Creating Patterns

4hero's 2001 album Creating Patterns finds Mark Mac and Dego pursuing separate creative paths that ultimately complement each other. Dego's broken beat production merges seamlessly with Mark Mac's jazz-influenced arrangements, featuring collaborations with Ursula Rucker, Terry Callier, and Mark Murphy. Highlights include the ethereal single "Les Fleur" and the evocative "Twelve Tribes." While more focused than their sprawling earlier work Two Pages, Creating Patterns showcases 4hero's signature blend of organic instrumentation and electronic innovation—a tighter, more cohesive statement of artistic vision.