Monthly Archives: April 2019

Bill Callahan: Woke on a Watermark

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On April 24, 2007, “Drag City” label released “Woke on a Whaleheart”, the first Bill Callahan album under his own name (previous releases he made under the name Smog). It was recorded in November 2006, and was produced by Bill Callahan and Neil Michael Hagerty.

Personnel:

  • Bill Callahan – vocals, guitar
  • Deani Pugh Flemmings – vocals
  • Pete Denton – guitar
  • Howard Draper – keyboards, lap steel
  • Elizabeth Warren – violin
  • Steve Bernal – bass
  • Thor Harris – percussion
  • Neil Michael Hagerty – arrangements
  • Joe Grillo – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Callahan.

  1. From the Rivers to the Ocean
  2. Footprints
  3. Diamond Dancer
  4. Sycamore
  5. The Wheel
  6. Honeymoon Child
  7. Day
  8. Night
  9. A Man Needs a Woman or a Man to Be a Man

Adem: Love and Other Planets

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On April 24, 2006, “Domino” label released “Love and Other Planets”, the second Adem Ilhan (recording under the name Adem) album. It was recorded 2005 – 2006, and was produced by Adem.

Personnel:

  • Adem – vocals, guitar, bass, mixing
  • Emma Smith – violin
  • Alex Thomas – drums
  • Emma Macfarlane – backing vocals
  • Kieran Hebden – mixing
  • Matthew Cooper – artwork
  • Lynn Hatzius – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Adem Ilhan.

  1. Warning Call
  2. Something’s Going to Come
  3. X Is for Kisses
  4. Love and Other Planets
  5. Crashlander
  6. Sea of Tranquility
  7. You and Moon
  8. Last Transmission from the Lost Mission
  9. These Lights Are Meaningful
  10. Spirals
  11. Human Beings Gather ‘Round

Paul Westerberg: Stereo

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On April 23, 2002, “Vagrant” label released “Stereo”, the fourth Paul Westerberg album. It was recorded 2001 – 2002, at Westerberg’s basement, and was produced by Paul Westerberg.

Personnel:

  • Paul Westerberg – vocals, guitar, bass, piano, arrangements
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Westerberg, except where noted.

  1. Baby Learns to Crawl
  2. Dirt to Mud
  3. Only Lie Worth Telling
  4. Got You Down
  5. No Place for You
  6. Boring Enormous
  7. Nothing to No One
  8. We May Be the Ones
  9. Don’t Want Never
  10. Strike Down the Band
  11. Rabbit – traditional
  12. Let the Bad Times Roll
  13. Call That Gone?
  14. Postcards from Paradise (hidden track) – Rocco Barker, Nick Marsh, Kevin Mills/James Mitchell

The Yardbirds: Birdland

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On April 22, 2003, “Favored Nations” label released “Birdland”, the sixth Yardbirds (The) studio album. Band’s first album in over 35 years was recorded 2002 – 2003, and was produced by Ken Allardyce.

Personnel:

  • Jim McCarty– vocals, drums, percussion
  • Chris Dreja– rhythm guitar
  • Alan Glen– harmonica, percussion
  • John Idan– lead vocals, bass guitar
  • Gypie Mayo– lead guitar
  • Jeff Baxter– guitar
  • Jeff Beck– guitar
  • Steve Lukather– guitar
  • Brian May– guitar
  • Joe Satriani– guitar
  • Slash– guitar
  • Steve Vai– guitar

Track listing:

  1. I’m Not Talking – Mose Allison
  2. Crying Out for Love – Jim McCarty
  3. The Nazz Are Blue – Chris Dreja, Jeff Beck, Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith
  4. For Your Love – Graham Gouldman
  5. Please Don’t Tell Me ‘Bout the News – Jim McCarty
  6. Train Kept A-Rollin’ – Howie Kay, Lois Mann, Tiny Bradshaw
  7. Saboteur – Jim McCarty
  8. Shapes of Things – Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith
  9. My Blind Life – Chris Dreja
  10. Over Under Sideways Down – Chris Dreja, Jeff Beck, Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith
  11. You’re a Better Man Than I – Brian Hugg, Mike Hugg
  12. Mystery of Being – Jim McCarty
  13. Dream Within a Dream – Jim McCarty
  14. Happenings Ten Years Time Ago – Jeff Beck, Jim McCarty, Jimmy Page, Keith Relf
  15. An Original Man (A Song for Keith) – Chris Dreja, Gypie Mayo, Jim McCarty, John Idan

Franco Ambrosetti: Light Breeze

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On April 21, 1998, “Enja” label released “Light Breeze”, the 18th Franco Ambrosetti album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Matthias Winckelmann.

Personnel:

  • Franco Ambrosetti– flugelhorn
  • John Abercrombie– guitar
  • Antonio Faraò– piano
  • Miroslav Vitous– bass
  • Billy Drummond– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Franco Ambrosetti except where noted

  1. Versace – Daniel Humair
  2. Silli’s Nest (Interlude 1)
  3. Deborah – Gian Luca Ambrosetti
  4. Culture and Sensitivity (Interlude 2) – John Abercrombie
  5. Contempo Latinsky
  6. Elegia (Interlude 3) – Antonio Faraò
  7. My Foolish Heart – Victor Young, Ned Washington
  8. Virtuosismo (Interlude 4) – Miroslav Vitous
  9. One for the Kids – George Gruntz
  10. Percussion Dreams (Interlude 5) – Billy Drummond
  11. Giant Steps – John Coltrane
  12. Silli in the Sky

Brand New Havies: Shelter

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On April 21, 1997, “Delicious Vinyl” label released “Shelter”, the fourth Brand New Heavies studio album. It was recorded 1996 – 1997, and was produced by Simon Bartholomew, Siedah Garrett, Jan Kincaid and Andrew Levy.

Personnel:

  • Simon Bartholomew – guitars
  • Siedah Garrett– vocals
  • Jan Kincaid – vocals, keyboards, drums
  • Andrew Levy – bass, percussion
  • Bob Power, Mark “Spike” Stent – mixing
  • Kevin Metcalfe – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Simon Bartholomew, Siedah Garrett, Jan Kincaid and Andrew Levy, except where noted.

  1. I Like It
  2. Sometimes
  3. Shelter
  4. You Are the Universe
  5. Crying Water
  6. Day by Day
  7. Feels Like Right
  8. Highest High
  9. Stay Gone
  10. You’ve Got a Friend – Carole King
  11. Once Twice Enough
  12. After Forever
  13. Last to Know

A Perfect Circle: On Eat the Elephant

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April 20, 2018, “BMG” label released “On Eat the Elephant”, the fourth A Perfect Circle studio album. It was recorded 2010 – 2018, and was produced by Dave Sardy, Billy Howerdel and Maynard James Keenan.

Personnel:

  • Maynard James Keenan– vocals
  • Billy Howerdel– guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Matt McJunkins– bass
  • Jeff Friedl – drums
  • Dave Sardy– mixing, drums, string arrangements
  • Matt Chamberlain– drums
  • Isaac Carpenter– drums
  • UZ – vinyl scratches
  • Stephen Marcussen– mastering

Track listing:

All lyrics by Maynard James Keenan; all music by Billy Howerdel.

  1. Eat the Elephant
  2. Disillusioned
  3. The Contrarian
  4. The Doomed
  5. So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
  6. Talk Talk
  7. By and Down the River
  8. Delicious
  9. DLB
  10. Hourglass
  11. Feathers
  12. Get the Lead Out

Steve Kuhn: Wisteria

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On April 20, 2012, “ECM” label released “Wisteria”, the thirty-first Steve Kuhn album. It was recorded in September 2011, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Steve Kuhn- piano
  • Steve Swallow- bass guitar
  • Joey Baron- drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Kuhn, except where noted.

  1. Chalet
  2. Adagio
  3. Morning Dew
  4. Romance – Dori Caymmi
  5. Permanent Wave – Carla Bley
  6. A Likely Story
  7. Pastorale
  8. Wisteria – Art Farmer
  9. Dark Glasses – Steve Swallow
  10. Promises Kept
  11. Good Lookin’ Rookie – Steve Swallow

Tune-Yards: Whokill

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On April 19, 2011, “4AD” label released “Whokill”, the second Tune-Yards (Merrill Garbus’ project) album. It was recorded 2010 -2011, and was produced by Merrill Garbus.

Personnel:

  • Merrill Garbus – vocals, keyboards, drums, percussion,drum machine, loops, ukulele, horns arrangements
  • Nate Brenner – upright bass, bass, marimba, percussion, backing vocals, horns arrangements
  • Michael Coleman – electric piano, effects
  • Patrick Gregoire – guitar
  • Kasey Knudsen – alto saxophone
  • Matt Nelson – tenor and baritone saxophone, percussion
  • Jordan Glenn – drums, percussion
  • Sam Ospovat – percussion
  • Lisa Schonberg – percussion
  • Eli Crews – ukulele, upright bass, delays, echoplex
  • Harry Bolles, Jem Fanvu, Mark Allen-Piccolo, Melody Parker – backing vocals
  • Leah Fallon – talkin’
  • Betty Garbus, Lou Garbus, Little Merrill – voice
  • Mark Allen Piccolo, Harry Bolles, Jem Fanvu – noises
  • Noah Bernstein-Hanley – horns arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Merrill Garbus, except where noted.

  1. My Country
  2. Es-So
  3. Gangsta – Nate Brenner, Merrill Garbus
  4. Powa
  5. Riotriot
  6. Bizness – Nate Brenner, Merrill Garbus
  7. Doorstep
  8. You Yes You – Nate Brenner, Merrill Garbus
  9. Wooly Wolly Gong
  10. Killa – Nate Brenner, Merrill Garbus

Kate Nash: My Best Friend Is You

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On April 19, 2010, “Geffen” label released “My Best Friend Is You”, the second Kate Nash studio album. It was recorded 2010 -2011, at “Studio 355” and “RAK Studios” in London, and was produced by Bernard Butler, Jay Malhotra and Kate Nash.

Personnel:

  • Kate Nash– vocals, guitar, piano, percussion, keyboards, drums, synthesizers, organ, string arrangements, engineering, mixing, art direction
  • Jay Malhotra – bass, guitar, glockenspiel, ukulele, engineering, mixing
  • Bernard Butler– acoustic guitar, synthesizers, bass, bongos, organ, engineering, mixing
  • Brett Alaimo – guitar
  • Elliott Andrews – drums
  • Ian Burdge – cello
  • Jon Jackson – guitar, bass
  • Bruce White – viola
  • Ali Dods – violin
  • Everton Nelson – violin
  • Louisa Fuller – violin
  • Sonia Slaney – violin
  • Ryan Jarman– violin
  • Sally Herbert – string arrangements
  • Richard Woodcraft – engineer
  • Robbie Nelson – engineer
  • Adie Kaye – engineer assistant
  • Chris Potter– mastering
  • Mat Maitland– art direction
  • Kate Gibb – artwork
  • Clare Nash – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kate Nash.

  1. Paris
  2. Kiss That Grrrl
  3. Don’t You Want To Share The Guilt?
  4. I Just Love You More
  5. Do-Wah-Doo
  6. Take Me To A Higher Plane
  7. I’ve Got a Secret
  8. Mansion Song
  9. Early Christmas Present
  10. Later On
  11. Pickpocket
  12. You Were So Far Away
  13. I Hate Seagulls (silence from 4:13 to 7:11 – then hidden track My Best Friend Is You begins)