Anonymity by Pieter Nooten - Marselle Hodges

"Combining Nooten‘s deeply romantic music sensibilities with Marselle’s poetry and heartfelt vocals, the result is a work that spans the elusive, razor-thin balance between the sad and beautiful, drawing the listener into a spellbinding world. The acclaimed vocalist for dream pop-noir band, The Blue Hour, Marselle Hodges’ ethereal vocals exhibit the breadth and nimbleness of her instrument, ranging from broken whisper to playful vocalizations to soaring, multilayered harmonies. Part lullaby, part guided meditation, Anonymity is a beautiful experiment and beautiful experience..." Post-punk.com

"Magical and integrated musical things shall fill your space. The sense of perfection and absolute balance everywhere within this work, ‘Anonymity’ LP is a landmark record of its kind..." White Light/White Heat

"Listening to this album, I can’t help but feel slightly disconnected from time. The drums and percussion delicately simmer just below the surface, which leaves ample room for the swirling instrumentation, and the ethereal vocals to set your brain adrift on a sea of sonic beauty. If you are a fan of ambient, 4AD-inspired dreampop, I can’t possibly recommend this album enough." –Dan Milligan, the Joy Thieves/the Burying Kind

"The magic of the stars could not have been more aligned in this collaboration blending classical music beautifully orchestrated with ethereal dreampop and passionate haunting vocals. Dark and melancholy... yet beautiful that sees the dawn of the new light. " DJ Nocturna, Queen of Wands on ModSnap Radio

“Pieter Nooten’s collaboration with singer Marselle Hodges mesh ambient sensibility with an ethereal, yet ever soulful voice that keeps its presence and focus centering the songs. The more ambient tracks reflect the early 4AD works, while the title track ‘Anonymity’ and ‘Planets’ bring in subtle pop elements and rhythms which provides diversity to the tracks, that differentiates it from Nooten’s more minimalist repertoire. Sometimes dreamy, layered and floating, other times intimate and close, Marselle’s vocal adds dimensionality that enhances the package and provides what may be a more accessible chapter in Pieter’s work.” –DJ Valor

Anonymity is a collaboration between legendary 4AD artist Pieter Nooten (ex Clan of Xymox) and dream pop vocalist Marselle Hodges (the Blue Hour). Together, Nooten and Hodges deliver a uniquely delicate downtempo dream pop that finds a perfect balance between the resplendent and melancholy.

Pieter Nooten
The Blue Hour