Eyeless In Gaza Skeletal Framework: Cherry Red Recordings 1981-86 CD

Five 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. 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.

1. Looking Daggers 2. Skeletal Framework 3. Half Light 4. September Hills 5. The Feelings Mutual 6. In Your Painting 7. Fixation 8. Continual 9. Scale Amiss 10. Faceless 11. The Decoration 12. Voice from the Tracks 13. Whitewash 14. True Colour 15. Out from the Day-To-Day 16. Plague of Years 17. Taking Steps (Original Version) 18. A Keepsake 19. From a to B 20. Soul on Thin Ice 21. Seven Years 22. Knives Replace Air 23. Others 24. No Perfect Stranger 25. Twilight 26. One By One 27. Sweet Life Longer 28. Everpresent 29. Two 30. China Blue Vision 31. New Love Here 32. Speech Rapid Fire 33. Changing Stations 34. Sun Bursts in 35. Point You 36. Clear Cut Apparently 37. Veil Like Calm 38. Welcome Now 39. New Risen 40. Pencil Sketch 41. Picture the Day 42. Rose Petal Knot 43. Invisibility 44. Pearl and Pale 45. Keynote Inertia 46. Taking Steps 47. Kodak Ghosts Run Amok 48. Drumming the Beating Heart 49. Lie Still, Sleep Long 50. See Red 51. Bright Play of Eyes 52. Corner of Dusk 53. Before You Go 54. At Arms Length 55. Catch Me 56. No Noise 57. Evening Music 58. Every Which Way 59. Stealing Autumn 60. My Last, Lost Melody 61. Far Lands Blue 62. Your Rich Sky 63. Only Whispers 64. Leaves Are Dancing 65. Back from the Rains 66. Between These Dreams 67. Flight of Swallows 68. Catch Me, Count Me, Catch Fire 69. Light Sliding 70. Dusky Ruth 71. Ill Wind Blows 72. The Eyes of Beautiful Losers 73. Inky Blue Sky 74. Throw a Shadow 75. Tall and White Nettles 76. Sixth Sense 77. Lights of April 78. Scent of Evening Air 79. Transience Blues 80. Through Eastfields 81. Lilt of Music 82. To Ellen 83. Tell 84. Still Air 85. She Moves Thru the Fair 86. Blue Distance 87. Big Clipper Ship 88. Dreaming at Rain 89. Pale Saints 90. Lies of Love 91. To Steven 92. John of Patmos 93. Avenue with Trees 94. Sun Like Gold 95. Sheer Cliffs 96. Letters to She 97. Jane Dancing 98. Three Kittens 99. To Elizabeth S 100. Falling Leaf/Fading Flower;Goodbye to Summer 101. Warm Breath Soft and Slow 102. You Frighten