Murder Ballads (The Complete Collection)

by M.J. Harris & Martyn Bates

Murder Ballads (The Complete Collection) cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 20 October 1998
  • Label: Invisible Records
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 2:58:18
  • Community rating: 3.75/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The complete collection of the 'Murder Ballads' recordings by M.J. Harris of Napalm Death and Martyn Bates of Eyeless in Gaza. Traditional murder ballads are dissolved into dark ambient drones, with Bates's voice floating over Harris's desolate electronics.

Genres

Descriptors: atmospheric, instrumental, ambient, minimal, repetitive

Tracklist

  1. The Death of Polly (14:10)
  2. The Fowler (18:32)
  3. Lucy Wan (14:40)
  4. Long Lankin (16:04)
  5. The Bramble Briar (13:27)
  6. The Cruel Mother (11:24)
  7. The Banks of Fordie (13:07)
  8. The Murder of Maria Marten (17:32)
  9. The Bonny Hind (12:14)
  10. Sheath and Knife (12:09)
  11. The Two Brothers (17:11)
  12. Edward (17:45)

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