Inky Bloaters

Inky Bloaters is the third solo album by Danielle Dax, an English experimental musician and former member of The Lemon Kittens. It was originally recorded between 1985 & 1987, and released in 1987 on the Awesome Records label. This was the last album by Dax released on the Awesome label before signing with Sire. The album was re-released in 1993 on the Biter of Thorpe label (BOT131-04CD) and distributed through World Serpent Distribution.

Inky Bloaters
Studio album by
Danielle Dax
Released1987
RecordedFortress Dax, Alvic, Alaska & Greenhouse Studios
GenreAvant-pop
LabelAwesome Records
ProducerDanielle Dax
Danielle Dax chronology
Jesus Egg That Wept
(1984)		 Inky Bloaters
(1987)		 The Chemical Wedding
(1987)

Dax wrote all the words for the album and shared music arrangement with David Knight. Dax provided vocals, guitars, keyboards, flute, sitar, kalimba, percussion and drone guitar. David Knight played guitars, tapes, keyboards, percussion and drone guitar. Ian Sturgess played additional bass, harmonica, jaw harp and percussion. Steve Reeves played guitar and composed music for When I Was Young. Martyn Watts played drums. The cover artwork is by Dax.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Danielle Dax.

No.TitleLength
1."Flashback"4:23
2."Funtime"3:28
3."Inky Bloaters"3:32
4."Sleep Has No Property"4:32
5."Bad Miss 'M'"2:47
6."Big Hollow Man"5:20
7."Brimstone in a Barren Land"4:33
8."Where The Flies Are"3:20
9."Born To Be Bad"2:58
10."Fizzing Human-Bomb"3:45
11."Yummer-Yummer Man" (CD Bonus Track)3:25

All tracks except "Born to Be Bad" appear on the 1988 US compilation Dark Adapted Eye. Tracks 5-6, 8 and 10-11 appear on the 1995 UK compilation Comatose-Non-Reaction. A different recording of "Fizzing Human-Bomb" was released on The Janice Long Session EP.

Singles

Three singles were released from this album between 1985 and 1987. Each single had both a 2-track 7" and 3-track 12".

Charts

Release History
Country Date Format Label Catalog
Japan 1 April 1987 LP VAP 35182-25[11]
CD 85011-32[12]
United Kingdom 26 May 1987 LP Awesome Records AOR 13[13]
CD AOR 13CD[14]
Germany 1987 LP Rough Trade RTD 49[15]
Scandinavia Mega Records MRLP 3088[16]
United Kingdom 1993 CD Biter of Thorpe bot 131-04 CD[17]

References
  1. https://www.discogs.com/Danielle-Dax-Yummer-Yummer-Man-Bad-Miss-M/release/311532
  2. https://www.discogs.com/Danielle-Dax-Yummer-Yummer-Man/release/366279
  3. https://www.discogs.com/Danielle-Dax-Where-The-Flies-Are-When-I-Was-Young/release/814086
  4. https://www.discogs.com/Danielle-Dax-Where-The-Flies-Are/release/498231
  5. https://www.discogs.com/Danielle-Dax-Big-Hollow-Man/release/1702152
  6. https://www.discogs.com/Danielle-Dax-Big-Hollow-Man/release/498233
  7. Lazell, Barry (1997). Cherry Red Books https://web.archive.org/web/20071217135756/http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/d.htm. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2019. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. Lazell, Barry (1997). Cherry Red Books https://web.archive.org/web/20071217135756/http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/d.htm. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2019. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. Lazell, Barry (1997). Cherry Red Books https://web.archive.org/web/20071217135756/http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/d.htm. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2019. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. Lazell, Barry (1997). Cherry Red Books https://web.archive.org/web/20071217135756/http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/d.htm. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2019. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. https://www.discogs.com/Danielle-Dax-Inky-Bloaters/release/758706
  12. https://www.discogs.com/Danielle-Dax-Inky-Bloaters/release/8582330
  13. https://www.discogs.com/Danielle-Dax-Inky-Bloaters/release/529462
  14. https://www.discogs.com/Danielle-Dax-Inky-Bloaters/release/446286
  15. https://www.discogs.com/Danielle-Dax-Inky-Bloaters/release/1467685
  16. https://www.discogs.com/Danielle-Dax-Inky-Bloaters/release/3301301
  17. https://www.discogs.com/Danielle-Dax-Inky-Bloaters/release/93641



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