Alhambra (album)
Encyclopedia
Alhambra is an EP by The Tea Party
and was used as a bridge between The Edges of Twilight
and Transmission
. It features four intricately re-worked acoustic songs from The Edges of Twilight and two others; the first a song entitled "Time" with Roy Harper
on vocals, the second a remix of Sister Awake by Rhys Fulber
.
Alhambra is an Enhanced CD
and includes multimedia that the band used as a way to explain themselves, inviting fans to explore the details of exotic instruments, song meanings and video & audio clips.
The first song on the EP is "The Grand Bazaar", which was recorded during The Edges of Twilight sessions in December 1994 at A&M Studios
(Los Angeles
). The acoustic songs and "Time" were recorded in August 1995 at Studio Morin Heights (Morin Heights), with more acoustic versions of songs from these sessions appearing as B-sides ("The River
", "Save Me
" and "Sister Awake
") on later singles and the European Triptych Special Tour Edition 2000 album.
EMI Music Canada re-issued Alhambra on 5 March 2002 with the multimedia CD-ROM component updated to work correctly on the Windows XP
Operating System. The EP was also long out of stock in Canada.
The Tea Party
The Tea Party is a Canadian rock band with blues, progressive rock, Indian and Middle Eastern influences, dubbed "Moroccan roll" by the media. Active throughout the 1990s up until 2005 when the band broke up, The Tea Party released eight albums on EMI Music Canada, selling 1.6 million records...
and was used as a bridge between The Edges of Twilight
The Edges of Twilight
The Edges of Twilight is the third album by The Tea Party. The album features many instruments from around the world, giving various songs a strong world music flavour in addition to the rock/blues influences evident in the band's earlier releases...
and Transmission
Transmission (album)
Transmission is the fourth album recorded by Canadian band The Tea Party, released in 1997 . The album sees the band expanding on the mix of rock, blues, and world music found in their previous albums by adding electronic instruments and recording techniques to their repertoire.While still using...
. It features four intricately re-worked acoustic songs from The Edges of Twilight and two others; the first a song entitled "Time" with Roy Harper
Roy Harper
Roy Harper is an English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist who has been a professional musician since the mid 1960s...
on vocals, the second a remix of Sister Awake by Rhys Fulber
Rhys Fulber
Nowell Rhys Fulber is a Canadian electronic musician and producer. He was a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium along with Bill Leeb, and now records on his own under the name Conjure One.- Biography :...
.
Alhambra is an Enhanced CD
Enhanced CD
Enhanced CD, also known as CD Extra and CD Plus, is a certification mark of the Recording Industry Association of America for various technologies that combine audio and computer data for use in both Compact Disc and CD-ROM players....
and includes multimedia that the band used as a way to explain themselves, inviting fans to explore the details of exotic instruments, song meanings and video & audio clips.
The first song on the EP is "The Grand Bazaar", which was recorded during The Edges of Twilight sessions in December 1994 at A&M Studios
Henson Recording Studios
Henson Recording Studios was established in 2000 at the former A&M Studios. The remake of We Are the World was recorded at Henson Recording Studios in February 2010 to benefit the Haiti earthquake victims....
(Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
). The acoustic songs and "Time" were recorded in August 1995 at Studio Morin Heights (Morin Heights), with more acoustic versions of songs from these sessions appearing as B-sides ("The River
The River (The Tea Party song)
"The River" is a song by Canadian rock band The Tea Party. It was released as a single in Australia and the UK, where it reached #79 in the UK Singles Chart, and a promotional single in Canada and the USA...
", "Save Me
Save Me (The Tea Party song)
"Save Me" is a song by Canadian rock band The Tea Party. It was released as a promotional single in Canada. The music video was shot in Toronto, directed by Floria Sigismondi....
" and "Sister Awake
Sister Awake
"Sister Awake" is a song by Canadian rock band The Tea Party. It was released as a promotional single in Canada. The music video was shot in Toronto and images from the video illustrate the booklet of Alhambra and its multimedia component...
") on later singles and the European Triptych Special Tour Edition 2000 album.
EMI Music Canada re-issued Alhambra on 5 March 2002 with the multimedia CD-ROM component updated to work correctly on the Windows XP
Windows XP
Windows XP is an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops and media centers. First released to computer manufacturers on August 24, 2001, it is the second most popular version of Windows, based on installed user base...
Operating System. The EP was also long out of stock in Canada.
Track listing
All songs written by The Tea Party, except "Time" written by Jeff Martin and Roy Harper.- "The Grand Bazaar" – 3:55
- "Inanna (acoustic version)" – 3:20
- "Silence (acoustic version)" – 3:57
- "Turn the Lamp Down (acoustic version)" – 4:58
- "Time" – 6:58
- "Sister Awake RemixSister Awake Remix"Sister Awake Remix" is a song by Canadian rock band The Tea Party. It was released as a promotional single in Australia. The song was remixed by Rhys Fulber at the Warehouse Studio, Vancouver for Alhambra. The original version appears on The Edges of Twilight....
" – 4:37
Credits
- Jeff Burrows – drums and percussion
- Stuart Chatwood – bass guitars
- Jeff Martin – guitars, vocals, production at A&M Studios
- Roy HarperRoy HarperRoy Harper is an English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist who has been a professional musician since the mid 1960s...
– vocals on "Time" - Rhys FulberRhys FulberNowell Rhys Fulber is a Canadian electronic musician and producer. He was a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium along with Bill Leeb, and now records on his own under the name Conjure One.- Biography :...
– additional production and keyboard programming on "Sister Awake Remix" - Susann Richter – background vocals on "Sister Awake Remix"
- Ed Stasium – recording, production and mixing
- Paul Hamington – engineering
- Simon Pressey – engineering and mixing on "Inanna (acoustic version)", "Silence (acoustic version)", "Turn the Lamp Down (acoustic version)" at Studio Morin Heights
- Greg Reely – mixing on on "Sister Awake Remix" at Warehouse Studio, VancouverVancouverVancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
- Dave Collins – mastering at A&M Mastering (Los Angeles)
- Verve Graphic Design Consultants Inc. (Toronto) – design
- Simone Orlando – front & back cover image
- Ray Danniels and Steve Hoffman (SRO Management) – management