
Ancient Sound, Modern Dance
"Ancient Sound, Modern Dance" is Marlon's 3rd full length release for Fang records. As the title suggests, this music is based on his work in the arena of modern dance. However, it is not a dance class cd. It covers a wide spectrum of moods and styles ranging from experimental and progressive rock to traditional West African and Afro-Cuban grooves as well as jazz, woven together by his signature playing on a various instruments, including percussion, guitars, kalimba, recorder, didjeridoo, & vocals. The lone guest here is master percussionist Deep Singh (original Broadway cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Bombay Dreams", Devo) who lends his superb artistry on tabla to 3 tracks.
All the songs are original compositions -2 co-written with Deep- with the exception of a mesmerizing take on the tradtional Hebrew chant "Aveenu Malcainu".
Marlon's musical history includes work with a wide array of artists in many genres. In the mid 80's he spent time as bassist for southern punk legends Anti-Seen before releasing a