Recently we had several releases sent to us by Marcus from Aachen. And a big surprise last week or so when another project by him dropped on the doormat. Until now, I knew him as Dazzling Malicious and Persons Unknown and as a member of Me & Bukowski and The Dunning- Kruger Effect. So I was surprised to hear yet another version of him, this release under his name – which he rarely uses about music. I’ve double-checked with him, and this is indeed his real name. And this release has a reason to be but to the market.
In four tracks, just over 45 minutes, we get an insight into the personal life of Marcus. “I Smoke In The Rain”, “Watch The Drops Fall”, “In The Clouds Of Smoke”, and “It Calms Me Down” are all very melancholic. A picture of Marcus on the CD standing in the rain, holding an umbrella some gazillion years ago, emphasises this melancholic feeling. It’s the soundtrack of a ‘coming of age’-story. Going back to who you were before you became who you’ve become.
The four compositions are ambient, with loads of pads generating a tapestry over which minuscule sounds are placed carefully so as not to disturb the peace. It’s a self-portrait in sounds painted some 38 years after the moment. Compared to all his other projects, this is the most personal; you will see Marcus. He’s not angry, not malicious, not ‘unknown’, he’s Marcus. A great guy whose heart is in the right spot and who has many faces, of which this is just one.
In Mai (the 10th, to be exact), you are welcome to come down to Aachen and see Marcus perform for the first time as Marcus, together with, amongst others, Darkrad, Sigtryggur Berg Sigmarsson, The [Law-Rah] Collective and Praying For Oblivion. Marcus organises the event as he is still a very active member of the Aachener noise, drone and industrial scene. See you there!
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