Electronic-jazz pioneer Mark de Clive-Lowe returns with the second installment of his brilliant ‘Midnight Snacks’ EP series
Highly innovative Los Angeles-based producer and multi-instrumentalist Mark de Clive-Lowe, who is always blurring the lines between jazz, broken beat, and experimental electronic-influenced music, has just released volume two of his new and brilliant Midnight Snacks Ep series.
MdCL describes the series as “moments in time created in the dead of night – as the world sleeps, I get to imagine alternate realities.” As was the case on the first EP, MdCL plays all the instrumentation on the record, often sharing it exclusively first to his members on his Patreon site.
The two A-side tracks on this four-track EP feature uptempo cosmic jazz tributes to two recently passed away legends. “Crush Velvet (for Phlash)” is dedicated to the massively influential London DJ and producer Phil Asher, whom was Mark’s mentor and close friend, and “Sorceress (for Chick)” is a re-imagined take on the classic fusion track “Return to Forever” from the late great pianist and composer Chick Corea.
On the flip, “Float into ETHer” is a funky mid-tempo groover, while “Joyful Resistance Part II” is a Latin and Samba-flavored broken beat gem that is primed perfectly for the dancefloor.
Midnight Snacks Vol. 2 is another great solo release from one of the most forward-thinking and genre-defying artists for more than two decades.
Mark de Clive-Lowe — ‘Midnight Snacks EP Vol.2’
(Mashi Beats)
- Crush Velvet (for Phlash)
- Sorceress (for Chick)
- Float Into ETHer
- Joyful Resistance Part II
