Three Mantras
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| Released | May 1980 | |||
| Recorded | January 1980 | |||
| Studio | Western Works, Sheffield | |||
| Genre | Industrial, post-punk | |||
| Length | 40:50 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade | |||
| Producer | Cabaret Voltaire | |||
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Three Mantras is the second studio album by English band Cabaret Voltaire. It was released in May 1980 by Rough Trade.
Background and reception
[edit | edit source]Record Mirror originally publicised Three Mantras as, '..what's been described as "the world's longest single"..', evidently referring to a press release supplied by the group's label, Rough Trade.[8] The album was packaged in an intentionally confusing manner, with the 'Eastern' and 'Western' titles reversed on the cover, the same label on both sides and a sticker on early pressings apologizing for there only being two mantras (despite the title) and explaining that the album was being priced as a single to make up for it.[citation needed] The reversed vocal that runs all the way through 'Eastern Mantra' is the name of another Sheffield electronic band; The Human League.
According to Trouser Press, Three Mantras is "the group's first explicit venture into non-Western musical forms". It further commented, "The record also marks a shift in technique, as musical demands take precedence over production to strange and beautiful effect."[9]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Western Mantra" | 20:39 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 2. | "Eastern Mantra" | 20:11 |
Personnel
[edit | edit source]- Cabaret Voltaire
- Richard H. Kirk – guitar, wind instruments
- Stephen Mallinder – bass guitar, vocals, electronic percussion
- Chris Watson – synthesizers, tapes
- Additional personnel
- John Clayton – percussion (on "Eastern Mantra")
- Jane – tapes, Jerusalem market recordings (on "Eastern Mantra")
- Technical
- Cabaret Voltaire – recording, production
- George Peckham – mastering
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Three Mantras at Discogs (list of releases)
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