THE TEA PARTY
''TRANSMISSION''
AUGUST 19 1997
47:08
1/Temptation/3:25
2/Army Ants/3:33
3/Psychopomp/5:17
4/Gyroscope/2:58
5/Alarum/4:58
6/Release/4:05
7/Transmission/5:17
8/Babylon/2:52
9/Pulse/4:09
10/Emerald/4:51
11/Aftermath/5:43
All Tracks By Tea Party
REVIEW
by James Chrispell
Swirling out of the Canadian north, the Tea Party swoops down on you like a blizzard, and Transmission sounds like it's at the center of the storm. Sounding a lot like a Nine Inch Nails of the north, the Tea Party pulses and grooves along with such cuts as "Temptation," "Army Ants" and the title tune. This trio manages to come up with just enough hooks to keep the listening interesting without sacrificing their sound. Full of hard rock thrust with industrial edge, give Transmission by the Tea Party a try. You just might come away with a new respect for those snowy days.
BIOGRAPHY
by John Bush
Jeff Martin grew up in Windsor, Ontario, just across the Detroit River from the home of proto-punk and the Motown sound; he was also influenced by his blues-loving father. He formed the Tea Party with multi-instrumentalists Stuart Chatwood (bass, keyboards, mandolin and harmonium) and Jeff Burrows (drums, percussion). Martin himself plays guitars, sitar, hurdy gurdy and harpguitar. Consequently, the trio's sound marries rock with elements of Middle Eastern, Celtic and Mediterranean music. Their 1993 album, Splendor Solis, sold over one million copies in Canada; The Edges of Twilight followed, trailed in 1997 by Transmission.
''TRANSMISSION''
AUGUST 19 1997
47:08
1/Temptation/3:25
2/Army Ants/3:33
3/Psychopomp/5:17
4/Gyroscope/2:58
5/Alarum/4:58
6/Release/4:05
7/Transmission/5:17
8/Babylon/2:52
9/Pulse/4:09
10/Emerald/4:51
11/Aftermath/5:43
All Tracks By Tea Party
REVIEW
by James Chrispell
Swirling out of the Canadian north, the Tea Party swoops down on you like a blizzard, and Transmission sounds like it's at the center of the storm. Sounding a lot like a Nine Inch Nails of the north, the Tea Party pulses and grooves along with such cuts as "Temptation," "Army Ants" and the title tune. This trio manages to come up with just enough hooks to keep the listening interesting without sacrificing their sound. Full of hard rock thrust with industrial edge, give Transmission by the Tea Party a try. You just might come away with a new respect for those snowy days.
BIOGRAPHY
by John Bush
Jeff Martin grew up in Windsor, Ontario, just across the Detroit River from the home of proto-punk and the Motown sound; he was also influenced by his blues-loving father. He formed the Tea Party with multi-instrumentalists Stuart Chatwood (bass, keyboards, mandolin and harmonium) and Jeff Burrows (drums, percussion). Martin himself plays guitars, sitar, hurdy gurdy and harpguitar. Consequently, the trio's sound marries rock with elements of Middle Eastern, Celtic and Mediterranean music. Their 1993 album, Splendor Solis, sold over one million copies in Canada; The Edges of Twilight followed, trailed in 1997 by Transmission.
