On August 18, 1998, “DIW” label released “Yod”, the tenth Masada album. It was recorded in September 1997, at “Avatar” in New York City, and was produced by John Zorn and Kazunori Sugiyama.
On August 4, 1998, “Mammoth” label released “Perennial Favorites”, the third Squirrel Nut Zippers album. It was recorded in 1998, at “Ken Mosher’s Studio” in Pittsboro, North Carolina, and was produced by Mike Napollitano.
Personnel;
Jimbo Mathus – vocals, trombone, banjo, piano, lead guitar, guitar, percussion, backing vocals
Tom Maxwell – vocals, tenor and baritone saxophone, gong, backing vocals, clarinet, rhythm guitar
Katharine Whalen – vocals, banjo
Ken Mosher – alto and baritone saxophone, guitar, cymbal, Fender Rhodes
On May 18, 1999, “Elektra Nonesuch” label released “Good Dog, Happy Man”. the 11th Bill Frisell album. It was recorded in 1998, at “O’Henry Sound” in Burbank, California, and was produced by Lee Townsend.
Personnel:
Bill Frisell – acoustic and electric guitars, loops, music boxes
Greg Leisz – pedal steel, Dobro, lap steel, Weissenborn, National steel guitar, mandolin
In February 23, 1999, “Kill Rock Stars” label released “The Hot Rock”, the fourth Sleater-Kinney studio album. It was recorded in July 1998, at “Avast!” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Roger Moutenot.
Personnel:
Carrie Brownstein – vocals, guitar
Corin Tucker – vocals, guitar
Janet Weiss – drums, percussion
Roger Moutenot – slide guitar
Seth Warren – violin
Kip Beelman – engineer
Greg Calbi – mastering
Track listing:
All music by Carrie Brownstein, Corin Tucker and Janet Weiss.
On February 23, 1998, “Drag City” label released “Camoufleur”, the fifth Gastr del Sol studio album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Steam Room” and “Soma” in Chicago, Illinois, “Solid Sound” in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
Personnel:
Jim O’Rourke – performance, recording
David Grubbs – performance
Markus Popp – performance
Edith Frost – vocals
Stephen Prina – vocals
Darin Gray – bass guitar
John McEntire – drums, recording
Steven Butters – steel drums
Jeb Bishop – trombone
Rob Mazurek – cornet
Ken Vandermark – clarinet
Jeremy Ronkin – French horn
Maureen Loughnane – violin
Julie Pomerleau – viola, violin
Phil Bonnet – recording
Markus Oehlen – artwork
Track listing:
The Seasons Reverse – David Grubbs, Jim O’Rourke, Markus Popp
Blues Subtitled No Sense of Wonder – David Grubbs, Jim O’Rourke, Markus Popp
Black Horse – David Grubbs, Jim O’Rourke
Each Dream Is an Example – David Grubbs, Jim O’Rourke, Markus Popp
Mouth Canyon – David Grubbs, Jim O’Rourke
A Puff of Dew – David Grubbs, Jim O’Rourke, Markus Popp
On February 10, 1998, “Trance Syndicate” label released “Transaction de Novo”, the third Bedhead studio album. It was recorded in May 1997, and was produced by Steve Albini, Bubba Kadane and Matt Kadane.
In January 1959, “RCA Victor” label released “The Music from Peter Gunn”, the fourth Henry Mancini album. It was recorded August – September 1958, at “Radio Recorders” in Hollywood, and was produced by Simon Rady. In 1998, the album was inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame”.
Personnel:
Pete Candoli, Ray Linn, Frank Beach, Uan Rasey, Conrad Gozzo – trumpet
Dick Nash, Jimmy Priddy, Milt Bernhart, Karl DeKarske – trombone
John Graas, Vincent DeRosa, Richard Perissi, John Cave – French horn
Ted Nash, Plas Johnson, Ronny Lang, Paul Horn, Gene Cipriano – reeds
John Williams – piano
Bob Bain, Al Hendrickson – guitar
Victor Feldman, Larry Bunker – vibraphone
Rolly Bundock – bass
Shelly Manne, Alvin Stoller, Jack Sperling – drums
On January 6, 1998, “Barclay” label released “Fantaisie militaire”, the tenth Alain Bashung studio album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Studio Mirava”, “Studio Davout”, and was produced by Ian Caple.
Personnel:
Alain Bashung – vocals
Édith Fambuena – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, programming
On October 27, 1998, “Burning Heart” label released “The Shape of Punk to Come: A Chimerical Bombination in 12 Bursts”, the third Refused studio album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Tonteknik Bomba Je Studios”, and was produced by Eskil Lövström, Andreas Nilsson, Pelle Henricsson, Dennis Lyxzén, Kristofer Steen, Jon Brännström and David Sandström.
Personnel:
Dennis Lyxzén – vocals, recording, mixing, mastering, art direction, layout