Biography - 14th January 2007

Formed in the spring of 1997, with Crawford Blair and Jon Meade, the group had 3 albums released on Jon Tye’s Lo Recordings, culminating in the live album ‘Not Gone. Not Forgotten.’

Along with singles and EP’s released on labels such as Livid Meerkat, Narwhal, Foundry, Kraak [Belgium] and Zeal Records [Belgium], there was also the 7 track mini-album ’In The Pulse Of An Artery‘ on Simon Raymonde’s Bella Union label as part of Bella’s ‘7 Series’ set of releases.

A Publishing deal with Mute Song was signed in December 2000.

in June 2001, founder member of the group Mark Beazley disbanded the original line-up but decided to carry on the Rothko name.

His first release after taking things out on his own was his collaboration with Japanese ambient master Susumu Yokota, titled ‘Waters Edge’, a 12" only EP, also on Lo Recordings.

In the winter of 2001, a deal with Too Pure Records was signed and, with the help of the group Delicate AWOL, the album ‘A Continual Search For Origins’ based on Marks' travels around Switzerland, was recorded, and released on Too Pure in June 2002, preceded by the 7" single ‘Red Cells’/‘White Cells.’

Since amicably parting company in March 2003 with Too Pure, the 12" EP ‘Domestic Landscapes #4’ was released the same month on Italian label Nail Records.

In the summer of 2003, Mark started his own label, Trace Recordings. The first release on Trace was the critically acclaimed album ‘Wish For A World Without Hurt’ which was released in September 2003. The album was a collaboration with Washington DC based sound and visual artist, JS (Jim) Adams, otherwise known as BLK w/BEAR.

March 2005 sees Mark team up with Caroline Ross, of Delicate Awol, on the new album, Rothko and Caroline Ross - ‘A Place Between’ - which is on the Lo Recordings label.

2005 also saw the release of Mark's second collaboration with Susumu Yokota, the album 'Distant Sounds Of Summer' on Lo Recordings.

2006 saw the release of the first Rothko single since 2001's Red Cells, the 3 track CD single 'A Personal Account Of Conflict' on new UK label, Bad Hand.

In September 2006 the band finished their new album 'Eleven Stages Of Intervention' which is scheduled for a June 2007 release on the Bip_Hop label from France.