Price by Sound On Tape

A fusion of Garage, Jazz, and RnB, the debut album from visionary electronic artist Sound On Tape is an exploration of Black American storytelling.

DJ Mag writes "Generally speaking, “don’t mess with the classics” is a good rule of thumb, especially when you’re talking about a song as iconic as ‘Inner City Life’. But the tune’s vision of love, of prevailing over the weight of life, is universal — and leading off the debut album from Cleveland, Ohio artist Marcus Alan Ward, AKA Sound On Tape, does it justice, dropping the breakbeats in favour of pure emotion. It’s an apt opening for his debut LP, ‘Price’, a lush ode to the Black experience in America and beyond. Rooted in garage, R&B, jazz and house, and brimming with sumptuous gems — the gospel-tinged ‘If You’re Free (Say So)’ and swooning garage / slow-jam hybrid ‘Burnin’ Out’ are particular standouts — it’s rich and heartfelt, the kind of album that stays with you long after the music stops."

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Born in Cleveland, OH, the enigmatic producer Sound On Tape draws influence from legends El-B, Burial, Mr. Fingers, and Sticky as well as deep seated Black gospel icons CL Franklin, Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir, and Mahalia Jackson.
His first EP Hush Harbors cements his unique blend of electronic music rooted in Garage, 2-Step, Jazz and beyond