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Mark Hanslip

@markhanslip

saxophonist and data ferret | based in north west england | has PhD in shoving saxophones through computers

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“Is there a technology the left is excited about?”

Yes. Granular synthesis

18.02.2026 16:03 👍 447 🔁 118 💬 14 📌 11

so much left to do on the microsound front, no machine learning necessary

19.02.2026 00:11 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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TONIGHT (Tues 27 Jan) @ Artefact, Liverpool - first outing for a new duo with Adam Fairhall on harmonium and electronics, playing late-period John Coltrane tunes. Also on the bill is a duo of Nick Branton and Jonathan Raisin #electroacoustic #improvisedmusic #jazz #saxophone #harmonium

27.01.2026 12:32 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Tuesday Jan 27th @ Artefact, Liverpool - FIRST OUTING for a new duo with Adam Fairhall on harmonium and electronics, playing late-period John Coltrane tunes. Also on the bill is a duo of Nick Branton and Jonathan Raisin
#improvisedmusic #experimentalmusic #electroacoustic #tenorsaxophone #harmonium

25.01.2026 14:47 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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This is not background music.
This is sound made in the moment.

N-Ex-T returns to Hafan Yr Afon with a landmark night of free improvisation featuring
Silvan Schmid · Tom Wheatley · Eddie Prévost
    •    support from Barry Bazmatronics Edwards & Mark Hanslip

21.01.2026 19:10 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Great photo 🤩

02.12.2025 10:25 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

YES Linus

17.11.2025 23:34 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

oh no, I'm so sorry. condolences x

04.11.2025 12:36 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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"As a musician, how we decide to reflect what music means to us is important. We have to make that decision for ourselves. That doesn't mean we have to pander to expectations for what other people think we should be doing."

Happy Birthday Corey Mwamba
born 2 November 1976

02.11.2025 08:39 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

where was this?

26.10.2025 00:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Buy tickets – Bonjour Claude presents... SCRATCH NIGHT #3 – Levenshulme Old Library Bonjour Claude presents... SCRATCH NIGHT #3 – Levenshulme Old Library, Fri 3 Oct 2025 - Bonjour Claude are holding their third SCRATCH NIGHT! Come and see the works-in-progress of up to five Northern-...

Tonight alongside 3 other artists I'm sharing a work-in-progress (a solo set with live visuals) at Bonjour Claude's Scratch Night at Levenshulme Old Library. Getting this setup *sort of* bug-free has required quite a frantic effort! Tickets are only £4: www.tickettailor.com/events/bonjo...

03.10.2025 11:47 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Revival Room, by Revival Room 9 track album

Or this one might get you in the mood for some romance: revivalroom.bandcamp.com/album/reviva...

02.10.2025 21:13 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Divisions - 153CD (2023), by Johnny Hunter, Mark Hanslip, Olie Brice 4 track album

If you prefer your improvisations to be bookended by wee compositions then you might want to check this trio with Olie Brice and Johnny Hunter out (it is also on Discus Music so the 10% discount with code bcf0310 applies here too): discusmusic.bandcamp.com/album/divisi...

02.10.2025 21:13 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Quartetics, by Reuben / Hanslip / Lash / Hession 5 track album

If you think computers are cool and stuff then you might wish to pre-order this quartet with Federico Reuben, Dominic Lash and Paul Hession: beadrecords.bandcamp.com/album/quarte...

02.10.2025 21:13 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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string and grid - 141CD (2022), by Mark Hanslip & Andrew Cheetham 4 track album

Tomorrow is Bandcamp Friday and Martin at Discus Music is passing the savings on to customers by offering a 10% discount you use the code bcf0310 at checkout. All the more reason then to buy 'String & Grid', 4 duo improvs w drummer Andrew Cheetham 🎷🥁

discusmusic.bandcamp.com/album/string...

02.10.2025 21:12 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Reuben/Hanslip/Lash/Hession - Quartetics — Bead Records

and another new album I neglected to post about! this was recorded a little while ago but I'm very happy it's being released (on the great Bead label) as I enjoyed the session very much www.beadrecords.com/reuben/hansl...

29.09.2025 11:35 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

Fantastic

21.09.2025 13:23 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Oh I'm so sorry Sarah. I remember melting at the sight of him when you brought him into the basement at Guildhall, which must have been very early on. Hope you're ok x

13.07.2025 20:28 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I gigged and recorded there a couple of times - I knew it had been derelict for a while but was still shocked to see it on fire on the news earlier

23.06.2025 21:43 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Playing solo tonight at the Leeds Free Music Showcase @wharfchamberscc

7pm start, link to tickets in bio

#electroacoustic #tenorsaxophone #supercollider #machinelearning

18.05.2025 11:33 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Playing a solo set tonight OPEN Ealing, London, 7:30pm start. Link to tickets in bio

#experimentalmusic #improvisedmusic #saxophonist
#tenorsaxophone #machinelearning #supercollider #electroacoustic

17.05.2025 11:39 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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15.05.2025 09:20 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Looking forward to playing a couple of solo
sets this weekend - Ealing Extranormal at OPEN Ealing Arts Centre) on Saturday 17/05 and
Leeds Free Music Showcase at Wharf Chambers on Sunday
18/05

#saxophonist #electroacoustic #improvisedmusic #experimentalmusic
#machinelearning #flucoma #supercollider

15.05.2025 09:14 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Same but in Manc last night!! So amazing 😯

03.05.2025 10:26 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

very good

29.04.2025 07:18 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Mark on stage with saxophone and laptop

Mark on stage with saxophone and laptop

@markhanslip.bsky.social performing at Composing with Systems in Sheffield last week

03.04.2025 08:23 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Tonight in Liverpool!

02.04.2025 11:43 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Looking forward to playing and checking some new music and research out in Sheffield on Friday 🎷💻🎛️🔊

24.03.2025 19:31 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Back from an inspiring and productive week in Reykjavik visiting the Intelligent Instruments Lab 🎷🎛️💻 Grateful to the CHIME network for supporting the trip 🙏

#machinelearning #supercollider #saxophonist #electroacoustic #electroacousticmusic

18.03.2025 07:58 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Ah I wanted to see this one but am away! Happy bday for tomoz x

12.03.2025 11:51 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0