Martyn Bates

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Born
1960 (age 65)
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 Letters Written/The Return Of The Quiet Morning Singing
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2 Play track Letters Written/The Return Of The Quiet Cut Like Sunset
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3 Play track John Barleycorn Reborn The Resurrection Apprentice
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4 Play track Mystery Seas (Letters Written #2) Shorepoem
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5 Play track Mythic Language Bahnhofstrasse
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6 Play track Letters Written/The Return Of The Quiet Love Fell Silent
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7 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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8 In Gowan Ring / Martyn Bates Seven Yellow Gypsies
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9 Mystery Seas (Letters Written #2) imagination feels like poison
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10 Chamber Music I Dark Leaves
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Albums

  1. 897 listeners

    1994 · 27 tracks

    Chamber Music I
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  2. 846 listeners

    31 Dec 1981 · 19 tracks

    Letters Written/The Return Of The Quiet
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  3. 219 listeners

    Oct 1982 · 10 tracks

    Letters Written
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  4. 197 listeners

    27 Mar 2007 · 20 tracks

    Your Jewled Footsteps (solo and collaboration works 1979-2006)
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