Monthly Archives: May 2019

Guided by Voices: Cool Planet

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On May 13, 2014, “Guided by Voices Inc.” label released “Cool Planet”, the 21st Guided by Voices album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Cyberteknics” in Dayton, Ohio, and was produced by Robert Pollard.

Personnel:

  • Robert Pollard – vocals, guitar, collages, layout, photography
  • Tobin Sprout – vocals, guitar, recording
  • Mitch Mitchell – guitar, recording
  • Greg Demons – bass
  • Kevin March – drums
  • Phil Mehaffey – recording, mastering
  • Joe Patterson – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Pollard, except where noted.

  1. Authoritarian Zoo
  2. Fast Crawl
  3. Psychotic Crush – Tobin Sprout
  4. Costume Makes the Man – Robertt Pollard, Greg Demos
  5. Hat of Flames
  6. These Doom
  7. Table at Fool’s Tooth
  8. All American Boy – Tobin Sprout
  9. You Get Every Game
  10. Pan Swimmer
  11. The Bone Church – Tobin Sprout, Mitch Mitchell
  12. Bad Love Is Easy to Do
  13. The No Doubters
  14. Narrated by Paul – Tobin Sprout
  15. Cream of Lung
  16. Males of Wormwood Mars
  17. Ticket to Hide – Tobin Sprout
  18. Cool Planet

Paul Weller: A Kind Revolution

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On May 12, 2017, “Parlaphone” label released “A Kind Revolution”, the thirteenth Paul Weller studio album. It was recorded 2016 – 2017, and was produced by Paul Weller.

Personnel:

  • Paul Weller – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, Hammond, mellotron, keyboards, synths, harmonium , glockenspiel
  • Boy George – lead vocals
  • Josh McClorey – electric and lead guitar, Moog
  • Steve Pilgrim – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Cradock – scoustic and electric guitar, percussion
  • Andy Crofts – electric guitar , bass guitar , organ, Hammond, philicorda, Moog, Mini Moog, backing vocals
  • Jan Stan Kybert – keyboards, programming
  • Ben Gordelier – drums, percussion
  • Charles Rees – drums
  • Phil Veacock – tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Robert Wyatt – vocals, trumpet
  • Jon Scott – trumpet
  • Chris Storr – trumpet
  • Alistair White – trombone
  • Jessica Cox – strings
  • Amy Stanford – strings
  • Laura Stanford – strings
  • Paloma Deike – strings
  • Hannah Weller – backing vocals
  • P. Arnold – backing vocals
  • Madeline Bell – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Weller, except where noted.

  1. Woo Sé Mama – Paul Weller, Jan Stan Kybert
  2. Nova
  3. Long Long Road
  4. She Moves With the Fayre
  5. The Cranes Are Back
  6. Hopper
  7. New York
  8. One Tear – Paul Weller, Jan Stan Kybert
  9. Satellite Kid
  10. The Impossible Idea

Muddy Waters: After the Rain

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On May 12, 1969, “Cadet” label released “After the Rain”, the sixth Muddy Waters studio album. It was recorded in January 1969, and was produced by Marshall Chess, Charles Stepney and Gene Barge.

Personnel:

  • Muddy Waters(McKinley Morganfield) – vocals, lead guitar
  • Phil Upchurch– guitar
  • Pete Cosey– guitar
  • Otis Spann– piano
  • Charles Stepney– organ
  • Paul Oscher– harmonica
  • Morris Jennings – drums
  • Louis Satterfield– bass
  • Stu Black – engineer
  • T. Swan – re-mix production

Track listing:

All tracks by Muddy Waters, except where noted.

  1. I Am the Blues – Willie Dixon
  2. Ramblin’ Mind
  3. Rollin’ and Tumblin’
  4. Bottom of the Sea
  5. Honey Bee
  6. Blues and Trouble
  7. Hurtin’ Soul – Charles Williams
  8. Screamin’ and Cryin’

Arctic Monkeys: Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino

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On May 11, 2018, “Domino” label released “Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino”, the sixth Arctic Monkeys studio album. It was recorded 2016 – 2018, at “La Frette” in Paris, “Vox” and “Lunar Surface” in Los Angeles,  various studios in London, and was produced by Alex Turner and James Ford.

Personnel:

  • Alex Turner– lead and backing vocals, organ, piano, electric, baritone and acoustic guitar, bass, synthesiser,  dolceola, harpsichord, drums, orchestron, engineer, artwork
  • Jamie Cook– electric, lap steel, acoustic and baritone guitar
  • Nick O’Malley– bass, electric and baritone guitar
  • Matt Helders– drums, rotary timpani, synthesisers, Farfisa, backing vocals
  • James Ford– synthesiser, drums, percussion, Orchestron, vibraphone, pedal steel,  baritone and acoustic guitar, piano, Farfisa, RMI Rocksichord, harpsichord, synthesiser programming, rotary timpani, organ, engineer, mixing
  • Tom Rowley– electric, fuzz, baritone and acoustic guitar, electric, acoustic and baritone guitar solo, piano
  • Evan Weiss– acoustic guitar
  • Zach Dawes– baritone guitar, piano
  • Josephine Stephenson – piano
  • Tyler Parkford– piano, Farfisa
  • James Righton– Wurlitzer
  • Loren Humphrey– drums
  • Cam Avery– backing vocals
  • Jimmy Robertson – engineer
  • Nico Quéré – engineer
  • Anthony Cazade – engineer
  • Jonathan Ratovoarisoa – engineer
  • Michael Harris – engineer
  • Loren Humphrey – engineer
  • Matthew Cooper – design
  • Ben Chappell – band portraits, additional photography
  • Zackery Michael – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Alex Turner.

  1. Star Treatment
  2. One Point Perspective
  3. American Sports
  4. Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
  5. Golden Trunks
  6. Four Out of Five
  7. The World’s First Ever Monster Truck Front Flip
  8. Science Fiction
  9. She Looks Like Fun
  10. Batphone
  11. The Ultracheese

Lost Dogs: Old Angel

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On May 11, 2010, “Fools of the World” and “Stunt Records” labels released “Old Angel”, the ninth Lost Dogs album. It was recorded 2010, at “Sled Dog Studio” in Franklin, Tennessee, “Dolce Hayes Mansion room 150” in San Jose, CA, and was produced by Terry Scott Taylor, Derri Daugherty, Mike Roe and Steve Hindalong.

Personnel:

  • Derri Daugherty— vocals, guitar, engineer, miing
  • Terry Scott Taylor— vocals, guitar
  • Tim Chandler – bass
  • Steve Hindalong— drums, percussion, glockenspiel, saw
  • Mike Roe— vocals, guitar, mandolin, engineer
  • Greg Kellogg – pedal steel guitar
  • Jimmy Abegg – mandolin, banjo
  • Ben Shive – accordion, keyboardrs
  • Shad Cobb – fiddle
  • Liesl Dromi – angelic voice
  • Pastor Joe Daugherty – radio preacher
  • Jim DeMain – mastering
  • Erin Kaus – Pro Tools editing
  • Jimmy Abegg – art direction, design, photography
  • Brian Heydn – design, layout assistance
  • Beth Jahnsen, Glenn Miller, Linda Miller – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Terry Scott Taylor, except where noted.

  1. Israelites & Okies
  2. Dancin’ on the Devil’s Elbow
  3. Turn it Around – Steve Hindalong, Mike Roe
  4. The Glory Road – Terry Scott Taylor, Flesch, Tim Chandler
  5. America’s Main Street – Terry Scott Taylor, Mike Roe
  6. Traveling Mercies – Terry Scott Taylor, Derri Daugherty
  7. Dust in My Bowl
  8. Pearl Moon
  9. The World is Against Us
  10. Wicked Guns – Steve Hindalong
  11. Goodbye Winslow – Derri Daugherty, Terry Scott Taylor, Steve Hindalong
  12. Desert Flowers – Derri Daugherty, Terry Scott Taylor, Steve Hindalong
  13. Dead End Diner
  14. Carry Me – Steve Hindalong, Derri Daugherty
  15. Old Angel

Joe Lovano: Joyous Encounter

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On May 10, 2005, “Blue Note” label released “Joyous Encounter”, the 22nd Joe Lovano album. It was recorded in September 2004, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Joe Lovano.

Personnel:

  • Joe Lovano – curved soprano, soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Hank Jones – piano
  • George Mraz – bass
  • Paul Motian – drums

Track listing:

  1. Autumn in New York – Vernon Duke
  2. Bird’s Eye View – Joe Lovano
  3. Don’t Ever Leave Me – Thad Jones
  4. Alone Together – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
  5. Six and Four – Oliver Nelson
  6. Pannonica – Thelonious Monk
  7. Consummation – Hank Jones
  8. Quiet Lady -Thad Jones
  9. Joyous Encounter – Joe Lovano
  10. A Child Is Born – Thad Jones
  11. Crescent – John Coltrane

Sonic Youth: Experimental Jet Set

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On May 10, 1994, “DGC” label released “Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star”, the eighth Sonic Youth studio album. It was recorded in 1993, at “Sear Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Butch Vig, Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley.

Personnel:

  • Thurston Moore- vocals, guitar
  • Lee Ranaldo– guitar
  • Kim Gordon- vocals, bass
  • Steve Shelley- drums, percussion
  • Butch Vig– recording, mixing
  • John Siket– engineer
  • Howie Weinberg– mastering
  • Bil Emmons – technician
  • Devin Emke – technician
  • Ed Raso – technician
  • Fred Kevorkian – technician
  • Ollie Cotton – technician
  • Walter Sear – technician
  • Kevin Reagan – design
  • Catherine Lewis – sleeve photography
  • Stefano Giovannini – sleeve photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley.

  1. Winner’s Blues
  2. Bull in the Heather
  3. Starfield Road
  4. Skink
  5. Screaming Skull – additional lyrics by Dave Markey
  6. Self-Obsessed and Sexxee
  7. Bone
  8. Androgynous Mind
  9. Quest for the Cup
  10. Waist
  11. Doctor’s Orders
  12. Tokyo Eye
  13. In the Mind of the Bourgeois Reader
  14. Sweet Shine – contains hidden trackof “bonus noise” at 6:25

Гражданская Оборона: Заче́м сня́тся сны?

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On May 9, 2007, “Выргород” label released “Заче́м сня́тся сны?”, the 26th “Гражданская Оборона”, and  the last lifetime Egor Letov album. It was recorded July – September 2006, and was produced by Egor Letov.

Personnel:

  • Egor Letov- vocals, guitars
  • Alexander Chesnakov- guitars, bass, organ
  • Natalia Chumakova- vocals, bass, organ
  • Pavel Peretolchin- drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Egor Letov, except where noted.

  1. Glory to Psychonauts
  2. Someone Else
  3. Fireworks
  4. So a Hurricane
  5. Radiance
  6. Dance for the Dead
  7. Where We Are
  8. Decline
  9. Where
  10. Stunning View From the Window
  11. Kaleidoscope
  12. To You
  13. I Feel Not in My Pants – Oleg Lishchenko
  14. It’s All With You
  15. Frisky
  16. Outside of All Measurements
  17. Rabbits
  18. At Night
  19. Autumn

Violeta de Outono: Ilhas

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On May 9, 2005, “Voiceprint Records” label released “Ilhas”, the fourth Violeta de Outono album. It was recorded in 2003, and was produced by Fabio Golfetti and Angelo Pastorello.

Personnel:

  • Fabio Golfetti– vocals, guitar
  • Angelo Pastorello – bass, cover art
  • Cláudio Souza – drums
  • Gregor Izidro – additional percussion
  • João Parahyba – additional percussion
  • Fábio Ribeiro – keyboards
  • Naide Patapas – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Línguas de Gato em Gelatina
  2. Mahavishnu
  3. Blues
  4. Estrelas
  5. Ecos
  6. Eclipse
  7. Azul
  8. Supernova
  9. Transe
  10. Cartas
  11. Jupiter
  12. Dança
  13. Moon Princess

Jean-Luc Ponty: The Atacama Experience

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On May 8, 2007, “Koch” label released “The Atacama Experience”, the 32nd Jean-Luc Ponty album. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Jean-Luc Ponty.

Personnel:

  • Jean-Luc Ponty– violin, keyboards, synthesizer, effects, engineer
  • William Lecomte – piano, keyboards
  • Philip Catherine– guitar
  • Allan Holdsworth– guitar
  • Guy N’Sangue – bass guitar
  • Thierry Arpino – drums
  • Taffa Cissé – percussion
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Karim Sai – engineer, mixing
  • Claudia Ponty – cover photo
  • Kimberly Wright – photography
  • Frederic Houis – photography
  • Jacky Lepage – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jean-Luc Ponty, except where noted.

  1. Intro
  2. Parisian Thoroughfare – Bud Powell
  3. Premonition
  4. Point of No Return
  5. Back in the 60’s
  6. Without Regrets
  7. Celtic Steps
  8. Desert Crossing
  9. Last Memories of Her
  10. The Atacama Experience
  11. On My Way to Bombay
  12. Still in Love
  13. Euphoria – William Lecomte
  14. To and Fro