Almost Never

Almost Never
Studio album by Biota
Released	1992
Recorded	Summer 1989 – Winter 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

Almost Never is the tenth studio album by experimental music ensemble Biota, released in 1992 by ReR Megacorp.[2] The album focuses compositionally upon three electroacoustic suites for winds, strings, and processed acoustic/ethnic/antique instrumentation ("Burn Daylight" – "Circling These" – "Old Reason Road").

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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.[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, 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.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

Almost Never at Discogs (list of releases)

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[allmusic-1] Deupree, Caleb. "Biota: Almost Never > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved October 10, 2016.

[sharpint94-2] Colli, Beppe (March 8, 2005). "An Interview With Bill Sharp/Biota (1994)". CloudsandClocks.net. Retrieved October 10, 2016.

[linearnotes-3] Almost Never (booklet). Biota. Surrey, UK: ReR Megacorp. 1992.CS1 maint: others (link)