The Interzone Mantras is the sixth album by Canadian rock group The Tea Party, released in 2001. Named after William S. Burroughs' book of short stories Interzone and the band's interest in eastern mysticism and esoteric philosophies,[2] the songwriting on The Interzone Mantras builds on the subtle electronica and ballads of Triptych, whilst returning to the familiar territory of their earlier albums with 1970s rock and world music influences.[1] Jeff Martin explained that the album was a return to basics:
"The last two records, Transmission and Triptych, were very much creations of the studio - meticulously built. With this record we felt that we wanted to put a spark of passion underneath our asses.
"So many people have told us that we're this great live rock band, and I just wanted to see if, as producer, I could capture that on this record. I put us in a rehearsal space, the three of us, faced each other with just guitar, bass and drums - no toys - and, you know, 'let's Rock!'" The new approach fired the band up to such an extent that the album was recorded in just twenty days - "unheard of" for The Tea Party, Martin says.
Martin has special praise for drummer Jeff Burrows, who he proudly proclaims to be "THE best rock drummer going", and who did every drum track in one take.[2]
Lyrically the album draws from the works of modern writers Aleister Crowley, Mikhail Bulgakov, Wim Wenders, to ancient Greek mythology (Morpheus on "Lullaby"). The lyrics themselves written by Martin when holidaying in Prague, after the music was written from jams in the band's rehearsal space.[3]
The Interzone Mantras sold 17,300 copies in Canada in its first week. The first 100,000 Canadian copies of the album were packaged with a special lenticular cover, with Alessandro Bavari's depiction of Shiva moving depending on the viewing angle. Although not as commercially successful as previous albums, The Interzone Mantras is The Tea Party's highest charting album in Australia (debuting at #6 on the ARIA chart) and is certified Gold in Canada. It was also nominated for "Rock Album of the Year" at the 2003 Juno Awards.
Notably, it was one of the final albums to be recorded at famous Quebec facility Le Studio before it was shuttered in 2002.
^ abDavid Curry, Get set for The Tea Party's distinctive hard rock. 15 Feb 2002, The Canberra Times Buz, Canberra, Australia.
^JC, The Tea Party Jan 2002, Rip It Up, Adelaide Australia.
^"Australiancharts.com – The Tea Party – The Interzone Mantras". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
^. Jam!. Archived from the original on November 6, 2003. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
^. Jam!. Archived from the original on September 2, 2004. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
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The Interzone Mantras is the sixth album by Canadian rock group The Tea Party released in 2001 Named after William S Burroughs book of short stories Interzone and the band s interest in eastern mysticism and esoteric philosophies 2 the songwriting on The Interzone Mantras builds on the subtle electronica and ballads of Triptych whilst returning to the familiar territory of their earlier albums with 1970s rock and world music influences 1 Jeff Martin explained that the album was a return to basics The Interzone MantrasStudio album by The Tea PartyReleasedOctober 16 2001 Canada StudioLe Studio Morin Heights and Metalworks Studios MississaugaGenreRockLength54 34LabelEMI Music CanadaProducerJeff MartinThe Tea Party chronologyTangents 2000 The Interzone Mantras 2001 Seven Circles 2004 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 The last two records Transmission and Triptych were very much creations of the studio meticulously built With this record we felt that we wanted to put a spark of passion underneath our asses So many people have told us that we re this great live rock band and I just wanted to see if as producer I could capture that on this record I put us in a rehearsal space the three of us faced each other with just guitar bass and drums no toys and you know let s Rock The new approach fired the band up to such an extent that the album was recorded in just twenty days unheard of for The Tea Party Martin says Martin has special praise for drummer Jeff Burrows who he proudly proclaims to be THE best rock drummer going and who did every drum track in one take 2 Lyrically the album draws from the works of modern writers Aleister Crowley Mikhail Bulgakov Wim Wenders to ancient Greek mythology Morpheus on Lullaby The lyrics themselves written by Martin when holidaying in Prague after the music was written from jams in the band s rehearsal space 3 The Interzone Mantras sold 17 300 copies in Canada in its first week The first 100 000 Canadian copies of the album were packaged with a special lenticular cover with Alessandro Bavari s depiction of Shiva moving depending on the viewing angle Although not as commercially successful as previous albums The Interzone Mantras is The Tea Party s highest charting album in Australia debuting at 6 on the ARIA chart and is certified Gold in Canada It was also nominated for Rock Album of the Year at the 2003 Juno Awards Notably it was one of the final albums to be recorded at famous Quebec facility Le Studio before it was shuttered in 2002 Contents 1 Track listing 2 Singles 3 Personnel 3 1 Guests 4 Charts 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 5 ReferencesTrack listing editNo TitleLength1 Interzone 3 392 Angels 4 543 The Master and Margarita 4 134 Apathy 3 555 Soulbreaking 4 456 Lullaby 4 197 Must Must 3 598 Walking Wounded 4 389 White Water Siren 4 5410 Cathartik 5 0011 Dust to Gold 4 2012 Requiem 4 3013 Mantra 8 00Singles edit Lullaby Angels Soulbreaking Personnel editJeff Martin production and recording Nick Blagona and Don Hachey engineering Recorded at Studio Morin Heights Morin Heights Quebec and Metalworks Studios Mississauga Jeff Martin and Nick Blagona mixing at Metalworks Studios Nick Blagona mastering at Metalworks Mastering Stuart Chatwood art direction Alessandro Bavari artwork Antonie Moonen design David Giammarco special thanks Guests edit Marc Oulette string arrangements Soulbreaking Requiem Mantra Joanna Morin and Francois Pilon 1st violins Elise Lavoie and Pascale Gagnon 2nd violins Brian Bacon and Juie Dupras violas Vincent Bernard and Elisabeth Dube cellos Interzone Apathy Muhammad Abdul Al Khabyyr trombone Jean Pierre Zanetta baritone tenor and soprano saxophones Maxine St Pierre trumpet Francois D Amours tenor and alto saxophone Paul Atkins additional percussion on Interzone The Master and Margarita Lullaby and additional vocals and percussion on Must Must Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart performance for The Interzone Mantras Chart 2001 Peakposition Australian Albums ARIA 4 6 Year end charts edit 2001 year end chart performance for The Interzone Mantras Chart 2001 Position Canadian Albums Nielsen SoundScan 5 172 2002 year end chart performance for The Interzone Mantras Chart 2002 Position Canadian Alternative Albums Nielsen SoundScan 6 143References edit a b The Interzone Mantras at AllMusic a b David Curry Get set for The Tea Party s distinctive hard rock 15 Feb 2002 The Canberra Times Buz Canberra Australia JC The Tea Party Jan 2002 Rip It Up Adelaide Australia Australiancharts com The Tea Party The Interzone Mantras Hung Medien Retrieved October 20 2022 Top 200 Albums of 2001 based on sales Jam Archived from the original on November 6 2003 Retrieved March 26 2022 Canada s Top 200 Alternative albums of 2002 Jam Archived from the original on September 2 2004 Retrieved March 28 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Interzone Mantras amp oldid 1175262920, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
