Colin Potter started making unusual music in the
early 1980s. He was part of the 'DIY or tape underground' which
flourished at the time as an alternative to mainstream music. In 1981 he
set up the ICR label and IC Studio which are both still thriving after
over thirty-five years. He developed a reputation for innovative mixing,
sound processing and production and has worked with artists such as
Current 93, Fovea Hex, Ora, Organum, Andrew Chalk, Jonathan Coleclough,
Sol Invictus, Monos and many more, most notably with
Steven Stapleton on
numerous albums by
Nurse With Wound.
In 1999 he started to perform live and since then he has been playing
solo shows all over Europe and the US. He was also instrumental in
persuading Nurse With Wound to return to playing live shows in 2005 and
since then he has played with them at many venues and festivals all over
the world. His performances feature live remixing of a multitrack
recording along with sampling, electronic and acoustic devices with
intense sound processing and propagation.
A recent series of reissues of his early work (on Deep Distance and
Sacred Summits) has led to an upsurge of interest in his music by a
largely new audience.
