The Black Midi Anthology Vol. 1: Tales of Suspense and Revenge
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| Released | 5 June 2020 | |||
| Recorded | 2020 | |||
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| Length | 119:10 | |||
| Label | Self-released | |||
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The Black Midi Anthology Vol. 1: Tales of Suspense and Revenge is an anthology album by English rock band Black Midi, self-released on 5 June 2020. Running nearly two hours in length, 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 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] The band refers to the release as an audiobook on its website.[3]
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.[4] Bandcamp repeated the initiative in the following months, including on June 5.[5][6] Black Midi contributed The Black Midi Anthology Vol. 1: Tales of Suspense and Revenge specifically for the initiative on this day. The album remained available on the band's Bandcamp page afterwards. The album came a month after the release of another spoken word performance by Black Midi, an 18-minute recital of "The Beggar and the King", a one-act play by Winthrop Parkhurst.[7]
