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Blu Mar Ten

Chris Marigold, Leo Wyndham and Michael Tognarelli

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Official Website: www.blumarten.com

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Blu Mar Ten’s first track to be released was ‘The Fountain’ / ‘Lunar’ in 1996 on the now defunct Way Out Records. The track appeared on numerous compilations and was named by Fabio as his ‘tune of the year’. This was closely followed by the Blu Mar Ten remix of Erykah Badu’s first single ‘On & On’ for MCA Records, which reached the mainstream top 10 music chart. Following these releases Blu Mar Ten were offered a long-term deal by LTJ Bukem’s Good Looking Records. This partnership saw a long chain of releases on the label including features on the Logical Progression, Earth and Progression Sessions LPs and tracks on Good Looking’s partner labels. A dedicated Blu Mar Ten artist EP and artist compilation LP were also released by Good Looking Records. In early 2001 Blu Mar Ten and Good Looking Records parted company. Following this Blu Mar Ten went on to release in a variety of musical styles. They have produced breaks for Rennie Pilgrem’s label TCR and Danny Macmillan’s In-flight label, 2-step garage for Lime, tech-house for Guidance Recordings and left-field downbeat for the Big Chill, Exceptional Records and Naked Music. They have also taken on remix duties for Erykah Badu again, Terry Lee Brown Junior, Joey Negro, The Ananda Project and Annie Lennox. Blu Mar Ten tracks have been played by DJs as diverse as Tom ‘The Jedi’ Middleton, Chris Coco & Rob da Bank, Felix da Housecat, Bobby Friction, Ben Watt, Carl Cox, Lee Burridge, Erol Alkan, Howie B, Nerm & D-Code and Mary Anne Hobbs. September 2003 saw the release of the second Blu Mar Ten album, ‘The Six Million Names of God’, on Exceptional Records. The LP represents work from 1997 through to 2003 and focuses on the downbeat side of the trio than the dance floor material for which they were initially recognised. The album features collaborations with Blame (720 Recordings / Charged), Nor Elle (Plastic City) and Fink (Ninja Tune) During 2005 and 2006 Blu Mar Ten returned to producing Drum & Bass with a number of releases on labels including Hospital Records, Nookie’s Phuzion Records, Friction’s Shogun Audio, Basement Recordings, John B’s Tangent Recordings, Renegade Hardware, Subject 13’s Vibez Recordings and Doc Scott’s 31 Records. September 2007 saw the release of the album ‘Black Water’ which featured several vocal tracks with guests Alexis Strum, Kameel and Ernesto. Several singles were released around the launch of the album, including remixes from Tom Middleton, Sabre, Kubiks, Cicada and Blu Mar Ten themselves. Blu Mar Ten are currently working on a drum & bass album that will be released late in 2009

Blu Mar Ten’s first track to be released was ‘The Fountain’ / ‘Lunar’ in 1996 on the now defunct Way Out Records. The track appeared on numerous compilations and was named by Fabio as his ‘tune of the year’. This was closely followed by the Blu Mar Ten remix of Erykah Badu’s first single ‘On & On’ for MCA Records, which reached the mainstream top 10 music chart. Following these releases Blu Mar Ten were offered a long-term deal by LTJ Bukem’s Good Looking Records. This partnership saw a long chain of releases on the label including features on the Logical Progression, Earth and Progression Sessions LPs and tracks on Good Looking’s partner labels. A dedicated Blu Mar Ten artist EP and artist compilation LP were also released by Good Looking Records.

In early 2001 Blu Mar Ten and Good Looking Records parted company. Following this Blu Mar Ten went on to release in a variety of musical styles. They have produced breaks for Rennie Pilgrem’s label TCR and Danny Macmillan’s In-flight label, 2-step garage for Lime, tech-house for Guidance Recordings and left-field downbeat for the Big Chill, Exceptional Records and Naked Music. They have also taken on remix duties for Erykah Badu again, Terry Lee Brown Junior, Joey Negro, The Ananda Project and Annie Lennox.

Blu Mar Ten tracks have been played by DJs as diverse as Tom ‘The Jedi’ Middleton, Chris Coco & Rob da Bank, Felix da Housecat, Bobby Friction, Ben Watt, Carl Cox, Lee Burridge, Erol Alkan, Howie B, Nerm & D-Code and Mary Anne Hobbs.

September 2003 saw the release of the second Blu Mar Ten album, ‘The Six Million Names of God’, on Exceptional Records. The LP represents work from 1997 through to 2003 and focuses on the downbeat side of the trio than the dance floor material for which they were initially recognised. The album features collaborations with Blame (720 Recordings / Charged), Nor Elle (Plastic City) and Fink (Ninja Tune)

During 2005 and 2006 Blu Mar Ten returned to producing Drum & Bass with a number of releases on labels including Hospital Records, Nookie’s Phuzion Records, Friction’s Shogun Audio, Basement Recordings, John B’s Tangent Recordings, Renegade Hardware, Subject 13’s Vibez Recordings and Doc Scott’s 31 Records.

September 2007 saw the release of the album ‘Black Water’ which featured several vocal tracks with guests Alexis Strum, Kameel and Ernesto. Several singles were released around the launch of the album, including remixes from Tom Middleton, Sabre, Kubiks, Cicada and Blu Mar Ten themselves.

Blu Mar Ten are currently working on a drum & bass album that will be released late in 2009