Rite Now

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Rite Now
Studio album by
Released2002
GenreAmbient, funk, krautrock
Length72:25
LabelHead Heritage
ProducerJulian Cope
Julian Cope chronology
Discover Odin
(2001)
Rite Now
(2002)
Rome Wasn't Burned in a Day
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]
The Great Rock Discography6/10[2]

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).

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[edit]

All tracks are written by Julian Cope

No.TitleLength
1."Twilight of the Motherfuckers"21:25
2."Give the Poet Some"14:22
3."Supernatural Agencies"16:29
4."Ephaedra"20:09

Personnel[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Concise (5th Edition). Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  2. ^ Strong, Martin C. "Julian Cope Biography". The Great Rock Bible. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  3. ^ Head Heritage - Rite Now Headheritage.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2018
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Julian Cope - Rite Now (CD liner notes). Head Heritage. 2002. HH 13
  6. ^ "Q&A 2000ce — Cope Musicians & Cohorts" Headheritage.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Thighpaulsandra discography" Brainwashed.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.

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