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In the space of just a handful of EPs and a smattering of remixes, Amsterdam graphic designer-turned-producer Marco Sterk has proved to be a serious talent. His material, like much of that on Lovefingers’ eccentric ESP Institute label, demonstrates a love of both dark and light sounds, treading the fine line between grandiose, rush-inducing electronica and murky, basement-friendly house. It’s this contrast, fused with a love of near Balearic melodies and titanium-clad drum machine rhythns, that gives the Dutchman his distinctive sound.
Young Marco – Video Days / Later Than U Think
by Juno Plus on 12.11.2012 at 14:32pmJuno Plus Podcast 47: Young Marco
by Juno Plus on 07.11.2012 at 10:01am
Juno Plus Podcast 47 is an exotic blend of music curios from across the globe, courtesy of ESP Institute regular Young Marco.
Listen: Young Marco’s remix of Heatsick’s “Dream Tennis”
by Juno Plus on 23.10.2012 at 10:08am
Two excellent producers collide happily here as Heatsick’s 2011 gem “Dream Tennis” gets reworked by rising talent Young Marco.
Michael Ozone – Perfect Systems Remixed
by Juno Plus on 14.09.2012 at 11:37amLovefingers’ ESP Institute label seems to deal in darkness and light. Check many of the label’s immaculately presented releases, and you will find this contrast cropping up time and time again. Compare, for example, the bleak but weirdly beautiful darkness of the two Shocks EPs with Young Marco’s blissfully Balearic “Darwin”, or the chugging K-hole vibes of Spectral Empire’s recent Soft Rocks rework with the glistening goodness of 2010’s Cos/Mes album, Gomez Land.
Listen: Young Marco – Video Days
by Juno Plus on 10.09.2012 at 16:20pm
Rush Hour’s resident secret weapon Young Marco will return to New York imprint ESP Institute with the Video Days 12″, set for release at the end of this month.
Young Marco – Nonono review
by Juno Plus on 19.01.2012 at 16:02pmThe underground music scene is full of unheralded talent – people and labels whose significant contribution to a sound or style often goes overlooked. Amsterdam-based Marco Sterk could well be one of those people. A graphic designer by trade, he is responsible for the distinctive look and feel of Rush Hour’s many releases. But that’s not all. He’s also the man behind the stop-start Hand Of God label, an imprint whose sporadic releases gainfully attempt to join the dots between classic and contemporary house, leftfield disco and, on occasions, Italo.
Amsterdam trio unite for a Physical Thrill
by Juno Plus on 15.03.2011 at 16:12pm
Three of Amsterdam’s brightest producers – Tom Trago, Young Marco and Awanto 3 – have collaborated on an upcoming 12″ release for Studio Soulrock, with Swedish starlets Axel Boman and Genius Of Time chipping in with remixes.