Inky Bloaters

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Inky Bloaters
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Studio album by
Danielle Dax
Released1987
Recorded Fortress Dax, Alvic, Alaska & Greenhouse Studios
Genre Avant-pop
Label Awesome Records
Producer Danielle Dax
Danielle Dax chronology
Jesus Egg That Wept
(1984)		Inky Bloaters
(1987)		 The Chemical Wedding
(1987)
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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.

Contents

Dax wrote all the lyrics for the album and shared music writing and 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 lyrics are written by Danielle Dax; all music is composed by Danielle Dax and David Knight.

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

CountryDateFormatLabelCatalog
Japan1 April 1987LPVAP35182-25 [12]
CD85011-32 [13]
United Kingdom26 May 1987LPAwesome RecordsAOR 13 [14]
CDAOR 13CD [15]
Germany1987LP Rough Trade RTD 49 [16]
ScandinaviaMega RecordsMRLP 3088 [17]
United Kingdom1993CDBiter of Thorpebot 131-04 CD [18]

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  5. ↑ "Danielle Dax – Where The Flies Are". Discogs. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
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