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Marianne Faithfull: Before The Poison

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On September 28, 2004, “Anti Records” label released “Before the Poison”, the 16th Marianne Faithfull studio album. It was recorded June – October 2003, at “The Fallout Shelter” and “Mayfair Studio” in London, and was produced by PJ Harvey, Nick Cave, Hal Willner, Rob Ellis and Head.

Personnel:

  • Marianne Faithfull – lead vocal, handclapping
  • PJ Harvey – vocals, backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass, slide bass, piano, synth
  • Diana Gutkind – piano
  • Adrian Utley – synth bass, bass, acoustic and electric guitar, toy piano, sampling
  • Rob Ellis – drums, percussion, glockenspiel, handclapping, piano, vibraphone, sound effects, string arrangements
  • Catherine Browning – violin
  • Andy Nice – cello
  • Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn P. Casey, Jim Sclavunos – musicians
  • Rik Simpson – recording, engineer assistant, mixing
  • Head – recording, mixing
  • Andrew Rugg- engineer assistant
  • John Dent – mastering
  • Jean Baptiste Mondino – photography

Track listing:

  1. The Mystery of Love – PJ Harvey
  2. My Friends Have – PJ Harvey
  3. Crazy Love – Marianne Faithfull, Nick Cave
  4. Last Song – Marianne Faithfull, Damon Albarn
  5. No Child of Mine – PJ Harvey
  6. Before the Poison – Marianne Faithfull, PJ Harvey
  7. There Is a Ghost – Marianne Faithfull, Nick Cave
  8. In the Factory – Marianne Faithfull, PJ Harvey
  9. Desperanto – Marianne Faithfull, Nick Cave
  10. City of Quartz – Marianne Faithfull, Jon Brion

A Perfect Circle: Thirteenth Step

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On September 16, 2003, “Virgin” label released “Thirteenth Step”, the second A Perfect Circle studio album. It was recorded January – June 2003, at “Perfect Circle Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Billy Howerdel and Danny Lohner.

Personnel:

  • Maynard James Keenan − lead vocals, artwork direction, executive producer
  • Billy Howerdel − guitar, backing vocals, engineer
  • Twiggy Ramirez − bass, backing vocals
  • Josh Freese − drums, backing vocals
  • Troy Van Leeuwen – guitar
  • Danny Lohner – guitar
  • Paz Lenchantin – strings
  • The Section Quartet – strings
  • Jarboe – vocals
  • Devo H. Keenan – backing vocals
  • K. Patrick Warren – instrumentation
  • Jon Brion – instrumentation
  • Steve Duda – digital engineering assistance
  • Andy Wallace – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Maynard James Keenan and Billy Howerdel, except where noted.

  1. The Package
  2. Weak and Powerless
  3. The Noose
  4. Blue
  5. Vanishing
  6. A Stranger
  7. The Outsider
  8. Crimes – Billy Howerdel, Maynard James Keenan, Josh Freese, White
  9. The Nurse Who Loved Me – Greg Edwards, Ken Andrews
  10. Pet
  11. Lullaby
  12. Gravity – Billy Howerdel, Maynard James Keenan, Josh Freese, Troy Van Leeuwen, Paz Lenchantin

The National: Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers

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On September 2, 2003, “Brassland” label released “Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers”, the second National (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2003, at “Excello”, “Gretchen’s Kitchen”, “Headgear” and Bryan Devedorf’s basemant in Brooklyn, New York, Puck Building” in New York, in and was produced by Peter Katis, Nick Lloyd and Paul Heck.

Personnel:

  • Matt Berninger – lead vocals
  • Aaron Dessner – vocal, guitar, piano, keyboards
  • Bryce Dessner – guitar
  • Scott Devendorf – bass guitar
  • Bryan Devendorf – drums
  • Nate Martinez – guitar
  • Nick Lloyd – piano, keyboards, additional recording
  • Steve LoPresti – French horn, mellophone
  • Padma Newsome – viola, violin
  • Luke Hughett – vocals
  • Padma Newsome – orchestration
  • Peter Katis – recording, engineer, mixing
  • Hugh Pool – basic track recording
  • Dan Long – additional recording
  • John Loder – mastering
  • Distant Station – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Scott Devendorf and Bryan Devendorf.

  1. Cardinal Song
  2. Slipping Husband
  3. 90 – Mile Water Wall
  4. It Never Happened
  5. Murder Me Rachael
  6. Thirsty
  7. Available
  8. Sugar Wife
  9. Trophy Wife
  10. Fashion Coat
  11. Patterns of Fairytales
  12. Lucky You

Jesse Cook: Nomad

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On September 2, 2003, “Narada” label released “Nomad”, the fifth Jesse Cook studio album. It was recorded in 2003, at “20 Hz Sound Studios”, “Coach House Music”, “Groovy Drums Studios” in Toronto, Canada, “Leila Studios” in Cairo, Egypt, “Shydog Studio” in Austin, Texas, “Sonic Innovation Studio 2” in London.

Personnel:

  • Jesse Cook – guitar, arrangements
  • Alejandra Nuñez, Danny Wilde, Flora Purim, Kurt Neumann, Maryem Hassan Tollar, Mike Ferfolia, Montsé Cortés, Roula Said, Sam Llanas, Houda El Sombaty – vocals
  • James McNally – keyboards, bodhrán
  • Simon Emmerson – keyboards, bass
  • James McNally – accordion
  • Collin Barrett – bass 
  • N’faly Kouyate – kora
  • Paul Antonio – drums
  • Art Avalos, Hossam Ramzy, Rick Lazar – percussion
  • Simon Massey – drum programming
  • Chris Church, Saeid Kamal – violin
  • James McNally – whistle

Track listing:

All tracks by Jesse Cook, except where noted.

  1. Prelude
  2. Qadduka-i-Mayyas – traditional
  3. Surrender
  4. Early on Tuesday
  5. Beloved
  6. Waiting for Tide
  7. Down Like Rain
  8. Leila
  9. Maybe
  10. Nomad – Jesse Cook, Simon Emmerson, James McNally
  11. Worlds Away
  12. Toca Orilla – Jesse Cook, Alejandra Nuñez

Warren Zevon: The Wind

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On August 26, 2003, “Artemis Records” label released “The Wind”, the twelfth and final Warren Zevon studio album. It was recorded September – December 2002, and was recorded at “Snakepit”, and was produced by Jorge Calderón, Noah Scot Snyder and Warren Zevon.

Personnel:

  • Warren Zevon – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, guitar, piano, keyboards
  • Ry Cooder – guitar, slide guitar
  • Bruce Springsteen – electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Jorge Calderón – Spanish-language vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, percussion, maracas, tres, backing vocals
  • Brad Davis – electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Tommy Shaw – 12 string acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Randy Mitchell – slide guitar, backing vocals
  • David Lindley – lap steel guitar, electric saz
  • Mike Campbell – electric guitar
  • Joe Walsh – electric guitar
  • James Raymond – piano
  • Reggie Hamilton – upright bass
  • Jim Keltner – drums
  • Don Henley – drums, backing vocals
  • Steve Gorman – drums
  • Luis Conte – drums, percussion, bongos
  • Gil Bernal – saxophone
  • Billy Bob Thornton – backing vocals
  • Dwight Yoakam – backing vocals
  • John Waite – backing vocals
  • Jackson Browne – backing vocals
  • Timothy B. Schmit – backing vocals
  • Jordan Zevon – backing vocals, executive producer
  • T-Bone Burnett – backing vocals
  • Tom Petty – backing vocals
  • Emmylou Harris – backing vocals
  • Steve Churchyard – engineer
  • Greg Hayes – engineer
  • James Mitchell – engineer
  • Joe West – engineer
  • Noah Scot Snyder – engineer, mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Hugh Brown – art direction
  • Matthew Rolston – cover photography
  • Bridgette Barr – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Jorge Calderón and Warren Zevon, except where noted.

  1. Dirty Life and Times – Warren Zevon
  2. Disorder in the House
  3. Knockin’ on a Heavens Door – Bob Dylan
  4. Numb as a Statue
  5. She’s Too Good for Me – Warren Zevon
  6. Prison Grove
  7. El Amore de Mi Vida
  8. The Rest of the Night
  9. Please Stay – Warren Zevon
  10. Rub Me Raw
  11. Keep Me in Your Heart

Art Ensemble Of Chicago: The Meeting

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On August 19, 2003, “PI Recordings” label released “The Meeting”, the 45th Art Ensemble of Chicago album. It was recorded in 2003 in Madison, Wisconsin, and was produced by Seth Rosner.

Personnel:

  • Joseph Jarman — flute, percussion, gong, alto, soprano, tenor saxophones, bells
  • Roscoe Mitchell — flute, piccolo, alto, soprano, tenor, bass saxophones
  • Malachi Favors Maghostus — bass, percussion
  • Don Moye — bongos, conga, drums
  • Steve Gotcher, Buzz Kemper — engineer, editing, mixing
  • Tom Blain — mastering
  • Joseph Blough — photography
  • Kevin Beauchamp — production assistant
  • Seth Rosner — executive producer
  • Yulun Wang — associate producer
  • David Holmes, Sammy Hunter — crew

Track listing:

  1. Hail We Now Sing Joy – Joseph Jarman
  2. It’s the Sign of the Times – Malachi Favors
  3. Tech Ritter and the Megabytes – Roscoe Mitchell
  4. Wind and Drum – Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Malachi Favors, Don Moye
  5. The Meeting – Roscoe Mitchell
  6. Amin Bidness – Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Malachi Favors, Don Moye
  7. The Train to Io – Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Malachi Favors, Don Moye

Bill Evans: Getting Sentimental

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On August 12, 2003, “Milestone” label released “Getting Sentimental”, 71st Bill Evans album. It was recorded in January 1978, at the “Village Vanguard” in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Bill Evans – piano
  • Michael Moore – bass
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums
  • Mike Harris – recording
  • Joe Tarantino – digital mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Evans, except where noted.

  1. I Should Care – Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston
  2. How My Heart Sings – Earl Zindars
  3. Gary’s Theme – Gary McFarland
  4. I’m Getting Sentimental Over You – George Bassman, Ned Washington
  5. Quiet Now – Denny Zeitlin
  6. Re: Person I Knew
  7. The Peacocks – Jimmy Rowles
  8. Emily – Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer
  9. Theme from M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless) – Mike Altman, Johnny Mandel
  10. Turn Out the Stars
  11. When I Fall in Love – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
  12. In Your Own Sweet Way – Dave Brubeck
  13. But Beautiful – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  14. I Love You – Cole Porter

Ween: Quebec

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On August 5, 2003, “Sanctuary” label released “Quebec”, the eighth Ween studio album. It was recorded 2001 – 2003, at “Zion House of Flash” in Hopewell, New Jersey, and was produced by Andrew Weiss.

Personnel:

  • Gene Ween – vocals, bass, keyboard, acoustic and electric guitar, synthesizer, drum machine, omnichord, arranger, mixing
  • Dean Ween – vocals, electric guitar, bass, keyboard, electric sitar, vocoder
  • Andrew Weiss – synthesizer, strings, keyboard, fretless bass, drums, percussion
  • Glen McClelland – organ, piano, accordion, keyboard
  • Dave Dreiwitz – vocals, bass
  • Sim Cain – drums
  • Josh Freese – drums
  • Christopher Shaw – mixing
  • Ted Young – mixing assistant
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Gene Ween, Dean Ween, Andrew Weiss, Glen McClelland,  Dave Dreiwitz and Sim Cain.

  1. It’s Gonna Be a Long Night
  2. Zoloft
  3. Transdermal Celebration
  4. Among His Tribe
  5. So Many People in the Neighborhood
  6. Tried and True
  7. Happy Colored Marbles
  8. Hey There Fancypants
  9. Captain
  10. Chocolate Town
  11. I Don’t Want It
  12. The Fucked Jam
  13. Alcan Road
  14. The Argus
  15. If You Could Save Yourself (You’d Save Us All)

Kraftwerk: Tour De France Soundtracks

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On August 4, 2003, “Kling Klang” label released “Tour de France Soundtracks”, the eleventh and final Kraftwerk studio album. It was recorded in 2003, at “Kling Klang” in Düsseldorf, Germany, and was produced by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider.The album was recorded for the 100th anniversary of the first “Tour de France” bicycle race. 

Personnel:

  • Ralf Hütter – vocals, software synthesizers, sequencing
  • Henning Schmitz – software synthesizers, electronic percussion
  • Fritz Hilpert – software synthesizers, electronic percussion, engineer
  • Florian Schneider – additional vocals, software synthesizers, sequencing

Track listing:

  1. Prologue – music by Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Fritz Hilpert
  2. Tour de France Étape 1 – lyrics by Ralf Hütter, Maxime Schmitt, music by Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Fritz Hilpert
  3. Tour de France Étape 2 – lyrics by Ralf Hütter, Maxime Schmitt, music by Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Fritz Hilpert
  4. Tour de France Étape 3 – lyrics by Ralf Hütter, Maxime Schmitt, music by Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Fritz Hilpert
  5. Chrono – lyrics by Ralf Hütter, Maxime Schmitt, music by Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Fritz Hilpert
  6. Vitamin – lyrics by Ralf Hütter, music by Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Fritz Hilpert
  7. Aéro Dynamik- lyrics by Ralf Hütter, Maxime Schmitt, music by Ralf Hütter, Fritz Hilpert
  8. Titanium – lyrics by Ralf Hütter, Maxime Schmitt, music by Ralf Hütter, Fritz Hilpert
  9. Elektro Kardiogramm – lyrics by Ralf Hütter, music by Ralf Hütter, Fritz Hilpert
  10. La Forme – lyrics by Ralf Hütter, Maxime Schmitt, music by Ralf Hütter
  11. Régéneration – lyrics by Ralf Hütter, Maxime Schmitt, music by Ralf Hütter
  12. Tour de France – lyrics by Ralf Hütter, Maxime Schmitt, music by Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Karl Bartos