Tag Archives: 2005

String Forces: Silkyway

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On June 13, 2006, “Profundus” label released “Silkyway”, the third String Forces album. It was recorded October 2004 – April 2005, at “Profundus Studio” in Skopje, Macedonia, and was produced by Dorian Jovanović.

Personnel:

  • Dorian Jovanović – stick, oud, electronics, backing vocal
    Aleksandra Mangarovska Milićević – vocal, flute, bamboo flute
    Allfrida Tozieva – vocal, viola
  • Aleksandar Stojanov-Zorin – vocal
  • Ivica Jankulovski – programming, samples, engineer
  • Blagojče Penov, Risto Solunčev, Miško Parušev, Dejan Teodosievski, Vladmir Pop Hrsitov, Erhan Šukri, Mihajlo Kufojanakis, Milica Petruševska – guest
  • Milčo Serafimovski – design

Track listing:

  1. Eter
  2. 85° 45′ 20″ S 65° 46′ 30″ E
  3. Žar, sixt mode
  4. 85° 45′ 20″ S 65° 46′ 30″ E, movement 2
  5. Ako nikoj ne sviri, sixth mode
  6. 85° 45′ 20″ S 65° 46′ 30″ E, movement 3
  7. Boli rana, first mode
  8. 85° 45′ 20″ S 65° 46′ 30″ E, movement 5
  9. Etida br. 2, d-mol
  10. 85° 45′ 20″ S 65° 46′ 30″ E, movement 7
  11. Iljada boi, fourth mode legetos
  12. 85° 45′ 20″ S 65° 46′ 30″ E, movement 11
  13. Eden zdiv, eight mode chromatic
  14. 85° 45′ 20″ S 65° 46′ 30″ E, movement 13
  15. Skriena ubavino
  16. 85° 45′ 20″ S 65° 46′ 30″ E, movement 17
  17. Jas sum ti, sixth mode
  18. 85° 45′ 20″ S 65° 46′ 30″ E, movement 19
  19. Do ezerata

Four Tet: Everything Ecstatic

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On May 23, 2005, “Domino” label released “Everything Ecstatic”, the fourth Four Tet album. It was recorded in 2005, and was produced by Kieran Hebden.

Personnel:

  • Kieran Hebden – keyboards, electronics
  • Sean Magee – mastering
  • Matthew Cooper – layout
  • Jason Evans – photography
  • Simon Foxton – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kieran Hebden.

  1. A Joy
  2. Smile Around the Face
  3. Fuji Check
  4. Sun Drums and Soil
  5. Clouding
  6. And Then Patterns
  7. High Fives
  8. Turtle Turtle Up
  9. Sleep, Eat Food, Have Visions
  10. You Were There with Me

Ryan Adams: Cold Roses

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On May 3, 2005, “Lost Highway” label released “Cold Roses”, the sixth Ryan Adams studio album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Loho Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Tom Schick.

Personnel:

  • Ryan Adams – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, harmonica, piano, bass guitar
  • J. P. Bowersock – electric guitar
  • Cindy Cashdollar – steel guitar, dobro
  • Rachael Yamagata – vocals, piano
  • Catherine Popper – vocals, bass guitar, piano
  • Brad Pemberton – vocals, drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Ryan Adams, J. P. Bowersock, Cindy Cashdollar, Brad Pamberton and Catherine Popper.

  1. Magnolia Mountain
  2. Sweet Illusions
  3. Meadowlake Street
  4. When Will You Come Back Home
  5. Beautiful Sorta
  6. Now That You’re Gone
  7. Cherry Lane
  8. Mockingbird
  9. How Do You Keep Love Alive
  10. Easy Plateau
  11. Let It Ride
  12. Rosebud
  13. Cold Roses
  14. If I Am a Stranger
  15. Dance All Night
  16. Blossom
  17. Life Is Beautiful
  18. Friends

The Fiery Furnaces: Bitter Tea

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On April 18, 2006, “Fat Possum” label released “Bitter Tea”, the fifth Fiery Furnaces (The) album. It was recorded 2005 – 2006, at “Key Club Recording” in Benton, Harbor, US, and was produced by Matthew Friedberger.

Personnel:

  • Matthew Friedberger – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Eleanor Friedberg – vocals, drums
  • Andy Knowles – drums
  • Bill Skibbe – noises, recording, mixing
  • Michael Parker – human beatbox, engineer assistant
  • Joe Lambert – mastering
  • Mike Reddy – design
  • Michael Lavine – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Eleanor Friedberg and Matthew Friedberg.

  1. In My Little Thatched Hut
  2. I’m in No Mood
  3. Black-Hearted Boy
  4. Bitter Tea
  5. Teach Me Sweetheart
  6. I’m Waiting to Know You
  7. The Vietnamese Telephone Ministry
  8. Oh Sweet Woods
  9. Borneo
  10. Police Sweater Blood Vow
  11. Nevers
  12. Benton Harbor Blues
  13. Whistle Rhapsody
  14. Nevers (Reprise) (unlisted)
  15. Benton Harbor Blues (Reprise) (unlisted)

Jane Ira Bloom: Like Silver, Like Song

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On April 15, 2005, “Artistshare” label released “Like Silver, Like Song”, the eleventh Jane Ira Bloom album. It was recorded in July 2004, in “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Jane Ira Bloom.

Personnel:

  • Jane Ira Bloom – soprano saxophone
  • Jamie Saft – keyboards
  • Mark Dresser – bass
  • Bobby Previte – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Jane Ira Bloom except where noted.

  1. Dreaming in the Present Tense
  2. Unconscious Forces
  3. Singing in Stripes
  4. Altair 4 – Jane Ira Bloom, Jamie Saft
  5. Vanishing Hat
  6. White Light
  7. No Orchestra
  8. Magnetic
  9. In an Instant
  10. Mercury
  11. Night Skywriting
  12. Dark Knowledge
  13. I Have Dreamed – Oscar Hammerstein, Richard Rodgers

Killing Joke: Hosannas from the Basements of Hell

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On April 3, 2006, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Hosannas from the Basements of Hell”, the twelfth Killing Joke studio album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Studio Faust” in Prague, Czech Republic, and was produced by Jaz Coleman, Kevin Walker, Paul Raven and Benny Calvert.

Personnel:

  • Jaz Coleman – vocals, synthesizer, string arrangement
  • Kevin “Geordie” Walker – guitar
  • Paul Raven – bass guitar
  • Benny Calvert – drums
  • Tashkent Strings – string section
  • Ronnie Barak – percussion
  • Reza Udhin – effects, atmospheres
  • Jerry Kandiah – recording
  • Mark Lusardi – mixing
  • Victor Safonkin – cover paintings
  • Paul Raven – serpent logo design

Track listing:

All tracks by Jaz Coleman, Geordie Walker and Paul Raven.

  1. This Tribal Antidote
  2. Hosannas from the Basements of Hell
  3. Invocation
  4. Implosion
  5. Majestic
  6. Walking with God
  7. The Lightbringer
  8. Judas Goat
  9. Gratitude

Taylor Hawkins

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On March 25, 2022, Oliver Taylor Hawkins died aged 50. He was musician (drums, percussion, guitar, piano), singer and songwriter, worked with Sass Jordan, Alanis Morissette and band Sylvia. In 2004, Hawkins formed his project Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders, but was best known as drummer of Foo Fighters. In 2005, magazine ”Rhythm” voted him “Best Rock Drummer”.

Dave Burrell: Margy Pargy

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On March 9, 2005, “Splasc” label released “Margy Pargy”, the 24th Dave Burrell album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Peppo Spagnoli.

Personnel:

  • Dave Burrell – piano
  • Giuseppe Emmanuele – engineer
  • Luigi Naro – graphic design
  • Luciano Rossetti – photography
  • Pete Kercher, Giacomo Pellicciotti – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Burrell, except where noted.

  1. I Only Have Eyes for You – Harry Warren, Al Dubin
  2. Expansion
  3. DB Blues
  4. Prelude to Crucifado
  5. Crucifado
  6. Margy Pargy
  7. Lush Life – Billy Strayhorn
  8. My Foolish Heart – Victor Young
  9. So in Love – Cole Porter

Delays: You See Colours

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On March 6, 2006, “Rough Trade” label released “You See Colours”, the second Delays studio album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Real World”, “Rockfireld” and “Dustsucker Sound”, and was produced by Graham Sutton.

Personnel:

  • Greg Gilbert – vocals, guitar
  • Aaron Gilbert – sequencer, synths, backing vocals
  • Colin Fox – bass, percussion, backing vocals
  • Rowly – drums
  • Graham Sutton – additional synth arrangements, programming, engineer, mixing
  • Trevor Horn – additional arrangement, vocal overdub
  • Duncan Lewis – additional arrangement
  • Jon Kelly – additional arrangement
  • Robbie Nelson – engineer
  • Paul Burgess – artwork
  • Jeff Teader – package design
  • Roger Sargent – photography

Track listing:

  1. You and Me – Greg Gilbert, Aaron Gilbert
  2. Valentine – Greg Gilbert, Aaron Gilbert
  3. This Town’s Religion – Greg Gilbert
  4. Sink Like a Stone – Greg Gilbert
  5.  Too Much in Your Life – Greg Gilbert, Aaron Gilbert
  6. Winter’s Memory of Summer – Greg Gilbert, Aaron Gilbert
  7. Given Time – Greg Gilbert
  8. Hideaway – Greg Gilbert
  9. Lillian – Greg Gilbert, Aaron Gilbert
  10. Out of Nowhere – Greg Gilbert
  11. Waste of Space – Greg Gilbert, Aaron Gilbert

Kurt Rosenwinkel: Deep Song

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On March 1, 2005, “Verve” label released “Deep Song”, the sixth Kurt Rosenwinkel album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Kurt Rosenwinkel, Anders Chan-Tidemann, Joshua Redman and James Farber.

Personnel:

  • Kurt Rosenwinkel – guitar
  • Joshua Redman – tenor saxophone
  • Brad Mehldau – piano
  • Larry Grenadier – bass
  • Jeff Ballard – drums
  • Ali Jackson – drums 
  • James Farber – engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Hollis King – art direction
  • Rika Ichiki – design
  • Ian Gittler – photography
  • Gary Gershoff – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kurt Rosenwinkel, except where noted.

  1. The Cloister
  2. Brooklyn Sometimes
  3. The Cross
  4. If I Should Lose You – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
  5. Synthetics
  6. Use of Light
  7. Cake
  8. Deep Song – George Cory, Douglass Cross
  9. Gesture (Lester)
  10. The Next Step