasing a special limited edition version of the album which will also include a bonus DVD. This DVD will feature footage filmed over the past two years plus some different versions of album tracks, videos, live sessions, demos etc.
Mark is currently being compiling and editing the DVD (in between touring and promoting the album release) and should be finished in the coming weeks. The new album and extended artwork for the limited edition version minus the forthcoming DVD is now ready and has been sent to all that have pre-ordered. As soon as the DVD is finished then this will be sent out to complete the limited edition package!
The only place that this limited edition version of the album is available is through www.oxfordmusic.net. This version of the album will be strictly limited to 2500 copies worldwide. Pre-orders have now been mailed out and all proceeds for the online sales have been directly responsible for providing the means to make the record.
Mark has not long finished a North American tour with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. The tour was a great success for both acts with the majority of the dates selling out and ending with a fantastic sell out finale at The Henry Fonda Theater in LA on the 10th October. Mark was accompanied by the wonderful Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Cat Martino and the West Coast-based Danny Black (from The September Gurls). Both musicians feature on Mark’s new album and are currently working on future solo and band projects that come highly recommended by Mark. Following the success of this tour and initial US record sales, Mark then returned immediately for a short North American headline tour in December with a full backing band.
In March/April 2006 Mark is also going out on the road in the UK and Ireland playing a brief series of headline shows. These will be “solo+” shows with Mark joined on stage by a series of pedals, loops and samples to enhance his guitar and voice.
The full list of dates are at the bottom of this page.
Not content with completing and promoting his own record, Mark has been busy working with French duo rinôçérôse. Back in 2004 Mark co-wrote and sang on a couple of tracks that the duo was working on in their studio in Montpelier. The tracks now feature on their V2 album "Schizophonia" which was released across Europe in September. Rinôçérôse have been playing a number of festival shows across Europe throughout the summer and autumn. Mark has been a guest vocalist for most of these shows - when they have not clashed with his own tour schedule - so he's been hopping across the English Channel almost every weekend to various destinations in France, Belgium, Spain Italy and Switzerland.
Finally, Mark would like to thank all of you who have purchased the limited edition CD, Live at the Knitting Factory NYC. All copies have now been sold. Mark would also like to thank all of those that have pre-ordered the new limited edition version of "These Beautiful Ghosts" along with all that have bought the USA version and all the people who have been coming to the shows and for all the enthusiastic comments and good vibes about the shows and the new album!
Mark is currently being compiling and editing the DVD (in between touring and promoting the album release) and should be finished in the coming weeks. The new album and extended artwork for the limited edition version minus the forthcoming DVD is now ready and has been sent to all that have pre-ordered. As soon as the DVD is finished then this will be sent out to complete the limited edition package!
The only place that this limited edition version of the album is available is through www.oxfordmusic.net. This version of the album will be strictly limited to 2500 copies worldwide. Pre-orders have now been mailed out and all proceeds for the online sales have been directly responsible for providing the means to make the record.
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- photo by Cecile Marson
Mark has not long finished a North American tour with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. The tour was a great success for both acts with the majority of the dates selling out and ending with a fantastic sell out finale at The Henry Fonda Theater in LA on the 10th October. Mark was accompanied by the wonderful Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Cat Martino and the West Coast-based Danny Black (from The September Gurls). Both musicians feature on Mark’s new album and are currently working on future solo and band projects that come highly recommended by Mark. Following the success of this tour and initial US record sales, Mark then returned immediately for a short North American headline tour in December with a full backing band.
In March/April 2006 Mark is also going out on the road in the UK and Ireland playing a brief series of headline shows. These will be “solo+” shows with Mark joined on stage by a series of pedals, loops and samples to enhance his guitar and voice.
The full list of dates are at the bottom of this page.Not content with completing and promoting his own record, Mark has been busy working with French duo rinôçérôse. Back in 2004 Mark co-wrote and sang on a couple of tracks that the duo was working on in their studio in Montpelier. The tracks now feature on their V2 album "Schizophonia" which was released across Europe in September. Rinôçérôse have been playing a number of festival shows across Europe throughout the summer and autumn. Mark has been a guest vocalist for most of these shows - when they have not clashed with his own tour schedule - so he's been hopping across the English Channel almost every weekend to various destinations in France, Belgium, Spain Italy and Switzerland.
Finally, Mark would like to thank all of you who have purchased the limited edition CD, Live at the Knitting Factory NYC. All copies have now been sold. Mark would also like to thank all of those that have pre-ordered the new limited edition version of "These Beautiful Ghosts" along with all that have bought the USA version and all the people who have been coming to the shows and for all the enthusiastic comments and good vibes about the shows and the new album!
UK tour dates
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- photo by Tear-n Tan
supported by Sennen and also featuring a set from Mr Laurence Colbert
TICKETS
(keep your ticket for discount entry to the MIDNIGHT MASS afterparty at THE ALIBI, BETHEL STREET).
Tuesday 28th March Railway Inn, Winchester
TICKETS
Wednesday 29th March Sonic Cathedral @ Korova, Liverpool [10pm-3am]
supported by Paperlung – new band fronted by ex-Boo Radley, Sice
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Thursday 30th March ClubAC30 @ The Luminaire, Kilburn, London
supported by Televise – featuring ex-Slowdiver Simon Scott
TICKETS
Friday 31st March Sonic Cathedral @ The Social, Nottingham [9pm-3am]
supported by Sennen and also featuring a DJ set from Amusement Parks On Fire
TICKETS
Saturday 1st April Sugar Club, Dublin
Joint-headline show with Ulrich Schnauss
Tickets from: City Discs, Dublin
Come and say hello to Mark at www.myspace.com/markgardener.
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THE MARK GARDENER WEBSITE
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THE MARK GARDENER WEBSITE