Clear (Bomb the Bass album) - Composition

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

Clear

Studio album by

Bomb the Bass

Released

3 April 1995

Studio

Eastcote (London)

Genre

Trip hop

Length

53:18

Label

4th & B'way

Producer

Tim Simenon
Keith LeBlanc
Doug Wimbish

Bomb the Bass chronology

Unknown Territory
(1991)

Clear
(1995)

Future Chaos
(2008)

Singles from Clear

"Bug Powder Dust"
Released: 19 September 1994
"Dark Heart"
Released: 1994
"One to One Religion"
Released: 20 March 1995
"Sandcastles"
Released: 4 September 1995

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[9]
The Guardian	[10]
Q	[11]
Rolling Stone	[12]
Select	4/5[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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Bug Powder Dust" (with Justin Warfield)	Tim Simenon Warfield	4:18
2.	"Sleepyhead" (with Bim Sherman)	Simenon Sherman Keith LeBlanc Skip McDonald	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)	Simenon Self Atticus Ross John Wardle Clayton	4:59
8.	"Somewhere"	Clayton	5:03
9.	"Sandcastles" (with Bernard Fowler)	Fowler Doug Wimbish	4:34
10.	"Tidal Wave" (with River)	Minnie Driver Adam Holden Ross Ivor Guest	4:08
11.	"Empire" (with Benjamin Zephaniah and Sinéad O'Connor)	Simenon Zephaniah O'Connor	5:50
Total length:			53:18

US edition
No.	Title	Writer(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"	Clayton	5:02
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]

"Bug Powder Dust" contains samples of Naked Lunch.

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

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

References

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

External links

Clear at Discogs (list of releases)

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