Tag Archives: 2004

Ash: Meltdown

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On May 17, 2004, “Infectious Records” label released “Meltdown”, the fourth Ash studio album. It was recorded December 2003 – January 2004, and was produced by Nick Raskulinecz, Tim Wheeler, Rick McMurray, Charlotte Hatherley and Mark Hamilton.

Personnel:

  • Tim Wheeler– vocals, guitar
  • Charlotte Hatherley– guitar, piano, backing vocals
  • Mark Hamilton – bass, design
  • Rick McMurray – drums
  • Oli Kraus – cello
  • Mike Terry- engineer
  • Miles Wilson, Kevin Szymanski – engineer assistant
  • Rich Costey- mixing
  • Claudius Mittendorfer – mixing assistant
  • Howie Weinberg- mastering
  • Jon @ Drum Fettish – drum technician
  • Bobby Schneck – session guitar technician
  • Rori Keating – illustrations
  • Jim Fitzpatrick- ‘Orpheus’ illustration
  • Jt LeRoy – liner notes
  • Craig Gentle – design
  • Matt Sharp, Adrian Boot – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Wheeler except where noted.

  1. Meltdown – Charlotte Hatherley, Tim Wheeler
  2. Orpheus
  3. Evil Eye
  4. Clones
  5. Starcrossed
  6. Out of the Blue – Mark Hamilton, Tim Wheeler
  7. Renegade Cavalcade
  8. Detonator
  9. On a Wave
  10. Won’t Be Saved
  11. Vampire Love

Maxïmo Park: A Certain Trigger

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On May 16, 2005, “Warp Records” label released “A Certain Trigger”, the debut  Maxïmo Park studio album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Eastcote Studios” and “2khz Studios” in London, and was produced by Paul Epworth.

Personnel:

  • Paul Smith – vocals
  • Duncan Lloyd– guitar
  • Lukas Wooller– keyboards
  • Tom English – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Duncan Lloyd and Paul Smith, except where noted.

  1. Signal and Sign
  2. Apply Some Pressure
  3. Graffiti
  4. Postcard of a Painting
  5. Going Missing
  6. I Want You to Stay – Lukas Wooller, Paul Smith
  7. Limassol – Archis Tiku, Paul Smith
  8. The Coast Is Always Changing
  9. The Night I Lost My Head – Paul Smith
  10. Once, a Glimpse
  11. Now I’m All Over the Shop
  12. Acrobat – Lukas Wooller, Paul Smith
  13. Kiss You Better – Paul Smith

Erik van der Luijt: Express Yourself

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On May 11, 2004, Erik van der Luijt self released the album “Express Yourself”. It was recorded on January 24 – 25, 2004, and was produced by Erik van der Luijt.

Personnel:

  • Erik van der Luijt- piano
  • Branko Teuwen – bass
  • Victor de Boo – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Erik van der Luijt.

  1. Corleone
  2. Keep On Walking
  3. Havana Blue
  4. Minor Changes
  5. Mucho Macho
  6. Nostalgia
  7. Me And My Guitar
  8. Ilse & Ellen
  9. Land of the Triplets
  10. Skyscape
  11. No Guts No Glory

Los Lobos: The Ride

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On May 4, 2004, “Hollywood/Mammoth” labels released “The Ride”, the eleventh Los Lobos album. It was recorded 2003 – 2004, and was produced by David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez, Cesar Rosas, Conrad Lozano and Steve Berlin. The album contains new material and new versions of earlier bands songs.

Personnel:

  • David Hidalgo- vocals, guitar, accordion, fiddle, requinto jarocho
  • Louie Pérez- vocals, guitar, drums, jarana
  • Cesar Rosas- vocals, guitar, bajo sexto
  • Conrad Lozano- vocals, bass, guitarron
  • Steve Berlin- keyboards, woodwinds
  • Cougar Estrada – drums, percussion
  • Victor Bisetti – additional percussion

Café Tacuba

  • Elfego Buendia – vocals
  • Alejandro Flores – quinta guapanguera, requinto
  • Emmanuel de Real – jarana, keyboards
  • Joselo Rangel – electric guitar
  • Garth Hudson- keyboards
  • Mitchell Froom- keyboards
  • Greg Leisz- pedal steel guitar
  • Charles Williams – piano, organ, clavinet
  • Francisco Torres – trombone
  • Alberto Salas – piano
  • Lonnie Jordan – B-3

Track listing:

  1. La Venganza de Los Pelados – featuring Café Tacuba
  2. Rita
  3. Is This All There Is? – featuring Little Willy G.
  4. Charmed
  5. Somewhere in Time – featuring Dave Alvin
  6. Wicked Rain/Across 110th Street – featuring Bobby Womack
  7. Kitate – featuring Tom Waitsand Martha Gonzales
  8. Hurry Tomorrow
  9. Ya Se Va – featuring Rubén Blades
  10. Wreck of the Carlos Rey – featuring Richard Thompson
  11. A Matter of Time – featuring Elvis Costello
  12. Someday – featuring Mavis Staples
  13. Chains of Love

The Go Betweens: Oceans Apart

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On May 3, 2005, “LO-MAX Records” label released “Oceans Apart”, the ninth and final The Go-Betweens studio album. It was recorded November 2004 – January 2005, and was produced by Mark Wallis and Dave Ruffy.

Personnel:

  • Robert Forster– vocals, guitars, piano, organ
  • Grant McLennan– vocals, guitars
  • Adele Pickvance –bass, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Glenn Thompson – drums, keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
  • Tom Rees-Roberts – flugelhorn
  • Trevor Miles – trombone
  • David Powell – tuba
  • Duncan Lamont – clarinet
  • Dave Ruffy – keyboards, percussion
  • Rachel Gutek – design
  • Bleddyn Butcher – photography
  • Stuart Dayman – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Foster and Grant McLennan.

  1. Here Comes a City
  2. Finding You
  3. Born to a Family
  4. No Reason to Cry
  5. Boundary Rider
  6. Darlinghurst Nights
  7. Lavender
  8. The Statue
  9. This Night’s for You
  10. The Mountains Near Dellray

Jolie Holland: Escondida

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On April 27, 2004, “Anti Records” label released “Escondida”, the debut Jolie Holland studio album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Jolie Holland and Lemon DeGeorge.

Personnel:

  • Jolie Holland – vocals, guitar, piano, ukulele
  • Dave Mihaly – vocals, drums, marimba
  • Brian Miller – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Keith Cary – double bass, mandolin, banjo
  • Paul Scriver – soprano saxophone
  • Ara Anderson – trumpet
  • Enzo Garcia – musical saw

Track listing:

All tracks by Jolie Holland, except where noted.

  1. Sascha
  2. Black Stars
  3. Old Fashioned Morphine
  4. Amen
  5. Mad Tom of Bedlam
  6. Poor Girl’s Blues
  7. Goodbye California
  8. Do You?
  9. Darlin Ukelele
  10. Damn Shame
  11. Tiny Idyll/Lil Missy
  12. Faded Coat of Blue – traditional

Caesars: Paper Tigers

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On April 26, 2005, “Virgin” label released “Paper Tigers”, the fourth Caesars studio album. It was recorded 2001 – 2004, and was produced by Joakim Åhlund and Michael H. Brauer.

Personnel:

  • César Vidal– lead vocals, guitar
  • Joakim Åhlund– guitar, mixing
  • David Lindquist – bass guitar
  • Nino Keller – vocals, drums
  • Kristoffer Nergårdh – piano
  • Björn Yttling – Farfisa organ, phillycorda
  • Hector Araya – strings
  • Chris Athens – mastering
  • Michael Brauer– mixing
  • Lasse Mårtén – engineer
  • Pontus Olsson – engineer
  • Fredrik Wennerlund – photography

Track listing:

All written by Joakim Åhlund, except where noted.

  1. Spirit – Joakim Åhlund, Nino Keller
  2. It’s Not the Fall That Hurts
  3. Out There – César Vidal
  4. Jerk It Out
  5. May the Rain
  6. My Heart Is Breaking Down
  7. Paper Tigers
  8. Your Time Is Near
  9. Throwaway – Joakim Åhlund, César Vidal
  10. Winter Song
  11. We Got to Leave
  12. Soul Chaser
  13. Good and Gone

The Mountain Goats: The Sunset Tree

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On April 26, 2005, “4AD” label released “The Sunset Tree”, the ninth Mountain Goats (The) studio album. It was recorded in November 2004, at “Prairie Sun Recording Studios” in Cotati, California, and was produced by John Vanderslice.

Personnel:

  • John Darnielle– vocals, guitar
  • Franklin Bruno– piano
  • Peter Hughes– bass, backing vocals
  • Alex Decarville – drums
  • Erik Friedlander– cello
  • Scott Solter, Aaron Prellwitz, Timin Murray – engineer

Personnel:

All tracks by John Darnielle.

  1. You of Your Memory
  2. Broom People
  3. This Year
  4. Dilaudid
  5. Dance Music
  6. Dinu Lipatti’s Bones
  7. Up the Wolves
  8. Lion’s Teeth
  9. Hast Thou Considered the Tetrapod
  10. Magpie
  11. Song for Dennis Brown
  12. Love Love Love
  13. Pale Green Things

Architecture in Helsinki: In Case We Die

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On April 5, 2005, “Tailem Bend/Inertia” label released “In Case We Die”, the second  Architecture in Helsinki studio album. It was recorded June 2004 – January 2005, at “Super Melody World”, and was produced by James Cecil and Cameron Bird.

Personnel:

  • Cameron Bird – lead vocals, guitars, percussion
  • James Cecil – backing vocals, guitars, keyboards, drums
  • Gus Franklin – vocals, trombone, horns, guitar, drums
  • Isobel Knowles – vocals, trumpet, horns
  • Jamie Mildren – instrumentation, guitar, bass guitar,  keyboards,  flute, glockenspiel, melodica
  • Sam Perry – vocals, slide guitar, bass guitar, drums, keyboards
  • Tara Shackell – instrumentation, tuba, trombone, keyboards
  • Kellie Sutherland – vocals, clarinet, melodica, horns, keyboards

Track listing:

  1. Neverevereverdid
  2. It’5!
  3. Tiny Paintings
  4. Wishbone
  5. Maybe You Can Owe Me
  6. Do the Whirlwind
  7. In Case We Die (Parts 1-4)
  8. The Cemetery
  9. Frenchy, I’m Faking
  10. Need to Shout
  11. Rendezvous: Potrero Hill
  12. What’s in Store?