Storm

mount florida: formed back in about 1996 in...mount florida, glasgow, scotland. so...there is one of the most exciting part of the biogs already dispelled with: where did they get their name? mount florida are the duo of mp lancaster and twitch (mike and keith to their mates). they met when twitch was running his (along with his mates) now legendary ambient club sonora. mp was this local electronic musician - notably working for various arts / installation projects. through mutual friends, mp played at sonora, and twitch was pretty impressed. so much that he decided to release an lp on twitch's own pi recordings. this was "stag pie". and it stagnated. now twitch was primarily known at this point as a dance dj from the still legendary (9 years strong and still going on) pure in edinburgh. his interest in experimental and ambient music was equally as important, and his pi label reflected his interest in all electronica. his belief in mp's ability continued. he had released finnish sahko recordings artist 0 (mika vainio, one half of mute records' artist pan sonic), and when the sahko boys came over to scotland to play at sonora, mp recorded with them. the result was the "moor" ep on upo, the short-lived collaborative label between sahko and dum records in finland. twitch's constant effort to involve mp with other musicians continued. he played with the now-deceased muslimgauze in edinburgh. mp also worked with other "dance" scene dj's and clubs like the short-lived clockwork at the arches in glasgow. but still...no "music scene" success. and twitch continued to work as a successful dj at pure and guesting at clubs around the world, but languishing in the world of "clubs". so when twitch wanted to start producing music himself, his natural choice was to work with mp. and mount florida was born. strangely enough, the music they produced together was neither dance-orientated nor soundtrackish. to describe their music...well, music is for the listening, not the describing. and as for their influences...well, they are a bit too varied to give you any real insight into their sound. but it seems to be good enough to have captured the imagination of matador records. so that should be good enough for you to go and buy it. at present, twitch continues to dj at pure and his own club optimo (espacio) in glasgow. he has a strong commitment to using technology in his djing often incorporating his pal "roland" for a live mix - using samples, his own drum programming and bleeps for a unique mix. he also is part of the recording act vodershow. mp lancaster continues to make his own music too. he is currently working on a multi-speaker composition for a full-size exhibition in glasgow (date yet to be finalised). he has worked with nya, robin blackledge, lindsay johns, r. heeps and supplied 4 soundtracks for bryce landscape animations. and he has 5 cd's worth of music available through mail order. a mount florida live act with a full band of musicians will be appearing before long.