''Kombinator'' is an independently released

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duo

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in 1994, produced by Dave Clark of

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. ''Kombinator'' reached number one on the Canadian national

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charts and was nominated for a

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in 1996 for Best Alternative Album. The single "Any Sense of Time" received a

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nomination for Best Alternative Video. ''Kombinator'' received a 1997 re-release on Sloan's ''

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''. It was reissued on vinyl in 2016 by Label Obscura, alongside both of the band's later albums ''

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'' and ''

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''."The Inbreds Launch Vinyl Reissue Series, Reunite for Toronto Show"
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'', June 21, 2016.

Track listing

Personnel

* Mike O'Neill -

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, bass,

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piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

tambourine The tambourine is a musical instrument in the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zills". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though ...

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, tambourine,

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, bass on "She's Acting" * Dave Clark – producer, tambourine, drums on "She's Acting" *

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*Lewis Melville - Engineer

Trivia

*The track "Any Sense of Time" appeared in the 6th season finale of the Canadian mockumentary series

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References

External links

Official site
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