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Marlowe

Marlowe is a rap duo, a sonic underworld of psychedelic beats and breakneck flows that hit with wig-splitting force. A collaboration between producer/mad writer L’Orange and rap prodigy Solemn Brigham, Marlowe has set their own standard for hip-hop internationally. The two partners and longtime friends from North Carolina have released two critically acclaimed albums, headlining US & UK tours and capturing the attention of fans worldwide. Neither mainstream nor underground, Marlowe gathers influences from the past, present and future to create something wholly unique unto themselves, all while still building from and paying tribute to the foundations of hip-hop

Marlowe

By David Berger

Label: Such Sweet Thunder
Released: 2004
Track listing: Windows on the World -- Windows on the World; Jihad: The Price of Oil; Wanted DOA: Osama, Yo Mama; Heroes; Prayer for Peace. Marlowe, Part 1 -- The Bait; On the Scent; Too Much Information; Stakeout in the Rain; El Barrio; Back on the Scent. Marlowe, Part 2 -- Where Am I?; Molasses in January; I Got It; Central Avenue Processional; I Ain't Got It; The Big Push (61:52).

David Berger and the Sultans of Swing: Marlowe

by Jack Bowers
November 19, 2004

David Berger, an avowed admirer of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, writes, as Ellington and Strayhorn often did, music with a purpose, evocative themes that paint graphic sound pictures designed to summon a visceral response from his audience. And so it is with Berger's latest album, Marlowe, which consists of two suites--"Windows on the World," solemnizing ...