Ben Frost: Scope Neglect

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On March 1, 2024, “Mute” label released “Scope Neglect”, the sixth Ben Frost studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Candybomber” in  Berlin Tempelhof Airport, and was produced by Ben Frost.

Personnel:

  • Ben Frost – performance
  • Liam Andrews – performance
  • Greg Kubacki – performance
  • Christian Wright – mastering
  • Form und Konzept – design
  • Tim Hecker – additional production
  • Carlos Boix – live production
  • Paul Corley – additional production
  • Lawrence English – additional production

Track listing:

All tracks by Ben Frost.

  1. Lamb Shift
  2. Chimera
  3. The River of Light and Radiation
  4. 1993
  5. Turning the Prism
  6. Load Up on Guns, Bring Your Friends
  7. Tritium Bath
  8. Unreal in the Eyes of the Dead

The Drones: I See Seaweed

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On March 1, 2013, The Drones self-released “I See Seaweed”, band’s fifth studio album. It was recorded 2012 – 2013, at home studio Nagambie, Victoria, Australia, and was produced by Gareth Liddiard, Burke Reid and John Roberto.

Personnel:

  • Gareth Liddiard – lead vocals, guitar
  • Fiona Kitschin – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Mike Noga – drums, backing vocals
  • Dan Luscombe – guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Hesketh – piano, keyboards
  • Amanda Roff – backing vocals
  • Gareth Liddiard, Burke Reid – recording, mixing
  • John Roberto – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Gareth Liddiard.

  1. I See Seaweed
  2. How to See Through Fog
  3. They’ll Kill You
  4. A Moat You Can Stand In
  5. Nine Eyes
  6. The Grey Leader
  7. Laika
  8. Why Write a Letter You’ll Never Send

Sting:Ten Summoner’s Tales

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On March 1, 1993, “A&M” label released “Ten Summoner’s Tales”, the fourth Sting studio album. It was recorded June – December 1992, at “Lake House” in Wiltshire, England, and was produced by Hugh Padgham and Sting.

Personnel:

  • Sting – vocals, bass guitar, double bass, harmonica, saxophone, arrangements
  • Dominic Miller – guitars
  • Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
  • David Sancious – keyboards
  • Larry Adler – chromatic harmonica
  • Brendan Power – chromatic harmonica
  • Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
  • Richard Edwards – trombone
  • Mark Nightingale – trombone
  • John Barclay – trumpet
  • Guy Barker – trumpet
  • Dave Heath – flute
  • Kathryn Tickell – Northumbrian small pipes, fiddle
  • Simon Fischer – violin
  • Kathryn Greeley – violin
  • James Boyd – viola
  • Sian Bell – cello
  • David Foxxe – narration
  • Hugh Padgham – engineer, mixing
  • Andrew Bradfield – engineer assistant
  • Pete Lewis – engineer assistant
  • Simon Osborne – engineer assistant
  • Roger Lian – digital editing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Danny Quatrochi – personal technical assistant
  • Richard Frankel – art direction, design
  • Norman Moore – art direction, design
  • Kevin Westenberg – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Sting, except where noted..

  1. Prologue (If I Ever Lose My Faith in You)
  2. Love Is Stronger Than Justice (The Munificent Seven)
  3. Fields of Gold
  4. Heavy Cloud No Rain
  5. She’s Too Good for Me
  6. Seven Days
  7. Saint Augustine in Hell
  8. It’s Probably Me – Sting, Eric Clapton, Michael Kamen
  9. Everybody Laughed but You
  10. Shape of My Heart – Sting, Dominic Miller
  11. Something the Boy Said
  12. Epilogue (Nothing ‘Bout Me)

Doves: Constellations For The Lonely

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On February 28, 2025, “EMI North” label released “Constellations for the Lonely”, the sixth Doves studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2024, at “Frank Bough Sound III” in Cheshire, England, and was produced by Dan Austin, Jim Goodwin, Jez Williams and Andy Williams.

Personnel:

  • Jimi Goodwin – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, guitar, drums; synthesizer, programming
  • Jez Williams – lead and backing vocals, guitar; bass guitar, bass guitar, synthesizer, string arrangement, programming, mixing
  • Andy Williams – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion, keyboards, harmonica, programming, samples
  • Martin Rebelski – keyboards
  • Fredrik Björling  – drums
  • Belinda Hammond – violin
  • Hannah Groarke-Young – violin
  • Jayne Coyle – viola
  • Elinor Gow – cello
  • Seadna McPhail – engineer
  • Martin King – engineer
  • Dan Austin – mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Jez Williams, Jimi Goodwin, and Andy Williams.

  1. Renegade
  2. Cold Dreaming
  3. In the Butterfly House
  4. Strange Weather
  5. A Drop in the Ocean
  6. Last Year’s Man
  7. Stupid Schemes
  8. Silent Teresa
  9. Orlando
  10. Southern Bell

Ciccada: The Finest Of Miracles

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In February 2015, “Fading Records” label released “The Finest of Miracles”, the second Ciccada album. It was recorded 2012 – 2014, at “Studio 19”, “Κυριαζής Studio” and “Genesis Studios” in Athens, and was produced by AltrOck Productions, Yorgos Mouhos, Evangelia Kozoni, Nikolas Nikolopoulos and Yiannis Iliakis.

Personnel:

  • Evangelia Kozoni – vocals
  • Yorgos Mouhos – acoustic, classical and electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Nikolas Nikolopoulos – flute, tenor saxophone, organ, mellotron, synthesizer, piano, electric piano, glockenspiel, recording 
  • Yiannis Iliakis – drums, marimba, percussion, illustration 
  • Jargon – vocals
  • Savvas Paraskevas – piano, electric piano
  • Johan Brand – bass
  • Omiros Komninos – bass
  • Yorgos Lambadis – bass
  • Yannis Moraitis – trumpet
  • Dionysis Agalianos – trumpet
  • Panayotis Zafiropoulos – trombone
  • Spyros Kakos – French horn
  • Panayiotis Sioras – clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Sakis Myronis – tuba
  • Lydia Boudouni – violin
  • Marianna Vassou – cello
  • Kostas Bokos, Thanos Kaleas, Thomas Karamazakis – engineer
  • Andrea Rizzardo – mixing
  • Udi Koomran – mastering
  • Liber Artis – design
  • Leonidas Dimakopoulos – band photography

Track listing:

  1. A Night Ride
  2. Eternal
  3. At the Death of Winter
  4. Around the Fire
  5. Lemnos (Lover’s Dance)
  6. Birth of the Lights
  7. Wandering
  8. Siren’s Call
  9. As Fall the Leaves
  10. Song for an Island

Television Personalities: Privilege

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In February 1990, “Fire” label released “Privilege”, the fifth Television Personalities.album. It was recorded in 1989, and was produced by Phil Vinall, Dan Treacy, Jowe Head and Jeffery Bloom.

Personnel:

  • Dan Treacy – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Jowe Head – bass, strings, trumpet
  • Jefferey Bloom – drums
  • Matthew Fisher – engineer
  • Wilson Sharp – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Dan Treacy, except where noted.

  1. Paradise Is For The Blessed
  2. A Good And Faithful Servant
  3. Conscience Tells Me No
  4. My Hedonistic Tendencies
  5. All My Dreams Are Dead
  6. Salvador Dali’s Garden Party
  7. The Man Who Paints The Rainbows
  8. What If It’s Raining?
  9. Sad Mona Lisa
  10. The Engine Driver Song
  11. Sometimes I Think You Know Me Better Than I Know Myself
  12. Privilege
  13. The Room At The Top Of The Stairs – Randall Hylton, Dan Treacy
  14. This Time There’s No Happy Ending
  15. Part One: Fulfilling The Contractual Obligations

Felt: Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty

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In February 1982, “Cherry Red” label released “Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty”, the debut Felt studio album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Woodbine Street Recording Studios” in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, and was produced by John A. Rivers.

Personnel:

  • Lawrence – vocals, guitar, bass guitar
  • Maurice Deebank – electric guitar, bass guitar
  • Nick Gilbert – bass guitar
  • Gary Ainge – drums

Tracks listing:

All lyrics by Lawrence, all music by Lawrence and Maurice Deebank.

  1. Evergreen Dazed
  2. Fortune
  3. Birdmen
  4. Cathedral
  5. I Worship the Sun
  6. Templeroy

Mona Lisa: Avant Qu’il Ne Soit Trop Tard

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In February 1976, “Crypto” label released “Avant Qu’il Ne Soit Trop Tard”, the fourth Mona Lisa album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Studio Antibes”, in La Fontonne, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, and was produced by Jean-Claude Pognant.

.Personnel:

  • Dominique Le Guennec – vocals, flute, synthesizer
  • Pascal Jardon – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Jean-Paul Pierson – piano, organ, synthesizer
  • Jean-Luc Martin – vocals, bass, guitar
  • Francis Poulet – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Bernard Belan – engineer
  • Jean-Pierre Massiera – engineer
  • Philippe Omnès – engineer, mixing
  • Philippe Huart – design concept, illustration

Track listing:

  1. Le Chant Des Glaces
  2. Allons Z’Enfants
  3. Le Publiphobe
  4. Solaris
  5. La Folie
  6. De Toute Ma Haine
  7. Plus Loin Vers Le Ciel

Jazz Celula: Oheň Až Požár

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In February 1976, “Panton” label released “Oheň Až Požár”, the second Jazz Celula album. It was recorded in January 1976, at “Studio A” of “Czechoslovak Radio” in Prague, Czechoslovakia.

Personnel:

  • Zdeněk Dvořák – guitar
  • Karel Růžička – piano
  • Petr Kořínek – bass
  • Josef Vejvoda – drums
  • Jiří Tomek – percussion
  • Petr Král – saxophone
  • Laco Deczi – trumpet
  • Svatopluk Košvanec – saxophone, trombone
  • Jan Osten – engineer, photography
  • Petr Čada – engineer
  • Svatoslav Rychlý – recording supervision
  • Aleš Striegl – cover

Track listing:

  1. Filip Šamonil – Laro Deczi
  2. Desatero Řemesel – Petr Kořínek
  3. Zmoklá Voda – Petr Král
  4. Palma – Petr Král
  5. Polobotka – Laco Deczi
  6. Do Toho – Josef Vejvoda
  7. Probuzení – Karel Růžička
  8. Oheň, Až Požár – Laco Deczi

Life Without Buildings: Any Other City

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On February 26, 2001, “Tugboat Records” label released “Any Other City”, the first and only Life without Buildings studio album. It was recorded in 2000, and was produced by Andy Miller.

Personnel:

  • Sue Tompkins – vocals
  • Robert Johnston – guitar
  • Chris Evans – bass
  • Will Bradley – drums
  • Andy Miller – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Sue Tompkins, Robert Johnston, Chris Evans and Will Bradley.

  1. PS Exclusive
  2. Let’s Get Out
  3. Juno
  4. The Leanover
  5. Young Offenders
  6. Philip
  7. Envoys
  8. 14 Days
  9. New Town
  10. Sorrow

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