Marcus Hamblett is an English musician and record producer. Music from his solo album, ''Concrete'', has been played on

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shows by

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and

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and on

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said his album, "could be called post-rock if it didn't also sound pre-rock, or maybe as if rock had never happened and folk, modern jazz and the classical avant-garde had merged into a stream of hip, innovative music to soundtrack the changes and discontents of the second half of the twentieth century instead, and

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had dug John Cage." He is also a session musician, receiving credit for playing a variety of instruments (double bass, synthesizers, guitar, trumpet etc.) on albums by

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, Villagers, Fear of Men,

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, Bear's Den,

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, Rachael Dadd,

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and Rozi Plain. His live session work has involved touring with

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, Olympia and James Holden. He is a member of the Willkommen Collective and the bands Sons of Noel and Adrian and Eyes & No Eyes. In June 2015, Hamblett collaborated with modular synthesist James Holden and jazz drummer Mark Holub. The project was recorded at

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for

. Hamblett performed at

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in July 2015 with drummer Thomas Heather, which was also recorded and broadcast on

. In February 2016, Hamblett announced a European tour in support of LNZNDRF, featuring Scott and

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of The National and Ben Lanz of

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. Hamblett joined the band on stage for their lengthy improvised encores. In April 2017, Hamblett toured Europe in support of

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and joined them on cornet. In a June 2017 interview with ''

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'' magazine Hamblett revealed that his second solo LP features guest contributions from

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, Mathieu Charbonneau (of

), Ben Lanz (of

and The National), Kate Stables (of This Is The Kit), James Holden, Etienne Jaumet (of Zombie Zombie) and Colin Webster (of Sex Swing).

Selected discography

– '' A Creature I Don't Know'' – electric guitar, tenor horn, banjo, mandolin, backing vocals *

– ''Live From York Minster'' – electric guitar, tenor horn, banjo, mandolin, backing vocals * Bear's Den – ''Islands'' – synths * Bear's Den – ''Red Earth & Pouring Rain'' – synths, drum machine, programming, tenor horn, flugelhorn, cornet * Bear's Den – ''So That's You Might Hear Me'' – synths * James Holden & The Animal Spirits – ''The Animal Spirits'' – cornet * James Holden – Imagine This Is A High Dimensional Space Of All Possibilities – double bass, electric guitar *

– ''Home Alone, Too'' – brass *

– ''Good Woman'' – brass *

– ''No Words Left'' – synths *

– Something's Changing – brass * Villagers – ''Ada'' (extended version) – electronics * Rachael Dadd – ''Flux'' – guitar, bass, brass, synths, produced * Billie Marten – ''Drop Cherries'' – electric guitar, brass, synths,

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References

External links

Official Website

Discography at Discogs
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamblett, Marcus 1987 births English rock guitarists English male guitarists English multi-instrumentalists Living people Musicians from Brighton and Hove 21st-century British guitarists 21st-century British male musicians Alumni of the University of Sussex