℗ 2016 Blue Note Records
| Released | April 15, 2016 |
| Duration | 53m 16s |
| Record Label | Blue Note (BLU) |
| Genre | Jazz |
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1.1
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Tic Toc
Marcus Strickland's Twi-Life |
3:47 | |||
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1.2
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The Chant
Marcus Strickland's Twi-Life |
2:45 | |||
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1.3
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Talking Loud
Marcus Strickland's Twi-Life |
4:32 | |||
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1.4
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Alive
Marcus Strickland's Twi-Life |
5:44 | |||
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1.5
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Sissoko's Voyage
Marcus Strickland's Twi-Life |
4:42 | |||
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1.6
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Mantra
Marcus Strickland's Twi-Life |
1:19 | |||
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1.7
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Cycle
Marcus Strickland's Twi-Life |
4:16 | |||
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1.8
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Inevitable
Marcus Strickland's Twi-Life |
4:57 | |||
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1.9
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Drive
Marcus Strickland's Twi-Life |
3:45 | |||
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1.10
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Cherish Family
Marcus Strickland's Twi-Life |
0:41 | |||
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1.11
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Celestelude
Marcus Strickland's Twi-Life |
4:33 | |||
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1.12
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Mingus
Marcus Strickland's Twi-Life |
1:31 | |||
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1.13
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Truth
Marcus Strickland's Twi-Life |
4:36 | |||
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1.14
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Mirrors
Marcus Strickland's Twi-Life |
6:08 |
Marcus Strickland’s debut release for Blue Note, Nihil Novi (Latin for "Nothing New") deals with our relationship to time: seemingly new events that are actually cyclical occurrences or developments from where the past left off. Strickland, the multi-instrumentalist and beat maker, recorded the album with a strong and inspiring urgency that is inclusive of, yet not exclusively from his jazz roots. Strickland says he mustered up the courage to ask one of his heroines to produce, genre-defying bass guru and songstress Meshell Ndegeocello, who generously accepted the invitation.
"A musician does not grow from forcing themselves into a vacuum. Genres eventually cross pollinate, making our ability to be in the present more relevant than the original given terms. Creativity does not stay within lanes, it feeds off of its surroundings ... one great tool that we have to navigate the present is culture ... being the culmination of our triumphs and failures, gives us an advantage when dealing with similar situations and it reminds us of what is important. So for me Nihil Novi is just a reminder to me of what's mostly important to me, musically and emotionally. I just want it to feel good."
- Marcus Strickland
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Blue Note (BLU) Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.52 -2.41 to 0.00 | -13.84 -20.28 to -9.54 | -11.71 -17.60 to -7.90 | 8 5 to 11 | |
| 1 | Tic Toc | -0.46 | -12.67 | -10.9 | 7 |
| 2 | The Chant | -0.77 | -12.24 | -10.4 | 7 |
| 3 | Talking Loud | -0.64 | -13.05 | -10.8 | 7 |
| 4 | Alive | -0.13 | -13.48 | -11.1 | 8 |
| 5 | Sissoko's Voyage | -0.21 | -13.17 | -10.9 | 8 |
| 6 | Mantra | -1.10 | -13.91 | -11.5 | 7 |
| 7 | Cycle | -0.37 | -12.94 | -11.2 | 8 |
| 8 | Inevitable | -0.38 | -15.14 | -12.7 | 9 |
| 9 | Drive | 0.00 | -9.54 | -7.9 | 5 |
| 10 | Cherish Family | -2.41 | -20.28 | -17.6 | 11 |
| 11 | Celestelude | -0.28 | -15.93 | -13.6 | 11 |
| 12 | Mingus | 0.00 | -12.37 | -10.4 | 7 |
| 13 | Truth | -0.45 | -13.68 | -12.0 | 8 |
| 14 | Mirrors | -0.04 | -15.31 | -13.0 | 9 |