November 20th, 2023 - Goodnight Irene
The Atlantis Jazz Ensemble is performing their Celestial Suite Ottawa album release show this Friday, October 24th, at Irene's Pub (885 Bank St.) Show starts at 9PM, and tickets are only $15 plus fees, available online from Ticket Tailor. We're almost sold-out of the initial pressing of 500 vinyl LPs, so snatch one fast if you want one! We're currently undertaking a repress for another 300 units. Plenty of humble CDs left too!

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October 27th, 2023 - Out now!
Atlantis Jazz Ensemble's Celestial Suite is finally out today! For those of you in Ottawa, The Record Centre (1099 Wellington Street W.) has the vinyl LPs for sale, that's your best bet if you're local. Oh, and the band will have plenty of vinyl LPs and CDs for sale at the album release party happening tomorrow, Saturday October 28th, at Minotaure (3 rue Kent, Gatineau).

Purchase new Atlantis album (vinyl/CD/digi) >>
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Get info on the album release party >>



October 20th, 2023 - ... Music Is My Life
So only a week to go until the new Atlantis Jazz Ensemble album Celestial Suite comes out! Music Is My Sanctuary over in Montréal was keen to give you guys a sneak preview of what's to come, and did the exclusive premiere of the vibey, soulful bossa-jazz tune "Enlightenment", check it out...

Listen to the premiere of "Enlightenment" >>
Pre-order Atlantis Jazz Ensemble Celestial Suite >>



October 13th, 2023 - Oneness
The Atlantis Jazz Ensemble is releasing one last single before the full album drops in a few weeks, an uptempo, ethereal, pharoanic tune called "Oneness"... Enjoy!

Listen to the new Atlantis single "Oneness" >>
Pre-order Atlantis Jazz Ensemble Celestial Suite >>
Check out Atlantis' Facebook page >>





September 29th, 2023 - Rise Up
So Atlantis is dropping a new single today, a hypnotic modal jazz opus entitled "Breaking Dawn", featuring soaring solos from hornmen Ed Lister and Zakari Frantz, backed by an infectious bassline from double bassist Chris Pond...

Listen to the new Atlantis single "Breaking Dawn" >>
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September 15th, 2023 - New Atlantis on the horizon!
The Atlantis Jazz Ensemble will be releasing their first new album in over seven years, Celestial Suite, an inspired set of spiritual soul-jazz recorded over two days in Metropolitan Studios. You can check out the first single, "Joyful Noise", a soulful down-home groover, or pre-order the album right now from Bandcamp.

Listen to the new Atlantis signle "Joyful Noise" >>
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March 1st, 2023 - Atlantis Repress Alert
The Atlantis Jazz Ensemble's debut LP Oceanic Suite is finally back in stock, and now on thicker high-quality 170g vinyl, with colour labels too. The original was first released in 2016, and has since become a bit of a modern modal jazz classic, have a listen...

Listen / Purchase "Oceanic Suite" (vinyl/CD/digi) >>



February 3rd, 2023 - It's out!
Cinephonic's Visions is finally out today! It just happens to also be Bandcamp day - all proceeds from album sales go directly to the artists - so it's a great time to pick up the vinyl LP or CD from them. Now for those of you in Ottawa, The Record Centre (1099 Wellington Street W.) has the vinyl LPs for sale, that's your best bet if you're local. Oh, and the band will have plenty of vinyl LPs and CDs for sale at the album release party happenning at Minotaure (3 rue Kent, Gatineau) this Monday, February 6th, 9PM.

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Get info on the album release party >>



January 27th, 2023 - Fiyah
There's one last Cinephonic single out today before the album release next week, a powerful coltranian spiritual jazz tune called "Le Feu", featuring the mighty Petr Cancura on tenor sax, perhaps one of the top jazz saxophonists in the world today - there we've said it.

Listen to Cinephonic's new single "Le Feu" >>
Pre-order Cinephonic Visions >>





January 20th, 2023 - Trials and...
So there's a brand new Cinephonic single out today, a dramatic orchestral jazz-funk opus entitled "Tribulations". The tune is based on a simple medieval melody, popularized during the Black Plague - makes for an interesting parallel with what we've been going through during the last few years. Oh, and the track features stellar performances from Ed Lister on trumpet and Mike Essoudry on drums, keep an ear out for those guys...

Listen to Cinephonic's new single "Tribulations" >>
Pre-order Cinephonic Visions >>





January 12th, 2023 - The Battle
Whoa, check out this new comp of some of NYC's best breaking crews battling it out down in the subway, set to Cinephonic's new tune "Le Combat" ("The Battle")...

View "Le Combat" breakdance video >>
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January 6th, 2023 - Tunnel Visions
Cinephonic's sophomore album, Visions, comes out on February 3rd! You can preview the first single on YouTube, a dark, psychedelic, organ-driven baroque funk opus entitled "Le Combat", or pre-order the album right now from Bandcamp.

Listen to Cinephonic's new single "Le Combat" >>
Pre-order Cinephonic Visions >>
Check out Cinephonic's Facebook page >>





October 3rd, 2020 - Worldwide
DJ Gilles Peterson featured Cinephonic's "Beton et Ferraille" on his BBC Radio 6 show just now - the whole set is straight-up fire, showcasing some of the best tunes that came out during the last few months of lockdown, check it out.

Check out Gilles Peterson's latest BBC show >>
Purchase / stream the new Cinephonic album >>
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October 2nd, 2020 - It's out!
Cinephonic's debut album Les Paradis artificiels is finally out today! Now today is also Bandcamp day - all proceeds from album sales go directly to the artists - so it's a great time to pick up the vinyl LP or CD from them. Oh, and for those of you in Ottawa, The Record Centre (1099 Wellington Street) has the vinyl LPs for sale, that's your best bet if you're local.

Purchase new Cinephonic album (vinyl LP / CD) >>
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September 29th, 2020 - City Rising...
Hey, so Le Grigri Radio in France just did the world premiere of a brand new Cinephonic track, "Éveil de la cité" ("City Rising"), with an amazing article to boot...

Check out Cinephonic's new premiere >>
Pre-order Cinephonic Les Paradis artificiels >>



September 25th, 2020 - We Got The Jazz...
Nice! Cinephonic just hit #1 on the !earshot Jazz chart in Canada, side-by-side with heavyweights Mulatu Astatke, Christian McBride<, and Nubiya Garcia! Big ups to all the DJs for doing what they're doing despite this whole Covid mess...

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September 17th, 2020 - Then The Rains Came



Out today! We're psyched to share the vid for Cinephonic's brand new single, hot off the analogue reels... This one's a rainy-day, bittersweet, melancholy orchestral soul tune called "Après, le déluge", featuring members of The Souljazz Orchestra with frequent Wu-Tang Clan collaborator Robert Biesewig on drums.

(Hey, by the way, the upcoming Cinephonic album is currently the #1 "soul-jazz" album on Bandcamp, thanks to everyone that helped make that happen!)

Check out the new "Après, le déluge" video >>
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September 3rd, 2020 - Scrap Iron & Concrete



We're excited to share the video for the new Cinephonic single, an epic cinematic soul track called "Béton et Ferraille", driven by majestic brass-and-vibraphone goodness, with hints of David Axelrod, Isaac Hayes & Jean-Claude Vannier.

Check out the new "Béton et Ferraille" video >>
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August 19th, 2020 - New Cinephonic Album
Cinephonic's debut album comes out on October 2nd! You can preview the first single on YouTube, a dark baroque soul opus entitled "Les Corbeaux", or pre-order right now from Bandcamp.

Listen to Cinephonic's first single "Les Corbeaux" >>
Pre-order Cinephonic Les Paradis artificiels >>
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August 14th, 2020 - New Shop
All of our albums are now available for order online from Bandcamp (vinyl LP / CD / MP3).

Buy Atlantis Jazz Ensemble "Oceanic Suite" >>
Buy Slim Moore & The Mar-Kays "Introducing..." >>



April 15th, 2016 - It's Out!
So the wait is over, the new Atlantis Jazz Ensemble album, Oceanic Suite, comes out today! Man, the hype has been great, the album has held the #1 spot on the Canadian Jazz Charts for the last few weeks, and the reviews have been stellar too. Here are some of the stores offering the album, and let us just say that the vinyl LP is particularly amazing sounding (it also comes with a download card):

Dusty Groove (LP / CD)
CD Baby (LP / CD / digital)
iTunes (digital)

For those of you in Ottawa, you can pick them up in person at Vertigo Records (193 Rideau St.) or The Record Centre (1099 Wellington St. W.)

Oh, and if you'd like to hear a bit more first, check out the latest Atlantis Jazz Ensemble videos on YouTube.



February 25th, 2016 - Atlantis Rising
Marlow Records is proud to announce the upcoming release of the Atlantis Jazz Ensemble's debut album, Oceanic Suite, an ambitious seven-part conceptual jazz album depicting the sea and other related themes... Sounds out there, but trust us, it's amazing - this one's for the real music lovers out there, soulful, spiritual and esoteric jazz at its best, this could be some lost album by Miles, Trane or Mulatu - for real. Comes out officially in stores on Friday, April 15th 2016 in vinyl LP, CD and digital formats, and the band is having their official album release party at the Mercury Lounge in Ottawa on Saturday, April 30th 2016... Don't miss it!





December 15th, 2012 - Slim's Back!


Slim Moore & the Mar-Kays are back in action, hittin' up Mavericks in Ottawa on January 6th 2013... The band's feisty, itchin' to get back at it, and they'll be joined by Timekode's DJ Zattar and his mad collection of super rare soul grooves. Come work out the holiday pounds on the dancefloor, you'll thank us later!



Wednesday July 18th, 2012 - Slim Hits The Road
Slim Moore & the Mar-Kays hit the road: the Hot & Spicy Food Festival at the Harbourfront Center in Toronto on July 22nd, the Up & Up Series at the Mercury Lounge in Ottawa on July 26th, and a bad show at Les Bobards in Montréal on July 28th. They then hop over the pond to Sète, France, for their first European show ever, the Fiest'A Sète festival, co-headlining with Brooklyn's Blitz the Ambassador. They're finally wrapping things up on August 18th at the Westport Music Festival in sunny Westport, Ontario, perfect way to end the summer.



Tuesday April 3rd, 2012 - Lee & Slim
We're proud to announce that Slim Moore & the Mar-Kays will be sharing the stage with the legendary Lee Fields & the Expressions, for the launch of their brand new LP, Faithful Man, at Ritual Nightclub, in Ottawa, on Friday May 4th. If you don't know the magic of Mr. Lee Fields, geez, do yourself a favour and throw yourself on his entire discography, you can thank us later. Tickets are available at www.worldfamousmusic.net, but they won't last long, get em while you still can.



Wednesday November 30th, 2011 - Holiday Shindig
The Marlow Beat Kings are throwin' an organ-driven psychedelic r&b soul boogaloo mashed potato shindig on Thursday, December 29th, at the Mercury Lounge in Ottawa. Burn off some holiday weight by dancin' the judo popcorn to these stone bad grooves.





Tuesday November 8th, 2011 - Mercury Risin'
Slim Moore & the Mar-Kays will be doing a mad show at the Mercury Lounge in Ottawa as part of their Up & Up Concert Series on Thursday, November 24th. Come on out and spread the word! Oh, and by the way, thanks to everyone that came out in the last weeks to make the record release tour a total success!

Oh, and in other news, we're happy to announce that The Souljazz Orchestra will be heading on its first major US tour this upcoming February. The band'll be hitting up Providence RI, Boston, Burlington VT, New York City, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Cleveland, Chicago, and Minneapolis: you can check out the tour schedule on the official website for details. Tickets go on sale this Friday, November 11th.



Tuesday October 4th, 2011 - It's On
All right, so it's official: the new Slim Moore and the Mar-Kays album is out! It's available in better stores online and offline (if you want it digitally, you can get it from iTunes, and if you wanna buy the vinyl LP or the CD, you can try CD Baby or Dusty Groove in North America, or Cosmic Groove in Europe.)

Today, we're also releasing the new official Slim Moore and the Mar-Kays video for the single "How Long", created from vintage public domain soul cinema clips. Check this baby out, no joke, it's off the hook:





Friday September 9th, 2011 - Award Tour
So for those of you that don't know yet, Slim Moore & the Mar-Kays have a new record coming out on October 4th, released by Cosmic Groove in Europe and Japan, and by Marlow Records in the rest of the world.

The record release tour is just about finalized: the band will be hitting up Ottawa, Montréal, Québec and Toronto. You can check the schedule for details. The group's also planning a European tour for the spring of 2012, stay tuned for more info. This record was made possible by the assistance of the Ontario Arts Council.





Thursday September 8th, 2011 - Introducing...
All right, so the new Marlow Records website is up! Have a look around, make yourself at home... We'll be adding more stuff in the upcoming weeks, so keep checking the site for updates.

















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