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Classical Roman poet Ovid, bauhaus tinkerer Albers, provocative Futurist Marinetti  . . . .

Right now I’m enjoying the electronic music of UK-based Jack Marchment.

Having studied literary classics, Marchment has rechanneled his academic intensity into sound. ‘The whole idea of creating a music super-rich in intertexts is really a product of that approach.’

Consequently, Albers and Marinetti tracks appear on his latest release, the multi-dimensional Who’s Afraid Of Iannis Xenakis.

Aside from ear, the album’s cover (above) caught my eye. Designed by Joanna Lowndes, Marchment admits, ‘I had given her a fairly oppressive brief (with Marinetti at its core), but she delivered a sumptuous result.’

For more, here’s a great album review. One can also snag Marchment’s albums here.

Plus,
MySpace page here. His new label is on MySpace here. Video from his previous album, Corydon and Manjrekar, is below:

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