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CURRENT RELEASES
'Black Water'
The new album from Blu Mar Ten. Out now.
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Tracklist:
1. Black Water - mp3
2. Anytime Soon - mp3
3. Rouge - mp3
4. Brother - mp3
5. Dolce Vita - mp3
6. Why Me, Why Now - mp3
7. Silk Road - mp3
8. 2046 - mp3
9. All Over Again - mp3
10. Ghost Trio - mp3
11. Sunday Water - mp3
12. The Feeling (Remix) - mp3
13. Turtle Beach - mp3
14. The Conversationalist - mp3
15. Wa'ke - mp3
16. Free At Last - mp3
Buy ' Black Water ' from these shops or your usual supplier:
CD:
Amazon.co.uk
Juno
HMV
Exceptional
Download:
iTunes
Beatport
Juno Digital
7 Digital
What other people said about 'Black Water':
"Blu Mar Ten has been with me since the humble beginnings of my professional music career. I loved their old stuff, but believe me, the new stuff is waaay better! "Black Water" is simply breathtaking, from start to finish...."
- TeeBee
"Step aside Blue Man group. Blu Mar Ten have arrived and they're a lot lusher and a lot better than you."
- Klute
"if this was a soundtrack then the movie directors would be spielberg, ridley scott and ang lee. Epic and intense with visually stunning and deeply moving scenes."
- Tom Middleton
"this lp has all boxes ticked and will stand the test of time"
- Paradox
What the press said about 'Black Water':
"A dazzling collection of songs taking in a vast array of styles and influences...Essential listening"
- KNOWLEDGE
"Black Water swirls and turns like a musical journey over the continents"
- ATM
"A truly epic trip...'Cinematic' isn't the word"
- ONE WEEK TO LIVE
"An eclectic ride through almost every genre of electronic music"
- ELECTRONIC BEATS
"A force to be reckoned with...A first class trip into dance music"
- BLOWBACK
"Soaring souful breakbeats...broody electro...precision-made beats and warm organic grooves"
- iDJ
"A display of captivating beats and warm, melody-filled grooves"
- DJ MAG
Singles from the album are still available
'ALL OVER AGAIN' (Original mix) - audio
'ALL OVER AGAIN' (Tom Middleton remix) - audio
'ALL OVER AGAIN' (Sabre remix) - audio
'ALL OVER AGAIN' (Kubiks remix) - audio
'ANYTIME SOON' (Original mix feat Kameel) - audio
'ANYTIME SOON' ' (Blu Mar Ten d&b remix) - audio
'BLACK WATER' (Original mix) - audio
'BLACK WATER' (Blu Mar Ten d&b remix) - audio
Get the singles from these shops or your usual supplier:
Buy on mp3 from iTunes
Buy on mp3 from Beatport
Buy on mp3 from Juno Digital
Buy on vinyl from Juno
Buy on vinyl from Chemical
Buy on vinyl from Exceptional
Buy on vinyl from Redeye
Buy on vinyl from Breakbeat Science
Our last album, "The Six Million Names of God" is also still available on CD and download from all usual shops
'HEADTURNER' / 'CHURCH' [Tangent Recordings]
Listen to HEADTURNER HERE
Listen to CHURCH HERE
Buy HEADTURNER / CHURCH on vinyl from Chemical
Buy HEADTURNER / CHURCH on vinyl from Dance Records
'ALL OVER AGAIN' [Exceptional Records]
Listen to ALL OVER AGAIN (original mix) HERE
Listen to ALL OVER AGAIN (Tom Middleton remix) HERE
Listen to ALL OVER AGAIN (Sabre remix) HERE
Listen to ALL OVER AGAIN (Kubiks remix) HERE
Buy ALL OVER AGAIN on mp3 from iTunes
Buy ALL OVER AGAIN on mp3 from Beatport
Buy ALL OVER AGAIN on mp3 from Exceptional
Buy ALL OVER AGAIN on vinyl from Juno
Buy ALL OVER AGAIN on vinyl from Chemical
Buy ALL OVER AGAIN on vinyl from Exceptional
Buy ALL OVER AGAIN on vinyl from Redeye
Buy ALL OVER AGAIN on vinyl from Breakbeat Science
'STARTING OVER' [Hospital Records]
Listen to STARTING OVER HERE
Buy STARTING OVER on mp3 from Hospital Records
Buy STARTING OVER on CD from Hospital Records
'ANYTIME SOON' / 'ANYTIME SOON D&B REMIX' [Exceptional Records]
Listen to ANYTIME SOON - HERE
Listen to ANYTIME SOON D&B REMIX - HERE
Buy ANYTIME SOON on mp3 from Beatport
Buy ANYTIME SOON on mp3 from Juno Digital
Buy ANYTIME SOON on mp3 from iTunes
There's also an iTunes exclusive remix from Ernesto [Plej] here
Buy ANYTIME SOON on vinyl from Exceptional
Buy ANYTIME SOON on vinyl from Redeye
Buy ANYTIME SOON on vinyl from Juno
'PILGRIM SOUL' [Vibez Recordings]
Listen to PILGRIM SOUL HERE
Buy PILGRIM SOUL on mp3 from www.digital-tunes.net
Buy PILGRIM SOUL on vinyl from Redeye Records
Buy PILGRIM SOUL on vinyl from Juno
Buy PILGRIM SOUL on vinyl from Chemical
Buy PILGRIM SOUL on vinyl from Breakbeat Science
'SHADOWBOXING (Blu Mar Ten remix)' [31 Records]
Listen to SHADOWBOXING HERE
Buy SHADOWBOXING on vinyl or mp3 from Juno
Buy SHADOWBOXING on vinyl from Redeye Records
Buy SHADOWBOXING on vinyl from Breakbeat Science
Buy SHADOWBOXING on vinyl Chemical Records
'BLACK WATER' / 'BLACK WATER REMIX' [Exceptional Records]
Listen to, and buy BLACK WATER and the d&b remix on mp3 HERE
Buy BLACK WATER on vinyl FROM REDEYE RECORDS
Buy BLACK WATER on vinyl FROM JUNO RECORDS
Buy BLACK WATER on vinyl FROM CHEMICAL RECORDS
'DEEP INSIDE' on SHOGUN ASSASSINS VOL 2 [Shogun Audio]
Listen to DEEP INSIDE HERE
Buy DEEP INSIDE on mp3 HERE
Buy DEEP INSIDE on vinyl HERE
'LET MYSELF GO' on FEAR NO EVIL [Renegade Hardware]
Listen to LET MYSELF GO HERE
Buy LET MYSELF GO on CD HERE
Buy LET MYSELF GO on vinyl HERE
'FUTURE PRIMITIVE' [Phuzion Recordings]
Listen to FUTURE PRIMITIVE HERE
Buy FUTURE PRIMITIVE on mp3 HERE
Buy FUTURE PRIMITIVE on vinyl HERE
'EVERYWHERE WHY ' [Your Lips Recordings]
Listen to EVERYWHERE WHY HERE
Buy EVERYWHERE WHY on vinyl HERE
GET VARIOUS OTHER BITS AND PIECES FROM THE PAST FROM THESE SHOPS:
JUNO
HMV
AMAZON
EXCEPTIONAL
DANCE RECORDS
HARD TO FIND RECORDS
GET OUR LAST ALBUM FROM iTUNES
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Review of 'The Six Million Names of God':
"Coming from a production duo better known for their more uptempo drum 'n' bass tunes, Blu Mar Ten's The Six Million Names Of God is an unexpected and deeply trippy shot out of the...well, blue. Describing an album as being like a movie in your head is hardly an original way of talking about music but it really does apply here. It's also their first official album. They used to release singles in the the 1990's on LTJ Bukem's label Good Looking Records, the all-conquering drum 'n' bass imprint which subsequently angered the duo by releasing the compilation Producer 03 without their permission and thus sparking a messy legal separation. Too bad because it's a fine atmospheric genre record and is well worth seeking out.
The Six Million Names Of God, however, is their masterpiece and what a wondrous and mysterious thing it is. Sounds range from the folksy Latin-flavoured guitar of the opening track "Home Videos" to deeply textured ambient pop landscapes, crisp beats, Eastern drones and weird cinematic interludes. It moves along like a surreal book or movie: you know its good, you just don't quite know what it's all about. Take the "The Date" for instance. It's awash with gorgeously subtle keys, orchestral washes, saxophone and a dreamy, dislocated female vocal. It captures the album's richly melodic essence, yet you couldn't call it typical because no one track here sounds like any of the others. The album is truly a seamless experience, generally mellow and packed with detail. There's no gap here between the acoustic and electronic worlds: it has disappeared completely and utterly. All in all, one of the most compelling downtempo releases of the new millennium's first decade."
From www.ambientmusicguide.com
CURRENT & FORTHCOMING RELEASES:
'Future Primitive' - Phuzion Records (Nookie)
'Deep Inside' - Shogun Audio (Friction)
'Let Myself Go' - Renegade Hardware
'Headturner' - Tangent Recordings (John B)
'Church' - Tangent Recordings (John B)
'Shadowboxing' (BMT remix) - 31 Records (Doc Scott)
'Pilgrim Soul' - Vibez Recordings (Subject 13)
'You & Me' - Vibez Recordings (Subject 13)
'Altitude' (Architex) (BMT Remix) - Basement Records
'Black Water' - Exceptional
'Black Water' (D&B remix) - Exceptional
'Starting Over' - Hospital
'Anytime Soon' - Exceptional
'Anytime Soon' (D&B remix) - Exceptional
'All Over Again' - Exceptional
'All Over Again' (Tom Middleton rmx) - Exceptional
'All Over Again' (Sabre rmx) - Exceptional
'All Over Again' (Kubiks & Lomax rmx) - Exceptional
'BLACK WATER' - Album - Exceptional
BIOG:
Blu Mar Ten is made up of founding members Leo Wyndham and Chris Marigold, with new addition Michael Tognarelli.
After meeting through a mutual friend in 1995 and both having a musical past, Chris & Leo clicked immediately and started to write music. Leo had written around 200 hardcore and house tunes over the previous few years, while Chris had been DJ-ing on pirate radio and at raves.
1995 was an incredibly exciting time for music, particularly drum & bass with the rise of Fabio and Bukems Speed and Goldies Metalheadz. The days were spent writing all day in the studio then nights spent going on pilgrimages to Hoxton Square and the West End to hear the professionals at work.
The first track to be released was The Fountain / Lunar in Feb 1997 on the now defunct Way Out Records. The track received acclaim across the board appearing on numerous big name compilations and was named by Fabio as his tune of the year. This was closely followed by the duos remix of Erykah Badu's classic On & On for MCA, which travelled into the mainstream top 10. On the heels of these releases Blu Mar Ten were offered a long-term deal by LTJ Bukem's Good Looking Records, which was eagerly taken up. This partnership saw a long chain of releases on the label including features on the Logical Progression, Earth and Progression Sessions LPs, tracks on Good Lookings partner labels and a dedicated artist EP and Blu Mar Ten artist compilation LP was also released
Unfortunately, all good things come to an end and in early 2001 Blu Mar Ten and Good Looking parted company, but despite this have remained friends. Since then, Blu Mar Ten has blossomed into a variety of musical styles. Taking a step back from drum & bass, they have produced breaks for Rennie Pilgrem's TCR and Danny Macmillan's In-flight labels, 2 step garage for Lime, banging house for Guidance recordings and left field downbeat for the Big Chill and Naked Music to name but a few. They have also taken on remix duties for Erykah Badu again, Terry Lee Brown Junior, Jakatta, The Ananda Project and Annie Lennox.
Casting their net wider in this way won Blu Mar Ten recognition from a diverse set of DJs such as Tom 'The Jedi' Middleton, Felix da Housecat, Ben Watt, Carl Cox, Lee Burridge, Erol Alkan, Howie B and Mary Anne Hobbs.
September 2003 saw the long overdue release of the first proper Blu Mar Ten album, 'The Six Million Names of God' on Exceptional Records. The LP represents work from 1997 through to 2003 and focused more on the downbeat side of the duo than the dance floor. Featuring collaborations with Blame (720 Recordings / Charged), Nor Elle (Plastic City) and Fink (Ninjatune), the album is packed with layer upon layer of lush sounds and surprising interludes.
In 2004 Chris & Leo were joined by Michael who has known Chris since 1993. The pair had met in Manchester where, as a teenager, Michael had been working in Eastern Bloc and Spin Inn record shops alongside Marcus Intalex and Sappo. Michael joined the duo bringing an emphasis on harder beats and a more driving sound, and continues to produce darker drum & bass on his own.
2006 & 2007 are busy years for Blu Mar Ten. A return to their drum & bass roots sees a string of 12" smashers hitting the drum & bass scene on labels as diverse as 'Hospital Records', 'Nookie's 'Phuzion Records', Friction's 'Shogun Audio', vintage label 'Basement Recordings', John B's 'Tangent Recordings', the mighty 'Renegade Hardware', Subject 13's 'Vibez Recordings' and Doc Scott's legendary '31 Records', with Dj support across the scene to match. Amongst these tunes is the now mythical 'Shadowboxing Remix'. Originally made as a one-off just to DJ out, the hype surrounding this rework of Doc Scott's classic has created a splash in the D&B community with a previously unexpected release now out on the loose.
2007 sees the arrival of the eagerly anticipated new album 'Black Water' which retains the lushness of previous work while adopting a much more direct approach in it's sound.
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What other people said about the music:
"Supremely delicious"
"Pure, luscious beauty has been given a whole new meaning, period. See what true originality is really about. Superb."
"Exceptional indeed. Superb, grown up and inventive!"
"What an amazing album!!! Picking up where FSOL and Global Communications left off. Highly reccommend this to anyone who likes their music lush, ambient and soundscapey."
"Mesmerising, beautiful, epic, original, sad, haunting, deep, breaky - like nothing else. Truly an astonishing album"
"Soulful beautiful electronic music"
"Effortless cool for the late night lounge"
"Wherever they are and whatever they're doing, you have to look out for Blu Mar Ten because whenever you hear that name, you should expect a good time."
