Jeff Martin (Canadian musician)
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Jeffrey Scott Martin is a Canadian
guitarist and singer-songwriter best known for fronting the rock band The Tea Party
. Martin began his career as a solo artist in October 2005, when The Tea Party disbanded.
as a child and in his adolescence
played in bands The Shadows, Modern Movement and The Stickmen. In 1988, Jeff graduated from Sandwich Secondary School
along with future Tea Party bandmates Jeff Burrows
and Stuart Chatwood
. He went on to study music at the University of Windsor
before leaving his studies prematurely due to philosophical differences with his music professor.
Martin has perfect pitch, as highlighted on "The Science of Rock 'n' Roll", an episode of Daily Planet on Discovery Channel Canada
.
in Toronto, Martin (a self-confessed "control freak") produced all of The Tea Party's albums, including their eponymous debut album
in 1991, distributing it through the band's own label, Eternal Discs. In 1993 The Tea Party signed to EMI
Music Canada and released their first major label recording entitled Splendor Solis
. Martin employed open tunings to imitate Indian instruments such as the sitar
, something he has continued to employ throughout his career. Further developing The Tea Party's sound in 1995, The Edges of Twilight
was recorded with an array of Indian and Middle-eastern instrumentation while Martin drew lyrical inspiration from occult
themes and pagan influenced literature.
Upon returning from successful tours in Canada, Europe and Australia in 1996, The Tea Party went onto record Alhambra
, an Enhanced CD
which features acoustic re-recordings of songs from The Edges of Twilight, followed by a brief tour around Canada known as "Alhambra acoustic and eclectic". Transmission
, released in 1997, saw Martin's first foray into electronica
, with Martin conceding that Transmission was "an honest attempt at going somewhere poetically where most people would be unnerved to go. It was very dark, extremely angry and you could only listen to it in a certain mindset. I mean for me, going to where I went with Transmission, almost destroyed me." Triptych followed in 1999; the first single "Heaven Coming Down
" rose to #1 on Canadian radio. Lyrically, Martin was less enigmatic than he was on previous albums: on Triptych he wrote about the experiences of his years in the band. After releasing Tangents
, a singles compilation, in 2000 and Illuminations
, a DVD compilation of music videos which Martin remixed in Surround sound
, The Tea Party released The Interzone Mantras
in 2001 and Seven Circles
in 2004. In October 2005, The Tea Party disbanded due to creative differences.
The band members regrouped in 2011 for a series of shows in their native Canada.
was released in Canada and Australia in 2006. Among those who worked with Martin were Michael Lee
and Ritesh Das (Toronto Tabla Ensemble). The first single, titled "The World is Calling", is an open letter to the Bush administration. During this time Martin was supposed to collaborate with Scott Stapp
but it did not ensue. In November 2006, Martin released a live album recorded that September, titled Live in Brisbane 2006
. The two-disc album features Ritesh Das and the Toronto Tabla Ensemble, and consists of both solo and Tea Party songs. The album is a complete recording of a live performance full of Jeff's banter with bandmates and the audience, including his thoughts on the disbanding of The Tea Party and where he sees himself in life. In May 2007, Martin released his second live album Live in Dublin recorded with drummer Wayne P. Sheehy, while Martin's first solo music DVD Live at the Enmore Theatre
was released through Shock DVD
in July 2007.
. The band's debut album, which features a similar sound to the Tea Party, was released on 4 November 2008.
) for a new album to be entitled "The Ground Cries Out" under the new bandname of Jeff Martin 777
. On January 10, 2011, the title track from the album was released on Martin's myspace
page. The Ground Cries Out was released in Canada on March 1, 2011 and has subsequently been released in Australia. Following a Jeff Martin 777 Canadian tour, the new band will tour Australia from May 2011. Martin has also announced a reunion of The Tea Party for some Canadian shows in July and August.
's The Green Man
. Martin recently produced the new album for Australian dark rock band The Eternal called 'Under A New Sun'. The album features a duet with singer Mark Kelson on the track 'The Sleeper'.
and Jimmy Page
. The song "Daystar" from Exile and the Kingdom
was written for him.
June 19 2011, Jeff became a father for the second time to a baby boy.
Martin maintains a studio in County Cork
, Ireland, but as of 2008, lives in Perth, Western Australia
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
guitarist and singer-songwriter best known for fronting the rock band The Tea Party
The Tea Party
The Tea Party is a Canadian rock band with blues, progressive rock, Indian and Middle Eastern influences, dubbed "Moroccan roll" by the media. Active throughout the 1990s up until 2005 when the band broke up, The Tea Party released eight albums on EMI Music Canada, selling 1.6 million records...
. Martin began his career as a solo artist in October 2005, when The Tea Party disbanded.
Early years
Martin began playing guitarGuitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
as a child and in his adolescence
Adolescence
Adolescence is a transitional stage of physical and mental human development generally occurring between puberty and legal adulthood , but largely characterized as beginning and ending with the teenage stage...
played in bands The Shadows, Modern Movement and The Stickmen. In 1988, Jeff graduated from Sandwich Secondary School
Sandwich Secondary School
Sandwich Secondary School is a school in LaSalle, Ontario. It has about 1100 students, and teaches about half of the students in LaSalle, along with St. Thomas of Villanova Catholic Secondary School. The current principal is Mr. Manny Novelletto and the vice principal is Mr. Ash. Sandwich Secondary...
along with future Tea Party bandmates Jeff Burrows
Jeff Burrows
Jeffrey John Burrows is the drummer and percussionist for Canadian rock band Crash Karma, and formerly for The Tea Party....
and Stuart Chatwood
Stuart Chatwood
Stuart Chatwood, is a Canadian musician, best known as the bass guitar and keyboard player for the rock band The Tea Party. The Tea Party are known for fusing together musical styles of both the Eastern and Western worlds, in what they call "Moroccan roll"...
. He went on to study music at the University of Windsor
University of Windsor
The University of Windsor is a public comprehensive and research university in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's southernmost university. It has a student population of approximately 15,000 full-time and part-time undergraduate students and over 1000 graduate students...
before leaving his studies prematurely due to philosophical differences with his music professor.
Martin has perfect pitch, as highlighted on "The Science of Rock 'n' Roll", an episode of Daily Planet on Discovery Channel Canada
Discovery Channel Canada
Discovery Channel is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel devoted to nature, adventure, science and technology programming. Discovery Channel is currently owned by CTV Specialty Television Inc...
.
The Tea Party (1990–2005)
Forming The Tea Party in 1990 after a marathon jam session at the Cherry Beach Rehearsal StudiosCherry Beach Sound
Cherry Beach Sound is a recording studio in the Port Lands of Toronto, Canada at 33 Villiers Street. It is in Toronto's growing film district and is also a successful audio post-production house; TV, radio, and film commercials and or advertisements are often mixed in stereo or 5.1 surround...
in Toronto, Martin (a self-confessed "control freak") produced all of The Tea Party's albums, including their eponymous debut album
The Tea Party (album)
The Tea Party is the eponymous debut album of Canadian rock group The Tea Party. The album was originally recorded as a demo which the band submitted to several record companies, however the trio was not signed to any recording contract and decided to release the album independently...
in 1991, distributing it through the band's own label, Eternal Discs. In 1993 The Tea Party signed to EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
Music Canada and released their first major label recording entitled Splendor Solis
Splendor Solis (album)
Splendor Solis is The Tea Party's second album, and their first release on EMI Music Canada. The overall tone of the album is very organic and natural, with many songs featuring 6 and 12 string guitar acoustic guitars, and very little in terms of electronic effects or production techniques.The...
. Martin employed open tunings to imitate Indian instruments such as the sitar
Sitar
The 'Tablaman' is a plucked stringed instrument predominantly used in Hindustani classical music, where it has been ubiquitous since the Middle Ages...
, something he has continued to employ throughout his career. Further developing The Tea Party's sound in 1995, The Edges of Twilight
The Edges of Twilight
The Edges of Twilight is the third album by The Tea Party. The album features many instruments from around the world, giving various songs a strong world music flavour in addition to the rock/blues influences evident in the band's earlier releases...
was recorded with an array of Indian and Middle-eastern instrumentation while Martin drew lyrical inspiration from occult
Occult
The word occult comes from the Latin word occultus , referring to "knowledge of the hidden". In the medical sense it is used to refer to a structure or process that is hidden, e.g...
themes and pagan influenced literature.
Upon returning from successful tours in Canada, Europe and Australia in 1996, The Tea Party went onto record Alhambra
Alhambra (album)
Alhambra is an EP by The Tea Party and was used as a bridge between The Edges of Twilight and Transmission. It features four intricately re-worked acoustic songs from The Edges of Twilight and two others; the first a song entitled "Time" with Roy Harper on vocals, the second a remix of Sister...
, an Enhanced CD
Enhanced CD
Enhanced CD, also known as CD Extra and CD Plus, is a certification mark of the Recording Industry Association of America for various technologies that combine audio and computer data for use in both Compact Disc and CD-ROM players....
which features acoustic re-recordings of songs from The Edges of Twilight, followed by a brief tour around Canada known as "Alhambra acoustic and eclectic". Transmission
Transmission (album)
Transmission is the fourth album recorded by Canadian band The Tea Party, released in 1997 . The album sees the band expanding on the mix of rock, blues, and world music found in their previous albums by adding electronic instruments and recording techniques to their repertoire.While still using...
, released in 1997, saw Martin's first foray into electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
, with Martin conceding that Transmission was "an honest attempt at going somewhere poetically where most people would be unnerved to go. It was very dark, extremely angry and you could only listen to it in a certain mindset. I mean for me, going to where I went with Transmission, almost destroyed me." Triptych followed in 1999; the first single "Heaven Coming Down
Heaven Coming Down
"Heaven Coming Down" is a song by Canadian rock band The Tea Party. It a rock composition of heavy drums, chiming 12-string Rickenbacker guitar with bass and keyboard accompaniment. The music video was shot in Toronto....
" rose to #1 on Canadian radio. Lyrically, Martin was less enigmatic than he was on previous albums: on Triptych he wrote about the experiences of his years in the band. After releasing Tangents
Tangents: The Tea Party Collection
Tangents is a greatest hits collection from Canadian band The Tea Party, released in 2000 .Tangents includes singles from Splendor Solis , The Edges of Twilight , Transmission and Triptych , together with the single "Walking Wounded", B-sides recorded during the Triptych sessions and a cover of...
, a singles compilation, in 2000 and Illuminations
Illuminations (DVD)
Illuminations is a single digital versatile disc by the Canadian rock band The Tea Party. The music DVD spans the years from 1993 to 2000 and includes all of the band's EMI Music Canada produced music videos, remixed by Nick Blagona and Jeff Martin in 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround and DTS sound plus...
, a DVD compilation of music videos which Martin remixed in Surround sound
Surround sound
Surround sound encompasses a range of techniques such as for enriching the sound reproduction quality of an audio source with audio channels reproduced via additional, discrete speakers. Surround sound is characterized by a listener location or sweet spot where the audio effects work best, and...
, The Tea Party released The Interzone Mantras
The Interzone Mantras
The Interzone Mantras is the sixth album from Canadian rock group The Tea Party.Named after William S. Burroughs' book of short stories Interzone and the band's interest in eastern mysticism and esoteric philosophies, the songwriting on The Interzone Mantras builds on the subtle electronica and...
in 2001 and Seven Circles
Seven Circles
Seven Circles is The Tea Party's seventh album, and the last prior to the band breaking up in 2005. The album continues the style of the band's two previous offerings by combining world music influences with rock instrumentation and electronic studio techniques...
in 2004. In October 2005, The Tea Party disbanded due to creative differences.
The band members regrouped in 2011 for a series of shows in their native Canada.
Solo career (2005–2008)
Martin's debut solo album titled Exile and the KingdomExile and the Kingdom (album)
Exile and the Kingdom is the debut solo album from Canadian singer/songwriter Jeff Martin. The title is derived from the 1957 book of the same name by Albert Camus.-Track listing:...
was released in Canada and Australia in 2006. Among those who worked with Martin were Michael Lee
Michael Lee (musician)
Michael Lee was an English drummer who toured and recorded with former Led Zeppelin musicians Robert Plant and Jimmy Page....
and Ritesh Das (Toronto Tabla Ensemble). The first single, titled "The World is Calling", is an open letter to the Bush administration. During this time Martin was supposed to collaborate with Scott Stapp
Scott Stapp
Scott Alan Stapp is an American musician and singer-songwriter best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Creed, of which he is a founding member. His debut solo album, The Great Divide, was released in 2005. A second album, Between Lust and Love, is currently in production...
but it did not ensue. In November 2006, Martin released a live album recorded that September, titled Live in Brisbane 2006
Live in Brisbane 2006
Live in Brisbane 2006 is a two disc live music album from Canadian singer/songwriter Jeff Martin. The album is a complete recording of a live performance full of Jeff's banter with bandmates and the audience, including his thoughts on the disbanding of The Tea Party and where he sees himself in...
. The two-disc album features Ritesh Das and the Toronto Tabla Ensemble, and consists of both solo and Tea Party songs. The album is a complete recording of a live performance full of Jeff's banter with bandmates and the audience, including his thoughts on the disbanding of The Tea Party and where he sees himself in life. In May 2007, Martin released his second live album Live in Dublin recorded with drummer Wayne P. Sheehy, while Martin's first solo music DVD Live at the Enmore Theatre
Live at the Enmore Theatre (DVD)
Live at the Enmore Theatre is a single DVD by Canadian singer/songwriter Jeff Martin and the Toronto Tabla Ensemble. Like the Live in Brisbane 2006 album, the performance was recorded during Martin's September tour of Australia...
was released through Shock DVD
Shock Records
Shock Records is Australia's largest independent record label. It helps distribute records from overseas records labels such as Epitaph Records, and also for small record labels designed specifically for that band such as Cement Records...
in July 2007.
The Armada (2008 - 2010)
In early 2008 Martin (lead vocals, guitars) and Sheehy (drums) formed The ArmadaThe Armada (band)
The Armada was a three-piece rock band based in Cork, Ireland. Fronted by Jeff Martin of The Tea Party, The Armada aimed to encompass the tone of The Tea Party, while moving it forward....
. The band's debut album, which features a similar sound to the Tea Party, was released on 4 November 2008.
Jeff Martin 777 (2010-present)
In 2010, Martin began work on new music with Jay Cortez and Malcolm Clark (formerly of The Sleepy JacksonThe Sleepy Jackson
The Sleepy Jackson are an Australian alternative rock band formed in Perth, Western Australia. The band's name was inspired by a former drummer who was narcoleptic. The band revolves around the distinctive vocal style of multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Luke Steele...
) for a new album to be entitled "The Ground Cries Out" under the new bandname of Jeff Martin 777
Jeff Martin 777
Jeff Martin 777 is a rock band from Perth, Western Australia. The band's name was inspired by Jeff Martin's study of the occult, specifically the work of Aleister Crowley...
. On January 10, 2011, the title track from the album was released on Martin's myspace
Myspace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
page. The Ground Cries Out was released in Canada on March 1, 2011 and has subsequently been released in Australia. Following a Jeff Martin 777 Canadian tour, the new band will tour Australia from May 2011. Martin has also announced a reunion of The Tea Party for some Canadian shows in July and August.
As a record producer
Martin has also produced albums for other artists including Hundred Mile House's EP, The Jay Murphy Band's Propaganda and Tenth Planet's The Prophet Curse EP. He also played upon Roy HarperRoy Harper
Roy Harper is an English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist who has been a professional musician since the mid 1960s...
's The Green Man
The Green Man (album)
The Green Man was released in 2000 and is the 21st studio album by Roy Harper.-History:The album takes its name from an ancient character / representation found, principally, throughout Western Europe...
. Martin recently produced the new album for Australian dark rock band The Eternal called 'Under A New Sun'. The album features a duet with singer Mark Kelson on the track 'The Sleeper'.
Personal life
Martin's ex-wife Nicole gave birth to their first child in December 2004 in King Edward Memorial Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, named "Django James Patrick" after Jeff's heroes Django ReinhardtDjango Reinhardt
Django Reinhardt was a pioneering virtuoso jazz guitarist and composer who invented an entirely new style of jazz guitar technique that has since become a living musical tradition within French gypsy culture...
and Jimmy Page
Jimmy Page
James Patrick "Jimmy" Page, OBE is an English multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and record producer. He began his career as a studio session guitarist in London and was subsequently a member of The Yardbirds from 1966 to 1968, after which he founded the English rock band Led Zeppelin.Jimmy Page...
. The song "Daystar" from Exile and the Kingdom
Exile and the Kingdom (album)
Exile and the Kingdom is the debut solo album from Canadian singer/songwriter Jeff Martin. The title is derived from the 1957 book of the same name by Albert Camus.-Track listing:...
was written for him.
June 19 2011, Jeff became a father for the second time to a baby boy.
Martin maintains a studio in County Cork
County Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...
, Ireland, but as of 2008, lives in Perth, Western Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
.
Equipment
Guitars
- 1916 Gibson Harp guitarHarp guitar]The harp guitar is a stringed instrument with a history of well over two centuries. While there are several unrelated historical stringed instruments that have appropriated the name “harp-guitar” over the centuries, the term today is understood as the accepted vernacular to refer to a particular...
- 1964 Gibson J-50Gibson J-45The Gibson J-45 is an acoustic guitar model manufactured by the Gibson Guitar Corporation. It is part of Gibson's round-shoulder, dreadnought acoustic "jumbo" line, begun in 1934 with the Gibson Jumbo Flattop which was to compete with C.F. Martin & Company's "D" line.The J-45 is generally regarded...
acoustic - Gibson 12-string
- Three Les Paul Classic 1960 reissuesGibson Les PaulThe Gibson Les Paul was the result of a design collaboration between Gibson Guitar Corporation and the late jazz guitarist and electronics inventor Les Paul. In 1950, with the introduction of the Fender Telecaster to the musical market, electric guitars became a public craze. In reaction, Gibson...
- Gibson EDS-1275Gibson EDS-1275The Gibson EDS-1275 is a doubleneck Gibson electric guitar introduced in 1963 and still in production. Popularized by both rock and jazz musicians such as Jimmy Page and John McLaughlin, it was called "the coolest guitar in rock."-History:...
- Gibson ExplorerGibson ExplorerThe Gibson Explorer is a type of electric guitar that made its debut in 1958. The Explorer offered a radical, "futuristic" body design, much like its sibling, the Flying V. The Explorer was the final development of a prototype design which years later Gibson marketed under the name Futura.The...
- 1971 Fender Telecaster Parsons White B-BenderB-BenderB-Bender is a guitar accessory that enables a player to mechanically bend the B-string up a whole tone to C-sharp. There are several different designs, but all use levers or pulleys inside or outside the guitar body that are activated by a pull or push of the guitar neck, body, or bridge...
- Fender Stratocaster XII twelve string guitarTwelve string guitarThe twelve-string guitar is an acoustic or electric guitar with 12 strings in 6 courses, which produces a richer, more ringing tone than a standard six-string guitar...
- RickenbackerRickenbackerRickenbacker International Corporation, also known as Rickenbacker, is an electric and bass guitar manufacturer based in Santa Ana, California...
360/12 JetGlo - DanelectroDanelectroDanelectro is an American manufacturer of musical instruments and accessories, specializing in rock instruments such as guitars, bass guitars, amplifiers and effects units.-History:...
- Ellis GuitarsEllis GuitarsEllis Guitars is a company based in Perth, Western Australia producing handmade acoustic guitars and acoustic stompboxes. In recent years the company has produced some novel, sometimes unique, guitars based upon a resonator design....
7 string resonator guitarResonator guitarA resonator guitar or resophonic guitar is an acoustic guitar whose sound is produced by one or more spun metal cones instead of the wooden sound board . Resonator guitars were originally designed to be louder than conventional acoustic guitars which were overwhelmed by horns and percussion...
Effects
- Dunlop Cry BabyDunlop Cry BabyThe Dunlop Cry Baby is a popular wah-wah pedal, manufactured by Dunlop Manufacturing, Inc. It is the best selling guitar pedal of all time. The name Cry Baby was from the original pedal from which it was copied, the Thomas Organ/Vox Cry Baby wah-wah. Thomas Organ/Vox failed to register the name as...
- Early 1970s Memory Man analog delay unitDelay (audio effect)Delay is an audio effect which records an input signal to an audio storage medium, and then plays it back after a period of time. The delayed signal may either be played back multiple times, or played back into the recording again, to create the sound of a repeating, decaying echo.-Early delay...
- Reissue Small Stone
- Early 1960s EchoplexDelay (audio effect)Delay is an audio effect which records an input signal to an audio storage medium, and then plays it back after a period of time. The delayed signal may either be played back multiple times, or played back into the recording again, to create the sound of a repeating, decaying echo.-Early delay...
- MatchlessMatchless AmplifiersMatchless Amplifiers is a Los Angeles based company which designs and makes electric guitar amplifiers, specializing in class A tube circuitry.- History :...
line switcher (with valves) - DigiTech 2112 Effects processor unit
- TC Electronic G-Natural
- TC-Helicon VoiceWorksPlus
Amps
- Two Fender 100 watt combo
- Four MatchlessMatchless AmplifiersMatchless Amplifiers is a Los Angeles based company which designs and makes electric guitar amplifiers, specializing in class A tube circuitry.- History :...
Superchief 120 watt - No Name 1960's Tube 25 watt
- Chute CC-04
- Urei 1176 leveling amp
- Teleronix La-2A
The Tea Party
- The Tea PartyThe Tea Party (album)The Tea Party is the eponymous debut album of Canadian rock group The Tea Party. The album was originally recorded as a demo which the band submitted to several record companies, however the trio was not signed to any recording contract and decided to release the album independently...
(1991) - Capitol Records demo (1992)
- Splendor SolisSplendor Solis (album)Splendor Solis is The Tea Party's second album, and their first release on EMI Music Canada. The overall tone of the album is very organic and natural, with many songs featuring 6 and 12 string guitar acoustic guitars, and very little in terms of electronic effects or production techniques.The...
(1993) - The Edges of TwilightThe Edges of TwilightThe Edges of Twilight is the third album by The Tea Party. The album features many instruments from around the world, giving various songs a strong world music flavour in addition to the rock/blues influences evident in the band's earlier releases...
(1995) - AlhambraAlhambra (album)Alhambra is an EP by The Tea Party and was used as a bridge between The Edges of Twilight and Transmission. It features four intricately re-worked acoustic songs from The Edges of Twilight and two others; the first a song entitled "Time" with Roy Harper on vocals, the second a remix of Sister...
(1996) (Enhanced CDEnhanced CDEnhanced CD, also known as CD Extra and CD Plus, is a certification mark of the Recording Industry Association of America for various technologies that combine audio and computer data for use in both Compact Disc and CD-ROM players....
) - TransmissionTransmission (album)Transmission is the fourth album recorded by Canadian band The Tea Party, released in 1997 . The album sees the band expanding on the mix of rock, blues, and world music found in their previous albums by adding electronic instruments and recording techniques to their repertoire.While still using...
(1997) - Triptych (1999)
- Live at the Enmore TheatreLive at the Enmore TheatreLive at the Enmore Theatre is a live EP by The Tea Party and the band's only live release. The EP was released through Australian radio station Triple J in a limited quantity of 100. Recorded live at the Enmore Theatre, Sydney on 7 October 1999, during the band's tour for Triptych, the EP features...
(1999) - Tangents: The Tea Party CollectionTangents: The Tea Party CollectionTangents is a greatest hits collection from Canadian band The Tea Party, released in 2000 .Tangents includes singles from Splendor Solis , The Edges of Twilight , Transmission and Triptych , together with the single "Walking Wounded", B-sides recorded during the Triptych sessions and a cover of...
(2000) (compilation) - The Interzone MantrasThe Interzone MantrasThe Interzone Mantras is the sixth album from Canadian rock group The Tea Party.Named after William S. Burroughs' book of short stories Interzone and the band's interest in eastern mysticism and esoteric philosophies, the songwriting on The Interzone Mantras builds on the subtle electronica and...
(2001) - Seven CirclesSeven CirclesSeven Circles is The Tea Party's seventh album, and the last prior to the band breaking up in 2005. The album continues the style of the band's two previous offerings by combining world music influences with rock instrumentation and electronic studio techniques...
(2004)
Solo releases
- "Leaning on Love" - B-side of "SoulbreakingSoulbreaking"Soulbreaking" is a song by Canadian rock band The Tea Party. It was released as a charity single in Canada to assist the White Ribbon Campaign. The charity single was issued in standard and limited quantities, with 100% of the proceeds from the sale of the limited edition of 400 individually...
" single (The Tea PartyThe Tea PartyThe Tea Party is a Canadian rock band with blues, progressive rock, Indian and Middle Eastern influences, dubbed "Moroccan roll" by the media. Active throughout the 1990s up until 2005 when the band broke up, The Tea Party released eight albums on EMI Music Canada, selling 1.6 million records...
) (2002) - Exile and the KingdomExile and the Kingdom (album)Exile and the Kingdom is the debut solo album from Canadian singer/songwriter Jeff Martin. The title is derived from the 1957 book of the same name by Albert Camus.-Track listing:...
(2006) - Live in Brisbane 2006Live in Brisbane 2006Live in Brisbane 2006 is a two disc live music album from Canadian singer/songwriter Jeff Martin. The album is a complete recording of a live performance full of Jeff's banter with bandmates and the audience, including his thoughts on the disbanding of The Tea Party and where he sees himself in...
(2006) - Live in Dublin (2007)
- Live at the Enmore Theatre (DVD)Live at the Enmore Theatre (DVD)Live at the Enmore Theatre is a single DVD by Canadian singer/songwriter Jeff Martin and the Toronto Tabla Ensemble. Like the Live in Brisbane 2006 album, the performance was recorded during Martin's September tour of Australia...
(2007) - Live at the Corner HotelLive at the Corner HotelLive at the Corner Hotel is a live album by Canadian singer/songwriter Jeff Martin. The album is a complete recording of a live performance with Irish drummer Wayne Sheehy...
(2008)
External links
- Jeff Martin official website
- The Tea Party official website
- Martin's Ellis seven-string resonator guitar at the Ellis GuitarsEllis GuitarsEllis Guitars is a company based in Perth, Western Australia producing handmade acoustic guitars and acoustic stompboxes. In recent years the company has produced some novel, sometimes unique, guitars based upon a resonator design....
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