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ALBUM · 1996

Hempton Manor

by The Shamen · 2 Oct 1996 · Virgin Schallplatten GmbH · 10 tracks · 59:10

  • electronic
  • ambient
  • house
  • progressive house

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Hempton Manor sleeve
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Tracklist

  1. 1Freya5:56
  2. 2Urpflanze5:51
  3. 3Cannabeo6:17
  4. 4Khat5:51
  5. 5Bememe6:45
  6. 6Indica5:52
  7. 7Rausch6:09
  8. 8Kava5:18
  9. 9El-fin5:24
  10. 10The Monoriff5:48

Running time 59:10

Tracklist of the first edition, from MusicBrainz.

The story

Hempton Manor is the sixth studio album by Scottish electronic music group The Shamen, released in September 1996. Hempton Manor is inspired by and dedicated to hemp and featured a liner printed on hemp-based paper. "Hempton Manor" hybridizes tripped out techno, spacey dub and frenetic drum and bass styles. The decision to make it an entirely instrumental album was a deliberate ploy to break from their record label, One Little Indian. It is alleged to have been recorded in seven days to conclude the recording contract with One Little Indian, and the first letters of each track form an acrostic spelling out "Fuck Birket", referring to label founder Derek Birkett, who wanted the group to move back into more commercial territory.

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The record

  • First released
    2 Oct 1996
  • Labels
    Virgin Schallplatten GmbH 8421242
    One Little Indian Records TPLP62CD
  • Kind
    Album
  • Formats
    CD 2 editions
  • Editions
    2 releases in 2 countries
  • Running time
    59:10
  • Barcode
    724384212421

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