On January 22, 2017, Jaki Liebezeit died aged 78. He was musician (drums, percussion, double bass, saxophone, piano), best known as co-founder and drummer of the band Can. Liebezeit recorded and performed with many musician and bands including Manfred Schoof, Brian Eno, Phantomband, Jah Wobble, Phew, Philip Jeck, Depeche Mode,Eurythmics, Cyclopean and Bernd Friedmann.
Gang Of Four: Content
On January 24, 2011, “Grönland Records” label released “Content”, the seventh Gang of Four studio album. It was recorded in 2010, and was produced by Andy Gill.
Personnel:
- Jon King – vocals, melodica
- Andy Gill – vocals, guitar
- Thomas McNeice – bass
- Mark Heaney – drums
- Eddi Reader – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Andy Gill and Jon King
- She Said You Made a Thing of Me
- You Don’t Have to Be Mad
- Who Am I?
- I Can’t Forget Your Lonely Face
- You’ll Never Pay for the Farm
- I Party All the Time
- A Fruitfly in the Beehive
- It Was Never Gonna Turn Out Too Good
- Do As I Say
- I Can See from Far Away
Partibrejkers: Partibrejkers I
On January 25, 1985, “Jugoton” label released “Partibrejkers I”, the debut Partibrejkers album. It was recorded in June 1984, at “O Studio” in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, and was produced by Dušan Kojić “Koja”, Zoran Kostić, Nebojša Antonijević, Ljubiša Kostadinović and Ljubiša Kostadinović.
Personnel:
- Zoran Kostić “Cane”— vocals, percussion
- Nebojša Antonijević “Anton” — organ, guitar, percussion, artwork
- Ljubiša Kostadinović “Ljuba” — guitar
- Goran Bulatović “Manzanera” — drums, percussion
- Branislav Petrović “Banana” — harmonica
- Branislav Trivić — saxophone
- Dušan Kojić “Koja”— organ
- Miroslav Cvetković — recording
- Vlada Funtek — recording
- Stanislav Milojković — photography
Track listing:
- Ako si…
- Gubitnik
- Noć
- Hej, ti dole u mraku
- 1000 Godina
- Stoj, Džoni
- Ona živi na brdu
- Ti moraš biti moja
- On je došao uz vetar
- Novi Dan
- Ulični hodač
- Večeras
Pond: Man It Feels Like Space Again
On January 23, 2015, “Caroline Records” released “Man It Feels Like Space Again”, the sixth Pond album.It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by Kevin Parker.
Personnel:
- Nick Allbrook– vocals, electric and slide guitar, keys, bass, occasional drums
- Jay “Gumby” Watson– vocals, guitar, drums, bass, keyboatds, synthesizer
- Shiny Joe Ryan – vocals, bass, 12 string, slide and electric guitar
- Jamie Terry – keyboards, synthesizer, organ, bass
- Ginolé – drums
- Kevin Parker, Lukas Glickman – recording
- Kevin Parker – mixing
- Rob Grant – mastering
- Ben Montero – artwork
Track listing:
- Waiting Around the Grace – Nick Allbrook, Jay “Gumby” Watson, Shiny Joe Ryan
- Elvis Flaming Star – Nick Allbrook, Jay “Gumby” Watson, Shiny Joe Ryan
- Holding Out for You – Shiny Joe Ryan
- Zond – Nick Allbrook, Jay “Gumby” Watson
- Heroic Start – Nick Allbrook
- Sitting Up on Our Crane – Jay “Gumby” Watson
- Outside is the Right Side – Nick Allbrook, Jay “Gumby” Watson
- Medicine Hat – Shiny Joe Ryan
- Man it Feels Like Space Again – Nick Allbrook, Jay “Gumby” Watson, Shiny Joe Ryan
Steven Wilson: 4½
On January 22, 2016, “Kscope” label released “4½”, the fifth Steven Wilson solo album. The mini album features songs that were written during the sessions for Wilson’s previous two studio albums, “Hand. Cannot. Erase”. and “The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)”., and was produced by Steven Wilson.
Personnel:
- Steven Wilson– lead vocals, guitars, autoharp, Mellotron, piano, percussion, virtual instruments
- Dave Kilminster– guitar
- Guthrie Govan– guitar
- Adam Holzman– Wurlitzer, Hammond organ, Minimoog, Rhodes, piano
- Theo Travis– reeds
- Ninet Tayeb– co-lead vocals
- Nick Beggs– bass, Chapman Stick, backing vocals
- Craig Blundell – drums
- Marco Minnemann– drums
- Chad Wackerman– drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Steven Wilson.
- My Book of Regrets
- Year of the Plague
- Happiness III
- Sunday Rain Sets In
- Vermillioncore
- Don’t Hate Me
Buldožer: Zabranjeno plakatirati
In November 1977, “Helidon” label released “Zabranjeno plakatirati”, the second Buldožer studio album. It was recorded in 1976, at “Radio Novi Sad Studio” in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia, and was produced by Vitomir Simurdić.
Personnel:
- Marko Brecelj – vocals
- Boris Bele – vocals, guitar
- Uroš Lovšin – guitar
- Borut Činč – piano, keyboards, synthesizer
- Vili Bertok – bass
- Tone Dimnik – drums
- Ištvan Tibai – recording, mixing
- Slavko Furlan – artwork
Track listing:
- Ne brini mama
- Dobro jutro madam Jovanović
- Helga
- Jeste li vidjeli djevojčice
- Doktore pomozite
Suede: Night Thoughts
On January 22, 2016, “Suede Ltd.” label released “Night Thoughts”, the seventh Suede studio album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by Ed Buller and Neil Codling. The album was accompanied by a feature film, directed by Roger Sargent.
Personnel:
- Brett Anderson– vocals
- Richard Oakes– guitars
- Neil Codling– synthesizer, piano
- Mat Osman– bass guitar
- Simon Gilbert– drums, percussion
- Tom Fry – double bass
- James Mainwaring – baritone saxophone
- Oli Langford – strings arrangement, violin, viola
- Danny Keane – cello
- Andy Hughes– engineer
- Paul-Edouard Laurendeau – engineer
- Joel M. Peters – engineer assistant
- Cenzo Townsend– mixing
- Tony Cousins – mastering
Track listing:
- When You Are Young – Brett Anderson, Neil Codling
- Outsiders – Brett Anderson, Neil Codling
- No Tomorrow – Brett Anderson, Richard Oakes
- Pale Snow – Brett Anderson, Neil Codling, Richard Oakes
- I Don’t Know How to Reach You – Brett Anderson, Neil Codling, Richard Oakes
- What I’m Trying to Tell You – Brett Anderson, Neil Codling, Richard Oakes
- Tightrope – Brett Anderson, Neil Codling
- Learning to Be – Brett Anderson, Richard Oakes
- Like Kids – Brett Anderson, Richard Oakes
- I Can’t Give Her What She Wants – Brett Anderson, Richard Oakes
- When You Were Young – Brett Anderson, Neil Codling
- The Fur and the Feathers – Brett Anderson, Richard Oakes, Neil Codling
John Cale: M:FANS
On January 22, 2016, “Double Si Records” released “M:FANS”, the sixteenth John Cale studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2015, at “A.R.M.” Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by John Cale. “M: FANS” features new versions of songs from his 1982 album “Music for a New Society”.
Personnel:
- John Cale – vocals, voice, noises, keyboards, organ, piano, electric piano, acoustic and electric guitar, programmed guitar, bass, programming, synthesizer, drums, viola, samples, recording, mixing
- Dustin Boyer– guitar, guitar synthesizer, bass, loops, drums, programming, drum machine, drum programming, mixing, recording
- Deantoni Parks– keyboards, noises, loops
- Joey Maramba – synth bass
- Ralph Esposito – synth bass
- Alex Thomas– drums, samples
- Chris Bautista – trumpet
- Jessy Greene– violin
- Miguel Atwood-Ferguson– viola
- Thomas Lea – viola
- Matt Fish– cello
- Amber Coffman– vocals
- William Arthur George Cale – voice
- Margaret Cale – voice
- New Direction Church – choir
- Benjamin Goodman – choir director
- Adam Moseley – recording, mixing
- Nita Scott – mixing, executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by John Cale, except where noted.
- Prelude
- If You Were Still Around – John Cale, Sam Shepard
- Taking Your Life in Your Hands
- Thoughtless Kind
- Sanctus (Sanities Mix)
- Broken Bird
- Chinese Envoy
- Changes Made
- Library of Force
- Close Watch
- If You Were Still Around (Choir Reprise) – John Cale, Sam Shepard
- Back to the End
The Mute Gods: Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me
On January 22, 2016, “inside Out” label released “Do Nothing till You Hear from Me”, the debut Mute Gods (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Roger King.
Personnel:
- Nick Beggs – lead vocals, bass guitars, Chapman Stick, guitars, keyboards, programming , executive production
- Roger King – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals, programming, mixing
- Marco Minnemann – drums, additional percussion, guitars, piano
- Ricky Wilde – keyboards, guitars, backing vocals, programming
- Frank van Bogaert – piano, keyboards, Hammond organ, backing vocals, mixing
- Gary O’Toole – drums
- Nick D’Virgilio – drums, guitars, keyboards
- Rob Reed – guitars, keyboards
- Adam Holzman – keyboards, programming
- Glenn Kelly – recording of ethnic voices
- Adel Ekladios – Arabic voice
- Kevin Tang – Mandarin voice
- Lula Beggs – vocals, FX
Track listing:
All tracks by Nick Beggs, except where noted
- Do Nothing Till You hear From Me
- Praying to a Mute God
- Night School for Idiots
- Feed the Troll
- Your Dark Ideals
- Last Man on Earth – Nick Beggs, Ricky Wilde
- In the Cross-Hairs – Nick Beggs, Roger King
- Strange Relationship
- Swimming Horses – Nick Beggs, Nick D’Virgillio, Rob Reed
- Mavro Capelo
- Father Daughter – Nick Beggs, Ricky Wilde, Lula Beggs
Ty Segall: Emotional Mugger
On January 22, 2016, “Drag City Records” label released “Emotional Mugger”, the eighth Ty Segall studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Ty Segall and F. Bermudez.
Personnel:
- Ty Segall- vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, drums, percussion, recording
- Emmett Kelly- guitar
- Cory Hanson- keyboards
- Mikal Cronin- bass guitar, handclaps
- Dale Crover- drums
- Charles Moothart- drums
- Evan Burrows- drums
- King Tuff- vocals
- The Lollipop Children – vocals
- Brit Manor – vocals
- Bermudez – recording
- Scott Cornish – mixing
Track listing:
All tracks by Ty Segall, except where noted.
- Squealer
- Californian Hills
- Emotional Mugger / Leopard Priestess
- Breakfast Eggs
- Diversion – Eddy Grant
- Baby Big Man (I Want a Mommy)
- Mandy Cream
- Candy Sam
- Squealer Two – Ty Segall, Cory Hanson
- U.O.T.W.S.
- The Magazine
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