Ritual Tension

The story

Ritual Tension is an American experimental rock band that formed in 1983 in New York City. They have released three studio albums and an EP. During their first incarnation all records were recorded at Martin Bisi's BC Studio in Brooklyn, and a live album taken from shows at CBGB, before their initial dissolution in 1990. At the same time, various configurations of the band members took part in art performances around Manhattan at venues such as Pyramid Club and PS 122. They re-formed in 2018, began playing shows and released a new album entitled It's Just the Apocalypse, It's Not the End in 2020, and played live together in 2023 at the Downtown Music Gallery.

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Stories

Beyond the records: books, other lives and interviews, from the band and its members.

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Records

• I Live Here / Hotel California · 1987 · compilation
• I Live Here / Hotel California (2-Fer) · 1986 · compilation

Records from MusicBrainz, completed with the release lists of Deezer. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive and the same lists.

Members

• Michael Shockley
• Marc Sloan
• Ivan Nahem
• Andrew Nahem
• Claire Lawrence-Slater
• Michael Goglia

Members past and present, each with their own page. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.

Also plays on

Records by other artists with Ritual Tension in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.

Playlists with Ritual Tension in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.

If you like Ritual Tension

• SlughogLast.fm listeners
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• Ed HallLast.fm listeners
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• Halo of FliesLast.fm listeners
• Of Cabbages and KingsLast.fm listeners
• Circle XLast.fm listeners
• King Snake RoostLast.fm listeners
• Nirvanasame scene: noise rock, US
• Swanssame scene: noise rock, US
• Bucketheadsame scene: noise rock, US
• Weensame scene: noise rock, US

Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of Ritual Tension’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.