Paul Roland about the album: 'I had envisaged reissuing 'Masque' with only one or two minor additions, but once I sat down to listen to it for the first time in almost 20 years I could hear quite a number of things that needed retouching. Sometimes very small additions can make a great improvement and bring a track to life, such as the harmony vocals I added to the final choruses of 'I Dreamt I Stood Upon The Scaffold', or the bass I overdubbed on 'Grantchester Fields' to focus the very florid woodwind and string arrangement and gently propel the track along. As with all the reissues, I did not remix but only added what I felt was missing and would have added at the time of the original recording had I not sent the master off straight away after the final mix. To complete the reissue I added two previously unreleased acoustic radio sessions, 'Alice's House' and 'Solitude' (the Black Sabbath song!) recorded with Valerie Franco, with whom I toured in 1993. Valerie sings and plays flute while I play acoustic guitar as well as bass, violin(!), woodwind and percussion. I always thought well of 'Masque', but I feel it is now a much richer album for the subtle additions and I hope you will enjoy it more too.'
| InfraRot sales rank: | - |
| InfraRot item number: | 2010.386 |
| Label: | Syborg Music |
| Label's catalogue number: | sbm017-3 |
| EAN/UPC: | 4025858061733 |
| 1. | Dr Syn Is Riding Again |
| 2. | Pharaoh |
| 3. | Candy Says |
| 4. | Triumphs Of A Taxidermist |
| 5. | The Ratcatcher's Daughter |
| 6. | Meet Mr Scratch |
| 7. | Masque |
| 8. | The Mind Of William Gaines |
| 9. | Cocoon |
| 10. | I Dreamt I Stood Upon The Scaffold |
| 11. | The Sea Captain |
| 12. | Matty Groves (Out-take) |
| 13. | Grantchester Fields (Out-take) |
| 14. | The Sporting Life (Out-take) |
| 15. | Alice's House (Radio Session) |
| 16. | Solitude (Radio Session) |
