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New Release: Our Chimes / Our Piano Digital 12″

marley — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:38:56 +0000

Our Chimes / Our Piano is a brand-new two-track digital 12″ from Marley Carroll. These songs expand on the organic house dynamic that Carroll explored with his remix of Emancipator’s “Bury Them Bones.” These are purely instrumental tracks with slowly-developing themes, where little gestures go a long way. This release will appeal to fans of Four Tet, Gold Panda, and The Field.

Our Chimes / Our Piano is available FREE on November 1, 2011 from Autonomous Music. Get it HERE!

Our Chimes by Marley Carroll
Our Piano by Marley Carroll

Decibel Festival Wrap-Up

marley — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 22:11:39 +0000

Last weekend I had the honor of kicking off Seattle’s Decibel Festival, an influential and long-running electronic music gathering that featured such luminary acts as Moby, Amon Tobin, Oval, and Bonobo. My set opened the Beat Prodigies showcase at Neumos, alongside Shigeto, AraabMUZIK, and DJ Krush.

There are a few reviews and wrap-ups popping up online – the picture above comes from the Verbicide Magazine blog, and my performance also got a favorable review from Portland’s Tyler Tastemaker. My personal highlights of the evening were getting public props from Ghostly International’s Shigeto as soon as he took the stage, and seeing DJ Krush for the first time.

The rest of the festival was inspiring (daytime panels), exhausting (myriad acts in the evening) and a hell of a good time. I also need to shout out Autonomous’ own Natasha Kmeto for playing, hands-down, one of the best sets of the festival! Expect great things (no pressure).

Thanks again for everyone involved with putting together such a killer weekend! I hope we’ll do it again next year…

Marley Carroll – 2011 Red Bull Thre3Style Routine

marley — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:57:13 +0000

Marley’s set for the recent Red Bull Thre3Style DJ battle. Competitors were given 15 minutes to do a party-rocking DJ set and were required to play at least three different genres of music. Download the mp3 below!

2011 Red Bull Thre3Style Routine (I Deed It) by Marley Carroll

New Release – Emancipator Remix

marley — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:02:16 +0000

Bury Them Bones (Marley Carroll Remix) by emancipator
Marley has a track on the hotly anticipated Emancipator – Remixes album, which dropped today! Check it out.

New Videos – Marley Carroll Live on WBSF Clemson

marley — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:23:29 +0000

B-Side Fridays

marley — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 03:37:34 +0000

Introducing B-Side Fridays.

Every Friday, Marley Carroll will share an previously-unreleased track, accompanied by a photograph from Troy Lehman. Some will be unfinished sketches, some will be old songs, and some will be fully-realized new tunes. We’ll even throw in the occasional remix or extended DJ mix from time to time.

Stay tuned to the Marley Carroll Facebook page and YouTube channel for updates. Every track will be available for free download on Soundcloud as soon as it is released. Also, don’t be too shy to comment or shoot us an e-mail and tell us what you want more of! And without further adieu…

B-Side Fridays 01 “Outside” by Marley Carroll

Video : Fayetteville DJ Battle

marley — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 22:21:36 +0000

Last Monday, Marley took top honors at Fayetteville, NC’s first DJ battle.

New Release : Comfort’s Curse EP

marley — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 01:21:22 +0000

Melanaster Records presents Comfort’s Curse, an eight-track EP that includes new original music, remixes, and a DJ mix from producer and multi-instrumentalist Marley Carroll. Comfort’s Curse is available as a free download for a limited time.

Physical copies will be available in a limited run of 100 hand silk-screened custom cardboard Digipaks from our friends at UGLYBASEMENT! These can be purchased at shows or by special request. Holler at us: melanaster.records@gmail.com

xoxo

Melanaster Records

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Video : JT Glitch Test (Serato & X1)

marley — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 22:05:25 +0000

Demo of some advanced glitch techniques using Serato and Traktor X1 controller.

Blockhead / Emancipator / Marley Carroll on Tour

marley — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:38:43 +0000

Marley joins downtempo luminaries Blockhead and Emancipator for the Southeast leg of their winter tour. Marley will be performing a solo P.A. set of original music (including songs from Melanaster) that combines his trademark glitch DJ techniques with live vocals and keyboards.

02.01 – Asheville NC @ Stella Blue

02.02 – Charleston, SC @ The Pourhouse

02.03 – Athens, GA @ New Earth Music Hall

02.04 – Tallahassee, FL @ The Engine Room

02.05 – Gainesville, FL @ The Vault

02.06 – Atlanta, GA @ King Plow

Event : Panther God Planetariumix Release Party

marley — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:03:48 +0000

01/01/10 | Emerald Lounge | Asheville NC

Panther God

Marley Carroll

Moving Temple & P3RIPH3RAL

Kentsoundz

DJ Gift

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23° & Snowing in Asheville

marley — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:25:31 +0000

Winter is officially here. All over the road, but made it home safe… no plans to leave the cave. Snoopy (and Vince) : show us how it’s done!

Asheville Beat Tape Vol 1 Available Now

marley — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 05:22:46 +0000

Skew Records just released the Asheville Beat Tape Vol 1, a showcase of some of Asheville’s essential electronic producers.

[FREE DOWNLOAD]

“

In a clearing surrounded by mountains a distinctive sound rings out. This sound is the imaginative echo of the Asheville electronic music scene. It’s a sound that has been growing rapidly within this mountain community, where an ever-growing artist population constantly pushes the variety of musical production through the envelope.

The idea for an Asheville Beat Tape came from Nigel One, a long-time DJ and producer who has been involved in Asheville’s electronic music scene since the early 2000′s. Soon after joining forces with Skew Records, Nigel decided to spearhead the idea of bringing some of the surrounding talent together to form an Asheville Beat Tape. After a month’s time, Nigel had collected a multitude of tracks from area producers, and brought on Skew producers Peripheral and DM Stair to help artfully and seamlessly arrange the tracks into order. The result is a 45-minute mix of inspiring production and composition styles…

“

[read on]

Asheville Beat Tape Vol. 1 by Skew Records

Event : Melanaster Band & Uncle Mountain 12/04/10

marley — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 01:56:55 +0000

This Saturday, December 4th, the Melanaster Band returns to the Emerald Lounge, joined by folk / pop heroes Uncle Mountain.

Uncle Mountain combines complex, multi-layered harmonies with Americana songwriting to create a sound that is “rich, layered, lively, and most surprisingly, cohesive.” – CityBeat (Cincinnati). They are also cuter than a baby Fennec fox. These guys keep getting better over time, and are among the best bands based in Asheville!

*update* There will be high-quality video / audio captured at the show for release on the web, so come out and be part of the action!

Essential info : Emerald Lounge Asheville, 10PM | 18+ $5 Map / Facebook Event

Miwa Matreyek at TED Global

marley — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 15:37:01 +0000

Miwa is a fellow CalArts grad and did the album art for Careful’s “Oh, Light.” This performance is just incredible! Grab some headphones and turn off your lights…

Ephemera : Fall 2010 YouTube Roundup

marley — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 01:42:12 +0000

This is something I mashed-up really quick a few weeks ago. It’s a combination of this weird thing, and a Boards of Canada track called “Slow This Bird Down.” Since September 28th it has had 3,285 views, making it the most circulated thing I’ve contributed to the Internet. It’s fascinating what connects with people.

I also made this BlackBerry spoof a few weeks before that. Kind of a sarcastic send-up of a recent ad that sends me into fits, for some reason. The guy is just… I hate him, and I have no idea why. So I had to do something.

Finally, the “shreds” phenomenon (first featured here) shows no sign of slowing down. The latest variant of this meme is “Radio Disney” versions of hardcore metal tunes (Slayer, Cannibal Corpse etc). This one isn’t mine, but it’s pretty amazing.

Event : Careful & Marley Carroll at Bobo Gallery

marley — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:37:23 +0000

This one is not to be missed, we promise!Marley will be premiering a brand-new solo set that includes songs from Melanaster as well as some new originals, performed on keyboards, turntable, sampler and electronics.

Careful (Eric Lindley) has been featured on the blog a few times in the past year, and Melanaster Records is beyond delighted to have him on board for a show in Asheville.

See you there!

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Careful & Marley Carroll

Bobo Gallery | 22 N Lexington Ave

Asheville, NC 28801

Wednesday, November 3 9PM $5

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October, So Far

marley — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 03:44:25 +0000

OK, time to take a break from the constant stream of promotion for an honest update. Please, come in, have a seat.

First, things are going swimmingly in the world of Melanaster Records. I just returned from Trinumeral 10 in Miami, where I performed alongside Asheville favorite DJ Bowie, recent Asheville-by-way-of-Miami transplant Panther God, and national acts like Tokimonsta, Blackalicious, and Big Boi. I performed the first night at 7th Circuit, holding it down outside in the beautiful Miami night air to a scattered crowd of engaged onlookers (that trance-like swaying state means you’re either bored or fascinated) while Otto Von Shirach’s sideshow / carnival / performance art electro madness raged inside the club.

It was not like this. Well, kinda. We definitely said, “I’m in Miami trick!” a lot.

The rest of the time I just enjoyed the myriad performances from all colors of the electronic music spectrum. Everything from raw hip-hop (Blackalicious) to mashup party jams (Mochipet) to techy, aggressive dubstep (Heyoka).

October has a few more things in store. First, there’s this:

(tiny poster = humble promo)

… where I will likely display more aggressive electro / house flavors for the people (huge sound system). Next, this date will be special for Asheville:

November 3 2010

Keep it on the calendar. And at the end of October, of course, there’s the brain-melting lineup at MoogFest, and though I haven’t yet committed to playing, I’ll likely end up at some after-party somewhere holding it down.

So there we are. Since you have made it this far, here’s a special secret:

There will be a new Melanaster release in October.

xo,

Marley

Event : Marley Carroll at Trinumeral 2010

marley — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:23:10 +0000

Event : Jonathan Scales × Marley Carroll in Asheville

marley — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:10:27 +0000

Friday, October 1 2010

Mo Daddy’s, 77 Biltmore Avenue Asheville, NC

$5 / 9PM

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