Tracklist
| 1 | Gate | 4:30 | |
| 2 | Pondlife | 4:48 | |
| 3 | Woobed | 12:25 | |
| 4 | Creek | 8:32 | |
| 5 | Cupboard | 0:36 | |
| 6 | Depart | 24:58 | |
| 7 | Later | 6:18 |
Companies, etc.
- Distributed By – Pinnacle (3)
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – t:me Recording Ltd.
- Copyright © – t:me Recording Ltd.
- Recorded At – Square Centre Studios
- Mixed At – Square Centre Studios
- Glass Mastered At – Nimbus – B9004
Credits
- Bass, Performer [Chow] – Riad Abji
- Design – The Designers Republic
- Engineer – Will Joss
- Guitar, Vocals – Fez (2)
- Keyboards, Programmed By – Paul Frankland
- Percussion, Sounds [Crazy Sound], Illustration – Tim Grabham
- Photography By [Ramphastos Sulfuratus] – Richard K Laval*
- Programmed By [Additional Programming] – Will 'Key Edit King' Joss*
- Written-By, Producer – Woob
Notes
Recorded and mixed at Square Centre Studio, May 1995.
These recordings have been spatially expanded using the Roland® Sound Space 3-D sound imaging system.
(P) 1995 t:me recording Ltd.
(C) 1995 t:me recording Ltd.
made in england, distributed by pinnacle
Packaged in a 6- Digipak.
Animal on cover: ramphastos sulfuratus (Oxford Scientific Films)
In the matrices listed below "▹" is a placeholder used in lieu of an unrepresentable character consisting of three dots arranged to look like a mirrored "⁖".
These recordings have been spatially expanded using the Roland® Sound Space 3-D sound imaging system.
(P) 1995 t:me recording Ltd.
(C) 1995 t:me recording Ltd.
made in england, distributed by pinnacle
Packaged in a 6- Digipak.
Animal on cover: ramphastos sulfuratus (Oxford Scientific Films)
In the matrices listed below "▹" is a placeholder used in lieu of an unrepresentable character consisting of three dots arranged to look like a mirrored "⁖".
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 5025989954422
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, mirrored): B9004 EMIT 4495 ▹ 1:0 ˍMASTEREDˍ BY NIMBUS
- Matrix / Runout (Variants 2 & 3, mirrored): B9004 EMIT 4495 ▹ 1:1 ˍMASTEREDˍ BY NIMBUS
- Mastering SID Code (Mirrored, present twice): IFPI L122
- Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 2314
- Mould SID Code (Variant 2): ifpi 2317
- Mould SID Code (Variant 3): ifpi 2303
Recommendations
Reviews
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Edited 2 years agoFun fact! The mechanical sound in Cupboard which leads into Depart is taken from the Quay Brothers experimental short film Street of Crocodiles. The Quays themselves were deeply influenced by legendary Czech animator Jan Svankmajer - so much so that they created another short called 'The Cabinet of Jan Svankmajer.' Cupboard = cabinet? Much of these artists' work explored dreamlike narratives, and the liminal space between being awake and asleep. In a way, I think this fits perfectly for Woob 2.
If the first four tracks are a disorienting, often harrowing journey through exotic and foreign lands, Cupboard / Depart are a return to safe harbours; a journey home, and a reflection on all which came before. With titles like Depart and Later, I can't help but think this is exactly what Frankland was striving for. An adventure; not necessarily a safe or familiar one - and then the opportunity to reflect on the experience as you're carried to safety.
What an album. Possibly even greater than 1194. This is the one I keep returning to after all these years. -
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Edited 18 years agoWhile it may not have had the impact of 1194 or have been thought well of by Frankland himself, I think this is still a worthy effort and well worth the price it commands. The Pondlife -> Woobed -> Creek progression are amazing, and while Depart is great as well, it seems to drag on about 10 minutes longer than it should have - those last 10 feel like a completely disconnected piece to me.
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Maybe not as good as the first album - that had the organic flow from start untill end - but with Pondlife, Creek and Depart Paul Frankland has created yet again beauty and uplift. Especially Depart I consider to be among the best modern day music productions. It has the tension and alienation of the 5th symphony of Mahler, the spheres of Eno's ambient 4 and Apollo, and the fragility and desolation of Dead Can Dance's Yulunga. Magic!
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Nowhere near as good as the first Woob release - 1194 but if you liked that then you'll probably not be offended by this.
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