Rite Now
Rite Now is the eighteenth solo album by Julian Cope, released in 2002. It is also the third album in the Rite series following the earlier albums Rite (1992) and Rite² (1997).
| Rite Now | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 2002 | |||
| Genre | Ambient, funk, krautrock | |||
| Length | 72:25 | |||
| Label | Head Heritage | |||
| Producer | Julian Cope | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music |   [1] |
| The Great Rock Discography | 6/10[2] |
Mostly instrumental, the album features four "meditational funk-a-thons", as Cope's website describes them, combining funky grooves and krautrock rhythms with wah-wah guitars and "cosmic" synthesizers.[3][4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Julian Cope.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Twilight of the Motherfuckers" | 21:25 |
| 2. | "Give the Poet Some" | 14:22 |
| 3. | "Supernatural Agencies" | 16:29 |
| 4. | "Ephaedra" | 20:09 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[5]
Musicians
- Julian Cope – bass, guitar, Mellotron 400, percussion, vocals
- Anthony "Doggen" Foster – guitar (also performs pseudonymously as "Terry Dobbin" playing guitar and percussion)[6]
- Thighpaulsandra – ARP 2600, Korg organ, Faerial 5 (also performs pseudonymously as "Cliff Cheerio" playing Hammond organ, percussion and Roland 77)[7]
- Donald Ross Skinner – percussion, harmonica, organ, bass on "Ephaedra"
- Kevin "Kevlar" Bales – drums
- Adam Whittaker – digital, cassettes
- John-Paul Braddock – digital, crystal machine
Technical
- Julian Cope – producer, directed by, photography, design
- Flora Cocktail – design
References
- Larkin, Colin (2011). Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Concise (5th Edition). Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- Strong, Martin C. "Julian Cope Biography". The Great Rock Bible. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- Head Heritage - Rite Now Headheritage.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2018
- "The S.P.A.C.E.R.O.C.K.E.R.’s Guide to Julian Cope" (Aural Innovations magazine #23, April 2003) Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- Julian Cope - Rite Now (CD liner notes). Head Heritage. 2002. HH 13
- "Q&A 2000ce — Cope Musicians & Cohorts" Headheritage.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- "Thighpaulsandra discography" Brainwashed.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
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