Following his magnificent set at the Peter Harrison Planetarium in Greenwhich last month, Murcof will be stopping in London once again for another live performance, this time at Corsica Studios, Elephant & Castle, London, on Sunday 2 December, with support from Rothko and VI, plus a DJ set from Highpoint Lowlife’s Thorsten Sideb0ard.

The event will feature special visuals created in collaboration with Italian visual artists xx+xy, and follows the release of Murcof’s stunning third album, Cosmos, on Leaf early this year.

Murcof| The Leaf Label | Corsica Studios

Coinciding with the release of his third album, Cosmos, Murcof’s Fernando Corona recently embarked on a European tour, with a handful of special performances in Planetariums, the first of which took place at the newly opened Peter Harrison Planetarium, part of the Royal Observatory, in the superb settings of Greenwich Park. From the outside, the slick dark modern structure of the planetarium, situated between the main observatory and the South Building, which, until three years ago, housed the old planetarium, resembles a giant telescope pointing toward the sky, while the restored Victorian main building acting as a majestic earthy ground anchor. Continue Reading »

Three Murcof UK dates have been announced, including a very special performance at the newly opened Peter Harrison Planetarium at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London.

The dates will follow the release of Murcof’s splendid third album, Cosmos, on Leaf on 17 September. Murcof will be playing the following venues:

3/10: Colchester Art Center
4/10: Peter Harrison Planetarium, Greenwich, London
7/10: The Arches, Glasgow

More dates are due to be announced soon.

Murcof | The Leaf Label

MURCOF
Cosmos
BAY59CD
The Leaf Label 2007
06 Tracks. 56mins12secs

In the five years that separate Murcof’s majestic debut album, Martes, and his most recent offering, Cosmos, Fernando Corona has become one of the most respected electronic musicians around, and a source of inspiration for a whole new generation of musicians, not only in his native Mexico where his success has energised a myriad of new artists and labels, but also across Europe, with artists such as Deaf Center or part of the roster of Erik Skodvin’s Miasmah imprint openly claiming to have been influenced by his visionary take on classical sounds and electronica.

Coming two years after Remembranza, which explored more complex sound and harmonic structures than its predecessor, Cosmos is an altogether much grander and ambitious record than any of his previous releases. Continue Reading »

With just a handful of releases under his belt, Mexican electronic musician Fernando Corona, AKA Murcof, has established a very unique sound and is already named as a major influence by some. Five years after his seminal debut album, Martes, was released, he is back with his magnificent third album, Cosmos, on Leaf. For this latest effort, Corona pretty much ditches the micro beats and samples that have informed previous releases to work from recordings of real classical instruments. The result is a superb tapestry of sounds, drones and melodies which Corona will take on the road for a planetarium tour in the autumn. Here, Fernando Corona talks to the themilkman from his home in Barcelona, where he currently resides, about the new album, his soundtrack work and the rise of the Mexican electronic scene.

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