The Edges of Twilight
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The Edges of Twilight is the third album by The Tea Party
. The album features many instruments from around the world, giving various songs a strong world music
flavour in addition to the rock
/blues
influences evident in the band's earlier releases. Jeff Burrows
explained that "basically we wanted to expand upon the initial idea that we tried on Splendor Solis
, which was trying to incorporate different styles of world music into our music. So with this album we became more familiar with many more instruments. In our minds we were trying to do for a rock album what Peter Gabriel
does to pop by infusing various cultures, percussion and exotic sounds into it."
The Edges of Twilight helped propel the band into mainstream success in their native Canada
, where it reached double platinum status and earned the band several Juno nominations, including "Best Rock Album" and "Group of the Year".
The title of the album is taken from a chapter of the book Fire in the Head, by American author Tom Cowan, which also inspired the name of the first track on the album.
The album also includes a hidden song which features a spoken word
performance by folk
legend Roy Harper
, who is a friend of the band.
Featured on the cover is a statue by William Wetmore Story
called Angel of Grief
.
The Tea Party
The Tea Party is a Canadian rock band with blues, progressive rock, Indian and Middle Eastern influences, dubbed "Moroccan roll" by the media. Active throughout the 1990s up until 2005 when the band broke up, The Tea Party released eight albums on EMI Music Canada, selling 1.6 million records...
. The album features many instruments from around the world, giving various songs a strong world music
World music
World music is a term with widely varying definitions, often encompassing music which is primarily identified as another genre. This is evidenced by world music definitions such as "all of the music in the world" or "somebody else's local music"...
flavour in addition to the rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
/blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
influences evident in the band's earlier releases. Jeff Burrows
Jeff Burrows
Jeffrey John Burrows is the drummer and percussionist for Canadian rock band Crash Karma, and formerly for The Tea Party....
explained that "basically we wanted to expand upon the initial idea that we tried on Splendor Solis
Splendor Solis (album)
Splendor Solis is The Tea Party's second album, and their first release on EMI Music Canada. The overall tone of the album is very organic and natural, with many songs featuring 6 and 12 string guitar acoustic guitars, and very little in terms of electronic effects or production techniques.The...
, which was trying to incorporate different styles of world music into our music. So with this album we became more familiar with many more instruments. In our minds we were trying to do for a rock album what Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Peter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career...
does to pop by infusing various cultures, percussion and exotic sounds into it."
The Edges of Twilight helped propel the band into mainstream success in their native Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, where it reached double platinum status and earned the band several Juno nominations, including "Best Rock Album" and "Group of the Year".
The title of the album is taken from a chapter of the book Fire in the Head, by American author Tom Cowan, which also inspired the name of the first track on the album.
The album also includes a hidden song which features a spoken word
Spoken word
Spoken word is a form of poetry that often uses alliterated prose or verse and occasionally uses metered verse to express social commentary. Traditionally it is in the first person, is from the poet’s point of view and is themed in current events....
performance by folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
legend Roy Harper
Roy Harper
Roy Harper is an English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist who has been a professional musician since the mid 1960s...
, who is a friend of the band.
Featured on the cover is a statue by William Wetmore Story
William Wetmore Story
William Wetmore Story was an American sculptor, art critic, poet and editor.-Biography:William Wetmore Story was the son of jurist Joseph Story and Sarah Waldo Story...
called Angel of Grief
Angel of Grief
Angel of Grief is an 1894 sculpture by William Wetmore Story which serves as the grave stone of the artist and his wife at the Protestant Cemetery, Rome....
.
Track listing
- "Fire in the HeadFire in the Head"Fire in the Head" is a song by Canadian rock band The Tea Party. It was released as a single in Australia and a promotional single in Canada, the UK and the USA...
" – 5:06 - "The BazaarThe Bazaar"The Bazaar" is a song by Canadian rock band The Tea Party. It was released as a promotional single in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and the USA. The music video was shot in Istanbul, and its Grand Bazaar...
" – 3:42 - "Correspondences" – 7:28
- "The Badger" – 3:58
- "Silence" – 2:51
- "Sister AwakeSister Awake"Sister Awake" is a song by Canadian rock band The Tea Party. It was released as a promotional single in Canada. The music video was shot in Toronto and images from the video illustrate the booklet of Alhambra and its multimedia component...
" – 5:43 - "Turn the Lamp Down Low" – 5:16
- "Shadows on the MountainsideShadows on the Mountainside"Shadows on the Mountainside" is a song by Canadian rock band The Tea Party. It was released as a promotional single in Australia. The music video directed by Jeff Renfrew, was shot at Websters FallsDundas, Ontario and only screened in Australia until the release of Illuminations."Shadows on the...
" – 3:39 - "Drawing Down the Moon" – 5:26
- "Inanna" – 3:48
- "Coming Home" – 5:53
- "Walk with Me" – 14:20 (includes a spoken word piece by Roy HarperRoy HarperRoy Harper is an English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist who has been a professional musician since the mid 1960s...
)
Credits
- Jeff Burrows - drums and percussion
- Stuart Chatwood - bass guitars
- Jeff Martin - guitars, vocals, production at A&M Studios (Los Angeles)
- Roy HarperRoy HarperRoy Harper is an English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist who has been a professional musician since the mid 1960s...
- spoken word - Ed Stasium - recording, production and mixing
- Paul Hamingson - engineering
- Dave Collins - mastering at A&M Mastering (Los Angeles)
- Patrick Duffy - art direction and design
- Michael White - management