Rite²
| Rite² | ||||
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| Released | May 1997 | |||
| Studio | Nolatone Harveytron Foundation | |||
| Genre | Ambient, krautrock | |||
| Length | 55:14 | |||
| Label | Head Heritage | |||
| Producer | Julian Cope | |||
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Rite² is an ambient music album by Julian Cope, released in 1997. It is technically Cope's fourteenth solo album, but is also the follow-up to the earlier album Rite (released in 1992 and credited to "Julian Cope & Donald Ross Skinner") and is the second in the Rite series.
For Rite², Cope collaborated extensively with synthesizer player Thighpaulsandra (Coil, Spiritualized) although the album was credited to Cope alone. The album has been described as a tribute of sorts to Krautrock bands such as Amon Düül II and Tangerine Dream and is based on the sound of the Mellotron and the wah-wah guitar, although it also employs miscellaneous tone generators the ARP 2600 synthesizer and the Hammond B3 organ, as well as vocal chants.
Rite² was the debut release on Cope's Head Heritage label, which would be the home of almost all of his future recordings.