M.J. Harris & Martyn Baytes - Murder Ballads: The Complete Collection

Murder Ballads is a three-CD set reissuing the trilogy of Drift, Passages and Incest Songs previously put out by Harris (Scorn) and Martyn Bates (Eyeless In Gaza). The three albums naturally belong together for their highly stylized content. Each one is a set of original compositions inspired by, and closely following, the patterns of the West European/American folk murder ballad. While gory stories on the TV news may seem to indicate a dark curiosity pandering to contemporary man, Harris and Bates' work reminds us that such stories have always found an audience and gained life in frequent retelling. Read More