Reckless Tram ISSUE 2

For those of you out there that were not aware of
Marcus Malone or Innes Sibun, they’ve both gained
reputations as long serving and respected artists
within the music industry, particularly within Blues
in Innes Sibun’s case. Whilst Marcus Malone has a
more diverse background in Soul, Heavy rock and
grunge, before finally returning to his blues roots.
Both have played with, and alongside, an impressive
list of internationally renowned artists.
So how did the Malone Sibun project come together
and where did they meet?
‘I think we were both aware of each other. We
occasionally bumped into each other at festivals and
gigs. I was always impressed by Innes’s energy and
guitar playing’
‘But it was whilst playing a gig in Sutton that we first
discussed the possibility of a joint venture’.
Both having a mutual respect for each other’s work
they decided to play around with a number of ideals
leading ultimately to the recording studio.
‘Right from the early discussions it was obvious
to both of us that we had very different but
complimentary skill sets. Innes has a playing style
that I found exciting and I had an idea of where we
should go creatively to get the best out of us both. It
all fell into place pretty easily really’
Malone was brought up in Detroit and was
introduced to music at the age of five when he sang
in his local Baptist Church choir. Coming from Detroit,
Malone was heavily influenced by bands like ZZ Top
and MC5 and he readily admits that his early music
was a splendid mix of Motown and Grunge.
He started playing professionally in his teens and
has played alongside a number of seminal musicians
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