Album
This Is The Ice Age
1981 · Electronic, Rock
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This Is The Ice Age is an Electronic album by Martha And The Muffins, originally released in 1981. On Gatefold: 22 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.
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This is the Ice Age was Martha and the Muffins' third album, released on LP and cassette in 1981. The track "Women Around the World at Work" was released as a single in the UK and Canada. The album was a debut for Daniel Lanois as a rock music producer; he would later be discovered by Brian Eno and produce for artists as diverse as U2, Bob Dylan, and Dashboard Confessional. The cover image was taken by Muffins' guitarist Mark Gane from an apartment he was living in on Bloor Street in Toronto. It depicts the Bank of Montreal tower over a building in poor repair. After being unavailable for over 20 year, this much sought after album was finally re-released on CD in 2005 by EMI Canada and includes two bonus tracks that were not on the original release. The CD has been released with copy protection technology which may make it difficult to play in some players or rip for use on MP3 player. The working title for this album was The Big Merge. Track listing All tracks composed by Mark Gane; except where indicated "Swimming" (Mark Gane, Martha Johnson, Andy Haa, Tim Gane, Jocelyne Lanois) – 3:54 "Women Around the World at Work" – 3:59 "Casualties of Glass" – 5:17 "Boy Without Filters" – 4:58 "Jets Seem Slower in London Skies" – 2:36 "This is the Ice Age" – 7:34 "One Day in Paris" (Martha Johnson) – 4:20 "You Sold the Cottage" – 4:01 "Three Hundred Years/Chemistry" (Martha Johnson) – 7:09 "I'm No Good at Conversation" – 3:43 "Twenty-two in Cincinnati" – 4:16 "I'm No Good At Conversation" was the B-side of the "Several Styles of Blonde Girls Dancing" single from Danseparc. "Twenty-two in Cincinnati" was the B-side of the "Women Around the World at Work" single. Personnel Martha Johnson - keyboard, vocals Mark Gane - guitar, vocals Jocelyne Lanois - bass Daniel Lanois - treatments Glenn Schellenberg - piano Andt Haas - saxophone George Axon - percussion Alyx Skriabow, Sandy Horne, Corinne Plomish, Gordon Deppe - background vocals References ^ Aidelman, Sid. "Eye On Entertainment", Toronto Star, February 24, 1981 (Section F, pg 3) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Is_the_Ice_Age" Categories: 1981 albums | Martha and the Muffins albums | Albums produced by Daniel Lanois .
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Swimming3:52
- A2Women Around The World At Work3:47
- A3Casualties Of Glass5:09
- A4Boy Without Filters4:58
- A5Jets Seem Slower In London Skies2:34
Side B
- B1This Is The Ice Age7:25
- B2One Day In Paris4:15
- B3You Sold The Cottage3:55
- B4Three Hundred Years / Chemistry7:00
Sound DNA
- Electronic
- Synth-Pop / New Wave
- cavernous
- detached
- nocturnal
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Andy HaasALTO SAXOPHONE, TROMBONE SAXOPHONE , TROMBONE TROMBONE, ALTO SAXOPHONE
- Daniel LanoisBACKING VOCALS , PERCUSSION BACKING VOCALS, PERCUSSION, OTHER GUEST , BACKING VOCALS , PERCUSSION, EFFECTS
- Jocelyne LanoisBASS, BACKING VOCALS, KEYBOARDS, PERCUSSION BASS, BACKING VOCALS, PERCUSSION, KEYBOARDS
- Mark GaneGUITAR, VOCALS, KEYBOARDS, EFFECTS , PERCUSSION GUITAR, VOCALS, KEYBOARDS, OTHER , PERCUSSION, COVER GUITAR, VOCALS, KEYBOARDS, PERCUSSION
- Martha JohnsonVOCALS, KEYBOARDS, PERCUSSION
- Tim GaneDRUMS , PERCUSSION DRUMS, PERCUSSION
- Alyx SkriabowBACKING VOCALS
- Andy CondonFEATURING
- Corinne PlomishBACKING VOCALS
- George AxonPERCUSSION
- Glen SchellenbergPIANO
- Glenn SchellenbergPIANO
- Gordon DeppeBACKING VOCALS
- Nick GaneKEYBOARDS , ELECTRONICS KEYBOARDS , AUDIO GENERATOR KEYBOARDS , NOISES
- Sandy HorneBACKING VOCALS
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