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Bomb The Bass ‎– Clear

Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Downtempo, Dub, Trip Hop, Big Beat
Year:
1995

Tracklist

Bug Powder Dust 4:18
Sleepyhead 3:59
One To One Religion 4:14
Dark Heart (The Darker Side) 6:47
If You Reach The Border 3:53
Brain Dead 5:33
5ml. Barrel 4:59
Somewhere 5:03
Sandcastles 4:34
Tidal Wave 4:08
Empire 5:50

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Versions (11)

Cat# Artist Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
BRCD 611, 524 061-2 Bomb The Bass Clear ‎(CD, Album) 4th & Broadway, 4th & Broadway BRCD 611, 524 061-2 UK & Europe 1995 Sell This Version
PHCR-1769 Bomb The Bass Clear ‎(CD, Album) Island Records PHCR-1769 Japan 1995 Sell This Version
IMCD 239, 524 061-2 Bomb The Bass Clear ‎(CD, Album, RP, Dis) Island Masters, 4th & Broadway, Stoned Heights, Spectrum Music (2) IMCD 239, 524 061-2 UK & Europe 1995 Sell This Version
IMCD 239, 524 061-2 Bomb The Bass Clear ‎(CD, Album, RP, PMD) Island Records, 4th & Broadway, Stoned Heights IMCD 239, 524 061-2 UK & Europe 1995 Sell This Version
BOMBCD1, BOMBMC1 Bomb The Bass Clear ‎(CD, EP + Cass, EP + Promo, Smplr + Box, Promo) 4th & Broadway, 4th & Broadway BOMBCD1, BOMBMC1 UK 1995 Sell This Version
524061-4 Bomb The Bass Clear ‎(Cass, Album) 4th & Broadway, Stoned Heights 524061-4 Turkey 1995 Sell This Version
BRCA 611 / 524 061-4 Bomb The Bass Clear ‎(Cass, Album) PolyGram Polska, Island Records BRCA 611 / 524 061-4 Poland 1995 Sell This Version
524 061-1, BRLP 611 Bomb The Bass Clear ‎(LP, Album) Island Records, 4th & Broadway 524 061-1, BRLP 611 Europe 1995 Sell This Version
162-531 033-4 Bomb The Bass Clear (U.S. Mix) ‎(Cass, Advance, Album, Promo) Quango Records 162-531 033-4 US 1996 Sell This Version
162-531 033-2 Bomb The Bass Clear ‎(CD, Album, RE) Quango Records 162-531 033-2 US 1996 Sell This Version
162-531 033-4 Bomb The Bass Clear ‎(Cass, Album) Quango Records 162-531 033-4 US 1996 Sell This Version

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Jurhem303

Jurhem303

February 13, 2020
referencing Clear, CD, Album, BRCD 611, 524 061-2

I love this album! Emotional tunes, large beats and stoned grooves make me floating away. 'Bug Powder Dust' is the immediate reference of course, but all the tracks are great. I love 'Brain Dead' and 'Tidal Waves' so much. I bought many years ago and it grew inside of me. I think Simenon's production on Ultra (Depeche Mode) very close to this. The next album never came out unfortunately
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elahrairah

elahrairah

May 19, 2019
referencing Clear, CD, Album, BRCD 611, 524 061-2
Reviewed in Long Play column of the NME 8 April 1995. 7/10
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morgenstern71

morgenstern71

February 17, 2019
referencing Clear, CD, EP + Cass, EP + Promo, Smplr + Box, Promo, BOMBCD1, BOMBMC1

This is the only release i know with the full lenght version of Darkheart which can be found as 7" Edit on the singles.
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Candy_Guru

Candy_Guru

May 23, 2018
referencing Clear, CD, Album, BRCD 611, 524 061-2

"Into the Dragon" was Tim Simenon having fun, "Unknown Territory" is where he matured, "Clear" is where he got pretentious.
You may had heard the funky "Bug Powder Dust" and rushed to buy the album, but then you probably got somewhat dissappointed, because the rest of the material is nowhere near the big-beat drive of the first track.
Some socially and politically conscious songs, some spoken-word ventures and one minimalistic ambient interlude ("Somewhere" - an unexpected highlight).
If you're patient enough, some of the tracks may grow on you (e.g. I find myself strangely amused by the morbid lyrics and arrangement of "5ml. Barrel"), but overall - this is a mixed bag.
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AskeladdenBlack

AskeladdenBlack

April 29, 2017
edited over 4 years ago
referencing Clear, CD, Album, BRCD 611, 524 061-2
This album did nearly as much for Tim's Bomb The Bass name as Into The Dragon. It gained the attention of artists like Depeche Mode and turned Tim into a producer as much as an artist.
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bigpixels

bigpixels

December 4, 2004
edited over 16 years ago
referencing Clear, CD, Album, BRCD 611, 524 061-2
I bought this album because hoping to find the electronic tune that was made for the PC/Amiga game Xenon 2: Megablast.. or something similar. Though the game did indeed state that the music was in fact by Bomb The Bass, the album had nothing to do with any of that action. Still, a decent album with some lyrics that were bordering between smooth and tacks'. One great thing came out of it, though: If You Reach The Border Feat.- Leslie Winer , give that minimalist one a listen.
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