press release - The Time Was Later Than He Expected
Marshall Watson describes his music as "crunchy, pretty, emotive, nostalgic, bittersweet, childlike, sad and smoky."* and we heartily agree!
Beautiful melodies layered with the grittiest electronic beats to create works of extreme joy and inspiration. Marshall Watson leaves you with the impression that he has mastered his technologies to the point of allowing the machines to step aside and become secondary - the medium is not the message - his aching sense of awe and wonder at the world, an eternal optimism in his sound, the melodies careen and bound around your head, as the music swells and draws you in.
"The music changes with the seasons. The same song that works in the spring, will work in the fall, and have a completely different meaning. I am highly affected by the weather, and Seattle has great weather for staying inside and working on music obsessively. Lots of gray skies and rain, but when it is sunny here, there aren't words to describe how beautiful it can be." *
Marshall Watson has been busy cultivating his sound for many years now, from his regular club nights he ran in New Orleans with Pete Lazonby ( Hooj Choons, Pagoda Records) from '96 - '98, involving a mutant hybrid of keyboards, sequencers, and the then innovative pioneer CDJs; His dub techno project 'Polar Frequencies' with Brian Geoghagan; to now, having settled in Seattle, where he befriended local hip hop producer and label owner, Jeremy Moss of Zero BPM records, where Marshall released his first track on a compilation of Seattle hip-hop and down tempo.
Though comparisons will inevitably be drawn to contemporaries such as Ulrich Schnauss and B.Fleischman, Marshall Watson's music indelibly leaves his unique mark on the indie-electronic landscape and injects a healthy dose of originality, soul, and a kick up the arse for anyone who thinks all you need is the correct software to make beautiful music!
*Quotes taken from interview at: http://www.chokaiweb.com/petrolmusic/
release:The Time Was Later Than He Expected
label: Highpoint Lowlife