Artist Info: Mc Cocoen

Raised on a diet of wafers and boiled vegetables, Coc first surfaced on the south coast near Bournemouth beach early in 2002, collaborating with local slunge stalwarts The Unright.

He blames a variety of influences for his current state of mind, including the Anticon label, MC Mabon, John Cooper Clarke, Buck 65, Datblygu's David R Edwards, the anti-folk tendencies of the young Beck, The Human League and whatever else floats by at the wrong moment. [read more...]