"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 ISRC: USD8D2142001 2. Sometimes Slow ISRC: USD8D2247002 3. Dark Clouds (* Secondary Artist Tag: Joshua Idehen) ISRC: USD8D2247003 4. Straight No Chasing ISRC: USD8D2247004 5. Give Me Time (* Secondary Artist Tag: Judi Jackson) ISRC: USD8D2143001 6. Glass Effect ISRC: USD8D2247006 7. First Batch (* Secondary Artist Tag: Ceasar C) ISRC: USD8D2247007 8. Jaw Bone ISRC: USD8D2247008 9. Keep Moving (* Secondary Artist Tag: MidnightRoba) ISRC: USD8D2247009 10. This Time Next Year ISRC: USD8D2247010 11. Sweet Nineteen ISRC: USD8D2247011 12. Mustard ISRC: USD8D2246001 13. Make Way ISRC: USD8D2247013

• Format Detail: LP Printed Inner Sleeve [w/ download card]
• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: Dance & Electronic

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