Rock 'n' roll is the new poetry
Rock 'n' roll is the new poetry
"The Bishop's church is not large, but its fancy altar, its gas-lights, and its stained windows, brilliant with yellow saints and scarlet martyrs, make it very showy." - Mark Twain
Formed at university in Aberystwyth in 1989 by Amrik Kerketta, as Rat Salad. Became the Scarlet Martyrs in 1990. Played last gig at the Fountain in Aberystwyth in June 1991.
Subsequently recorded studio tracks at 3rd Ear (Aberystwyth), Replica (Macclesfield) and Testa-Rossa (Manchester).
Available now for weddings, barmitzvahs and (especially) funerals. More information here.
| Alan Brown | Guitars |
| Ade Rixon | Drums |
| Dan Smith | Bass, keyboards, vocals |
| Jennie Wood | Vocals |
Past members: Amrik Kerketta; Rob Smith; Eric Sparling.
Guest appearances: Jason Davies; Anthony Hicks.
Note: with the sale and closure of MP3.com, our previous archive of songs is no longer available (but you might hear one in an elevator). Most of our songs can now be downloaded in MP3 format below.
| Four-Two (4.2M) | Brown/Smith |
| My Life Underground (4.9M) | Brown/Rixon |
| Is There A Way (5.1M) | Smith |
| East West (4.6M) | Brown/Rixon/Smith |
| New Song (5.6M) | Brown |
| Almost Died (8.9M) | Brown/Rixon/Wood |
| Satellite (4.5M) | Brown |
| Towers (5.6M) | Rixon/Smith |
| You Say (5.8M) | Brown/Wood |
| Cutting Up Susie (4.8M) | Brown/Rixon/Smith/Wood |
| Airtight (7.3M) | Brown |
| Beautiful Here (3.7M) | Brown |
| Hanging On (4.3M) | Brown |
| I Haven't Got The Time (To Spend My Life Arguing With You) (2.9M) | Brown |
| Staring From The Top (3.0M) | Smith |
| Stay Your Side Of The Line (3.4M) | Smith |
| Tractor Killer (1.5M) | Martyrs |
| Special Day (7.4M) | Smith |
| Real Star (5.5M) | Rixon/Smith |
| Hell You Like (4.7M) | Rixon/Smith |
| Vision Of You (5.2M) † | Brown/Wood |
| Farewell Uncle Vanya/Black Rose (8.8M) | Smith, Rixon/Smith |
| I Love The Way (5.1M) | Brown |
| Grains & Pearls (6.0M) | Rixon/Smith |
| (It's) Easy (8.2M) | Rixon/Smith |
| Retain Your Loyalty (4.6M) | Rixon/Smith |
| Stateside Alive (5.2M) | Brown |
| Cry At The August Moon (6.3M) | Brown/Smith |
| Four Walls (12M) | Brown/Smith |
| Stars (acoustic) (3.8M) | Brown/Wood |
| Heavens Above (4.3M) † | Hicks/Smith/Wood |
| Wonderful Town (2.7M) | Smith |
| The Rainbow's End/She's Blind (7.8M) † | Brown/Smith |
| You Can (5.1M) † ‡ | Smith |
| Grains & Pearls (prisoner's release mix) (6.4M) | Rixon/Smith |
All tracks produced by the Scarlet Martyrs
Lyric book (PDF)
All music, lyrics, recordings and performances © Scarlet Martyrs 2001
Scarlet Martyrs
2004
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