Pioneer Techno Mark Bell died

In the UK, at the age of 43, an electronic musician and producer, a participant in the LFO techno-Duet Mark Bell, died.

This happened last week, but the Warp Records label Bella announced his death only on Monday, October 13. The message on the Warp Records website says that death occurred as a result of complications after a surgical operation.

Mark Bell and his university friend Gez Varley formed LFO in Lids in the late 1980s. In 1990, Warp Records entered their first single, which took 12th place in the British chart. In 1991, the duet released the Frequencies disc, still considered one of the best European techno albums. After the second album in 1996, “Advance” , Varley left the group.

Since then, Bell has been engaged in solo projects and producing. In 1996, under the pseudonym Speed ​​Jack, he recorded the album “Surge” , also released singles in the 1990s under the pseudonym Clark , Fawn and Counterpoint , and in 2003, under the name LFO released the album “Sheath” . In 1997, his cooperation with Bjork began with the Homogenic record. In total, Bell produced seven of her albums, worked with the singer on her tours in 1998 and 2006–07.

In addition, Bell was the producer of the Depeche Mode "Exceter" (2001), the album "Deltron 3030" (2000) of the same hip-hop supergroup, released many remixes of Bjork and other musicians, including Dave Clark and Depeche Mode .