Based in Melbourne, a mash up of powerful political flows, trumpet, MPC, live improvised beats, dope basslines, guitar and freestyles.

Lead by the intriguing songwriter, vocalist and trumpet player Pat Marks, who composes hypnotic tracks that weave between the political anthems of hip hop to the smooth tones of soul and jazz, Pataphysics brings an ever changing feel to each song. Proficient on trumpet, bass, keys, MPC, guitar, drums, turntable, percussion, tabla, dolke, panpipes, melodica, spoons, freestyle and beatboxing, he is a revolutionary poet & subversive theorist, with insightful rhymes, in both the English and Sri Lankan language.

Drawing influences from the musical stylings of Miles Davis, Erykah Badu, and Public Enemy, as well as the Sri Lankan, Aotearoan and El salvadorian roots of the live band (IED), Pataphysics has developed a dark, blunted, hypnotic sound known as Soulful Guerilla Hip Hop. With a strong following in the Australian underground for the original blend of hip hop and soul, he has built a solid reputation for his energetic live shows.

Pataphysics' debut album “Subversive” which features the likes of Stic man (Dead Prez) and Rob Swift (X-ecutioners), was listed in the top 15 Albums to come out in 2012 by The Australian Music Prize (AMP). With accolades such as this, a successful national tour and a sold out Album launch Pataphysics is definitely one to catch.

Has toured and performed all over Australia, along side artists such as: DEAD PREZ, J.PERIOD, POIRIER, OLMECHA SUPREME, THE NARCICYST, 360, PEZ, SETH SENTRY, APACHE INDIAN, M-PHAZES, LOTEK, BATUCADA SOUND, MACHINE, MISTA SAVONA, RADICAL SON, JOELISTICS, BIAS B, BARONS OF TANG, CURSE OV DIALECT, among many others.

Touring Highlights include:

-Laneway Festival 2013

-Subversive Album Tour 2012

-Peats Ridge Festival 2012

-Rainbow Serpent Festival 2012

-Wide Open Spaces (Alice Springs) 2012

-RISE Festival 2012

-Folk Rhythms and Life Festival 2012

-National tour supporting Olmecha Supreme (NZ)

-Opening night of Sydney Festival 2010

-Opening night of Adelaide Fringe Festival (20,000 people)

-Falls Festival

-Back to back winner of The Uber Lingua Intercontinental Multilingual MC

Production/Composition:

Always in demand for his signature Trumpet/Flugel style, Pat Marks AKA ‘Pataphysics’is a highly accomplished writer, composer and producer. A Mercury prize winning Song Writer (Speech Debelle/Ninja Tune 2009), Pat has produced and remixed many artists including: Speech Debelle, 360 and Pez, Fear of a Brown Planet and Lotek feat Roots Manuva.

Pat has written and produced for local and international labels including Ninja Tune, 299 (Russia) and Soulmate. His trumpet stylings have featured on recordings alongside Rob Swift (X-ecutioners), S1 (Strange fruit project), Braille, Ohmega Watts, Othello, Rosie Burgess, 1/6 (Pang Productions), Skryptcha (Obese), and Ishu (Foreign Dub). His musical works have featured in the National Gallery of Victoria and on Australian TV.

Community:

Pat Marks is the Music & Arts coordinator of R.I.S.E (Refugees, Survivors, and Ex-Detainees), running ongoing music, beat making, and poetry workshops, as well as providing recording & production for young refugee artists. His specialist music, poetry and hip hop teaching experience has taken him all over Australia, and he is currently running the music and hip hop programs for juvenile justice detainees in Melbourne, as well as teaching music in community high schools, Artful Dodgers Studios and is the music and poetry/rap teacher at Footscray Arts Centres “Hip Hop Academy”.