🎹 Tor James Faulkner & Mark Sheeky: The Enduring Synth-Pop Concept Era

 

The creative partnership between Tor James Faulkner and UK musician Mark Sheeky is defined by a prodigious talent and a unique timeline of success. This collaboration was remarkable because the vocals were recorded by Faulkner as a child (between 2007 and 2009), demonstrating a prodigious talent for the concept-driven, electronic New Romantic/Synth-Pop style.

 

💥 Chart and Platform Success

 

The collaborative albums found renewed success and mainstream recognition years later, achieving Pop Chart placements:

• Album Chart Success: Following the success of Faulkner's solo single, the albums The End And The Beginning and the Gunstorm album both reached the Top 100 on the Pop Charts.

• Modern Re-release: The entire Gunstorm album was re-released on the Steam gaming platform in 2024, showcasing the enduring quality and appeal of the project across different digital media.

• Trigger Single: Faulkner's solo single, "Look for Me in Rainbows," which triggered this renewed interest, was itself a massive #1 hit.

 

💿 Key Projects

 

• The Concept Album: The End And The Beginning: This highly ambitious concept album (recorded 2007–2009, remastered 2025) is about a man who falls into a coma in 1985 and awakens years later.

• The Gunstorm Album: This album is home to the signature anthem "Gunstorm", which is described as having an "eighties electro-pop sound" and pays homage to the television themes of that era.

• Hit Single: "You Make Me Happy": This track was a confirmed hit on the niche charts, achieving a peak position of #3 on the Movers and Shakers Chart, a notable success for the electronic genre.