On April 4, 2000, “Domino” and “Touch and Go” labels released the self-titled, debut The For Carnation studio album. It was recorded July 1998 – July 1999.
Personnel:
Brian McMahan – vocals, guitar, keyboards, design
Bobb Bruno – guitar, keyboards, sampler
Michael McMahan – guitar
Todd Cook – bass guitar
Steve Goodfriend – drums
Rafe Mandel – keyboards
Noel Kupersmith – acoustic bass guitar
Britt Walford – drums
Dan Fliegel – congas
Christian Frederickson – viola
Alison Chesley – cello
Kim Deal – vocals
Rachel Haden – vocals
Rod Cervera – recording
Tom Grimley – recording
John McEntire – mixing, recording
Roger Seibel – mastering
David Babbitt – design
Heather Cantrell – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Brian McMahan, Bobb Bruno, Michael McMahan, Todd Cook and Steve Goodfriend.
On March 29, 1999, “Virgin” label released “Dead Bees on a Cake”, the fifth David Sylvian studio album. It was recorded in 1998, at “Right Track Studios” in New York, “Real World Studios” in Box, Wiltshire, “Sound House Studio” in Seattle, “Atma Sound” in Minneapolis, “Seedy Underbelly” in Minneapolis, “Synergy Studio” in Napa, California, and was produced by David Sylvian.
Personnel:
David Sylvian – vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, drum programming, samples, string arrangements, art director, additional engineering, mixing
Ryuichi Sakamoto – Fender Rhodes, orchestrations and string arrangements, brass arrangements, sampled guitar and bansuri, insects
Tommy Barbarella – Fender Rhodes
Marc Ribot – acoustic and electric guitar, slide guitar
Bill Frisell – dobro, acoustic guitar
Kenny Wheeler – flugelhorn
Lawrence Feldman – flute
Deepak Ram – bansuri
John Giblin – bass
Chris Minh Doky – double bass
Steve Jansen – percussion, loops, cymbals
Ged Lynch – original drum track, drums
Skoota Warner – original drum track, drums
Talvin Singh – tabla and percussion
Steve Tibbetts – gong
Ingrid Chavez – vocals
Shree Maa – vocals
Dave Kent – engineer, mixing, studio maintenance
Jacquie Turner – engineer assistant
Matt Curry – engineer assistant
Scott Crane – engineer assistant
Bob Ludwig – mastering
Yuka Fujii – art director, artwork co-ordinator
Shinya Fujiwara – drawings
Anton Corbijn – photography
Ingrid Chavez – inlay portrait
Russell Mills – design (shed)
Michael Webster – design assistance (storm)
Track listing:
All tracks by David Sylvian, except as noted.
I Surrender
Dobro #1 – David Sylvian, Bill Frisell
Midnight Sun – David Sylvian, Johnny Moore, Charles Brown, Eddie Williams
Thalheim
God Man
Alphabet Angel
Krishna Blue
The Shining of Things
Café Europa
Pollen Path
All of My Mother’s Names (Summers with Amma)
Wanderlust
Praise (Pratah Smarami) – Shree Maa, David Sylvian
Darkest Dreaming – David Sylvian, Djivan Gasparyan
On March 23, 1998, “EMI” label released “Virtual XI”, the eleventh Iron Maiden studio album. It was recorded in 1997 and February 1998, at “Barnyard” in Essex, England, and was produced by Steve Harris and Nigel Green.
Personnel:
Blaze Bayley – vocals
Dave Murray – guitars
Janick Gers – guitars
Steve Harris – bass, keyboards, mixing
Nicko McBrain – drums
Michael Kenney – keyboards
Nigel Green – engineer, mixing
Mick McKenna – engineer assistant
Simon Heyworth – mastering
Melvyn Grant – sleeve illustration
Synthetic Dimensions – design, 3D imagery
Simon Fowler – photography
George Chin – photography
Ross Halfin – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Steve Harris, except where noted.
Futureal –Steve Harris, Blaze Bayley
The Angel and the Gambler
Lightning Strikes Twice – Dave Murray, Steve Harris
The Clansman
When Two Worlds Collide – Dave Murray, Blaze Bayley, Steve Harris
In February 1999, “PGP RTS” label released “Egregor”, the tenth Smak studio album. It was recorded in November 1998, and was produced by Saša Habić and Radomir Mihajlović.
On January 26, 1998, “Polydor” label released the self – titled, debut and only Mark Hollis album. It was recorded in 1997, and was produced by Mark Hollis.
Personnel:
Mark Hollis – vocals, guitar
Dominic Miller – guitar
Robbie McIntosh – guitar
Lawrence Pendrous – piano, harmonium
Mark Feltham – harmonica
Chris Laurence – double bass
Martin Ditcham – drums, percussion
Henry Lowther – trumpet
Iain Dixon – clarinet
Tim Holmes – clarinet
Andy Panayi – flute
Melinda Maxwell – cor Anglais
Maggie Pollock – bassoon
Julie Andrews – bassoon
Phill Brown – engineer
Cally and Crane – design
Stephen Lovell-Davis – cover photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Mark Hollis and Warme Livesey, except where noted.
In December 1998, “Big moon Records” label released “Secret Agent”, the eleventh Judie Tzuke album. It was recorded in 1998, and was produced by David P. Goodes, Paul Muggleton, Peter Gordeno and Richard Cardwell.
Personnel:
Judie Tzuke – lead and backing vocals, programming
David P, Goodes – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, synthesizer, programming
Peter Gordeno – guitar, bass, electric piano, backing vocals
Richard Cardwell – piano, sitar, strings, keyboards, arrangements
Bob Noble – synthesizer
John Savannah – Angelphone solo
John Robert Wood – bass
Pino Palladino – bass
Paul Beavis – drums
Gordon Mills – drums
Andy Newmark – drums
Programmed Phat Drums – drums
Danny Cummings – percussion, djembe, talking drum, cymbal, rattle
Mark “Tufty” Evans – strings, programming
Caroline Dale – strings
Cathy Morgan – strings
Helen Hathorn – strings
Rachel Roberts – strings
Peter Davis – arrangements
Peter Cox – backing vocals
Bailey Tzuke – backing vocals
Kristy Hawkshaw – backing vocals
Lucie Silverman – backing vocals
Paul Muggleton – recording
Mark Evans – recording, mixing
Oscar Pall – mastering
Heidi Baker – design
lightzoo.com – photography
Track listing:
Tonight – Judie Tzuke, Paxman
Swallowing – Judie Tzuke, Peter Cox
Both Alone – Judie Tzuke, Richard Cardwell
That’s Where My Heart Used to Be – Judie Tzuke, Peter Gordeno
The Girl I Want to Be – Judie Tzuke, Richard Cardwell
Secret Agent – Judie Tzuke, Bob Noble
Little Cloud – Judie Tzuke, David P. Goodes
Dancing on Charcoal – Judie Tzuke, David P. Goodes
On December 27, 1998, “Point Music” label released “Truth”, the sixth Talisman album. It was recorded in 1998, and was produced by Jeff Scott Soto and Marcel Jacob.
On November 20, 2000, “WEA” label released “A Day Without Rain”, the fifth Enya studio. It was recorded 1998 – 2000, at “Aigle” in Killiney, County Dublin, Ireland, and was produced by Nicky Ryan.
Personnel:
Enya – lead and backing vocals, piano, keyboard, violin, cello, percussion, Irish adaptation, arrangements, mixing
Wired Strings – additional strings
Nicky Ryan – arrangements, engineer, mixing
Dick Beetham – mastering
Stylorouge – design, art direction
Sheila Rock – front cover photography, other photography
Simon Fowler – photography
The Handsome Foundation – costume design
Track listing:
All lyrics by Roma Ryan except where noted, all music by Enya.
A Day Without Rain
Wild Child
Only Time
Tempus Vernum
Deora Ar Mo Chroi – adapted into Irish lyrics by Enya from Roma Ryan’s poem in English.
On November 9, 1999, “Epic” label released “When the Pawn…”, the second Fiona Apple studio album. It was recorded 1998 – 1999, and was produced by Jon Brion. In 2020, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “When the Pawn…” at number 108 on its “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” list.
Personnel:
Fiona Apple – vocals, piano, synthesized bass, art concept, design
Jon Brion – various instruments, engineer assistant, mixing
Mike Elizondo – bass
Greg Cohen – bass guitar
Jonathan “Butch” Norton, Jim Keltner – drums, percussion
Matt Chamberlain – drums, percussion
Wendell Kelly, Jean Martinelli, John Noreyko, Paul Loredo – horns
Mike Breaux – woodwind
Patrick Warren – Chamberlin, Wurlitzer
Charlie Bisharat, Eve Butler, Susan Chatman, Armen Garabedian, Berj Garabedian, Peter Kent, Brian Leonard, Robert Peterson, Michele Richards, Edmund Stein, John Wittenberg – violin
Robert Becker, Denyse Buffman, Scott Haupert, Maria Newman – viola
Larry Corbett, Suzie Katayama – cello
John Bainbridge – arrangements, orchestration
Tom Banghart, Rob Brill, Greg Collins, Bryan Jackson, Steve Mixdorf, John Tyree – engineer assistant
October 26, 1999, “Delmark” label released “Rising Daystar”, the tenth Malachi Thompson album. It was recorded May 1998 – June 1999, at “Riverside Studio” in Chicago, and was produced by Robert G. Koester, Steve Wagner and Malachi Thompson.
Personnel:
Malachi Thompson – trumpet
Gary Bartz – soprano and alto saxophone
Sonny Seals – tenor saxophone
Kirk Brown – piano
James Cammack, Harrison Bankhead, Fred Hopkins, John Whitfield – bass
Nasar Abedey, Dana Hall – drums
Tony Carpenter – percussion
Dee Alexander – vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Malachi Thompson, except where noted.
