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Biota (album)

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Biota

Studio album by

Mnemonists

Released

1982

Recorded

Summer 1980 – Summer 1982

Studio

Pendragon
(Fort Collins, CO)

Genre

Drone, ambient

Length

40:25

Label

Dys

Producer

Steve Scholbe, William Sharp

Biota chronology

Roto-Limbs
(1981)

Biota
(1982)

Gyromancy
(1984)

Biota is the fourth studio album by the free improvisation ensemble Mnemonist Orchestra, released in 1982 by Dys Records.^[1]

Track listing[edit]

Side one
No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Biota"	Steve Scholbe, William Sharp	13:00
2.	"Biohazards"	Mark Derbyshire, Steve Scholbe, William Sharp	7:19

Side two
No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Marshland"	Steve Scholbe, William Sharp	6:18
2.	"Loop-Dance"	Steve Scholbe, William Sharp	2:47
3.	"Beasts"	Steve Scholbe, William Sharp	4:28
4.	"The Magi"	Steve Emmons, Rolf Goranson	2:32
5.	"Insect Dialogue"	Steve Scholbe, William Sharp	0:40
6.	"Cavernicoles"	Steve Scholbe, William Sharp	1:37
7.	"Chamer"	Steve Scholbe, William Sharp	0:38
8.	"Krill"	Steve Scholbe, William Sharp	1:10

Personnel[edit]

Adapted from the Horde liner notes.^[2]

Mnemonists

Mark Derbyshire – recorder, electronics, mastering
Steve Emmons – tape, percussion, spoken word
Rolf Goranson – bass guitar, tape, spoken word
Steve Scholbe – alto saxophone, electric guitar, organ, electronics, tape, production
William Sharp – tape, clarinet, percussion, electronic, production, mastering

Additional musicians

Bill Burgess – percussion
Karen Nakai – bass guitar

Production and additional personnel

James Dixon – cover art, illustrations
Richard Donaldson – mastering
Tom Katsimpalis – illustrations, design

Release history[edit]

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1982	Dys	LP	DYS 07

References[edit]

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

^ Horde (sleeve). Mnemonists. Fort Collins, Colorado: Dys Records. 1981.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links[edit]

BiotaatDiscogs (list of releases)

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