Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Murder Ballads (2011 Remaster) auf 1 CD und 1 DVD

Nick Cave formed the bad Seeds following the end of his previous band Birthday Party. The Bad Seeds brought together former Birthday Party guitarist Mick Harvey (drums), ex-Magazine bassist Barry Adamson, and Einstürzende Neubauten guitarist Blixa Bargeld.

EMI Catalogue are to release the next installment in a series of releases that will ultimately see the band’s entire catalogue of studio albums digitally re-mastered and remixed for 5.1 Surround Sound for the first time since their original release. As with the Mute released previous albums each album will be released on CD and as a deluxe double-disc collectors edition.

Each deluxe edition contains the re-mastered stereo album, the new surround mix, a specially commissioned short film by UK artists Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard plus the b-sides from the singles, videos and exclusive sleeve notes.

In interviews he’s baited, held up as genius, soothsayer and arrogant, autistic nutcase. His music rocks, in a deathly way more often than not.

Murder Ballads
- songs about death and violence including the opener “Song of Joy” about the murder of three children and their mother in a shocking fashion.
- The Bad Seeds cleverly alternate their sound between Blues, Country and Jazz
- features duets with Kylie Minogue (Where the wild roses grow) and PJ Harvey (Henry Lee) - critics proclaim this album to be among the best of The Bad Seeds recordings.

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,,Auf Murder Ballads, einer Scheibe, auf der auch Kylie Minogue und PJ Harvey zu hören sind, beschäftigt sich Cave mit Moritaten, die grausame Morde künstlerisch aufarbeiten und im 18. und 19. Jahrhundert eine eigenständige Kunstform darstellten. Dementsprechend düster und klaustrophobisch klingt das Ergebnis, was aber einen morbiden Reiz ausstrahlt. Eins seiner besten Alben!" (Good Times, 06 / 07.2011)