Rite (album)

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Rite
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Studio album by
Julian Cope & Donald Ross Skinner
ReleasedFebruary 1993
Genre Ambient
Length59:27
Label Ma-Gog
Producer Donald Ross Skinner
Julian Cope chronology
Jehovahkill
(1992)		Rite
(1993)		 Autogeddon
(1994)

Rite is an ambient album by Julian Cope and Donald Ross Skinner, released in February 1993 on Cope's own Ma-Gog label. [1] It is the first album in the Rite series and has been described as "a series of lengthy, mostly instrumental jamming freakouts influenced by both Krautrock and psychedelic funk." [2] The album was available as mail-order only. [3]

Ambient music is a genre of music that emphasises tone and atmosphere over traditional musical structure or rhythm. A form of slow instrumental music, it uses repetitive, but gentle, soothing sound patterns that can be described as sonic wallpaper to complement or alter one’s space and to generate a sense of calmness. The genre is said to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual", or "unobtrusive" quality.

Album collection of recorded music, words, sounds

An album is a collection of audio recordings issued as a collection on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium. Albums of recorded music were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78-rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP records played at ​33 1⁄3 rpm. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The audio cassette was a format used alongside vinyl from the 1970s into the first decade of the 2000s.

Julian Cope English musician, author, antiquarian, musicologist, poet and cultural commentator

Julian David Cope is an English musician, author, antiquarian, musicologist, poet and cultural commentator. Originally coming to prominence in 1978 as the singer and songwriter in Liverpool post-punk band the Teardrop Explodes, he has followed a solo career since 1983 and worked on musical side projects such as Queen Elizabeth, Brain Donor and Black Sheep.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Indians Worship Him, But He Hurries On" Julian Cope, Rooster Cosby, Donald Ross Skinner 10:21
2."Amethysteria"Cope, Skinner9:03
3."Cherhill Down"Cosby, Skinner24:12
4."In Search of Ancient Astronomies"Cope, Skinner24:47

Personnel

Donald Skinner is a guitarist, songwriter and producer primarily known for his work with Julian Cope. Skinner is commonly known by the name Donald Ross Skinner with the addition of the middle name of Ross attributed to him by Cope after Glenn Ross Campbell, the pedal steel player from The Misunderstood. He is currently a guitarist for Love Amongst Ruin and DC Fontana.

Paul Corkett is a British record producer, engineer and arranger.

Seb Shelton is a British musician and drummer for the bands The Young Bucks (1978–1979), Secret Affair (1979–1980), and Dexys Midnight Runners (1980–1983). Shelton was offered the drummer's job in The Specials but turned it down.

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References

  1. ↑ Head Heritage - Story of the Drude Retrieved 6 March 2018
  2. ↑ "The S.P.A.C.E.R.O.C.K.E.R.’s Guide to Julian Cope" (Aural Innovations magazine #23, April 2003)
  3. ↑ Head Heritage - Story of the Drude Retrieved 6 March 2018


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