Marv is the Carriboro-based duo comprised of Geoff Schilling and Nathan Taylor. They are back with a new album called Keyboard Suite I which is out now via enmossed. According to the press release, On . , MARV imbues analog subtractive and FM synthesis with a distinct physicality. Dub studio techniques and rigorously hand-played performances create an ‘environmental’ keyboard masterpiece strongly connected to the lineage of 1970s-80s private press ambient and electronic recordings– but elegantly modern sound design and production methods center the album in the present day. A timeless quality pervades . , allowing for easy repeats, marinating the subconscious ache of loss with a dreamily resolute hope.
Listen below.