Bigger Than Life – 15 Year Edition Black Marble SKU: SBR234LPC5 Barcode: 843563149379 22.00 £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sacred Bones Records Released Date: 17th June 2022 Buying Format: 1LP Coloured Vinyl Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info When Chris Stewart set out to write and record his third album as Black Marble, he was newly living in Los Angeles, fresh off a move from New York. The environment brought much excitement and possibility, but the distance had proved too much for the car he brought along. With it out of commission indefinitely, he purchased a bus pass and planned his daily commute from his Echo Park apartment to his downtown studio, where he began to shape Bigger Than Life. The route wound all through the city, from the small local shops of Echo Park to the rising glass of the business district, to the desperation of Skid Row. The hurried energy of the environment provided a backdrop for the daily trip. When Stewart finally arrived at his studio, he’d look through his window at the mountains and the sky, seeing the beauty that makes L.A. unique — the same beauty his fellow commuters, some pushed to the edge of human endurance, had seen. That was the headspace he was in when he began to map out the syncopated drums and staccato arpeggiation of Bigger Than Life, an ode to his new condition and a shimmering synth-pop response to its cacophony. “The album comes out of seeing and experiencing a lot of turmoil but wanting to create something positive out of it,” Stewart explains. “I wanted to take a less selfish approach on this record. Maybe I’m just getting older, but that approach starts to feel a little self-indulgent. So with this record, it’s less about how I see things and more about the way things just are. Seeing myself as a part of a lineage of people trying to do a little something instead of trying to create a platform for myself individually.” As with every Black Marble album, Stewart recorded, produced, and played everything you hear on Bigger Than Life using entirely analog gear, though the process was new. This time around, he wrote everything on his MPC and sequenced it live to his synths — only using the computer to record, not to create. “I try new approaches every time, which helps me stay engaged but also its kind of a trick I play on the creative side of my brain,” Stewart says. “Keeping one side of my mind busy on organizational creativity I think frees up the other side where the inspirational creativity comes from.” Artist Black Marble Genre Rock And Pop Label Sacred Bones Records Buying Options 1LP Coloured Vinyl Format 1LP , Coloured Vinyl Condition New Country UK Track Listings Never Tell (4:17) One Eye Open (4:43) Daily Driver (3:54) Feels (4:42) The Usual (1:35) Grey Eyeliner (3:32) Bigger Than Life (3:54) Private Show (4:41) Shoulder (4:12) Hit Show (1:36) Call (3:43) Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Black Marble and more from Rock And Pop View Product Quick View Black Marble Fast Idol Rock And Pop | Sacred Bones Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 29th October 2021 £20.00 - £22.00 Select options Black Marble Fast Idol £20.00 - £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sacred Bones Records Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 29th October 2021 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Black Marble I Must Be Living Twice Rock And Pop | Sacred Bones Records | 12", Coloured Vinyl, EP/Mini Album Released 14th August 2020 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Black Marble I Must Be Living Twice £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sacred Bones Records SKU: SBR255LP Formats: 12", Coloured Vinyl, EP/Mini Album Released Date: 14th August 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Black Marble Its Immaterial Rock And Pop | Ghostly | 1LP Released 14th October 2016 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Black Marble Its Immaterial £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Ghostly SKU: GI275LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 14th October 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Pete Townshend Scoop 3 Rock And Pop | Classic Records | 3LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 17th January 2024 £63.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Pete Townshend Scoop 3 £63.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Classic Records SKU: nn279166 Formats: 3LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 17th January 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Genesis A Trick Of The Tail (Atlantic 75 Series) Progressive | Analogue Productions (Atlantic 75 Series) | 180g, 2LP, 45rpm, Gatefold Sleeve Released 31st December 2024 £75.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Genesis A Trick Of The Tail (Atlantic 75 Series) £75.00 Genre: Progressive Label: Analogue Productions (Atlantic 75 Series) SKU: AAPA 073-45 Formats: 180g, 2LP, 45rpm, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 31st December 2024 Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Comet Gain Paperback Ghosts Rock And Pop | Fortuna Pop! | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 7th July 2014 £14.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Comet Gain Paperback Ghosts £14.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Fortuna Pop! 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