Tumble (album)

Tumble
Tumble
Studio album by Biota
Released	1989
Recorded	Autumn 1988 – Spring 1989
Studio	Dys Studios; (Fort Collins, CO)
Genre	Avant-prog, Experimental music
Length	73:50
Label	ReR
Producer	Tom Katsimpalis, Mark Piersel, Steve Scholbe, William Sharp, Gordon H. Whitlow, Larry Wilson, Randy Yeates
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Allmusic	^[1]

Tumble is the ninth studio album by the experimental electronic music ensemble Biota, released in 1989 by ReR Megacorp.^[2]

Background[edit]

The album was commissioned by the ReR label for the purposes of "using the maximum available parameters offered" by the nascent compact disc recording medium.

Track listing[edit]

All music is composed by Biota, except "Shadows Appear to Do" by Deborah Fuller and "...Buffalo Come Back" by C.W. Vrtacek

No.	Title	Length
1.	"New Lookout"	2:58
2.	"One Eye Open"	3:17
3.	"Things Seem Like Just Happen"	5:16
4.	"Wire Talker"	6:32
5.	"Shadows Appear to Do"	7:05
6.	"Picture by Accident"	7:21
7.	"House of Suitcase"	4:58
8.	"Finder"	1:22
9.	"...Buffalo Come Back"	5:44
10.	"Operator for Cataract"	6:39
11.	"When They Know"	5:55
12.	"The Less Said"	7:14
13.	"blank track"	0:14
14.	"Ghost Shirt"	9:15

Personnel[edit]

Adapted from the Tumble liner notes.^[3]

Biota

Tom Katsimpalis – organ, guitar, bass guitar, banjo, harmonica, flute, cover art, design
Mark Piersel – trumpet, guitar, bass guitar, banjo, sheng, psaltery, ukulele, recorder, balafon, organ, tape, engineering
Steve Scholbe – alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute, guitar, organ, autoharp, bells
William Sharp – tape, engineering, design
Gordon H. Whitlow – bass guitar, guitar, piano, organ, accordion, engineering
Larry Wilson – drums, bongos, bodhrán, bells
Randy Yeates – concertina

Additional musicians

Deborah Fuller – violin (5)
C.W. Vrtacek – piano and ukulele (9)

Production and additional personnel

Biota – production, mixing, arrangements
Mark Derbyshire – engineering
Dick Kezlan – photography
Richard Pena – engineering
Bill Tindall – engineering

Release history[edit]

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1989	ReR	CD	RēRBCD

References[edit]

^ Deupree, Caleb. "Biota: Tumble > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
^ Colli, Beppe (March 8, 2005). "An Interview With Bill Sharp/Biota (1994)". CloudsandClocks.net. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
^ Tumble (booklet). Biota. Surrey, UK: ReR Megacorp. 1989.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links[edit]

Tumble at Discogs (list of releases)

[allmusic-1] Deupree, Caleb. "Biota: Tumble > Review". 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] Tumble (booklet). Biota. Surrey, UK: ReR Megacorp. 1989.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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