Martin Walker

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I Have No Heart

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Released: Dec 20, 2007

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I Have No Heart
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Time I Should Go
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Nothing Without You
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Socrates
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famous blue raincoat l cohen
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Genre: Acoustic / Alternative / Indie
Location BROOKLYN, New York, US
Profile Views: 27008
Last Login: 3/16/2011
Member Since 5/8/2005
Website http://www.martinwalkermusic.com
Record Label Unknown Indie
Type of Label Indie
Bio
.. ...... ..nylon.. ..introductory price.. $9.98 .. North America ($9.98 +$2 s&h): .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Europe, Asia, Australia ($9.98 +$4 s&h): .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. “I don’t like myself much sometimes…” so says Martin Walker, and which of us hasn’t felt that way from time to time? This line strikes up the chorus to an unlikely love song recounting Walker’s reaction to his wife’s post-partum depression. Whereas you or I may tell no one about our self-loathing, Walker unflinchingly turns it into art. “I was afraid that you might do / what a part of me hoped you might do,” Walker confesses, but with such exquisite honesty and melodic beauty that the listener feels this truth as something uplifting and supportive. Walker relieves us of some of our existential load; it’s OK to feel worthless now and then, he tells us. .. Always surprising, Walker takes us on journeys that are at once entirely personal and universal. The Death of Socrates, another cut from his new album – nylon – is, on the surface, a song about the last few minutes of the philosopher Socrates’ life, right before he drinks down the poison. (Socrates evidently felt no anguish at the prospect of his death, calling for the poison earlier than the allotted time.) “I’m in no rush” Walker wryly reflects “got some things I’d like to do before I’m belly up.” .. Thirty four years ago, Lou Reed released Berlin, a masterpiece of melancholic story-telling, in which the backdrop of the city loomed as the main character, indifferent to the fates of Lady Day, Jim, Caroline, or even Lou himself. The story that unfolds in listening to Martin Walker’s new release -- nylon -- casts twin cities as its leads to similar effect... read more at ..martinwalkermusic.com.. .... From early this year, a wonderful project masterminded by John Herman ..The Man Who Was Thursday... ..Dream 1............ ....In his book of practical philosophy, Walker explains how the laws of space and time shape ..life's meaning and purpose........LIFE! Why We Exist...And What We Must Do To Survive.... .. Author page: ..Martin Walker......born moreton, england, 1965. studied physics at oxford... much influenced by arthur schopenhauer, alan watts, jorge luis borges, and albert camus... .. T H A N K S . F O R . L I S T E N I N G ! .. |a .. I edited my profile with ..Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4..|
Members
.. .. .. .. .. .... ..martin g. walker.. (voice, piano, guitar) .. on ....nylon.... (recorded at the Maids Room and at the ..The Magic Shop..).. ..Jimi Zhivago.. (producer, e. bass, guitars, organ, piano, etc.).... ..Blake Fleming.. (drums).... ..Julia Kent.. (cello).... ..Beth Anne Leone.. (backing vocals).... ..Chris Rael.. (sitar).... ..Byron Isaacs of Ollabelle.. (upright bass)
Influences
leonard cohen, velvet underground, lou reed, will oldham (aka bonnie ’prince’ billy), mark kozelek, cat power, roy harper, richard thompson, joni mitchell, modest mouse, david bowie, elvis costello, tindersticks, dayna kurtz, gillian welch, neutral milk hotel, ry cooder, the smiths, the swans, the fall, felt, pink floyd, pixies, slint, sufjan stevens
Sounds Like
leonard cohen, nick cave, tom waits, roy harper, will oldham, richard thompson...