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The Grand Journey Of Marco Polo

by Benedict Roff-Marsh

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about

The concept idea for this album just fell out. I needed a name for a piece I was working on for fun and already had too many files on my drive named "a". Marco Polo popped into my head and it went from there.

I had a few pieces half completed and I realized that they all fitted the concept. After playing them to my parents and discussing my idea it became apparent that I didn't really know the story very well. Off to the library with me. The lady on the counter was probably wondering why I was borrowing children's picture books. Once I had the story mapped out the tracks came pretty fast.

There are several musical theme devices that repeat through this album;

a) Brass: travel and wonder
b) Rolling Rhythm: speed & movement
c) Floating Melody/Chords: transformation & beauty

“This (Over the Mountains) has such a wonderful richness to its programming - you are an exceptional craftsman and producer. This was a pleasure to hear!” Kibeja

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released January 1, 2000

Composition, Playing and Production by Benedict Roff-Marsh. Synths: Emax II, Probe, Casio CZ-1000, Yamaha DX-100, Roland JV-880

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Benedict Roff-Marsh Brisbane, Australia

Trained as a Mix Engineer in the late 80's in a tape-based studio making AM Radio jingles. It taught me to deliver and focus on the right result instead of messing about for days over whether 234ms or 243ms was more socially acceptable. I noticed that everyone was a bit afraid of the electronics. Composing helped me understand how to mix better. ... more

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