Sep 19th, 2019
“Marconi Union remain a riveting voice in British electronic music…Playfully melancholic, it’s an immersive, cinematic track, one that plays with aspects of the ‘ambient’ while still exploring fresh, riveting creative pastures.” – Clash Magazine
Richard Talbot, Jamie Crossley and Duncan Meadows are Marconi Union – an experimental electronic trio based in Manchester. Ahead of the release of their tenth studio album Dead Air on 29th November 2019 the group release the stunning new single A.M.I.D. (Edit). Ebbing and flowing through four minutes of ethereal electronics, the track’s bittersweet atmosphere is a taster for the new record.
A.M.I.D., which stands for ‘Ambient Music Is Dead’, feels like a deliberate statement of sorts: “Going in to record that one, the discussions we were having were very much about how the term ‘ambient music’ has largely become meaningless,” Talbot explains. “There are all sorts of ways in which it’s a problematic idea in 2019. Anything seems to get called ambient these days. If it’s a bit quieter than Metallica, it’s ambient music!”
Sentences | New Digitonal Single + Video
DigitonalSep 11th, 2020
The second single from Digitonal’s much anticipated third studio album, ‘Set the Weather Fair’.
The second single from Digitonal’s much anticipated third studio album, ‘Set the Weather Fair’.
Set The Weather Fair | New Digitonal Album
DigitonalAug 7th, 2020
“Set The Weather Fair is wordless music, but a narrative remains. It reflects the swell at Sizewell beach on a cold January morning, the landscape of North-Eastern Slovenia, the hope in new beginnings and seeking perspective within the vastness of the night sky. It is a record about changeability, permanence and the importance of creating things, big and small, artistic and human.” Andrew Dobson
“Set The Weather Fair is wordless music, but a narrative remains. It reflects the swell at Sizewell beach on a cold January morning, the landscape of North-Eastern Slovenia, the hope in new beginnings and seeking perspective within the vastness of the night sky. It is a record about changeability, permanence and the importance of creating things, big and small, artistic and human.” Andrew Dobson
The Dance’s Pattern | New Digitonal Single
DigitonalAug 6th, 2020
“The Dance’s Pattern is titled after a line from Auden. It reflects both the intricate unfolding of the polyrhythmic patterns in the tune but also the emotional corkscrew that the creative process often is. This was about Dom and I working around each other’s creative process, but more importantly how we felt about the act of creation which was vastly different and a complex emotional landscape to navigate.”
“The Dance’s Pattern is titled after a line from Auden. It reflects both the intricate unfolding of the polyrhythmic patterns in the tune but also the emotional corkscrew that the creative process often is. This was about Dom and I working around each other’s creative process, but more importantly how we felt about the act of creation which was vastly different and a complex emotional landscape to navigate.”
Our thoughts and our music
Mar 28th, 2020
Against the backdrop of COVID-19 it seems to us that the only appropriate response we as Just Music & The Ambient Zone can make is to continue to let our music do the talking.
Against the backdrop of COVID-19 it seems to us that the only appropriate response we as Just Music & The Ambient Zone can make is to continue to let our music do the talking.
Digitonal + Ultramarine + Chris Coco | London | Friday 17 April 2020
DigitonalFeb 7th, 2020
Marconi Union Live | 26 March | London
Marconi UnionJan 13th, 2020
With Scanner + Richard Norris
With Scanner + Richard Norris
Marconi Union Interview | Dead Air
Marconi UnionNov 29th, 2019
Marconi Union sit down to talk about the new album, Dead Air.
Marconi Union sit down to talk about the new album, Dead Air.
Marconi Union – Fractured (Edit) | New Single
Marconi UnionNov 8th, 2019
The new single from Marconi Union’s album ‘Dead Air’ ebbs and flows through layers of icy synths, warm bass tones and swirling electronics.
The new single from Marconi Union’s album ‘Dead Air’ ebbs and flows through layers of icy synths, warm bass tones and swirling electronics.
New Marconi Union Album // Dead Air
Marconi UnionSep 19th, 2019
We are delighted to share the news that Marconi Union’s new album, Dead Air, is to be released on 29th November 2019.
We are delighted to share the news that Marconi Union’s new album, Dead Air, is to be released on 29th November 2019.
New Marconi Union Single // A.M.I.D. (Edit)
Marconi UnionSep 19th, 2019
“Marconi Union remain a riveting voice in British electronic music…Playfully melancholic, it’s an immersive, cinematic track, one that plays with aspects of the ‘ambient’ while still exploring fresh, riveting creative pastures.” – Clash Magazine
“Marconi Union remain a riveting voice in British electronic music…Playfully melancholic, it’s an immersive, cinematic track, one that plays with aspects of the ‘ambient’ while still exploring fresh, riveting creative pastures.” – Clash Magazine