Global Communication

Global Communication

Global Communication is an ambient techno and ambient house duo from Yeovil, United Kingdom, made up of Tom Middleton and Mark Pritchard. The group forms in 1992 and remains active. Its work sits within ambient, ambient techno, electronic and IDM, with a strong association with 1990s UK electronic music.

Releases

The duo is best known for 76:14, an ambient album widely regarded as a key release in its field and often discussed alongside other major UK ambient records of the period. Their studio albums include Pentamerous Metamorphosis in 1993, a full-album remix of Chapterhouse’s Blood Music, and 76:14 in 1994. Their EPs include Keongaku EP in 1992, Maiden Voyage in 1994, The Way / The Deep in 1996 and The Groove in 1997.

Their compilation and mix releases include Remotion in 1996, Fabric 26 in 2006 and Back In the Box in 2011. Fabric 26 is split between the two members, with one half mixed by Mark Pritchard and one half by Tom Middleton. In 2020, remastered editions of 76:14 and Pentamerous Metamorphosis appear alongside a compilation of singles and remixes in the box set Transmissions.

Other projects

Middleton and Pritchard also record under several other names. Together they work as Jedi Knights, Secret Ingredients, The Chameleon, Reload & E621, and Link & E621. They also form the Evolution Records and Universal Language Productions record labels.

Pritchard records and has recorded as Reload, Link, Harmonic 313, Troubleman, N.Y. Connection, William Parrott and Roberto Edwardo Turner. His other collaborations include Africa HiTech with Steve Spacek, Harmonic 33 and Use of Weapons with Dave Brinkworth, Series 7 with Stephen Horne, Shaft with Adrian Hughes, Vertigo with Danny Breaks, 28 East Boyz with Kevin Hann, Chaos & Julia Set with Dom Fripp, Mystic Institute with Paul Kent and Pulusha with Kirsty Hawkshaw. He now releases under his own name.

Middleton records and has recorded as Cosmos, Amba, The Mod Wheel, The Rebus Project, Schizophrenia, Kix, E621 and Spiritcatcher, and also releases under his own name. As Schizophrenia, he collaborates with Aphex Twin on a track from Analogue Bubblebath 1. He also works with Matthew Herbert and Mark Darby as Fogcity, releasing one self-titled EP.