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The Tea Party: The Interzone Mantras

On October 16, 2001, “EMI Music Canada” label released “The Interzone Mantras” the sixth Tea Party (The) album. It was recorded in 2001, at “Le Studio” in Morin Heights, Quebec, and “Metalworks Studios” in Mississauga, and was produced by Jeff Martin.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Martin – vocals, guitars, recording
  • Stuart Chatwood – bass, keyboards
  • Jeffrey John Burrows – drums, percussion
  • Paul Atkins – additional percussion, additional vocals
  • Marc Oulette – string arrangements
  • Joanna Morin, Francois Pilon – 1st violins
  • Élise Lavoie, Pascale Gagnon – 2nd violins
  • Brian Bacon, Juie Dupras – violas
  • Vincent Bernard, Élisabeth Dubé – cellos
  • Muhammad Abdul Al Khabyyr – trombone
  • Jean-Pierre Zanetta – soprano, tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Maxine St-Pierre – trumpet
  • Francois D’Amours – alto and tenor saxophone
  • Nick Blagona – engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Don Hachey – engineer
  • Stuart Chatwood – art direction
  • Alessandro Bavari – artwork
  • Antonie Moonen – design

Track listing:

  1. Interzone
  2. Angels
  3. The Master and Margarita
  4. Apathy
  5. Soulbreaking
  6. Lullaby
  7. Must Must
  8. White Water Siren
  9. Cathartik
  10.  Dust to Gold
  11. Requiem
  12. Mantra

The Tea Party: Transmission

On August 19, 1997, “EMI Music Canada” label released “Transmission”, the fourth Tea Party (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Alkemical Studios” in  Montreal, “NRG Studios” in Los Angeles, “Le Studio” in Morin Heights, and was produced by Jeff Marti.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Martin – vocals, guitar, recording, mixing
  • Stuart Chatwood – bass, keyboards, art concept
  • Jeff Burrows – drums, percussion
  • Adam Kasper – mixing
  • Don Hachey, Brian Virtue, Robert Carranza – mixing assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Don Hachey, Lee Moro – recording assistant
  • Cover painting: “The Earth We Inherit” by Stuart Chatwood
  • James St. Laurent – art concept
  • Verve Graphic Design Consultants Inc – design
  • Joseph Cultice – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jeff Martin, Stuart Chatwood and Jeff Burrows.

  1. Temptation
  2. Army Ants
  3. Psychopomp
  4. Gyroscope
  5. Alarum
  6. Release
  7. Transmission
  8. Babylon
  9. Pulse
  10. Emerald
  11. Aftermath

The Tea Party: Triptych

On June 8, 1999, “EMI Music Canada” label released “Triptych”, the fifth Tea Party (The) fifth album. It was recorded in October 1998 – March 1989, at “Alkemical Studios” in Montreal, “Le Studio” in Morin-Heights, Quebec, “Metalworks Studios” in Mississauga, ON, and was produced by Jeff Martin.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Martin– vocals, guitar, steel guitar, sitar, keyboards, piano, percussion, recording, mixing
  • Stuart Chatwood– bass, guitar, keyboards, harmonium, percussion, cover, conception
  • Jeff Burrows – drums, percussion, table, djembe

String quartet

  • Ligia Paquin – viola
  • François Pilon – violin
  • Benoit Loiselle – cello
  • Stéphanie Meyer – cello
  • Don Hachey – engineering
  • Nick Blagona – mixing
  • Nick Blagona – mastering
  • Antonie Moonen – design
  • James St Laurent – cover photography
  • David Giammarco– special thanks

Track listing:

  1. Touch
  2. Underground
  3. Great Big Life
  4. Heaven Coming Down
  5. The Halcyon Days
  6. The Messenger – Daniel Lanois
  7. Samsara
  8. A Slight Attack
  9. Taking Me Away
  10. These Living Arms
  11. Chimera
  12. Gone
  13. Untitled (hidden track)