Un terzo album i Semantics non lo produssero mai. Ma per un attimo - in una fredda notte di gennaio - provarono a ipotizzarlo: Cache Only.
Semantics was formed in 1985 with a mix of improvisation, punk energy, and the three uniquely individual approaches of their members, Samm Bennett, Ned Rothenberg and Elliott Sharp. Their eponymous first album was released by the Rift label and the second, Bone of Contention, on SST. Semantics toured extensively in Europe as well as to a lesser extent in the US and Canada. The two out-of-print studio albums have been reissued by the Klanggalerie label.