Marley Carroll is a prodigious multi-instrumentalist, producer and DJ from Asheville, North Carolina. The beginnings of his musicianship sprang from training in piano, percussion and scratch DJ technique. His 2007 debut album, Melanaster is the result of meticulous bedroom alchemy, sounding like a lost Radiohead LP submerged in ten feet of salt water. Not surprisingly, most of the inspiration for this album was drawn from the ocean. This is apparent through the notions of vastness, hypnosis and unpredictability often elicited when listening. Marley created Melanaster entirely on his own. The album’s touchstones are found in the space between the beautiful haze of early Nineties shoegaze rock (My Bloody Valentine) and early 2000’s IDM (Autechre, Squarepusher). The result is smeared, melancholy pop songs tethered to abstract electronic rhythms.

Marley performs with several different formats. He has developed a solo, live PA set of his original material and is a world class turntablist. Marley also performs arrangements of his original material with a 5 piece live band featuring keys, bass, guitar, dobro and drums.