CUSP is MARK GAGE aka VAPOURSPACE, and half of the duo's MIMI+BOYD (with detroit's pixie girl dynamo dj PUNISHER) and CARL MARKS (with longtime friend CARL GERMAN; they contributed the WIRE cover EASTERN STANDARD to WIRE tribute cd WHORE). the origins of CUSP began in 1991, long before the VAPOURSPACE incarnation, inspired by the early phases of trance (not to be confused with today's trance antics, more like GUERRILLA RECORDS' REACT TO RHYTHM and 808 STATE). the first published CUSP track JUPITER GIVES WISDOM TO THOSE HE WOULD LOSE, featured a spoken phrase from cocteau's ORPHEUS, and appeared on a rochester new york cd compilation of local acts. the 3 track CUSP ep that followed (released on richie hawtin and john acquaviva's PROBE subsidiary) substantiated GAGE who went on to release the classic VAPOURSPACE club hit GRAVITATIONAL ARCH OF 10, and the full length THEMES FROM VAPOURSPACE on hawtin's +8 RECORDS and licensed to LONDON RECORDS" ffrr label. GAGE has gone on to release another VAPOURSPACE full length SWEEP (featuring a COLIN+MALKA 12" remix of RAYS, which spawned MALKA'S MY PET FISH track HUMANS), additional CUSP material, various side projects, over a dozen remixes (JUNO REACTOR, MEAT PUPPETS, CHRIS & COSEY), and catalogues of digital editing/mastering/production work (including the SWIM g-man release KUSHTI). gage continues to finds solace from the studio dj'ing and performing live as VAPOURSPACE.

For more info as well as a full discography go to www.vapourspace.com

(Biography Last updated 30 November 1999)