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MARTLAND

by Steve Martland

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1.
Steve Martland Band - Horses of Instruction 14:12
2.
Steve Martland Band - Mr Anderson's Pavane 07:55
3.
Steve Martland Band - Eternal Delight 13:49
4.
The Smith Quartet - Patrol I 06:04
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The Smith Quartet - Patrol II - 1. 05:59
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The Smith Quartet, Steve Martland, NMC Recordings - Patrol II - 2. 01:49
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The Smith Quartet - Patrol III - 3. 02:55
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The Smith Quartet - Patrol II - 4. 02:32
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The Smith Quartet, Steve Martland, NMC Recordings - Patrol III - 1. 05:28
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The Smith Quartet - Patrol III - 2. 01:24
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The Smith Quartet - Patrol III - 3. 06:19
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The Steve Martland Band - Beat the Retreat 11:17
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The Steve Martland Band - Shoulder to Shoulder 12:25
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The Steve Martland Band - American Invention 17:34
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The Steve Martland Band - Cross the Border 23:57

about

When Martland died unexpectedly in 2013 the outpouring of love and respect from composers, pupils and industry colleagues was immense. He was frequently labelled an anti-establishment maverick (something those close to him would dispute) but there was no doubt he was an individual and an iconoclastic composer, performer and teacher. His refusal to conform to the composer stereotype led him down a pioneering path; he was one of the first to embrace the importance of music education in schools and he surrounded himself with like-minded musicians, set up his own band and toured his music widely.

Martland's music is rooted in the minimalist style and often amplified with propulsive, infectious rhythms more common in jazz and rock. Instrumentation including saxophones, electric guitars, bass, marimba and drum kits give his music a distinctive, edgy timbre, as in Beat the Retreat and Horses of Instruction, but this anthology demonstrates his music could also be distinctly contrasting and poignantly beautiful. Patrol, written for traditional string quartet, is influenced by Scottish folk fiddling, medieval music and the work of Henry Purcell. He explores music from the past again in orchestral piece Crossing the Border, his response to Bach's Chaconne in D minor.

This album shows Martland to be an important voice of his generation of composers and should encourage many new fans to his work.

"A perfect introduction to Steve Martland's inventive and irreverent music" - BBC Radio 3 Record Review

credits

released September 18, 2015

Horses of Instruction, Beat the Retreat, Mr Anderson’s Pavane, Eternal Delight were recorded at Angel Studios, London on 21-23 November 2000
CHRIS CRAKER Recording Producer
STEVE PRICE Recording Engineer
SIMON HARAM Post Production
NEIL WILLIAMS & STEVE MARTLAND Mixed & Edited

Crossing the Border, American Invention, Shoulder to Shoulder were
recorded at Church Studios, London 13 February and 6 May 1991.
JOHN H WEST Recording Producer & Editor
SIMON RHODES & RUPERT PFAFF Recording Engineers

Patrol was recorded at Snape Maltings, Aldeburgh on 26 & 27 March 1993.
STEVE MARTLAND & CALUM MALCOLM Recording Producers
CALUM MALCOLM Recording Engineer

DAVID LEFEBER Mastering
COLIN MATTHEWS Executive Producer for NMC

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