Listening to the radio yesterday afternoon, it came as something of a jolt to learn in passing that Steve Martland died in his sleep last week, at the age of just 53. I immediately reached for a couple of those early albums and was gratified to hear that they remain as vibrant and powerful as ever.
Thursday, 16 May 2013
Steve Martland
Towards the end of the 1980's, Factory
Records launched a classical music label
with a handful of albums, which I dutifully
stocked in my shop in order to support this
interesting venture. Among the initial batch
was an album by the, then, 30 year old
English composer Steve Martland. I immediately found Martland's music recognisable and
understandable to my predominantly rock
mindset and went on to purchase a number of
his subsequent releases.
Listening to the radio yesterday afternoon, it came as something of a jolt to learn in passing that Steve Martland died in his sleep last week, at the age of just 53. I immediately reached for a couple of those early albums and was gratified to hear that they remain as vibrant and powerful as ever.
Listening to the radio yesterday afternoon, it came as something of a jolt to learn in passing that Steve Martland died in his sleep last week, at the age of just 53. I immediately reached for a couple of those early albums and was gratified to hear that they remain as vibrant and powerful as ever.
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Sad news. I've never sat down and listened to his music, I'm afraid. This track sounds interesting.
Never heard of him..track was pretty good...if you gotta go probably the best way!
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