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1992 studio album by Biota

Almost Never

Studio album by Biota

Released

1992 (1992)

Recorded

Summer 1989 (1989) – Winter 1992 (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

Biota chronology

Tumble
(1989)

Almost Never
(1992)

Object Holder
(1995)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Almost Never is the tenth studio album by experimental music ensemble Biota, released in 1992 by ReR Megacorp. 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

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

Adapted from the Almost Never liner notes.

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

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1992	ReR	CD	RēRBCD3

References

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

Almost Never at Discogs (list of releases)

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