Marcus Hamblett

Marcus Hamblett

Marcus Hamblett is a musician and producer based in Brighton, in the United Kingdom. He works primarily as a guitarist and bass player, and also plays brass instruments, synthesizers, drums, vibraphone and double bass in the studio. He is active as a multi-instrumentalist, session player and solo artist, with work that spans jazz, electronic music and post-rock.

Solo work

His debut solo album, Concrete, combines free improvisation and collage. It brings together vintage analogue synthesizers, guitar melodies and ghostly female vocals, and draws on influences that include Faust, Tortoise and Six Organs of Admittance, as well as Ennio Morricone and Bruno Nicolai’s 1970s horror film music. The record is released on Willkommen Records.

Session and touring work

For several years, Hamblett works mainly as a session musician, touring internationally with folk and pop acts. He tours with Laura Marling and Willy Mason across Europe, Australia, North and South America, and Asia, and performs at venues and festivals including the Sydney Opera House, the Royal Albert Hall and Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage. He also plays with Broken Social Scene at Glastonbury, at The Great Escape and on a UK tour, and performs with Can vocalist Damo Suzuki on several shows.

Other bands and collaborations

Hamblett is a member of Eyes & No Eyes and Sons of Noel and Adrian. He also works as a producer, arranger or instrumentalist with a wide range of acts, including Fear of Men, Laura Marling, Landshapes, Rozi Plain, Bear’s Den, Peggy Sue, Willy Mason, Emma Gatrill, Rachael Dadd and Woodpecker Wooliams. His live performances often feature improvisation on modular synthesizer and/or guitar with drummer and frequent collaborator Thomas Heather.