Yearly Archives: 2022

The Police: Synchronicity

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On June 17, 1983, “A&M” label released “Synchronicity”, the fifth and final Police (The) studio album. It was recorded December 1982 – February 1983, at “Air” in Montserrat, “Le Studio” in Quebec, and was produced by Hugh Padgham, Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland.

Personnel:

  • Sting – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, upright bass, keyboards, drum machine, sequencer, saxophone, oboe
  • Andy Summers – lead and backing vocals, electric guitars, keyboards
  • Stewart Copeland – drums, marimba, percussion, backing vocals
  • Hugh Padgham – engineer
  • Renate Blauel – engineer assistant
  • Robbie Whelan – engineer assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Jeff Ayeroff – art direction, design
  • Norman Moore – art direction, design
  • Duane Michals – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Sting, except where noted.

  1. Synchronicity I
  2. Walking in Your Footsteps
  3. O My God
  4. Mother – Andy Summers
  5. Miss Gradenko – Stewart Copeland
  6. Synchronicity II
  7. Every Breath You Take
  8. King of Pain
  9. Wrapper Around Your Finger
  10. Tea in the Sahara

Chon: Homey

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On June 16, 2017, “Sumerian Records” label released “Homey”, the second Chon studio album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Eric Palmquist, Erick Hansel, Mario Camarena, Esiah Camarena and Nathan Camarena.

Personnel:

  • Erick Hansel – guitar, bass
  • Mario Camarena – guitar
  • Esiah Camarena – bass
  • Nathan Camarena – drums
  • Brian Evans – drums
  • Go Yama – guitar
  • Anthony Crawford – bass
  • Masego (Micah Davis) – vocal, saxophone
  • Lophiile (Tyler Acord) – keyboards, synthesizer
  • Giraffage (Charlie Yin) – electronics
  • Eric Palmquist – engineer, mixing
  • John Greenham – mastering
  • Daniel McBride – artwork, layout
  • Randy Edwards – photography

Track listing:

  1. Sleepy Tea
  2. Waterslide
  3. Berry Streets
  4. No Signal
  5. Checkpoint
  6. Nayhoo
  7. Here and There
  8. The Space
  9. Feel This Way
  10. Continue?
  11. Glitch
  12. Wave Bounce

Michael Schenker Group: Arachnophobiac

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On June 16, 2003, “Shrapnel” label released “Arachnophobiac”, the eight Michael Schenker Group studio album. It was recorded in 2003, at “Prairie Sun Recording Studio” in Cotati, California, “Field of Dreams Studios” in Las Vegas, and was produced by Mike Varney, Steve Fontano and Michael Schenker.

Personnel:

  • Chris Logan – vocals
  • Michael Schenker – guitars
  • Stuart Hamm – bass
  • Jeremy Colson – drums
  • Jeff Watson – lead guitar
  • Jeff Okolowicz – bass
  • Steve Fontano – engineer
  • Dave Stephens – design

Track listing:

 All lyrics by Chris Logan, all music by Michael Schenker

  1. Evermore
  2. Illusion
  3. Arachnophobiac
  4. Rock and Roll Believer
  5. Sands of Time
  6. Weathervane
  7. Over Now
  8. One World
  9. Break the Cycle
  10. Alive
  11. Fatal Strike

J. Tillman: Cancer and Delirium

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On June 15, 2007, “Yer Bird” label released “Cancer and Delirium”, the fifth J. Tillman album. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Kory Kruckenberg.

Personnel:

  • Josh Tillman – vocals, guitar, bass, piano, harmonica, drums, percussion, art direction
  • Colin Wolberg – guitar
  • Zach Tillman – bass
  • Jason Merculief – drums
  • Kory Kruckenberg – recording, mixing
  • Colin Wolberg – recording
  • Jason Merculief – recording
  • Eric Fisher – layout
  • Dominique Jaquin – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by J. Tillman.

  1. Visions of a Troubled Mind
  2. Milk White Air
  3. Evans and Falls
  4. A Fine Suit
  5. Ribbons of Glass
  6. Under the Sun
  7. If I Get to the Borderline
  8. When I Light Your Darkened Door
  9. How Much Mystery

Dream Academy: A Different Kind of Weather

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On June 15, 1990, “Blanco y Negro Records” label released “A Different Kind of Weather”, the third and final Dream Academy (The) studio album. It was recorded 1989 – 1990, and was produced by David Gilmour, Anthony Moore, Gilbert Gabriel, Nick Laird-Clowes and Steve Lambert.

Personnel:

  • Kate St. John – vocals, soprano saxophone, Cor Anglais, oboe
  • Nick Laird-Clowes – vocals, guitar, banjo, piano
  • Gilbert Gabriel – vocals, keyboards

Track listing:

All tracks by Nick Laird-Clowes and Gilbert Gabriel, except where noted.

  1. Love – John Lennon
  2. Mercy Killing
  3. Lucy September
  4. Gaby Says
  5. Waterloo
  6. Twelve-eight Angel – Nick Laird-Clowes, David Gilmour
  7. St. Valentine’s Day
  8. It’ll Never Happen Again – Tim Hardin
  9. Forest Fire
  10. Lowlands
  11. Not for Second Prize – Nick Laird-Clowes

House and Land: Across the Field

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On June 14, 2019, “Thrill Jockey” label released “Across the Field”, the second House and Land studio album.

Personnel:

  • Sarah Louise Henson – vocal, guitar, various instruments
  • Sally Anne Morgan – vocal, banjo, fiddle

Track listing:

  1. Two Sisters
  2. Rainbow ‘Mid Life’s Willows
  3. Cursed Soldier
  4. Blacksmith
  5. Carolina Lady
  6. Precious Jewels
  7. Ca the Yowes

Thank You Scientist: Terraformer

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On June 14, 2019, “Evil Ink Records” label released “Terraformer”, the third Thank You Scientist album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Barber Shop Studios”, “Self-Titled Studios”, “The Hangar”, and was produced by Tom Monda, Cody McCorry, Ben Karas, Joe Fadem and Salvatore Marrano.

Personnel:

  • Salvatore Marrano – vocals
  • Tom Monda – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, fretless guitar, bouzouki, guzheng, harp, synth, string arrangements
  • Cody McCorry – electric upright bass, synthesizer, mellotron, theremin, saw, string arrangements
  • Joe Fadem – drums, percussion, drum programming
  • Ben Karas – vocal, violin, viola, erhu
  • A.J. “The Real Deal” Merlino – percussion
  • Sam Greenfield – vocal, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, electric wind instrument
  • Joe Gullace – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Joonas Juhani Lemetyinen – trombone
  • Joe Deninzon, Rebecca Harris-Lee- violin
  • Alexandra Dadon – viola
  • Terence Thornhill – cello
  • Brian Lawlor – harpsichord
  • Audra Mariel, Martin Howth – additional vocals
  • Ben Karas, Joe Gullace – string arrangements
  • Mike Ferretti – mixing
  • Andy van Delte – mastering
  • Lady King – artwork
  • Templar – artwork
  • Shamfoo – illustration, layout

Track listing:

All lyrics by Salvatore Marrano, all music by Tom Monda, Cody McCorry, Ben Karas, Joe Fadem and Salvatore Marrano.

  1. Wrinkle
  2. FXMLDR
  3. Swarm
  4. Son of a Serpent
  5. Birdwatching
  6. Everyday Ghosts
  7. Chronology
  8. Geronimo
  9. Life of Vermin
  10. Shatner’s Lament
  11. Anchor
  12. New Moon
  13. Terraformer

Bei the Fish: Time to Make Things Right

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On June 13, 2009, “PMG Recordings” label released “Time to Make Things Right”, the second Bei the Fish album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Ognen Atanasovski, Nenad Georgievski and Valentina Minovska.

Personnel:

  • Ognen Atanasovski – vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass, arrangements, recording, mixing
  • Nenad Georgievski Tonkin – keyboards, programming, arrangements, recording, mixing
  • Valentina Minovska – vocals, keyboards, percussion, arrangements, recording, mixing
  • Vladimir Nastevski – electronic drums
  • Blagoja Boshkovski – arrangements
  • Goran Atanasovski – mastering
  • Goran Kostovski – design

Track listing:

  1. Something Starting
  2. SMS Song
  3. All the Time
  4. True Story
  5. After All
  6. Holiday
  7. Girl
  8. When You Let Me
  9. Livin’ in a Box
  10. Time To Make Things Right
  11. Sexy Night Lovely Shoes

Bonus album music About All About (all put in one track)

1. Intro 2. Pistol Up My Head 3. Feels Like Rain 4. Do You Believe in Love at First Sight? 5. Opera House 1 6. Walking’ Talkin’ Smilin’ 7. What’s The Song All About? 8. Static Love 9. Opera House 2 10. Matter Of Time 11. Are You the Man I Want, Are You? 12. Opera House 3 13. Me And My Friend in The Mountain 14. Sitting On a Branch and Waiting for The Birds to Sing About All About 15. So Beautiful Love Is       16. French Cheese 17. My Friends Don’t Like My Songs Anymore

String Forces: Silkyway

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On June 13, 2006, “Profundus” label released “Silkyway”, the third String Forces album. It was recorded October 2004 – April 2005, at “Profundus Studio” in Skopje, Macedonia, and was produced by Dorian Jovanović.

Personnel:

  • Dorian Jovanović – stick, oud, electronics, backing vocal
    Aleksandra Mangarovska Milićević – vocal, flute, bamboo flute
    Allfrida Tozieva – vocal, viola
  • Aleksandar Stojanov-Zorin – vocal
  • Ivica Jankulovski – programming, samples, engineer
  • Blagojče Penov, Risto Solunčev, Miško Parušev, Dejan Teodosievski, Vladmir Pop Hrsitov, Erhan Šukri, Mihajlo Kufojanakis, Milica Petruševska – guest
  • Milčo Serafimovski – design

Track listing:

  1. Eter
  2. 85° 45′ 20″ S 65° 46′ 30″ E
  3. Žar, sixt mode
  4. 85° 45′ 20″ S 65° 46′ 30″ E, movement 2
  5. Ako nikoj ne sviri, sixth mode
  6. 85° 45′ 20″ S 65° 46′ 30″ E, movement 3
  7. Boli rana, first mode
  8. 85° 45′ 20″ S 65° 46′ 30″ E, movement 5
  9. Etida br. 2, d-mol
  10. 85° 45′ 20″ S 65° 46′ 30″ E, movement 7
  11. Iljada boi, fourth mode legetos
  12. 85° 45′ 20″ S 65° 46′ 30″ E, movement 11
  13. Eden zdiv, eight mode chromatic
  14. 85° 45′ 20″ S 65° 46′ 30″ E, movement 13
  15. Skriena ubavino
  16. 85° 45′ 20″ S 65° 46′ 30″ E, movement 17
  17. Jas sum ti, sixth mode
  18. 85° 45′ 20″ S 65° 46′ 30″ E, movement 19
  19. Do ezerata

Uriah Heep: …Very ‘Eavy…Very ‘Umble

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On June 13, 1970, “Vertigo” label released “…Very ‘Eavy …Very ‘Umble”, the debut Uriah Heep album. It was recorded July 1969 – April 1970, at “Lansdowne Studios” in London and was produced by Gerry Bron.

Personnel:

  • David Byron – lead vocals
  • Ken Hensley – piano, organ, mellotron, backing vocals
  • Mick Box – lead and acoustic guitars, backing vocals
  • Paul Newton – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Alex Napier – drums
  • Nigel Olsson – drums
  • Keith Baker – drums
  • Colin Wood – keyboards and backing vocals
  • Peter Gallen – engineer, mixing
  • Peter Olliff – mixing

Track listing:

  1. Gypsy – Mick Box, David Byron
  2. Walking in Your Shadow – David Byron, Paul Newton
  3. Come Away Melinda – Fred Hellerman, Fran Minkoff
  4. Lucy Blues – Mick Box, David Byron
  5. Dreammare – Paul Newton
  6. Real Turned On – Mick Box, David Byron, Paul Newton
  7. I’ll Keep on Trying – Mick Box, David Byron
  8. Wake Up (Set Your Sights) – Mick Box, David Byron