Almost Never

by Biota

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: ReR Megacorp
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 52:06
  • Community rating: 3.75/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Steve Scholbe, James Gardner, Tom Katsimpalis, tape, Gordon H. Whitlow

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Operating as a deeply experimental offshoot of the Mnemonists, the Colorado-based collective intricately stitched together this mesmerizing studio creation. 'Almost Never' relies on heavy tape-manipulation, weaving acoustic folk instrumentation, horns, and ambient drones into a dense, surreal audio tapestry. The album is a brilliant exercise in studio-as-instrument composition, continually shifting between structured avant-prog and amorphous soundscapes.

Genres

Descriptors: progressive, experimental, avant-garde, dissonant, lo-fi, instrumental

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Credits

  • Ken DeVries - artwork [front & back covers]
  • Dana Sharp - artwork [page 4]
  • Kyle Yeates - artwork [page 5]
  • Randy Yeates - artwork [page 5], artwork [disc surface], kalimba, drum [steel drum head]
  • Larry Wilson - artwork [page 8 & box card], drum [drum kit]
  • Heidi Eversley - artwork [page 9]
  • Tom Katsimpalis - artwork [pages 2, 3, 10, 11 & page backgrounds], guitar [guitars], ukulele, pump organ, bass guitar, electric piano [rhodes], percussion, computer [processing]
  • Mnemonists - painting [paintings], illustration [drawings], artwork [collages]
  • Biota - Primary Artist, Arranged By, Mixed By, Producer, Composed By
  • Dirk Vallons - Artwork [Pages 6 & 7], Design, Layout
  • Steve Scholbe - Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Guitar [Guitars], Banjo, Marxophone, Ukulele, Recorder, Harmonica, Percussion, Computer [Processing]
  • James Gardner - Composed By, Flugelhorn, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Tape [Field Recordings]
  • William Sharp - Computer [Processing], Tape [Tapework], Hurdy Gurdy, Engineer
  • Richard Pena - Engineer [Kit Drums Recording]
  • Joan McAninch - Engineer [Mastering]
  • Gordon H. Whitlow - Pump Organ, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Whistle [Penny & Low Whistles], Harp [Suzuki Harp]

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