{"title":"Marco Benevento","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"frizzante-turandot","title":"Frizzante  \/ Turandot","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBig Crown Records is proud to announce Marco Benevento to the family with his unstoppable debut 7\". A true piano virtuoso who's been playing since the age of seven, Marco's career has taken him around the world many times over, earning him a deep discography and a reputation as an in-demand session player.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBig Crown co-founder and Grammy-winning producer Leon Michels first brought Marco into the fold during the recording of El Michels Affair's Adult Themes album, and he's been lending his talents to countless Big Crown projects ever since. Outside the label, Marco's unmistakable touch can be heard on records by Clairo, Kevin Morby, and Freddie Gibbs, among others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut enough about what he's done for everyone else—this release is Marco at his finest: doing his own thing, and doing it well. The A-side, 'Frizzante,' is pure celebration captured on wax, waiting for the needle to set it free. It's a high-energy, feel-good banger that finds Marco trading melodies with himself over a relentless groove. From the first note, the infectious topline riff hooks you in, giving way to cascading piano runs, lush horn arrangements, and layers of electric piano and synths that keep the energy rising. There's no lull, no letup—just a proper soul-jazz dancefloor affair.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn the flip side, Marco shows an entirely different shade of his sound with 'Turnadot,' featuring Italy's own Marianne Mirage. Hauntingly beautiful and cinematic, the song sits comfortably between Portishead and Serge Gainsbourg. Marianne's vocals float over Marco's perfectly balanced arrangement—his production both restrained and expressive, making the tune universally captivating, whether or not you speak Italian.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Big Crown Records","offers":[{"title":"7\" - Black","offer_id":56172749160779,"sku":"R5531-0722","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/MarcoBenevento-Frizzante.jpg?v=1768254163"},{"product_id":"glera","title":"Glera","description":"\u003cp\u003eBig Crown Records is proud to present Glera, Marco Benevento’s debut album on the label. Marco Benevento has always moved like someone who understands the studio as its own instrument, not just a room where the toys are. Long before he began appearing on stages with Freddie Gibbs and Madlib, and in the liner notes of albums by Clairo and Leon Bridges, Benevento was already thinking like a producer - listening for texture, tension, and negative space, and for the strange emotional alchemy that occurs when groove and curiosity collide. His new album Glera sharpens that instinct into focus, presenting Benevento not only as a virtuosic keyboardist and bandleader, but as a composer building worlds from rhythm, tone, and feeling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlera is a genre-bending jazz record that folds in soul and reggae’s elastic low end with an open-door sense of possibility. The project began three years ago as a kind of private exercise, with Benevento writing intuitively, inspired by Italian film scores and melody. Over time, those sketches evolved into something broader and more muscular, culminating in the grand majesty heard here. What emerges is music that moves cinematically without becoming precious. Tracks can feel like chase scenes or slow dissolves, sometimes within the same song, with jazz improvisation sharing space alongside reggae pocket, orchestral elements, and psych-pop atmosphere. It’s exploratory but grounded, complex yet unmistakably groove-forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarco Benevento is operating at the highest level, shaping sound with purpose and curiosity. This album announces itself loudly—both outward-facing and deeply intimate. It’s music that moves—across genres, tempos, and registers—while remaining anchored to the joy of discovery. 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