Tag Archives: 2007

The Fiery Furnaces: Widow City

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On October 8, 2007, “Thrill Jockey” label released “Widow City”, the fifth Fiery Furnaces (The) album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Key Club Recording” in Benton Harbor, Michigan, and was produced by Matthew Friedberg.

Personnel:

  • Matthew Friedberg – keyboards, mellotron
  • Eleanor Friedberg – vocals
  • Robert D’Amico – drums
  • Bill Skibbe – recording
  • Jessica Ruffins – recording
  • John McEntire – mixing
  • Joe Lambert – mastering
  • Mike Reddy – artwork
  • Amy Giunta – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Matthew Friedberg.

  1. The Philadelphia Grand Jury
  2. Duplexes of the Dead
  3. Automatic Husband
  4. Ex-Guru
  5. Clear Signal from Cairo
  6. My Egyptian Grammar
  7. The Old Hag Is Sleeping
  8. Japanese Slippers
  9. Navy Nurse
  10. Uncle Charlie
  11. Right by Conquest
  12. Restorative Beer
  13. Wicker Whatnots
  14. Cabaret of the Seven Devils
  15. Pricked in the Heart
  16. Widow City

Scott Walker: And Who Shall Go to the Ball? And What Shall Go to the Ball?

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On October 1, 2007, “4AD” label released “And Who Shall Go to the Ball? And What Shall Go to the Ball?”, an EP by Scott Walker. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Peter Walsh and Scott Walker. The EP was originally commissioned as a contemporary dance piece for disabled and non-disabled dance company CandoCo, choreographed by Rafael Bonachela.

Personnel:

  • London Sinfonietta – orchestra
  • Bradley Grant – saxophone, flute
  • Andy Findon – saxophone, flute
  • Philip Sheppard – cello
  • Alasdair Malloy – percussion
  • Steven Price – recording
  • Matt Paul – engineer
  • Mick Taylor – engineer
  • Peter Walsh – programming, effects, sound manipulation
  • Mark Warman – orchestration, programming, effects

Track listing:

All tracks by Scott Walker.

  1. And Who Shall Go to the Ball?: 1st Movement
  2. And Who Shall Go to the Ball?: 2nd Movement
  3. And Who Shall Go to the Ball?: 3rd Movement
  4. And Who Shall Go to the Ball?: 4th Movement

The Flower Kings: The Sum Of No Evil

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On September 25, 2007, “Inside Out Music” label released “The Sum of No Evil”, the tenth Flower Kings (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Roine Stolt and Petrus Königson.

Personnel:

  • Roine Stolt – vocals, guitars, additional keyboards
  • Hasse Fröberg – vocals, guitars
  • Tomas Bodin – piano, organ, synthesizers, mellotron
  • Jonas Reingold – bass guitar
  • Zoltan Csörsz – drums
  • Hasse Bruniusson – marimba, glockenspiel, percussion
  • Ulf Wallander – soprano saxophone
  • Ed Unitsky – album artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Roine Stolt, except where noted.

  1. One More Time
  2. Love Is the Only Answer
  3. Trading My Soul
  4. The Sum of No Reason
  5. Flight 999 (Brimstone Air) – Tomas Bodin
  6. Life in Motion

Architecture in Helsinki: Places Like This

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On July 27, 2007, “Polyvinyl” label released “Places Like This”, the third Architecture in Helsinki studio album. It was recorded October 2006 – January 2007, at “Big Jesus Burger Studios” in Sydney, Dave Sitek’s studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and was produced by Cameron Bird, James Cecil, Gus Franklin, Jamie Mildren, Sam Perry and Kellie Sutherland.

Personnel:

  • Cameron Bird – lead singer, guitars, percussion
  • Gus Franklin – organ, drums, bongos, engineer
  • Kellie Sutherland – melodica, harmony vocals
  • James Cecil – instrumentation, engineer
  • Jamie Mildren – instrumentation
  • Sam Perry – instrumentation
  • Patrick Davis – steel drums
  • Dale Packard – alto saxophone
  • Tim Stocker – baritone saxophone
  • Indra Adams – trumpet
  • Martin Pena – flute
  • Lee Sargent – sampler
  • Gary Olson – engineer
  • Chris Coady – engineer, mixing
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Rene Vaile – photography
  • Will Sweeney – illustration
  • Markus Karlsson – design

Track listing:

All tracks by James Cecil, Gus Franklin, Jamie Mildren, Sam Perry, Kellie Sutherland and Cameron Bird.

  1. Red Turned White
  2. Heart It Races
  3. Hold Music
  4. Feather In a Baseball Cap
  5. Underwater
  6. Like It or Not
  7. Debbie
  8. Lazy
  9. Nothing’s Wrong

Velvet Revolver: Libertad

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On July 3, 2007, “RCA” label released “Libertad”, the second and final Velvet Revolver studio album. It was recorded December 2006 – February 2007, at “Henson Recording Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien,  Scott Weiland, Slasg, Dave Kushner, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum.

Personnel:

  • Scott Weiland – lead vocals, keyboards
  • Slash – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, talkbox
  • Dave Kushner – rhythm guitar
  • Duff McKagan – bass, backing vocals
  • Matt Sorum – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Billy Bowers – additional engineering
  • Douglas Grean – additional engineering
  • Brendan O’Brien – mixing
  • Glenn Pittman – mixing assistant
  • Kevin Mills – mixing assistant
  • Matt Serrechio – mixing assistant
  • Tom Syrowski – mixing assistant
  • Tom Tapley – mixing assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Rocco Guarino – video director

Track listing:

All lyrics by Scott Weiland except where noted, all music by Scott Weiland, Slash, Duff McKagan, Matt Sorum and Dave Kushner, except where noted.

  1. Let It Roll
  2. She Mine
  3. Get Out of the Door
  4. She Builds Quick Machines
  5. The Last Fight
  6. Pills, Demons & Etc.
  7. American Man
  8. Mary Mary
  9. Just Sixteen
  10. Can’t Get It Out of My Heart – lyrics and music by Jeff Lynne
  11. For a Brother
  12. Spay
  13. Gravedancer – contains hidden track Don’t Drop That Dime

Meat Puppets: Rise to Your Knees

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On June 18, 2007, “Anydone Records” label released “Rise to Your Knees”, the eleventh Meat Puppets studio album. It was recorded 2006 – 2007, and was produced by Curt Kirkwood.

Personnel:

  • Curt Kirkwood – vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Cris Kirkwood – vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, guitjo
  • Ted Marcus – drums
  • Stuart Sullivan – Wurlitzer
  • Frenchy Smith – hypnosis guitar

Track listing:

All tracks by Curt Kirkwood.

  1. Fly Like the Wind
  2. On the Rise
  3. Radio Moth
  4. Tiny Kingdom
  5. Enemy Love Song
  6. Spit
  7. Island
  8. Vultures
  9. Stone Eyes
  10. This Song
  11. New Leaf
  12. Disappear
  13. The Ship
  14. Ice
  15. Light the Fire

Mario Pavane: Trio Arc

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On June 1, 2008, “Playscape” label released “Trio Arc”, an album Mario Pavone, Paul Bley and Matt Wilson. It was recorded in October 2007, and was produced by Mario Pavone.

Personnel:

  • Paul Bley – piano
  • Mario Pavone – bass
  • Matt Wilson – drums 

Track listing:

All tracks by Mario Pavone, Paul Bley and Matt Wilson except where noted.

  1. Slant
  2. Hello Again
  3. Quest
  4. Miro
  5. Lazzi
  6. Sweet
  7. Solo Bley – Paul Bley

Scorpions: Humanity: Hour I

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On May 14, 2007, “RCA/Sony BMG” label released “Humanity: Hour I”, the sixteenth Scorpions studio album. It was recorded October 2006 – February 2007, at “Little Big Guy Studios”, “Gentlemen’s Club”, “Glenwood Place Studios”, “Track Record Studios”, “The Village” and “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, and was produced by James Michael and Desmond Child.

Personnel:

  • Klaus Meine – lead vocals
  • Rudolf Schenker – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Matthias Jabs – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Paweł Mąciwoda – bass, backing vocals
  • James Kottak – drums, backing vocals
  • Billy Corgan – vocals
  • Eric Bazilian – guitar
  • John 5 – guitar
  • Russ Irwin – piano
  • Harry Sommerdahl – programming
  • Jason Paige, Jeanette Olsson – backing vocals
  • Angela Whittaker, Roman Shaw Child – voice-overs
  • David Campbell – orchestra conductor
  • Desmond Child – backing vocals, art supervision, executive producer
  • James Michael – backing vocals, engineer
  • Jules Gondar, Matt Gruber, Steve Churchyard – engineer
  • Greg Collins – mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Hour 1 – Rudolf Schenker, James Michael, Desmond Child, John Lowery
  2. The Game of Life – Klaus Meine, Desmond Child, Mikael Nord Andersson, Martin Hansen
  3. We Were Born to Fly – Mathias Jabs, Eric Bazilian, Marti Frederiksen
  4. The Future Never Dies – Klaus Meine, Desmond Child, Eric Bazilian, Jason Paige, Russ Irwin
  5. You’re Lovin Me to Death – Michael Schenker, Desmond Child, Andreas Carlsson, Eric Bazilian
  6. 321 – Michael Schenker, Desmond Child, Marti Frederiksen, Jason Paige
  7. Love Will Keep Us Alive – Klaus Meine, Desmond Child, Eric Bazilian, Marti Frederiksen
  8. We Will Raise Again – Mathias Jabs, James Michael, Jason Paige, Desmond Child
  9. Your Last Song – Michael Schenker, Desmond Child, Eric Bazilian
  10. Love Is War – Mathias Jabs, James Michael, Desmond Child, Marti Frederiksen
  11. The Cross – Mathias Jabs, James Michael, Desmond Child, Marti Frederiksen
  12. Humanity – Klaus Meine, Desmond Child, Eric Bazilian

Runrig: Everything You See

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On May 14, 2007, “Ridge Records” label released “Everything You See”, the thirteenth Runrig album. It was recorded October 2006 – February 2007, in Cromarty, Scotland, and was produced by Kristian Gislason,  Bruce Guthro, Malcolm Jones, Brian Hurren, Rory Macdonald, Iain Bayne and Calcum Nacdonald.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Guthro – lead vocals
  • Malcolm Jones – guitars, bouzouki, pipes, accordion, mandolin
  • Brian Hurren – vocals, keyboards
  • Rory Macdonald – vocals, bass guitar, accordion
  • Iain Bayne – drums
  • Calum Macdonald – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Rory Macdonald and Calum Macdonald, except where noted.

  1. Year of the Flood
  2. Road Trip
  3. Clash of the Ash
  4. The Ocean Road
  5. Atoms
  6. An Dealachadh (The Parting)
  7. This Day
  8. Sona (Joyful) – Rory Macdonald, Calum Macdonald, Malcolm Jones, Brian Hurren
  9. Something’s Got to Give
  10. And the Accordions Played – Rory Macdonald, Calum Macdonald, Malcolm Jones, Brian Hurren
  11. In Scandinavia

Oysterband: Meet You There

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On April 23, 2007, “Westpark” label released “Meet You There”, the ninth Oysterband album. It was recorded in 2006, at “Titley Village Hall” in Herefordshire, England, and was produced by Al Scott.

Personnel:

  • John Jones – lead vocals, melodeon
  • Lee Partis – vocals
  • Alan Prosser – vocals, guitars, fiddle, bowed psaltery
  • Ian Telfer – vocals, violin, keyboard
  • Chooper (Ray Cooper) – bass, cello
  • Sean Randle – vocals, drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Alan Proser, Ray Cooper, Ian Telfer, John Jones and Lee Partis.

  1. Over the Water
  2. Here Comes the Flood
  3. Where the World Divides
  4. Walking Down the Road with You
  5. Bury Me Standing
  6. Everything Must Go
  7. Control
  8. The Boy’s Still Running
  9. Someone Somewhere
  10. Just One Life
  11. Dancing as Fast as I Can