Haunted Dancehall

Haunted Dancehall
Studio album by
The Sabres of Paradise
Released28 November 1994 (1994-11-28)
Studio
  • Sabresonic
  • Orinoco
GenreTechno
Length76:49
LabelWarp
Producer
The Sabres of Paradise chronology
Sabresonic
(1993) 		Haunted Dancehall
(1994) 		Sabresonic II
(1995)
Singles from Haunted Dancehall
  1. "Theme"
    Released: 1994
  2. "Wilmot"
    Released: 1994

Haunted Dancehall is the second studio album by English electronic music group The Sabres of Paradise. It was released through Warp on 28 November 1994.[1] It peaked at number 57 on the UK Albums Chart.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Guardian[4]

NME named Haunted Dancehall the 47th best album of 1994.[5] In 2007, Haunted Dancehall was included in The Guardian's list of "1000 albums to hear before you die", with an accompanying write-up citing it as "techno's first concept album".[6] It was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Andrew Weatherall, Jagz Kooner, and Gary Burns

No.TitleLength
1."Bubble and Slide"2:39
2."Bubble and Slide II"7:38
3."Duke of Earlsfield"8:42
4."Flight Path Estate"3:21
5."Planet D" (Portishead Remix)4:41
6."Wilmot"7:32
7."Tow Truck"6:35
8."Theme"4:48
9."Theme 4"1:55
10."Return to Planet D"5:04
11."Ballad of Nicky McGuire"8:30
12."Jacob Street 7AM"3:46
13."Chapel Street Market 9AM"7:14
14."Haunted Dancehall"4:25
Total length:76:49

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.[8]

  • Andrew Weatherall – production, mixing
  • Jagz Kooner – production, mixing
  • Gary Burns – production, mixing
  • Portishead – additional production (5)
  • Scruff – additional production (6)
  • MadArk – artwork

Charts

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] 90
UK Albums (OCC)[2] 57

References

  1. ^ "Haunted Dancehall – The Sabres of Paradise". Warp. 28 November 1994. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  3. ^ Cooper, Sean. "Haunted Dancehall – The Sabres of Paradise". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  4. ^ Turner, Ben (2 December 1994). "The Sabres of Paradise: Haunted Dancehall (Warp)". The Guardian.
  5. ^ "Albums And Tracks Of The Year: 1994". NME. 10 October 2016. Archived from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Artists beginning with S". The Guardian. 21 November 2007. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  7. ^ Dimery, Robert, ed. (2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
  8. ^ The Sabres of Paradise (1994). Haunted Dancehall (booklet). Warp. WARPCD26.
  9. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 June 2020.