Clear (Bomb the Bass album)

Clear is the third studio album by English electronic music act Bomb the Bass, released on 4th & Broadway in 1995. It peaked at number 22 on the UK Albums Chart.[2]

Clear
Studio album by
Bomb the Bass
Released1995 (1995)
StudioEastcote Studios (London, England)
Genre
Length53:23
Label4th & Broadway
Producer
Bomb the Bass chronology
Unknown Territory
(1991)		 Clear
(1995)		 Future Chaos
(2008)
Singles from Clear
  1. "Bug Powder Dust"
    Released: 1994
  2. "Dark Heart"
    Released: 1994
  3. "One to One Religion"
    Released: 1994
  4. "Sandcastles"
    Released: 1995

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Guardian[4]
Q[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
Select4/5[7]

NME named Clear the 42nd best album of 1995.[8] In 2015, Fact placed it at number 49 on its list of "The 50 Best Trip-Hop Albums of All Time".[1]

Track listing
Original version
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
  • Ben Barson
  • Kent Brainerd
  • Dave Clayton
  • Andrew Dean
  • Carlton McCarthy
  • Benjamin Wolff
4:14
4."Dark Heart" (with Spikey T)
  • Simenon
  • Clayton
  • Trevor Rennie
6:47
5."If You Reach the Border" (with Leslie Winer)
  • Simenon
  • Leslie 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
  • Sinéad O'Connor
  • Benjamin Zephaniah
5:50
Total length:53:23
1996 US reissue version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One to One Religion (Skankapella Mix)" (with Carlton)
  • Simenon
  • Barson
  • Brainerd
  • Clayton
  • Dean
  • McCarthy
  • Wolff
4:29
2."Tidal Wave" (with River)
  • Driver
  • Guest
  • Holden
  • Ross
4:08
3."Somewhere"Clayton5:03
4."Dark Heart (7" Edit)" (with Spikey T)
  • Simenon
  • Clayton
  • Rennie
4:28
5."Brain Dead" (with Justin Warfield)
  • Simenon
  • Warfield
5:33
6."Empire" (with Benjamin Zephaniah and Sinéad O'Connor)
  • Simenon
  • O'Connor
  • Zephaniah
5:50
7."If You Reach the Border" (with Leslie Winer)
  • Simenon
  • Winer
3:53
8."Sandcastles" (with Bernard Fowler)
  • Fowler
  • Wimbish
4:34
9."Sleepyhead" (with Bim Sherman)
  • Simenon
  • LeBlanc
  • McDonald
  • Sherman
3:59
10."Bug Powder Dust (Kruder & Dorfmeister Session)" (with Justin Warfield)
  • Simenon
  • Warfield
7:24
Total length:49:14

Charts
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] 38
UK Albums (OCC)[2] 22

References
  1. Twells, John; Fintoni, Laurent (30 July 2015). "The 50 best trip-hop albums of all time". Fact. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  2. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  3. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Clear – Bomb the Bass". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  4. Smith, Andrew (7 April 1995). "Bomb the Bass: Clear (Stoned Heights)". The Guardian.
  5. "Bomb the Bass: Clear". Q. No. 128. May 1997. p. 135.
  6. 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.
  7. Collis, Clark (April 1995). "Bomb the Bass: Clear". Select. No. 58. p. 99.
  8. "Albums And Tracks Of The Year: 1995". NME. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  9. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 May 2020.



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