Home & Minor is an EP by Manchester

Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...

-based alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 band Oceansize

Oceansize

Oceansize were a British rock band, formed in Manchester, England on 19th October 1998. The band consisted of Mike Vennart , Steve Durose , Richard "Gambler" Ingram , Mark Heron and Jon Ellis for the majority of its career, with Steve Hodson replacing Ellis on bass in 2006...

, released on October 26, 2009 on Superball Music

Superball music

Superball Music is a German independent record label, launched on 1 October 2007. Superball Myspace page claims that "The label’s focus will be on keen, young rock acts with a stylistic range that is centred on independent and alternative music, as well as acts that transcend genres and include a...

. The release is limited to 3000 copies. Regarding the EP, vocalist and guitarist Mike Vennart states: "we thought we’d try and make a mini-album of more reserved songs that have something in common with each other. It's our acoustic-like record, only there are no acoustic instruments and it’s not an album!"

Background & information

According to the band, the EP is:

In an interview with Rock Sound

Rock Sound

Rock Sound is a British magazine which champions rock music. The magazine aims at being more "underground" and less commercial, whilst also giving coverage to more well known acts.-History:...

, Vennart elaborated on the stylistic approach of the record, describing the track "Legal Teens" as "a weird, sci-fi, cocktail tune."

Track listing

Music by Oceansize. Lyrics by Mike Vennart.

1. Legal Teens - 4:28
2. Getting Where Water Cannot - 5:24
3. Monodrones - 2:34
4. Home & Minor - 8:10
5. Didnaeland - 3:22
6. The Strand - 8:04

Band

• Steve Durose - guitar, backing vocals
• Richard "Gambler" Ingram - guitar, keyboards
• Mark Heron - drums, percussion
• Steven Hodson - bass, keyboards
• Mike Vennart - lead vocals, guitar

Additional musicians

• Tom Knott - trumpet
• Norman McLeod - pedal steel guitar
• Kate Ray - vocals

Recording personnel

• Oceansize
  Oceansize
  Oceansize were a British rock band, formed in Manchester, England on 19th October 1998. The band consisted of Mike Vennart , Steve Durose , Richard "Gambler" Ingram , Mark Heron and Jon Ellis for the majority of its career, with Steve Hodson replacing Ellis on bass in 2006...
  
   - recording, producer
• Chris Sheldon
  Chris Sheldon
  Chris Sheldon is a record producer, particularly of rock music, based in London, UK. He has produced or mixed records for the Foo Fighters, Garbage, Feeder, Biffy Clyro, Oceansize and Pixies amongst others...
  
  - mixing
• Sean Magee - mastering