Clear is the third studio album by English electronic music act Bomb the Bass released on 3 April 1995 by 4th & B'way Records.
Release
Clear was released on 3 April 1995 by 4th & B'way Records. It peaked at number 22 on the UK Albums Chart.
"Bug Powder Dust" was issued as the lead single from Clear on 19 September 1994, peaking at number 24 on the UK Singles Chart. "Dark Heart" followed later that year, reaching number 35 on the chart. A further two singles were released in 1995: "One to One Religion" on 20 March, and "Sandcastles" on 4 September. They charted in the UK at numbers 53 and 54 respectively.
Critical reception
NME named Clear the 42nd best album of 1995. In 2015, Fact placed the record at number 49 on its list of the best trip hop albums of all time.
Track listing
Sample credits
"Bug Powder Dust" contains samples of Naked Lunch.
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.
Musicians
Tim Simenon – drum programming, sampling
Carlton – vocals (track 3) Dave Clayton – keyboards (tracks 1, 3–11), keyboard effects (tracks 10, 11), sampling (track 8), additional sampling (tracks 3–7) Danny Cummings – percussion (tracks 3, 4, 9–11) Bernard Fowler – vocals (track 9) Ivor Guest – drum programming (track 10), keyboard effects (track 10), sampling (track 10) Adam Holden – bass (track 10), additional programming (track 6), additional sampling (track 6) Kenji Jammer – guitar (tracks 2, 3) Keith LeBlanc – drum programming (tracks 2, 9), drums (track 4), sampling (tracks 2, 9) Inder "Goldfinger" Matharu – percussion (track 2) Skip McDonald – guitar (tracks 2, 9, 11), backing vocals (track 2) Sinéad O'Connor – vocals (track 11) River – vocals (track 10) Atticus Ross – programming (tracks 1, 7), drum programming (track 10), sampling (track 10), additional programming (track 6), additional sampling (tracks 1, 6, 7) Claudia Sarne – bass (track 6) Jeff Scantlebury – percussion (track 2) Will Self – vocals (track 7) Bim Sherman – vocals (track 2) Sista Joy – backing vocals (track 4) Spikey T – vocals (track 4) Justin Warfield – vocals (tracks 1, 6) Doug Wimbish – bass (tracks 1, 9, 11), bass effects (track 11) Leslie Winer – vocals (track 5) Jah Wobble – bass (track 7) Benjamin Zephaniah – vocals (track 11)
Production
Tim Simenon – production, mixing
Don Hozz – programming engineering
Keith LeBlanc – production (track 2), mixing (track 2) Lee Boy – assistance Mike Marsh – mastering Q – mix engineering, recording Tom – assistance Doug Wimbish – production (track 9), mixing (track 9)