Black Marble is an American synth-driven cold-wave/dark-wave music project. Its debut album A Different Arrangement was released in 2012. Reviews highlight melancholic synth-pop melodies and evocative, memory-laden themes.

Reviews compare Black Marble's sound to Cure, Joy Division and New Order influences, and repeatedly note themes of nostalgia, memory, and human warmth within synthetic soundscapes.

DeBaser's reviews praise Black Marble's synth-driven cold-wave and synth-pop sensibility, noting strong melodies and themes of memory and nostalgia. The three reviewed albums — A Different Arrangement (2012), It's Immaterial, and Bigger Than Life — show an evolution from darker tones toward warmer, human-centered synth-pop. Overall reception in these reviews is favorable.

For:Listeners of synth-driven cold wave, dark-wave and nostalgic synth-pop; fans of New Order/Joy Division-adjacent sounds.

 A warm and intimate ray of sunshine appears in the music of Black Marble, so intimate that it seems like one of those that filters through the polished glass of the window and aims at your still sleepy face while you’re in a cloud of a bed from central or northern Europe, early in the morning.

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 Derivatives? Sure. Even my grandmother’s pasta alla norma is derivative.

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 I am really surprised that none of the distinguished people here have reviewed this album.

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