Tag Archives: 2004

Luna: Randezvous

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On October 26, 2004, “Jetset” label released “Rendezvous”, the seventh Luna album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Bryce Goggin.

Personnel:

  • Dean Wareham – vocals, guitar
  • Sean Eden – vocals, guitar, bass
  • Lee Wall – drums
  • Britta Phillips – backing vocals
  • Bryce Goggin – engineer, mixing
  • Geoff Sanoff – engineer, remix
  • Adam Sachs – additional engineering
  • David Voigt – additional engineering
  • Ray Ketchem – mixing
  • Scott Hull – mastering
  • Frank Olinsky – design
  • Chas Ray Krider – photography
  • Stefano Giovannini – band photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Dean Wareham, except where noted, all music by Dean Wareham, Sean Eden and Lee Wall.

  1. Malibu Love Nest
  2. Cindy Tastes of Barbecue
  3. Speedbumps
  4. The Owl and the Pussycat – Sean Eden, Dean Wareham
  5. Astronaut – Lee Wall, Dean Wareham
  6. Broken Chair – Sean Eden
  7. Star-Spangled Man – Lee Wall, Dean Wareham
  8. Motel Bambi
  9. Still at Home – Sean Eden
  10. Buffalo Boots
  11. Rainbow Babe

Iris DeMent: Lifeline

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On October 19, 2004, “Flariella” label released “Lifeline”, the fourth Iris DeMent studio album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Cowboy Arms” and “Signal Path Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, “Ozark Folk Center” in Mountain View, Arkansas, “Master Mix” in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and was produced by Jim Rooney and Iris DeMent.

Personnel:

  • Iris DeMent – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Bo Ramsey – electric guitar, slide guitar, Weissenborn
  • Mark Howard – guitar, mandolin
  • Stuart Basore – dobro
  • David Roe – bass
  • Stuart Duncan – backing vocals
  • Pat Enright – backing vocals
  • Alan O’Bryant – backing vocals
  • Jim Rooney – backing vocals
  • Barry Tashian – backing vocals
  • Richard Adler, Mark Howard, David Ferguson, David Shipley – engineer
  • Tommy Tucker – mixing
  • Pieta Brown – cover photography

Track listing:

  1. I’ve Got That Old Time Religion in My Heart – Hurdist Milsap
  2. Blessed Assurance – Fanny Crosby
  3. Fill My Way with Love – George W. Sebren
  4. Hide Thou Me – Fanny Crosby
  5. The Old Gospel Ship – traditional
  6. Sweet Hour of Prayer – William W. Walford
  7. That Glad Reunion Day – Adger M. Pace
  8. Leaning on the Everlasting Arms – Anthony Johnson Showalter, Elisha Hoffman
  9. He Reached Down – Iris DeMent
  10. Near the Cross Fanny Crosby
  11. I Never Shall Forget the Day – G.T. Speer
  12. I Don’t Want to Get Adjusted – Sanford J. Massengale
  13. God Walks the Dark Hills – Audra Czarnikow

Brian Wilson: Brian Wilson Presents Smile

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On September 28, 2004, “Nonesuch” label released “Brian Wilson Presents Smile”, the fifth Brian Wilson studio album. It was recorded April – July 2004, at “Sunset Sound Recorders”, “Your Place or Mine Recording” in California, and was produced by Brian Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Brian Wilson – vocals, keyboards, arrangements
  • Jeffrey Foskett – vocals, guitar, hammer
  • Probyn Gregory – vocals, guitar, brass, Tannerin, whistles
  • Scott Bennett – vocals, guitar, keyboards, mallets
  • Bob Lizik – bass guitar, guitar, beret
  • Jim Hines – drums, mallets, saw, sound effects
  • Nelson Bragg – vocals, percussion, whistles, celery
  • Nick Walusko – vocals, guitar
  • Darian Sahanaja – vocals, keyboards, mallets, drill
  • Paul Mertens – woodwinds, saxophone, harmonica, semi-conductor
  • Taylor Mills – vocals, power drill, leg-slap

Stockholm Strings ‘n’ Horns

  • Victor Sand – saxophone, flute, clarinet
  • Björn Samuelsson – trombone
  • Staffan Findin – bass trombone
  • Andreas Forsman – violin
  • Malin-My Nilsson – violin
  • Erik Holm – viola
  • Anna Landberg – cello
  • Markus Sandlund – cello
  • Mark Linett – recording, mixing
  • Kevin Deane – engineer assistant
  • Pete Magdaleno – engineer assistant
  • Daniel S. McCoy – engineer assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Mark London – package design and art
  • Dennis Loren – graphic layouts

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks, except where noted.

Movement One

  1. Our Prayer / Gee – Brian Wilson, William Davis, Morris Levy
  2. Heroes and Villains
  3. Roll Plymouth Rocks
  4. Barnyard
  5. Old Master Painter / You Are My Sunshine – Haven Gillespie, Beasley Smith
  6. Cabin Essence

Movement Two

  • Wonderful
  • Song for Children
  • Child Is Father of the Man
  • Surf’s Up

Movement Three

  1. I’m in Great Shape / I Wanna Be Around / Workshop – Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks, Johnny Mercer, Sade Vimmerstedt
  2. Vega Tables
  3. On a Holiday
  4. Wind Chimes
  5. Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow – Brian Wilson
  6. In Blue Hawaii
  7. Good Vibrations – Brian Wilson, Tony Asher, Michael Love

Instrumental bonus tracks (side four of the vinyl release)

  1. Heroes and Villains
  2. Cabin Essence
  3. On a Holiday
  4. Wind Chimes

McCoy Tyner: Counterpoints: Live in Tokyo

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On September 24, 2004, “Milestone” label released “Counterpoints: Live in Tokyo”, a live album by McCoy Tyner. It was recorded in July 1978 at the “Live Under the Sky Festival” in Tokyo, Japan, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Tony Williams – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by McCoy Tyner, except where noted.

  1. The Greeting
  2. Aisha
  3. Sama Layuca
  4. Prelude to a Kiss – Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills
  5. Iki Masho (Let’s Go)

Stars: Set Yourself On Fire

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On September 14, 2004, “Arts & Crafts International” label released “Set Yourself on Fire”, the third Stars studio album. It was recorded 2003 – 2004, and was produced by Tom McFallm, Amy Millan, Chris Seligmanm, Pat McGee, Torquil Campbell and Evan Cranley.

Personnel:

  • Amy Millan – vocals, guitar
  • Chris Seligman – keyboards, French horn, string arrangements
  • Torquil Campbell – vocals, trumpet, keyboards
  • Evan Cranley – guitar, trombone, bass, bass synth, percussion  
  • Pat McGee – drums, percussion, glockenspiel
  • James Shaw – additional guitar, additional production 
  • Eric Hove – saxophone
  • Lana Tomlin – violin
  • Rachel Moody – violin
  • Markia Anthony-Shaw – viola
  • Anne-Marie Leblanc – cello
  • Douglas Campbell – Dad’s God voice
  • Tom McFall – engineer
  • Drew Malamud – engineer assistant, mastering
  • Tony Hoffer – mixing
  • Brett Zilahi – mastering
  • Ibi Kaslik – sleeve notes

Track listing:

  1. Your Ex-Lover Is Dead
  2. Set Yourself on Fire
  3. Ageless Beauty
  4. Reunion
  5. The Big Fight
  6. What I’m Trying to Say
  7. One More Night (Your Ex-Lover Remains Dead)
  8. Sleep Tonight
  9. The First Five Times
  10. He Lied About Death
  11. Celebration Guns
  12. Soft Revolution
  13. Calendar Girl

Art Ensemble Of Chicago: Sirius Calling

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On September 7, 2004, “Pi recordings” label released “Sirius Calling”, album by Art Ensemble of Chicago (The). It was recorded in April, 2003 in Madison, Wisconsin, and was produced by Roscoe Mitchell, Joseph Jarman, Malachi Favors Maghostut and Famoudou Don Moye.

Personnel:

  • Roscoe Mitchell – soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophone, clarinet, flute, percussion
  • Joseph Jarman – soprano, alto and tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute, percussion
  • Malachi Favors Maghostut – bass, percussion instruments
  • Famoudou Don Moye – drums, percussion

Track listing:

  1. Sirius Calling – Roscoe Mitchell, Joseph Jarman, Malachi Favors Maghostut, Famoudou Don Moye
  2. Come on Y’all – Roscoe Mitchell, Joseph Jarman, Malachi Favors Maghostut, Famoudou Don Moye
  3. Two-Twenty – Joseph Jarman, Famoudou Don Moye
  4. He Took a Cab to Neptune – Roscoe Mitchell, Joseph Jarman, Malachi Favors Maghostut, Famoudou Don Moye
  5. Everyday’s a Perfect Day – Joseph Jarman, Famoudou Don Moye
  6. Til Autumn – Roscoe Mitchell
  7. Dance of Circles -Roscoe Mitchell, Joseph Jarman, Malachi Favors Maghostut, Famoudou Don Moye
  8. Cruising with JJ – Roscoe Mitchell, Joseph Jarman, Malachi Favors Maghostut, Famoudou Don Moye
  9. You Can’t Get Away – Roscoe Mitchell, Joseph Jarman, Malachi Favors Maghostut, Famoudou Don Moye
  10. Taiko – Roscoe Mitchell, Joseph Jarman, Malachi Favors Maghostut, Famoudou Don Moye
  11. There’s a Message for You – Roscoe Mitchell, Joseph Jarman, Malachi Favors Maghostut, Famoudou Don Moye
  12. Slow Tenor and Bass – Roscoe Mitchell
  13. Voyage – Malachi Favors Maghostut, Roscoe Mitchell
  14. The Council – Roscoe Mitchell, Joseph Jarman, Malachi Favors Maghostut,   Famoudou Don Moye

Rancid: …And Out Come The Wolves

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On August 22, 1995, “Epitaph” label released “…And Out Come the Wolves”, the third Rancid studio album. It was recorded February – May 1995, at “Fantasy” in Berkeley, California, and was produced by Jerry Finn, Tim Armstrong, Matt Freeman, Brett Reed and Lars Frederiksen. In 2004, the album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Tim Armstrong – vocals, guitar
  • Lars Frederiksen – vocals, guitar
  • Matt Freeman – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Brett Reed – drums
  • Jim Carroll – vocals
  • Paul Jackson – Hammond organ
  • Eric Dinn – drums
  • Bashiri Johnson – percussion
  • DJ Disk – scratching 
  • Lars Frederiksen – cover art, cover photography
  • Jesse Fischer – artwork, photography
  • Brett Gurewitz – engineer
  • Michael Rosen – engineer
  • Joe Pirrera – engineer assistant
  • Frank Rinella – engineer assistant
  • Steve Sisco – engineer assistant
  • Andy Wallace – mixing
  • Jerry Finn – mixing
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Mike Fasano – technician

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Armstrong, Matt Freeman and Lars Frederiksen, except where noted.

  1. Maxwell Murder
  2. The 11th Hour – Tim Armstrong, Eric Dinn, Matt Freeman and Lars Frederiksen
  3. Roots Radicals
  4. Time Bomb
  5. Olympia W.A.
  6. Lock, Step & Gone
  7. Junkie Man – Tim Armstrong, Matt Freeman, Jim Carroll, Lars Frederiksen
  8. Listed M.I.A.
  9. Ruby Soho
  10. Daly City Train
  11. Journey to the End of the East Bay
  12. She’s Automatic
  13. Old Friend
  14. Disorder and Disarray
  15. The Wars End
  16. You Don’t Care Nothin’
  17. As Wicked
  18. Avenues & Alleyways
  19. The Way I Feel

Amadou & Mariam: Dimanche à Bamako

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On August 2, 2005, “Because Music” and “Nonesuch” labels released “Dimanche à Bamako”, the fourth Amadou & Mariam studio album. It was recorded 2004 – 2005, and was produced by Manu Chao.

Personnel:

  • Amadou Bagayoko — vocals, guitar
  • Mariam Doumbia — vocals, choir
  • Manu Chao — vocals, choir, guitar, programming, editing, engineer
  • Roberto Shilling Pollo Duarte — piano
  • François Regis Matuszenski — keyboards
  • Loïc Landois — harmonica
  • Laurent Griffon — bass
  • Cédric Lesouquet — double bass
  • Stephane San Juan — drums, tabla
  • Philippe Teboul — percussion
  • Tiken Jah Fakoly — vocals
  • Samou Bagayoko — choir
  • Ousmane Cissé — choir
  • Stéphane Hamokrane — choir
  • Tiemoko Traoré — choir
  • Boubacar Dembele — djembe
  • Nicolas Auriauit — trumpet
  • Ibrahim Maalouf — trumpet
  • Roy Paci — trumpet
  • Pierre Hauthe — trombone
  • Alain Hatot — clarinet, flute, baritone saxophone
  • Renaud Lacoche — saw
  • Antoine Halet — engineer
  • Laurent Jaïs — engineer, mixing
  • Marc Antoine Moreau — engineer, artistic director, executive producer
  • Tony Cousins — mastering
  • Philippe Avocat — assistant
  • Jean-Loup Morette — assistant
  • Marie Laure Dagnaux — photography

Track listing:

  1. M’Bifé – Mariam Doumbia, Manu Chao
  2. M’Bifé Balafon – Manu Chao
  3. Coulibaly – Amadou Bagayoko
  4. La Réalité – Amadou Bagayoko
  5. Sénégal Fast Food – Amadou Bagayoko, Manu Chao, Mariam Doumbia
  6. Artistiya – Mariam Doumbia
  7. La Fête au Village – Amadou Bagayoko
  8. Camions Sauvages – Amadou Bagayoko, Manu Chao, Mariam Doumbia
  9. Beaux Dimanches – Amadou Bagayoko
  10. La Paix – Amadou Bagayoko
  11. Djanfa – Amadou Bagayoko, Manu Chao, Mariam Doumbia
  12. Taxi Bamako – Manu Chao
  13. Politic Amagni – Amadou Bagayoko, Manu Chao, Ousmane Cissé, Tiemoko Traoré
  14. Gnidjougouya – Mariam Doumbia
  15. M’Bifé Blues Man Chao, Mariam Doumbia

The Warning: Keep Me Fed

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On June 28, 2024, “Lava” label released “Keep Me Fed”, the fourth Warning (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2004 at “Malonic Records” and “Serca Studios” in Monterrey, Mexico, and was produced by Anton DeLost.

Personnel:

  • Daniela Villarreal – lead vocals, guitar art direction
  • Alejandra Villarreal – bass guitar, backing vocals, art direction
  • Paulina Villarreal – co – lead and backing vocals, drums, creative director, art direction
  • Kevin “Boonn” Hissink – additional guitar, additional producer
  • Anton DeLost – keyboard, guitar, percussion, engineer, mixing
  • Dan Lancaster – backing vocals, additional producer
  • Anton DeLost – engineer, mixing
  • Diego Mejía – recording assistant
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Kevin “Boonn” Hissink – additional producer
  • Rudy Joffroy – art direction
  • Marco Reynosa – art direction, photography
  • Gemma Valdes Joffroy – styling
  • Gerardo Parra – make-up

Track listing:

All tracks by Daniela, Paulina, and Alejandra Villarreal, and Anton Curtis DeLost, except where noted.

  1. Six Feet Deep – Dan Lancaster
  2. S!CK
  3. Apologize
  4. Qué Más Quieres – Monica Velez, Shaun Lopez, Kathryn Ostenberg
  5. MORE – Danielle Nicole Rubio
  6. Escapism – Kevin Hissink
  7. Satisfied – Kat Leon, Nick Perez
  8. Burnout – Sam Hollander
  9. Sharks – Mike Elizondo, Sara Davis
  10. Hell You Call a Dream – Dan Lancaster, Matt Squire, Curtis James Peoples
  11. Consume – Mike Elizondo, Laura Veltz
  12. Automatic Sun – Dan Lancaster