Mike Sumpter Director & Creative
selected work
"Roads? Where we're going we don't need roads..."
Back To The Future 1985
The Future of Work & Learning is a promotional film commissioned by tech company Capita to embody their commitment to pioneering new forms of learning, and encouraging personal development in our rapidly changing world. Directed by Mike Sumpter for Brickhouse Productions. Co-written by Mike Sumpter/Brickhouse Prods. DOP: Dave Ross
A Sci-Fi Electronica mix from ambient to technoid beats. A journey into outer space… featuring Biosphere, Burial, Coldcut, FSOL, Murcof, Chris Carter and more.
An electric Hauntological journey into inner space. We are the martians now… featuring Belbury Poly, Pye Corner Audio, Delia Derbyshire, Boards of Canada, Mark Pritchard and more.
Mike has been Djing as Spongeboy since the early 90’s, mainly in the field of electronic, leftfield, ambient & downtempo, although he’s not averse to a bit of black metal on occasion.
Incidental music and underscores created for the short film ‘Bleeding Art"‘ written and directed by Pardeep Sahota. An electronic exercise in creeping dread.
A 30 minute tribute to the beauty and mystery of the moon to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first lunar landing. N.A.S.A. recordings of the astronauts intertwine with deep dronescapes and stark angular tones. An immersive journey.
A experimental ambient drone project. Deep underground frequencies
released August 12, 2019
Originally recorded by The Arkaeomecha Expedition, location undisclosed, Nov. 1969. 1/4" tape fragments unearthed & restored by ARKAEOmecha 2 at the Well Of Souls 2016.
Enhanced, sequenced & mastered by Spongeboy 2019.
