Marcus has been a very active member of the lively Ruhrpott house scene for years. He released his ”Down With The Ship” 12“ on Trapez ltd and will contribute two tracks on to the next Highgrade Compilations before changing to MBF LTD. Marcus is a master of understatement and deepness, he refrains from cheap thrills and stunts and believes in the hypnotic value of house.
His a-side track “ If The Tiger Eats The Lotus Flower” is alternately seductive and its screeching banshee vocals invoke an immediacy that resonates instantly with listeners. This is true Sur style and shows he has his knowledge of keeping it low key. Somehow a cross over between the weird world of Sur and and his more classic deep house tracks... this could be the track for the more advance DJ searching for the unexpected and new. This is spiritual music and a key word for this release.
Switching to “What We Get Is A Smile” we are confronted with an uplifting dubby house beat that comes in waves... and is centred around a cool vocal referring to the title of the track. We like that track.
“My Way” comes in two versions, one by Keno and one by Marcus himself. The Keno remix is more direct and accessible whereas the original by Marcus is deeper and for the gay moments of life.