Devil Hopping

Devil Hopping is the fourth studio album from British indie band Inspiral Carpets, released in 1994 via Mute Records.[2][7] The single version of "I Want You" features vocals by Mark E. Smith of The Fall.[8] Mute dropped the band after the release of Devil Hopping.[9]

Devil Hopping
Studio album by Inspiral Carpets
Released	22 March 1994[1]
Recorded	Parr Street Studios, Liverpool
Genre	Indie rock
Length	44:38
Label	Mute
Producer	Pascal Gabriel[2]
Inspiral Carpets chronology
Revenge Of The Goldfish (1992) Devil Hopping (1994) Inspiral Carpets The Singles (1995)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[5]
NME	(8/10)[6]

The title of the album came from producer Pascal Gabriel's pronunciation of the word "developing."

Critical reception

The Chicago Tribune wrote that "with driving guitars and Martin Walsh's booming bass lines, Devil Hopping edges toward a punchier rock sound."[3] Trouser Press wrote that "the nearly lifeless music is at best self-parodic; the lyrics are hopelessly trite."[2]

Track listing

All tracks by Inspiral Carpets.

LP: Cow Records / DUNG 25 (UK)

1. "I Want You" – 3:10
2. "Party in the Sky" – 3:52
3. "Plutoman" – 4:15
4. "Uniform" – 3:54
5. "Lovegrove" – 3:18
6. "Just Wednesday" – 3:43
7. "Saturn 5" – 3:59
8. "All of This and More" – 3:32
9. "The Way the Light Falls" – 4:55
10. "Half Way There" – 3:50
11. "Cobra" – 2:13
12. "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:

1. "Saturn 5 (Peel Session)" – 3:50
2. "I Want You (Peel Session)" – 3:01
3. "The Way the Light Falls (Peel Session)" – 4:35
4. "Party in the Sky (Peel Session)" – 3:42

• Peel Sessions 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/ Mark E. Smith) (1994)
• Dung 26 - "Uniform" (1994)

Personnel

Inspiral Carpets

• Clint Boon – keyboards, vocals
• Craig Gill – drums
• Tom Hingley – vocals
• Graham Lambert – guitar
• Martyn Walsh – bass

Technical personnel

• Peter Ashworth – photography
• Dave Buchanan – assistant
• Pascal Gabriel – producer, mixing
• Inspiral Carpets – producer
• Lewis Mulatero – photography
• Clif Norrell – engineer, mixing

References

1. "Devil Hopping". AllMusic. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
2. "Inspiral Carpets". Trouser Press. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
3. Webber, Brad. "Inspiral CarpetsDevil Hopping (Mute) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)England's Inspiral Carpets..." chicagotribune.com.
4. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 4: MUZE. p. 481.CS1 maint: location (link)
5. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 576.
6. Frost, Danny. "Review: Inspiral Carpets - Devil Hopping (Mute/All formats)". NME. IPC Media (March 5, 1994): 54.
7. Buckley, Peter (October 22, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
8. "Inspiral Carpets | Biography & History". AllMusic.
9. "Inspiral Carpets - Record Collector Magazine". recordcollectormag.com.