Mark Templeton

The Profile

Canadian experimental/electronic musician who blends processed acoustic and electric guitar with field recordings, loops and glitch-based treatments.

Standing on a Hummingbird was first released in February 2007 on Anticipate. Critics compare Templeton's approach to Christian Fennesz and Oren Ambarchi; his work is noted for heavy use of noise, loops, field recordings and laptop processing.

Review praises Mark Templeton's distinctive use of acoustic and electric guitar as source material for glitchy, electroacoustic textures. The work blends loops, field recordings and heavy noise, compared to Fennesz and Oren Ambarchi. Despite aggressive processing, the album remains listenable and emotionally effective.