Mark Pritchard has been at the cutting edge of dance for 20 years, what is it?

Mark Pritchard. Photography: Ivan Jones

"I have always done what I wanted," says Mark Pritchard. "Just what it is." With a 20 year career in the House, breakbeat, jungle, dubstep, funk, soul and juke, Pritchard was faithful to his application. The man with many moniker has established an extensive discography and kept fans and critics on the toes. Which may be why it remains one of dance music's best kept secrets.

Pritchard has first gained notoriety in the beginning of the 1990s working alongside Tom Middleton, with more successful than the Jedi Knights. Even then, taste meandering Pritchard took the pair of very different areas of dance, with Brian Eno-inspired ambient as 76: 14 of global Communication, and avant-garde of Chameleon music followed by the jungle. In the quote, Pritchard changes tack even position rear ambient as harmonic 33 before creating the solo broken beat and electronica as Troubleman and Harmonic 313.

Constant change of styles and genres brought negative responses: critics who questioned his motivation and fans who want more than one specific sound. "I have read things on internet forums on me and I must hold myself," Pritchard said. "" "". It is difficult because the people are really angry. I think that people like a certain sound, I worked on and then they get annoyed because I go off and do something else. "But for me I try to make music, that I feel at the some time."

Critics have suggested that its kind break shows a lack of commitment while, in reality, Pritchard, is a man who has a need of experience to work. "Make music for me is a form of escape," he said. "When I'm in the studio I am in my own world." At a meeting with a major label in the 1990s, he was told to concentrate on Chamber music to be "really successful." This is an offer that he should refuse.

The producer born in Yeovil settled in Australia six-and-half years, where he formed new partnerships, including with Mos Def and J Dilla collaborator Steve Spacek. Last collaboration of the pair is like the Hi-techs in Africa, including the new album, 93 million Miles, shows Pritchard to her eclectic best. Dubstep, juke, dancehall and Detroit techno are all referenced, although the album remains difficult to pin, as its creators.

"I believe that people are surprised that I am always the music that may have played the rinse FM," he added. Pritchard is 40 this year and recognizes quirks to always play sets 18 years sweat rooms, but it is not something, which it plans to stop immediately. Indeed, same Pritchard recognizes that its modus operandi changing him did not help achieve success, it may be the secret of his longevity. "I never had to follow this great success." This pressure has not been there for me that I can do my own thing. ?

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