Psychedelicatessen (Moodswings album)

Psychedelicatessen
Studio album by Moodswings
Released	May 20, 1997
Genre	Tribal ambient, alternative dance, ambient dub, downtempo, house
Length	75:59
Label	Arista
Producer	Hood & Showbiz
Moodswings chronology
Live at Leeds (EP) (1994) Psychedelicatessen (1997) Horizontal (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Discogs	[2]

Psychedelicatessen is the second studio album by Moodswings, released on May 20, 1997. The duo consists of former the Pretenders & The Smiths drummer J.F.T. Hood & Grant Showbiz, who produced records for Billy Bragg & the Smiths.

Several guest musicians appear on the record credited only with 'musical contributions.' Tanita Tikaram provides guest vocals on a medly of Bob Marley's "Redemption Song" & Edwin Hawkins' "Oh Happy Day". "Hickenlooper's Eclipse" contains a sample of Spooky's "Little Bullet Part 1".

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Lifeforce in a Pizza"	J.F.T. Hood, Grant Showbiz, Terry Disley	2:02
2.	"Crysmile"	Hood, Showbiz, Disley	1:13
3.	"Undistracted"	Hood, Showbiz, Disley	2:39
4.	"Dancing Is Important"	Hood, Showbiz	5:36
5.	"Together as One (Luminous)"	Hood, Showbiz, Disley, Kaela Rowan	7:36
6.	"The Great Sound Of Letting Go"	Hood, Showbiz	9:10
7.	"Sugarush"	Hood, Showbiz	6:14
8.	"Destruction & Destroy"	Hood, Showbiz	6:35
9.	"Indian Drug Carpet"	Hood, Showbiz	0:47
10.	"Spore"	Hood	1:28
11.	"Redemption Song (Oh Happy Day)"	Bob Marley, Edwin Hawkins	6:10
12.	"Horrorzontal"	Hood	1:40
13.	"Vibratonik"	Hood, Showbiz, Bob Loveday	3:22
14.	"Okinawa"	Hood, Showbiz	6:59
15.	"Hinkenlooper's Eclipse"	Hood, Showbiz, Charlie May, Duncan Forbes	6:10
16.	"God Knows What I Want"	Hood, Disley, Helen Sheppard	6:33
17.	"Happy Piano"	Hood, Disley	1:45
Total length:			75:59

Personnel

Moodswings

• J.F.T. Hood – drums, producer, mixing
• Grant Showbiz – producer, keyboards, mixing

Musical contributions

• Justin Adams: Guitar
• Jack Blake: Musical contributions
• Bristol School Of Samba: Musical contributions
• Choir of St. John the Divine: Musical contributions
• B. J. Cole: Pedal steel guitar
• Peter Cusack: Musical contributions
• Terry Disley: Keyboards
• Steve Gregory: Saxophone
• Annise Hadeed: Musical contributions
• Mike Henry: Musical contributions
• Loretta Heywood: Musical contributions
• Basil Isaac: Musical contributions
• Bob Loveday: Musical contributions
• Elliot Mackrell: Musical contributions
• Chucho Merchan: Bass guitar
• Linda Murial: Musical contributions
• Nice N Nasty: All edits, vibratonic development & "Space surfing"
• Andy Peak: Arpeggiator, Engineer, Creative filtering & effects, Computer maintenance
• Mark Robson: Musical contributions
• Kaela Rowan: Musical contributions
• Lloyd Ryan: Drums & percussion
• Helen Sheppard: Musical contributions
• Kate St. John: Musical contributions
• Tanita Tikaram: Vocals on "Redemption Song (Oh Happy Day)"
• Dave Woodhead: Musical contributions

Production & design

• Digital Post Production: Simon Heyworth, using Sony super bit mapping
• Computer Artwork: Richard Manning
• Design: Finlay Cowan, Jon Crossland & Storm Thorgerson
• Photography: Tony May
• Technical Support: Bob Dormon, Peter Martelli & Simon Forsythe
• Management: Nigel Templeman

References

1. Moodswings (1997). "Psychedelicatessen". Allmusic. Arista Records.
2. Moodswings (1997). "Psychedelicatessen". Discogs. Arista Records.