ARTISTS > HOLON

Mark's fascination with dark electronic music began in 1994 when a friend came over with some albums by a mysterious (to Mark at least) band called front 242. The albums were Tyranny for you and Evil off. After multiple listens he decided he wanted to hear more music of this kind and started listening to the usual gamut of electro/industrial bands; Front Line Assembly, Skinny Puppy, early Ministry & Haujobb.

Not being satisfied with just listening, Mark began experimenting with music creation. After a couple of years and several dozen tracks Mark was forced to put music making aside, it was interfering with his life. School and work can be very demanding. Around fall of 2000 Mark decided to start composing again, Holon was born. While mostly sticking to post industrial, Holon incorporates elements from other genres (IDM, breakcore, drum&bass) resulting in a unique sound, harsh yet deeply emotional.

Holon first appearance on CD was as Mark R. on the Replicate 01 album.