On October 24, 2005, “Monotreme” label released “One Time for All Time”, the second 65daysofstatic studio album. It was recorded in 2005, at 2Fly Studios” in Sheffield, England, and was produced by Alan Smyth.
Personnel:
Joe Fro (Joe Shrewsbury)
Paul Wolinski
Rob Jones
Simon Wright
Alan ‘Destroying The Fabric Of The Earth’ Smyth – recording
On September 12, 2005, “Parlaphone” label released “Chaos and Creation in the Backyard”, the thirteenth Paul McCartney studio album. It was recorded September 2023 – April 2005, at “RAL” and “AIR” in London, “Ocean Way” in Hollywood, and was produced by Nigel Godrich.
Personnel:
Paul McCartney – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, classical guitar, 12 string guitar, tambourine on snare, piano, electric piano, B 3 organ, Moog synthesizer, autoharp, Baldwin spinet, bass guitar, cello, drums, drum machine, flugelhorn, violin, gong, güiro, harmonium, acoustic guitar loops, maracas, melodica, recorders, tubular bells, triangle, toy glockenspiel, percussion, vibrachimes, woodblock, art direction
Jason Falkner – electric guitar, classical guitar
Rusty Anderson – acoustic guitar
Brian Ray – acoustic guitar
Nigel Godrich – piano and Epiphone acoustic guitar loops
Pedro Eustache – duduk
James Gadson – drums
Joey Waronker – bass drum, bongos, shaker
Abe Laboriel Jr. – percussion, block, tambourine
The Los Angeles Music Players – strings
Millennia Ensemble – strings, brass instrument
Joby Talbot – string and brass arrangements, conducting
On August 15, 2005, “Kaizerecords” label released “Maestro”, the third Kaizers Orchestra studio album. It was recorded February – March 2005, at “Duper Studio” in Bergen, Norway, and was produced by Jørgen Træen and Janove Ottesen.
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:
M’Bifé – Mariam Doumbia, Manu Chao
M’Bifé Balafon – Manu Chao
Coulibaly – Amadou Bagayoko
La Réalité – Amadou Bagayoko
Sénégal Fast Food – Amadou Bagayoko, Manu Chao, Mariam Doumbia
Artistiya – Mariam Doumbia
La Fête au Village – Amadou Bagayoko
Camions Sauvages – Amadou Bagayoko, Manu Chao, Mariam Doumbia
Beaux Dimanches – Amadou Bagayoko
La Paix – Amadou Bagayoko
Djanfa – Amadou Bagayoko, Manu Chao, Mariam Doumbia
Taxi Bamako – Manu Chao
Politic Amagni – Amadou Bagayoko, Manu Chao, Ousmane Cissé, Tiemoko Traoré
On June 20, 2005, “Wichita Recordings” label released “The New Fellas”, the second Cribs (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2005, at “West Heath Studios” in London, and was produced by Edwyn Collins.
Personnel:
Ryan Jarman – vocals, guitar
Gary Jarman – vocals, bass
Ross Jarman – drums
Edwyn Collins – keyboards, backing vocals
The Punters – crowd vocals
Sebastian Lewsley – engineer
Guy Davie – mastering
Hiromix – illustrations
Nick Scott – design
Andrew Kendall – photography
Becky Cowey – additional photography
Track listing:
All tracks are written by Ryan Jarman, Gary Jarman and Ross Jarman except where noted.
On June 13, 2006, “Sony BMG” label released “One-X”, the second Three Days Grace studio album. It was recorded November 2005 – January 2006, at “Bay 7 Studios”, “Valley Village Studios”, “Sparky Dark Studios” in Calabasas, California, and was produced by Howard Benson.
Personnel:
Adam Gontier – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Barry Stock – lead guitar
Brad Walst – bass guitar, backing vocals
Neil Sanderson – drums, backing vocals
Howard Benson – keyboards, programming
Ned Brower – backing vocals
Taylor Locke – backing vocals
Deborah Lurie – string arrangements
Casey Stone – string engineering
Mike Plotnikoff – recording
Hatsukazu Inagaki – engineer assistant
Paul DeCarli – Pro Tools editing, programming
Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
Ted Jensen – mastering
Gersh (Drum Fetish) – drum technician
Marc VanGool – guitar tech
Brian Kushner – editor for the enhanced portion
Purple Can Post – facility
Three Days Grace – art direction, design
Warless Rabit – art direction, design
Jackie Murphy – art direction, design
Jeff Gilligan – art direction, design
Dean Karr – photography
Track listing:
It’s All Over – Adams Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Barry Stock
Pain – Adams Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Barry Stock, Gavin Brown
Animal I Have Become – Adams Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Barry Stock, Gavin Brown
Never Too Late – Adams Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Gavin Brown
On My Own – Adams Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Barry Stock, Gavin Brown
Riot – Adams Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Barry Stock
Get Out Alive – Adams Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Barry Stock
Let It Die – Adams Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Barry Stock, Gavin Brown
Over and Over – Adams Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Barry Stock, Gavin Brown
Time of Dying – Adams Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Barry Stock
Gone Forever – Adams Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Barry Stock, Gavin Brown
One X – Adams Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Barry Stock
On June 6, 2005, “Kling Klang” label released “Minimum-Maximum”, the first Kraftwerk live album. It was recorded in 2004, on concerts in Warsaw, Ljubljana, Moscow, Berlin, London, Budapest, Tallinn, Riga, Tokyo, and San Francisco, and was produced by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider.
On April 25, 2005, “Epic” label released “Songs for Silverman”, the second Ben Folds studio album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Ben Folds and John Mark Painter.
On April 18, 2005, “In Fidelity” label released “Wait Long by the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By”, the second Drones (The) studio album. It was recorded 2003 – 2004, at “Atlantis Studios” in Melbourne, Australia, and was produced by Locki Lockwood and Gareth Liddiard.
Personnel:
Rui Pereira – vocals, guitar, violin
Gareth Liddiard – guitar, vocals, synth, Hammond
Fiona Kitschin – vocals, bass, piano
Christian Strybosch – vocals, drums
Steve Hesketh – Wurlitzer Hammond
Track listing:
Shark Fin Blues – Gareth Liddiard, Rui Pereira
Baby – Gareth Liddiard, Rui Pereira, Fiona Kitschin, Christian Strybosch
The Best You Can Believe In – Gareth Liddiard
Locust – Gareth Liddiard, Rui Pereira, Fiona Kitschin, Christian Strybosch
You Really Don’t Care – Gareth Liddiard
Sitting on the Edge of the Bed Cryin’ – Gareth Liddiard, Rui Pereira, Fiona Kitschin, Christian Strybosch
The Freedom in the Loot – Gareth Liddiard
Another Rousing Chorus You Idiots!!!! – Gareth Liddiard
On April 10, 2006, “Holograph” label released “The Dark Third”, the debut Pure Reason Revolution studio album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Fairhazel Studios” and “RAK Studios” in London, and was produced by Paul Northfield.
Personnel:
Jon Courtney – vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass, programming
Gregory Jong – vocals, guitar, keyboards
Jamie Willcox – vocals, guitar
James Dobson – vocals, bass, keyboards, violin, programming
Chloe Alper – vocals, bass
Andrew Courtney – drums, percussion
Paul Northfield – engineer
Dario Dendi – engineer assistant
Track listing:
All tracks by Jon Courtney, except where noted.
Aeropause
Goshen’s Remains
Apprentice of the Universe
The Bright Ambassadors of Morning – Jon Courtney, Gregory Jong