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Igizeh

I hope this finds you and yours well in these unusual times. All of us at Banco towers, and all in the wider Disco Gecko family, are currently fine.

I’ve been …

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Ages of Gaia

Earlier this year I was commissioned to make a track to celebrate the Lovelock Centenary which was being held at the University of Exeter. The conference brought together some of …

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100th Monkey

Many many moons ago, I met Andy Guthrie, through a mutual friend, a sax player, who brought us all together to jam a bit. Later I moved to Glasgow but …

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Tour Update

Thanks to everyone who came to my Liverpool debut a few weeks ago – after that reception, I’ll come back as soon as I can.

The 30 Times Around the Sun …

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30 Years

I hope that you’ve had a great summer – I’ve certainly enjoyed mine. Highlights include performing “Motion” with Andrew Heath at The Little Chill and Samsara festivals, and playing Banco …

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The Magical Sounds of Banco de Gaia

Today sees the release of the 20th Anniversary Edition of “The Magical Sounds of Banco de Gaia”.

Two years in the making, the original album travels freely between genres and continents, …

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Magical Sounds

Next month sees the release of the 20th Anniversary Edition of “The Magical Sounds of Banco de Gaia“. I started recording the album in my new Somerset studio soon after …

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In Motion

Today sees the release of ‘Motion’, my collaboration with Andrew Heath under my own name, Toby Marks.

Andrew and I started making extensive field recordings on trips to the four corners …

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Motion

I’m very excited to announce the start of pre-orders for my new album ‘Motion’. It’s not a Banco de Gaia album, but rather a collaboration with Andrew Heath under my …

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30 Times Around the Sun

As I mentioned last month, 2019 is Banco’s 30th anniversary and I’ve created a 30 track digital-only compilation to look back and celebrate.

30 Times Around the Sun is a compilation …

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Strange-Eyed 2

In 2015 I released my first multi-artist compilation, Strange-Eyed Constellations, something I had been planning for years but which took a long time to come about. Three years on and …

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