Sean Derrick Cooper Marquardt

Sean Derrick Cooper Marquardt (MoreBlackThenGod)
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Genre:	Experimental, Noise
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Theme:	Raw, Roots, Powerful, Mysterious, Gritty, Obscure, Industrial, Epic, Tranquilizing
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Years:	1983 — now
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Country:	Germany
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City:	Berlin
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Labels:	Hortus Conclusus Records, Gestroco Club, Completely Gone Recordings, Staalplaat
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Gears:	Accidental Guitar, Voice
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Members:	Sean Derrick Cooper Marquardt
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Side Projects:	Drone Messiah, Hildeguard, Hortus Conclusus Live, Light Speed Vortex, MC Plane Of Existence, MoreBlackThenGod, PNYX, Sean Derrick Cooper Marquardt & The S&M Accidental Orchestra Berlin, The Return Of The Think Thing, Tradishion
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Contact:	[1] SDCM Facebook
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Site:	[2] SDCM Bandcamp
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Biography

Sean Derrick Cooper Marquardt is a Berlin-based American performance artist, musician, free improviser, composer of experimental music and independent film producer. He is also the musical theater writer/composer of the experimental movie “Drone Drama (Music For The Dead)”, now currently being filmed by California-based visual artist Cecelia Chapman. He is also the artistic director and curator of the music labels: Hortus Conclusus Records, Friends of Sagittarius Records, Friends of Sagittarius Festival and Magic Mitte Cinema. His compositions are performed and recorded live using the "Accidental Guitar Method", which was invented by the artist. His sounds and overall aesthetics are raw, roots, powerful, mysterious, gritty, obscure, industrial, epic and tranquilizing. He has published over 500 albums, collaborations and compilation releases. Performs and releases under the names: MoreBlackThenGod, Drone Messiah, Sean Derrick Cooper Marquardt & The S&M Accidental Orchestra Berlin, The Return Of The Think Thing, Tradishion, Hildeguard, Hortus Conclusus Live, PNYX, Light Speed Vortex and MC Plane Of Existence.

Discography

• Song Of The Spirits ~ Digital release (2010)
  
• Where Blue Begins ~ Digital release (2010)
  
• Born Under Saturn / She Lives On Light ~ Digital release (2011)
  
• A Thousand Points Of Light ~ Digital release (2011)
  
• Year Of The Horse ~ Digital release (2014)
  
• MoreBlackThenGod ~ Cassette (2015)
  
• The Ghetto Genius ~ Digital release (2016)
  
• Black Unicorn ~ Digital release (2018)
  

Contributions

Collaborations

• Jochen Arbeit & Sean Derrick Cooper Marquardt Guitar Solos ~ Digital release (2010)
  
• Light Speed Vortex Space Hospital Engine Room ~ Digital release (2017)
  
• Sean Derrick Cooper Marquardt + Isabelle Kuenstler Split N°11 ~ Digital release (2012)
  
• MoreBlackThenGod & Mors Mea Duh Znatiželje, Daleko Od Iznenada, Budući Da Ne Znam Kada Sam Bila Bez Njega ~ Digital release / CD (2019)
  
• Sean Derrick Cooper Marquardt & The S&M Accidental Orchestra Berlin 2.0 Requiem For The Rainforest ~ Digital release (2019)
  

Compilation Appearences

• 4:00 ~ Digital release (2004) – provided "Return Of The Jester King To Higher Ground"
  
• CGR Presents: Volume V ~ Digital release (2017) – provided "The Trees Of Brooklyn"
  
• CGR Presents: Volume VI ~ Digital release (2016) – provided "Prayer For The People of The Sea (Kosmik Leprechaun Remix - (ft. Jaime Munarriz)"
  

Links

• SDCM Discogs
• SDCM YouTube
• SDCM Facebook
• SDCM Bandcamp
• SDCM Internet Archive
• Hortus Conclusus Records
• Biography (Stadtsprachen Magazine)
• Sean Derrick Cooper Marquardt album reviews (YEAH, I KNOW IT SUCKS)
• "The Accidental Guitar Music Of Sean Derrick Cooper Marquardt" article (Dangerous Minds)