Marcus Cato works in the field of contemporary music, modern music, art music, jazz, piano but broadens the genre every time he touches it. It is genre-innovating, genre-bridging and in some sense very unfashionable and out of touch in that there are few frames of reference. This time he leans towards jazz and funk, twisted indie pop, head nodding, always exciting. Adrian Recordings' releases a suite of albums with Marcus Cato, this is his 5th.
Artist: Marcus Cato
Title: MCVII
Release date: September 21
Label: Adrian Recordings
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/37a0mwAHJYlb8ZSByLdKyT?si=8fLmJiLSS--9EPoQhAy5Qg
Tidal: https://tidal.com/browse/album/226327288
Bandcamp: https://marcuscato.bandcamp.com/
Artist: Marcus Cato
Title: MCVII
Release date: September 21
Label: Adrian Recordings
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/37a0mwAHJYlb8ZSByLdKyT?si=8fLmJiLSS--9EPoQhAy5Qg
Tidal: https://tidal.com/browse/album/226327288
Bandcamp: https://marcuscato.bandcamp.com/
Cover art: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5791lcvl6o3o9ek/MCVII.jpg?dl=0
Julia Hallström Hjort
1. Votre cigarette est éteinte
2. Du storm, vräk högt fördärfvets sjö
3. Mit dem Gürtel, mit dem Schleier
4. Make All Our Trumpets Speak
5. Kein Sieger glaubt an den Zufall
6. Blott åt mankön bör din oförfärade natur ge lif
7. How Does Your Patient, Doctor?
8. C’est tellement mystérieux, le pays des larmes
9. La gran talladora del espíritu
10. Blodets hvisken, benpibernes bøn
Through the song titles' allusions to a couple of works from the canon of Western literature, Marcus Cato explores the discrepancy between what we think and what actually is.
Julia Hallström Hjort
1. Votre cigarette est éteinte
2. Du storm, vräk högt fördärfvets sjö
3. Mit dem Gürtel, mit dem Schleier
4. Make All Our Trumpets Speak
5. Kein Sieger glaubt an den Zufall
6. Blott åt mankön bör din oförfärade natur ge lif
7. How Does Your Patient, Doctor?
8. C’est tellement mystérieux, le pays des larmes
9. La gran talladora del espíritu
10. Blodets hvisken, benpibernes bøn
Through the song titles' allusions to a couple of works from the canon of Western literature, Marcus Cato explores the discrepancy between what we think and what actually is.
Marcus Cato is the artist with the longest track record on Adrian Recordings, having played piano on the very first record that we issued, Sharif’s 1999 release “Slumber”. In the decade that followed, his versatile musical talents were eagerly employed by other artists on the label (and elsewhere). As a session musician, writer and producer he frequently appeared on record and on stage with the likes of Emil Jensen, David & the Citizens, David Fridlund, Björns vänner, Jens Lekman and others.
Despite continuous label efforts to convince him to record and release solo material, he stayed aloof from the music industry and wary of commitment. In 2008, however, he accepted a challenge from the label to write and demo 150 songs in the course of one year. A selection of these demos were then released as 1H and 2Hin 2008 and 2009. Staying true to his non-commitment credo, Cato subsequently disbanded as a recording and touring artist, preferring the anonymity of ghost writing and spirit rapping for the next 10 years.
In the course of the recent pandemic, at Adrian Recordings we found ourselves heaped with an increasing abundance of demos arriving from Cato at an ever-increasing speed. Gradually, we began to feel that a selection of this music ought to be turned into new Marcus Cato releases, rather than merely being passed on to other artists for further development. To our mind, not only do the songs carry unmistakable echoes of Marcus Cato’s previous records as well as enchanting glimpses into his distinctive musical universe. Taken as a whole, they also form a diverse yet integrated map of the different musical roads that he has been travelling incognito for the past 10 years, for those of us who know.
All the songs were written, recorded and mixed by Cato and mastered by Joakim Lindberg at Studio Sickan. Artwork for the albums was provided by the Swedish artist Julia Hallström Hjort.
All the songs were written, recorded and mixed by Cato and mastered by Joakim Lindberg at Studio Sickan. Artwork for the albums was provided by the Swedish artist Julia Hallström Hjort.
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Pre-order the album: https://adrian-recordings.myshopify.com/products/svart-katt-svart-katt-12-splatter-vinyl
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Listen here: https://aliceboman.ffm.to/feels-like-a-dream
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Get the CD : https://adrian-recordings.myshopify.com/products/manx-jasmine-slim-jewel-case-cd-single
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Get the CD: https://adrian-recordings.myshopify.com/products/jonas-lundqvist-den-okanda-floden-cd-album
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Adrian Recordings
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