Ceremonial (Savage Republic album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Ceremonial
| type = album
| artist = Savage Republic
| cover = Savage_Republic_Ceremonial.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1985|12}}
| recorded = {{Start date|1985}}
| venue =
| studio = Evan Williams Studio, Santa Ana, CA
| genre = Post-punk, experimental rock
| length = 37:54
| label = Independent Project/Fundamental
| producer = Bruce Licher, Robert Loveless
| prev_title = Trudge
| prev_year = 1985
| next_title = Live Trek 1985 - 1986
| next_year = 1987
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |first=Richie |last=Unterberger |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000841291|pure_url=yes}}|title=Savage Republic: Ceremonial > Review |publisher=Allmusic |date= |accessdate=October 18, 2015}}
}}
Ceremonial is the second studio album by the American post-punk band Savage Republic, released in 1985 by Independent Project Records and Fundamental Records.{{cite web |first1=Andrea |last1=Enthal |first2=Ira |last2=Robbins |url=http://trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=savage_republic |title=Savage Republic |publisher=Trouser Press |year=2007 |accessdate=October 18, 2015}} It has been remixed and reissued, since 1990, accompanied by the Trudge EP. All CD issues contain only the instrumental versions of the songs.
Track listing
{{tracklist
| headline = Side one
| all_music = Mark Erskine, Thom Furhmann, Greg Grunke, Bruce Licher, Robert Loveless and Ethan Port
| title1 = Andelusia
| lyrics1 = Louise Bialik, Loveless, Port
| length1 = 5:40
| title2 = Walking Backwards
| lyrics2 = Loveless, Port
| length2 = 3:44
| title3 = 1000 Days
| lyrics3 = Erskine, Loveless, Port
| length3 = 3:35
| title4 = Mediterranea
| length4 = 3:49
| title5 = Dionysius
| lyrics5 = Loveless, Port
| length5 = 2:46
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Side two
| title1 = Ceremonial
| length1 = 6:23
| title2 = Year of Exile
| length2 = 9:31
| title3 = Land of Delusion
| length3 = 2:23
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = 1990 CD issue track listing
| title1 = Trek
| length1 = 8:21
| title2 = Siege
| length2 = 4:21
| title3 = Assembly
| length3 = 4:43
| title4 = Trudge
| length4 = 7:16
| title5 = Andelusia
| length5 = 5:40
| title6 = Walking Backwards
| length6 = 3:44
| title7 = 1000 Days
| length7 = 3:35
| title8 = Mediterranea
| length8 = 3:49
| title9 = Dionysius
| length9 = 2:46
| title10 = Ceremonial
| note10 = Intro
| length10 = 1:22
| title11 = Ceremonial
| length11 = 5:09
| title12 = Year of Exile
| length12 = 9:31
| title13 = Land of Delusion
| length13 = 2:24
}}
Personnel
Adapted from the Ceremonial liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=Ceremonial |others=Savage Republic |year=1985 |type=sleeve |publisher=Fundamental Records |location=Lake Zurich, Illinois}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
;Savage Republic
- Mark Erskine – drums, percussion, bongos, vocals
- Thom Furhmann – trombone, bass guitar
- Greg Grunke – guitar, bass guitar, dulcimer
- Bruce Licher – guitar, bass guitar, percussion, vocals, production
- Robert Loveless – vocals, keyboards, mandolin, percussion, production
- Ethan Port – guitar, percussion, vocals
{{col-2}}
;Additional musicians
- Louise Bialik – vocals (A1)
;Production and additional personnel
- Mark Coffin – recording
- Scott Sing – photography
- Gary Stern – recording
- Evan Williams – recording, mixing
{{col-end}}
Release history
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master |master=50757 |name=Ceremonial |type=album}}
{{Savage Republic}}
{{Authority control}}