MTCLP1 by Martian Tin Can (2023)
MTCLP1 is the first album from Martian Tin Can. Available to purchase on Bandcamp
Martian Tin Can create original compositions consisting of retro-electronic devices, fictional stories and characterisations, modular synthesizers and witness statements sourced from people believed to have been abducted by alien life forms.
In the sci-fi genre electronic music has provided a voice for alien life forms. Terrifying the audiences with unearthly roars of twisted electronic waveforms, pulses and screeching feedback, moving their imagination far beyond the surface of the screen.
Martian Tin Can are Colin Laird, Mark Pilkington and Matt Smith. They began recording together in the mid 1990’s at The Cutting Rooms recording studio in Manchester. By 1996 they had produced an EP entitled Media Virus which pricked up the ears of the likes of Ninja Tune. Taking influences from 1950s sci-fi cinema, hip hop, jazz, electro and contemporary music, they sampled a variety of sounds utilizing the limited sample memory available at the time to create interesting soundscapes paired with intricately-programmed beats.
Martian Tin Can have previously released music on Guidance Recordings, SKAM Records, Thought Universe and The Sonic World Service.
Martian Tin Can also produced radio drama affects for their mixcloud radio shows called Transmission from the Tin Can. Curated by Thought Universe and DJ Colin Laird featuring music of jazz, funk and electronica. These two-hour shows comprised an eclectic selection of music blended with their own synth jams, poetry and sci-fi. silliness.
Text by Dr. Mark Pilkington
Copyright 2023.