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16 Horsepower: Folklore

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On June 17, 2002, “Jetset” label released “Folklore”, the fourth and final 16 Horsepower studio album. It was recorded in 2002, at “Absinthe” in Denver, and was produced by David Eugene Edwards, Pascal Humbert and Jean-Yves Tola.

  • David Eugene Edwards – vocals, various instruments
  • Pascal Humbert – bass
  • Jean-Yves Tola – drums
  • Bob Ferbrache – arrangements, engineer, mixing, mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by David Eugene Edwards, Pascal Humbert, Jean-Yves Tola. and David Eugene Edwards except where noted.

  1. Hutterite Mile
  2. Outlaw Song – traditional
  3. Blessed Persistence
  4. Alone and Forsaken – Hank Williams
  5. Single Girl – The Carter Family
  6. Beyond the Pale
  7. Horse Head Fiddle – traditional
  8. Sinnerman – traditional
  9. Flutter
  10. La Robe a Parasol – traditional

The Nice: Five Bridges

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In June 1970, “Charisma” label released “Five Bridges”, a live and studio album by Nice (The) (the fourth The Nice album overall). It was recorded in October – December 1969, at “Fairfield Halls” in London, “Filmore East” in New York City, and “One of Those People” studio recording. In the “Q” & “Mojo” “Classic Special Edition Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock”, “Five Bridges” was ranked at no. 29 in its list of “40 Cosmic Rock Albums”.

Personnel:

  • Keith Emerson – keyboards, arrangements
  • Lee Jackson – vocals, bass guitar
  • Brian Davison – drums, percussion
  • Joe Harriott – saxophone
  • Peter King – saxophone
  • Alan Skidmore – saxophone
  • John Warren – saxophone, flute
  • Kenny Wheeler – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Chris Pyne – trombone
  • The Sinfonia of London Orchestra 
  • Joseph Eger – conductor, arrangements

Track listing

  1. The Five Bridges Suite – Keith Emerson, Lee Jackson
  2. Fantasia 1st Bridge
  3. 2nd Bridge
  4. Chorale 3rd Bridge
  5. High Level Fugue 4th Bridge
  6. Finale 5th Bridge
  7. Intermezzo ‘Karelia Suite – Sibelius
  8. Pathetique (Symphony No. 6, 3rd Movement) – Tchaikovsky
  9. Country Pie/Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 – Bob Dylan, Johann Sebastian Bach
  10. One of Those People – Keith Emerson, Lee Jackson

Dave Greenslade

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In June 2026, David John Greenslade died aged 83. He was musician (piano, keyboards, Hammond organ) and composer. He was member of Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band, If, Chris Farlowe’s Thunderbirds and Colosseum, but was best known as founding member of the band Greenslade. As leader he released five albums.

Comedy Of Errors: House Of The Mind

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On June 16, 2017, “Plane Groovy” label released “House of the Mind”, the fifth Comedy of Errors album.

Personnel:

  • Joe Cairney – lead and backing vocals
  • Mark Spalding – guitar
  • Sam McCulloch – guitar
  • Jim Johnston – keyboards, backing vocals
  • John Fitzgerald – bass, guitar
  • Bruce Levick – drums

Track listing:

  1. Tachyon
  2. House of the Mind
  3. A Moment’s Peace
  4. One Fine Day
  5. Song of Wandering Jacomus

Ruins: Symphonica

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On June 16, 1998, “Tzadik” label released “Symphonica”, the 11th Ruins studio album.

Personnel:

  • Aki Kubota – vocals
  • Emi Eleonola – vocals
  • Kenichi Oguchi – vocals, keyboards
  • Hisashi Sasaki – vocals, bass
  • Tatsuya Yoshida – vocals, drums

Track listing:

  1. Thebes
  2. Graviyaunosch
  3. Big Head
  4. Praha in Spring
  5. Thrive
  6. Infect
  7. Brixon Varromiks
  8. Bliezzaning Moltz

Roy Ayers Ubiquity: A Tear To A Smile

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On June 16, 1975, “Polydor” label released “A Tear to a Smile”, album by Roy Ayers Ubiquity (the 15th Roy Ayers album). It was recorded in 1974, and was produced by Roy Ayers.

Personnel:

  • Roy Ayers – lead and backing vocals
  • Wayne Garfield – lead and backing vocals
  • Dee Dee Bridgewater – lead and backing vocals
  • Debbie Darby – lead vocal
  • Edwin Birdsong – lead vocal
  • Carolyn Byrd, Debbie Burrell, Terry Burrell – backing vocals
  • William Allen – arrangements
  • Joel Brodsky – photography
  • James Green – co – producer

Track

All tracks by Roy Ayers.

  1. 2000 Black
  2. Magic Lady
  3. Show Us a Feeling
  4. Ebony Blaze
  5. Time and Space
  6. No Question
  7. The Way of the World
  8. The Old One Two (More to Groove)
  9. Miles (Loves’s Silent Dawn)
  10. A Tear to a Smile

Dee Palmer

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On June 13, 2026, Dee Palmer died aged 88. He was musician (keyboards), composer and arranger, best known as member of Jethro Tull (1976 – 1980). He produced several albums of orchestral arrangements of the music of various bands, including The Beatles, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Yes and Queen. As leader Palmer released one album.

Wlliam D Drake: Revere Reach

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On June 15, 2015, “Onomatopoeia Records” label released “Revere Reach”, the fifth William D Drake album.

Personnel:

  • William D Drake – vocals, piano, organ, harmonium, toy piano, tambourine, mellotron, glockenspiel, whirly tube, arrangements
  • Richard Larcombe – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • John Lacombe – vocals, Hurdy Gurdy, organ, harmonium, celesta, dulcitone
  • Andrea Parker – vocals, glockenspiel, tambourine
  • John Bastable – bass
  • Mario Castronari – double bass
  • Stephen Gilchrist – drums
  • Chris Powell – percussion
  • Nicky Baigent – clarinet, bass clarinet, alto, tenor and baritone saxophone, flute  
  • Rhodri Marsden – musical saw
  • Ben Davies – recording, engineer
  • Stephen Gilchrist – recording
  • Gaz Williams – mixing
  • Denis Blackham – mastering
  • Orlanda Broom – painting

Track listing:

All tracks by William D Drake.

  1. Distant Buzzing
  2. In Converse
  3. Lifeblood
  4. Be Here Steryear
  5. A Husk
  6. The Blind Boy
  7. Clack Dance
  8. Heart of Oak
  9. The Catford Clown
  10. Liferaft
  11. Castaway
  12. Revere Reach
  13. Orlando

Areknamés: Love Hate Trip

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On June 15, 2006, “Black Widow Records” label released “Love Hate Trip”, the second Areknamés album. It was recorded in 2005, at “ Lentofumo Studios” in Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy.

Personnel:

  • Stefano Colombi – acoustic and electric guitar, artwork
  • Michele Epifani – vocals, piano, electric piano, organ, mellotron, synth, recorder, recording, mixing, artwork
  • Piero Ranalli – bass, artwork
  • Simone Antonini – drums, artwork
  • Luigi Belfatto – trumpet
  • Lucy – speech

Track listing:

All tracks by Michele Epifani, except where noted.

  1. The Skeletal Landscape of the World
  2. Deceit
  3. Outcast
  4. La Chambre
  5. Snails – Gnidrolog
  6. Yes I Must Be Something
  7. Ignis Fatuus
  8. Stray Thoughts from A Crossroad
  9. A Grotesque Gift
  10. Someone Lies Here
  11. Pendulum Arc
  12. The Web of Years

Caroline Shaw & Quartet So Percussion: Rectangles and Circumstance

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On June 14, 2024, “Nonesuch” label released “Rectangles and Circumstance”, album by Caroline Shaw and Quartet So Percussion. It was recorded August – September 2023, at “Big Mercy Studio” and “Figure 8 Recording” in Brooklyn, “Guilford Sound” in Guilford, “Princeton University” in Princeton, and was produced by Jonathan Low.

Personnel:

  • Caroline Shaw – vocals
  • Sō Percussion – ensemble
  • Adam Sliwinski, Eric Cha-Beach, Jason Treuting, Josh Quillen – percussion
  • Jonathan Low – engineer, editing, mixing
  • Matt Poirer – engineer, editing, additional mixing
  • Dave Snyder,. Matt Hall – engineer assistant
  • Josh Bonati – mastering
  • Ben Tousley – design
  • Daniel Kukla – photography
  • Anja Schütz – artists photography
  • Adam Sliwinski – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Rectangles and Circumstance
  2. Sing On
  3. Silently Invisibly
  4. And So
  5. The Parting Glass
  6. Slow Motion
  7. Who Turns Out the Light
  8. Like a Drum
  9. This
  10. To Music