The Tea Party

Transmission

Label

EMI Music Canada

Release year

1997

Producer

Jeff Martin

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Though only a three-piece, The Tea Party pile on a wide range of non-traditional instrumentation to create a unique, swirling sound

Author & Special Guests

Tim Minneci

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Jason Dziak

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From up north comes The Tea Party, creating a stew of eastern scales, industrial rhythms and Zeppelin-esque dramatics. Their 1997 sophomore release Transmission is the quintessential headphones album. Though only a three-piece, they pile on a wide range of non-traditional instrumentation to create a unique, swirling sound that goes big rock in the vein of The Cult or Led Zeppelin while grounding with industrial rhythms at home on a Nine Inch Nails or Stabbing Westward record. All while frontman Jeff Martin bellows and shrieks like the lost cousin of Jim Morrison and Ian Astbury. It can be exciting and overwhelming just a few bars apart - we try to figure out which way the overall experience leans. Tune in to find out.

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Songs in this episode

‍Intro - Temptation
15:11 - Gyroscope
17:54 - Psychopomp
22:05 - Babylon
Outro - Alarum

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