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textura 2009 artists' picks - 12/30/2009
I had the opportunity to contribute to textura's artists' pick section of 2009. You can read a few words about the first album that I purchased in 2009 and how I kept returning to it for repeated listens.
merry christmas and happy new year! - 12/28/2009
Oh what a year it has been. Thank you to all who supported me in 2009. I appreciate all of you. I'm looking forward to the new things 2010 will bring. I'll be launching a new site in the upcoming weeks. Until then, stay warm.
acre loss included in forest gospel's favorites of 2009 - 12/04/2009
Forest Gospel included Acre Loss in their top 50 releases of 2009!
"Templeton's work is characterized by luxurious electro-acoustic melodies textured with various electronics and found sounds along the way. It is pretty common place in terms of ambient and drone based records, but Templeton must be just that much more charming than his contemporaries because he is somehow able to coax out platinum and diamonds when everyone else is only able to get gold and crystals."
sea point makes textura top 10 list - 11/30/2009
Sea Point 12 inch came in at number 5 on Textura's 2009 TOP 10s AND 20s EPS / SINGLES / 12-INCH DISCS!
"Maybe Mark Templeton should release all of his music on vinyl rather than CD, given how splendidly the 12-inch presentation of Sea Point captures the textural detail that's so much at the heart of his electro-acoustic music-making."
acre loss available for purchase here - 11/10/2009
Acre Loss is out of stock over at Anticipate Recordings, however, it's available for purchase here. PayPal pricing is in CAD.
textura review - 10/28/2009
Nice review of Sea Point in this month's edition of textura. Take a look.
sea point 12 inch out now - 09/09/2009
Finally joining the vinyl realm. Pretty excited that Sea Point is now out on Anticipate!! At the moment it's only available through their shop, limited to 300 copies for the world.
modyfier - process series - 08/12/2009
I contributed to Modyfier's Process series. You can read about Sleep In Front Of, the track that I selected for the piece.
exclaim! - 07/22/2009
I recently did a short interview w/ Eric Hill from Exclaim! Magazine. Check it out here.
12 inch - 07/20/2009
You can pre-purchase your copy of Sea Point from the Anticipate store today.
mailing list - 07/11/2009
I recently setup up a mailing list to pass on info surrounding my releases, live performances and free stuff that I'd like to give away to subscribers. You can sign up here.
sea point - vinyl - 07/10/2009
Sea Point 12 inch will be coming out on Anticipate Recordings in a few weeks. Side A will feature a few tracks off of Inland and B some new unreleased material. I'll post an update soon as to where you can get your hands on one.
their light reflected video by aAron munson - 05/17/2009
aAron Munson recently completed a video for the track Their Light Reflected off of Inland. Have a look at it on my Vimeo page.
inland - now out!! - 05/12/2009
My new album Inland is now available at Anticipate Recordings or other online shops such as Boomkat, Aime Street or itunes.
live dates - 04/22/2009
Upcoming live dates are quickly approaching w/ Italian musician Nicola Ratti. Please note that the Montreal show w/ Mountains has been moved to Sala Rossa.
inland - out may 11th - 03/31/2009
Inland will be released on Anticipate Recordings on May 11, 2009. Release details here.
clarification - 02/15/2009
Acre Loss clarified!!
acre loss cd/dvd now out!! - 02/05/2009
Finally!! You can purchase your copy of Acre Loss here.
acre loss release delay - 01/23/2009
Please note that there is a slight delay in the release of Acre Loss. The CD/DVD will be available in North America beginning February 3, in the rest of the world beginning February 9, and the digital release date is February 17. It is available for pre-order at the Anticipate shop as well. Thanks for your patience.
acre loss trailer - 01/07/2009
aAron recently made a trailer for the upcoming Acre Loss release. Have a look!
thanks - 12/27/2008
Thanks to all who supported me throughout 2008. Looking forward to 2009. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
m. templeton & aa. munson: acre loss - 11/12/2008
Collaborative CD and DVD w/ aAron Munson will be released on Anticipate in late January 2008. More info will be updated soon, but for now visit the Media section.
Also, the costs of Fields Awake: S/T and frail as breath have recently been reduced... Christmas is coming! They can be found here.
anticipate recordings @ casa del popolo - 11/03/2008
An evening which combines elements of electro-acoustics, ambient, slow motion techno and found house. On Saturday, November 8th I will be performing with New York City's Anticipate artists Ezekiel Honig and Morgan Packard at Casa Del Popolo (4873 Boul. St-Laurent, Montreal). Visuals by Joshue Ott. More info here.
the bear and bridge tour - 09/18/2008
Excited for the upcoming Bear and Bridge European Tour. Please visit the live page for details or WORLD BOOK. There'll be other dates added as they are confirmed, so please check back.
acre loss - 08/13/2008
aAron munson and I's audiovisual collaboration Acre Loss is finally finished!! The project was generously funded by the Edmonton Explorations Grant. As a result we're releasing a CD and DVD this winter through Anticipate. However, if you're near the city of Edmonton, you'll be able to see and hear it this September. Visit the live page for details.
shows and such - 06/11/2008
I'll be performing at Suoni Per Il Popolo festival next week. Checkout the live page for more info. Also plans for my EU fall tour are starting to take shape. I'll be posting info as soon as dates are confirmed.
Finally, collaborative project w/ aAron munson is close to being completed. Audio is currently being mastered by Harris Newman. aAron and I are hoping to have the visuals completed soon. A release will be planned sometime in the upcoming year. I'll keep you posted.
88 tapes - 04/20/2008
Excited to be remixing one of Simon Scott's tracks (Slowdive, Televise) that he recorded in 1988. There's a lot of other great artists that are contributing remixes such as Sebastien Roux, Greg Davis, Benoit Poulard and many others. The release will come out in September on a limited edition cassette and on CD as well, through Kesh Recordings.
toneshared - 03/19/2008
There are a couple of my ring tones on toneshared.com. Visit the site to download them and other great artists tones who contributed.
interviews and upcoming shows - 03/08/2008
I did a couple of interviews for the upcoming performance with Vue Weekly and the Edmonton Journal.
Edmonton show is tonight plus I'm performing in Winnipeg on Saturday, March 15th at Ragpickers. Check the live section and WORLD BOOK for updated info soon.
buttons!!!! - 02/22/2008
The 1 inch buttons I ordered are in and they look great! They'll be available at shows, as well I'll be giving them away for free from the site w/ any purchase of frail as breath or the Fields Awake Self-titled DVD and CD set. Take a peek.
summer tour remix - 01/18/2008
Here's to '08 and thanks for '07! There is a great collection of remixes of Sawako's field recordings from her summer tour that I contributed a track to. Visit the Anticipate site to download some fine tracks from artists such as Strategy, Ezekiel Honig, Morgan Packard, Nicola Ratti, Steinbruchel and lots more. Oh did I mention it's free!?
pitchfork feature: 2007 individual albums lists - 12/19/2007
Philip Sherburne (The Wire, Pitchfork, etc..) has listed his top 50 albums of 2007 and Standing on a Hummingbird is number 1! Anticipate label mate, Morgan Packard's Airships Fill the Sky is number 2. Visit Pitchfork and have a look!
play my tape - 12/14/2007
play my tape has a live performance of my set at Whitemud Crossing Library Theatre from March of 2007. Check it out!!
fields awake mp3s now available - 11/20/2007
Mp3s of Fields Awake's Self-titled album are now available for purchase via iTunes. Checkout the media page for more info.
fall update - 10/12/2007
I have enjoyed playing some interesting shows as of late. It was fun to perform in the United States of America this summer and Calgary this past weekend. Good music and peeps all around!
Working on a follow-up to "Standing on a Hummingbird". It will be out on Anticipate sometime in 2008. I also just completed a remix for Faunts, a great band out of Edmonton. The remix album will be released sometime soon on NYC's Friendly Fire Recordings. Other than that there's some collaborative work that will soon be under way. More on that later.
the signal - 09/04/2007
CBC's Radio 2 program The Signal will be airing the audio portion of my set at this year's MUTEK festival, on September 8th at 11:00 pm. Tune in.
overlap 07 - 08/20/2007
Looking forward to performing Overlap 07 at the Rx Gallery, San Francisco, CA on Saturday, August 25th. My set will consist of acoustic guitar, computer and voice. If you're in the area come on out!
world book - 08/09/2007
If you look to your left you'll notice the new menu item WORLD BOOK. It's a blog site that is dedicated to all things surrounding my creative output and anything that I find fascinating, funny or just plain odd. So go check it out as I'll be updating it on a regular basis (a few times a week). There'll still be the regular news updates at fieldsawake.com, however, WORLD BOOK will go into much more detail!! Oh yeah, please feel free to comment on the posts.
summer update - 06/30/2007
On July 28th a double CD of Machinefabriek remixed entitled Kruimeldief will be released. I had the opportunity to remix the track Stofstuk. Some of the other artists include Alva Noto, Peter Rehberg, Mitchell Akiyama, Xela, Greg Haines, Chris Herbert, Kim Cascone, Lesser, Freiband, etc...
Aside from that I'll be performing live in Calgary late August w/ a few other Calgary artists and possibly a few live performances in the USA. Check the live section for updates. I'm about to begin recording my 2nd full-length, to be released on Anticipate sometime in 2008. Which if you haven't visited lately you should! Morgan Packard along w/ visual artist Joshue Ott have just released Airships Fill the Sky/Unsimulatable a double CD and DVD set. Check it out!
cbc radio 2 - 06/11/2007
My performance was recorded at the MUTEK festival and will be broadcast on...? In the meantime visit CBC radio 2. More info to follow.
mutek 2007 - 04/24/2007
Excited to announce that I'll be performing at this year's MUTEK festival. Visual artist aAron munson will be along side me doing what he does best - beautiful visuals. We'll be performing on Thursday, May 31st at the Ex-Centris Theatre w/ Colleen and Hauschka.
tentative growth video - 04/07/2007
The oh so talented aAron munson has recently completed a video for tentative growth. Watch/download it at the Anticipate site.
live dates - 04/02/2007
I'm in the process of beginning to plan a Standing on a Hummingbird European tour this July. If you, or someone you know, would like me to perform in your city send Mr. Ezekiel Honig an email at info (at) anticipaterecordings (dot) com. See you soon!
interviews - 03/15/2007
The Edmonton press were kind enough to do some really positive articles about the upcoming Edmonton CD release party. Visit Vue Weekly, SEE Magazine and the Edmonton Journal.
dusted magazine's listed feature - 03/09/2007
I recently contributed to a weekly feature on the Dusted Magazine site entitled, Listed. It is a collection of albums and artists that have influenced my sound. Go have a read! Also Edmonton CD release party is coming up. Checkout the live section for more details.
cjsr's - clocks and clouds - 03/03/2007
I'll be one of a couple guests on CJSR's - Clocks and Clouds radio program. The show will air on Sunday, March 4th, 2007 - 11PM-12AM (MST). You can listen to it live by visiting CJSR's website.
online record sales - 02/24/2007
I didn't expect to sell so many copies of Standing on a Hummingbird so quick. As a result, I won't be selling the disc on the site. You'll have to purchase it through one of the stores under the links section. Fields Awake's Self-titled CD and DVD set and Frail as Breath are still available for purchase through the media section. Thanks for the support!
it's out! - 02/20/2007
The album is available on CD in most places internationally, in mp3 stores everywhere or through the media section. The kind folks at Boomkat have named it album of the week, referring to it as a true classic in the making for all lovers of fragile music. The first three people to purchase it through the site will be given a free CDR of the Holden Into Ryley EP!
standing on a hummingbird release parties - 02/07/2007
There will be both a New York and Edmonton performance to officially release Standing on a Hummingbird to the public's ears. There is more information under the live section. For those who can't make it, visit your local record store February 19th, 2007.
holden into ryley ep - 01/28/2007
The Holden Into Ryley EP is a digital exclusive, available as a free download at the Anticipate site. It's a primer of what you can expect to hear on the Standing on a Hummingbird CD. Also all dates for live performance will now be posted under the live section of this site.
textura.org review - 01/03/2007
The first review of my upcoming full-length, Standing on a Hummingbird, is out. Visit textura.org to read what they had to say... and Happy New Year!
anticipate - 12/23/2006
Thought I'd let everyone know that I have recently signed w/ NYC based label, Anticipate. My new album, Standing on a Hummingbird, is now finished and will be released on February 19, 2007. If you'd like to have a listen there are some tracks uploaded onto my myspace page or you can visit the Boomkat store. You can also read what URB has to say about Tentative Growth, a track off of the new album.
live at the orange hall - 11/18/2006
A new artist collective called Papercastle is hosting an event at the Orange Hall, 10335 - 84 Avenue, in the Strathcona area on Saturday, December 9th. I'll be performing at around 8 pm. There will be some other visual artists who will have their works on display for the launch of this important new collective.
serein va oio - 10/10/2006
I just contributed a new track, entitled Further to Speak, to the new VA release on Serein net label. It's one of ten tracks alongside others such as 1000 Hours of Staring and Stephane Leonard. Check it out.
updates - 09/23/2006
Last night I helped out Faunts w/ the release of their new EP:M4. Thanks to those who came out to the Starlight Room. I had a nice time. Also, there'll soon be some information posted about my new solo full-length, that's being mastered by Harris Newman as I type this, as well as info about Fields Awake. Stay tuned.
live at queen alex hall - 07/22/2006
I will be performing at Queen Alex Hall (10425 University Avenue) on August 5th along w/ Data.Disk0, Westfalia, Kathleen Yearwood, This Camera is Red and Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics. Doors open at 8:00 pm.
christophe bailleau: la lude/la sonde - 07/03/2006
I contributed a guitar part to Christophe Bailleau's new album, La Lude/La Sonde, out on the German label NAIVSUPER.
metro cinema: prairie tales 8 premiere - 06/30/2006
aAron munson's: not so natural, which I did the music for, will be one of many short films featured at the Metro Cinema's premiere of Prairie Tales 8 - 7:00 pm, Friday June 30th.
the works art + design festival - 08/28-29/2006
I'm currently collaborating w/ a number of other FAVA artists on a multidisciplinary installation piece for the Works Art and Design Festival. The piece will be running from Wednesday June 28th - Thursday June 29th at Churchill Square. It'll begin around 11:00 pm.
live at four rooms - 05/20/2006
Lane Arndt's new trio will be playing at the Four Rooms - Suite 137 Edmonton City Centre (101 St & 102 Ave) - from Thursday May 18th to Saturday the 20th. He'll be leading from his guitar and laptop w/ Gavin Dunn on pedal steel/electric and Scott Davidchuk on vibes/snare and kick. I'll be sitting in on the 2nd of 3 sets on Saturday the 20th. It starts at 9 pm.
email problems corrected - 04/24/2006
www.fieldsawake.com has recently switched over to a new server. Since the move there were some issues w/ the info (at) fieldsawake (dot) com email address. They've been corrected so please email me if you've received an error message or no response... Sorry.
purchase online - 03/31/2006
Both the Frail as Breath EP and s/t Fields Awake DVD and CD set are available for purchase online.
New Material - 02/03/2006
Lots to tell. No live performances at the moment. I'm currently working on new material for both a solo and Fields Awake full-length. They'll most likely be released in 2007. Check back soon as to what labels will be releasing the new material. More to tell at a later date.
aAron munson's not so natural - 02/25/2006
I just finished the score for aAron munson's short film, Not So Natural. It'll be touring Canada w/ Prairie Tales including numerous shorts from western Canadian filmmakers. Watch for it at independent cinemas across Canada and the US.
bluetracks.ca - 02/20/2006
Both the Frail as Breath EP and Fields Awake: s/t DVD and CD set are available for purchase at bluetracks.
mark templeton :: Fields Awake v.2 Launch - 01/15/2006
Welcome to the new site. There are a few new features, such as recent reviews and mp3s. Check back often for updates.
serein.co.uk VA - Tracks in the Snow - 01/01/2006
One of my more recent tracks, entitled Rest Near Grey, is featured on Serein's recent VA -Tracks in the Snow. Check out the media section to hear the track.
textura.org reviews fields awake - 01/01/2006
Check out the press page to read the recent review by textura.