The real world vinyl reissue of grit features two bonus tracks.
Martyn bennett bothy culture vinyl.
Released in 1997 martyn s second.
His bothy culture album is rightly regarded as a landmark meeting of traditional scottish and electronic music and subsequent albums the explosive hardland and the innovative glen lyon featuring the gaelic singing of his mother margaret bennett pushed the envelope further albeit in different directions.
That blends any folk style in the whole universe with electronica this is it.
Martyn bennett on bothy culture there is a dichotomy in this music a gentle old tradition of the land and the sea against the neon technology of our growing urban culture.
Armed with bags of talent the ability to play plenty of instruments and a drum machine martyn bennett really makes an impression with bothy culture his second album but first to receive major distribution.
The first is a remix of peter gabriel s sky blue which martyn had worked on at peter s request.
Title hallaig album bothy culture the film is an exploration and visual interpretation of the poem hallaig by gaelic poet sor.
It is also a celebration of two other cultures that have really spoken to me through their music even though i did not know much or any of their language.
Martyn bennett managed to straddle the roots of scottish music with contemporary grooves without losing any soul or passion.
Martyn bennett born february 17 1971 st.
Equally informed by the tradition and the dance culture that ruled britain this is a groundbreaking work.
View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 1997 vinyl release of extracts from the album bothy culture on discogs.
Bothy culture bothy culture is a celebration of my culture.
The very missed and extremely talented martyn bennett arranged at 23 everything that sounds in these songs showing that he respected and.
John s newfoundland and labrador canada died january 30 2005 edinburgh scotland was a canadian born scottish piper violinist composer and producer who was influential in the evolution of modern celtic fusion a blending of traditional celtic and modern music.
Video by martyn bennett.
Garage breakbeat trippy hip drum and bass.
We re looking at an album that links the old with the new the traditional with the electronic and it s martyn bennett s bothy culture.
The beats and mixes are of a new style.
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