Clear (Bomb the Bass album)

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Clear
Studio album by
Bomb the Bass
Released3 April 1995 (1995-04-03)
StudioEastcote (London)
GenreTrip hop
Length53:18
Label4th & B'way
Producer
Bomb the Bass chronology
Unknown Territory
(1991) 		Clear
(1995) 		Future Chaos
(2008)
Singles from Clear
  1. "Bug Powder Dust"
    Released: 19 September 1994
  2. "Dark Heart"
    Released: 1994
  3. "One to One Religion"
    Released: 20 March 1995
  4. "Sandcastles"
    Released: 4 September 1995

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

Release[edit]

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[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
The Guardian[10]
Q[11]
Rolling Stone[12]
Select4/5[13]

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[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bug Powder Dust" (with Justin Warfield)
4:18
2."Sleepyhead" (with Bim Sherman)
3:59
3."One to One Religion" (with Carlton)
  • Simenon
  • Carlton McCarthy
  • Dave Clayton
  • Ben Wolff
  • Andy Dean
  • Ben Barson
  • Kent Brainerd
4:14
4."Dark Heart" (with Spikey T)
  • Simenon
  • Trevor Rennie
  • Clayton
6:47
5."If You Reach the Border" (with Leslie Winer)
  • Simenon
  • Winer
3:53
6."Brain Dead" (with Justin Warfield)
  • Simenon
  • Warfield
5:33
7."5ml. Barrel" (with Will Self)
4:59
8."Somewhere"Clayton5:03
9."Sandcastles" (with Bernard Fowler)
4:34
10."Tidal Wave" (with River)
4:08
11."Empire" (with Benjamin Zephaniah and Sinéad O'Connor)
  • Simenon
  • Zephaniah
  • O'Connor
5:50
Total length:53:18
US edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One to One Religion" (Skankapella mix; with Carlton)
  • Simenon
  • McCarthy
  • Clayton
  • Wolff
  • Dean
  • Barson
  • Brainerd
4:29
2."Tidal Wave" (with River)
  • Driver
  • Holden
  • Ross
  • Guest
4:07
3."Somewhere"Clayton5:02
4."Dark Heart" (7" edit; with Spikey T)
  • Simenon
  • Rennie
  • Clayton
4:28
5."Brain Dead" (with Justin Warfield)
  • Simenon
  • Warfield
5:32
6."Empire" (with Benjamin Zephaniah and Sinéad O'Connor)
  • Simenon
  • Zephaniah
  • O'Connor
5:49
7."If You Reach the Border" (with Leslie Winer)
  • Simenon
  • Winer
3:52
8."Sandcastles" (with Bernard Fowler)
  • Fowler
  • Wimbish
4:34
9."Sleepyhead" (with Bim Sherman)
  • Simenon
  • Sherman
  • LeBlanc
  • McDonald
3:58
10."Bug Powder Dust" (Kruder & Dorfmeister session; with Justin Warfield)
  • Simenon
  • Warfield
7:25
Total length:49:16

Sample credits[16]

Personnel[edit]

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[edit]

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] 122
European Top 100 Albums (Music & Media)[18] 59
Scottish Albums (OCC)[19] 38
UK Albums (OCC)[2] 22
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[20] 1
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[21] 3

References[edit]

  1. ^ "New Releases: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 1 April 1995. pp. 34–35. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Music Week. 17 September 1994. p. 27. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Bomb the Bass feat. Justin Warfield". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Bomb the Bass feat. Spikey Tee". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  6. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 18 March 1995. p. 35. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  7. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 2 September 1995. p. 31. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Bomb the Bass". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  9. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Clear – Bomb the Bass". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  10. ^ Smith, Andrew (7 April 1995). "Bomb the Bass: Clear (Stoned Heights)". The Guardian.
  11. ^ "Bomb the Bass: Clear". Q. No. 128. May 1997. p. 135.
  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. ^ Collis, Clark (April 1995). "Bomb the Bass: Clear". Select. No. 58. p. 99.
  14. ^ "NME's best albums and tracks of 1995". NME. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  15. ^ Twells, John; Fintoni, Laurent (30 July 2015). "The 50 best trip-hop albums of all time". Fact. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  16. ^ a b 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. ^ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 3 February1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  18. ^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 16. 22 April 1995. p. 17. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  19. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  20. ^ "Dance Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 15 April 1995. p. 21. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  21. ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

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