Shirokuma is Mark Corrin, a musician, performer and producer based in Manchester

Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...

 and signed to local label Valentine Records. His music is diverse in style, drawing on elements of electronica

Electronica

Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...

, folk rock

Folk rock

Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of folk music and rock music. In its earliest and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the UK around the mid-1960s...

 and psychedelic music

Psychedelic music

Psychedelic music covers a range of popular music styles and genres, which are inspired by or influenced by psychedelic culture and which attempt to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues-rock bands in the...

. Shirokuma has featured several guest vocalists and musicians. He also records with / as Strip Prairie, Pope Innocent X, Tulip Crash, Chalice, Penguin Map Mijinko, Beat safari and Panel Beater.

External links

• Valentine Records

Recent Recordings

http://valentinerecords.bandcamp.com/album/shirokuma-2010

http://valentinerecords.bandcamp.com/album/doolittle