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 A
decade after they were banished from the studio, you brought flares
back to TOTP. What were you thinking of?
Mark: I
hold my head up high on that one! And dig out my yellow flares once
a year to wear around the house. Don't push me or I might start
an '80s New Romantic revival!
Any
chance of reforming the band?
Mark: Never
say never again. We'll see! It would have to be with a 12 piece,
funk ensemble plus orchestra this time and I would like to
bankrupt the record company that signs us, ala Fischerspooner. A
bands worth will now no longer be measured by how many records they
sell but by how many record companies they take down.
Are
you still DJing?
Mark: Yes
I play around the world and in the nu-electro clubs in London like
Electric Stew, 21st Century BodyRockers, The Cock, 333 Club, 93
Feet East, Fabric, etc. Also every Wednesday I do a live Internet
radio show from my website
between 4.00 and 6.00PM so check it out if you know what's good
for you. [The ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ is not responsible for the content
of external websites]
What
are your current projects?
Mark: Am
doing three musical projects under the names "UltraViva",
"Needledust" and "Artificial Plastic Band".
The first Needledust came out on the Mute label in 2002. Big in
the clubs and the obligatory number one in the Japanese dance chart,
don't you know. Where would we be without Japan? Also I have just
finished a remix of Dead Or Alive's "You Spin Me Round".
I have decided to make more music purely for the kids and also to
save pop music.
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