Martyn Bates

Martyn Bates is an English singer, musician and songwriter. Bates grew up listening to English folk music before as a teenager becoming excited by punk, getting involved in the more diverse and experimental post-punk scene. After releasing tapes of experimental, industrial music as Migraine Inducers he formed Eyeless In Gaza with Peter Becker in January 1980. The duo became known for their unconventional instrumentation and arrangements, and for Bates’s passionate vocals, which at times were whispered, howled, or stammered. Eyeless In Gaza released six albums on Cherry Red Records. These were Photographs as Memories, Caught in Flux, Pale Hands I Loved So Well, Drumming the Beating Heart, Rust Red September and Back from the Rains, and then went on hiatus until 1992. A 2nd hiatus remains ongoing since late 2020, with Bates recording solo as Kodax Strophes. Picking up from 1982’s acclaimed Letters Written solo album, Bates then concentrated mostly on solo work for a while, going on to collaborate with Anne Clark – also starting the short-lived bands Cry Acetylene Angel, Hungry I, and The Sing Circus. He contributed to Derek Jarman's soundtracks The Garden and The Last of England. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyn_...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)