Almost Never

Almost Never

Studio album by Biota

Released

1992

Recorded

Summer 1989 – Winter 1992

Studio

Dys Studios
(Fort Collins, CO)

Avant-prog, sound collage

Length

52:06

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	^[1]

Almost Never is the tenth studio album by the free improvisation ensemble Biota, released in 1992 by ReR Megacorp.^[2]

Track listing

All music 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.^[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, pump organ, 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.

External links

Almost Never at Discogs (list of releases)

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