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Michael Schenker: Adventures of the Imagination

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On March 7, 2000, “Shrapnel” label released “Adventures of the Imagination”, the third Michael Schenker album. It was recorded in 1999, at “Prairie Sun Recording Studios” in Cotati, California, and was produced by Michael Schenker and Mike Varney.

Personnel:

  • Michael Schenker– guitar
  • John Onder – bass
  • Aynsley Dunbar– drums
  • Ralph Patlan – associate producer, engineer, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Schenker.

  1. Achtung Fertig, Los!
  2. Open Gate

Adventures Part One

  1. Three Fish Dancing
  2. Michael Schenker Junior – 1:54

Adventures Part Two

  1. Aardvark in a VW Smoking a Cigar
  2. I Want to Be with You

Adventures Part Three

  1. Old Man with Sheep on Mars
  2. At the End of the Day
  3. Hand in Hand

Spoon: Girls Can Tell

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On February 20, 2001, “Merge” and “12 XU” labels released “Girls Can Tell”, the third Spoon studio album. It was recorded in 2000, at Jim Eno’s home studio at Austin, TX, and was produced by Britt Daniel, Jim Eno and Mike McCarthy.

Personnel:

  • Britt Daniel– vocal, guitar, keyboards
  • Joshua Zarbo – bass
  • Jim Eno– drums
  • Conrad Keely – mellotron
  • Laura Phelan – vibraphone
  • Lee Spencer – harpsichord
  • Ames Asbell – viola

Track listing:

All tracks by Britt Daniel except where noted.

  1. Everything Hits at Once
  2. Believing is Art
  3. Me and the bean – John Clayton
  4. Lines in the Suit
  5. The Fitted Shirt
  6. Anything You Want
  7. Take a Walk
  8. 1020 AM
  9. Take the Fifth
  10. This Book is a Movie
  11. Chicago at Night

John Abercrombie: Cat ‘n’ Mouse

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On February 19, 2002, “ECM” label released “Cat ‘n’ Mouse”, the 28th John Abercrombie album. It was recorded in December 2000, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • John Abercrombie – guitar
  • Mark Feldman– violin
  • Marc Johnson– double bass
  • Joey Baron– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by John Abercrombie except where noted.

  1. A Nice Idea
  2. Convolution
  3. String Thing
  4. Soundtrack
  5. Third Stream Samba – John Abercrombie, Joey Baron, Mark Feldman, Marc Johnson
  6. On the Loose
  7. Stop and Go
  8. Show of Hands – John Abercrombie, Joey Baron, Mark Feldman, Marc Johnson

 

Gov’t Mule: Life Before Insanity

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On February 15, 2000, “Capricorn Records” label released “Life Before Insanity”, the third Gov’t Mule studio album. It was recorded in 1999, at “Muscle Shoals Studios” in Sheffield, AL and “Water Music” in Hoboken, NJ, and was produced by Michael Barbiero.

Personnel:

  • Warren Haynes– vocals, guitar, slide guitar
  • Allen Woody– bass, mandolin, electric upright bass, rhythm guitar, fretless bass, dulcitar
  • Matt Abts– drums, djembe, ashika
  • Michael Barbiero– glockenspiel
  • Hook Herrera – harmonica
  • Ben Harper– vocals, lap steel
  • Johnny Neel– organ, Wurlitzer piano, background vocals
  • Michael Barbiero – engineer, mixing
  • Ray Martin – mixing, additional engineering
  • Warren Haynes – mixing
  • Brodie Hutcheson – mixing, additional engineering
  • Dan Jurow – additional engineering
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Mark Pagliaro- guitar, bass, mandolin, amps technician

Track listing:

All tracks by Warren Haynes except where noted.

  1. Wandering Child – Warren Haynes, Matt Abts
  2. Life Before Insanity – Warren Haynes, Danny Louis
  3. Bad Little Doggie – Warren Haynes, Matt Abts, Allen Woody
  4. Lay Your Burden Down – Warren Haynes, Michael Barbiero
  5. Fallen Down
  6. World Gone Wild
  7. Tastes Like Wine
  8. I Think You know What I Mean
  9. Far Away
  10. No Need to Suffer
  11. In My Life

 

Paul Bley: Basics

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On January 30, 2001, “Justin Time” label released “Basics”, the 86th Paul Bley album. It was recorded on July 4, 2000 at “Studio Tempo” in Montreal, Canada, and was produced by Jim West.

Personnel:

  • Paul Bley – piano

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Bley except where noted.

  1. Love Lost
  2. Basics
  3. Speed Kills
  4. Told You So
  5. Lucky
  6. Chet
  7. Walk Home
  8. Blues Waltz
  9. Monk’s Mood – Thelonious Monk
  10. Early Alben
  11. Startled

John Scofield: Works for Me

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On January 30, 2001, “Verve” label released “Works for Me”, the 25th John Scofield album. It was recorded in January 2000, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Richard Seidel.

Personnel:

  • John Scofield – electric guitar
  • Kenny Garrett– alto saxophone
  • Brad Mehldau– piano
  • Christian McBride– double bass
  • Billy Higgins– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by John Scofield except where noted.

  1. I’ll Catch You
  2. Not You Again
  3. Big J
  4. Loose Canon
  5. Love You Long Time
  6. Hive
  7. Heel to Toe
  8. Do I Crazy?
  9. Scofield’s Waltz
  10. Six and Eight
  11. Freepie – John Scofield, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride, Billy Higgins, Kenny Garrett

Bill Dixon: Papyrus Volume I

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On January 11, 2000, “Soul Note” label released “Papyrus Volume I”, the 15th Bill Dixon album. It was recorded in June 1998, at “Mu Rec Studio” in Milano, Italy, and was produced by Giovanni Bonandrini.

Personnel:

  • Bill Dixon- trumpet, piano
  • Tony Oxley- drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Dixon except where noted.

  1. Essay Di Larry Neal
  2. Papyrus
  3. The Statesman – Bill Dixon, Tony Oxley
  4. Indiriszzo: Via Cimarosa Set
  5. Scibbles
  6. Ritratto Di Allen Polite
  7. Cinnamon
  8. Quadro Di Henry Dumas
  9. Palimpsest
  10. Steps
  11. Sine Qua Non #1
  12. Quadro Di N.H. Pritchard

Our Lady Peace: Spiritual Machines

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On December 12, 2000, “Columbia” label released “Spiritual Machines”, the fourth Our Lady Peace studio album. It was recorded August – October 2000, at “Arnyard Studios” in Toronto, “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Arnold Lanni, Raine Maida and Brendan O’Brien.

Personnel:

  • Raine Maida– vocals
  • Jamie Edwards – keyboards, electric guitar
  • Duncan Coutts – bass guitar
  • Matt Cameron– drums
  • Mike Turner– guitars
  • Ray Kurzweil– narration
  • Tyler Lanni – singing
  • Jeremy Taggart– drums, percussion
  • Angelo Caruso – engineer
  • Brendan O’Brien– mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen– mastering
  • Rich Chycki – digital editing
  • Chris Gauthier – digital editing
  • Rob Waite – digital editing
  • Oli Goldsmith– artwork, layout
  • Catherine McRae – art direction
  • Our Lady Peace – art direction
  • Clay Patrick McBride – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Raine Maida.

  1. K. Intro
  2. Right Behind You (Mafia)
  3. K. 2029
  4. In Repair
  5. Life
  6. Middle of Yesterday
  7. Are You Sad?
  8. K. 2029 (Part 2)
  9. Made to Heal
  10. K. 1949–97
  11. Everyone’s a Junkie
  12. K. on Death
  13. All My Friends
  14. If You Believe
  15. The Wonderful Future

David Lynch and John Neff: BlueBOB

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On December 10, 2001, “Absurda” label released “BlueBOB”, debut David Lynch and John Neff studio album. It was recorded April 1998–March 2000, at “Aysmmetrical Studio” in Hollywood, and was produced by David Lynch and John Neff.

Personnel:

  • David Lynch– drums, drum effects, percussion, guitar, backing vocals, sound effects, vocals effects, sound design, ambient sound design, mixing, design, photography
  • John Neff – lead and backing vocals, guitar, bass, drums, percussion , engineering, mixing
  • Tom Baker – mastering
  • Eli Roth– photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by David Lynch, all music by David Lynch and John Neff.

  1. 9–1–1
  2. Rollin’ Down (To My House)
  3. Thank You, Judge
  4. I Cannot Do That
  5. Factory Interlude
  6. Blue Horse
  7. Bad Night
  8. Mountains Falling
  9. Go Get Some
  10. Pink Western Range
  11. Marilyn Monroe
  12. City of Dreams

Gary Numan: Pure

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On November 7, 2000, “Eagle Records” label released “Pure”, the fourteenth Gary Numan album. It was recorded in 2000, at “Alien Studios” in London, and was produced by Gary Numan and Sulpher.

Personnel:

  • Gary Numan – vocals, guitar, keyboards, programming
  • Steve Harris – guitar
  • Rob Holliday– guitar, keyboards
  • Monti – drums, keyboards, programming
  • Richard Beasley – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Gary Numan, except where noted.

  1. Pure
  2. Walking With Shadows
  3. Rip
  4. One Perfect Lie
  5. My Jesus
  6. Fallen
  7. Listen to My Voice
  8. A Prayer for the Unborn
  9. Torn
  10. Little Invitro
  11. I Can’t Breathe – Gary Numan, Rob Holliday, Monti