art direction, design [cover design] FUEGO/Friedel Muders liner notes Matt Howden music by, words by, written-by, performer [performed by], producer [produced by] Matt Howden photography by [mh pictures] Giulio Di Mauro photography by [mh pictures] Martin F. Bedford photography by [photos by] Kristine Haffgaard Manufactured By Van De Steeg Licensed From AGI, USA Phonographic Copyright (p) Phantasmagoria Copyright (c) Phantasmagoria Published By Strange Ways Musikverlag Published By Hanseatic Musikverlag Produced At Redroom Studio, Sheffield Glass Mastered At DOCdata Germany Best of compilation from Matt Howden, includes work originally released under his own name as well as Sieben and new versions by Matt Howden of work originally done with Tony Wakeford as HaWthorn.
Tracks 1, 4, 5, 6 originally appeared on Intimate & Obstinate. Track 2 is a new version of a track that originally appeared on Hellfires. Track 3 is a remix of a track from Hellfires. Track 7 originally appeared on [m392120]. Track 8 is a new version of a song that originally appeared on [m392120]. Track 9 is a new version of a song that originally appeared on [m392073]. Track 10 is from [m392073]. Tracks 11 and 12 are remixes from Voyager. Tracks 13 and 14 are new versions by Matt Howden of songs originally recorded on The Murky Brine. Track 15 is a new song.
Released in a 6-panel Digipak with a clear tray (middle panel); no booklet. Track durations are not printed on the release.
[Digipak, credits panel] All music and words written, performed and produced by [...] at redroom studios, Sheffield, England, 1999 - 2004. (info@matthowden.com). Photos by Kristine Haffgaard (www.palimpsestphoto.dk), except MH pictures by Giulio Di Mauro, (long live the Empire/www.postromantic.com) and [...]. Regards to Mauro Casgrande at Amplexus Records (www.amplexus.it) for allowing the use of the Voyager remixes. Sieben appears courtey of Trisol/Iceflower. Thanks to them for the licensing of ,Dead Birdʻ from Our ,Solitary Confinementʻ, [r435595=TRI 151 CD (2002)], and ,Love's Promiseʻ from ,Sex and Wildflowersʻ, [r435606=TRI 188 CD (2003)], [...]. This art direction & cover design by FUEGO/Friedel Muders www.fuego.de [Liner notes] Matt Howden, July 2004