Haunted Dancehall

Haunted Dancehall
Studio album by The Sabres of Paradise
Released	28 November 1994 (1994-11-28)
Studio	Sabresonic Orinoco
Genre	Techno
Length	76:49
Label	Warp
Producer	Andrew Weatherall Jagz Kooner Gary Burns Portishead Scruff
The Sabres of Paradise chronology
Sabresonic (1993) Haunted Dancehall (1994) Sabresonic II (1995)
Singles from Haunted Dancehall
"Theme" Released: 1994 "Wilmot" Released: 1994

Haunted Dancehall is the second studio album by English electronic music group The Sabres of Paradise. It was released through Warp on 28 November 1994. ^[1] It peaked at number 57 on the UK Albums Chart. ^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Guardian	[4]
Music Week	[5]

NME named Haunted Dancehall the 47th best album of 1994. ^[6] In 2007, Haunted Dancehall was included in The Guardian 's list of "1000 albums to hear before you die", with an accompanying write-up citing it as "techno's first concept album". ^[7] It was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die . ^[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Andrew Weatherall, Jagz Kooner, and Gary Burns.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bubble and Slide"	2:39
2.	"Bubble and Slide II"	7:38
3.	"Duke of Earlsfield"	8:42
4.	"Flight Path Estate"	3:21
5.	"Planet D" (Portishead Remix)	4:41
6.	"Wilmot"	7:32
7.	"Tow Truck"	6:35
8.	"Theme"	4:48
9.	"Theme 4"	1:55
10.	"Return to Planet D"	5:04
11.	"Ballad of Nicky McGuire"	8:30
12.	"Jacob Street 7AM"	3:46
13.	"Chapel Street Market 9AM"	7:14
14.	"Haunted Dancehall"	4:25
Total length:		76:49

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. ^[9]

• Andrew Weatherall – production, mixing
• Jagz Kooner – production, mixing
• Gary Burns – production, mixing
• Portishead – additional production (5)
• Scruff – additional production (6)
• MadArk – artwork

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [10]	90
UK Albums (OCC) [2]	57

References

1. "Haunted Dancehall – The Sabres of Paradise". Warp . 28 November 1994. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
2. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
3. Cooper, Sean. "Haunted Dancehall – The Sabres of Paradise". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
4. Turner, Ben (2 December 1994). "The Sabres of Paradise: Haunted Dancehall (Warp)". The Guardian .
5. "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week . 19 November 1994. p. 12. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
6. "Albums And Tracks Of The Year: 1994". NME . 10 October 2016. Archived from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
7. "Artists beginning with S". The Guardian . 21 November 2007. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
8. Dimery, Robert, ed. (2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe Publishing. ISBN   978-0-7893-2074-2.
9. The Sabres of Paradise (1994). Haunted Dancehall (booklet). Warp. WARPCD26.
10. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

External links

• Haunted Dancehall at Discogs (list of releases)