Mark Hawkins Cant Let You Do This
PURCHASE LINK: Mark Hawkins is back on Houndstooth Records with a fulllength album The New Normal. As a producer in the early 2000s, nothing much seemed normal. 90s dance innovation gave way to a lack of focus, with increasingly innovative and accessible technology making the sounds heard on dancefloors more eclectic, at the same time the parties felt less inspired. Against this backdrop, Hawkins stood out from the crowd. Watching one of his staggeringly raw live sets, ripping up the floor with a combination of jacking Chicago house and bare bones techno was to see a pragmatic idealist carving out a space, unashamed to reference his inspirations with humour and bombast. It inevitable that Marks boundless spirit would see him push through the barriers of the UKs more experimental audiences to gain greater presence with his entrance to a more underground House sound. Releases followed on Dixon Avenue Basement Jams and Clone before arriving on Houndstooth, blending House and Techn
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