Minus Ridiculous (2012)

This a collection of songs that were mostly home recording experiments, originally recorded in the '80s and '90s on a series of five albums on cassette; there are a few glitches here and there, and more could be done, but, anyway, here they are.

1 Night in Osaka
2 Comes from Above
3 The English Riviera
4 If There's a Solution
5 Witch and the Madman Jig
6 Close to the Heart
7 Say What You Will
8 Mirrors of the World
9 First Time
10 Love the Way You Live

Adrian Brett: flute (6)
Matthew Clark: vocals, guitars, keyboards, percussion, bamboo flute (2, 9)
Steve Dubey: harmonica, trumpet (5)
Eddie Myer: bass
Grant Ransom: drum programming (1, 2, 9), keyboards (1), bass (1),
electric guitar (1)
Adam Routh: piano (3)
Tim Williams: bongos (8)
Patrick Wilson: electric guitar (8), bass (8)

Songs composed by Matthew Clark.
Recorded at various locations in Sussex (UK),
between 1988 and 1998.
Engineered and mixed by Matthew Clark.
Tracks 1, 2, 9 engineered and mixed
by Grant Ransom at PWS (Hove), August 1996.

Recorded at several locations in Sussex on 8-track, apart from tracks 1, 2 and 9.

1. September 1993 at PWS, Hove
Programming, arrangement, guitar solo: Grant Ransom
2. July 1994 at PWS, Hove; remixed February 1998
Drum programming: Grant Ransom
Bass: Eddie Myer
3. October 1992
Piano: Adam Routh
Bass: Eddie Myer
4. November 1997
Bass: Eddie Meyer
5. June 1990; remixed February 1998
Bass: Eddie Myer
Trumpet, harmonica: Steve Dubey
6. July 1992; remixed March 1998
Bass: Eddie Myer
Flute: Adrian Brett
7. January 1998
Bass: Eddie Myer
8. August 1988; remixed February 1998
Bass, electric guitar: Patrick Wilson
Bongos: Tim Williams
9. May 1995 at PWS
Bass: Eddie Myer
Programming: Grant Ransom
10. March 1998

Artwork by Matthew Clark.

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