Tag Archives: 2005

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

Dan Snaith: The Milk of Human Kindness

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On April 19, 2005, “The Leaf Label / Domino Recording Company” labels released “The Milk of Human Kindness”, the third Dan Snaith album, the first one under the pseudonym Caribou. It was recorded in 2005, and was produced by Dan Snaith.

Personnel:

  • Dan Snaith – synthesizer, drums, guitar, bass
  • Brad Laner – guitar
  • Noel Summerville – mastering
  • Richard Kenworthy – art direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Dan Snaith.

  1. Yeti
  2. Subotnick
  3. A Final Warning
  4. Lord Leopard
  5. Bees
  6. Hands First
  7. Hello Hammerheads
  8. Brahminy Kite
  9. Drumheller
  10. Pelican Narrows
  11. Barnowl

Percy Sledge

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On April 14, 2015, Percy Tyrone Sledge died aged 73. He was singer, best known for the song “When a Man Loves a Woman”. The song was awarded a million-selling, Gold-certified disc in US by “RIAA”. Sledge received the Rhythm and Blues Foundation’s Career Achievement Award and in 2005, he was inducted into the “Rock & Roll Hall of Fame”.

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?

Blue October: Foiled

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On April 4, 2006, “Universal” label released “Foiled”, the fourth Blue October studio album. It was recorded in 2005, and was produced by David Castell and Justin Furstenfeld. In February 2007, the album was certified Platinum in US by “RIAA” and in Canada by “Music Canada”.

Personnel:

  • Justin Furstenfeld— vocals, guitar
  • Jeremy Furstenfeld— drums
  • B. Hudson— guitar
  • Matt Noveskey— bass
  • Ryan Delahoussaye— violin, keyboards
  • Sarah Donaldson — cello
  • Zayra Alvarez— vocals
  • Imogen Heap— vocals
  • Kirk Baxley — vocals
  • Jose Alcantar — mixing
  • David Castell— mixing
  • Phil Kaffel — mixing
  • Patrick Leonard — mixing
  • Michael Perfitt — mixing
  • Chick Reed — mixing
  • Paul Oakenfold— mixing
  • Carmen Rizzo— mixing
  • Joe Spix — art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Justin Furstenfeld except where noted.

  1. You Make Me Smile – Justin Furstenfeld, Matt Novesky, Sugg, C. B. Hudson
  2. She’s My Ride Home
  3. Into the Ocean
  4. What If We Could
  5. Hate Me
  6. Let It Go
  7. Congratulations
  8. Overweight
  9. X Amount of Words
  10. Drilled a Wire Through My Cheek – Justin Furstenfeld, Matt Novesky, Sugg, C. B. Hudson
  11. Sound of Pulling Heaven Down
  12. Everlasting Friend
  13. 18th Floor Balcony – Justin Furstenfeld, Matt Novesky, Sugg, C. B. Hudson

Cassandra Wilson: Thunderbird

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On April 4, 2006, “Blue Note” label released “Thunderbird”, the 15th Cassandra Wilson album. It was recorded 2005 – 2006, at “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, “The Village Recorder”, “Electro Magnetic Studio” and “The Green Room” in Los Angeles, “Dangerous Music” in NY., and was produced by T-Bone Burnett and Keith Ciancia.

Personnel:

  • Cassandra Wilson– vocals, guitar
  • Keb’ Mo’– guitar
  • Colin Linden – guitar
  • Marc Ribot– guitar
  • Grégoire Maret– harmonica
  • Reginald Veal – double bass
  • Keith Ciancia – double bass, piano, keyboards, programming, synthesizer, strings
  • Mike Elizondo – bass programming, synthesizer strings
  • Jay Bellerose – drums
  • Jim Keltner– drums
  • Bill Maxwell – drums
  • Mike Piersante – percussion

Track listing:

  1. Go to Mexico – Keith Ciancia, Mike Elizondo, Zigaboo Modeliste, Art Neville, Leo Nocentelli, George Porter, Jr, Cassandra Wilson
  2. Closer to You – Jakob Dylan
  3. Easy Rider – traditional
  4. It Would Be So Easy – Keith Ciancia, Mike Elizondo, Mike Piersante, Cassandra Wilson
  5. Red River Valley – traditional
  6. Poet – Keith Ciancia, Cassandra Wilson
  7. I Want to be Loved – Willie Dixon
  8. Lost – Joseph Henry Burnett
  9. Strike a Match – Joseph Henry Burnett, Ethan Coen
  10. Tarot – Keith Ciancia, Jim Keltner, Cassandra Wilson

The Bravery: Same

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On March 29, 2005, “Island” label released the self-titled, debut Bravery (The) album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Sam Endicott.

Personnel:

  • Sam Endicott– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Michael Zakarin – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • John Conway – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Mike Hindert– bass, backing vocals
  • Anthony Burulcich – drums, backing vocals
  • Steven Lourie – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Sam Endicott, except where noted.

  1. An Honest Mistakes
  2. No Brakes
  3. Fearless
  4. Tyrant – Endicott, John Conway
  5. Give In
  6. Swollen Summer
  7. Public Service Announcement
  8. Out of Line
  9. Unconditional
  10. The Ring Song
  11. Rites of Spring

Porcupine Tree: Deadwing

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On March 28, 2005, “Lava” label released “Deadwing”, the eighth Porcupine Tree studio album. It was recorded March – October 2004, and was produced by Steven Wilson, Gavin Harrison and Richard Barbieri.

Personnel:

  • Steven Wilson – vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, hammered dulcimer, bass guitar, mixing
  • Richard Barbieri – keyboards, synthesizers
  • Colin Edwin – bass guitar
  • Gavin Harrison– drums, percussion
  • Mikael Åkerfeldt – guitar, backing vocals
  • Adrian Belew – guitar
  • Paul Northfield, George Schilling – recording
  • Andy VanDette – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Steven Wilson, except where noted.

  1. Deadwing
  2. Shallow
  3. Lazarus
  4. Halo – Richard Barbieri, Colin Edwin, Gavin Harrison, Steven Wilson
  5. Arriving Somewhere but Not Here
  6. Mellotron Scratch
  7. Open Car
  8. Start of Something Beautiful – Gavin Harrison, Steven Wilson
  9. Glass Arm Shattering – Richard Barbieri, Colin Edwin, Gavin Harrison, Steven Wilson

Joe Satriani: Super Colossal

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On March 14, 2006, “Epic” label released “Super Colossal”, the eleventh Joe Satriani studio album. It was recorded 2005 – 2006, at “Studio 21” in San Francisco, “Armoury Recording Studios” in Vancouver, and was produced by Joe Satriani and Mike Fraser.

Personnel:

  • Joe Satriani– guitar, keyboard, bass, engineer
  • Jeff Campitelli– drums, percussion
  • Simon Phillips– drums, engineering
  • Eric Caudieux– editing, sound design
  • Mike Fraser– engineer, mixing
  • Rob Stefanson – engineer assistant
  • Stephan Nordin – engineer assistant
  • George Marino – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Satriani.

  1. Super Colossal
  2. Just Like Lightnin’
  3. It’s So Good
  4. Redshift Riders
  5. Ten Words
  6. A Cool New Way
  7. One Robot’s Dream
  8. The Meaning of Love
  9. Made of Tears
  10. Theme for a Strange World
  11. Movin’ On
  12. A Love Eternal
  13. Crowd Chant