BLACKCARBURNING / Mark Hockings (Mesh) Album Interview - Synthpop

Electronic Cafe 2023 Interview with Mark Hockings. “Blackcarburning“ is the solo project from Mark Hockings - a writer, electronic musician and lead singer in the UK Synthpop band MESH. @electroniccafemusic Mark spent the pandemic in isolation pondering his musical future, and he hatched a bold plan. He would use his involuntary exile to create something new, and thus Blackcarburning was born. Hockings takes on multiple roles, including writing, singing, and programming, and describes the tracks as “electronic music written around songs, emotion, and energy.“ He adds, “The tracks were written to see what I could achieve by working primarily independently. It’s been a vehicle for exploring new songwriting and programming ideas, experimenting with sound design, and developing exciting new directions.“ Once you have been part of an iconic band for so long, it is not easy to slip into a new role. But Hockings has been collecting material for quite s