Murcof 20th Anniversary of Martes + Utopía with three vinyl reissues

Murcof celebrates 20th Anniversary of Martes + Utopía with three vinyl reissues

Fernando Corona at Sonar Festival in 2002

Earlier this year we announced that Murcof's three albums Martes + Utopía, Remembranza and Cosmos are to be reissued on vinyl to mark the 20th anniversary of the release of his seminal debut album, Martes. The albums will now be released on Friday December 2nd in Europe. Out of print for many years, these albums have been hugely influential in the worlds of minimal and ambient electronic music in their use of modern classical instrumentation, and are significant landmarks in the history of The Leaf Label. Each of the reissues is presented in a new gatefold sleeve featuring updated artwork, with Remembranza and Cosmos featuring fully remastered audio, and Cosmos including a previously unreleased bonus track. Originally from Tijuana, Mexico, composer Fernando Corona emerged from the celebrated Nortec Collective alongside the likes of Panoptica and Bostich. Following an EP on Sutekh's Context label in early 2002, Corona's first full length album, Martes, was released under his Murcof moniker in May of that year, rapidly garnering worldwide acclaim. The Guardian pitched it “somewhere between Giya Kancheli and Aphex Twin,” while DJ magazine declared it “more than a little bit special”. Fernando is available for interview, so do let me know if you would like to speak to him or would like promos. You can read the full press release here. Listen: Soundcloud Socials: murcof.com | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Limited edition Ocean Blue vinyl (Bandcamp + Norman) artist: Murcof title: Martes + Utopía (20th Anniversary) label: The Leaf Label formats: Limited edition Ocean Blue vinyl 3LP + release date: Friday 2 December

Limited edition Correos Red vinyl (Bandcamp + Norman) artist: Murcof title: Remembranza (2022 Remaster) label: The Leaf Label formats: Limited edition Correos Red vinyl 2LP + DL (BAY 47VRN) Limited edition Laurel Green vinyl 2LP + DL (BAY 47VRG) Black vinyl 2LP + DL (BAY 47VR) release date: Friday 2 December

Limited edition Voyager Gold vinyl (Bandcamp + Norman) artist: Murcof title: Cosmos (2022 Remaster) label: The Leaf Label formats: Limited edition Voyager Gold vinyl 2LP +  release date: Friday 2 December

On Murcof: “By mixing the beats and glitches of electronic minimalism with the orchestral drama of 20th century classical, he spurred the creation of a new kind of home listening market populated by Marsen Jules, Max Richter, Deaf Centre and Ryuichi Sakamoto in various collaborations” Resident Advisor “Corona seems to hear music differently, allowing him to compose tracks that sound like no one else” Pitchfork “Murcof attains a meditative, monumental grandeur” The Sunday Times “What’s extraordinary about Corona’s Murcof project is that is has cut through the narrow confines and splintered genres of dance, electronica and experimental creative music to find a bigger audience” The Guardian “A singular, near-inestimable talent” NME “Disturbing panoramas of sound that combine the electronic and live instrumentation in a seamless and unique way. Superb, dark ambience that needs to be heard” DJ

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