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EYELESS IN GAZA - Skeletal Framework (The Cherry Red Recordings 1981-1986)

Format: 5 x CD BOX Label & Cat.Number: Cherry Red CRCDBOX128 Release Year: 2022 Note: this collects the complete early EIG recordings for Cherry Red, compiled and curated by MARTIN BATES and PETE BECKER, with their new sleeve and "song-by-song" notes, sorted stylistically / thematically per disc: "Rock and Rhythmic", "Pop Tunes Etc,.", "Approximate Ballads..", "Atmos-Songs", and "Experiments and Improv", each reflecting one of their many sides.. 102 tracks, clamshell box Price (incl. 19% VAT): €49.50 More Info • The complete Eyeless In Gaza Cherry Red recordings, compiled and curated by Martyn Bates and Pete Becker. • 5CD clamshell box set featuring sleevenotes and extensive song-by-song reminisces by Martyn Bates. • Their entire 1981-1986 output for the label re-worked into five thematic suites by the band, bringing new life and light to familiar and much-loved material. • Includes the classics ‘Invisibility’, ‘Veil Like Calm’, Kodak Ghosts Run Amok’, ‘New Risen’ and many more. • A brilliant introduction for the curious and a fascinating re-visit for long-term fans. During the first half of the 1980s, few artists cut a path as individual and self-contained as Eyeless In Gaza. Over six albums and several classic singles, the duo followed their muse in multiple different directions at once, unrestrained by any desire to fit in with whatever was going on around them. Bursts of primal electronica sat comfortably alongside reflective ballads and lo-fi recordings and polished productions were equally valued, all of it pulled together by Martyn Bates’ unmistakable vocals and a singular, minimalist approach to songwriting. Curated by Eyeless In Gaza, and accompanied by Martyn Bates’ song-by-song reflections on their work, ‘Skeletal Framework’ presents the band’s entire Cherry Red output re-cast as five themed suites (or perhaps even playlists), each reflecting one of their many sides. The group’s best-known work sits comfortably alongside deeper album cuts and rarities with interesting results, as the duo guide us back and forth across recordings spanning almost six years of one of Cherry Red’s most distinctive artists. Track Listing: DISC ONE VOLUME ONE: LOOKING DAGGERS (ROCK and RHYTHMIC) 1 Looking Daggers 2 Skeletal Framework 3 Half Light 4 September Hills 5 The Feelings Mutual 6 In Your Painting 7 Fixation 8 Continual 9 Scale Amiss 10 Faceless 11 The Decoration 12 Voice From The Tracks 13 Whitewash 14 True Colour 15 Out From The Day-To-Day 16 Plague Of Years 17 Taking Steps (Original Version) 18 A Keepsake 19 From A To B 20 Soul On Thin Ice 21 Seven Years 22 Knives Replace Air DISC TWO VOLUME TWO: ROSE PETAL KNOT (POP TUNES etc) 1 Others 2 No Perfect Stranger 3 Twilight 4 One By One 5 Sweet Life Longer 6 Everpresent 7 Two 8 China Blue Vision 9 New Love Here 10 Speech Rapid Fire 11 Changing Stations 12 Sun Bursts In 13 Point You 14 Clear Cut Apparently 15 Veil Like Calm 16 Welcome Now 17 New Risen 18 Pencil Sketch 19 Picture The Day 20 Rose Petal Knot 21 Invisibility 22 Pearl And Pale 23 Keynote Inertia 24 Taking Steps 25 Kodak Ghosts Run Amok DISC THREE VOLUME THREE: YOUR RICH SKY (Approximate BALLADS and SIMILAR) 1 Drumming The Beating Heart 2 Lie Still, Sleep Long 3 See Red 4 Bright Play Of Eyes 5 Corner Of Dusk 6 Before You Go 7 At Arms Length 8 Catch Me 9 No Noise 10 Evening Music 11 Every Which Way 12 Stealing Autumn 13 My Last, Lost Melody 14 Far Lands Blue 15 Your Rich Sky 16 Only Whispers 17 Leaves Are Dancing 18 Back From The Rains 19 Between These Dreams 20 Flight Of Swallows 21 Catch Me, Count Me, Catch Fire DISC FOUR VOLUME FOUR: STILL AIR (ATMOS-SONGS) 1 Light Sliding 2 Dusky Ruth 3 Ill Wind Blows 4 The Eyes Of Beautiful Losers 5 Inky Blue Sky 6 Throw A Shadow 7 Tall And White Nettles 8 Sixth Sense 9 Lights Of April 10 Scent Of Evening Air 11 Transience Blues 12 Through Eastfields 13 Lilt Of Music 14 To Ellen 15 Tell 16 Still Air 17 She Moves Thru The Fair 18 Blue Distance DISC FIVE VOLUME 5: DREAMING AT RAIN (EXPERIMENTS and IMPROV) 1 Big Clipper Ship 2 Dreaming At Rain 3 Pale Saints 4 Lies Of Love 5 To Steven 6 John Of Patmos 7 Avenue With Trees 8 Sun Like Gold 9 Sheer Cliffs 10 Letters To She 11 Jane Dancing 12 Three Kittens 13 To Elizabeth S 14 Falling Leaf/Fading Flower;Goodbye To Summer 15 Warm Breath Soft And Slow 16 You Frighten