Tag Archives: 2000

Belle & Sebastian: Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant

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On June 6, 2000, “Jeepster” label released “Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant”, the fourth Belle & Sebastian album. It was recorded in 2000, at “CaVa Studios” in Glasgow, Scotland, and was produced by Tony Doogan.

Personnel:

  • Stuart Lee Murdoch – lead vocals
  • Stephen Jackson – vocal, guitar
  • Sarah Martin – vocal, violin
  • Chris Geddes – keyboards
  • Helen McSherry, Peter Nicholson – cello
  • Gary Grochia – double bass
  • Richard Colburn – drums
  • Alistair Savage, Cheryl Crockett, Claire McKeown, Dervilagh Cooper, Elin Edwards, Greg Lawson, Liza Webb, Lorna Leitch, Murray Fergusson – violin
  • Paul Fox – flute
  • Mick Cooke – trumpet
  • Jenny Divers – saxophone
  • Ronan Breslin – trombone
  • Alistair Cooke , Francis Macdonald, Jonny Quinn – percussion
  • Tony Doogan – recording
  • Ian Grier, Willie Deans – recording assistants
  • Frank Arkwright – mastering
  • Andrew Symington – design
  • Laura Molloy – illustration
  • Con Carson – photography

Track listing:

  1. I Fought in a War
  2. The Model
  3. Beyond the Sunrise
  4. Waiting for the Moon to Rise
  5. Don’t Leave the Light on Baby
  6. The Wrong Girl
  7. The Chalet Lines
  8. Nice Day for a Sulk
  9. Women’s Realm
  10. Family Tree
  11. There’s Too Much Love

Nels Cline: The Inkling

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On May 30, 2000, “Cryptogramophone” label released “The Inkling”, the eleventh Nels Cline album. It was recorded in May 1999, and was produced by Jeff Gauthier.

Personnel:

  1. Nels Cline – acoustic and electric guitar
  2. Mark Dresser – contrabass
  3. Billy Mintz – drum set
  4. Zeena Parkins – harp, electric harp

Track listing:

All tracks by Nels Cline

  1. New Old Hat
  2. Spider Wisdom
  3. Circular
  4. Sunken Song
  5. Shale Bed
  6. Alstromeria
  7. Moth Song
  8. Cork Farm
  9. Queen of Angels
  10. Lullaby for Ian

Andrew Hill: Dusk

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On May 16, 2000, “Palmetto” label released “Dusk”, the 31st Andrew Hill album. It was recorded September – October 1999, at “Maggie’s Farm” in Bucks County, US, and was produced by Matt Balitsaris.

Personnel:

  • Andrew Hill – piano
  • Marty Ehrlich – bass clarinet, alto saxophone
  • Greg Tardy – bass clarinet, tenor saxophone
  • Ron Horton – trumpet
  • Scott Colley – bass 
  • Billy Drummond – drums 

Track listing:

All tracks by Andrew Hill.

  1. Dusk  
  2. ML
  3. Ball Square
  4. Tough Love
  5. Sept
  6. T.C.
  7. 15/8
  8. Focus

Runrig: The Stamping Ground

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On May 6, 2001, “Ridge Records” label released “The Stamping Ground”, the eleventh Runrig studio album. It was recorded in 2000, at “CaVa Studios” in Glasgow, Scotland, “Lundgaard Studios” in Denmark, “Junk!” in São Paulo, Brazil, and was produced by Kristian Gislason, Paul Mounsey, Iain Bayne, Bruce Guthro, Malcolm Jones, Calum Macdonald, Rory Macdonald and Peter Wishart.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Guthro: lead vocals
  • Malcolm Jones: guitars, accordion
  • Peter Wishart: keyboards
  • Rory Macdonald: vocals, bass guitar
  • Iain Bayne: drums, percussion
  • Calum Macdonald: percussion
  • Jon Anderskou: cello
  • Michael Bannister: mellotron
  • Alyth MacCormack: vocals
  • Robin Rankin: keyboards
  • Betina Stegmann: fiddle
  • Aidan O’Rourke: fiddle

Track listing:

  1. Book of Golden Stories
  2. The Stamping Ground
  3. An Sabhal aig Nèill 
  4. Wall of China / One Man
  5. The Engine Room
  6. One Thing
  7. The Ship
  8. The Summer Walkers
  9. Running to the Light
  10. Òran Ailein / Leaving Strathconon
  11. Big Songs of Hope and Cheer
  12. Òran

Polyphonic Spree: The Beginning Stages of…

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On May 2, 2002, “Good Records” label released “The Beginning Stages of…”, the debut Polyphonic Spree album. It was recorded in October 2000, at “Dallas Sound Lab” and was produced by David Eaton, Ariana Morgenstern and Tim DeLaughter.

Personnel:

  • Tim DeLaughter – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Joe Butcher-Sho-Bud – pedal steel, Moog Rogue, Korg N-5, egg shaker
  • Ryan Fitzgerald – vocals, guitar
  • Even Hisey – keyboards
  • Mark McKeever – vocals, keyboards, piano, Moog synthesizer, trumpet
  • Carlos Jackson – Farfisa organ, bells, tambourine, vocals
  • Jessie Hester – vocals, piano, keyboards
  • Rick Nelson – viola, violin, upright bass, cello
  • Mark Pirro – bass
  • Jeff Bouck – vocals, percussion, car tailpipes, tablas, timpani, gong
  • Bryan Wakeland – drums, percussion
  • Mike Melendi – percussion
  • Audrey Easley – flute, piccolo
  • Chris Curiel – trumpet
  • Logan Keese – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • James Reimer – trombone
  • Andrew Tinker – French horn
  • Toby Halbrooks – theremin, synthesizer
  • Todd Berridge – viola
  • Maria Jeffers – cello
  • Ricky Rasura – classical harp
  • Jessica Berridge – vocals
  • Austen Brown – vocals
  • Erik Courson – vocals
  • Julie Doyle – vocals
  • Ray Ivy – vocals
  • Jennifer Jobe – vocals
  • Jessica Jordan – vocals
  • Jennie Kelley – vocals
  • Stephen Kirkham – vocals
  • John Lamonica – vocals
  • Chris Penn – vocals
  • Kelly Repka – vocals
  • Christy Stewart – vocals
  • Michael Turner – vocals
  • David Eaton – engineer
  • Andy Baker – recording
  • Paul Williams – mixing
  • George Geurin – mastering
  • Heather Davis – art direction
  • Danny Ford – cover photography
  • Craig Paulson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim DeLaughter.

  1. Section 1 (Have a Day/Celebratory)
  2. Section 2 (It’s the Sun)
  3. Section 3 (Days Like This Keep Me Warm)
  4. Section 4 (La La)
  5. Section 5 (Middle of the Day)
  6. Section 6 (Hanging Around the Day Part 1)
  7. Section 7 (Hanging Around the Day Part 2)
  8. Section 8 (Soldier Girl)
  9. Section 9 (Light and Day/Reach for the Sun)
  10. Section 10 (A Long Day)

Ween: White Pepper

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On May 2, 2000, “Elektra” label released “White Pepper”, the seventh Ween studio album. It was recorded 1999 – 2000, and was produced by Christopher Shaw,

Personnel:

  • Gene Ween (Aaron Freeman) – vocals, guitar, percussion
  • Dean Ween (Michael Melchiondo Jr.) – vocals, guitar
  • Glenn McClelland – piano, keyboards
  • Dave Dreiwitz – vocals, bass, upright bass, trumpet, tuba, percussion
  • Claude Coleman Jr.  – drums
  • Chris Shaw – engineer, mixing
  • Danny Madorsky – engineer assistant
  • Phil Painson – engineer assistant
  • Damian Shannon – engineer assistant
  • Kirk Miller – live sound engineer
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Gregory Burke – art direction
  • Danny Clinch – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Aaron Freeman, Michael Melchiondo Jr., Glenn McClelland, Dave Dreiwitz and Claude Coleman Jr. 

  1. Exactly Where I’m At
  2. Flutes of Chi
  3. Even If You Don’t
  4. Bananas and Blow
  5. Stroker Ace
  6. Ice Castiles
  7. Back to Basom
  8. The Grobe
  9. Pandy Fackler
  10. Stay Forever
  11. Falling Out
  12. She’s Your Baby

Aimee Man: Bachelor No. 2 or The Last Remains of the Dodo

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On May 2, 2000, “Super Ego” label released “Bachelor No. 2 or, the Last Remains of the Dodo”, the third Aimee Mann studio album. It was recorded in 1999, and was produced by Aimee Mann, Jon Brion, Mike Denneen, Buddy Judge and Brendan O’Brien.

Personnel:

  • Aimee Mann – lead and backing vocals, bass, acoustic, electric and Guitar Nashville guitar, tambourine, Bad Hi-Hat
  • Jon Brion – electric guitar, keyboards, drums, backing vocals
  • Michael Lockwood – 12 string acoustic and electric guitar, Cheesy keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
  • Michael Penn – slide, feedback and electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Clayton Scoble – electric guitar
  • Jennifer Trynin – electric guitar
  • Benmont Tench –Chamberlin, piano
  • Patrick Warren – keyboards, piano, Chamberlin, guitar, accordion, celeste
  • Brendan O’Brien – bass, slide guitar
  • Dan MacCarroll – drums
  • Ric Menck – drums
  • John Sands – drums
  • Michael Hausman – tambourine, drum programming
  • Buddy Judge – drum programming, Wurlitzer, drum loops 
  • Hank Linderman – drum programming
  • Mark Flannagan – trumpet
  • Michael Panes – violin
  • Juliana Hatfield – backing vocals
  • Grant Lee Phillips – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Aimee Mann, except where noted.

  1. How Am I Different – Jon Brion, Aimee Mann
  2. Nothing Is Good Enough
  3. Red Vines
  4. The Fall of the World’s Own Optimist – Elvis Costello, Aimee Mann
  5. Satellite
  6. Deathly
  7. Ghost World
  8. Calling It Quits
  9. Driving Sideways – Michael Lockwood, Aimee Mann
  10. Just Like Anyone
  11. Susan
  12. It Takes All Kinds – Jon Brion, Aimee Mann
  13. You Do

Steve Kuhn: Promises Kept

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On April 27, 2004, “ECM” label released “Promises Kept”, the 28th Steve Kuhn album. It was recorded June – September 2000, at “Edison Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Steve Kuhn – piano
  • David Finck – bass
  • String Ensemble conducted by Carlos Franzetti
  • Krista Bennion Feeney, Elizabeth Lim-Dutton, Richard Sortomme, Karl Kawahara, Barry Finclair, Helen Kim, Robert Shaw, Carol Pool, Anca Nicolau -violin
  • Sue Pray, Vince Lionti, Karen Ritscher – viola
  • Stephanie Cummins, Richard Locker, Joshua Gordon – cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Kuhn.

  1. Lullaby
  2. Life’s Backward Glance
  3. Trance
  4. Morning Dew
  5. Promises Kept
  6. Adagio
  7. Celtic Princess
  8. Nostalgia
  9. Oceans in the Sky
  10. Pastorale

James Blood Ulmer: Blue Blood

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On April 17, 2001, “Innerhythmic” label released “Blue Blood”, the 20th James Blood Ulmer album. It was recorded in 2000, at “Orange Music” in Orange, NJ, and was produced by Bill Laswell and James Blood Ulmer.

Personnel:

  • James Blood Ulmer – vocals, guitar
  • Bill Laswell – bass
  • Bernie Worrell – keyboards 
  • Amina Claudine Myers – keyboards
  • Jerome Bigfoot Brailey – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by James Blood Ulmer, except where noted.

  1. Gentle One
  2. As It Is – Jerome Brailey, Bill Laswell, James Blood Ulmer
  3. 99 Names – traditional, arranged by James Blood Ulmer
  4. On and On – Jamal Cantero, Erica Wright
  5. Pull on up to Love
  6. Momentarily – Jerome Brailey, Bill Laswell, James Blood Ulmer
  7. We Got to Get Together
  8. I Can Tell
  9. Home Alone

Trey Anastasio: Seis De Mayo

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On April 6, 2004, “Elektra” label released “Seis De Mayo” the third Trey Anastasio studio album. It was recorded 2000 – 2003, and was produced by Trey Anastasio.

Personnel:

  • Trey Anastasio – acoustic guitar, orchestration, arranger, conductor
  • Abou Sylla – balafon
  • Mike Gordon – bass
  • Mike Hopkins – double bass
  • John Fishman – drums
  • Tom Toner – marimba
  • Fode Bangoura – djembe
  • Troy Peters – conductor, string arrangements, orchestration
  • Karen Kevra – flute
  • Stacy Brubaker – flute
  • Steve Klimowski – clarinet
  • Craig Olzenak – bass clarinet
  • Peter Apfelbaum – soprano saxophone
  • Dave Grippo – baritone saxophone
  • Russell Remington – tenor saxophone
  • Andy Moroz – trombone
  • Jennifer Hartswick – trumpet
  • Margaret Phillips – bassoon
  • Jocelyn Crawford – French horn 
  • Shelagh Abate – French horn
  • Ann Greenawalt – oboe
  • David Gusakov – violin
  • Laura Markowitz – violin
  • Ana Ruesink – viola
  • John Dunlop – cello
  • Peter Wilson – timpani
  • Peter J. Carini – recording
  • Bryce Goggin – recording
  • Brian Valentino – recording
  • Brian Montgomery, Danny Kadar – engineer assistant
  • Chris Shaw – additional recording, mixing
  • Fred Kevorkian – mastering
  • Scott Lenhardt – cover art
  • Susan Barber – design
  • Tim Barber – photography

Track listing:

  1. Andre The Giant
  2. Prologue (Pebbles and Marbles)
  3. The Inlaw Josie Wales
  4. All Things Reconsidered
  5. Coming To
  6. Discern (intro)
  7. Guyute (orchestral)