Tinct

Tinct
Studio album by Biota
Released	1988
Recorded	Summer 1986 – Spring 1987
Studio	Bughouse and Dys Studios (Fort Collins, CO)
Genre	Free improvisation
Length	29:41
Label	Recommended
Producer	Tom Katsimpalis, Mark Piersel, Steve Scholbe, William Sharp, Jim Steinborn, Gordon H. Whitlow, Larry Wilson, Randy Yeates
Biota chronology
Bellowing Room (1987) Tinct (1988) Awry (1988)

Tinct is the eighth studio album by the free improvisation ensemble Biota, released in 1988 by Recommended Records.^[1]

Track listing

All music composed by Tom Katsimpalis, Mark Piersel, Steve Scholbe, William Sharp, Jim Steinborn, Gordon H. Whitlow, Larry Wilson and Randy Yeates. 

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tottery"	4:03
2.	"Motives"	4:09
3.	"Riddled"	6:57

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Astray"	7:10
2.	"Lapse"	7:18

Personnel

Adapted from the Tinct liner notes.^[2]

Biota Tom Katsimpalis – organ, guitar, bass guitar, autoharp, harmonica, recorder, bells, spoken word, production, mixing Mark Piersel – trumpet, guitar, banjo, sheng, psaltery, ukulele, organ, percussion, spoken word, production, engineering, mixing Steve Scholbe – alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute, guitar, sheng, bells, percussion, production, mixing William Sharp – tape, organ, bass clarinet, percussion, spoken word, production, engineering, mixing Jim Steinborn – organ, production, mixing Gordon H. Whitlow – bass guitar, guitar, piano, accordion, production, mixing Larry Wilson – drums, congas, bongos, bodhrán, production, mixing Randy Yeates – mbira, piano, production, mixing

Production and additional personnel Ken DeVries – cover art Roger Seibel – mastering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1988	Recommended	LP	RR C31

References

1. Colli, Beppe (March 8, 2005). "An Interview With Bill Sharp/Biota (1994)". CloudsandClocks.net. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
2. Tinct (sleeve). Biota. London, United Kingdom: Recommended Records. 1988.

External links

• Tinct at Discogs (list of releases)