Sound experimental group Hex Orchestra was formed by Mark Altekruse, Pete Marett and Lee Groves. “Hex” (meaning six) comes from the fact there are six strings on a guitar. This is the nucleus of the music they create, with an orchestral inspiration encapsulating their idea of three central figures driving the music along and collaborations with fellow musicians. Mark, a former LA session guitarist and an avid player since the age of twelve, has been leading and championing guitar technology for many years, which brings a plethora of sounds not usually heard from a guitar to the album. Drummer Pete and sonic terrorist Lee have worked together for ten years. Pete’s beats and Lee’s flavours were the driving force behind break beat darlings Terminalhead. An enlightening studio stint for Lee (programming and working on many internationally successful records) with mix supremo Mark “Spike” Stent helped keep the album on the right track.