kaini Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 i heard that john martyn died on my way home from work. i am gutted. i played solid air, stormbringer, inside out and one world to fucking death a couple years ago with his acoustic and his echoplex box, he was a unique talent and he had a really unique sound rest in peace john :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaini Posted January 29, 2009 Author Share Posted January 29, 2009 electronic music as fuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ~ism Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 time was coming eh? sort of hobbling along 1-legged for a while now... all that booze and druggies catches up on a man. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaini Posted January 29, 2009 Author Share Posted January 29, 2009 yeah, the alcohol ruined him. he lost a leg a few years ago to it i saw him live here, and he played in a wheelchair, and he still kicked fucking ass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokoon Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 rip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest narkeworld Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 'Solid Air' is really, really wicked. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest abusivegeorge Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Another one bites the dust. Rest In Peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caretstik Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I'm not a fan but respect to the man all the same, I've been aware of him and his influence for as long as I can remember. Hope no more of these threads are called for for a good while now. R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chromatic Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Just heard about this, it's really saddening. I watched him play in Manchester just 2 months ago. He was laughing and joking with the audience and the set was fantastic. I guess this was to be expected, he hadn't been well for a long time. R.I.P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aces Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaini Posted January 29, 2009 Author Share Posted January 29, 2009 i just had a listen to solid air in his honour i hadn't listened to it in an age this just in: still amazing also, 'small hours' from one world is practically an ambient track and maybe my favourite john track i wish it didn't have the drum machine, the album version doesn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nene multiple assgasms Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I just recently became interested in this man's music after reading about his association with nick drake and have been considering getting one of his albums. any recommendations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aces Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 That's just wonderful. I hadn't heard that track before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Etch Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Oh boy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaini Posted January 29, 2009 Author Share Posted January 29, 2009 I just recently became interested in this man's music after reading about his association with nick drake and have been considering getting one of his albums. any recommendations? see initial post. get <<<<solid air (the title track is dedicated to nick) and one world oh and grace and danger too, but it's very depressing That's just wonderful. I hadn't heard that track before. i was wrong, the album version does have the drum machine, but it's very muted in comparison. the track is from one world, and the whole of that album is recorded outdoors. at one point you can hear a primary school letting the kids out to play at lunch very faintly in the background. it's a fucking magical piece of music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aces Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 That's just wonderful. I hadn't heard that track before. i was wrong, the album version does have the drum machine, but it's very muted in comparison. the track is from one world, and the whole of that album is recorded outdoors. at one point you can hear a primary school letting the kids out to play at lunch very faintly in the background. it's a fucking magical piece of music. Well, that's on the list of things to get then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltoi Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 small hours is a quality track! i reckon 60's a good innings for the lifestyle he lived and greatness he achieved. rip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G. I. Raffe Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Yeah a real shame. he was a legend. Seen him twice live recently. Nice to see there are some fans on here though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G. I. Raffe Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 this is actually part of the reason I had to go to the pub tonight. Solid air is a top album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Etch Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Solid air is like the soundtrack to me and my Dads relationship. Its one of the few things we could agree upon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atop Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 it sucks that I had to hear about him this way but thank you kaini! very cool music indeed..... sorry for your sadness, but at least this will get his music around to more people... my suggestion for you, after hearing Mr Martyn's music: Cerberus Shoal.....great band....not around anymore, they are called Fire on Fire now, which is great as well....get 'Crash My Moon Yacht'.......and then everything else because it is all amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaini Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 Solid air is like the soundtrack to me and my Dads relationship. Its one of the few things we could agree upon. same with me and my mum, essentially he is the only artist the both of us have seen live - in the same venue, fifteenish years apart my suggestion for you, after hearing Mr Martyn's music: Cerberus Shoal.....great band....not around anymore, they are called Fire on Fire now, which is great as well....get 'Crash My Moon Yacht'.......and then everything else because it is all amazing! *checks*... er no, i'd rather listen to john martyn interesting factoid is that he came to love delay so much because he was signed to island records, and chris blackwell paid for a trip to jamaica, where he ended up hanging out with lee perry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atop Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 once again, sorry for your sadness..... just got 'Solid Air', looking forward to it....! Cerberus Shoal was a great band....Fire On Fire is now a great band...hope more people will know this someday.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berk Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 checking out Solid Air right now after remembering that Small Hours vid on youtube which is totally amazing, indeed lovely stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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