BeerMonger Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 (edited) Black Marble: Fast Idol – Sacred Bones Records Black Marble - Fast Idol - Vinyl LP+ – Rough Trade Black Marble - Somewhere (Official Music Video) - YouTube On Fast Idol, LA-based Black Marble reaches back through time to connect with the forgotten bedroom kids of the analogue era, the halcyon days of icy hooks and warbly synths. Harmonies are piped in across the expanse of space, and lyrics capture conversations that seem to come from another room, repeat an accusation overheard, or speak as if in sleep of interpersonal struggles distilled down to one subconscious phrase. At the same time, percussive elements feel forward and cut through the mix with toms counting off the measures like a lost tribe broadcasting through the bass and tops of a basement club soundsystem. Melodies roll with the fizz and charm of Jacno and phrases repeated are electric torchlight ballads sung after hours in William Gibson’s San Francisco. ‘Somewhere’ opens in sombre herald, before dropping into a fast freeway tempo; the glassy synths and crisp beats cut through the anxious moods on ‘Bodies’ and ‘Try’ sits in a lineage with cult bands like Asylum Party. ‘The Garden’ is a journey through a post-apocalyptic cityscape, earthed by the pulse of a drum machine whereas ‘Ship To Shore’ could be a lost Oppenheimer Analysis B-side, and the album’s closer ‘Brighter and Bigger’ catches a sentiment like The Dadacomputer has learned to feel emotions. He captures the loneliness of Ray Bradbury’s atomic-era sci-fi and the apocalyptic but revolutionary spirit of Godard’s Sympathy for the Devil, as in ‘Preoccupation’, the beating heart of the album, which conjures ambivalent scenes of an empty world and the comfort to be found in a shared humanity. Emerging from the early 2000s New York synth scene, Black Marble carried on the tradition of early synthwave pioneers like Martin Dupont and Modern Art who repurposed synths once reserved for expensive studios and stadium rock superstars. Seeking to channel this spirit, Black Marble recalls the gauzy tape wow and flutter of The Membranes and the warbling VCO of Futurisk, carrying on a sound that seeks to channel the future while imprinting residue of the past. Clear w/ Neon Green & Black Splatter /500 Red w/White & Black Splatter /300 Gold Nugget Black Edited July 27, 2021 by BeerMonger context poweredbytrust 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelso330 Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 (edited) There’s also a Spotify green and Newbury comics brown splatter Edited August 5, 2021 by nelso330 Correct color Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Humans Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Somewhat related: https://ghostly.com/products/black-marble-its-immaterial?utm_source=Ghostly+International+Newsletter&utm_campaign=cadbfae0e7-2020-arthur-russell_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1cf45185b2-cadbfae0e7-74251765&mc_cid=cadbfae0e7&mc_eid=1933838339 Nice looking pressing. poweredbytrust, MCDELTAT and Adam10647 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChardeeMacDennis Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Damn, missed its immaterial! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCDELTAT Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Kinda surprised it sold out so fast. Granted I'm a very new fan. Listened to the album when I bought Minecraft Beta and Ghostly did a bangup job with support. Wanted to give them some love to say thanks and this was a great album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattycakes Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 The new single is really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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