Hempton Manor is the sixth studio album byThe Shamen, released in September 1996.Hempton Manor is inspired by and dedicated tohemp and featured a liner printed on hemp-based paper. "Hempton Manor" hybridizes tripped outtechno, spaceydub and freneticdrum and bass styles. The decision to make it an entirely instrumental album was a deliberate ploy to break from their record label,One Little Indian. It is alleged to have been recorded in seven days to conclude the recording contract with One Little Indian, and the first letters of each track form anacrostic spelling out "Fuck Birket", referring to label founderDerek Birkett,[4] who wanted the group to move back into more commercial territory.
