The Tea Party

The Tea Party is a Canadian rock band with blues, progressive rock, Indian and Middle -Eastern influences. The style has been in the public and the media often referred to as " Moroccan roll" and described the music as a mix of The Doors and Led Zeppelin. The Tea Party have released eight albums on EMI Music Canada, and sold 1.6 million albums. "Heaven Coming Down" in 1999 reaching number one on the Canadian Singles Chart. 2005, the joint venture of The Tea Party ended in the meantime, before the band in the summer of 2011 reunited.

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History

The Early Years (1990-1995)

The Tea Party was founded in 1990 by Jeff Martin, Stuart Chatwood and Jeff Burrows after a jam session at the "Cherry Beach Rehearsal Studios " in Toronto. All members of the band had played in their youth even in various other bands together. They called their new band The Tea Party after the infamous "hash sessions" of the famous Beat Generation poet Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs.

The Tea Party released their first self-titled album in 1991, and marketed it on his own label "Eternal Discs". The album had strong influences from the psychedelic rock and blues, and was produced by Jeff Martin himself. This he also maintained in future albums in order to ensure the complete artistic freedom of the band. 1993 The Tea Party signed a recording contract with EMI Music Canada and released their first major label album, " Splendor Solis ". The band sat open tunings and goblet drums as a style element to imitate Indian sounds, which has been continuously perfected during the entire career, but without losing the blues influence from his eyes. In 1994, the album was released in Australia. The single " Save Me" was this the start of a successful career in Down Under. The band won the support of the national radio station Triple J, which allowed the first tour of The Tea Party, was in "Save Me" the unconquered hit with every performance.

Success (1995-2000)

With more and more improved sound in 1995, " The Edges of Twilight " recorded with a number of Indian and Arabic instruments. "Sister Awake", the third single of the album pretty much defines exactly what the band was doing with the combination of rock and world music. "Sister Awake" is a work based on acoustic arrangement of 12 -string guitar, sitar, sarod, harmonium and goblet drums. The Edges of Twilight is the most commercially successful album of The Tea Party, with more than 270,000 records sold. In Canada it has been awarded double platinum in Australia with platinum.

After successful tours in Canada, Europe and Australia in 1996, took The Tea Party " Alhambra " on.

"Transmission " was released in 1997 and was the first outing of the band in the electronic music. With a Sond, who was the Nine Inch Nails not dissimilar to The Tea Party dared to advance to shift the basis of their music on World Music. "Transmission " is a collection of aggressive songs that were caused by breaks in the band. Significantly the changes of management and an unsatisfactory support from the record company heightened the sense discrepancies. This was also reflected in the first single, " Temptation" and the title song of the album. Nevertheless, it managed the band members to overcome the crisis and emerge stronger than before it. These experiences were then processed among others in subsequent albums.

" Triptych " followed in 1999, and the first single " Heaven Coming Down" was number one in the Canadian broadcasting. The music of The Tea Party was orchestral based on the blues orientation. " Live at the Enmore Theatre ," the only live album by the band, was released during an Australian tour for the album " Triptych ".

The later years (2000-2005)

The band released a 2000 single collection called " The Tea Party Collection ", the following year, followed by a DVD full of music videos ( which were reshuffled by Martin in surround sound ) with the name " Illuminations".

Later in 2001, "The Interzone Mantras " then was released and in November 2002 there was again a Canada tour with the symphony orchestra.

" Seven Circles ", the last album of the band, was released in 2004. Both "The Interzone Mantras " and " Seven Circles " was a return to the band its original sound.

In October 2005, The Tea Party disbanded unexpectedly when Jeff Martin suddenly announced that he would pursue in the future of his solo career. The reason for the separation of different views are specified in the creative implementation afterwards.

The forum of the band Chatswood wrote that it did him and Jeff Burrows very sorry and were both very affected. From your side of the band would now make an extended break.

Intermediate band resolution (2006 - 2011)

2006 wrote Burrows and Chatswood further songs under the name The Art Decay. Chatswood also composed the music for the video game Prince of Persia for Ubisoft Montreal. Burrows joined together as a drummer with Rush's Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, and other Canadian musicians to Big Dirty tape. In addition, he moderates the noon broadcast on FM The Rock, a radio station in Windsor.

Martin moved to Ireland and took there his debut solo album " Exile and the Kingdom ", which was released in 2006 in Canada and Australia in share of Europe, Canada and Australia, he was already on tour and released two live albums: "Live in Brisbane 2006 " and 2006 " Live in Dublin ". In 2008 he founded together with Wayne Sheehy ( Ron Wood, Eric Burdon and others) together THE ARMADA and in the same year released the self-titled debut album. Martin moved a short time later from Ireland to Australia, which also marked the end of The Armada. In the summer of 2010 he started together with Jay Cortez and Malcolm Clark under the band name Jeff Martin 777 with the recording of The Ground Cries Out. The album was released in Canada on March 1, 2011 and was distributed by EMI Canada. A month later the release of the album in Australia. Although Jeff Martin 777 does not understand as a solo project, but as an independent band, took rumors of a reunion of The Tea Party to. In April 2011, drummer Jeff Burrows confirmed these rumors.

The Reunion (2011 - 2012)

In summer 2011, The Tea Party play for the first time in six years break some concerts and festivals in Canada. It was followed by a second Canadian tour in November-December 2011. For May 2012, the band is planning a tour in Australia.

In addition, the rumors multiplied by the inclusion of a new studio album, which will be released end of 2012.

Band Members

  • Jeff Martin - vocals, guitar, sitar, sarod, oud, banjo, mandolin, dumbek
  • Stuart Chatwood - bass, guitar, keyboard, harmonium, percussion, mandolin, tambura, cello, bass pedal
  • Jeff Burrows - drums, percussion, djembe, goblet drums, tabla

Discography

  • The Tea Party (1991) ( debut album )
  • Splendor Solis (1993 )
  • The Edges of Twilight (1995 )
  • Alhambra (1996 ) (Multimedia CD)
  • Transmission ( 1997)
  • Triptych (1999)
  • Tangents: The Tea Party Collection (2000)
  • The Interzone Mantras (2001)
  • Seven Circles (2004)

Videography

Music videos

  • " Let Me Show You the Door ", 1991 (Scott Souliere and Stuart Grant - filmed in Windsor and Detroit )
  • "The River", 1993 ( Floria Sigismondi - Toronto )
  • "Save Me", 1993 ( Floria Sigismondi - Toronto )
  • " A Certain Slant of Light", 1994 ( Floria Sigismondi - Sydney )
  • " Shadows on the Mountainside ", 1995 ( George Vail - Paris, Ontario)
  • " Fire in the Head", 1995 ( Dean Karr - Los Angeles )
  • " The Bazaar ", 1995 ( George Vail - Istanbul)
  • "Sister Awake", 1996 ( Curtis Wehr Fritz - Toronto )
  • "Temptation", 1997 ( Tyran George - Toronto )
  • "Babylon", 1997 ( Tyran George - Toronto )
  • "Release", 1998 ( Ulf Buddensieck - Paris and Toronto )
  • " Psychopomp ", 1998 ( Adam Kowalchuk - live on MuchMusic, Toronto )
  • "Heaven Coming Down", 1999 ( Ulf Buddensieck - Toronto )
  • "The Messenger", 1999 ( George Vail - Toronto )
  • " Walking Wounded ", 2000 ( George Vail - Havana )
  • " Lullaby ", 2001 ( Don Allan and Miroslav Bazak - Toronto )
  • "Angels", 2001 ( Craig Bernard - Toronto )
  • "Writings on the Wall", 2004 ( Stuart Chatwood and Stephen Scott - Toronto )
  • " Stargazer", 2004 ( Don Allan - Toronto )
  • "Oceans ", 2005 ( Stuart Chatswood, Jaimie Webster and Jonathon Corbiere - animated by York University students)

Publications

  • " Illuminations (DVD) " (2001 ), platinum in Canada
  • "Live: Intimate & Interactive" (2007)
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