''Devil Hopping'' is the fourth studio album from British indie band

Inspiral Carpets Inspiral Carpets are an English rock band, part of the late-1980s/early-1990s Madchester movement. Formed in Oldham in 1980, the band's most successful lineup featured frontman Tom Hingley, drummer Craig Gill, guitarist Graham Lambert, bassi ...

, released on 7 March 1994 via Mute Records. The single version of "I Want You" features vocals by

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of The Fall. Mute dropped the band after the release of ''Devil Hopping''. The title of the album came from producer

Pascal Gabriel Pascal Gabriel (born 15 December 1956) is a Belgian-born musician based in London, England and Paris, France. Background Pascal Gabriel's musical career began in 1977 in the punk rock band The Razors (bass guitar). He left Belgium for Londo ...

's pronunciation of the word "developing."

Critical reception

The ''

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'' wrote that "with driving guitars and Martyn Walsh's booming bass lines, ''Devil Hopping'' edges toward a punchier rock sound." ''

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'' wrote that "the nearly lifeless music is at best self-parodic; the lyrics are hopelessly trite."

Track listing

All tracks by

LP: Cow Records / DUNG 25 (UK)

#"I Want You" – 3:10 #"Party in the Sky" – 3:52 #"Plutoman" – 4:15 #"Uniform" – 3:54 #"Lovegrove" – 3:18 #"Just Wednesday" – 3:43 #"Saturn 5" – 3:59 #"All of This and More" – 3:32 #"The Way the Light Falls" – 4:55 #"Half Way There" – 3:50 #"Cobra" – 2:13 #"I Don't Want to Go Blind" – 4:03 *also released on CD (DUNG 25 CD)

LP: Cow Records / LDUNG 25 (UK)

Contains track listing as above, plus a red vinyl 10" featuring the following tracks: #"Saturn 5 (Peel Session)" – 3:50 #"I Want You (Peel Session)" – 3:01 #"The Way the Light Falls (Peel Session)" – 4:35 #"Party in the Sky (Peel Session)" – 3:42 *

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first broadcast on 13 December 1993. *also available on CD (LDUNG 25 CD)

Singles

*Dung 23 - "Saturn 5" (1994) *Dung 24 - "I Want You" (w/

) (1994) *Dung 26 - "Uniform" (1994)

Personnel

;Inspiral Carpets *

Clint Boon Clinton David Boon (born 28 June 1959) is an English musician, DJ and radio presenter. Boon originally rose to fame as the keyboard player (and sometimes vocalist) of Inspiral Carpets. Music career Born in Oldham, Lancashire, Boon joined the Ins ...

– keyboards, backing vocals *Craig Gill – drums *

Tom Hingley Thomas William Hingley (born 9 July 1965) is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the frontman of Inspiral Carpets.Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 803 Early life Hingley was born i ...

– lead vocals *Graham Lambert – guitars *Martyn Walsh – bass ;Technical personnel *

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*Dave Buchanan – assistant *Pascal Gabriel – producer, mixing *

– producer *Lewis Mulatero – photography *

Clif Norrell Clif Norrell is an American record producer, recording engineer, music mixer, and musician. He has worked with many prominent artists including Bruce Springsteen, R.E.M., Jeff Buckley, No Doubt, Rush, Faith No More, Shania Twain, Mick Jagger, D ...

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, mixing

References

{{Authority control 1994 albums Inspiral Carpets albums Mute Records albums Albums produced by Pascal Gabriel