Gaza

Le matin du 7 octobre 2023, Gaza a débordé. Le Hamas a taillé une brèche dans la muraille qui le coupait du monde pour attaquer Israël, pour tuer des hommes, des femmes, des enfants, des grands-pères, des grand-mères, des survivants de l’horreur des nazis, vivant jusque-là dans un État justement créé pour que le peuple juif ne puisse « plus jamais » subir une telle violence. …

Fve CD set. The complete Eyeless in Gaza Cherry Red recordings, compiled and curated by Martyn Bates and Pete Becker. 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.

A-Scale are proud to present the new Eyeless In Gaza album Ink Horn / One Star. 2020 sees Eyeless In Gaza’s 40th year since inception. Astoundingly, the telepathic intensity between these two multi-instrumentalists continues to generate exceptionally creative results. In light of this, and appropriately enough, the songs/melodics and sonics of Ink Horn / One Star are seen by the band to be encapsulated within the album’s title, analogous to the inkwell and the quill/horn of the pen – with the written word invoking diverse strands of the creative impulse – the “one star” that is the focal point of creative energies.

A-Scale are proud to present the new Eyeless in Gaza album release - Winter Sang, new music from a band which appears to be so far below the radar that the phrase “criminally overlooked’ might well serve them yet another injustice. This album could well be said to have been entitled Winter Sang purely for the one fact - that despite the apparent icy indifference of an unlistening world, Eyeless in Gaza continue to make joyous new music – music that seemingly continues to belong in a twilight world of its own making. Since the band’s decision to withdraw from live appearances, this “twilight” music has taken on a yet deeper resonance – translating throughout Winter Sang as a rich abandonment, a core fragility. These soaring, unsettling songs are blasted through with folk / kosmiche rock sonics – stinging and soothing at one and the same time.

First ever complete career retrospective from this highly influential band collects together material from a 35 year career. Compiled and designed in collaboration with the band, this set features singles, b-sides and key album tracks including work recorded for Cherry Red Records and the band's own Ambivalent Scale label. Includes the previously unreleased track 'Tamarisk'. Package includes insightful interview with singer Martyn Bates, lyrics and recording details. Eyeless in Gaza formed a key part of the early Cherry Red Records roster, and continue to find new fans today. Their work - an intriguing mixture of sound art and poetry - sits outside of the world most other artists inhabit, and exists in a timeless place entirely of the band's own design.