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(bass),

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(sax),

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(guitar) and

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, 1992. Short Wave was short lived - all members were also busy in other projects and bands. The album was reissued on CD in 2005 on Voiceprint Records.Allmusic
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Track listing

#"The Fox" (Miller) #"Saiseyes" (Pyle) #"Frankly Speaking" (Hopper) #"The Balladin" (Pyle) #"2 P.M." (Hopper) #"Partout" (Hopper) #"Midnight Judo" (Hopper) #"Shuffle Demons" (Hopper) #"Nan True's Hole" (Miller) #"VZG" (Malherbe) #"Et Alors..." (Malherbe)

Personnel

- tenor sax, alto sax, soprano sax, flute (formerly of

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- guitar, guitar synthesizer (formerly of

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and In Cahoots) *

- bass (formerly of

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- drums (also of Gong and In Cahoots)

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