Monthly Archives: March 2022

Muddy Waters: Unk in Funk

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In March 1974, “Chess” label released “Unk in Funk”, the eleventh Muddy Waters album. It was recorded in January 1974, at “Ter Mar Recording Studios” in Chicago, IL, and was produced by Ralph Bass and Muddy Waters.

Personnel:

  • Muddy Waters – vocals, guitar
  • Bob Margolin, Luther Johnson – guitar
  • Pinetop Perkins – piano, harpsichord
  • Carey Bell Harrington, George Buford, Paul Oscher – harmonica
  • Calvin Jones – bass
  • Willie Smith – drums

Track listing:

All track by McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters), except where noted.

  1. Rollin’ and Tumblin’
  2. Just to Be with You – Berney Roth
  3. Electric Man – Amelia Cooper, Terry Abrahamson
  4. Trouble No More
  5. Unk in Funk – Amelia Cooper, Terry Abrahamson, Ted Kerland
  6. Drive My Blues Away
  7. Katie
  8. Waterboy Waterboy
  9. Everything Gonna Be Alright – Walter Jacobs

The Groundhogs: Split

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In March 1971, “Liberty” label released “Split”, the fourth Groundhogs (The) album. It was recorded in November 1970, at “De Lane Lea Studios” in London, and was produced by Tony McPhee.

Personnel:

  • Tony McPhee – vocals, guitars
  • Peter Cruikshank – bass guitar
  • Ken Pustelnik – drums
  • Martin Birch – engineer
  • Chris Richardson – design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tony McPhee

  1. Split – Part One
  2. Split – Part Two
  3. Split – Part Three
  4. Split – Part Four
  5. Cherry Red
  6. A Year in the Life
  7. Junkman
  8. Groundhog (based on “Ground Hog Blues” by John Lee Hooker)

Brian Fallon: Local Honey

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On March 27, 2020, “Lesser Known Records” label released “Local Honey”, the third Brian Fallon studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Peter Katis.

Personnel:

  • Brian Fallon – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Thomas Bartlett – piano, keyboards, programming
  • Chris Farren – vocals, keyboards, programming
  • Peter Katis – keyboards, programming, engineer, mixing
  • Ian Perkins – bass, guitars
  • Ian Tait – bass, upright bass
  • Eric Sanderson – bass, programming
  • Kori Gardner – backing vocals
  • Greg Giorgio – engineer
  • Kurt Leon – engineer
  • Laurens Grossen – engineer assistant
  • Chance Halter – engineer assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Kelsey Hunter Ayers – art direction, photography
  • Johannes Weinberger – layout, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian Fallon.

  1. When You’re Ready
  2. 21 Days
  3. Vincent
  4. I Don’t Mind (If I’m with You)
  5. Lonely for You Only
  6. Horses
  7. Hard Feelings
  8. You Have Stolen My Heart

Orb: Abolition of the Royal Familia

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On March 27, 2020, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Abolition of the Royal Familia”, the sixteenth Orb studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, and was produced by Alex Paterson and Jimmy Cauty.

Personnel:

  • Alex Paterson – keyboards, sampler, programming
  • Michael Rendall – mastering
  • Steve Hillage – vocal, guitar
  • Roger Eno – vocals, piano, harmonica, trumpet
  • Paul Conboy – synthesizer
  • Daniel Gaudi – synthesizer
  • Miquette Giraudy – synthesizer
  • Nick Burton – bass, art direction, design
  • Youth (Martin Glover) – bass
  • Nick Burton – bongos
  • Andy Caine – vocals
  • Roney FM – vocals, spoken word
  • Ruby – howl voice
  • David Harrow – melodics
  • Ollie Cripps – trumpet
  • Violeta Barrena-Witschi – strings
  • Prince Sherman – dub effects
  • Leighton Newell – whistle
  • Key Harris – tuning fork
  • Pure Evil (Charley Uzzell Edwards) – art direction, design
  • Gary Deep Oldknow – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Daze (Missing & Messed Up Mix)
  2. House of Narcotics (Opium Wars Mix)
  3. Hawk Kings (Oseberg Buddhas Buttonhole)
  4. Honey Moonies (Brain Washed at Area 49 Mix)
  5. Pervitin (Empire Culling & The Hemlock Stone Version)
  6. Afros, Afghans and Angels (Helgö Treasure Chest)
  7. Shape Shifters (In Two Parts) (Coffee & Ghost Train Mix)
  8. Say Cheese (Siberian Tiger Cookie Mix)
  9. Ital Orb (Too Blessed to Be Stressed Mix)
  10. The Queen of Hearts (Princess of Clubs Mix)
  11. The Weekend It Rained Forever (Oseberg Buddha Mix (The Ravens Have Left the Tower))
  12. Slave Till U Die No Matter What U Buy (L’anse Aux Meadows Mix)

Taylor Hawkins

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On March 25, 2022, Oliver Taylor Hawkins died aged 50. He was musician (drums, percussion, guitar, piano), singer and songwriter, worked with Sass Jordan, Alanis Morissette and band Sylvia. In 2004, Hawkins formed his project Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders, but was best known as drummer of Foo Fighters. In 2005, magazine ”Rhythm” voted him “Best Rock Drummer”.

Xiu Xiu: Oh No

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On March 26, 2021, “Polyvinyl” label released “Oh No”, the twelfth Xiu Xiu album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at Jamie Stewart’s home studio in Los Angeles “Nurse”, and was produced by Lawrence English, Greg Saunier and Angela Seo.

Personnel:

  • Jamie Stewart – vocals, autoharp, guitar, bajo quinto, banjo, bass guitar, drums, mandolin, organ, stylophone, synthesizer, viola, xylophone, drums, percussion, sampling. engineer, design
  • Angela Seo – vocals, harmonium, piano, synthesizer bass, gong, percussion, design
  • John Congleton – Optigan, synthesizer
  • Jonathan Meiburg – vocals, animal sounds
  • Greg Saunier – vocals, bass guitar, guitar, cymbals, sampling, synthesizer, engineer
  • Charlie Looker – bass guitar, guitar
  • Jherek Bischoff – double bass
  • Zachary Dawes – double bass, bass guitar
  • David Kendrick – drums, bongos, percussion
  • Alice Bag – vocals
  • Deb Demure – vocals
  • Fabrizio Modonese Palumbo – vocals
  • Gwendolyn Sanford – vocals
  • Liz Harris – vocals
  • Sharon Van Etten – vocals
  • Susanne Sachsse – vocals
  • Valerie Diaz – vocals
  • Twin Shadow – vocals, saxophone, engineer
  • Haley Fohr – vocals, engineer
  • Angus Andrew – vocals, engineer
  • Ben Chisholm – engineer
  • Brandon Jay – engineer
  • Dan Duszynski – engineer
  • Dirk Dresselhaus – engineer
  • Justin Higgins – engineer
  • Owen Pallett – engineer
  • Paul Beauchamp – engineer
  • Alan Douches – mastering
  • Danelle Abad – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Angela Seo and Jamie Stewart, except where noted.

  1. Sad Mezcalita
  2. I Can Not Resist
  3. The Grifters
  4. Goodbye for Good
  5. Oh No
  6. Rumps Room
  7. Fuzz Gong Fight
  8. I Dream of Someone Else Entirely
  9. One Hundred Years
  10. A Classic Screw
  11. It Bothers Me All the Time
  12. Saint Dymphna
  13. Knock Out
  14. A Bottle of Rum
  15. Ants

Ben Howard: Collections from the Whiteout

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On March 26, 2021, “Island” label released “Collections from the Whiteout”, the fourth Ben Howard studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at “Long Pond” in New York City, “La Frette” in Paris, and was produced by Aaron Dessner and Ben Howard.

Personnel:

  • Ben Howard – vocals, guitar, percussion
  • Aaron Dessner – guitar, piano
  • Mickey Smith – acoustic guitar, dulcimer
  • Nat Wason – electric guitar
  • Richard Thomas – keyboard, synthesizer
  • Kate Stables – vocals
  • Thomas Bartlett – synthesizer
  • Rob Moose – violin, viola
  • India Bourne – cello
  • Ryan Olson – sound effects
  • James Krivchenia – drums, percussion
  • Yussef Dayes – drums
  • Jason Treuting – drums, percussion
  • Kyle Keegan – drums
    Jonathan Low – engineer, mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Roddy Bow – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Follies Fixture – Ben Howard
  2. What a Day – Ben Howard, Aaron Dessner
  3. Crowhurst’s Meme – Ben Howard, Yussef Dayes
  4. Finders Keepers – Ben Howard, Aaron Dessner
  5. Far Out – Ben Howard, Aaron Dessner
  6. Rookery – Ben Howard
  7. You Have Your Way – Ben Howard
  8. Sage That She Was Burning – Ben Howard, Aaron Dessner
  9. Sorry Kid – Ben Howard, Aaron Dessner
  10. Unfurling – Ben Howard, Aaron Dessner
  11. Metaphysical Cantations – Ben Howard, Aaron Dessner
  12. Make Arrangements – Ben Howard, Aaron Dessner
  13. The Strange Last Flight of Richard Russell – Ben Howard, Aaron Dessner, Yessef Dayes
  14. Buzzard – Ben Howard

Tomahawk: Tonic Immobility

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On March 26, 2021, “Ipecac Recordings” label released “Tonic Immobility”, the fifth Tomahawk studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Collin Dupuis, Mike Patton, Duane Denison, Trevor Dunn and John Stainer.

Personnel:

  • Mike Patton – vocals
  • Duane Denison – guitars, keyboards
  • Trevor Dunn – bass guitar
  • John Stanier – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Patton, Duane Denison, Trevor Dunn and John Stainer.

  1. SHHH!
  2. Valentine Shine
  3. Predators and Scavengers
  4. Doomsday Fatique
  5. Business Casual
  6. Tattoo Zero
  7. Fatback
  8. Howlie
  9. Eureka
  10. Sidewinder
  11. Recoil
  12. Dog Eat Dog

Horace Silver: The Jody Grind

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In March 1967, “Blue Note” label released “The Jody Grind”, the 15th Horace Silver album. It was recorded in November 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Horace Silver – piano
  • Woody Shaw – trumpet
  • James Spaulding – alto saxophone, flute solo
  • Tyrone Washington – tenor saxophone
  • Larry Ridley – bass
  • Roger Humphries – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Horace Silver

  1. The Jody Grind
  2. Mary Lou
  3. Mexican Hip Dance
  4. Blue Silver
  5. Grease Piece
  6. Dimples

Jimmy Giuffre: Free Fall

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In March 1963, “Columbia” label released “Free Fall”, the 22nd Jimmy Giuffre album. It was recorded July – November 1962, at “Columbia Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Michael Cuscuna and Teo Macero.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Giuffre – clarinet
  • Paul Bley – piano
  • Steve Swallow – double bass

Track listing:

All tracks by Jimmy Giuffre

  1. Propulsion
  2. Threewe
  3. Ornothoids
  4. Dichotomy
  5. Man Alone
  6. Spasmodic
  7. Yggdrasill
  8. Divided Man
  9. Primordial Call
  10. The Five Ways