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Hailing from Tijuana, Mexico, Fernando Corona's musical background runs the gamut from an acoustic rock to experimental multimedia. A phase of composing for dance ensembles led him to develop a taste for 20th century classical music, particularly the emotional music of eastern european composers like Henryk Gorecki and Arvo Pärt.

Corona was born in Tijuana in 1970 but lived most of his life in Ensenada, a small port eighty miles south of Tijuana. Returning to the city in mid-2000, Fernando finds himself at the peak of his creative powers as a sought after musical producer working with local bands, remixing other musical projects (including the Kronos Quartet and Miles Davis), producing musical scores for short films and video games.

A former member of the Tijuana-based Nortec Collective of electronic musicians and artists (whose members also include Panoptica), his debut as Murcof was the Monotónu EP, released through Sutekh's Context label.

In 2002 he played shows all over Europe and North America, including the Mutek and Sonar festivals, and there are plans to put together a full live act. Murcof will release a brand new EP in April 2003, to complement another European tour.

(Biography Last updated 1 January 1995)

Releases by Murcof

Cosmosby Murcof

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Release date 17 September 2007
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Fernando Corona’s long-awaited third album as Murcof marks a dramatic departure from previous works. Truly monumental in scale, Cosmos is composed almost entirely of recordings of classical instruments, a process which Corona describes as “expanding the possibilities of acoustic instruments through electronics.” It’s a move away from the micro-programmed sound ... [more]


Check The Waterby various artists [The Leaf Label]

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Release date 7 November 2005
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Celebrating the anniversary of any record label is always a strange thing, as the quality of releases are down to the bands the label chooses to work with. Still, ten years feels like a bit of a milestone. That’s especially true for The Leaf Label, which was launched by ex-4AD ... [more]


Born Again: Collected Remixes 1999-2005by Sutekh

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Release date 24 October 2005
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Born Again is a near definitive compilation of remixes by the exceptionally talented West Coast producer Seth Horvitz (aka Sutekh). The album comprises 23 remixes of tracks by a diverse range of artists, from Ammoncontact and Swayzak through to The Leaf Label's very own Norwegian songbird Hanne Hukkelberg (a mix ... [more]


Remembranzaby Murcof

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Release date 3 October 2005
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As Murcof, composer Fernando Corona creates some of the most captivating music being made today, in any genre. For several years he has combined musical styles in wholly new ways, adding funk and brass to techno under the name Terrestre and emotional depth to robotic minimalism as Murcof. His innovative ... [more]


Ultimatumby Murcof

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Release date 12 July 2004
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A strictly limited edition of 1,000 copies worldwide, Murcof’s Ultimatum EP is a last minute addition to the Leaf release schedule by popular request. The 12" collects several tracks from the Utopía CD (BAY 38CD) that have never before been available on vinyl, and it seems there a quite a ... [more]


Utopíaby Murcof

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Release date 7 June 2004
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When Fernando Corona released Martes, his first album as Murcof, back in 2002, it was a bolt from the blue: a work of such clarity and strength of character that it became an instant genre classic. The album’s reputation spread by word of mouth, and it continues to sell as ... [more]


Delivery Roomby various artists [The Leaf Label]

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Release date 4 May 2004
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A full-length compilation album for the price of a CD single, Delivery Room follows on from 2002’s Lost For Words and the Osmosis sampler from 1999.

The release of the compilation coincides with the long-awaited launch of The Leaf Label’s new website ( www.theleaflabel.com ). Both CD and website follow ... [more]


Utopía Remixesby Murcof

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Release date 19 April 2004
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Following the magnificent Ulysses EP released summer 2003, Murcof (aka Tijuana-based Fernando Corona) has two of his tracks remixed on a 12" single on The Leaf Label.

San Francisco resident Sutekh turns in an incredible techstep reworking of ‘Memoria’ (the original track was first released on Sutekh's Context Free Media ... [more]


Stock: A Static Discos Compilationby various artists [Static Discos]

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Release date 11 August 2003
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A current map of the Mexican electronic soundsphere, showcasing its leading producers. Above the ground and linking their sounds to vital electronic scenes around the world (Montreal, San Francisco and Cologne). All exclusive tracks, including new ones by Fax, Murcof, Duopandamix, Bendhel and H. Amézquita.


Ulyssesby Murcof

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Release date 28 July 2003
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Murcof's first release since 2002's groundbreaking Martes album is this epic two track 12" single of all new material.

Tijuana, Mexico's Fernando Corona takes it deeper, more spiritual than before, the music resonating with the ghost of Stanley Kubrick. Both tracks clock in at around 10 minutes but don't outstay their ... [more]


Lost For Wordsby various artists [The Leaf Label]

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Release date 2 September 2002
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A full-length label compilation for the price of a CD single? You may well find yourself Lost For Words at the prospect of such bounty.

Lost For Words is the successor to the enormously popular Osmosis budget-priced sampler from 1999 which ushered in The Leaf Label's second wave of artists, ... [more]


Martesby Murcof

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Release date 13 May 2002
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Murcof's debut album, Martes, is a masterpiece of contemporary electronic music, where, for once, soul isn't sacrificed for technique. Rife with a gooseflesh-inducing aura of mystery and suspense, it draws together the apparently divergent disciplines of classical orchestration and electronic minimalism. The result finds lush atmospheric layers of strings and ... [more]


Martes (Mexican edition)by Murcof

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Release date 14 February 2002
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Murcof's debut album on Static Discos, omits two tracks from the Leaf label edition, but contains one exclusive track 'Mao'. The mexican edition of Martes also includes 'Minda', a track only available on the vinyl version of the Leaf release. This release will soon be deleted from the Static Discos ... [more]


Watch For Tsunami When You Feel Earth Quakeby various artists [The Leaf Label]

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Release date 10 December 2001
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This limited edition promo only CD was created to mark the occasion of The Leaf Label's major London event on 10 December 2001. The concert featured live appearances from Eardrum, Dan Snaith and Gorodisch, plus DJs Graham Sutton, Rob Ellis, Tony Morley and Four Tet. Copies of the CD were ... [more]



Latest News

MURCOF summer festival appearances

7 May 2008

Fernando Corona (aka Murcof) has confirmed a host of festival appearances and other special events this spring/summer. Kicking off on Saturday 10 May in Italy, Corona reunites with the stunning visuals of Italian duo xx + xy at the Dissonance Festival. Other festivals include Montreal’s Mutek and Bristol’s Venn, the latter consisting of two shows taking place at the Explore Planetarium. This is the latest in a series of planetarium-based shows that has taken Corona ... [read full article]


MURCOF @ Corsica Studios 02/12/07

19 October 2007

Following his astonishing sell-out show at the new Peter Harrison Planetarium in Greenwich, Fernando Corona, aka Murcof, returns to London for a one-off audio-visual show at Corsica Studios on Sunday 2nd December.

The event will feature special film work made in collaboration with Italian visual artists xx+xy. Corona’s swift return to London will allow more fans to experience his music as it was meant to be heard. The performance will benefit from Corsica Studios’ spectacular sound ... [read full article]


MURCOF mix on BBC Radio 1

18 September 2007

Fernando Corona has created a mix for Mary Anne Hobbs' experimental show on Radio 1. The show goes out on Friday morning, September 21, at 0200-0400, and you will be able to listen to the show online for a week after the broadcast here .


Long awaited MURCOF album finally complete

26 June 2007

Following recent appearances at the Faster Than Sound and Sónar festivals, Murcof (aka Fernando Corona) returns with the release of his third album in September.

The long-awaited album, entitled ‘Cosmos’, is Murcof's most powerful, mesmerising work yet. Comprised of six monumental pieces, the album has more in common with the works of György Ligeti , Coil , Circle or (perhaps more extraordinarily) Sunn O))) than the electronica movement ... [read full article]


win MURCOF tickets for NYE

13 December 2005

Murcof will be making a one-off live appearance in Bristol on New Year's Eve.

Drop out of the usual New Year's ritual at the Cube Cinema, where a programme of brooding atmospherics and twilight cinema is headed by an exclusive appearance from Murcof.

Like a lost episode of Twin Peaks, New Year at the Cube promises to immerse you into a world of surrealism, melodrama and gothic intrigue from deep inside a velvet-curtained wood-panelled art cinema. Further ... [read full article]


MURCOF Naked

2 June 2005

Music from Murcof's Martes and Utopia albums will be used in new production by The Ballet Boyz, which receives its world premiere at Sadler's Wells in London next week.

Naked will subsequently tour the country and further afield.

More info from the Sadler's Wells website:

Since 2001, Michael Nunn and Billy Trevitt – TV’s Ballet Boyz – have built a reputation for presenting the highest quality dance with their unique and original approach of incorporating film ... [read full article]


MURCOF European shows/video/album news

17 March 2005

Murcof returns to Europe in April for a handful of shows, likely to be his last before the long-awaited release of his second proper album this September. The as yet untitled album was recently completed in Tijuana.

The dates are:

Friday 15 April 2005
Transformator, Landmark, Bergen, NORWAY (with Colleen)

Saturday 16 April 2005
L’Itinéraire de Nuit, Paris, FRANCE (with Pole, Rebotini, Zanesi, Rom)

Sunday 17 April 2005
La Casa Encendida, Madrid, SPAIN

Wednesday 20 April 2005
Biosproject, New Synthesis of Urban Culture, ... [read full article]


MURCOF collector's vinyl edition

28 May 2004

A strictly limited edition of 1,000 copies worldwide, Murcof’s 'Ultimatum' EP is a last minute addition to the Leaf release schedule by popular request. it will be released on July 12.

The 12? collects four tracks from the 'Utopía' CD (BAY 38CD) that have never before been available on vinyl, and it seems there a quite a few Murcof fans out there who need these tracks on wax…

The EP includes the two previously unreleased Murcof ... [read full article]


MURCOF live in UK, France, Italy, Mexico and Colombia!

6 November 2003

Murcof has confirmed a short European tour for November/December, taking in half a dozen shows in the UK, France and Italy.
he also has shows upcoming in Mexico (as part of a 'mini-Mutek' event in his home town of Tijuana), and Bogota, Colombia - a first for any Leaf artist!

Murcof produced one of last years most distinctive albums in 'Martes' - his debut album on The Leaf Label, with critical appeal across the board. Murcof has ... [read full article]


MURCOF live dates

1 July 2003

Murcof will be back in Europe at the end of July for a handful of live shows in support of his new 'Ulysses' 12" release. He appears at the UK's Big Chill festival, as well as a low-key London show at the Smallfish record store.

Murcof also makes a rare LA appearance alongside Sutekh, Safety Scissors and more on Saturday July 12 at the Minor Adjustments party.

Details of the European shows ... [read full article]


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