{"title":"Mike Parker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased in Buffalo, NY (USA), Mike Parker is an accomplished artist and musician. He teaches art at the university level, specializing in drawing, printmaking, and time-based media. In addition to his teaching career, Mike produces his own visual arts and occasionally exhibits them. His passion for music is evident as he DJs and performs live.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDuring his musical journey, Mike started by producing experimental\/noise music as a member of the group P. Children. Later on, he formed the duo Trybet before ultimately pursuing a solo career. As a solo artist, Mike's label Geophone showcases his abstract music productions through hand-printed jackets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlongside his artistic endeavors, Mike works as an art professor, sharing his knowledge and expertise with aspiring artists. For any inquiries or collaborations, you can reach him at \u003ca href=\"mailto:mike@mike-parker.net\"\u003emike@mike-parker.net\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-devil-s-curators-vol-2","title":"The Devil's Curators Vol. 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eMike Parker with a second volume of his Devil's Curators series on Donato Dozzy and Neel's Spazio Disponibile imprint. Another pack of powerful and spacious techno hypnotism. 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Adam adds a heavier bass kick drum to one of the best acid tracks ever, ensuring it fits seamlessly into any modern day techno set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you love acid techno, this release is a must-have!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sonic Groove","offers":[{"title":"12\" - Black","offer_id":53215795970379,"sku":"R3371-8538","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a2c80d66-3235-d356-1eee-558cb1d2c023.jpg?v=1755696579"},{"product_id":"epilogue","title":"Epilogue","description":"\u003cp\u003eFollowing the reissue of his debut album \u003cem\u003eDispatches\u003c\/em\u003e, Field Records is proud to return to the seminal work of Mike Parker with an overview of his releases on Prologue — a truly original strain of steely, hypnotic techno that has touched upon many different waves within the wider scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaving pioneered a hard-edged, reductionist style via his Geophone label since the mid-90s, around 2010 Mike Parker found himself at the vanguard of an emergent sound alongside artists like Donato Dozzy and Cio D'or exploring the possibilities of immersive, profoundly transcendental club music. The Prologue label came to define this cult zeitgeist, where reduction and repetition took on a truly psychedelic quality and the subtle details made all the difference. It ran from 2008 to 2015, laying the foundations for the deep techno sound that remains a vital, evolving subculture in the present moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Parker's first appearance on Prologue with the Subterranean Liquid EP in 2011 through to the \u003cem\u003eLustrations\u003c\/em\u003e LP in 2013, he delivered some of the most incisive music of his accomplished career — teased-out rhythms carrying exquisitely engineered textures veering from the subliminal to the visceral, locked into endless, cyclical oblivion and maintaining a stern, machinist veneer. This collection on Field Records combs through Parker's Prologue output and makes a considered selection, gathering key pieces from the first two EPs alongside six of the album tracks on a triple vinyl pressing, alongside a further eight cuts on the expanded digital edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot just a straight-forward reissue, consider \u003cem\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/em\u003e a thoughtful reframing of a key point in Mike Parker's stellar career. 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