Summary
Devil Hopping is the fourth studio album from British indie band Inspiral Carpets, released on 7 March 1994 via Mute Records.[1][10][11] The single version of "I Want You" features vocals by Mark E. Smith of The Fall.[12] Mute dropped the band after the release of Devil Hopping.[13]
| Devil Hopping | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 7 March 1994 | |||
| Recorded | Parr Street (Liverpool) | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 44:38 | |||
| Label | Mute | |||
| Producer | Pascal Gabriel[1] | |||
| Inspiral Carpets chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Devil Hopping | ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [5] |
| Chicago Tribune | [6] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [7] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [8] |
| NME | (8/10)[9] |
The title of the album came from producer Pascal Gabriel's pronunciation of the word "developing."
Critical reception edit
The Chicago Tribune wrote that "with driving guitars and Martyn Walsh's booming bass lines, Devil Hopping edges toward a punchier rock sound."[6] Trouser Press wrote that "the nearly lifeless music is at best self-parodic; the lyrics are hopelessly trite."[1]
Track listing edit
All tracks by Inspiral Carpets.
LP: Cow Records / DUNG 25 (UK) edit
- "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) edit
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 edit
- Dung 23 - "Saturn 5" (1994)
- Dung 24 - "I Want You" (w/ Mark E. Smith) (1994)
- Dung 26 - "Uniform" (1994)
Personnel edit
- Inspiral Carpets
- Clint Boon – keyboards, backing vocals
- Craig Gill – drums
- Tom Hingley – lead vocals
- Graham Lambert – guitars
- Martyn Walsh – bass
- Technical personnel
- Peter Ashworth – photography
- Dave Buchanan – assistant
- Pascal Gabriel – producer, mixing
- Inspiral Carpets – producer
- Lewis Mulatero – photography
- Sleeve design - Mark Neal & Bill Smith, Bill Smith Studio
- Clif Norrell – engineer, mixing
References edit
- ^ a b c "Inspiral Carpets". Trouser Press. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Single Releases". Music Week. 8 January 1994. p. 15.
- ^ "Single Releases". Music Week. 19 February 1994. p. 21.
- ^ "Single Releases". Music Week. 23 April 1994. p. 29.
- ^ "Devil Hopping". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ a b Webber, Brad. "Inspiral CarpetsDevil Hopping (Mute) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)England's Inspiral Carpets..." chicagotribune.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 481.
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 576.
- ^ Frost, Danny. "Review: Inspiral Carpets - Devil Hopping (Mute/All formats)". NME (March 5, 1994). IPC Media: 54.
- ^ Buckley, Peter (22 October 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Album Releases". Music Week. 5 March 1994. p. 20.
- ^ "Inspiral Carpets | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Inspiral Carpets - Record Collector Magazine". recordcollectormag.com.