Tag Archives: 2006

Arctic Monkeys: Who The Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?

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On April 24, 2006, “Domino Recording Company” label released “Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?”, the second Arctic Monkeys EP. It was recorded in 2005, at “Chapel” in Lincolnshire, “Motor Museum” in Liverpool, “Konk” in London, and was produced by Jim Abbiss and Mike Crossey.

Personnel:

  • Alex Turner – lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
  • Jamie Cook – rhythm and lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Andy Nicholson – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Matt Helders – drums, backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Alex Turner.

  1. The View from the Afternoon
  2. Cigarette Smoker Fiona
  3. Despair in the Departure Lounge
  4. No Buses
  5. Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?

Dresden Dolls: Yes, Virginia…

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On April 18, 2006, “Roadrunner” label released “Yes, Virginia…”, the second Dresden Dolls album. It was recorded in September – November 2005, at “Allaire Studios” in Shokan, New York, “Camp Street Studios” in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was produced by Sean Slade, Paul Q. Kolderie, Amanda Palmer and Brian Viglione.

Personnel:

  • Amanda Palmer – vocals, piano, Mellotron, organ
  • Brian Viglione – vocals, drums, percussion, bass guitar, guitar
  • Holly Brewer, Matt McNiss – choir
  • Holly Brewer, Whitney Moses, Mali Sastri – Delilahs
  • Adam Taylor – engineer
  • Paul Q. Kolderie – engineer, mixing
  • George Marino – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Amanda Palmer.

  1. Sex Changes
  2. Backstabber
  3. Modern Moonlight
  4. My Alcoholic Friends
  5. Delilah
  6. Dirty Business
  7. First Orgasm
  8. Mrs. O.
  9. Shores of California
  10. Necessary Evil
  11. Mandy Goes to Med School
  12. Me & the Minibar
  13. Sing

Calexico: Garden Ruin

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On April 11, 2006, “Quarterstick” label released “Garden Ruin”, the fifth Calexico studio album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by JD Foster, Joey Burns and John Convertino.

Personnel:

  • Joey Burns – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, banjo, tambourine, piano, organ, accordion, cello, Wurlitzer, Casio flute, glockenspiel, shaker, bass, vibes, bass melodica, backing vocals
  • JD Foster – Nashville tuning guitar, electric guitar, horns arrangements
  • Amparo Sanchez – vocals
  • John Convertino – drums, percussion, shakers
  • Naim Amor – electric guitar
  • Paul Niehaus – pedal steel, electric guitar, baritone guitar
  • Eldys Isak Vega – piano
  • Nick Luca – Hammond B3 organ, electric Jazz guitar, reverse Wurlitzer
  • Volker Zander – electric bass, vibes
  • Martin Wenk – glockenspiel, trumpet, Wurlitzer, Nashville tuning guitar, electric guitar, banjo, noise
  • Jacob Valenzuela – trumpet, banjo ukulele, Mando bird, electric bass, sleigh bells. Fender Rhodes bass, backing vocals
  • Rob Burger – Hammond B3 organ
  • Jelle Kuiper – shakers, thunder drum
  • Nelzimar Neves – cello
  • Roberto Mendoza – sound effects
  • Dan Coleman – cello arrangement

Track listing:

All tracks by Joey Burns and John Burns, except where noted.

  1. Cruel
  2. Yours and Mine – Joey Burns, John Convertino
  3. Bisbee Blue – Joey Burns, John Burns, JD Foster, John Corventino, Dan Coleman
  4. Panic Open Strings – Joey Burns, John Convertino
  5. Letter to Bowie Knife
  6. Roka (danza de la Muerte) – Joey Burns
  7. Lucky Dime – Joey Burns, John Corventino
  8. Smash
  9. Deep Down – Joey Burns
  10. Nom de Plume – Paul Niehaus, Joey Burns
  11. All Systems Red – Joey Burns, John Convertino, JD Foster
  12. Landing Field (bonus track) – Joey Burns, JD Foster
  13. Cast Your Coat (bonus track) Joey Burns

Jesse Cook: Frontiers

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On April 3, 2007, “Koch” label released “Frontiers”, the sixth Jesse Cook studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “Coach House Music” in Canada, and was produced by Jesse Cook.

Personnel:

  • Jesse Cook – guitar, recording, mixing, liner notes
  • Ross Macintyre – acoustic bass
  • Gary Craig – drums
  • Kevin Fox – drums
  • Art Avalos – percussion, timbales
  • Chendy Leon – percussion
  • Chris Church – violin
  • Kevin Fox – cello
  • Amanda Martinez, Maryem Tollar, Melissa McClelland – vocals
  • Scott Lake – engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Trevor Sadler – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Jesse Cook, except where noted.

  1. Matisse the Cat
  2. Cafe Mocha
  3. Rain
  4. Vamos
  5. Turning
  6. Havana
  7. El Cri
  8. Come What May
  9. It Ain’t Me Babe – Bob Dylan
  10. La Llorona
  11. Waiting
  12. Europa
  13. Alone

The Waterboys: Book Of Lightning

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On April 2, 2007, “Puck” label released “Book of Lightning”, the ninth Waterboys (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at Mike Scott’s home studio, in Vancouver and London, and was produced by Philip Tennant and Mike Scott.

Personnel:

  • Mike Scott – lead vocal, acoustic and electric guitar, rhythm guitar, Danelectro Bellzouki electric 12-string guitar, tambourine,  piano, percussion, loops,  sleigh bells, arrangements,  sound effects, engineer, mixing
  • Johnny Andrews – vocals, falsetto
  • Leo Abrahams – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Chris Bruce – electric guitar
  • Richard Naiff – organ, piano
  • Mike Rowe – organ, electric piano
  • Ida Nilsen – piano
  • Richard Naiff – keyboards 
  • Thighpaulsandra – keyboards
  • Mark Smith – bass 
  • Brady Blade – drums
  • Jeremy Stacey – drums
  • Barry Mirochnick – drums
  • Steve Wickham – fiddle, viola
  • Roddy Lorimer – trumpet
  • Clive Deamer – tabla, Introduction
  • Daniel Presley – backing and harmony vocals
  • Mark Coates Smith – resonator
  • Annie Wilkinson – resonator
  • Pete Min – engineer
  • Colin Stewart – engineer
  • Steve Evans – engineer, mixing
  • Tim Martin – engineer, mixing
  • Ren Swan – mixing
  • Dick Beetham – mastering
  • Phil Smee – cover and booklet design
  • Steve Gullick – photography
  • Helge Skodvin – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Scott except where noted.

  1. The Crash of Angel Wings
  2. Love Will Shoot You Down
  3. Nobody’s Baby Anymore
  4. Strange Arrangement
  5. She Tried to Hold Me
  6. It’s Gonna Rain
  7. Sustain – Mike Scott, Ida Nilsen
  8. You in the Sky
  9. Everybody Takes a Tumble – Mike Scott, Anthony Thistlethwaite
  10. The Man with the Wind at His Heels – Mike Scott, Steve Wickham, Anthony Thistlethwaite

Chriatian Scott: Rewind That

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On March 26, 2006, “Concord” label released “Rewind That”, the second Christian Scott studio album. It was recorded in February 2005, at “Fantasy Studios” in Berkeley, and was produced by Chris Dunn and Christian Scott.

Personnel:

  • Christian Scott – trumpet
  • Donald Harrison – alto saxophone
  • Walter Smith III – tenor saxophone
  • Matthew Stevens – guitar
  • Zaccai Curtis – Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer
  • Luques Curtis – acoustic and electric bass 
  • Thomas Pridgen – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Christian Scott, except where noted.

  1. Rewind That
  2. Say It
  3. Like This
  4. So What – Miles Davis
  5. Rejection
  6. Lay in Vein
  7. She
  8. Suicide
  9. Caught Up
  10. Paradise Found – Donald Harrison, Jr.
  11. Kiel

Machine Head: The Blackening

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On March 27, 2007, “Roadrunner” label released “The Blackening”, the sixth Machine Head studio album. It was recorded August – November 2006, at “Sharkbite Studios” in Oakland, California, and was produced by Robb Flynn.

Personnel:

  • Robb Flynn – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Phil Demmel – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Adam Duce – bass, backing vocals
  • Dave McClain – drums
  • Mark Keaton – engineer
  • Vincent Wojno – additional engineering, Pro Tools editing
  • Lee Slater – engineer assistant
  • Rohan Onraet – engineer assistant
  • Colin Richardson – mixing
  • Matt Hyde – mixing
  • Eddy Schreyer – mastering
  • Bau-da Design – package design
  • Deanna Alcorn – package design
  • Robb Flynn – package design
  • Alex Solca – photography

Track listing:

  1. Clenching the Fists of Dissent – lyrics by Robb Flynn, music by Robb Flynn, Dave McClain, Phil Demmel
  2. Beautiful Morning – lyrics by Robb Flynn, music by Robb Flynn, Phil Demmel
  3. Aesthetics of Hate – lyrics by Robb Flynn, Adam Duce, music by Robb Flynn
  4. How I Lay Thee Down – lyrics by Robb Flynn, music by Robb Flynn, Phil Demmel
  5. Slanderous – lyrics by Robb Flynn, music by Robb Flynn, Phil Demmel
  6. Halo – lyrics by Robb Flynn, music by Robb Flyn, Dave McClain, Adam Duce, Phil Demmel
  7. Wolves – lyrics by Robb Flynn, music by Robb Flynn, Phil Demmel, Adam Duce
  8. A Farewell to Arms – lyrics by Robb Flynn, Adam Duce, Phil Demmel, music by Robb Flynn, Phil Demmel

Band Of Horses: Everything All The Time

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On March 21, 2006, “Sub Pop” label released “Everything All the Time”, the debut Band of Horses studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “Avast Studios” in Seattle, US, and was produced by Phil Ek, Ben Bridwell, Mat Brooke, Chris Early and Tim Meinig

Personnel:

  • Ben Bridwell – vocals, electric guitar, pedal steel, bass, piano
  • Mat Brooke – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, banjo, e-bow
  • Chris Early – bass guitar
  • Tim Meinig – drums
  • Sera Cahoone – drums
  • Cristopher Wilson – artwork, photography
  • Jeff Kleinsmith – design
  • Dusty Summers – design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Ben Bridwell except where noted, all music by Ben Bridwell, Mat Brooke, Chris Early and Tim Meinig.

  1. The First Song
  2. Wicked Gil
  3. Our Swords
  4. The Funeral
  5. Part One
  6. The Great Salt Lake
  7. Weed Party
  8. I Go to the Barn Because I Like The – lyrics by Mat Brooke
  9. Monsters
  10. St. Augustine – lyrics by Mat Brooke

Elbow: The Seldom Seen Kid

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On March 17, 2008, “Fiction” label released “The Seldom Seen Kid”, the fourth Elbow studio album. It was recorded 2006 – 2008, at “Blueprint Studios” in Manchester, England, and was produced by Craig Potter, Guy Garvey, Mark Potter, Pete Turner and Richard Jupp.

Personnel:

  • Guy Garvey – vocals, string and brass arrangements
  • Mark Potter – guitars
  • Craig Potter – keyboards, trumpet, mixing
  • Pete Turner – bass
  • Richard Jupp – drums
  • Richard Hawley – vocals
  • Tim Barber – trumpet
  •  Matt Ball – trombone
  • Sheona White – E-flat horn
  •  Ben Parsons – cornet
  • Nick Smart – cornet, flugel
  • Prabjote Osahn – violin, backing vocals
  • Stella Page – violin, viola, backing vocals
  • Ian Burdge – cello, backing vocals
  • Elbow Choir – backing vocals
  • Angela Thwaite – backing vocals
  • Louise Turner – backing vocals
  • Danny Evans – additional engineering
  • Danny McTague – additional engineering
  • Tim Young – mastering
  • Mazen Murad – mastering
  • Oliver East – artwork
  • Red Design – design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Guy Garvey except where noted, all music by Craig Potter, Guy Garvey, Mark Potter, Pete Turner and Richard Jupp.

  1. Starlings
  2. The Bones of You (contains elements of “Summertime” by George Gershwin, Dubose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward, Ira Gershwin
  3. Mirrorball
  4. Grounds for Divorce
  5. An Audience with the Pope
  6. Weather to Fly
  7. The Loneliness of a Tower Crane Driver
  8. The Fix – Richard Hawley, Craig Potter, Guy Garvey, Mark Potter, Pete Turner, Richard Jupp.
  9. Some Riot
  10. One Day Like This
  11. We’re Away