Cruzential is the second album from the Danish

Denmark

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 band Kashmir

Kashmir (band)

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. The producer and engineer Ron Saint Germain

Ron Saint Germain

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 used the two words ‘crucial’ and ‘essential’ constantly, and the title of the album is a contraction of the two words.

The album is released in two versions: the first version, released in 1996, and the second version released in 1997, with two added tracks: "Stand" and "Gloom". The two versions featured different covers.

The original tracks were recorded and mixed at Track House and Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen

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, Denmark

Denmark

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from January to March, 1996, whereas the two added tracks where recorded in January 1997.

Track listing

1. "Vote 4 Dick Taid" – 4:24
2. "Stand" – 4:07
3. "Prawn's Blues" – 4:10
4. "Bring Back Superman" – 3:59
5. "Travelogue" – 3:44
6. "Could We Kill Fred?" – 4:22
7. "Dring" – 4:59
8. "Star in My Movie" – 3:36
9. "Gloom" – 4:03
10. "Beamed" – 4:15
11. "Lollypork Stomp" – 1:47
12. "Victoria" – 3:40
13. "Bag of Flash & Thyme" – 5:02