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. …

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. …

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.

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.