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David Bowie: Heathen

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Heathen

On June 11, 2002, “ISO” label released “Heathen”, the twenty-second David Bowie studio album. It was recorded October 2000 – January 2002, and was produced by David Bowie, Tony Visconti, Mark Plati, Gary Miller and Brian Rawling.

Personnel:

  • David Bowie – lead and backing vocals,  keyboards,  guitars,  saxophone,  stylophone, drums
  • Carlos Alomar– guitar
  • Pete Townshend– guitar
  • Dave Grohl– guitar
  • Gerry Leonard– guitar
  • Mark Plati– guitar, bass guitar
  • David Torn– guitars, guitar loops, Omnichord
  • Kristeen Young– vocals, piano
  • Jordan Rudess– keyboards
  • Tony Levin– bass guitar
  • Tony Visconti– bass guitar, guitars,  recorders,  string  arrangements, backing vocals
  • Matt Chamberlain– drums, drum loop programming, percussion
  • Sterling Campbell– drums, percussion
  • The Borneo Horns:
  • Lenny Pickett
  • Stan Harrison
  • Steve Elson
  • Lisa Germano– violin
  • The Scorchio Quartet:
  • Greg Kitzis –1st violin
  • Meg Okura– 2nd violin
  • Martha Mooke –viola
  • Mary Wooten –cello
  • Jonathan Barnbrook– design
  • Markus Klinko, Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri – photography
  • GK Reid– styling

Track listing:

All tracks by David Bowie, except where noted.

  1. Sunday
  2. Cactus – Black Francis
  3. Slip Away
  4. Slow Burn
  5. Afraid
  6. I’ve Been Waiting for You – Neil Young
  7. I Would Be Your Slave
  8. I Took a Trip on a Gemini Spaceship – Norman Carl Odam
  9. 5:15 The Angels Have Gone
  10. Everyone Says Hi
  11. A Better Future
  12. Heathen – The Rays

Rufus Wainwright: Poses

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Rufus Wainwright - Poses

On June 5, 2001, “DreamWorks” label released “Poses”, the second Rufus Wainwright studio album. It was recorded in 2000, and was produced by Pierre Marchand, Greg Wells, Alex Gifford, Ethan Johns and Damian LeGassick. In 2002, Wainwright won “Juno Award” for “Best Alternative Album”; at 2002 “GLAAD Media Awards” won “Outstanding Music Album” award. “Poses” was certified Gold in Canada by “CRIA”.

Personnel:

  • Rufus Wainwright– vocals, piano, acousticand electric guitar, keyboards, dobro, string arrangements
  • Gregg Arreguini – guitar
  • Michael Vincent Chaves – guitar
  • Ally McErlaine – guitar
  • Teddy Thompson – guitar, backing vocals
  • Ethan Johns – electric guitars, drums
  • Yves Desrosiers – banjo, guitar, slide guitar, mandolin
  • Damian LeGassick – keyboards, drum programming, guitar, string arrangement
  • Richard Causon – chamberlin, Wurlitzer, Hammond B3, backing vocals
  • Benmont Tench – Hammond B3 organ
  • Alex Gifford – bass, guitar, piano, alto flute, bass clarinet
  • Jeff Hill – bass, backing vocals
  • Pete Wilson – bass guitar
  • Pierre Marchand – bass, piano, string arrangements
  • Melissa Auf der Maur– bass, backing vocals
  • Greg Wells – drums, bass, keyboards
  • Butch Norton– drums, percussion
  • Pete Thomas – drums, percussion
  • Steve Sidelnyk – drum programming
  • Jim Keltner – drums
  • Kevin Hupp – drums
  • Victor Indrizzo – drums
  • Ash Sood – drums
  • Jon Lewis – lead trumpet
  • Jeffrey Bunnell – trumpet
  • Dennis Farias – trumpet
  • Normand Forget – oboe
  • Pierre Savoie – French horn
  • Jean Paquin – French horn
  • Genevieve Beaudry – violin
  • Melanie Belair – violin
  • Brigid Button – violin
  • Sarah Button – violin
  • Stephanie Allard – violin
  • Jean-Marc LeBlanc – violin
  • Anjana Srinivasan – violin
  • Veronique Potuin – viola
  • Ian Rathbone – viola
  • Julie Dupras – viola
  • Greg Hay – viola
  • Rebecca Ware – viola
  • Wilma Hos – viola
  • Carla Antoun – cello
  • Laura Fairhurst – cello
  • Christine Giguere – cello
  • Hilary Skewes – cello
  • Bernadette Colomine – backing vocals
  • Julianna Raye – backing vocals
  • Martha Wainwright – backing vocals
  • Daniel Savant – leader

Track listing:

All songs written by Rufus Wainwright, except where noted.

  1. Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk
  2. Greek Song
  3. Poses
  4. Shadows – Alex Gifford, Rufus Wainwright
  5. California
  6. The Tower of Learning
  7. Grey Gardens
  8. Rebel Prince
  9. The Consort
  10. One Man Guy – Loudon Wainwright III
  11. Evil Angel
  12. In a Graveyard
  13. Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk” (reprise)

Air: 10 000 Hz Legend

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On May 28, 2001, “Virgin” label released “10 000 Hz Legend”, the third Air studio album. It was recorded 2000-2001, and was produced by Nicolas Godin, Jean-Benoît Dunckel.and Tony Hoffer

Personnel:

  • Nicolas Godin – vocals, keyboards, bass guitar, guitar, vocoder, harmonica, shamisen, koto, drums, banjo, arranger, engineer
  • Jean-Benoît Dunckel – vocals, synthesizers, drums, percussion, arranger, engineer
  • Justin Meldal-Johnsen– vocals, bass, drum sound
  • Roger Joseph Manning Jr– vocals, keyboards
  • Brian Reitzell– drums, drum sounds
  • Beck– harmonica, vocals
  • Buffalo Daughter– vocals
  • Jason Falkner– vocals
  • Lisa Papineau, Julia Sarr, Ken Andrews, Elin Carlson, Barbara Cohen – vocals
  • Corky Hale – harp
  • Jean Croc – whistle
  • Roger Neill – arranger, conductor, choir conductor, string conductor
  • Brian Kehew– engineer
  • Tony Hoffer – editing, mixing
  • Bruce Keen – engineer, editing
  • Nilesh “Nilz” Patel – mastering
  • Åbäke – Air logo design, layout
  • Ïto Morabito – concept, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Jean-Benoît Dunckel and Nicolas Godin, except where noted.

  1. Electronic Performers
  2. How Does It Make You Feel?
  3. Radio #1
  4. The Vagabond – lyrics by Beck Hansen
  5. Radian
  6. Lucky and Unhappy
  7. Sex Born Poison – lyrics by Sugar Yoshinaga
  8. People in the City
  9. Wonder Milky Bitch
  10. Don’t Be Light
  11. Caramel Prisoner

XTC: Wasp Star

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Wasp Star Apple Venus 2

On May 23, 2000, “Cooking Vinyl / Idea Records” labels released “Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2)”, the fourteenth and final XTC studio album. It was recorded April–December 1999, at “Idea Studios” in Wiltshire and “Chipping Norton Recording Studios” in Oxfordshire, and was produced by Nick Davis.

Personnel:

  • Colin Moulding– vocals, bass guitar, harmonica on, guitar
  • Andy Partridge– vocals, guitar
  • Nick Davis – keyboards, recording, mixing
  • Prairie Prince– drums
  • Chuck Sabo – drums
  • Simon Gardner – flugelhorn
  • Kate St. John– oboe
  • Patrick Kiernan – violin
  • Gavin Wright– violin
  • Peter Lale – viola
  • Caroline Dale– cello
  • Holly Partridge – backing vocals
  • Matt Vaughn – programming
  • Haydn Bendall– recording
  • Alan Douglas – recording
  • Barry Hammond – recording
  • Simon Dawson – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Andy Partridge, except where noted.

  1. Playground
  2. Stupidly Happy
  3. In Another Life – Colin Moulding
  4. My Brown Guitar
  5. Boarded Up – Colin Moulding
  6. I’m the Man Who Murdered Love
  7. We’re All Light
  8. Standing in for Joe – Colin Moulding
  9. Wounded Horse
  10. You and the Clouds Will Still be Beautiful
  11. Church of Women
  12. The Wheel and the Maypole

King Crimson: The Construkction of Light

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The_ConstruKction_of_Light

On May 23, 2000, “Virgin” label released “The Construkction of Light”, the twelfth King Crimson studio album. It was recorded 1999 – 2000, at “StudioBelew”, Ade’s Garage, Pat’s Garage and “The Apartment”, and was produced by Robert Fripp, Adrian Belew, Trey Gunn and Pat Mastelotto.

Personnel:

  • Robert Fripp – guitar
  • Adrian Belew – vocals, guitar
  • Trey Gunn– Warr guitars
  • Pat Mastelotto – drums, percussion
  • Bill Munyon – engineer
  • Bill Munyon, Ken Latchney – mixing
  • Glenn Meadows – mastering
  • Ioannis – artwork
  • Trey Gunn – design
  • Alan Chappell – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Adrian Belew, Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, and Pat Mastelotto.

  1. ProzaKc Blues
  2. The ConstruKction of Light
  3. The ConstruKction of Light
  4. Into the Frying Pan
  5. FraKctured
  6. The World’s My Oyster Soup Kitchen Floor Wax Museum
  7. Larks’ Tongues in Aspic – Part IV
  8. Larks’ Tongues in Aspic – Part IV
  9. Larks’ Tongues in Aspic – Part IV
  10. Coda: I Have a Dream
  11. Heaven and Earth” (ProjeKct X)

Sonic Youth: NYC Ghosts & Flowers

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NYC Ghosts

On May 16, 2000, “DGC” label released “NYC Ghosts & Flowers”, the eleventh Sonic Youth studio album. It was recorded August 1999 – February 2000, in New York City, and was produced by Sonic Youth and Jim O’Rourke.

Personnel:

  • Thurston Moore– uncredited performing
  • Lee Ranaldo– uncredited performing, sleeve photography
  • Steve Shelley– uncredited performing
  • Kim Gordon– uncredited performing, sleeve illustration (Girl Drawing, 2000)
  • Rafael Toral – Spacestatic guitar
  • Jim O’Rourke– bass guitar, electronics, production, additional recording, additional mixing
  • William Winant – percussion
  • Wharton Tiers– recording
  • Greg Calbi– mastering
  • Frank Olinsky – sleeve art direction
  • Dan Graham – sleeve artwork (video still from Rock My Religion, 1980)
  • A. Levy – sleeve spiral drawing (1967)
  • Joe Brainard – sleeve painting (Flower Painting IV, 1967)
  • Robert Mooney – sleeve painting (untitled, 1992)
  • William S. Burroughs– sleeve painting (X-Ray Man, 1992)

Track listing:

  1. Free City Rhymes – Thurston Moore
  2. Renegade Princess – Thurston Moore, Gordon Ranaldo
  3. Nevermind – Kim Gordon
  4. Small Flowers Crack Concrete – Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo
  5. Side2Side – Kim Gordon
  6. StreamXSonik Subway – Thurston Moore
  7. NYC Ghosts & Flowers – Lee Ranaldo
  8. Lightning – Kim Gordon

Peal Jam: Binaural

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PearlJam-Binaural

On May 16, 2000, “Epic” label released “Binaural”, the sixth Pearl Jam studio album. It was recorded September 1999 – January 2000, at “Studio Litho” in Seattle,Washington, and was produced by Tchad Blake, Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossarrd and Mike McCready.

Personnel:

  • Eddie Vedder– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, ukulele, album concept
  • Jeff Ament– bass guitar, upright bass, inside photography
  • Matt Cameron– drums
  • Stone Gossard– rhythm guitar
  • Mike McCready– lead guitar
  • April Cameron – viola
  • Dakota – canine vocal
  • Justine Foy – cello
  • Mitchell Froom– keyboard, harmonium
  • Wendy Melvoin– percussion
  • Pete Thomas – percussion
  • Matt Bayles– engineer
  • Adam Samuels, Ashley Stubbert – second engineer
  • Tchad Blake–  mixing, portraits
  • Brendan O’Brien– mixing
  • P. Handron, R. O’Dell, NASA – inside cover
  • Hester, P. Scowen, NASA – booklet cover
  • Sahai, J. Trauger, WFPC2 science team, NASA – front cover
  • Liz Burns – assistance with NASA photography

Track listing:

  1. Breakerfall – Eddie Vedder
  2. God’s Dice – Jeff Ament
  3. Evacuation – Eddie Vedder, Matt Cameron
  4. Light Years – Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder
  5. Nothing as It Seems – Jeff Ament
  6. Thin Air – Stone Gossard
  7. Insignificance – Eddie Vedder
  8. Of the Girl – Stone Gossard
  9. Grievance – Eddie Vedder
  10. Rival – Stone Gossard
  11. Sleight of Hand – Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament
  12. Soon Forget – Eddie Vedder
  13. Parting Ways – Eddie Vedder

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones: Pay Attention

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Pay Attention

On May 2, 2000, “island” label released “Pay Attention”, the sixth  Mighty Mighty Bosstones (The) album. It was recorded 1999 – 2000, and was produced by Paul Q. Kolderie, Dicky Barrett, Joe Gittleman, Tim Burton, Ben Carr, Dennis Brockenborough, Roman Fleysher, Jon Sirios and Johan Goetchius.

Personnel:

  • Dicky Barrett– lead vocals
  • Nate Albert– guitars, backing vocals
  • Johnny Goetchius– keyboards
  • Joe Gittleman– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Joe Sirois– drums
  • Ben Carr – Bosstone
  • Tim “Johnny Vegas” Burton– saxophone, backing vocals
  • Roman Fleysher – saxophone
  • Dennis Brockenborough– trombone, backing vocals
  • Paul Q. Kolderie– engineer
  • Rolf Langsjoen – trumpet
  • John Allen – vocals
  • Paul Scarpino – acoustic guitar
  • Ernie Wilson – bass guitar
  • Bob Richards – drums
  • Nat Freedberg – backing vocals
  • Andrew Schneider – engineer
  • Sean Slade– engineer
  • Fran Flannery – engineer assistant
  • Ted Paduck – engineer assistant
  • Andy Wallace– mixing
  • Howie Weinberg– mastering
  • Steve Sisco – assistant
  • Joseph Cultice– photography
  • Bill Horsman – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Dicky Barrett and Joe Gittleman, except where noted.

  1. Let Me Be
  2. The Skeleton Song
  3. All Things Considered – Dicky Barrett, Nate Albert
  4. So Sad to Say
  5. Allow Them
  6. High School Dance
  7. Over the Eggshells
  8. She Just Happened
  9. Finally
  10. I Know More
  11. Riot on Broad Street
  12. One Million Reasons – Dicky Barrett, Dennis Brockenborough
  13. Bad News and Bad Breaks
  14. Temporary Trip
  15. Where You Come From – Dicky Barrett, Nate Albert
  16. The Day He Didn’t Die – Dicky Barrett, Nate Albert

Neil Young: Silver & Gold

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Neil_Young - Silver and Goldjpg

On April 25, 2000, “Reprise” label released “Silver & Gold”, the twenty-fourth Neil Young studio album. It was recorded August 1997 – May 1999, at “Redwood Digital” in Woodside, and “Arlyn Studios” in Austin, and was produced by Neil Young and Ben Keith. The album art is a photo taken by Neil’s daughter Amber, with the Game Boy Camera.

Personnel:

  • Neil Young – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica
  • Ben Keith – vocal, pedal steel guitar
  • Spooner Oldham – piano, organ
  • Donald “Duck” Dunn – bass
  • Jim Keltner – drums
  • Oscar Butterworth – drums
  • Linda Ronstadt – vocal
  • Emmylou Harris – vocal

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Young.

  1. Good to See You
  2. Silver & Gold
  3. Daddy Went Walking
  4. Buffalo Springfield Again
  5. The Great Divide
  6. Horseshoe Man
  7. Red Sun
  8. Distant Camera
  9. Razor Love
  10. Without Rings

Elliot Smith: Figure 8

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Elliott Smith - Figure_8

On April 18, 2000, “DreamWorks” label released “Figure 8”, the fifth Elliott Smith studio album. It was recorded 1999 – 2000, at “Sunset Sound”, “Capitol Studios”, “Sonora Studios” and “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by  Elliott Smith, Tom Rothrock and Rob Schnapf. This is the final album Smith completed before his death.

Personnel:

  • Elliott Smith – vocals, guitar, piano, bass, drums, organ, chamberlin, percussion, string arrangements
  • Sam Coomes– bass guitar
  • Pete Thomas– drums
  • Joey Waronker– drums
  • Jon Brion– backing vocals
  • Suzie Katayama – string conduction, orchestration
  • Matt Dunkley – string conduction, orchestration
  • Paul Hicks – engineer assistant
  • Charlie Paakkari – engineer assistant
  • Dann Thompson – engineer assistant
  • Jimmy Hoyson – engineer assistant
  • Steve Genewick – engineer assistant
  • Richard Baron – engineer assistant
  • Geoff Walcha – engineer assistant
  • Monique Mizrahi – engineer assistant
  • Don C. Tyler – mastering
  • Autumn DeWilde – art direction, design, photography
  • Dale Smith – art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Elliott Smith.

  1. Son of Sam
  2. Somebody That I Used to Know
  3. Junk Bond Trader
  4. Everything Reminds Me of Her
  5. Everything Means Nothing to Me
  6. L.A.
  7. In the Lost and Found (Honky Bach) / The Roost
  8. Stupidity Tries
  9. Easy Way Out
  10. Wouldn’t Mama Be Proud
  11. Color Bars
  12. Happiness/The Gondola Man
  13. Pretty Mary K
  14. I Better Be Quiet Now
  15. Can’t Make a Sound
  16. Bye