Blue Room Archives
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{{Infobox album
| name = Blue Room Archives
| type = studio
| artist = Tantric
| cover = Tantric_Blue_Room_Archives_Cover_Art.jpg
| alt =
| released = September 30, 2014{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0DwFssOLslAH0HslpuHW5u?autoplay=true|title=Blue Room Archives|date=September 30, 2014|via=open.spotify.com}}
| recorded = 2001–2014{{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/albums/Tantric/Blue-room-archives|title=Blue Room Archives by Tantric|website=Genius}}
| venue =
| studio = Blue Room
| genre = Post-grunge
| label = Pavement Records{{Cite web|url=https://www.pandora.com/artist/tantric/blue-room-archives/ALw9nnj7Vxxcwng?corr=knowledge_panel&part=google|title=Blue Room Archives|date=September 30, 2014|via=www.pandora.com}}
| producer = Hugo Ferreira
| prev_title = 37 Channels
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = Mercury Retrograde
| next_year = 2018
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Blue Room Archives
| type = studio
| single1 = Cynical
| single1date = August 28, 2014
| single2 = Mourning After
| single2date = January 22, 2015
}}
}}
Blue Room Archives is the sixth studio album by American rock band Tantric. It was released on September 30, 2014, via Pavement Records.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/blue-room-archives-mr0004235723|title=Blue Room Archives - Tantric | Release Info|website=AllMusic}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pavementmusic.com/product/tantric-blue-room-archives/|title=Tantric - Blue Room Archives|website=Pavement Music}}
Background
The band announced on their official Facebook page on August 1, 2014, that they would be releasing a new studio album of previously unreleased material throughout the band's career including newly recorded acoustic versions of their early hits "Breakdown" and "Mourning" along with two new remixes of their later hits "Mind Control" and "Fall to the Ground".{{Cite web|url=https://therocktribune.com/2014/09/25/tantric-to-release-blue-room-archives-september-30th/|title=Tantric to release "Blue Room Archives" September 30th|date=September 25, 2014}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pavementmusic.com/news/tantric-releases-blue-room-archives-on-september-30th/|title=TANTRIC RELEASES "BLUE ROOM ARCHIVES" ON SEPTEMBER 30TH|first=Mark|last=Nawara|date=August 29, 2014|website=Pavement Music}}
On August 28, 2014, Ferreira revealed in an interview with Music Junkie Press the title of the album originated from the name of his personal home studio that he named the "Blue Room" which was where much of the album's production work and song writing has been done at various different times throughout his career.{{Cite web|url=https://musicjunkiepress.com/tag/tantric/|title=Tantric}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefrontrowreport.com/tantric-blue-room-archives-review/|title=Tantric: The Blue Room Archives review}}
Lead singer Hugo Ferreira commented on the album saying: "This isn't so much a premeditated album, but a collection of music I have done that I always loved extremely but never found a place for. It's songs in their purest form, no flashy production or elaborate theme. Imagine it as a mix tape of songs I wrote or co-wrote that stand alone uniquely. A inside view of the other side of a tantric state of mind."{{Cite web|url=https://screamermagazine.com/press-releases/tantric-releases-blue-room-archives-september-30th/|title=Tantric Releases "Blue Room Archives" On September 30th|first=David|last=Castagno|date=August 29, 2014|website=Screamer Magazine}}{{Cite web|url=https://musicexistence.com/blog/2014/08/29/tantric-releases-blue-room-archives-on-september-30th/|title=TANTRIC RELEASES "BLUE ROOM ARCHIVES" ON SEPTEMBER 30TH – Music Existence|website=musicexistence.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.liveabout.com/tantric-biography-and-profile-2898339|title=Tantric Biography and Profile|website=LiveAbout}}
Promotion
To help promote the album, the band offered pre-orders of hand-signed copies of the album by lead vocalist Hugo Ferreira for $20.00.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/Tantric?app_data%5Baction%5D=show&app_data%5Bcontroller%5D=shop%2Fdeals&app_data%5Bdeal_app_id%5D=2257&app_data%5Bdeal_id%5D=953&app_data%5Bredirect%5D=true&ref=ts&sk=app_553978681346626|title=Tantric|website=Facebook }}{{Cite web |date= |title=TANTRIC RELEASES "BLUE ROOM ARCHIVES" ON SEPTEMBER 30TH |url=http://shockwavemagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2141:tantric-releases-qblue-room-archivesq-on-september-30th&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=81 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626143300/http://shockwavemagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2141:tantric-releases-qblue-room-archivesq-on-september-30th&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=81 |archive-date=2015-06-26 |access-date= |website=shockwavemagazine.com}}
Track listing
The track list for the album was revealed on August 1, 2014, along with the announcement of the album.
{{Track listing
| headline = Blue Room Archives{{Cite web|url=https://allflac.com/album/442428|title=Tantric - Blue Room Archives (2014)|website=Hi-res music download. New albums FLAC, DSD, SACD formats}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.silverplatters.com/p/16749683/tantric-blue-room-archives|title=- Tantric - Blue Room Archives|website=Facebook.LikeSiteName}}
| total_length =42:45
| title1 = Cynical (feat. Brett Hestla)
| length1 = 3:23
| title2 = Breakdown (Acoustic)
| length2 = 3:18
| title3 = Abuse Me
| length3 = 3:48
| title4 = Don't Let It Win
| length4 = 2:57
| title5 = Fall to the Ground (remix)
| length5 = 3:15
| title6 = Mind Control (remix)
| length6 = 3:34
| title7 = Mourning (Acoustic)
| length7 = 5:30
| title8 = Nothing at All
| length8 = 4:09
| title9 = Mourning After
| length9 = 4:40
| title10 = Indiscretion
| length10 = 4:22
| title11 = Flip a Coin
| length11 = 3:45
}}