Ghostly International
* PREORDER * BLACK MARBLE - It's Immaterial (10th Anniversary Edition) LP (colour vinyl)
* PREORDER * expected to arrive for Feb 20th release
Limited edition 10th anniversary edition on black and white marble colour vinyl. CD also avilable.
Highly recommended.
Released in 2016, It’s Immaterial found Black Marble refining its coldwave and synth-pop foundations into a warmer, more melodic expression of isolation, longing, and quiet resilience. Guided by Chris Stewart’s unmistakable baritone and a palette of analog synths, pulsing basslines, and minimalist rhythms, the album feels simultaneously nostalgic and forward-leaning. Its songs drift between shadowy introspection and subtle hope, creating a cinematic atmosphere that’s both intimate and hypnotic.
Warm analog synths, guitars drenched not in the Chameleons/Siouxsie and The Banshees psychedelic kind of reverb, but the shoegaze cloaking-your-sound kind of way. The synths are so warm and the guitars have a fuzzy glow, so this album goes down like hot chocolate.
This album predates Молчат Дома [Molchat Doma], the great more recent popularizers of this sound - we think they must've either been an influence, or share some common progenitors.