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Black Marble

Influenced by coldwave, early-'80s synth pop, and the mighty bass playing of New Order's Peter Hook, Black Marble is the project of singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Chris Stewart. When Stewart debuted in 2012 with The Weight Against the Door EP, he remained true to the frosty gloom of his influences, burying his monotone baritone with layers of echo, reverb, and analog synths.

Black Marble
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coldwavepost-punkelectronicshoegazesynthpop
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351,537 on Last.fm
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Influenced by coldwave, early-'80s synth pop, and the mighty bass playing of New Order's Peter Hook, Black Marble is the project of singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Chris Stewart. When Stewart debuted in 2012 with The Weight Against the Door EP, he remained true to the frosty gloom of his influences, burying his monotone baritone with layers of echo, reverb, and analog synths. As time went on, however, he let more light and warmth into his music

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Songs

  • A Great Design by Black MarbleA Great DesignBlack Marble · 2012
  • MSQ No-Extra by Black MarbleMSQ No-ExtraBlack Marble · 2012
  • Pretender by Black MarblePretenderBlack Marble · 2012
  • Cruel Summer by Black MarbleCruel SummerBlack Marble · 2012
  • It's Conditional by Black MarbleIt's ConditionalBlack Marble · 2016
  • Private Show by Black MarblePrivate ShowBlack Marble · 2019
  • A Different Arrangement by Black MarbleA Different ArrangementBlack Marble · 2012
  • UK by Black MarbleUKBlack Marble · 2012
  • Static by Black MarbleStaticBlack Marble · 2012
  • One Eye Open by Black MarbleOne Eye OpenBlack Marble · 2019
  • Limitations by Black MarbleLimitationsBlack Marble · 2012
  • Feels by Black MarbleFeelsBlack Marble · 2019

Albums

  • A Different Arrangement by Black MarbleA Different ArrangementBlack Marble · 2012
  • It's Immaterial by Black MarbleIt's ImmaterialBlack Marble · 2016
  • Bigger Than Life by Black MarbleBigger Than LifeBlack Marble · 2019
  • Fast Idol by Black MarbleFast IdolBlack Marble · 2021
  • Johnny and Mary by Black MarbleJohnny and MaryBlack Marble · 2020
  • I Must Be Living Twice by Black MarbleI Must Be Living TwiceBlack Marble · 2020
  • Life in Small Spaces by Black MarbleLife in Small SpacesBlack Marble · 2026

Questions

What genre is Black Marble?
Coldwave, Post-Punk And Electronic.
What are Black Marble's most popular songs?
A Great Design, MSQ No-Extra, Pretender, Cruel Summer and It's Conditional.

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