''Hardland'' is the third studio album by the
Scottish
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Celtic fusion
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artist
Martyn Bennett. It was released in 2000 in collaboration with a fellow artist/producer
Martin Low.
Of the album, Bennett says, "As a fashion statement Hardland does not follow current trends. Dance music is evolving so rapidly, that it became our conscious decision not to try and emulate any particular dance genre and focus instead on making it sound 'Hard and Scottish'."
[Martyn Bennett on his website]
''Hardland''
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Bennett was touring this album after heavy radio play of "Harry's In Heaven" which heavily sampled the same Harry Lauder sample used in "Deoch an Dorais" from his eponymous first album. However, his cancer diagnosis in October 2000 led to the cancellation of the remainder of that tour and Bennett would never perform live agai
Track listing
# "Love is Here (Intro)"
# "Love Machine"
# "Spree"
# "Threadbare"
# "How it Got There"
# "Harry's in Heaven"
# "Handshaker"
# "Snipe Shadow"
# "Rasta Plan"
# "This Sky Thunders"
# "Distortion Pipe"
# "PLAY"
References
External links
*
Official album page
Obituary
Martyn Bennett albums
2000 albums
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