
Technical Itch (real name Mark Caro) is a British drum & bass artist known for his dark and intense hard style beats. Based initially in Birmingham, he later relocated to Bristol and in 2008 to Los Angeles. He is the founder of Tech Itch Recordings and Penetration Records, working regularly with jungle producer Darren Beale (Orca, Decoder, etc).
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Links To Peel[]
Peel’s first known play of a record by Mark Caro was in 1995, for a release put out under the name TIC. He would later feature work under the Technical Itch moniker regularly, after playing both sides of the “Virus” / “Watch Out” 12" on successive shows in 1997. The producer recorded a DJ set session for Peel in 2002.
Festive Fifty Entries[]
- None
Sessions[]
Technical Itch - Live @ BBC Peel Sessions -2002- HQ HD
- One session. No known official release.
1. Recorded: unknown date, own studio. First broadcast: 16 April 2002.
DJ mix. Tracklisting taken from the dnbarena.ru site and does not appear in Ken Garner's Peel Sessions.
- (Technical Itch ft MC Jakes) The Rising [Moving Shadow]
- Hard Ways [Moving Shadow]
- Think [Penetration]
- (Technical Itch & Kemal) The Calling [Moving Shadow]
- Whirl Wind [Moving Shadow]
- The Ring [Tech Itch]
- The Rukus [Tech Itch]
- Nitron [Tech Itch]
- Reborn (Weapon VIP) [Moving Shadow]
Other Shows Played[]
Technical Itch - The Virus
- 1997
- 05 March 1997: The Virus (12") Moving Shadow
- 06 March 1997: Watch Out (12 inch – The Virus) Moving Shadow
- 26 August 1997: Capture (The Dreamer (Future Forces Remix) / Capture) Moving Shadow
- 1998
- 06 May 1998: Protection (12" - Hidden Sound (Dom & Roland Remix) / Protection) Audio Couture
- 14 May 1998: Protection (12" - Hidden Sound (Dom & Roland Remix) / Protection) Audio Couture
- 28 May 1998: Protection (12" - Hidden Sound (Dom & Roland Remix) / Protection) Audio Couture
- 1999
- 04 February 1999: Mortex (12": Secret Methods Vol. 2) Tech Itch
- 20 February 1999 (BFBS): Scope (12") Moving Shadow
- 23 February 1999: Scope (12": Trisyinate/Scope) Moving Shadow
- May 1999 (FSK): Led (12" - Led / Arced) Moving Shadow
- 25 May 1999: Led (12 inch) Moving Shadow
- 09 June 1999: Arced (LP – Diagnostics) Moving Shadow
- 17 June 1999: Era (LP: Diagnostics) Moving Shadow
- 26 June 1999: 1310 (CD - Diagnostics) Moving Shadow
- 29 July 1999 (Radio Eins) (Vagrant): Orbiter (Technical Itch remix) (v/a 3x12” - Twisted Soundscapes Part 1) Fuze
- 12 August 1999 (Radio Eins): Deception (12”) Tech Itch
- 23 December 1999 (Radio Eins): Generation (12”) Moving Shadow
- 2000
- 16 January 2000 (BFBS): Stealth (2x12"-Parallax EP) Tech Itch Recordings
- 23 January 2000 (BFBS): Stealth (2x12"-Parallax EP) Tech Itch Recordings
- 27 January 2000 (Radio Eins): Stack 2
- 2001
- 06 December 2001: Halion (12" - Penetration 2) Penetration
- 2002
- 05 February 2002: The Fear (12") Penetration
- 07 March 2002 (Radio Eins): The Fear (12") Penetration
- 10 April 2002: Dreams (EP - Immortal Soul) Tech Itch
- 11 April 2002: Heavy Metal (EP – Immortal Soul) Tech Itch
- 18 April 2002 (Radio Eins): The Fear (12")
- 09 May 2002 (Radio Eins): Heavy Metal (EP - Immortal Soul)
- 05 June 2002: Dream (EP - Immortal Soul) Tech Itch
- 17 October 2002: Hard Ways (2 x 12" - The Risin' EP) White Label
- 12 December 2002 (vs Kemal): The Calling (12") Moving Shadow
- 19 December 2002 (vs Kemal): The Calling (12") Moving Shadow
- 2003
- 01 January 2003: Critical Switch (2x12") white label (JP plays from a white label 12" that contains no artist, titles or label details. He invites listeners to email him if they know who it is by. The track was later released on The Diagene EP in 2003 on the artist's own label, Tech Itch.)
- 11 June 2003 (vs Dylan): The Legend (12") Tech Itch
- 24 July 2003 (vs Dylan): The Legend (12") Tech Itch
- 30 July 2003 (vs Dylan): The Legend (12") Tech Itch
- 31 July 2003 (Radio Eins) (vs Dylan): The Legend (12") Tech Itch
- 13 August 2003 (Radio Mafia) (vs Dylan): The Legend (12") Tech Itch
- 15 August 2003 (BBC World Service) (vs Dylan): The Legend (12") Tech Itch
- 28 August 2003 (Radio Eins) (vs Dylan): The Legend (12") Tech Itch
- 2004
- 22 April 2004 (vs Kemal): The Calling VIP (12") Moving Shadow
- 06 May 2004 (vs Kemal): The Calling (12") Moving Shadow
- TIC
- 26 August 1995: Rockers (12 inch) Back 2 Basics
See Also[]
- February 2002 (Peel's Record Box)
- March 2002 / April 2002 (Peel's Record Box)
- December 2002 (Peel's Record Box)