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"it's full of strength, beauty and speaks to the future" - NPR
"The music swirls and floats past like a multicolored cloud" - STEREOGUM
"swirling arrangementswhich synthesize jazz, hip-hop, neoclassical, and electronic" - PITCHFORK
"Overlapping club tropes with jazz improvisation, Ben Marc has gradually finessed a unique style, one that could only come from London" - CLASH
Producer and multi-instrumentalist Ben Marc, whos emerged as a key figure of Londons cutting edge jazz scene, has just announced his debut full length, a follow up to last Septembers widely acclaimed Breathe Suite EP (heralded by NPR, Pitchfork, The Wire, The Guardian, and more). Glass Effect is an assured and accomplished 13-track realization of a singular vision that unifies a multitudinous profusion of influences (free-jazz, broken beat, hip-hop, electronica and beyond) into a sublime whole, underscoring the evolution of his quest for a distinctive sound: lambent, low-key, and yet dizzyingly intricate.
Its a rare talent that can link Radioheads Jonny Greenwood, Ethio-jazz pioneer Mulatu Astatke, Afrofuturists Sun Ra Arkestra, and grime legend Dizzee Rascal, but Marc has long blurred musical worlds and criss-crossed boundaries. One of the reasons that he started writing Glass Effect, says Marc, was going to nightclubs in Ibiza and experiencing the heady sun-dappled euphoria of a summery dancefloor, as well as the beat-driven production of artists like Four Tet, Bonobo, Machinedrum, DJ Shadow, and Madlib.
1. Way We Are
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2. Sometimes Slow
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3. Dark Clouds (* Secondary Artist Tag: Joshua Idehen)
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4. Straight No Chasing
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5. Give Me Time (* Secondary Artist Tag: Judi Jackson)
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6. Glass Effect
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7. First Batch (* Secondary Artist Tag: Ceasar C)
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8. Jaw Bone
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9. Keep Moving (* Secondary Artist Tag: MidnightRoba)
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10. This Time Next Year
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11. Sweet Nineteen
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12. Mustard
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13. Make Way
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- Format Detail: LP Printed Inner Sleeve [w/ download card]
- Format: Vinyl
- Genre: Dance & Electronic
