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The Apples In Stereo: Yep Roc

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On February 6, 2007, “Simian”, “Elephant 6” and “Yep Roc” labels released “New Magnetic Wonder”, the sixth Apples in Stereo studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “Trout Studios” in Brooklyn, New York, in Lexington, Kentucky, in Denver, Colorado,
in Benton, Kentucky, and was produced by Bryce Goggin and Robert Schneider.

Personnel:

  • Robert Schneider – lead and backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, acoustic and electric piano, organ, synthesizer, mellotron, vocoder, electronic effects, percussion, handclaps, bass guitar, non-Pythagorean music scale
  • Hilarie Sidney – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion, handclaps, rhythm guitar
  • Eric Allen – bass guitar, echoplex, space guitar, handclaps, backing vocals,
  • John Hill – rhythm guitar, phase shift, handclaps, backing vocals
  • Anonymous studio musicians – Mellotron tape banks.
  • Per Ole Bratset – lead guitar, sound effects
  • Bill Doss – piano fun, acoustic guitar, handclaps, backing vocals, vocal arrangement
  • Will Cullen Hart – drums, electronic effects, handclaps, backwards poetry, plastic whistle, backing vocals
  • Otto Helmuth – mandolin, handclaps, backing vocals
  • Jeff Holland – lap steel, echoplex
  • London audience – anger due to Apples’ overly-loud guitars
  • Jeff Mangum – drums, cow object, backing vocals, handclaps
  • John Fernandes – bass clarinet, violins
  • Craig Morris – lead and backwards guitar, Mellotron, fuzz bass
  • Adam Sachs – cowbell, tambourine
  • Zack Shaw – alto sax, weird toys, echoplex
  • Pete Fitzpatrick – euphonium
  • Bryce Goggin – electronic effects
  • John Ferguson – backing vocals
  • Matthew Goodman – backing vocals
  • Tony Miller – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks written by Robert Schneider except where noted.

Disc 1:

  1. Can You Feel It? – co-written by Bill Doss
  2. Skyway
  3. Mellotron 1
  4. Energy
  5. Same Old Drag
  6. Joanie Don’t U Worry
  7. Sunndal Song – Hilarie Sidney
  8. Droplet
  9. Play Tough
  10. Sun is Out
  11. Non-Pythagorean Composition 1
  12. Hello Lola
  13. 7 Stars
  14. Mellotron 2

Disc 2:

  1. Sunday Sounds – Hilarie Sidney
  2. Open Eyes
  3. Crimson
  4. Pre-Crimson – Eric Allen
  5. Vocoder Ba Ba
  6. Radiation
  7. Beautiful Machine Parts 1-2
  8. Beautiful Machine Parts 3-4
  9. My Pretend
  10. Non-Pythagorean Composition 3

Apostle of Hustle: National Anthem of Nowhere

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On February 6, 2007, “Arts & Crafts” label released “National Anthem of Nowhere”, the second Apostle of Hustle studio album. It was recorded December 2005 – August 2006, at “Masterkut” in Montreal, Monocentre” in Toronto, and was produced by Martin Davis Kinack,and Andrew Whiteman.

Personnel:

  • Andrew Whiteman – guitar, bass guitar, engineer, mixing, photography
  • Annie Lawrence – vocals
  • Evan Cranley – guitar, mandolin, bass, trombone, percussion
  • Chris Seligman – keyboards, French horn
  • Daniel Stone – viola
  • Marty Kinack – engineer, mixing. mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Andrew Whiteman.

  1. My Sword Hand’s Anger
  2. National Anthem of Nowhere
  3. The Naked & Alone
  4. Haul Away
  5. Cheap Like Sebastien
  6. ¡Rafaga!
  7. Chances Are
  8. A Rent Boy Goes Down
  9. Fast Pony for Victor Jara
  10. Justine, Beckoning
  11. Jimmy Scott Is the Answer
  12. NoNoNo

Sheryl Crow: Detours

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On February 5, 2008, “A&M” label released “Detours”, the sixth Sheryl Crow studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “The Hit Farm” in Nashville, “Odditorium Recorders” in California, “Sage and Sound Studios” in Hollywood, “Glenwood Place Studios” in Burbank, “The Pass Studios” in Los Angeles, “2 Seas Records” in Bahrain, and was produced by Bill Bottrell.

Personnel:

  • Sheryl Crow – vocals, choir, chorus, organ, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, piano, accordion, handclapping
  • Bill Bottrell – vocals, choir, chorus, organ, synthesizer, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, acoustic bass, synthesizer bass, percussion, pedal steel, drums, marimba, pipe, mellotron, acoustic bass, string arrangements, drum programming, wurlitzer, engineer, mixing,
  • Doyle Bramhall II – electric guitar
  • Mike Elizondo – synthesizer, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, drums, sampling, drum programming
  • Jeff Trott – acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, vocals, choir, chorus, slide guitar
  • Brian MacLeod – percussion, drums, sampling, drum programming
  • Jeremy Stacey – piano, drums, timbales, vocals, kalimba
  • Ben Harper – vocals
  • Marva Soogrim – vocals
  • Rosanna Arquette – vocals
  • Ahmed AlHirmi – vocals
  • Abdulla AlKhalifa – vocal arrangements, vocal producer
  • Matt Butler – cello
  • Wyatt Crow – noise
  • Greg d’Augelli – brass
  • Mike Rowe – flute sample
  • Eric Fritsch – engineer
  • Matt Tait – engineer
  • Alex Pavlides – engineer assistant
  • Brendan Dekora – engineer assistant
  • Zeph Sowers – engineer assistant
  • Ken Takahashi – engineer assistant
  • David Allen Young – engineer assistant
  • Adrián Agustin – engineer assistant
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Teresa Bustillo – assistant
  • Julian Peploe – art direction, package design
  • Catherine Berclaz – art direction, creative director
  • Norman Jean Roy – photography
  • Chris Hudson – production coordination
  • Shari Sutcliffe – contractor

Track listing:

All tracks by Sheryl Crow, except where noted.

  1. God Bless This Mess
  2. Shine over Babylon – lyrics by Sheryl Crow, Bill Bottrell, music by Shery Crow, Bill Bottrell, Brian MacLeod, Eric Schermerhorn
  3. Love Is Free – Sheryl Crow, Bill Bottrell
  4. Peace Be Upon Us – Sheryl Crow, Mike Elizondo, Bill Bottrell, Jeff Trott
  5. Gasoline – Sheryl Crow, Bill Bottrell, Jeff Trott
  6. Out of Our Heads – lyrics by Sheryl Crow, Bill Bottrell, music by Bill Bottrell
  7. Detours
  8. Now That You’re Gone
  9. Drunk with the Thought of You
  10. Diamond Ring – Sheryl Crow, Jeff Trott
  11. Motivation – Sheryl Crow, Bill Bottrell
  12. Make It Go Away (Radiation Song)
  13. Love Is All There Is – Sheryl Crow, Mike Elizondo, Jeff Trott
  14. Lullaby for Wyatt

Aereogramme: My Heart Has a Wish That You Would Not Go

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On February 5, 2007, “Chemical Underground” label released “My Heart Has a Wish That You Would Not Go”, the fourth and final Aereogramme studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “4th Street Studios” in Glasgow, Scotland, and was produced by Martin Doherty, Craig B, Iain Cook, Campbell McNeil and Martin Scott.

Personnel:

  • Craig B. – vocals, guitar
  • Iain Cook – guitar, programming, mixing
  • Campbell McNeil – bass
  • Martin Scott – drums, percussion
  • Martin Doherty – vocals, piano, keyboards
  • Graham McGeoch – violin
  • Zlaya Hadzic – mastering
  • Samuel Baker – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Craig B, Iain Cook, Campbell McNeil and Martin Scott.

  1. Conscious Life for Coma Boy
  2. Barriers
  3. Exits
  4. A Life Worth Living
  5. Finding a Light
  6. Living Backwards
  7. Trenches
  8. Nightmares
  9. The Running Man
  10. You’re Always Welcome

Ghost: In Stormy Night

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On January 23, 2007, “Drag City” label released “In Stormy Nights”, the ninth and the final Ghost studio album. It was recorded 2004 – 2006, and was produced by Taishi Takizawa.

Personnel:

  • Masaki Batoh – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Kazuo Ogino – analogue synthesizer, gaita, kaval, piano, recorder
  • Taishi Takizawa – flute, saxophone, theremin, vibraphone
  • Takuyuki Moriya – double bass
  • Junzo Tateiwa – cymbals, drums, frame drum, tabla, tympani

Track listing:

  1. Hemicyclic Anthelion
  2. Water Door Yellow Gate
  3. Gareki No Toshi
  4. Motherly Bluster
  5. Caledonia
  6. Grisaille
  7. Caledonia (Sing Together Mix)

Deerhoof: Friend Opportunity

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On January 23, 2007, “Kill Rock Stars”, “ATP Recordings” and “5 Rue Christine” labels released “Friend Opportunity”, the eighth Deerhoof studio album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by John Dieterich, Satomi Matsuzaki, and Greg Saunier. British artist David Shrigley deisgned twelve different covers for the album.

Personnel:

  • John Dieterich – guitar
  • Satomi Matsuzaki – vocals, bass
  • Greg Saunier – vocals, drums

Track listing:

All tracks by John Dieterich, Satomi Matsuzaki, and Greg Saunier.

  1. The Perfect Me
  2. +81
  3. Believe E.S.P
  4. The Galaxist
  5. Choco Fight
  6. Whither the Invisible Birds?
  7. Cast Off Crown
  8. Kidz Are So Small
  9. Matchbook Seeks Maniac
  10. Look Away

Junior Mance

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On January 16, 2021, Julian Clifford Mance, Jr. aka Junior Mance died aged 92. He was musician (piano) and composer, one of the main figures of the Hard bop jazz scene. He recorded and performed with some of the biggest names of jazz, blues and soul music including Gene Amons, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Sonny Stitt, Dinah Washington, Wynton Kelly, Cannonball Adderley, Dexter Gordon, Nat Adderley, Joe Gordon, Bennie Green, Al Grey, Ernie Andrews, Johnny Griffin, Art Blakey, Cliford Brown, Benny Carter, Buddy Guy, Jimmy Cleveland, Arnett Cobb, Red Holloway, Jose James, Ray Crawford, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Eddie Jefferson, Aretha Franklin, Etta Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, Irene Kral, Jay Leonhart, Les McCann, Paul Gonsalves, Howard McGhee, The Metronomes, Virgil Gonsalves, James Moody, Wild Bill Moore, Barbara Morrison, Sandy Mosse, Leo Parker, Ken Peplowski, Billie Poole, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Alvin Queen, Jimmy Scott, Arnold Sterling, Sonny Stitt, Clark Terry, Frank Vignola, Wilbur Ware, Ben Webster, Joe Williams, Marion Williams, and Leo Wright. As leader, Monce released 56 albums (live and studio). In 2007, Mance and his wife Gloria started their own record label “JunGlo”.

The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band: L’Amour Des Chiens

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On December 12, 2007, “Storming” label released “L’Amour Des Chiens”, the sixth Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (The) album, and the first one in 35 years. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Mickey Simmonds and Neil Innes.

Personnel:

  • Neil Innes – vocals, piano, guitar, banjo’
  • Vernon Dudley Bohay-Nowell – vocals, bass, banjo
  • Legs’ Larry Smith – drums
  • Martin ‘Sam Spoons’ Ash – percussion
  • Roger Ruskin Spear – brass
  • Rodney Slater – saxophone, clarinet
  • Bob Kerr – trumpet, cornet

New Millennium Bonzos 

  • Adrian Edmondson
  • Stephen Fry
  • Phill Jupitus
  • David Catlin-Birch – vocals, guitar
  • Steve Barnacle – bass, jazz guitar
  • Johnny Marter – drums, percussion
  • Mickey Simmonds – musical director 

Track listing:

  1. Pour l’Amour Des Chiens – Neil Innes
  2. Let’s All Go to Mary’s House – arranged by The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
  3. Hawkeye the Gnu – arranged by Rodney Slater, Neil Innes
  4. Making Faces at the Man in the Moon – Rich, Smith, Hoffman
  5. Fiasco – Neil Innes
  6. Purple Sprouting Broccoli – Martin Ash
  7. Old Tige – Burke, Burke, Reeves
  8. Wire People – Martin Ash, Neil Innes
  9. Salmon Proust – Neil Innes
  10. Democracy – Neil Innes
  11. I Predict a Riot – Hodgson, Wilson, Rix, Baines, White
  12. Paws – Phill Jupitus
  13. And We’re Back – Neil Innes
  14. We Are Normal
  15. L’Essence d’Hooligan – Neil Innes
  16. Early Morning Train – Neil Innes
  17. My Friends Outside – Roger Ruskin Spear
  18. For the Benefit Of Mankind – Neil Innes
  19. Beautiful People – Adrian Edmondson
  20. Ego Warriors – Neil Innes
  21. Cockadoodle Tato – Neil Innes
  22. Tiptoe Through the Tulips – Burke, Dubin
  23. Sudoku Forecast – Phill Jupitus
  24. Now You’re Asleep – Stanshall, Catlin-Birch
  25. Jean Baudrillard – Neil Innes

Tuxedo Moon: Vapour Trails

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On November 26, 2007, “Cramboy” label released “Vapour Trails”, the eleventh Tuxedomoon studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Sweetohm Studio” in Athens, Greece, and was produced by Steven Brown, Peter Dachert, Luc van Lieshout, and Blaine L. Reinger.

Personnel:

  • Steven Brown – vocals, saxophone, clarinet, keyboards, piano, organ
  • Peter Dachert (as Peter Principle) – bass guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals, mixing
  • Luc Van Lieshout – trumpet, flugelhorn, harmonica
  • Blaine L. Reininger – vocals, violin, viola, guitar, keyboards
  • Nikos Papavranousis – drums
  • Christos Lainas – engineering
  • Lambros Syfris – engineering
  • Coti – mixing
  • Vincent Kenis – mastering
  • Alan Ward – mastering
  • Jonathan Barnbrook – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Steven Brown, Peter Dachert, Luc Van Lieshout and Blaine L. Reininger.

  1. Muchos Colores
  2. Still Small Voice
  3. Kubrick
  4. Big Olive
  5. Dark Temple
  6. Dizzy
  7. Epso Meth lama
  8. Wading Into Love

I Am Kloot: I Am Kloot Play Moolah Rouge

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On November 24, 2007, “Skinny Dog Records” label released “I Am Kloot Play Moolah Rouge”, the fourth I Am Kloot studio album. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by John Bramwell, Andy Hargreaves, Peter Jobson, Colin McLeod and Norman McLeod.

Personnel:

  • John Bramwell – vocals, guitars, mixing
  • Norman McLeod – guitar, pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar
  • Colin McLeod – piano, Hammond organ, Rhodes, mixing
  • Peter Jobson – bass, mixing
  • Andy Hargreaves – drums, mixing
  • Seadna McPhail – engineer
  • Dan Broad – engineer
  • Richard Knowles – live engineering
  • Danny McTauge – assistant
  • Keir Stewart – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by John Bramwell.

  1. One Man Brawl
  2. Chaperoned
  3. Ferris Wheels
  4. Hey Little Bird
  5. The Runaways
  6. Down at the Front
  7. Someone Like You
  8. Suddenly Strange
  9. Only Role in Town
  10. At the Sea