22º Halo: Lily Of The Valley

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On November 8, 2024, “Tiny Library Records” label released “Lily of the Valley”, the third 22º Halo album.

Personnel:

  • Will Kennedy – vocals, guitar, recording
  • Heeyoon Won – vocals, guitar, recording
  • Maxray Savage – guitar, recording
  • Joey Degrado – bass, recording
  • Francis Lyons – drums, recording
  • Kate Schneider – vocals , design
  • Mae Deetz – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Will Kennedy, Heyoon Won, Maxray Savage, Joey Degrado and Francis Lyons.

  1. Bird Sanctuary
  2. Virtual You
  3. Noise Machine
  4. Ivy
  5. Orioles at Dusk
  6. Swallow Wings
  7. CVS on a Walk
  8. Cobwebs
  9. Lily of the Valley

Contemporary Noise Sextet: Unaffected Thought Flow

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On November 8, 2008, “Electric Eye” label released “Unaffected Thought Flow”, the third Contemporary Noise Sextet album. It was recorded in 2008, at “Electric Eye Studios” and was produced by Kuba Kapsa.

Personnel:

  • Kamil Pater – guitar
  • Kuba Kapsa – piano, engineer, mixing
  • Pawel Urowski – bass
  • Patryk Węcławek – contrabass
  • Bartek Kapsa – drums, design
  • Tomasz Glazik – saxophone, clarinet
  • Wojciech Jachna – trumpet
  • Jakub Pacanowski – mastering
  • Natalia Kapsa – photography

Track listing:

  1. Unaffected Thought Flow (Part 1)
  2. A Girl Killed Nicely
  3. Procession In The Fog (With The Barking Dogs)
  4. Nautilius
  5. New Machine on The Dance Floor
  6. No Marks, No Body, Not Guilty
  7. Zero Gravity
  8. Unaffected Thought Flow (Part 2)

Power Of Zeus: The Gospel According To Zeus

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In November 1970, “Rare Earth” label released “The Gospel According to Zeus”, the debut Power of Zeus album. Itw as recorded in 1970, and was produced by Ralph Terrana and Russ Terrana.

Personnel:

  • Joe Periano – guitar
  • Dennie Weber – piano, organ, harpsichord
  • Bill Jones – bass guitar
  • Bob Michalski – drums
  • Curtis McNair – art direction
  • Evelyn Myles – artwork, sleeve notes
  • Tom Schlesinger – graphics supervision
  • Jim Wilson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Periano, except where noted.

  1. It Couldn’t Be Me – Bill Jones, Dennie Weber
  2. In the Night
  3. Green Grass & Clover – Bill Jones
  4. I Lost My Love
  5. The Death Trip
  6. No Time – W. Robinson, W. Moore
  7. Uncertain Destination – Bill Jones
  8. Hard Working Man – Bob Michalski
  9. The Sorcerer of Isis (The Ritual of the Mole) – Bill Jones, Bob Michalski, Joe Periano

Bernard “Pretty” Purdie: Soul Drums

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In November 1967, “Date” label released “Soul Drums”, the debut Bernard “Pretty” Purdie album. It was recorded in 1967, in New York City, and was produced by David Kapralik and Ken Williams.

Personnel:

  • Bernard “Pretty” Purdie – drums, shouting vocals
  • Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Buddy Lucas – tenor saxophone, flute, baritone saxophone, shouting vocals
  • Billy Butler – guitar
  • Eric Gale – guitar
  • Richard Tee – piano, Hammond organ, arrangements
  • Bob Bushnell – bass

Track listing:

All tracks by Bernard Purdie except where noted.

  1. Soul Drums
  2. Bee ‘N’ Tee – Bernard Purdie, Richard Tee
  3. Caravan – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol
  4. Soul Bossa Nova – Bernard Purdie, Richard Tee
  5. Jimmy’s Back – Bernard Purdie, James Tyrell
  6. Funky Donkey
  7. Bill’s Groove
  8. On the Outskirts of Minitown
  9. Testifyin’ – Bernard Purdie, Richard Tee
  10. Modern Jive – Bernard Purdie, Richard Tee
  11. Blow Your Lid (But Watch Your Cool)

Portugal. The Man: Shish

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On November 7, 2025, “Thirty Tigers” and “KNIK Records” labels released “Shish”, the tenth Portugal. The Man studio album. It was recorded in 2025, and was produced by Kane Richotte and John Gourley.

Personnel:

  • John Gourley – vocals, guitar, Fender 6, synthesizers, acoustic guitar, programming, piano,
  • Zoe Manville – vocals, rapping
  • Kyle O’Quin – string arrangement, cello
  • Kane Ritchotte – drums, Wurlitzer, bass, guitar, programming, Mellotron, organ, synthesizers, acoustic guitar, Moog, percussion, Enner, engineer
  • Nick Reinhart – guitar, bass
  • Dani Bell – vocals, whistles, Omnichord
  • David Marion – vocals
  • Malcolm McRae – vocals
  • Asa Taccone – vocals
  • Jared Tankel – saxophone, baritone saxophone
  • Ryan Wiggins – trumpet
  • Sam Gellerstein – trombone
  • Dylan Rieck – cello
  • Kyle Smith – engineer
  • Edgar McRae – engineer
  • Zach Bloomstein – engineer
  • John Congleton – mixing
  • Randy Merrill – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Denali
  2. Pittman Ralliers
  3. Angoon
  4. Knik
  5. Shish
  6. Mush
  7. Tyonek
  8. Kokhanockers
  9. Tanana
  10. Father Gun

Mavis Staple: Sad And Beautiful World

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On November 7, 2025, “Anti-“ label released “Sad and Beautiful World”, the fourteenth Mavis Staples studio album. It was recorded in 2025, at “Lost Boy”, “Chicago Recording Company Studio D”, and was produced by Brad Cook. Two of the album’s tracks received awards at the 2026 “Grammy Awards”, including “Beautiful Strangers” for “Best American Roots Performance” and “Godspeed” for “Best Americana Performance”.

Personnel:

  • Mavis Staples – lead vocals
  • Phil Cook – acoustic and electric guitar, piano, organ, Wurlitzer, synthesizers
  • Rick Holmstrom – electric guitar
  • Buddy Guy – electric guitar
  • MJ Lenderman – acoustic and electric guitar, drums, backing vocals
  • Nathan Stocker – acoustic and electric guitar, synthesizers
  • Derek Trucks – slide guitar
  • Andrew Marlin – mandolin
  • Colin Croom – pedal steel
  • Bonnie Raitt – slide guitar, backing vocals
  • Andy Kaulkin – piano
  • Jeff Tweedy – bass
  • Will Miller – EVI bass synthesizer, trumpet
  • Brad Cook – drum programming, bass synthesizer, vibraphone, acoustic guitar, bass, synthesizers, tambourine, horn arrangement
  • Matt McCaughan – drums, percussion, OP-1 bass, drum programming, synthesizers
  • Spencer Tweedy – drums
  • Matt Douglas – saxophone
  • Trevor Hagen – trumpet
  • Eric Burton – harmony vocals
  • Sam Beam – backing vocals
  • Nathaniel Rateliff – backing vocals
  • Tré Burt – harmony vocals
  • Amy Ray – backing vocals
  • Anjimile – backing vocals
  • Kara Jackson – backing vocals, outro poem
  • Katie Crutchfield – backing vocals
  • Justin Vernon – backing vocals
  • Patterson Hood – backing vocals
  • Brad Cook –engineer, mixing
  • Paul Voran – engineer, mixing
  • Justin Vernon – additional engineering
  • Tom Schick – additional engineering
  • Joel Jaffe – additional engineering
  • Mathieu Lejeune – additional engineering
  • Jonathan Lackey – additional engineering
  • Brian Hernandez – additional engineering assistance
  • Jimmy Mahoney – additional engineering assistance
  • Chris Shaw – mixing
  • Tim Smiley – mastering
  • Trevor Hernandez – layout, design
  • Lauren N. Bailey – layout, design
  • Elizabeth De La Piedra – photography

Track listing:

  1. Chicago – Tom Waits, Kathleen Brenan
  2. Beautiful Strangers – Kevin Morby
  3. Sad and Beautiful World – Mark Linkous
  4. Human Mind – Andrew Hozier-Byrne, Allison Russell
  5. Hard Times – David Todd. Gillian Welch
  6. Godspeed – Christopher Breaux, James Ho
  7. We Got to Have Piece – Curtis Mayfield
  8. Anthem – Leonard Cohen
  9. Satisfied Mind – Jack Rhodes, Red Hayes
  10. Everybody Needs Love – Eddie Hinton

Polaris: Home

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On November 7, 2002, “Familysong” label released “Home”, the second Polaris album. It was recorded 2001 – 2002, at “Studio 1970”, “Marbletron Audio”, “St-Robo”, “Liquidroom Shinjuku”, and was produced by Yusuke Oya, Yuzuru Kashiwabara and Manabu Sakata,

Personnel:                                                                    

  • Yusuke Oya – vocals, chorus, guitar, arrangements, recording, mixing
  • Yuzuru Kashiwabara – bass, recording, mixing
  • Manabu Sakata – drums, percussion, acoustic guitar, electronics, chorus, recording, mixing
  • Hideaki Wac – acoustic guitar
  • KOMIYA, Manabu Sakata, Ne-chan, Rinda☆, Yuzuru Kashiwabara – tambourine
  • Tetsuya Saito – piano, accordion, melodica
  • Ichizo Nishikawa – recording
  • Masayuki Nakano, Yuz, ZAK – recording, mixiing
  • Masayo Takise – mastering
  • Shojiro Shimaoka – art direction, design
  • Yuko Murata – painting
  • Masayo Goto – design
  • Kazuo Munakata, Kazuya Kinoshita, Kenichi Makimura – executive producer
  • Hiroya Sakaguchi, Motoki Sagawa – production manager

Track listing:

  1. 白日
  2. ねじまわし
  3. Spin
  4. 光と影
  5. 天気図
  6. You Are My Song
  7. Slow Motion
  8. 6:37 AM
  9. 愛の手の中に
  10. 季節

The Shamen: Axis Mutatis

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On November 7, 1995, “One Little Indian” label released “Axis Mutatis”, the sixth Shamen (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1995, and was produced by Colin Angus, Victoria Wilson-James, Bob Breeks, Richard West and Gavin Knight.

Personnel:

  • Colin Angus – vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass guitar
  • Victoria Wilson-James – vocals
  • Bob Breeks – keyboards
  • Richard West (Mr. C) – vocals, keyboards
  • Gavin Knight – drums, electronic percussion
  • William Latham – artwork
  • The Designers Republic – design

Track listing:

  1. Destination Eschato
  2. Transamazonia
  3. Conquistador
  4. MK2A
  5. Neptune
  6. Prince Of Popocatapetl
  7. Heal
  8. Persephone’s Quest
  9. Moment
  10. Axis Mundi
  11. Eschaton Omega
  12. Agua Azul
  13. S2 Translation

M: The Official Secrets Act

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On November 7, 1980, “Sire” label released “The Official Secrets Act”, the second M studio album. It was recorded in 1980, at “Lombard” in Dublin, and was produced by Robin Scott.

Personnel:

  • Robin Scott – vocals, guitar, whistling
  • Brigit Vinchon – vocals, whistling
  • David Vorhaus – synthesizer
  • Wally Badarou – synthesizer
  • Julian Scott – bass guitar
  • Philip Gould – drums
  • Mark King – guitar, drums; bass
  • Gary Barnacle – saxophone
  • Paddy Keenan – uilleann pipes
  • The Dublin Symphony Orchestra – orchestra
  • Audrey Parkes – leader
  • Billy Brown – vocals, whistling
  • Deidre Costello – vocals, whistling
  • Denis Blackham – vocals, whistling
  • Des Smith – vocals, whistling
  • John Keogh – vocals, whistling
  • Mog Aherne – vocals, whistling
  • Dónal Lunny – arrangements
  • Bill Whelan – arrangements
  • Dave Aston – engineer
  • Denis Blackham – engineer
  • Philip Begley – engineer
  • Peter Ashworth – front cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Robin Scott, except where noted.

  1. Transmission (The World Is at Your Fingertips)
  2. Join the Party
  3. Working for the Corporation
  4. You Country Needs You
  5. M’aider
  6. Relax
  7. Maniac
  8. Keep it to Yourself
  9. Abracadabra – Robin Scott, Brigit Novik
  10. Official Secrets

Bill Withers: Naked & Warm

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On November 6, 1976, “Columbia” label released “Naked & Warm”, the fifth Bill Withers studio album. It was recorded in 1976, at “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bill Withers.

Personnel:

  • Bill Withers – lead and backing vocals
  • Benorce Blackmon – guitar
  • Geoffrey Leib – guitar, acoustic and electric piano
  • Clifford Coulter – Moog synthesizer
  • Don Freeman – acoustic and electric piano, synthesizer
  • Youseff Rahman – electric piano
  • Larry Nash – electric piano
  • Jerry Knight – bass, backing vocals
  • Melvin Dunlap – bass
  • Larry Tolbert – drums
  • Earl “Crusher” Bennett – congas, cowbell, slapstick, tambourine, vibraslap
  • Kwasi “Rocky” Dzidzornu – congas
  • Dorothy Ashby – harp, obbligato vocals
  • Lenny Booker – backing vocals
  • Lois Booker – backing vocals
  • Helen Gonder – backing vocals
  • Marsha Johnson – backing vocals
  • Bob Merritt – engineer
  • Phil Jamtaas – engineer assistant
  • Rick Smith – assistant engineer
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Ken Anderson – design
  • Tom Steele – design
  • Elliot Gilbert – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Withers.

  1. Close to Me
  2. Naked & Warm (Heaven! Oh! Heaven!)
  3. Where You Are
  4. Dreams
  5. If I Didn’t Mean You Well
  6. I’ll Be with You
  7. City of the Angels
  8. My Imagination

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