Rite² | ||||
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Released | May 1997 | |||
Studio | Nolatone Harveytron Foundation | |||
Genre | Ambient, krautrock | |||
Length | 55:14 | |||
Label | Head Heritage | |||
Producer | Julian Cope | |||
Julian Cope chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
The Great Rock Discography | [2] |
Rite² is an ambient music album by Julian Cope, released in 1997. It is technically Cope's fourteenth solo album, but is also the follow-up to the earlier album Rite (released in 1992 and credited to "Julian Cope & Donald Ross Skinner") and is the second in the Rite series.
For Rite², Cope collaborated extensively with synthesizer player Thighpaulsandra ( Coil, Spiritualized) although the album was credited to Cope alone. The album has been described as a tribute of sorts to Krautrock bands such as Amon Düül II and Tangerine Dream and is based on the sound of the Mellotron and the wah-wah guitar, although it also employs miscellaneous tone generators the ARP 2600 synthesizer and the Hammond B3 organ, as well as vocal chants. [3] [4] [5]
Rite² was the debut release on Cope's Head Heritage label, which would be the home of almost all of his future recordings.
John Bush of Allmusic called Rite² "one of Julian Cope's most consistent works" and commented: "Instead of leaping to and fro between undeniably catchy synth-pop and fractured end-of-the-century prog, Cope sticks to the prog and comes out better for it." [1]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Ver" | Julian Cope, Thighpaulsandra | 10:47 |
2. | "Hill of Odin" | Cope, Donald Ross Skinner | 15:37 |
3. | "D-c.o.m.p.o.s.e.r." | Cope, Thighpaulsandra | 19:15 |
4. | "The Ringed Hills Of Ver" | Cope, Mark Cosby, Skinner | 9:35 |
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [6]
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