Blood Music (Chapterhouse album)
Blood Music is the second and last studio album by British shoegazing band Chapterhouse.[2][3] Early copies of this album, as well as North American and Japanese editions, include the bonus remix CD Pentamerous Metamorphosis by Global Communication. Cherry Red re-issued the album in 2008, prefaced by songs from the "Mesmerise" and "We Are The Beautiful" CD singles.
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Released | 6 September 1993 | |||
Genre | Dub, downtempo, shoegazing | |||
Length | 54:43 | |||
Label | Dedicated Records | |||
Producer | Ralph Jezzard, Pascal Gabriel, Simon Postford, Paul Rabinger | |||
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AllMusic |
Production
The album has a more pronounced electronic sound than its predecessor. Many producers contributed to the album.[4]
Critical reception
Ira Robbins, in Trouser Press, wrote: "Another tuneful delight in a different kitchen, Blood Music hustles and bustles, putting emphatic rhythms into songs that could have been cut from the first album’s sparkling pop cloth."[5]
Track listing
- "Don't Look Now" (Andrew Sherriff)
- "There's Still Life" (Simon Rowe)
- "We Are the Beautiful" (Stephen Patman)
- "Summer's Gone" (Rowe, Sherriff)
- "Everytime" (Sherriff)
- "Deli" (Ashley Bates, Simon Rowe)
- "On the Way to Fly" (Patman)
- "She's a Vision" (Patman)
- "Greater Power" (Patman)
- "Confusion Trip" (Patman)
- "Love Forever" (Rowe, Sherriff)
- "Picnic" (found only on vinyl and Japanese edition)
The US Limited Edition includes a bonus disc containing two remixes of We Are The Beautiful, Frost and Picnic.
References
- AllMusic Review by Ned Raggett. "Blood Music - Chapterhouse | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- "Blood Music - Record Collector Magazine". recordcollectormag.com.
- "Chapterhouse play for first time in a decade | NME". July 22, 2008.
- "Shoegaze Legends Chapterhouse Tour and Talk to PopMatters". PopMatters. September 29, 2010.
- "Chapterhouse".