On May 19, 2018, Reginald Grant Lucas died aged 65. He was musician (guitar), songwriter and producer, started his career performing and recording with Billy Paul and Miles Davis. As producer, composer and sideman he worked with Madonna, Models, The Four Tops, Randy Crawford, Rebbie Jackson, Bunny DeBarge, John Adams, Elisa Fiorillo, The Weather Girls, Nick Scott, Stephanie Mills, Gary Bartz, The Spinners, Lou Rawls, Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway, James Mtume, Carlos Garnett, Norman Connors, Babatunde Olatunji, Flora Purim, Lonnie Liston Smith, Zbigniew Seifert, Masabumi Kikuchi and Shunzo Ohno. As leader Lucas released two albums.
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The Night Flight Orchestra: Amber Galactic
On May 19, 2017, “Nuclear Blast” label released “Amber Galactic”, the third Night Flight Orchestra (The) album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Handsome Hard Studios” in Kävlinge, “Nordic Sound Lab” in Skara, “Studio Valborg”, “Studio Rymdberg”, “Speedstrid Studios” in Sweden.
Personnel:
- Björn “Speed” Strid – vocals
- David Andersson – guitar
- Sharlee D’Angelo – bass
- Richard Larsson – keyboards, percussion
- Jonas Källsbäck – drums, percussion
- Sebastian Forslund – congas, percussion, guitar
- Martin Lindqvist – sax solo
- Hanna Carlsson – cello
- Johanna Beijbom – backing vocals
- Giorgia Carteri, Kamila Kucharska, Lena Mischuk, Kenya Horst, Anna Berntman – special appearance
Track listing:
- Midnight Flyer
- Star of Rio
- Gemini
- Sad State of Affairs
- Jennie
- Domino
- Josephine
- Space Whisperer
- Something Mysterious
- Saturn in Velvet
Do Make Say Think: Stubborn Persistent Illusions
On May 19, 2017, “Constellation” label released “Stubborn Persistent Illusions”, the seventh Do Make Say Think album. It was recorded 2014 – 2016, and was produced by Ohad Benchetrit, David Mitchell. James Payment, Justin Small and Charles Spearin.
Personnel:
- Ohad Benchetrit – guitar, keyboard, horns
- Justin Small – guitar, keyboard
- Charles Spearin – guitar, bass, keyboard, horns
- David Mitchell – drums
- James Payment – drums
- Julie Penner – violin
- Michael Barth – trumpet
- Leon Kingstone – baritone saxophone
- Adam Marvy – trumpet
Track listing:
- War on Torpor
- Horripilation
- A Murder of Thoughts
- Bound…
- and Boundless
- Her Eyes on the Horizon
- d=3.57√h (As Far as the Eye Can See)
- Shlomo’s Son
- Return, Return Again
Nathalie Merchant: Ophelia
On May 19, 1998, “Elektra” label released “Ophelia”, the second Natalie Merchant studio album. It was recorded July 1996 – May 1997, at “Talking Dwarf Studios” in Little Valley, New York, “AIR Studios” in London, and was produced by Natalie Merchant.
Personnel:
- Natalie Merchant – vocals, piano
- Ken Appollo – organ
- Craig Ross – acoustic guitar
- Karin Peris – acoustic guitar
- Lokua Kanza – acoustic guitar
- Craig Ross – electric guitar
- Daniel Lanois – electric guitar
- Don Peris – electric guitar
- Donnie Ward – electric guitar
- Todd Vos – electric guitar
- Graham Maby – bass
- Jay Brunga – acoustic bass
- Peter Yanowitz – drums
- Joakim Lartey – percussion
- Chris Botti – trumpet
- Tom Varner – French horn
- Hector Falcon – violin
- Kristof Witek – violin
- Conroy Kuo – viola
- Ralph Farris – viola
- Garo Yellin – cello
- Michelle Kinney – cello
- Karin Peris – vocals
- N’Dea Davenport – vocals
- Karl Berger – string arrangements, conductor
- John Holbrook – engineer
- Rupert Coulso – engineer
- Todd Vos – engineer
- Ricky Graham – engineer assistant
- Jim Scott – mixing
- Mike Scotella – mixing assistant
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- Yungchen Lhamo – translation from Tibetan
Track listing:
All tracks by Natalie Merchant.
- Ophelia
- Life is Sweet
- Kind & Generous
- Frozen Charlotte
- My Skin
- Break Your Heart
- King of May
- Thick as Thieves
- Effigy
- The Living
- When They Ring the Golden Bells
Courtney Barnett: Tell Me How You Really Feel
On May 18, 2018, “Milk! Records”, “Mom + Pop Music + Marathon Artists” labels released “Tell Me How You Really Feel”, the second Courtney Barnett studio album. It was recorded in July 2017, at “Soundpark” in Northcote, Victoria, Australia, and was produced by Courtney Barnett, Burke Reid and Dan Luscombe. At the 2018 “ARIA Music Awards”, “Tell Me How You Really Feel” won the “Best Rock Album”.
Personnel:
- Courtney Barnett – vocals, guitar, Polaroids, artwork
- Dan Luscombe – keyboards, organ, guitar, backing vocals
- Kim Deal – guitar, backing vocals
- Bones Sloane – bass, backing vocal
- Dave Mudie – drums, percussion
- Kelley Deal – backing vocals
- Burke Reid – recording, mixing
- Guy Davie – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Courtney Barnett.
- Hopefulessness
- City Looks Pretty
- Charity
- Need a Little Time
- Nameless, Faceless
- I’m Not Your Mother, I’m Not Your Bitch
- Crippling Self-Doubt and a General Lack of Confidence
- Help Your Self
- Walkin; on Eggshells
- Sunday Roast
Mizar: Same
On May 18, 1988, “Helidon” label released the self-titled, debut Mizar album. It was recorded January–April 1988, at “Tivoli Studio” in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and was produced by Goran Lisica Fox.
Personnel:
- Goran Tanevski – vocal, arranger
- Gorazd Čapovski – guitar, arranger
- Katerina Veljanovska – synths, arranger
- Sašo Krstevski – bass, arranger
- Boris Georgiev – drums, arranger
- Janez Križaj – recording engineer
- Jane Štravs – design
Track listing:
- Devojka od bronza – lyrics by Goran Tanevski, music by Gorazd Čapovski
- Dozhdot – Gorazd Čapovski
- Magla – Gorazd Čapovski
- Iljada i sheeset leta – Gorazd Čapovski
- Uninije – Gorazd Čapovski
- Stoj – lyrics by Goran Tanevski, music by Gorazd Čapovski
- Gradot e nem – lyrics by Goran Trajkovski, Goran Tanevski, music by Gorazd Čapovski
- Hoden zhe – lyrics by Zoran Spasovski, music by Goran Tanevski
- Istekuvam – lyrics by Gorazd Čapovski, music by Zoran Spasovski
- Zlatno sonce – Gorazd Čapovski
Steve earle & The Dukes: Exit 0
On May 18, 1987, “MCA” label released “Exit 0”, the second Steve Earle (credited to Steve Earle & The Dukes) studio album. It was recorded in “Emerald Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Tony Brown, Emory Gordy, Jr., and Richard Bennett.
Personnel:
- Steve Earle – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, harmonica
- Bucky Baxter – vocals, steel guitar
- Mike McAdam – vocals, six and twelve string electric guitars
- Ken Moore – vocals, organ, synthesizer
- Reno Kling – bass guitar
- Harry Stinson – vocals, drums
- John Jarvis – piano
- Emory Gordy, Jr. – mandolin
- Richard Bennett – acoustic and electric guitar, six string bass
- K-Meaux Boudin – accordion
- Chuck Ainlay – recording, mixing
- Jim DeVault – front cover photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Steve Earle unless otherwise noted.
- Nowhere Road – Steve Earle, Reno Kling
- Sweet Little ’66
- No. 29
- Angry Young Man – Steve Earle, John Porter McMeans
- San Antonio Girl
- The Rain Came Down – Steve Earle, Michael Woody
- I Ain’t Ever Satisfied
- The Week of Living Dangerously
- I Love You Too Much
- It’s All Up to You – Steve Earle, Harry Stinson
Donna Summer
On May 17, 2012, LaDonna Adrian Gaines aka Donna Summer died aged 63. She was singer, song-writer and actress, known as the “Queen of Disco”. She won six “American Music Awards”, five “Grammy Awards”, and had three multi-platinum albums, including the hits “Hot Stuff”, “Love to Love You”, and “I Feel Love”.
Bernays Propaganda: My Personal Holliday
On May 17, 2010, “Moonlee Records” label released “My Personal Holiday”, the second Bernays Propaganda album. It was recorded in January 2010, at “Youth Cultural Center” and Blla Blla Blla’s studio in Skopje, Macedonia, and was produced by Nenad Trifunovski.
Personnel:
- Kristina Gorovska – vocals, artwork
- Vasko Atanasovski – vocals, guitar, keyboards, arranger
- Nenad Trifunovski – bass, recording, mastering, arranger
- Džano Kuč – drums, arranger
- Sasha Pavlovic – arranger
- Alen Hadzi Stefanov, Goran Stojčevski – recording assistant
- Carl Saff – mastering
- Caci Chavdarovska – artwork
- Igor Kostov – band photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Vasko Atanasovski, except where noted.
- Namesti frizura i gladuvaj
- Bulldozer
- Ovoj den da pomine – lyrics by Kristina Gorovska, Vasko Atanasoski
- My Personal Holiday
- Preziveav
- Se plasam od luge
- Blackmail
- VIP in Paradise – lyrics by Kristina Gorovska, Vasko Atanasoski
- Koga e dovolno – music by lyrics by Kristina Gorovska, Vasko Atanasoski
Ronnie James Dio
On May 16, 2010, Ronald James Padavona aka Ronnie James Dio died aged 67. He was singer – songwriter and composer, member and singer of bands Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabath, Dio and Heaven & Hell.
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