Name: Skeletal Framework – The Cherry Red Recordings 1981-1986
Brand: Eyeless In Gaza

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Bonus disc: No

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CRCDBOX128

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-08-26

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Cherry Red (ADA)

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Standard:20

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5013929112896

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5 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Eyeless In Gaza

Genre GB

New Wave / Post Punk

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Cherry Red

Cherry Red is a British label that was founded by Iain McNay in 1978. Also known as Cherry Red Records, this label has become associated with the company Music and Media Group. With the label code LC 6730, Cherry Red has made a name for itself in the music industry. It is important to note that this label should not be confused with the US label of the same name.

Eyeless In Gaza is an English pop, post-punk, new wave and songwriter group that was formed in 1980. Based in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, they have been creating unique and captivating music for over four decades.

Influenced by a diverse range of artists such as Colin Newman, Section 25, Crispy Ambulance, THE NAMES, The Passage, The Wolfgang Press and many more; Eyeless In Gaza has carved out their own distinct sound within the alternative music scene.

Their music combines intricate melodies with thought-provoking lyrics to create a truly immersive listening experience. With each album release, *Eyeless In Gaza* continues to push boundaries and captivate audiences around the world.

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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.

Skeletal Framework – The Cherry Red Recordings 1981-1986

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