Martyn Bennett Bothy Culture Vinyl

If there is an album out there that blends any folk style in the whole universe with electronica this is it.

Martyn bennett bothy culture vinyl.

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. Martyn bennett managed to straddle the roots of scottish music with contemporary grooves without losing any soul or passion. Scottish irish swedish even islamic. Equally informed by the tradition and the dance culture that ruled britain this is a groundbreaking work.

Unlike experiments like afro celt. 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. Martyn bennett born february 17 1971 st. Light on the shore with edinburgh gin seaside travels uptown to the edinburgh playhouse for one night to revisit celtic fusion artist martyn bennett s kaleidoscopically rich 1996 album bothy culture in truly epic style following the huge success of grit at the 2016 international festival bothy culture fuses together islamic and gaelic cultures drawing inspiration from punjabi turkish.

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. By martyn bennett off the album bothy culture. 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 beats and mixes are of a new style. 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. The very missed and extremely talented martyn bennett arranged at 23 everything that sounds in these songs showing that he respected and knew folklore but also he knew how to put drum n bass or trip hop on it like no one else. 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.

Rykodisc vrlp 0381 format. Vinyl 12 martyn bennett extracts from the album bothy culture 1997 vinyl discogs. The real world vinyl reissue of grit features two bonus tracks. The first is a remix of peter gabriel s sky blue which martyn had worked on at peter s request.