| To mark Steve Hogarth’s 70th birthday, Ice Cream Genius returns in its most complete form to date. Originally released in 1997, the album was Hogarth’s first solo studio work outside of Marillion, a deeply personal, experimental and intimate record that has grown into a cult favourite over the years. Ice Cream Genius was never intended as an extension of Marillion. Built around minimal arrangements, spoken-word passages and unfiltered lyrical moments, the album explores identity, isolation and creativity with striking directness. Its strength lies not in scale, but in its vulnerability: a record that feels exposed, unusual and unmistakably human. At the centre of the reissue is the 3CD+Blu-ray Mediabook, the most expansive presentation of Ice Cream Genius ever assembled. Featuring more than 11 hours of material, the vast majority previously unreleased, this edition opens up the full creative world behind the album including all available live videos of the much-acclaimed “h Band” upscaled and remixed by the artist. Complementing the Mediabook, Ice Cream Genius will also be released for the first time on vinyl as a heavyweight black 2LP gatefold edition. This format includes “The Last Thing,” a track previously unavailable on physical formats in Europe, making it a notable addition for collectors. Recorded at the Racket Club, with vocals added at Chris Rea’s Sol Mill Studios in Cookham and mixed at Van Morrison’s Wool Hall Studios in Somerset, the album was completed on July 20, 1996, following a break during Marillion’s Made Again tour. The core band was handpicked from “the last people on earth anyone might have expected me to work with” and includes members of Blondie, XTC, Japan, and Eurythmics. The title itself originated from producer Craig Leon, who would exclaim “I scream genius!” in the studio when particularly inspired, a phrase Hogarth later transformed into the album’s distinctive name. Across demos, writing sessions, studio recordings and live material, the set traces the evolution of Ice Cream Genius from its earliest sketches through to the finished record. Alongside the music, new reflections from Steve Hogarth provide personal insight into the ideas, emotions and circumstances that shaped the album, offering a rare, in-depth look at one of his most intimate and uncompromising projects. |
| Ice Cream Genius 24th July 2026 Formats: 3CD+Blu-ray Mediabook 2LP Gatefold (180g DigitalTracklist: The Evening Shadows Really Like You Dinosaur Thing The Deep Water Cage Until You Fall Better Dreams Nothing To Declare The Last Thing CD 2: Live at Dingwalls 2000 CD 3 – Live at Dingwalls 2000 Blu-ray Video Content Ice Cream Genius Documentary (45min) You Dinosaur Thing (promo video) You Dinosaur Thing (behind the scenes) The H Band live at Paradiso, Amsterdam 13th September 2002 (130min) 2LP Gatefold: Side A The Evening Shadows Really Like You Dinosaur Thing Side B The Deep Water Cage Side C Until You Fall Better Dreams Side D Nothing To Declare The Last Thing |
| 3CD+Blu-ray Edition CD 1 – Ice Cream Genius The Evening Shadows Really Like You Dinosaur Thing The Deep Water Cage Until You Fall Better Dreams Nothing To Declare The Last Thing CD 2 – Live at Dingwalls 2000 Dream Brother Really Like You Dinosaur Thing King Working Town Fake Plastic Trees Xen And Now Cage Eighty Days I Don’t Remember CD 3 – Live at Dingwalls 2000 Until You Fall The Last Thing Helter Skelter The Art Of Dying Middle Of The Road Nothing To Declare Blu-ray Video Content Ice Cream Genius Documentary (45min) You Dinosaur Thing (promo video) You Dinosaur Thing (behind the scenes) The H Band live at Paradiso, Amsterdam 13th September 2002 (130min) A Few Words For The Dead Really Like You Dinosaur Thing See Emily Play Better Dreams The Green Manalishi Cage Xen And Now India Middle Road The Loving Until You Fall Life On Mars? The Last Thing Helter Skelter Estonia All Things Must Pass Blu-ray Audio Content Writing, demo and studio sessions The Evening Shadows – H Writing – January 1996 The Evening Shadows – Racket Club -5th June 1996 Really Like – H & Dave Gregory Sessions -23rd May 1996 Really Like – Racket Club -1st June 1996 Dinosaur Thing – H Early Idea – January 1996 You Dinosaur Thing – H & H Mix You Dinosaur Thing – Racket Club -29th May 1996 H Writing The Deep Water – January 1996 The Deep Water – H Home Demo – March 1996 The Deep Water – Racket Club -3rd June 1996 Cage – Early Version – January 1996 Cage – H And H Early Version Cage – Racket Club -4th June 1996 Until You Fall – Early Version – January 1996 Until You Fall – H And H Mix Until You Fall – Racket Club -31st May 1996 Better Dreams – Chateau Marouatte -17th February 1993 Better Dreams – Early Idea – January 1996 Better Dreams – H And H Mix Aeroplanes – H Demo – March 1996 Nothing To Declare – Racket Club -21st June 1996 The Last Thing – Early Idea – January 1996 The Last Thing – Racket Club -10th June 1996 The Urban Spaceman Drop Dead – January 1996 I Will Sleep Tonight – January 1996 The H Band live at Feast Of Hope, Geneva 27th May 2000 (50min) You Dinosaur Thing King Cage Fake Plastic Trees Nothing To Declare Until You Fall The Last Thing Live Compilation1997-2003 Intro You Dinosaur Thing Really Like Life Is A Long Song See Emily Play Cage Xen And Now Man Of The World The Green Manalishi The Deep Water Greek Song Three Minute Boy Better Dreams Until You Fall This Is The21st Century The Last Thing Nothing To Declare Helter Skelter All Things Must Pass Living For The City 2LP Gatefold Ice Cream Genius Side A The Evening Shadows Really Like You Dinosaur Thing Side B The Deep Water Cage Side C Until You Fall Better Dreams Side D Nothing To Declare The Last Thing |
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