Almost Never (album)

Almost Never
Almost Never
Studio album by Biota
Released	1992
Recorded	Summer 1989 – Winter 1992
Studio	Dys Studios; (Fort Collins, CO)
Genre	Experimental music, electroacoustic music, musique concrète
Length	52:06
Label	ReR
Producer	Tom Katsimpalis, Mark Piersel, Steve Scholbe, William Sharp, Gordon H. Whitlow, Larry Wilson, Randy Yeates
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Allmusic	^[1]

Almost Never is the tenth studio album by experimental music ensemble Biota, released in 1992 by ReR Megacorp.^[2] The album focuses compositionally upon three electroacoustic suites for winds, strings, and processed acoustic/ethnic/antique instrumentation ("Burn Daylight" – "Circling These" – "Old Reason Road").

Track listing[edit]

All music is composed by Biota

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Burn Daylight" (1)	4:01
2.	"Burn Daylight" (2)	3:24
3.	"Burn Daylight" (3)	3:07
4.	"Burn Daylight" (4)	2:31
5.	"Burn Daylight" (5)	2:06
6.	"Burn Daylight" (6)	1:18
7.	"Circling These" (1)	0:45
8.	"Circling These" (2)	3:50
9.	"Circling These" (3)	3:09
10.	"Circling These" (4)	2:20
11.	"Circling These" (5)	3:43
12.	"Circling These" (6)	1:31
13.	"Circling These" (7)	0:41
14.	"Circling These" (8)	2:08
15.	"Old Reason Road" (1)	2:08
16.	"Old Reason Road" (2)	0:40
17.	"Old Reason Road" (3)	4:09
18.	"Old Reason Road" (4)	5:37
19.	"Old Reason Road" (5)	3:30
20.	"Old Reason Road" (6)	1:27

Personnel[edit]

Adapted from the Almost Never liner notes.^[3]

Biota

James Gardner – Rhodes piano, tape, flugelhorn
Tom Katsimpalis – guitar, bass guitar, banjo, ukulele, harmonica, Rhodes piano, pump organ, percussion, cover art, design
Steve Scholbe – bass clarinet, alto saxophone, guitar, banjo, ukulele, zither, recorder, harmonica, percussion
William Sharp – hurdy-gurdy, tape, engineering
Gordon H. Whitlow – harp, Rhodes piano, Estey pump organ, concert (low) whistle
Larry Wilson – drums

Additional musicians

Randy Yeates – mbira and steel drums (13)

Production and additional personnel

Biota – production, mixing, arrangements
Joan McAninch – mastering
Richard Pena – recording
Dirk Vallons – design

Release history[edit]

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1992	ReR	CD	RēRBCD3

References[edit]

^ Deupree, Caleb. "Biota: Almost Never > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
^ Colli, Beppe (March 8, 2005). "An Interview With Bill Sharp/Biota (1994)". CloudsandClocks.net. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
^ Almost Never (booklet). Biota. Surrey, UK: ReR Megacorp. 1992.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links[edit]

Almost Never at Discogs (list of releases)

[allmusic-1] Deupree, Caleb. "Biota: Almost Never > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved October 10, 2016.

[sharpint94-2] Colli, Beppe (March 8, 2005). "An Interview With Bill Sharp/Biota (1994)". CloudsandClocks.net. Retrieved October 10, 2016.

[linearnotes-3] Almost Never (booklet). Biota. Surrey, UK: ReR Megacorp. 1992.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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