MARCIN Dragon in Harmony
Featuring Tim Henson of Polyphia

Today, the guitarist Marcin released his single Classical Dragon – a preview to his  forthcoming debut album Dragon in Harmony, which will be released on Friday 13 September 2024 on Sony Music Masterworks. The single Classical Dragon features Tim Henson of Polyphia in duo with Marcin.

The official video release is available on YouTube:

The Dragon in Harmony album was produced alongside Dan Book and also features a range of covers of music by Justin Timberlake, Sade and Nirvana with Mozart, Debussy, and Miles Davis/Bill Evans in its14 tracks:

1. Guitar Is Dead; 2. I Killed It; 3. When the Light Goes – featuring Portugal. The Man; 4. Cry Me a River; 5. Classical Dragon – featuring Tim Henson; 6. Smooth Operator; 7. Allergies – featuring Delaney Bailey; 8. Nardis; 9. I Don’t Write About Girls – featuring Ichika Nito; 10. Clair de Lune; 11. Cough Syrup; 12. Heart-Shaped Box; 13. Bite Your Nails; 14. Requiem

There are some familiar titles such as ‘Cry Me a River’, ‘Smooth Operator’ and ‘Clair de Lune’, but note the opening tracks, ‘The Guitar is Dead’, followed by ‘I Killed It’, ending the album with a ‘Requiem’. Marcin explains his provocative choice of titles:

‘Guitar Is Dead’ is kind of my response to guitar purists. It’s me saying: ‘Yeah, you’re right. Guitar is dead. Just keep doing everything that’s been done before.’ My goal has always been to show a wide-open audience that my style of performing is just another way of playing the guitar – there’s no barrier to entry.

Marcin Patrzalek was born in Poland in 2000 – the Year of the Dragon. He launched a signature guitar with Ibanez Guitars in 2022, joining contemporaries Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Tim Henson and Ichika Nito as ambassadors for the Japanese brand. Marcin will return to New York on Friday 19 July 2024, for a free concert performance in Times Square as part of the TSQ Live summer events series: TSQ LIVE.

In March 2022, Marcin made his UK debut performing in four ‘Classical Spectactular’ shows at the Royal Albert Hall, where he performed the ‘Habanera’ from Bizet’s Carmen with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and a solo guitar version of Bach’s ‘Toccata’ from the Toccata and Fugue Fugue in D Minor BWV 565, following the official release on Sony Music Masterworks:

See Marcin at Sony Music Masterworks: website

© Thérèse Wassily Saba 2024