The Black Midi Anthology Vol. 1: Tales of Suspense and Revenge

The Black Midi Anthology Vol. 1: Tales of Suspense and Revenge is an anthology album by London alternative rock band Black Midi, released on 5 June 2020. The album was released as a download only, exclusively to Bandcamp, as part of the website's monthly revenue waiver to support artists during the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

The Black Midi Anthology Vol. 1: Tales of Suspense and Revenge
Compilation album by
Black Midi
Released5 June 2020 (2020-06-05)
Genre
Length119:10
LabelSelf-released
ProducerDan Carey, Black Midi

The first four tracks on the album consist of short stories (written by prominent literary figures including Ernest Hemingway and Edgar Allan Poe) read by the members of the band over instrumental jams. Three instrumental tracks, taken from much of the same recordings as the backing jams for the spoken word tracks, are also included.[2]

Release

Due to the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on musicians in 2020 from not being able to tour, Bandcamp announced it would be waiving its share of revenue and donating all sales to artists for 24 hours on March 20.[3] Bandcamp repeated the initiative in the following months, including on June 5.[4][5] Black Midi contributed The Black Midi Anthology Vol. 1: Tales of Suspense and Revenge specifically for the initiative on this day. The album has since been available to download for a price on the band's Bandcamp page. The purchase price includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Track listing
The Black Midi Anthology Vol. 1: Tales of Suspense and Revenge
No.TitleLength
1."A Woman's Confession (by Guy De Maupassant)"11:17
2."Who is to Pay? (extract from The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell)"4:18
3."Out of Season (by Ernest Hemingway)"15:40
4."Hop Frog (by Edgar Allan Poe)"23:33
5."Instrumental 1"24:45
6."Instrumental 2"23:57
7."Instrumental 3"15:40
Total length:119:10

Personnel

Black Midi

  • Geordie Greep – voice on Hop Frog and A Woman's Confession, baritone guitar
  • Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin – electric guitar
  • Cameron Picton – bass guitar, voice on Who is to Pay?
  • Morgan Simpson – drums, voice on Out of Season

Additional

  • Dan Carey – live FX, producer
  • Alexis Smith – engineer and tape operator
  • Stories produced, engineered and edited by Black Midi.

References
  1. "Black Midi share jam spoken word album 'The Black Midi Anthology Vol. 1: Tales of Suspense and Revenge' | NME". June 6, 2020.
  2. "The Black Midi Anthology Vol. 1: Tales of Suspense and Revenge, by black midi". black midi.
  3. Aswad, Jem (2020-03-20). "Online Music Retailer Bandcamp Is Waiving Its Share of Sales Today – 100% Goes to Musicians". Variety. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  4. Galil, Leor (July 1, 2020). "Another chance for a Bandcamp binge to help musicians". Chicago Reader.
  5. "Support Artists Impacted By the Covid-19 Pandemic". Bandcamp Daily. July 3, 2020.
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