Rite²

Rite²
Studio album by Julian Cope
Released	1997
Genre	Ambient
Length	55:14
Label	Head Heritage
Producer	Julian Cope
Julian Cope chronology
Interpreter (1996) Rite² (1997) Discover Odin (1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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 Duul 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.^[2][3][4]

Rite² was the debut release on Cope’s Head Heritage label, which would be the home of almost all of his future recordings.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Julian Cope. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ver"	10:47
2.	"Hill of Odin"	15:37
3.	"D-c.o.m.p.o.s.e.r."	19:15
4.	"The Ringed Hills Of Ver"	19:35

References

1. Bush, John. "Rite²". Allmusic. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
2. "The S.P.A.C.E.R.O.C.K.E.R.’s Guide to Julian Cope" (Aural Innovations magazine #23, April 2003)
3. Discography entry for Rite² on Julian Cope homepage
4. Allmusic review of Rite² by John Bush