Statik Majik

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Statik Majik
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EP by
ReleasedMarch 1994 (1994-03) [1]
Recorded16 August 1993 (1993-08-16)–23 August 1993 (1993-08-23)
StudioRhythm Studios
Genre Doom metal, heavy metal, progressive rock, psychedelic rock
Length40:18
Label Earache
Producer Garry Jennings, Lee Dorrian, Paul Johnson
Cathedral chronology
The Ethereal Mirror
(1993)
Statik Majik
(1994)
Cosmic Requiem
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
ninehertzFavourable [2]

Statik Majik is an EP by British doom metal band Cathedral, released in March 1994 through Earache. [1] "Midnight Mountain" originally appeared on the band's second full-length album, The Ethereal Mirror . Tracks 2, 3 and 4 were also released the same year on the Cosmic Requiem EP. In 2009, Statik Majik was re-released together with 1992's Soul Sacrifice EP .

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Garry Jennings and Lee Dorrian, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Midnight Mountain" (CD only)4:55
2."Hypnos 164"5:43
3."Cosmic Funeral"7:00
4."The Voyage of the Homeless Sapien"22:40
Japanese version
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Midnight Mountain"  4:55
2."Hypnos 164"  5:43
3."Cosmic Funeral"  7:00
4."The Voyage of the Homeless Sapien"  22:40
5."Autumn Twilight"Mark GriffithsJennings, Griffiths5:49
6."Frozen Rapture"DorrianAdam Lehan6:07
7."Golden Blood (Flooding)"DorrianJennings8:11
8."Grim Luxuria (Live in Japan)"Lehan, DorrianLehan, Dorrian4:50
9."Sweet Leaf (Live in Japan)" (Black Sabbath cover) Geezer Butler Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Butler, Bill Ward 5:41
1999 re-release
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Soul Sacrifice"Mark GriffithsJennings4:35
2."Autumn Twilight"GriffithsJennings, Griffiths5:49
3."Frozen Rapture"DorrianAdam Lehan6:07
4."Golden Blood (Flooding)"DorrianJennings8:11
5."Midnight Mountain"  4:55
6."Hypnos 164"  5:43
7."Cosmic Funeral"  7:00
8."The Voyage of the Homeless Sapien"  22:40

Personnel

Cathedral

Additional musicians

Technical personnel

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References

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  2. sabbathfan (16 December 2005). "Cathedral: Soul Sacrifice / Statik Majik". ninehertz. Market Rasen, England. Retrieved 4 March 2015.