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Kraftwerk: Minimum – Maximum

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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.

Personnel:

  • Ralf Hütter – vocals, software synthesizers, sequencing
  • Florian Schneider – supplementary vocals, software synthesizers, sequencing
  • Henning Schmitz – software synthesizers, sequencing, sound engineer
  • Fritz Hilpert – software synthesizers, sequencing, sound engineer

Track listing:

  1. The Man-Machine – Karl Bartos, Florian Schneider, Ralf Hütter
  2. Planet of Visions – Fritz Hilpert, Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider
  3. Tour de France (Étape 1) – Fritz Hilpert, Ralf Hütter, Maxime Schmitt, Florian Schneider
  4. Chrono – Fritz Hilpert, Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Maxime Schmitt
  5. Tour de France (Étape 2) – Fritz Hilpert, Ralf Hütter, Maxime Schmitt, Florian Schneider
  6. Vitamin – Fritz Hilpert, Ralf Hütter
  7. Tour de France – Karl Bartos, Ralf Hütter, Maxime Schmitt, Florian Schneider
  8. Autobahn – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Emil Schult
  9. The Model – Karl Bartos, Ralf Hütter, Emil Schult
  10. Neon Lights – Karl Bartos, Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider
  11. Radioactivity – Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Emil Schult
  12. Trans – Europe Express – Ralf Hütter, Emil Schult
  13. Metal on Metal – Ralf Hütter
  14. Numbers – Karl Bartos, Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider
  15. Computer World – Karl Bartos, Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider
  16. Home Computer – Karl Bartos, Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider
  17. Pocket Calculator – Karl Bartos, Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider
  18. Dentaku – Karl Bartos, Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider
  19. The Robots – Karl Bartos, Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider
  20. Elektro Kardiogramm – Fritz Hilpert, Ralf Hütter
  21. Aéro Dynamik – Fritz Hilpert, Ralph Hütter, Florian Schneider, Maxime Schmitt
  22. Musique Non-Stop – Karl Bartos, Ralph Hütter, Florian Schneider

Ben Folds: Songs For Silverman

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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.

Personnel:

  • Ben Folds – vocals, piano
  • Jared Reynolds – vocals, bass
  • Lindsay Jamieson – vocals, drums
  • Bucky Baxter – pedal steel, 12-string guitar
  • John Mark Painter – double bass, French horn
  • Ned Henry – violin
  • David Henry – cello
  • Frally Folds – backing vocals
  • Al Yankovic – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Ben Folds, except where noted.

  1. Bastard
  2. You to Thank
  3. Jesusland
  4. Landed
  5. Gracie
  6. Trusted
  7. Give Judy My Notice
  8. Late
  9. Sentimental Guy
  10. Time
  11. Prison Food

The Drones: Wait Long by the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By

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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:

  1. Shark Fin Blues – Gareth Liddiard, Rui Pereira
  2. Baby – Gareth Liddiard, Rui Pereira, Fiona Kitschin, Christian Strybosch
  3. The Best You Can Believe In – Gareth Liddiard
  4. Locust – Gareth Liddiard, Rui Pereira, Fiona Kitschin, Christian Strybosch
  5. You Really Don’t Care – Gareth Liddiard
  6. Sitting on the Edge of the Bed Cryin’ – Gareth Liddiard, Rui Pereira, Fiona Kitschin, Christian Strybosch
  7. The Freedom in the Loot – Gareth Liddiard
  8. Another Rousing Chorus You Idiots!!!! – Gareth Liddiard
  9. This Time – Gareth Liddiard, James McCann

Pure Reason Revolution: The Dark Third

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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.

  1. Aeropause
  2. Goshen’s Remains
  3. Apprentice of the Universe
  4. The Bright Ambassadors of Morning – Jon Courtney, Gregory Jong
  5. The Exact Colour
  6. Voices in Winter / In the Realms of the Divine
  7. Bullitts Dominæ
  8. The Twyncyn / Trembling Willows
  9. He Tried to Show Them Magic! / Ambassadors Return

Chicago: Chicago XXX

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On March 21, 2006, “Rhino” label released “Chicago XXX”, the twentieth Chicago album. It was recorded in 2005, and was produced by Jay DeMarcus.

Personnel:

  • Keith Howland – guitars
  • Robert Lamm – vocals, acoustic piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond B3 organ, horn arrangements
  • Bill Champlin – vocals, Hammond B3 organ, acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, BGV arrangements
  • Lee Loughnane – trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet
  • James Pankow – trombone, horn arrangements
  • Walt Parazaider – saxophones, flutes
  • Jason Scheff – vocals, bass, BGV arrangements
  • Tris Imboden – drums
  • Jay DeMarcus – keyboards, guitars, loops, programming, acoustic piano, arrangements
  • James Matchack – keyboards, loops, sequencing, arrangements
  • Tom Bukovac – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Dann Huff – guitars
  • Jack Kincaid – guitars
  • Yankton Mingua – guitars
  • Dean DeLeo – guitars
  • John Brockman – drums
  • Steve Brewster – drums
  • Lee Thornburg – trumpet
  • Joseph Williams – additional backing vocals
  • Bobby Kimball – additional backing vocals
  • Shelly Fairchild – lead vocal
  • Rascal Flatts (Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus, Joe Don Rooney) – guest vocals
  • Jeff Balding, Ben Fowler, James Matchack, Sean Neff, Chas Sanford – recording
  • David Frick Jay Goin, Jed Hackett, Jody Sappington, Aaron Walk, Tony Zeller – engineer assistant
  • Jeff Balding – mixing
  • James Matchack – mixing
  • Jed Hackett – mixing assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Jed Hackett, Sean Neff – digital editing
  • Hugh Brown – design, photography
  • Andy Strauss – design assistant
  • Jimmy Katz – photography
  • Mike “Frog” Griffith – production coordinator

Track listing:

  1. Feel (Hit single mix) – Danny Orton, Blair Daly
  2. King of Might Have Been – Greg Barnhill, Jason Scheff, Dennis Matkosky
  3. Caroline – Jason Scheff, Chas Sandford
  4. Why Can’t We – Bill Champlin, Hay DeMarcus, Jason Scheff, Chas Sandford
  5. Love Will Come – Jason Scheff, Hay DeMarcus, Chas Sandford
  6. Long Lost Friend – Jason Scheff, Hay DeMarcus, Brett James
  7. 90 Degrees and Freezing – Robert Lamm, Hay DeMarcus, Brett James
  8. Where Were You – Jason Scheff, Bill Champlin, Hay DeMarcus
  9. Already Gone – Bill Champlin, George Hawkins Jr.
  10. Come to Me, Do – Robert Lamm
  11. Lovin’ Chains – Hay DeMarcus, Marcus Hummon
  12. Better – Bill Champlin, Chas Sandford
  13. Feel (horn section mix) – Danny Orton, Blair Daly

Ran Blake: All That Is Tied

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On March 7, 2006, “Tompkins Square” label released “All That Is Tied”, the 36th Ran Blake album. It was recorded in 2005, and was produced by Jonah Kraut and Ran Blake.

Personnel:

  • Ran Blake – piano
  • Nate Dube – engineer
  • A. T. Michael MacDonald – mastering
  • Joel T. Jordan – design
  • Kathy Chapman – photography
  • John Medeski – liner notes
  • Josh Rosenthal – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Ran Blake, except where noted.

  1. All That Is Tied – Jonah Kraut
  2. Breakthru
  3. Birmingham, U.S.A.
  4. Thursday
  5. How ‘Bout That
  6. Impresario of Death
  7. Sontagism
  8. Epilogue
  9. Latter Rain Christian Fellowship
  10. Field Cry
  11. Wende
  12. Breakthru

Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band: Horses In The Sky

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On March 7, 2005, “Constellation” label released “Horses in the Sky”, album by Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band (the fourth Silver Mt. Zion album overall). It was recorded in 2004, at “Hotel2Tango” in Montreal, Quebec, and was produced by Howard Bilerman.

Personnel:

  • Efrim Menuck – voice, guitar, piano, mixing
  • Ian Ilavsky – voice, guitar, harmonium, mixing
  • Jessica Moss – voice, violin, piano, glasses, mixing
  • Thierry Amar – voice, contrabass, glasses, harmonica, mixing
  • Scott Levine Gilmore – voice, drums, percussion, guitar, mandolin, mixing
  • Sophie Trudeau – voice, violin, trumpet, glasses, mixing
  • Beckie Foon – voice, cello, mixing
  • Howard Bilerman – recording, mixing
  • J. F. Chicoine – mastering
  • Luc Paradis – drawings
  • Nadia Moss – side 4 etching
  • Silver Mt. Zion – other collages and scribblings

Track listing:

All tracks by Efrim Menuck, Ian Ilavsky, Jessica Moss, Thierry Amar, Scott Levine Gilmore, Sophie Trudeau and Beckie Foon.

  1. God Bless Our Dead Marines
  2. Mountains Made of Steam
  3. Horses in the Sky
  4. Teddy Roosevelt’s Guns
  5. Hang on to Each Other
  6. Ring Them Bells (Freedom Has Come and Gone)

Destroyer: Destroyer’s Rubies

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On February 21, 2006, “Merge” label released “Destroyer’s Rubies”, the seventh Destroyer studio album. It was recorded May – July 2005, at “JC/DC Studios” in Vancouver, British Columbia, and was produced by John Collins and David Carswell.

Personnel:

  • Dan Bejar – vocals, acoustic and rhythm guitar, tambourine
  • Nicolas Bragg – lead guitar
  • Ted Bois – piano, organ
  • Tim Loewen – bass
  • Scott Morgan – drums, baritone saxophone
  • Fisher Rose – vibraphone, trumpet
  • David Carswell – recording, mixing
  • John Collins – recording, mixing
  • Jamie Sitar – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Dan Bejar.

  1. Rubies
  2. Your Blood
  3. European Oils
  4. Painter In Your Pocket
  5. Looter’s Follies
  6. 3000 Flowers
  7. A Dangerous Woman Up to a Point
  8. Priest’s Knees
  9. Watercolours into the Ocean
  10. Sick Priest Learns to Last Forever

Bloc Party: Silent Alarm

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On February 2, 2005, “Wichita Recordings” label released “Silent Alarm”, the debut Bloc Party studio album. It was recorded June – July 2004, and was produced by Paul Epworth, Kele Okereke, Russell Lissack, Gordon Moakes and Matt Tong.

Personnel:

  • Kele Okereke – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Russell Lissack – lead guitar
  • Gordon Moakes – bass, backing vocals, synthesizer
  • Matt Tong – drums, backing vocals
  • Paul Epworth – programming
  • Eliot James – programming, recording, additional production
  • Mark “Top” Rankin – recording
  • Joe Hirst – recording assistant
  • “Fashion Show” – recording assistant
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • Ness Sherry – cover photography
  • Paul Epworth – photography
  • Matt Tong – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bloc Party.

  1. Like eating Glass
  2. Helicopter
  3. Positive Tension
  4. Banquet
  5. Blue Light
  6. She’s Hearing Voices
  7. This Modern Love
  8. The Pioneers
  9. Price of Gasoline
  10. So here We Are
  11. Luno
  12. Plans
  13. Compliments

Coil: The Ape Of Naples

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On December 2, 2005, “Threshold House” label released “The Ape of Naples”, the 17th Coil album. It was recorded 1993 – 2004 (contains reworked and remixed material from 1993 to 2004), and was produced by Peter Christopherson and John Balance.

Personnel:

  • John Balance – vocals, recording
  • Peter Christopher – performer, sequenced by, sound designer, recording
  • François Testory – vocals
  • Thighpaulsandra – keyboards, orchestral styling
  • Ossian Brown – synthesizer
  • Cliff Stapleton – Hurdy gurdy
  • Tom Edwards – marimba
  • Mike York – pipes, duduk
  • Ian Johnstone – artwork, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Balance and Peter Christopher.

  1. Fire of the Mind
  2. The Last Amethyst Deceiver
  3. Tattooed Man
  4. Triple Sun
  5. It’s in My Blood
  6. I Don’t Get It
  7. Heaven’s Blade
  8. Cold Cell
  9. Teenage Lightning 2005
  10. Amber Rain
  11. Going Up