''The Bath'' is the first EP released by electronica duo

Lemon Jelly Lemon Jelly is a British electronic music duo from London that formed in 1998 and went on hiatus starting in 2008. Since its inception, the band members have always been Fred Deakin and Nick Franglen. Lemon Jelly has been nominated for awards l ...

, according to the insert of '' Lemonjelly.ky'', on 24 August 1998. It was limited to 1,000 10" copies, the first 200 of which featured hand screen-printed sleeves. The tracks from the EP were later incorporated for more accessible listening into the critically acclaimed ''Lemonjelly.ky'' album.

History

From 1998 to 2000, Franglen and Deakin released three limited-circulation

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(''The Bath'' (1998), '' The Yellow'' (1999), and ''

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'' (2000)) on their own label Impotent Fury. The EPs were a critical success, and led to the duo being signed to

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Track listing

Unless otherwise indicated, information is taken from the Album’s Liner Notes * "In the Bath" contains an element from "Tahitian Sunset", performed by

Bert Kaempfert Bert Kaempfert (born Berthold Heinrich Kämpfert; 16 October 1923 – 21 June 1980) was a German orchestra leader, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, arranger, and composer. He made easy listening and jazz-oriented records and wrote the musi ...

and his Orchestra. * "Nervous Tension" contains elements from "

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" and "Dance Till Your Shoes Fall Off Your Feet" performed by

Nana Mouskouri Ioanna "Nana" Mouskouri ( el, Ιωάννα "Νάνα" Μούσχουρη ) (born 13 October 1934) is a Greek singer. Over the span of her career, she has released over 200 albums in at least twelve languages, including Greek, French, English, Ger ...

and from "Relax With Reveen" performed by

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. * "A Tune for Jack" contains elements from "

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" performed by

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for

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and from "My Baby" performed by

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and the Fred Katz Group.

Personnel

Information is taken from the Album’s Liner Notes *

Nick Franglen Nick Franglen (born 1965 in Westminster, London) is a British musician, record producer and installation artist. He is best known as a founding member of the electronic music duo Lemon Jelly. Music composition and production A classically trained ...

- band member, production *

Fred Deakin Lemon Jelly is a British electronic music duo from London that formed in 1998 and went on hiatus starting in 2008. Since its inception, the band members have always been Fred Deakin and Nick Franglen. Lemon Jelly has been nominated for awards l ...

- band member, design, illustration, art direction * Tricia Pank - additional vocals on "In the Bath"

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bath 1998 debut EPs Lemon Jelly albums Albums produced by Nick Franglen