Hailed by Iron & Wine's Samuel Beam as 'the master of the loop pedal',
multi instrumentalist Marc Rigelsford, AKA the Manchester based Magic
Arm, is set to release ‘Widths and Heights’ on Switchflicker
Records in July. Splendidly eclectic, ‘Widths and Heights’
is a masterpiece of musicianship, with layers of sounds, bleeps and vocals
all fighting for supremacy over each other, yet working side by side to
produce a playfully organic gem, whilst at the same time serving the best
interests of pop music.
Radio 1’s Huw Stephens, always the baton bearer for new music, championed
Magic Arm’s last release, the ‘Outdoor Games’ EP, released
last year - After the successful release of the EP, which received critical
acclaim from the press, Marc locked himself away to write for four months,
and then spent a further six months in the studio to put the finishing
touches to ‘Widths and Heights’, and his debut album with
Robin Housman.
The b-side to ‘Widths and Heights’, ‘Ballad of Melody
Nelson’, is a cover of the Serge Gainsbourg classic which has now
become a regular in his live show. Marc was invited to perform a song
at an evening celebrating the French singer, and he proceeded to leave
his unmistakeable stamp all over the classic, to a fantastic response.