Albumography:

	Drop (1987) Strange Day Dreams (1988) In Gorbachev We Trust (1989) Phorward (1989)	The Shamen started life as as a psychedelic guitar-pop band, and had a reasonable amount of success before discovering techno. They were a little uninspiring at times, but songs like 'Jesus Loves Amerika' easily surpass the likes of Oasis. Their lyrics were always very politically-oriented, but many of the tracks were backed by some excellent music, most notably the prominent drum beats.
	En-Tact (1991)	One of my favourite albums! Practically everyone who was destined to be big on the dance scene had a mix on En-Tact, including Orbital, William Orbit, Paul Oakenfold and others, so all of the tracks are really well produced - although some lack a bit of punch. The exception to this is the excellent 'Move Any Mountain', a chart hit which marked Mr C's integration into the band, and also their highly successful collaboration with the Beatmasters.
	Boss Drum (1992)	This album was released as The Shamen were right at the top of the charts, with hits including 'Ebeneezer Goode' and 'LSI'. Mr C's frantic rapping is used to good effect on most of the tracks, and it blends brilliantly with Colin's harmonious choruses. The mixes of 'Boss Drum' and 'Ebeneezer Goode' aren't as good as the single versions (see Different Drum), but this is more than made up for by the presence of two very nice instrumentals, an excellent version of 'Comin' On', and The Shamen's defining moment: the sublime 'Space Time'.
	Different Drum (1994)	Not really an album in it's own right, but a collection of the (good) 7" mixes (by the Beatmasters) and various other remixes of the tracks from Boss Drum. Hardly any of the remixed tracks add anything to the originals, so it's a bit of a waste of time if you've got the singles.
	Axis Mutatis (1995)	After rightly abandoning the chart scene, The Shamen came back with Axis Mutatis, half melodious techno and half dull ambient instrumentals. None of the instrumentals are as good as those on Boss Drum, or even worth listening to in my opinion, except for the novelty value of 'S2 Translation' which was written entirely from the code in a piece of DNA, or something. For the other tracks, Colin has taken over from Mr C as lead vocalist, a move which has produced some top quality tunes, most notably the silky 'Heal the Separation'.
	Hempton Manor (1996)	I don't own this instrumental album, because a) The Shamen's hemp references are getting tedious, and b) after Axis Mutatis, I'm getting severely worried about their ability to write instrumentals. Still, the one track of it that I've heard ('Indica') shows an encouraging return to form.
?	?	Mr C has been quoted as saying that The Shamen's final album is in the pipeline, so fingers crossed it'll be out this year...

BEST SHAMEN WEB SITE:
Nemeton - The Official Shamen Site

Other cool Shamen sites:
Campbell Hayden's Shamen Page
Obsidian's Shamen Navigator
The Shamanic Cyber Wood
Shamanic Meister
Shamen Album List
Martin Coleman's Shamen Page