On November 12, 2003, Anthony Terrence Thompson died aged 48. He was musician (drums), member of bands the Distance, That Hideous Strength, Labelle, The Power Station, and Chic, has performed and recorded with Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Jody Walley, Elton John, Mick Jagger, Crown of Thorns, and Rod Stewart.
Tag Archives: 2003
Fall: The Real New Fall LP
On October 27, 2003, “Action Records” label released “The Real New Fall LP (Formerly Country on the Click)”, the 23rd Fall studio album. It was recorded December 2002 – January 2003, at “Gracieland Studios” in Rochdale, and was produced by Mark E. Smith, Ben Pritchard, Jim Watts, Dave Milner, Elena Poulou, and Simon Archer.
Personnel:
- Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
- Ben Pritchard – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Jim Watts – bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, computer, backing vocals
- Dave Milner – lead and backing vocals, drums
- Elena Poulou – keyboards, backing vocals
- S. Beswick – keyboards
- Simon “Ding” Archer – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Ed Blaney – backing vocals
Track listing:
- Green Eyed Loco-Man – Mark E. Smith, Jim Watts
- Mountain Energei – Dave Milner, Mark E. Smith
- Theme From Sparta F.C. – Ben Pritchard, Mark E. Smith, Jim Watts
- Contraflow – Mark E. Smith, Jim Watts
- Last Commands of Xyralothep Via M.E.S. – Dave Milner, Mark E. Smith
- Open the Boxoctosis #2 – Mark E. Smith, Jim Watts
- Janet, Johnny + James – Ben Pritchard, Mark E. Smith
- The Past #2 – Mark E. Smith, Jim Watts
- Loop41 ‘Houston – Lee Hazlewood
- Mike’s Love Xexagon – Mark E. Smith, Jim Watts
- Proteinprotection – Dave Milner, Ben Pritchard, Mark E. Smith, Jim Watts
- Recovery Kit – Ben Pritchard, Mark E. Smith
Elliott Smith: From A Basemant On The Hill
On October 18, 2004, “Anti” label released “From a Basement on the Hill”, the sixth and final Elliott Smith studio album. It was recorded 2000 – 2003, and was produced by Elliott Smith, Rob Schnapf and Joanna Bolme.
Personnel:
- Elliott Smith – various instruments, recording, front cover handwriting
- Aaron Embry – keyboards
- Sam Coomes – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Steven Drozd – drums
- Scott McPherson – drums
- Fritz Michaud – drums
- Aaron Sperske – drums
- Nelson Gary – poetry reading
- Scott Wiley – engineer assistant
- Joanna Bolme – mixing
- Rob Schnapf – mixing
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Autumn DeWilde – sleeve typography
Track listing:
All tracks by Elliott Smith, except where noted.
- Coast to Coast
- Let’s get Lost
- Pretty (Ugly Before)
- Don’t Go Down
- Strung Out Again
- A Fond Farewell
- King’s Crossing
- Ostrich & Chirping – David McConnell
- Twilight
- A Passing Feeling
- The Last Hour
- Shooting Star
- Memory Lane
- Little One
- A Distorted Reality Is Now a Necessity to Be Free
Greg Howe, Victor Wooten and Dennis Chambers: Extraction
On October 7, 2003, “Tone Center” label released “Extraction”, an album by Greg Howe, Dennis Chambers and Victor Wooten. It was recorded 2001 – 2003, and was produced by Greg Howe.
Personnel:
- Greg Howe – guitar, guitar synthesizer, keyboards
- David Cook – keyboards
- Victor Wooten – bass guitar
- Dennis Chambers – drums
- Mark Gifford – engineer, mixing
- John Grant – engineer
- Tony Gross – mixing
- Ashley Moore – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Greg Howe except where noted.
- Extraction
- Tease
- Crack It Way Open
- Contigo
- Proto Cosmos – Alan Pasqua
- A Delicacy
- Lucky 7
- Ease Up
- Bird’s Eye View
Azure Ray: Hold On Love
On October 7, 2003, “Saddle Creek” label released “Hold On Love”, the third Azure Ray studio album. It was recorded in 2003, at “Presto! Recording Studios”, and was produced by Eric Bachmann.
Personnel:
- Orenda Fink – vocals, guitar, trumpet
- Mike Mogis – pedal steel, engineer, mixing
- Maria Taylor – vocals, piano, guitar, drums
- Clark Baechle – drum programming
- Ben Armstrong – drums
- Andy LeMaster – additional instrumentation, engineer, mixing
- Eric Bachmann – additional instrumentation, arrangement, mixing
- Doug Van Sloun – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Orenda Fink and Maria Taylor.
- The Devil’s Feet
- New Resolution
- We are Mice
- Look to Me
- The Drinks We Drank Last Night
- Across the Ocean
- If You Fall
- Sea of Doubts
- Dragonfly
- Nothing Like a Song
- These White Lights will Bend to Make Blue
- Hold On Love
- Across the Ocean (video)
- We are Mice (live)
Coheed and Cambria: In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3
On October 7, 2003, “Equal Vision” label released “In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3”, the second Coheed and Cambria studio album. It was recorded in 2003, at “Applehead Recording” in Woodstock, New York, and was produced by Michael Birnbaum and Chris Bittner.
Personnel:
- Claudio Sanchez – lead vocals, guitar, piano, keyboard, programming
- Travis Stever – guitar, backing vocals
- Michael Todd – bass, backing vocals
- Josh Eppard – drums, backing vocals
- Danny Louis – additional keyboards
- Roger Lian – mastering
- Bill Scoville – art direction, design
- Justin Meyer – drum tech
Track listing:
All lyrics by Claudio Sanchez, all music by Claudio Sanchez, Travis Stever, Michael Todd and Josh Eppard.
- The Ring in Return
- In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3
- Cuts Marked in the March of Men
- Three Evils (Embodied in Love and Shadow)
- The Crowing
- Blood Red Summer
- The Camper Velourium I: Faint of Hearts
- The Camper Velourium II: Backend of Forever
- The Camper Velourium III: Al the Killer
- A Favor House Atlantic
- The Light & the Glass
- 21:13 (hidden track)
Mojave 3: Spoon and Rafter
On September 22, 2003, “4AD” label released “Spoon and Rafter”, the fourth Mojave 3 album. It was recorded in 2003, at “Mojave 3 HQ”, “The Farm II”, and was produced by Mark Van Hoen and Neil Halstead,
Personnel:
- Neil Halstead – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, engineer
- Mark Van Hoen – synthesizer, bass guitar, computer, backing vocals, engineer
- Ian McCutcheon – drums, percussion, synthesizer, melodica, Glockenspiel, engineer
- Alan Forrester – piano, Hammond organ, synthesizer, noises, photography
- Rachel Goswell – vocals, bass guitar
- Simon Rowe – electric guitar, photography
- Melvin Duffy -pedal steel guitar, banjo
- Simon Wollfisch – cello
- Steve Rooke – mastering
- Victoria Collier – artwork
- Dave Barrow – artwork
- Sean Dooley – photography
Track listing:
- Bluebird of Happiness
- Starlite #1
- Billoddity
- Writing to St. Peter
- Battle of the Broken Hearts
- Hard to Miss You
- Tinkers Blues
- She’s All Up Above
- Too Many Mornings
- Between the Bars
Jan Garbarek: In Praise of Dreams
On September 21, 2004, “ECM” label released “In Praise of Dreams”, the 32nd Jan Garbarek album. It was recorded March – June 2003, at “Blue Jay Recording Studio” in Carlisle, “AP Studio” in Paris, and in Oslo, and was produced by Manfred Eicher and Jan Garbarek.
Personnel:
- Jan Garbarek– soprano and tenor saxophone, synthesizers
- Kim Kashkashian– viola
- Manu Katché– drums, percussion, samples
Track listing:
.All tracks by Jan Garbarek.
- As Seen from Above
- In Praise of Dreams
- One Goes There Alone
- Knot of Place and Time
- If You Go Far Enough
- Scene from Afar
- Cloud of Unknowing
- Without Visible Sign
- Iceburn
- Conversation with a Stone
- A Tale Begun
I Am Kloot: Same
On September 15, 2003, “The Echo Label” released the self-titled, second I Am Kloot studio album. It was recorded in 2003, and was produced by Chris Potter, Scott Alexander, Keir Stewart, and Ian Broudie.
Personnel:
- John Harold Arnold Bramwell – vocals, guitars
- Peter Alexander Jobson – bass guitar
- Andrew Peter Hargreaves – drums, percussion
- Tony Gilfellon: additional guitar
- Bob Sastry: French horn
- Stella Page: violin
- Prabjote Osahn: violin
- Amanda Drummond: viola
- Isabelle Dunn: cello
Track listing:
All tracks by John Harold Arnold Bramwell.
- Deep Blue Sea – hidden song in the pregap of the CD edition
- Untitled #1
- From Your Favorite Sky
- Life in a Day
- Here for the World
- A Strange Arrangement of Colour
- Cuckoo
- Mermaids
- Proof
- Sold as Seen
- Not a Reasonable Man
- 3 Feet Tall
- The Same Deep Water As Me
James Blood Ulmer: No Escap From The Blues: The Electric Lady Sessions
On September 9, 2003, “Hyena” label released “No Escape from the Blues: The Electric Lady Sessions”, the 17th James Blood Ulmer album. It was recorded in April 2003, at “Electric Lady Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Vernon Reid.
Personnel:
- James Blood Ulmer– vocals, guitar
- Vernon Reid– guitar
- Charles Burnham- violin
- Leon Gruenbaum- piano, keyboards
- David Barnes – harmonica
- Mark Peterson – bass
- Aubrey Dayle- drums
- Queen Esther– vocals
- Olu Dara- pocket trumpet
- John Kruth- tambourine
- Maya Smullyan Jenkins- tap
Track listing:
- Goin’ to New York – Mary Lee Reed
- Hustle Is On – Eddy H. Owens
- Who’s Been Talkin’ – Chester Burnett
- Ghetto Child – Johnny Copeland
- Are You Glad to Be in America – James Blood Ulmer
- You Know, I Know – John Lee Hooker
- Let the Good Times Roll – Earl King
- Bright Lights, Big City – Jimmy Reed
- No Escape from the Blues – McKinley Morganfield, Charles Edward Williams
- Satisfy (Story of My Life) – James Blood Ulmer
- Trouble in Mind – Richard M. Jones
- The Blues Had a Baby and Called It Rock N Roll – Brownie McGhee, McKinley Morganfield
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