Devil Hopping
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Devil Hopping is the fourth studio album from British indie band Inspiral Carpets
, released in 1994 via Mute Records
. The single version of "I Want You" features vocals by Mark E. Smith
of The Fall.
The title of the album came from producer Pascal Gabriel's pronunciation of the word "developing."
Technical personnel
Inspiral Carpets
Inspiral Carpets are an alternative rock band from Oldham in Greater Manchester, England formed by Graham Lambert and Stephen Holt in 1983. The band is named after a clothing shop on their Oldham estate...
, released in 1994 via Mute Records
Mute Records
Mute is an independent record label based in the UK. It was founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller and featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Goldfrapp, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure and Fad Gadget.-Beginnings:...
. The single version of "I Want You" features vocals by Mark E. Smith
Mark E. Smith
Mark Edward Smith is the lead singer, lyricist, frontman, and only constant member of the English post-punk band The Fall.-Early life:...
of The Fall.
The title of the album came from producer Pascal Gabriel's pronunciation of the word "developing."
LP: Cow Records / DUNG 25 (UK)
- "I Want You" – 3:10
- "Party In The Sky" – 3:52
- "Plutoman" – 4:15
- "Uniform" – 3:54
- "Lovegrove" – 3:18
- "Just Wednesday" – 3:43
- "Saturn 5" – 3:59
- "All Of This And More" – 3:32
- "The Way The Light Falls" – 4:55
- "Half Way There" – 3:50
- "Cobra" – 2:13
- "I Don't Want To Go Blind" – 4:03
- also released on CD (DUNG 25 CD)
LP: Cow Records / LDUNG 25 (UK)
Contains track listing as above, plus a red vinyl 10" featuring the following tracks:- "Saturn 5 (Peel Session)" – 3:50
- "I Want You (Peel Session)" – 3:01
- "The Way The Light Falls (Peel Session)" – 4:35
- "Party In The Sky (Peel Session)" – 3:42
- Peel Sessions first broadcast on 13 December 1993.
- also available on CD (LDUNG 25 CD)
Singles
- Dung 23 - "Saturn 5" (1994)
- Dung 24 - "I Want You" (w/ Mark E. SmithMark E. SmithMark Edward Smith is the lead singer, lyricist, frontman, and only constant member of the English post-punk band The Fall.-Early life:...
) (1994) - Dung 26 - "Uniform" (1994)
Personnel
Inspiral Carpets- Clint BoonClint BoonClint Boon is an English musician and DJ. Boon originally rose to notability as the keyboards player with Inspiral Carpets.-Career:...
– keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, vocals - Craig Gill – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Tom HingleyTom HingleyTom Hingley is a musician best known as the lead vocalist of the English rock band Inspiral Carpets.-Life:...
– vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Graham Lambert – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Martyn Walsh – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
Technical personnel
- Pete Ashworth – photographyPhotographyPhotography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
- Dave Buchanan – assistant
- Pascal Gabriel – producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, mixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may... - Inspiral CarpetsInspiral CarpetsInspiral Carpets are an alternative rock band from Oldham in Greater Manchester, England formed by Graham Lambert and Stephen Holt in 1983. The band is named after a clothing shop on their Oldham estate...
– producer - Lewis Mulatero – photography
- Clif Norrell – engineerAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
, mixing