Home & Minor

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Field	Value
name	Home and Minor
type	EP
artist	Oceansize
cover	Homeandminor.jpg
released	26 October 2009
recorded	Summer 2009 (completed 12 August)
genre	New prog, post-rock, indie rock, experimental rock
label	Superball Music
producer	Oceansize
prev_title	Frames
prev_year	2007
next_title	Self Preserved While the Bodies Float Up
next_year	2010
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| name = Home and Minor | type = EP | artist = Oceansize | cover = Homeandminor.jpg | alt = | released = 26 October 2009 | recorded = Summer 2009 (completed 12 August) | venue = | studio = | genre = New prog, post-rock, indie rock, experimental rock | length = | label = Superball Music | producer = Oceansize | prev_title = Frames | prev_year = 2007 | next_title = Self Preserved While the Bodies Float Up | next_year = 2010

| rev1 = Rock Sound | rev1score = 8/10 | rev2 = Shred News | rev2score = 10/10 | noprose = yes

Home & Minor is an EP by Manchester-based alternative rock band Oceansize, released on 26 October 2009 on Superball Music. The release is limited to 3000 copies. Regarding the EP, vocalist and guitarist Mike Vennart states, "we thought we’d try and make a mini-album of more reserved songs that have something in common with each other. It's our acoustic-like record, only there are no acoustic instruments and it’s not an album!"

Background and information

According to the band, the EP is

In an interview with Rock Sound, Vennart elaborated on the stylistic approach of the record, describing the track "Legal Teens" as "a weird, sci-fi, cocktail tune."

Track listing

Music by Oceansize. Lyrics by Mike Vennart.

1. "Legal Teens" - 4:28
2. "Getting Where Water Cannot" - 5:24
3. "Monodrones" - 2:34
4. "Home & Minor" - 8:10
5. "Didnaeland" - 3:22
6. "The Strand" - 8:04

Personnel

The following people contributed to Home & Minor: ;Oceansize

• Steve Durose - guitar, backing vocals
• Richard "Gambler" Ingram - guitar, keyboards
• Mark Heron - drums, percussion
• Steven Hodson - bass, keyboards
• Mike Vennart - lead vocals, guitar

;Additional musicians

• Tom Knott - trumpet
• Norman McLeod - pedal steel guitar
• Kate Ray - vocals ;Recording personnel
• Oceansize - recording, producer
• Chris Sheldon - mixing
• Sean Magee - mastering

;Artwork

• Steven Hodson - artwork, layout
• Adam Crosby - cover photograph

References

References

1. [http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/article/oceansize-home-minor Rock Sound review]
2. [http://www.shrednews.com/oceansizeep-review/ Shred News review]
3. (2009-10-28). "Twitter / Oceansize: Just found out that the ne". Twitter.com.
4. "Oceansize | News | Rock Sound". Rocksound.tv.
5. Lindsay, Andrew. "Oceansize announce 'Home and Minor' EP". stereokill.net.
6. ''Home & Miner'' liner notes.

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