Martyn Bates

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Born
1960 (age 66)
Born In
Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
The singer and musician Martyn Bates has since the early 1980s been important to the development of new folk related music. Originally (and still) a member with Peter Becker of the adventurous independent band, ‘Eyeless In Gaza’ he has also had a long concurrent solo career. In his solo work he started to work in experimental folk music during the late 1980s when synthetic and pomp-rock music were the prevailing forms of the time. Folk music was generally ignored at best and often despised, it was therefore an early and bold move to promote the old traditional songs and stories adap… read more
The singer and musician Martyn Bates has since the early 1980s been important to the development of new folk related music. Originally (and still) a member with Peter Becker of the adventurous independent band, ‘Eyeless In Gaza’ he has also had a long concurrent solo career. In his solo work … read more
The singer and musician Martyn Bates has since the early 1980s been important to the development of new folk related music. Originally (and still) a member with Peter Becker of the adventurous independent band, ‘Eyeless In Gaza’ he has also had a long concurrent solo career. In his solo work he started to work in experimental folk music during the late 1980s when… read more

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1 Play track I'll Give You My Heart, I'll Give You My Heart - The Cherry Red Singles Collection (1978-1983) The Look of Love
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2 Letters To A Scattered Family Little Days
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3 Play track Letters Written/The Return Of The Quiet Cut Like Sunset
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4 Play track Letters Written/The Return Of The Quiet Morning Singing
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5 Your Jewled Footsteps (solo and collaboration works 1979-2006) The Cruel Mother
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6 Sound unbound : excerpts and allegories from the Sub Rosa audio archives I Can't Look For You / The Palaces Of Gesar's Family - DJ Spooky Remix
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7 Chamber Music I Stranger
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8 Stars Come Trembling Glow Of Sight
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9 Imagination Feels Like Poison I Can't Look for You
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10 Your Jewled Footsteps (solo and collaboration works 1979-2006) The God On The Tree
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Albums

  1. 962 listeners

    31 Dec 1981 · 19 tracks

    Letters Written/The Return Of The Quiet
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  2. 938 listeners

    1994 · 27 tracks

    Chamber Music I
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  3. 267 listeners

    Oct 1982 · 10 tracks

    Letters Written
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  4. 240 listeners

    1 Jan 1988 · 12 tracks

    Love Smashed On A Rock
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