Rothko is a London-based instrumental ambient group. The group mainly uses bass guitars and keyboards to create their soundscapes. They derived their name from the painter Mark Rothko. They have been described as post-rock for their habit of using rock instruments to create non-rock music.

[edit] History

Formed in 1997, the original line-up consisted of Mark Beazley, Crawford Blair, and John Meade all playing bass guitar in a variety of different ways. This line-up released 3 albums on Lo Recordings and a host of singles and EPs on other labels before Beazley disbanded it in 2001.

Between 2001 and 2004, Beazley continued to perform and release music under the Rothko name either solo or with a variety of different line-ups, including one which featured the entire line-up of London/Aberdeenshire experimental rock band Delicate AWOL. Since 2004, the line up has stabilised as Beazley (bass guitar), Michael Donnellly (bass guitar), Ben Page (keyboards) and Tom Page (drums and percussion) - the latter three all being ex-members of Delicate AWOL.

As Rothko, Beazley has also collaborated with artists such as Susumu Yokota, Caroline Ross of Delicate AWOL and JS Adams, aka BLK w/BEAR. He has also provided music for the Discovery Channel documentary "The Flight That Fought Back", about United Airlines Flight 93.

[edit] External links

• Official Rothko/Mark Beazley website
• Discogs: Rothko
• Mark Beazley interview (10/2002)
• Eleven Stages Of Intervention reviewed on kultureflash.net