On December 6, 2004, “Black Mark” label released “Invisible”, the fifth Nightingale album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Studio Underground” in Västerås, Sweden.
Personnel:
Dan Swanö – lead vocals, guitar
Dag Swanö – guitar, keyboard, backing vocals
Erik Oskarsson – co-lead and backing vocals, bass guitar
Tom Björn – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Dan Swanö, except where noted.
Still Alive – lyrics by Maxus Widar, music by Dan Swanö
On November 29, 2004, “Secret Records” label released “Our Last Album?”, the 13th Toy Dolls (The) album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Trinity Heights Studio” in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, and was produced by Michael Algar.
Personnel:
Michael “Olga” Algar — vocals, guitar
Tommy Goober — vocals, bass
Dave “The Nut” Nuttall — vocals, drums
Chris Hunter, Chris Wright, Decca Wade, Dave, Lee Right, Gareth, Tony Van Frater, Mick, Neal – backing vocals
Fred Purser – engineer, mixing
Ciaron Lee Marlow – design, photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Michael Algar, except where noted.
Our Last Intro?
The Death of Barry the Roofer with Vertigo
Cheatin’ Chick from China
Davey’s Days
No One Knew the Real Emu
I Gave My Heart to a Slag Called Sharon from Whitley Bay
On October 17, 2006, “Delmark” label released “Big M: A Tribute to Malachi Favors”, the eleventh Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio album. It was recorded in December 2004, at “Riverside Studio” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Steve Wagner and Robert G. Koester.
On September 28, 2004, “Impulse” label released “Translinear Light”, the 17th and final Alice Coltrane studio album. It was recorded April 2000 – June 2004, and was produced by Ravi Coltrane.
Personnel:
Alice Coltrane – piano, Wurlitzer organ, synthesizer
Ravi Coltrane – soprano and tenor saxophone, percussion, sleigh bells
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
On September 21, 2004, “Sony” label released “Peace…Back by Popular Demand”, the eighth Keb’ Mo’ studio album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Conway Studios”, “The Village Recorder”, “House Of Blues Studios”, “Encino”, “Stu Stu Studio” in Marina Del Rey, CA, and was produced by Keb’ Mo’.
Personnel:
Keb’ Mo’ – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, slide guitar, mandolin, bass, percussion, dobro
Bettye LaVette – vocal
Paul Jackson Jr. – acoustic and electric guitar
James Harrah – guitar, electric guitar
Jeff Paris – Hammond organ, piano, electric piano, Fender Rhodes, keyboards, mandoline, synthesizer
Greg Phillinganes – organ, piano
Michael King – Hammond organ
Reggie McBride – bass
Stephen Ferrone – drums
Harvey Mason – drums
Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
Mindi Abair – soprano and alto saxophone
Lon Price – saxophone
Brian Swartz – trumpet, flugelhorn
Nicholas Lane – trombone
Nikka Costa – soul scat vocal
Mark Cargill – violin, concertmaster, fiddle
Susan Chatman – violin
Karen Elaine Bakunin – viola
Track listing:
For What It’s Worth – Stephen Stills
Wake Up Everybody – John Whitehead, Gene McFadden, Victor Carstarphen
People Got to Be Free – Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati
Talk – Keb’ Mo’
What’s Happening Brother – Marvin Gaye, James Nyx Jr.
The Times They Are A-Changin – Bob Dylan
Get Together – Chet Powers
Someday We’ll All Be Free – Donny Hathaway
(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding – Nick Lowe
On September 14, 2009, “Samadhi Sound” label released “Manafon”, the seventh David Sylvian studio album. It was recorded 2004–2007, in Vienna, Tokyo and London, and was produced by David Sylvian.
Personnel:
David Sylvian – vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards, electronics, engineer, mixing, art direction
Burkhard Stangl – guitar
Keith Rowe – guitar
Christian Fennesz – guitar, laptop
Otomo Yoshihide – acoustic guitar, turntables
Tetuzi Akiyama – acoustic and electric guitar
John Tilbury – piano
Werner Dafeldecker – acoustic bass
Evan Parker – saxophone
Franz Hautzinger – trumpet
Marcio Mattos – cello
Michael Moser – cello
Toshimaru Nakamura – no input mixer
Joel Ryan – tape signal processing
Sachiko M. – sine waves
Christoph Amann, Toshihiko Kasai, Sebastian Lexer, Neil Tucker – additional engineering
Yuka Fujii – art direction
Chris Bigg – design
Atsushi Fukui – David Sylvian portrait and related drawings
On September 14, 2004, “Vapor” label released “So Jealous”, the fourth Tegan and Sara studio album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Mushroom Studios”, in Vancouver, Canada, and was produced by Sara Quin, Tegan Quin, John Collins, David Carswell and Howard Redekopp. In December 2004, magazine “Rolling Stone” named “So Jealous” one of the “Top 50 records of 2004”.
Personnel:
Sara Quin – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, organ, percussion
On September 7, 2004, “Vagrant” label released “Folker”, the sixth Paul Westerberg album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Paul Westerberg.
Personnel:
Paul Westerberg – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, drums
On September 7, 2004, “Fat Possum” label released “Rubber Factory”, the third Black Keys (The) studio album. It was recorded January – May 2004, at “Sentient Sound, in Akron, OH, and was produced by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney.
Personnel:
Dan Auerbach – vocals, guitars, fiddle, lap steel, hand claps, mixing
Patrick Carney – drums, percussion, hand claps, recording
Greg Calbi – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, except where noted.