ジャズとベース・ミュージックを独自に融合してきたMartynが、多彩なミュージシャンとの共演で描く自由度の高いエレクトロニック・ミュージック作品。

ダブステップ、テクノ、ハウスを横断しながら独自のサウンドを築き上げ、3024を拠点に活動を続けてきたMartyn。本作『Music For Existing』では、クラブ・ミュージックの枠をさらに押し広げ、ジャズへの深い愛情を反映したスケールの大きなサウンドを展開している。

アルバムにはDuval Timothy、Dan Only、Lucinda Chua、Mark Cisnerosらが参加。さらにジャズ・ミュージシャンのMischa Porte、Cees Bruinsma、そして作家・詩人のMusa Okwongaも加わり、多様な表現が交差する作品となっている。

先行曲「Heavy Sound」にも表れているように、緻密な緊張感と解放感のコントラストは健在。その一方で、生楽器の質感や即興演奏の要素を大胆に取り入れ、ジャズ、アンビエント、ブロークンビート、実験的なエレクトロニック・ミュージックが有機的に結び付いている。

自由で直感的な演奏、複雑に絡み合うリズム、浮遊感のある音響空間は、Martynが以前から楽曲に忍ばせてきたスウィング感やシンコペーションの感覚をより鮮明に映し出す。クラブ・トラック中心の作品とは異なるアプローチながら、彼の音楽性の核にあるジャズ的な発想が色濃く表現された重要作だ。

A1. Heavy Sound
A2. No One Plays The Game (with Duval Timothy)
B1. Phantom Jazz
B2. Musa at Erbil
C1. Hypnotoxic Laser
C2. Whiplashed (with Mark Cisneros)
D1. Remnants (with Lucinda Chua & Duval Timothy)
D2. When The Sleeper Wakes

Seven years after the haunting resonance of Voids, electronic pioneer Martyn returns to the album format with Music For Existing. Arriving on 15 May 2026, the record is more than a collection of tracks; it is a profound exploration of what it means to remain devoted to a craft in an era of relentless noise.

The album’s announcement is heralded by the lead single "Heavy Sound." The track serves as the perfect bridge between Martyn’s past and present - a masterclass in tension and release that previews the album’s dialogue between the producer, the musicians, and the audience. We live inside a culture that has prioritised and monetised restlessness. The modern apparatus runs on the continuous production of "next," driven by algorithms that value novelty over depth.

Music For Existing serves as a love letter to the communal act of making music - something that is both healing and inherently defiant. For Martyn, a musician often finds solace in musical conversation with others; in the moment we press record, we simply exist together. This record is an invitation to build human infrastructure around what we love, leaning into the fluid nature of community and seeing exactly where the music takes us when we choose to listen.

The album is a sprawling, "off-the-grid" tapestry that echoes Martyn’s profound appreciation for jazz - free, instinctive, and bursting in every sonic direction. This collection features an expansive cast of collaborators, including Duval Timothy, Dan Only, Lucinda Chua, and Mark Cisneros. The record is further elevated by the contributions of jazz talents Mischa Porte and Cees Bruinsma, alongside the evocative words of writer and poet Musa Okwonga.

While the acoustic textures and improvisational spirit of this record may feel like a departure, they represent a homecoming. Jazz has always been ingrained in Martyn’s work; even in his most stripped-back club tracks, the DNA of swing, syncopation, and free-form structure was always present, if not always visible.

Music For Existing marks the beginning of an exciting journey that will continue from the studio to the stage, celebrating the radical act of existing in the moment.