After the release of his acclaimed debut EP in 2023, New York artist Nick Marks follows up with his second EP, Cinematic Chromatics Vol. II. Cinematic Chromatics is a three-part EP series where Marks “seamlessly fuses elements of jazz, neo-soul, and electronica into a mesmerizing symphony that defies conventions.” The trilogy gracefully moves between various aural ‘mood-boards’ and showcases Marks’ musical universe, which has been described as “a twisted jazz fusion of orchestrated funk bruk electronica – dare I say, of Herbie Hancock proportions” (Gerry Hectic, Jazz Chronicles) .

Marks continues the journey from Vol. I and takes listeners to a new world within his sonic universe for Vol. II. He returns to his roots in melding neo-soul, jazz, and hip-hop beats into four new sonic narratives. The tracks on this new EP feature “a perfect blend of jazz, neo-soul, and hip-hop infused with the unmistakable swagger of G-funk’, (Earmilk), broadly fitting under the umbrella of ‘new era jazz’.

Vol. II is another example of Marks joining the dots between two disparate paradigms of his artistry: that of the concert music/film scoring world, and the underground scenes in which jazz, hip-hop, neo-soul and electronica blend together. The EP features already released singles: Touché Hombre, Back To Life (feat. Doron Lev), Between Gigs. Completing Vol. II is new track “Keep Goin’ Gotta Keep Up”, a two-part summer-drenched jazzy hip-hop track written to uplift listeners’ spirits. Marks again teams up with long time collaborator/rapper Doron Lev for this ‘curtain-raiser’, which is equal parts hip-hop and funk mixed in a jazz blender.

Marks wrote, arranged, produced, beat programmed and performed (piano, Rhodes, synthesizers, and synth bass) on all the tracks of this EP. Nick says about the EP: “Cinematic Chromatics is about cohesively morphing between my different musical worlds and experiences in a seamless, dynamic, and tasteful way that listeners can enjoy and relate to through their stories and experiences. Vol. II joins the dots between my worlds in concert/film scoring and jazz, neo-soul, hip-hop. The process of writing all this music was an organic process borne out of years of studying, performing, being part of both Melbourne and New York’s dynamic scenes, and writing for film or instrumental projects. It is literally the manifestation of how I hear music. In releasing this second EP, I hope to continue a journey for listeners that began with Vol. I and now moves into a new world within my sonic universe.”