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Marina Zispin dive into liminality with entrancing new single “Deep Blue”

Arnaud Marty — Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:44:59 +0000

Marina Zispin, aka Bianca Scout and Martyn Reid, continue their hypnotic dive into liminality with “Deep Blue,” the latest single from their upcoming album Now You See Me, Now You Don’t. The track follows up to previously released singles, “Penthouse Samba,” “The Tudors,” and “The Bells.”

Known for their ice-cold synth-pop textures, the duo crafts a sound both melancholic and surreal. “Deep Blue” echoes the spectral beauty of their earlier work, with Scout’s opaque lyricism floating over Reid’s pristine production. The track’s origins? A nighttime walk, a fleeting vocal idea, and Bianca Scout’s ethereal reinterpretation, resulting in a song that’s as enigmatic as it is entrancing. Listen to the Now You See Me, Now You Don’t highlight below.

Now You See Me, Now You Don't by Marina Zispin

Marina Zispin announces Now You See Me Now You Don’t, shares “Penthouse Samba”

Stetson Miller — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 16:36:37 +0000

Synth-pop duo Marina Zispin (Bianca Scout + Martyn Reid) have announced their return in 2025 with a new album, Now You See Me, Now You Don’t, out March 7. The project will feature the tracks, “The Tudors / The Bells,” previously released end of October.

Alongside the announcement, the pair debuted “Penthouse Samba,” one of the ethereal tracks for the new album, which pays tribute to legendary Brazilian bossa nova singer Astrud Gilberto.

Now You See Me Now You Don’t is described as a captivating journey through Scout and Reid’s “signature blend of fantasy and reality” with recurring themes from Life and Death, their previous EP, looming heavily throughout it

Listen to the Newcastle and London-based duo new track below.

Now You See Me, Now You Don't by Marina Zispin

Marina Zispin releases haunting double single “The Tudors / The Bells”

Arnaud Marty — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 21:58:14 +0000

Marina Zispin—the spectral synth-pop duo of multi-faceted artist Bianca Scout and Martyn Reid—has been casting a haunting spell over Newcastle and London since 2018. Last year, they caught our attention with “Surprise Party,” and their Life And Death: The Five Chandeliers Of The Funereal Exorcisms EP. Their music, a dreamlike fusion of fantasy and reality, is a twilight world where the sacred meets the everyday, weaving the mundane into otherworldly litanies. With each track, they create sonic spaces that feel like memories caught between worlds.

Their latest double A side, “The Tudors / The Bells,” pushes these boundaries further. “The Tudors” is a dark, immersive memento mori, evoking ancient executions, manipulated faith, and history’s haunting cycles. Scout’s lyrics and Reid’s production guide listeners through a forest of memory and melancholy.

“The Bells,” meanwhile, explores the struggle of re-entering life after isolation, capturing urgency amid neurological challenges. With references to the three death bells, it meditates on life’s cycles and transformation. Reid’s lead vocals blend with Scout‘s haunting harmonies and a field recording of Easter church bells, adding to its resonant depth.

Listen below.

The Tudors/ The Bells by Marina Zispin

If you want more, you can also stream “Desert,” by Bianca Scout and Marina Zispin, below or via our Best Tracks of 2024 playlist.

Pattern Damage by Bianca Scout