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    Martyn Bennett

    by Martyn Bennett

    Written in Edinburgh in 1995, this self–titled album was Martyn's first venture into the world of electronica and cross-over. Prior to this, he had been involved with Martin Swan and had recorded a couple of tracks on his album Mouth Music.

    As well listening to DJs in the Edinburgh club scene, working with Swan was probably the biggest initial influence for Martyn. It gave him the insight he needed to explore technology and traditional music within the same grounds, but more importantly it was like a voice of consent - it gave him the courage to step forward with his own ideas in the knowledge that there was, at least, one person who understood his wish to graft two contrasting forms of music.

    Recorded and mixed in just seven days, Martyn listens to this album now with a hidden smile. Yes, he can hear the limitations of his knowledge of electronics and the small amount of equipment he had at his disposal, but this album, for Martyn, is like a child. It’s full of fun and abandon. It does not care about the 'correctness' of the sounds or complexity of arrangement, it only cares about energy and light.

    Martyn often wishes he could repeat that energy now, but it was the energy of the moment. An energy of being unknown, an energy of no expectations, and an energy of being in love.

    Martyn Bennett's other recordings are Hardland , Glen Lyon , Grit


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    1. Swallowtail
    this four part Irish reel was taught to me by Cathal McConnel, the great Irish flute player from Fermanagh.
    2. Erin
    Very much influenced by The Bothy Band who I regard as being the finest Irish traditional group ever.
    3. Cuillen
    What can I say: a contrasting, gentle, magnificent and terrifying mountain range on Skye.
    4. Deoch an Dorus
    A title of a song by 1930s Scottish Megastar Sir Harry Lauder.
    5. Floret Silva Undique (All around the flowers are in bloom)
    This lovely poem was written by Hamish Henderson.
    6. Jacobite Bebop
    Somewhat aggressive and perhaps a throw in the direction of Hardland, this is hardly a bebop jazz standard.
    7. Sheeps to the Wind
    More tunes from across the Irish Sea.
    8. Stream
    I’ve always been attracted to early swing jazz from the thirties, especially what fiddle players like Stuff Smith and Stephan Grapelli were doing.
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