Murcof

Murcof
Murcof performing at Sonar Festival, Barcelona, June 15th 2007
Background information
Birth name	Fernando Corona Murillo
Born	26 July 1970 (1970-07-26) (age 41) Tijuana, Mexico
Genres	Electronica Experimental Minimalist music
Occupations	Musician Record producer
Years active	1988–present
Labels	Static Discos, Leaf Label, Context
Associated acts	Terrestre Nortec Collective
Website	www.murcof.com

Murcof is the performing and recording name of Mexican electronica artist Fernando Corona. Corona was born in 1970 in Tijuana, Mexico and raised in Ensenada. He was for a time a member of the Tijuana-based Nortec Collective of electronic musicians under the Terrestre project name. In 2000 he returned to Tijuana, but has since relocated to Barcelona, Spain.

Music

Murcof's music is sparse, minimalist, electronica. Although founded on abstract, glitchy, sometimes complex electronic percussion, Corona's recordings are more melodic and traditionally structured than many contemporary electronic musicians. Many recordings feature orchestral strings sampled from recordings of works by modern composers such as Arvo Pärt.

Discography

Albums

• Martes (2002) (Static Discos (Mexico)/Leaf (UK/US)
• Utopia (2004) (Leaf)
• Martes/Utopía (2005) (Static Discos) (Mexico only double CD)
• Remembranza (2005) (Leaf)
• Cosmos (2007) (Leaf)
• The Versailles Sessions (2008) (Leaf)
• La Sangre Iluminada (2009) (Intolerancia) (soundtrack)

Singles/EPs

• Monotonu (2002) (Context Free Media)
• Ulyssess (2003) (Leaf)
• Utopia Remixes (2004) (Leaf)
• Ultimatum (2004) (Leaf)
• Mexico (2008) (with Erik Truffaz) (Blue Note, EMI Music (France))

External links

• Official website
• Murcof on The Leaf Label

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