| Inky Bloaters | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Danielle Dax |
| Cover: | Danielle_Dax_-_Inky_Bloaters.jpg |
| Released: | 1 April 1987 (Japan) 26 May 1987 (United Kingdom) |
| Recorded: | Fortress Dax, Alvic, Alaska & Greenhouse Studios |
| Label: | Awesome Records |
| Producer: | Danielle Dax |
| Prev Title: | Jesus Egg That Wept |
| Prev Year: | 1984 |
| Next Title: | The Chemical Wedding |
| Next Year: | 1987 |
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.
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.
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.
Michael Jourdan of AllMusic gave the album three out of five stars. He noted the album sounded "bigger" and "more commercial" than her previous albums, with traces of "guitar-driven dance-pop" of the 1980s decade. He compared "Flashback" with the work of Blondie and noted "Big Hollow Man" had "[taken] a page from Prince". However, Jourdan felt that the "more conventional arrangements" resulted in an album that had become more dated than her previous work. The songs "Flashback", "Inky Bloaters", "Big Hollow Man", "Brimstone in a Barren Land" and "Where the Flies Are" were highlighted as standouts from the album.[1]
U.K. 7" – Awesome Records AOR 3
U.K. 12" – Awesome Records AOR 3T
U.K. 7" – Awesome Records AOR 6
U.K. 12" – Awesome Records AOR 6T
U.K. 7" – Awesome Records AOR 10
U.K. 12" – Awesome Records AOR 10T
Japan 7" Promo – VAP PR–110
Inky Bloaters
| scope=col | Chart (1987) | scope=col | Peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Indie Chart[2] | 9 |
| scope=col | Chart (1985) | scope=col | Peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Indie Chart | 7 |
| scope=col | Chart (1986) | scope=col | Peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Indie Chart | 14 |
| scope=col | Chart (1987) | scope=col | Peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Indie Chart | 4 |
| scope=col | Country | scope=col | Date | scope=col | Format | scope=col | Label | scope=col | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row rowspan=2 | Japan | 1 April 1987 | LP | VAP | 35182-25[3] | ||||
| CD | 85011-32[4] | ||||||||
| scope=row rowspan=2 | United Kingdom | 26 May 1987 | LP | Awesome Records | AOR 13[5] | ||||
| CD | AOR 13CD[6] | ||||||||
| scope=row | Germany | 1987 | LP | Rough Trade | RTD 49[7] | ||||
| scope=row | Scandinavia | Mega Records | MRLP 3088[8] | ||||||
| scope=row | United Kingdom | 1993 | CD | Biter of Thorpe | bot 131-04 CD[9] | ||||