Transmission (The Tea Party album)
This article needs additional citations for verification. (January 2021) |
Transmission | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 19, 1997 | |||
Studio | Alkemical Studios (Montreal), NRG Studios (Los Angeles), Le Studio (Morin Heights) | |||
Genre | Industrial rock, hard rock | |||
Length | 49:34 | |||
Label | ||||
Producer | Jeff Martin | |||
The Tea Party chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Transmission | ||||
|
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | link |
Transmission is the fourth album recorded by the Canadian band the Tea Party, released in 1997. AllMusic described the album as "Sounding a lot like a Nine Inch Nails of the north... Full of hard rock thrust with industrial edge".[1]
While still using several exotic instruments and maintaining the "eastern" influence in the recording, many songs also include
Transmission continued to build on the momentum generated by
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Temptation" | 3:25 |
2. | "Army Ants" | 3:33 |
3. | "Psychopomp" | 5:17 |
4. | "Gyroscope" | 2:56 |
5. | "Alarum" | 4:58 |
6. | "Release" | 4:05 |
7. | "Transmission" | 5:17 |
8. | "Babylon" | 2:50 |
9. | "Pulse" | 4:09 |
10. | "Emerald" | 4:51 |
11. | "Aftermath" | 5:43 |
Hidden tracks
Transmission contains two hidden pieces of music, both hidden in the pregap:
- An untitled piece consisting solely of electronically processed voices and sounds is located between tracks 6 and 7, lasting approximately 15 seconds
- An instrumental piece entitled "Embryo", lasting approximately 2 minutes, can be found between tracks 8 and 9
Personnel
Production
- Produced and recorded by: Jeff Martin
- Recording assistants: Don Hachey and Lee Moro
- Recorded at: Alkemical Studios (Montreal), NRG Studios (Los Angeles), Le Studio (Morin Heights)
- Mixed by: Jeff Martin
- Tracks 2, 3, and 6 mixed by: Jeff Martin and Adam Kasper
- Mixed at: NRG Studios (Los Angeles), Studio Morin Heights (Morin Heights)
- Mastered by: Bob Ludwig
- Mastered at: Gateway Mastering (Portland)
- Assistants: Don Hachey, Brian Virtue and Robert Carranza
Design
- Cover painting: "The Earth We Inherit" by Stuart Chatwood
- Concept: Stuart Chatwood and James St. Laurent
- Art design: Verve Graphic Design Consultants Inc.
Charts and sales
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] | 5 |
Sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
Canada | — | 200,000[3] |
United States | — | 32,000[3] |
20th anniversary tour
Tx 20 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
EP by | ||||
Released | October 19, 2017 | |||
Length | 17:44 | |||
Label | Eternal Discs | |||
The Tea Party chronology | ||||
|
In 2017 The Tea Party celebrated the 20th anniversary of Transmission with a world tour and release of a
Tx 20
Tx 20 is a studio EP by The Tea Party containing four reworked modern versions of songs from Transmission. Preceding the Australian leg of the 20th anniversary world tour, the digital-only release first appeared on
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Temptation" (Tx 20 Remix) | 3:29 |
2. | "Psychopomp" (Tx 20 Remix) | 4:57 |
3. | "Release" (Tx 20 Remix) | 4:00 |
4. | "Transmission" (Tx 20 Remix) | 5:18 |
References
- ^ Chrispell, James. "Transmission – The Tea Party". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – The Tea Party – Transmission". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ^ a b LeBlanc, Larry (August 7, 1999). "Canadian Acts Struggle For U.S. Release". Billboard. p. 54. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ "The Tea Party - Tour - previous events". Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ a b Dave Giffiths (October 16, 2017). "The Tea Party In "Transmission" Through Jeff Martin". Heavy Mag. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ "The Tea Party 20 Years Into Transmission - Stuart Chatwood interview". girlatarockshow. November 2, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ "Stuart Chatwood on Twitter". Twitter. January 3, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ "Stuart Chatwood on Twitter". Twitter. October 19, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ "The Tea Party on Twitter". Twitter. October 27, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2020.