In the spirit of teenage IDM rebellion, Greg Clow and I have salvaged
information from Alan Parry's Clear Records discography on Hyperreal for a new
discography. A web site has been discussed, but nothing is definite yet.
We'd like to ask the electroheadz on the list to mill over the discography, with
a watchful eye directed towards any possible errors.
Pointers should be emailed to either Greg or myself.
Thanks.
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K E E P T H I S F R E Q U E N C Y C L E A R
CLEAR DISCOGRAPHY v0.1
December 11th, 1996
Compiled and maintained by
Greg Clow (stained@interlog.com) and Grant Horne (ghhorne@delta.is.tcu.edu)
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Jedi Knights: MAY THE FUNK BE WITH YOU
12" January 1995 CLRX 406
12" January 1995 CLR 406
Intergalactic Funk Transmission /
Jismentalsupersexifunkatasmicthrobalingusaural Delight /
Mumpbrainflam / Ruak-Et + Kok-Bah / May The Funk Be With You / Blaff
Reader
Notes:
Intital 1000 copies (CLRX 406) pressed on clear vinyl.
The end of side B ("Blaff Reader") runs out to a locked groove.
Some promotional copies of this release were issued with the title
NODDY HOLDER. This title was later used for a version of the track
"Jismentalsupersexifunkatasmicthrobalingusaural Delight" that
appeared (along with a version of "May The Funk...") on the Jedi
Knights album NEW SCHOOL SCIENCE (Universal Language, 1996).
The reason for this release having the catalog number CLR 406 (as
opposed to the more obvious CLR 001) is because 406 is the street
number of the label's HQ.
Jedi Knights are Thomas Middleton and Mark Pritchard (Global
Communication).
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Tusken Raiders: BANTHA TRAX
12" February 1995 CLRX 407
12" February 1995 CLR 407
Raider Beetz / Tatooine Sunset / Gaderffi Stick / Sexy Sandpeople /
Beatnik #3
Notes:
Intital 1000 copies (CLRX 407) pressed on clear vinyl.
The track names do not appear anywhere on the packaging or labels of
the release, they are etched into the outer edge of the vinyl.
Tusken Raiders is Mike Paradinas (mu-Ziq).
Vinyl Etchings [outer edge]:
Side A - THE TUSKEN RAIDERS PRESENT "BANTHA TRAX" (+ track names)
Side B - ALL TRAX PRODUCED BY JAKE SLAZENGER... FOR ALL THE FLY
GIRLS (+ track names)
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Plaid: ANDROID
12" March 1995 CLRX 409
12" March 1995 CLR 409
Android / Anything / Angry Dolphin / Yak
Notes:
Intital 1000 copies (CLRX 409) pressed on clear vinyl.
Plaid is Ed Handley and Andy Turner (members of The Black Dog at the
time of this release).
Vinyl Etchings [outer edge]:
Side a - PLAID (+ track listing)
Side A - BOOM TO! EMU HENRY, RICHIE B, ROCKIE DOG, CLEAR CREW, BDP
DADDY ANDY, THE BROOM BROTHERS, JOHNNY BOTANIC
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Spacepimp: SPACEPIMP
12" May 1995 CLRX 415
12" May 1995 CLR 415
The Pimp (The Uno-Cut) / Spacechase / K9 Law
Notes:
Intital 1000 copies (CLRX 415) pressed on clear vinyl.
Spacepimp is Acen.
Vinyl Etchings:
Side A - BIG FAT KRAZY BACK IN THE DAY UNO BIZNESS 2: DRED MIN
TROOPER TARO, ACEN CEZ AND CLEAR - THE FUNK IZ HERE!
Side B - RESPECK TO JEDI KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE, ANDROID, ANGRY
D., JAKE SLAZENGER, DR. ROCKIT & ALL CLEAR CREW
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Jake Slazenger: MAKESARACKET
2xLP June 1995 CLR 410
Bolus / Spry Batt / Flod / Acid Pope / Five Alive / Daytime Kiss /
Lux / Gary's Birthday / Erp / Wyatt / Stupid Wanker / Get Up R /
Megaphonk / Feet
CD June 1995 CLR 410 CD
Megaphonk / Get Up R / Stupid Wanker / Gary's Birthday / Daytime Kiss
/ Erp / Wyatt / Flod / Bolus / Feet / Five Alive / Lux
Notes:
Jake Slazenger is Mike Paradinas (mu-Ziq).
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Doctor Rockit: READY TO ROCKIT
2X10" July 1995 CLR 411
Hello / Cameras and Rocks / Stapler / At Home With the Hoppers /
Looprode / Worm In My Food / How Do You Do? / Ghostrain / Photos and
Pebbles / Goodbye
Notes:
Doctor Rockit is Matthew Herbert (Wishmountain, Herbert).
Vinyl Etching:
Purple Side (D) - DOCTOR ROCKIT IN THE VYNIL ON THE DECKS BY THE
RIVER OF BABYLON FOR MRH ROCKITS!
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Gescom: THE SOUNDS OF MACHINES OUR PARENTS USED
12" August 1995 CLRX 408
12" August 1995 CLR 408
Puzl / Go Sumo / Go Sheep
Notes:
Intital 1000 copies (CLRX 408) pressed on clear vinyl.
Gescom is Sean Booth and Rob Brown (Autechre).
Vinyl Etching:
Side AA - POINTLESS, NOSTALGIC SHITE!
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Jake Slazenger: MEGAPHONK
12" September(?) 1995 CLR 4103
(4 untitled tracks)
Notes:
White label promotional release, limited to 500 copies. A commercial
release was planned, but ended up being cancelled.
Tracks 1 and 2 are otherwise unavailable remixes of "Megaphonk".
Track 3 is a version of "Megaphonk" that later appeared in a slightly
different form on the Jake Slazenger album DAS IST EIN GROOVYBEAT, JA
(Warp, 1996) under the title "Supafunk".
Track 4 is speculated to be a remix of "Daytime Kiss".
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Gregory Fleckner Quintet: A GENTLE INTRODUCTION TO THE GREGORY FLECKNER
QUINTET
12" November 1995 CLR 418
Oi That's My Bird / EDP Blues (good vintage mix by Doctor Rockit &
Hal) / Juicy Jazz Girls (jade gates mixed in the bubble by Plaid) /
Hold Me Close
Notes:
Gregory Fleckner Quintet is Greg Watts and Mark Fleckner.
Vinyl Etching:
Side B - ....MONKEY BOOTS 30.X.95
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Gregory Fleckner Quintet: MONKEY BOOTS
2x12" November 1995 CLR 419
CD November 1995 CLR 419 CD
Arctic Roll / Sumes / By The Cringe / EDP Blues / Nah Sissus / Juicy
Jazz Girls / How Much Would Conkers Cost? / Oi That's My Bird / Hold
Me Close / Rupe Rumpshifter
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Clatterbox: CLATTERBOX
2x10" December 1995 CLR 412
Sann Sann / Bapp / Tiz / Clip 2 / Agogo / Zett / Spank / Multipak /
Montis / Explosive Action / Jam Iced Fig / Cab / Xexa / Pylie / "Bad"
Means Good
Notes:
Clatterbox is Dave Kempston (one half of Jak & Stepper).
Vinyl Etching:
Purple Side (D) - JAK IT UP!
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Doctor Rockit: D FOR DOCTOR
12" January 1996 CLR 416
Hopter the Doctor / P for Pillow / Tape Measure / Machine Dream /
Bathtime / Lullaby for William
Vinyl Etchings:
Side A - BRINGING SCIENCE ALIVE!
Side B - POWERED BY AIR... GOES LIKE A ROCKIT
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Doctor Rockit: (ltd 7")
7" January 1996 CLR 007
(2 untitled tracks)
Notes:
Limited edition of 777 numbered copies.
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GFQ: GOODBYE MORALS, HELLO HAPPINESS
12" February 1996 CLR 420
Goodbye Morals, Hello Happiness / Will You Be My Steady? (Straight
In) / Raspotcanty
Notes:
Pressed on blue vinyl.
GFQ is Greg Watts with production/mixing assistance from Mark
Fleckner.
Vinyl Etchings:
This Side - ....AND WITH HER DIAPASON TONGUE, THEY ALL STAYED IN
TUNE!
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Various Artists: IT'S ALL BECOMING... CLEAR
CD March 1996 CLR 400 CD
Plaid: Angry Dolphin / Clatterbox: Tiz / Doctor Rockit: How Do You Do
/ GFQ: Juicy Jazz Girls (jade gates mixed in the bubble by Plaid) /
Clatterbox: Montis / Spacepimp: K-9 Law / GFQ: EDP Blues / Gescom: Go
Sheep / GFQ: Hold Me Close / Doctor Rockit: Photos and Pebbles / GFQ:
Oi, That's My Bird / Plaid: Angry Dolphin (unreleased mix) /
Clatterbox: "Bad" Means Good / Doctor Rockit: Looprode
MC March 1996 CLR 400 MC
Plaid: Anything / Clatterbox: Tiz / Doctor Rockit: How Do You Do /
GFQ: Juicy Jazz Girls (jade gates plaid mix) / Clatterbox: Montis /
Spacepimp: K-9 Law / GFQ: Oi, That's My Bird / Gescom: Go Sheep /
GFQ: Hold Me Close / Doctor Rockit: Photos and Pebbles / GFQ: EDP
Blues / Clatterbox: Xexa / Plaid: Angry Dolphin (unreleased mix) /
Clatterbox: "Bad" Means Good / GFQ: EDP Blues (good vintage rockit
mix) / Doctor Rockit: Looprode
Notes:
This compilation is a collection of material from the Clear back
catalogue with a couple of previously unavailable tracks.
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Clatterbox: SPATZ
12" March 1996 CLR 421
Spatz / Easy Does It, Sleazy Does It / Drop It / Spatz (remix)
Notes:
"Easy Does It" remixed by Repeat.
"Spatz (remix)" remixed by Paul W. Teebroke.
Promo copies included a notice that this was the first part of a
2x12" set, with CLR 422 being the second part. That number ended up
being used for the Clatterbox album, EASY DOES IT.
Vinyl Etching:
Side B - SHAKE YA BOOTY!
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Clatterbox: EASY DOES IT
LP April 1996 CLR 422
CD April 1996 CLR 422 CD
MC April 1996 CLR 422 MC
Chorus (des femmes) / Matterrox / Dunk / Spatz / Drop It / Metre /
Sann Sann / Easy Does It / Sidge / Boogie Baby / Get Down On It /
Pylle / Alphabeti / Pylles (the horn remix)
Notes:
"Spatz" and "Drop It" are identical to the SPATZ (CLR 421) release.
"Pylles (the horn remix)" remixed by Steve Horne of Jak & Stepper.
The MC release is a "limited edition clatter jeep beats cassette"
and may have a different track listing from the LP/CD versions.
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As One: THE MESSAGE IN HERBIE'S SHIRTS
2x12" May 1996 CLR 417
CD (planned for release in 1997) CLR 417 CD
Epic / A Short Track About Love / The Message In Herbie's Shirts /
Hyeres / New Wave / Chiaro / The Kiss / Queen Constance
Notes:
The CD release may include different or extra material from the 2xLP.
As One is Kirk Degiorgio.
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Doctor Rockit: SWINGTIME
12" 1996 CLR 423
Tape Measure (Herbert remix) / Crisps / Papperpot / Way Outta Here
Notes:
Track listing appears only on a "Make Your Own Rockit Kit" postcard
that came with some copies of the 12".
Vinyl Etching:
Side B - [rocket logo] thank you Doctor
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Daniel Ibbotson: SOUPED UP
12" 1996 CLR 414
The Bends / Split Into Fractions / Insomniac (part one) / 7 Future
Wonders
Vinyl Etching:
Side A - LITTLEST HOBO, YOU'RE JUST A DOG!
Side B - OR, ARE YOU MORE THAN JUST A DOG?
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Clatterbeats (Clatterbox): VOLUME 1
12" September 1996 CLRB.ONE
Clatterbeat, 94 bpm / Clatterbeat, 96 bpm / Trump It, 108 bpm /
Clatterbeat, 93 bpm / Clatterbeat, 100 bpm / Can I Get Down, 103 bpm
/ Hop to This, 98 bpm
Notes:
First in a series of Clear Beats releases, limited to 1500 copies.
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Clatterbeats (Clatterbox): VOLUME 2
12" September(?) 1996 CLRB.TWO
???
Notes:
Second in a series of Clear Beats releases, limited to 1500 copies.
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Doctor Rockit: THE MUSIC OF SOUND
2xLP December 1996 CLR 424
Lift Off / Cafe Bagdad / Motel Rhythm / Babykiss / Prince Cha-Cha-
Charming / Granny Delicious / Song Without Words / Runner on Hastings
Beach / Song Without Italian Words / Music Box / Male James Bonding /
37,000ft / Hong Kong / Fruit Cocktail / A Quiet Week In the House /
Theeeee Ennnnnd
CD December 1996 CLR 424 CD
Lift Off / Cafe Bagdad / Motel Rhythm / Babykiss / Prince Cha-Cha-
Charming / Granny Delicious / Song Without Words / Runner on Hastings
Beach / Song Without Italian Words / Music Box / Male James Bonding
37,000 Ft / Hong Kong / Fruit Cocktail / A Quiet Week In the House
The Walk / Cup Quake / Theeeee Ennnnnd
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Beatsamatic (Metamatic): VOLUME 1
12" December 1996 CLRB.THREE
???
Notes:
Third in a series of Clear Beats releases, limited to 1500 copies.
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Snappy Sid: MISTER PLAIN [title t.b.c.]
12" 1997? CLR 4??
[tracks t.b.a.]
Notes:
This release was announced as upcoming in 1995, but still has yet to
be released. It's possible that it's been scrapped.
Snappy Sid is Robin Rimbaud (Scanner) and Paul Thomas (DJ on Kiss FM
London).
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