Clear_(Bomb_the_Bass_album)

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Clear (Bomb the Bass album)

1995 studio album by Bomb the Bass

Clear is the third studio album by English electronic music act Bomb the Bass released on 3 April 1995 by 4th & B'way Records.

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Release

Clear was released on 3 April 1995 by 4th & B'way Records.[1] It peaked at number 22 on the UK Albums Chart.[2]

"Bug Powder Dust" was issued as the lead single from Clear on 19 September 1994,[3] peaking at number 24 on the UK Singles Chart.[4] "Dark Heart" followed later that year, reaching number 35 on the chart.[5] A further two singles were released in 1995: "One to One Religion" on 20 March,[6] and "Sandcastles" on 4 September.[7] They charted in the UK at numbers 53 and 54 respectively.[8]

Critical reception

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NME named Clear the 42nd best album of 1995.[14] In 2015, Fact placed the record at number 49 on its list of the best trip hop albums of all time.[15]

Track listing

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Sample credits[16]

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[16]

Musicians

  • Tim Simenon – drum programming, sampling
  • Carlton – vocals (track 3)
  • Dave Clayton – keyboards (tracks 1, 3–11), keyboard effects (tracks 10, 11), sampling (track 8), additional sampling (tracks 3–7)
  • Danny Cummings – percussion (tracks 3, 4, 9–11)
  • Bernard Fowler – vocals (track 9)
  • Ivor Guest – drum programming (track 10), keyboard effects (track 10), sampling (track 10)
  • Adam Holden – bass (track 10), additional programming (track 6), additional sampling (track 6)
  • Kenji Jammer – guitar (tracks 2, 3)
  • Keith LeBlanc – drum programming (tracks 2, 9), drums (track 4), sampling (tracks 2, 9)
  • Inder "Goldfinger" Matharu – percussion (track 2)
  • Skip McDonald – guitar (tracks 2, 9, 11), backing vocals (track 2)
  • Sinéad O'Connor – vocals (track 11)
  • River – vocals (track 10)
  • Atticus Ross – programming (tracks 1, 7), drum programming (track 10), sampling (track 10), additional programming (track 6), additional sampling (tracks 1, 6, 7)
  • Claudia Sarne – bass (track 6)
  • Jeff Scantlebury – percussion (track 2)
  • Will Self – vocals (track 7)
  • Bim Sherman – vocals (track 2)
  • Sista Joy – backing vocals (track 4)
  • Spikey T – vocals (track 4)
  • Justin Warfield – vocals (tracks 1, 6)
  • Doug Wimbish – bass (tracks 1, 9, 11), bass effects (track 11)
  • Leslie Winer – vocals (track 5)
  • Jah Wobble – bass (track 7)
  • Benjamin Zephaniah – vocals (track 11)

Production

  • Tim Simenon – production, mixing
  • Don Hozz – programming engineering
  • Keith LeBlanc – production (track 2), mixing (track 2)
  • Lee Boy – assistance
  • Mike Marsh – mastering
  • Q – mix engineering, recording
  • Tom – assistance
  • Doug Wimbish – production (track 9), mixing (track 9)

Design

  • Richard Baker – editing
  • The Baron von Kallstein – photography
  • Cally on U Art – artwork, design
  • Rob Crane – typography
  • Phil Smee – photography

Charts

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References

  1. [1]
    "New Releases: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 1 April 1995. pp. 34–35. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Single Releases" (PDF). Music Week. 17 September 1994. p. 27. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Bomb the Bass feat. Justin Warfield". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Bomb the Bass feat. Spikey Tee". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  6. [6]
    "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 18 March 1995. p. 35. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  7. [7]
    "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 2 September 1995. p. 31. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  8. [8]
    "Bomb the Bass". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
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    Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Clear – Bomb the Bass". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
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    Smith, Andrew (7 April 1995). "Bomb the Bass: Clear (Stoned Heights)". The Guardian.
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    "Bomb the Bass: Clear". Q. No. 128. May 1997. p. 135.
  12. [12]
    Palmer, Tamara (18 April 1996). "Bomb the Bass: Clear". Rolling Stone. p. 68. Archived from the original on 9 February 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  13. [13]
    Collis, Clark (April 1995). "Bomb the Bass: Clear". Select. No. 58. p. 99.
  14. [14]
    "NME's best albums and tracks of 1995". NME. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  15. [15]
    Twells, John; Fintoni, Laurent (30 July 2015). "The 50 best trip-hop albums of all time". Fact. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  16. [16]
    Clear (liner notes). Bomb the Bass. 4th & B'way Records. 1995. BRCD 611.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  17. [17]
    "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 3 February1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
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    "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 16. 22 April 1995. p. 17. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  19. [19]
    "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  20. [20]
    "Dance Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 15 April 1995. p. 21. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  21. [21]
    "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 June 2021.


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