Someday We Will Foresee Obstacles (20th anniversary edition)

~ Release by Syd Matters (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Annotation

The tracklist changed sometime before 2026-01-21, likely on 2021-11-19 (judging by the Bandcamp release). Track 12 "Motion" is now almost 10 minutes longer.

Annotation last modified on 2026-01-21 11:26 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1City Talks (remastered 2021)
recording engineer:
Yann Arnaud (French sound engineer) (in 2004)
engineer:
Rémi Barbot and Florian Lagatta
producer:
Syd Matters
mixer:
Yann Arnaud (French sound engineer)
effects:
Rémi Alexandre
recording of:
City Talks
writer:
Syd Matters
2:12
2Obstacles (remastered 2021)
recording engineer:
Yann Arnaud (French sound engineer) (in 2004)
engineer:
Rémi Barbot and Florian Lagatta
producer:
Syd Matters
mixer:
Yann Arnaud (French sound engineer)
drums (drum set):
Clément Carle
flute and trumpet:
Olivier Marguerit
recording of:
Obstacles
writer:
Syd Matters
4.53:29
3To All of You (remastered 2021)
recording engineer:
Yann Arnaud (French sound engineer) (in 2004)
engineer:
Rémi Barbot and Florian Lagatta
producer:
Syd Matters
mixer:
Yann Arnaud (French sound engineer)
bass:
Sal Bernardi and Ledru
cello:
Elsa Fourlon (Elsa Fourlon)
drums (drum set):
Clément Carle
viola:
Gwenola Morin
violin:
Constance Ronzatti and Laure Simonin
strings arranger:
Romain Calibre (Musician - Cello Player)
recording of:
To All of You
writer:
Syd Matters
54:43
4I Care (remastered 2021)
recording engineer:
Yann Arnaud (French sound engineer) (in 2004)
engineer:
Rémi Barbot and Florian Lagatta
producer:
Syd Matters
mixer:
Yann Arnaud (French sound engineer)
vocals:
Euros Childs
recording of:
Icare
writer:
Syd Matters
53:31
5Someday Sometimes (remastered 2021)
recording engineer:
Yann Arnaud (French sound engineer) (in 2004)
engineer:
Rémi Barbot and Florian Lagatta
producer:
Syd Matters
mixer:
Yann Arnaud (French sound engineer)
acoustic guitar:
Rémi Alexandre and Olivier Marguerit
bass:
Jean‐Yves Lozac’h
drums (drum set):
Clément Carle
electric guitar:
Rémi Alexandre
background vocals:
Rémi Alexandre, Clément Carle and Olivier Marguerit
recording of:
Someday Sometimes
writer:
Syd Matters
5:17
6Passe muraille (remastered 2021)
recording engineer:
Yann Arnaud (French sound engineer) (in 2004)
engineer:
Rémi Barbot and Florian Lagatta
producer:
Syd Matters
mixer:
Yann Arnaud (French sound engineer)
cello:
Elsa Fourlon (Elsa Fourlon)
vibraphone:
Clément Carle
recording of:
Passe-murailles
writer:
Syd Matters
3:03
7Watcher (remastered 2021)
recording engineer:
Yann Arnaud (French sound engineer) (in 2004)
engineer:
Rémi Barbot and Florian Lagatta
producer:
Syd Matters
mixer:
Yann Arnaud (French sound engineer)
bass:
Chab (mastering engineer at Translab, Paris)
clavinet and mellotron:
Funky Chicken
guitar [twang]:
Big Boss (French sound engineer)
recording of:
Watcher
writer:
Syd Matters
5:06
8Lost Bird (remastered 2021)
recording engineer:
Yann Arnaud (French sound engineer) (in 2004)
engineer:
Rémi Barbot and Florian Lagatta
producer:
Syd Matters
mixer:
Yann Arnaud (French sound engineer)
vibraphone:
Clément Carle
recording of:
Lost Bird
writer:
Syd Matters
5:00
9Flow Backwards (remastered 2021)
recording engineer:
Yann Arnaud (French sound engineer) (in 2004)
engineer:
Rémi Barbot and Florian Lagatta
producer:
Syd Matters
mixer:
Yann Arnaud (French sound engineer)
recording of:
Flow Backwards
writer:
Syd Matters
3:58
10English Way (remastered 2021)
recording engineer:
Yann Arnaud (French sound engineer) (in 2004)
engineer:
Rémi Barbot and Florian Lagatta
producer:
Syd Matters
mixer:
Yann Arnaud (French sound engineer)
acoustic guitar:
Rémi Alexandre
bass:
Jean‐Yves Lozac’h
drums (drum set):
Clément Carle
electric guitar:
Rémi Alexandre and Olivier Marguerit
background vocals:
Rémi Alexandre, Clément Carle and Olivier Marguerit
recording of:
English Way
writer:
Syd Matters
4:38
11Middle Class Men (remastered 2021)
recording engineer:
Yann Arnaud (French sound engineer) (in 2004)
engineer:
Rémi Barbot and Florian Lagatta
producer:
Syd Matters
mixer:
Yann Arnaud (French sound engineer)
bass and guitar [Tiny Star]:
Chab (mastering engineer at Translab, Paris)
recording of:
Middle Class Men
writer:
Syd Matters
6:03
12Motion (remastered 2021)
recording engineer:
Yann Arnaud (French sound engineer) (in 2004)
engineer:
Rémi Barbot and Florian Lagatta
producer:
Syd Matters
mixer:
Yann Arnaud (French sound engineer)
compilation of:
Motion by Syd Matters and What Are You Looking At? by Syd Matters
recording of:
Motion
writer:
Syd Matters
recording of:
What Are You Looking At?
writer:
Rémi Alexandre, Clément Carle, Jean‐Yves Lozac’h, Olivier Marguerit and Jonathan Morali (French composer and singer)
publisher:
Because Éditions and Rockumentary Publishing
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) and 渡辺音楽出版 株式会社 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division)
14:09
13Hello Sunshine (remastered 2021)
recording of:
Hello Sunshine
writer:
Syd Matters
3:26
14Everything at Once (demo version)
demo recording of:
Everything at Once
writer:
Syd Matters
6:02
15Someday Sometimes (demo version)
demo recording of:
Someday Sometimes
writer:
Syd Matters
3:04
16Little Lights (with Cyan)
recording of:
Little Lights
writer:
Syd Matters
4:36
17Obstacles (instrumental)
instrumental recording of:
Obstacles
writer:
Syd Matters
3:27

Credits

Release

remastering:Antoine Chabert (mastering engineer at Translab, Paris)
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