Yearly Archives: 2020

Steve Hunter: The Manhattan Blues Project

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On April 30, 2013, “deaconrecords” label released “The Manhattan Blues Project”, the fifth Steve Hunter studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Steve Hunter.

Personnel:

  • Steve Hunter– guitar
  • Karen Ann Hunter – vocals
  • Todd Chuba – drums
  • Phil Aaberg– piano, keyboards
  • 2Cellos – Luka Šulić, Stjepan Hauser
  • Johnny Depp– guitar
  • Marty Friedman– guitar
  • Michael Lee Firkins– slide guitar
  • Tommy Henriksen– vocal rap
  • Tony Levin– bass guitar
  • Joe Perry– guitar
  • Joe Satriani– guitar
  • Todd Chuba – drums
  • Jason Becker – programming
  • Dave Shirk – mastering
  • Karen Hunter – design
  • Michael Woodall – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Hunter.

  1. Prelude to the Blues
  2. 222 W. 23rd
  3. Gramercy Park
  4. A Night at the Waldorf
  5. Solsbury Hill – Peter Gabriel
  6. Daydream by the Hudson – Jason Becker
  7. Flames at the Dakota
  8. The Brooklyn Shuffle
  9. What’s Going on – Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye
  10. Ground Zero
  11. Twilight in Harlem
  12. Sunset in Central Park

Ceramic Dog: Your Turn

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On April 30, 2013, “Northern Spy” label released “Your Turn”, studio album by Ceramic Dog (20th Marc Ribot album overall). It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Greg Saunie.

Personnel:

  • Marc Ribot– vocals, guitar, banjo, bass, melodica, horn, trumpet
  • Arto Lindsay– guitar
  • Shahzad Ismaily– vocals, bass, synthesizer, guitar, keyboards, sampling, Moog synthesizer
  • Ches Smith– vocals, drums, percussion, electronics, keyboards
  • Eszter Balint– vocals, melodica, organ, violin
  • Dan Willis – oboe, zurna
  • Keefus Ciancia– sampling
  • Greg Saunier – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Marc Ribot, except where noted.

  1. Lies My Body Told Me
  2. Your Turn – Shahzad Ismaily, Marc Ribot, Ches Smith
  3. Masters of the Internet
  4. Ritual Slaughter – Shahzad Ismaily, Marc Ribot, Ches Smith
  5. Avanti Popolo – Carlo Tuzzi, traditional
  6. Ain’t Gonna Let Them Turn Us Around
  7. Bread and Roses – James Oppenheim
  8. Prayer
  9. Pants Goes to Hollywood
  10. The Kid is Back
  11. Take 5 – Paul Desmond
  12. We Are Professionals – Shahzad Ismaily, Marc Ribot, Ches Smith
  13. Special Snowflake – Chez Smith

Trey Anastasio: Same

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On April 30, 2002, “Elektra” label released the self – titled, second Trey Anastasio studio album. It was recorded June – December 2001, at “The Barn” in Westford, Vermont, and was produced by Trey Anastasio and Bryce Goggin.

Personnel:

  • Trey Anastasio – vocals, guitar
  • Tony Markellis – vocals, bass guitar
  • Russ Lawton – vocals, drums
  • Jennifer Hartswick – vocals, trumpet
  • Ray Paczkowski – keyboards
  • Russell Remmington – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Dave Grippo – alt and baritone saxophone
  • Dana Colley – saxophone
  • Rob Volo – trombone
  • Nicholas Payton – trumpet
  • Andy Moroz – trumpet
  • Stacey Brubaker – flute
  • Karen Kevra – flute
  • Ann Greenawalt – oboe, English horn
  • Steve Klimowski – clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Craig Olzenak – bass clarinet
  • Margaret Phillips – bassoon
  • Shelagh Abate – French horn
  • Jocelyn Crawford – French horn
  • Mike Hopkins – double bass
  • Cyro Baptista – percussion
  • Curtis King Jr. – vocals
  • Lisa Fisher – vocals
  • David Gusacov – violin
  • Laura Markowitz – violin
  • Ana Ruesink – viola
  • John Dunlop – cello
  • Peter Wilson – timpani
  • Tom Toner – marimba

Track listing:

  1. Alive Again
  2. Cayman Review
  3. Push On ‘Til the Day
  4. Night Speaks to a Woman
  5. Flock of Words
  6. Money, Love and Change
  7. Drifting
  8. At the Gazebo
  9. Mister Completely
  10. Ray Dawn Balloon
  11. Last Tube
  12. Ether Sunday

And So I Watch You From Afar: Gangs

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On April 29, 2011. “Richter Collective” label released “Gangs”, the second And So I Watch You From Afar studio album. It was recorded 2010 – 2011, at “Start Together Studio” in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and was produced by Rocky O’Reilly, Rory Friers, Tony Wright, Jonathan Adger and Chris Wee.

Personnel:

  • Rory Friers – guitar
  • Tony Wright – guitar
  • Jonathan Adger – bass
  • Chris Wee – drums, percussion
  • Rocky O’Reilly – engineer, mixing
  • Lee McMahon – engineer assistant
  • Robin Schmidt – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Rory Friers, Tony Wright, Jonathan Adger and Chris Wee.

  1. BEAUTIFULUNIVERSEMASTERCHAMPION
  2. Gang (Starting Never Stopping)
  3. Search: Party Animal
  4. 7 Billion People All Alive at Once
  5. Think: Breathe: Destroy
  6. Homes – Ghost Parlor KA – 6 To…
  7. Homes – …Samara to Belfast
  8. Lifeproof

The Divine Comedy: Casanova

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On April 29, 1996, “Setanta” label released “Casanova”, the fourth Divine Comedy (the) studio album. It was June 1995 – January 1996, and was produced by Darren Allison and Neil Hannon.

Personnel:

  • Neil Hannon– vocals, bass, guitar, percussion, piano, , Wurlitzer, Hammond organ, tympani, arrangements, art direction
  • Darren Allison– drums, percussion, engineer, mixing
  • John Allen – celeste, whistle
  • Joby Talbot– piano, alto saxophone, orchestration, arrangements, conductor,
  • Bryan Mills – bass
  • Alex McRonald – flute
  • Adrian Roach – oboe
  • Titch Walker – trumpet
  • Jane Butterfield – trombone
  • Robin Hayward – tuba
  • Rebecca Hayes – violin
  • Yuri Kalnitz – violin
  • Emile Chitikov – violin
  • Eos Counsell – violin
  • Mark Knight– violin
  • Alison Fletcher – violin, viola
  • Anna Giddey – violin
  • Alex Postlethwaite – violin
  • Laura Samuel – violin
  • Padraic Savage– violin
  • Alice Pratley – violin
  • Charlotte Glasson – viola
  • Ruth Goldstein – cello
  • Kathy Brown – cello
  • Joe Richards – cello
  • Chris Worsey – cello
  • Jane Watkins – cello
  • Alice Reynolds – laughs
  • Andy Chase – engineer, mixing
  • Tom Gurling – engineer assistant
  • Chris Scard – engineer assistant
  • Robbie Kazandjian – engineer assistant
  • Paul Mysiak – engineer assistant
  • Darren Nash – engineer assistant
  • Gerard Navarro – engineer assistant
  • Gareth Parton – engineer assistant
  • Ian Cooper – mastering
  • Rob Crane – design
  • Kevin Westenberg – art direction, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Hannon.

  1. Something for the Weekend
  2. Becoming More Like Alfie
  3. Middle-Class Heroes
  4. In & Out of Paris & London
  5. Charge
  6. Songs of Love
  7. The Frog Princess
  8. A Woman of the World
  9. Through a Long & Sleepless Night
  10. Theme from Casanova
  11. The Dogs & the Horsess

A Flock of Seagulls: Listen

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On April 29, 1983, “Zomba Records” label released “Listen”, the second A Flock of Seagulls studio album. It was recorded 1982 – 1983, at “Conny Plank’s Studio” in Neunkirchen, Germany, and was produced by Mike Howlett, Bill Nelson, Dave Hutchins, Conny Plank and Mike Score.

Personnel:

  • Mike Score– lead vocals, keyboards, guitar
  • Paul Reynolds– lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Frank Maudsley – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Ali Score – drums
  • Dave Hutchins – engineer
  • Pete Watson – design, art direction
  • Eric Watson – photography
  • Martin Pretorius – make-up

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Score, Ali Score, Frank Maudsley and Paul Reynolds.

  1. Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)
  2. Nightmares
  3. Transfer Affection
  4. What Am I Supposed to Do
  5. Electrics
  6. The Travellersss
  7. 2:30
  8. Over the Border
  9. The Fall
  10. (It’s Not Ne) Talking

Big Big Train: Grimspound

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On April 28, 2017, “English Electric” label released “Grimspound”, the tenth Big Big Train studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, at “English Electric Studios”, “Aubitt Studios”, “Real World Studios”, “Sweetwater Studios”, “Ashwood Studios”, and was produced by Nick D’Virgilio, Dave Gregory, Rachel Hall, David Longdon, Danny Manners, Andy Poole, Rikard Sjöblom and Greg Spawton.

Personnel:

  • Nick D’Virgilio– co – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion
  • Dave Gregory– electric guitars
  • Rachel Hall – co – lead and backing vocals, violin, viola, cello
  • David Longdon– lead and backing vocals, flute, piano, electric guitars, mandolin, banjo, lute, celesta, synthesisers, percussion
  • Danny Manners – keyboards, double bass
  • Andy Poole – acoustic guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Rikard Sjöblom – keyboards, electric guitars, backing vocals
  • Greg Spawton – bass guitar, bass pedals
  • Judy Dyble– vocals
  • Philip Trzebiatowski – cello
  • Rob Aubrey – mixing, mastering
  • Rachel Hall – string arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Brave Captain – David Longdon
  2. On the Racing Line – Danny Manners, Greg Spawton
  3. Experimental Gentlemen – Greg Spawton
  4. Meadowland – lyrics by Greg Spawton, music by Rikard Sjöblom, David Longdon
  5. Grimspound – lyrics by David Longdon, music by Greg Spawton
  6. The Ivy Gate – David Longdon
  7. A Mead Hall in Winter – Greg Spawton, Rikard Sjöblom, David Longdon
  8. As the Crow Flies – Greg Spawton

Mew: Visuals

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On April 28, 2017, “Play It Again Sam” label released “Visuals”, the seventh Mew studio album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Jonas Bjerre, Johan Wohlert and Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen.

Personnel:

  • Jonas Bjerre– vocals, keyboards, guitar
  • Johan Wohlert– bass, guitar, backing vocals
  • Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen – drums, percussion
  • Mads Wegner – additional guitar
  • Marius Neset– saxophone
  • Bo Rande – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Sasha Ryabina – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Nothingness and No Regrets
  2. The Wake of Your Life
  3. Candy Pieces All Smeared Out
  4. In a Better Place
  5. Ay Ay Ay
  6. Learn Our Crystals
  7. Twist Quest
  8. Shoulders
  9. 85 Videos
  10. Zanzibar
  11. Carry Me to Safety

Mark Lanegan Band: Gargoyle

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On April 28, 2017, “Heavenly Recordings” label released “Gargoyle”, the tenth Mark Lanegan studio album (credited to Mark Lanegan Band). It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Alain Johannes.

Personnel:

  • Mark Lanegan – vocals
  • Alain Johannes – guitar, bass, synthesizer, harmonium, mellotron, organ, harpsichord, percussion, backing vocals
  • Rob Marshall – bass, guitar, synthesizer, piano, drums, drum programming, loops, horns
  • Greg Dulli– guitar, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Duke Garwood– horns, guitar
  • Martyn LeNoble– bass
  • Fred Lyenn Jacques – bass
  • Jean-Philippe de Gheest – drums
  • Jack Irons– drums
  • Aldo Struyf – piano, percussion, harp
  • Shelley Brien – backing vocals
  • Josh Homme– backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Death’s Head Tattoo
  2. Nocturne
  3. Blue Blue Sea
  4. Beehive
  5. Sister
  6. Emperor
  7. Goodbye to Beauty
  8. Drunk On Destruction
  9. First Day of Winter
  10. Old Swan

 

Van Morrison and Joey DeFrancesco: You’re Driving Me Crazy

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On April 27, 2018, “Sony Legacy” label released “You’re Driving Me Crazy”, album by Van Morrison and Joey DeFrancesco (39th Van Morrison album overall).

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison– vocals, saxophone
  • Joey DeFrancesco– Hammond organ, trumpet
  • Dan Wilson – guitar
  • Michael Ode – drums
  • Troy Roberts – saxophone

Track listing:

  1. Miss Otis Regrets – Cole Porter
  2. Hold It Right There – Clark Terry, William Grey, Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson
  3. All Saints Day – Van Morrison
  4. The Way Young Lovers Do – Van Morrison
  5. The Things That I Used to Do – Guitar Slim
  6. Travellin’ Light – Trummy Young, Jimmy Mundy, Johnny Mercer
  7. Close Enough for Jazz – Van Morrison
  8. Goldfish Bowl – Van Morrison
  9. Evening Shadows – Van Morrison, Acker Bilk
  10. Magic Time – Van Morrison
  11. You’re Driving Me Crazy – Walter Donaldson
  12. Everyday I Have the Blues – Peter Chatman
  13. Have I Told You Lately – Van Morrison
  14. Stick and Stones – Titus Turner
  15. Celtic Swing – Van Morrison