Tag Archives: 2008

Kayo Dot: Blue Lambency Downward

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On May 6, 2008, “Hydra Head Records” label released “Blue Lambency Downward”, the third Kayo Dot studio album. It was recorded in 2008, and was produced by Randal Dunn.

Personnel:

  • Toby Driver – voice, acoustic, electric, 12-string and baritone guitars, bass guitars, clarinet, piano, organ, gamelan, analog synth, laptop mellotron, artwork
  • Mia Matsumiya – voice, violin, mellotron, synth bass
  • Charlie Zeleny – drums
  • Skerik – tenor and baritone sax, vibraphone
  • Hans Teuber – soprano and bass clarinets, alto sax, flute
  • Dave Abramson – gamelan, additional percussion
  • B.R.A.D. – additional vocals
  • Randall Dunn – sound effects, synth design, recording, mixing
  • Mell Detmer – mastering
  • Heung Heung Ching – artwork
  • James O’Mara – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Toby Driver.

  1. Blue Lambency Download
  2. Clelia Walking
  3. Right Hand Is the One I Want
  4. The Sow Submits
  5. The Awkward Wind Wheel
  6. The Useless Ladder
  7. Symmetrical Arizona

M83: Saturdays=Youth

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On April 11, 2008, “Virgin” label released “Saturdays = Youth”, the fifth M83 studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Rockfield” in Monmouth, Wales, and was produced by Ken Thomas.

Personnel:

  • Anthony Gonzalez – vocals, keyboards, bass, guitars, piano, pre-production, mixing, art direction
  • Loïc Maurin – drums, percussion, guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Morgan Kibby – vocals, piano, keyboards
  • Ewan Pearson – additional keyboards
  • Ken Thomas – mixing
  • Ewan Pearson – co-production, pre-production
  • Richard Matthews – recording assistance
  • Tom Bailey – mixing assistance
  • Jolyon Thomas – guitar technician
  • Paul A. Taylor – art direction assistance
  • Louise Downer – artwork design
  • Anouck Bertin – sleeve photography

Track listing:

  1. You, Appearing – Anthony Gonzales
  2. Kim & Jessie – Anthony Gonzales, Yann Gonzales, Morgan Kibby
  3. Skin of the Night – Anthony Gonzales, Morgan Kibby
  4. Graveyard Girl – Anthony Gonzales, Yann Gonzales
  5. Couleurs – Anthony Gonzales
  6. Up – Anthony Gonzales, Morgan Kibby
  7. We Own the Sky – Anthony Gonzales, Yann Gonzales
  8. Highway of Endless Dreams – Anthony Gonzales, Yann Gonzales
  9. Too Late – Anthony Gonzales, Morgan Kibby
  10. Dark Moves of Love – Anthony Gonzales, Yann Gonzales
  11. Midnight Souls Still Remain – Anthony Gonzales

Goldfrapp: Seventh Tree

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On February 22, 2008, “Mute” label released “Seventh Tree”, the fourth Goldfrapp studio album. It was recorded 2006 – 2007, at “Abbey Road Studios” in London, “Home Studio” in Somerset, and was produced by Alison Goldfrapp, Will Gregory and Flood.

Personnel:

  • Alison Goldfrapp – vocals, synthesizers, recording, mixing, art direction, owl drawing
  • Will Gregory – synthesizers, recording, mixing
  • Richard Evans – guitars
  • Steve Evans – acoustic guitar
  • Alex Lee – acoustic and electric guitar, Nashville guitar, bass
  • Kit Morgan – acoustic guitar
  • Andrew Murphy – acoustic guitar
  • Simon Rogers – Indian guitar 
  • Adrian Utley – fuzz guitar, fuzz bass
  • Flood – keyboards, guitar, mixing
  • Aidan Love – keyboards, additional programming
  • Chris Goulstone – guitars, drum samples
  • Tony Hoffer – bass, overdub engineer, mixing
  • Charlie Jones – bass, twang bass
  • Mary Scully, Paddy Lannigan – double bass
  • Justin Meldal-Johnsen – bass 
  • Damon Reece – drums, percussion
  • Denny Weston Jr. – drums 
  • Nick Batt – additional drum programming
  • Max Dingle – additional drum programming
  • Everton Nelson, Jackie Shave, Boguslaw Kostecki, Ann Morfee, Chris Tombling, Mark Berrow, Cathy Thompson, Debbie Widdup, Alexander Bălănescu, Stephen Morris, Chris Clad, Tom Pigott-Smith, Dermot Crehan, Sonia Slany, Joanathan Rees, Patrick Kiernan – violin
  • Jon Thorne, Peter Lale, Andy Parker, Katie Wilkinson, Chris Pitsilides – viola
  • David Daniels, Cathy Giles, Chris Worsey, Melissa Phelps, Robin Firman, Paul Kegg – cello
  • Nick Ingman – string orchestration, string conducting
  • Everton Nelson – string leader
  • Ruth Wall – harp samples
  • Metro Voices – choir
  • Jenny O’Grady – choir master
  • Will Gregory – recording, mixing 
  • Bill Mims – overdub engineer, mixing assistant
  • Tim Oliver – additional engineer, additional recording
  • Jonathan Allen – strings recording
  • Stephen Marshall – strings recording assistant
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Mat Maitland – art direction, design
  • Cathy Edwards – art direction
  • Serge Leblon – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory.

  1. Clowns
  2. Little Bird
  3. Happiness
  4. Road to Somewhere
  5. Eat Yourself
  6. Some People
  7. A&E
  8. Cologne Cerrone Houdini
  9. Caravan Girl
  10. Monster Love

Stephen Bishop: Romance in Rio

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On February 19, 2008, “429” label released “Romance in Rio”, the 15th Stephen Bishop album. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Oscar Castro-Neves and Peter Bunetta.

Personnel:

  • Stephen Bishop – vocals
  • Oscar Castro-Neves – guitar, keyboards
  • Earl Klugh – guitar
  • Eric Clapton – steel guitar
  • Dave Grusin – keyboards, piano
  • Brian Bromberg – bass guitar
  • Alex Acuña – drums
  • Kevin Ricard – percussion
  • Charlotte Gibson – backing vocals
  • Kenny Rankin – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Stephen Bishop, except where noted.

  1. Under the Jamaican Moon – Stephen Bishop, Leah Kunkel
  2. On and On
  3. Hello
  4. Un Baile del Corazon
  5. Save It for a Rainy Day
  6. Never Letting Go
  7. Bish’s Hideaway
  8. Annalia
  9. Take This Empty Heart
  10. One More Night
  11. Separate Lives
  12. New York in the Fifties

The Cure: 4:13 Dream

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On October 27, 2008, “Suretone” and “Geffen” labels released “4:13 Dream”, the thirteenth Cure (The) studio album. It was recorded 2006 – 2008, and was produced by Robert Smith and Keith Uddin.

Personnel:

  • Robert Smith – vocals, guitar, six-string bass, keyboards, engineer, mixing
  • Porl Thompson – guitar
  • Simon Gallup – bass
  • Jason Cooper – drums, percussion, loops
  • Smud – additional percussion
  • Catsfield Sub Rhythm Trio – handclaps
  • Keith Uddin – engineer, mixing
  • Matt Hendry – assistant engineer
  • Simon Wakeling – assistant engineer
  • Daren Butler – studio assistant
  • Brian Gardner – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Smith, Porl Smith, Simon Gallup and Jason Cooper.

  1. Underneath the Stars
  2. The Only One
  3. The Reasons Why
  4. Freakshow
  5. Sirensong
  6. The Real Snow White
  7. The Hungry Ghost
  8. Switch
  9. The Perfect Boy
  10. This. Here and Now with You
  11. Sleep When I’m Dead
  12. The Scream
  13. It’s Over

Steve Howe: Motif

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On August 19, 2008, “Howe Sound” label released “Motif” (Motif Volume 1), the sixteenth Steve Howe album. It features re-recordings of songs from his career, including tracks from his solo albums as well as “Clap” from “The Yes Album”, and “Sketches in the Sun” from GTR. The album was recorded at “Langley Studios”, UK, and was produced by Steve Howe.

Personnel:

  • Steve Howe – guitars, various instruments, arranger, photography
  • Sui-Yin Chan- design, layout
  • Miki Slingsby – photography
  1. The Golden Mean
  2. Intersection Blues
  3. Corkscrew
  4. Trombone
  5. Devon Blue
  6. Clap
  7. Australia
  8. Part and Parcel
  9. Sketches in the Sun
  10. Second Initial
  11. Concerto in D (Second Movement)
  12. Diary of a Man Who Vanished
  13. Cat Napping
  14. Ram
  15. Provence
  16. Winter (Second Movement)
  17. Meadow Rag
  18. Heritage
  19. Bareback
  20. Dorothy

Gerald “Jerry” Wexler

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On August 15, 2008, Gerald “Jerry” Wexler died aged 91. He was music journalist and producer, one of the main music industry personalities in the period from the 50s through the 80s. He played significant role in signing and producing many of most famous music acts of that period, including Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Ray Charles, the Allman Brothers, Chris Connor, Wilson Pickett, Dire Straits and Dusty Springfield. Wexler coined the term “Rhythm and Blues” while writing for “Billboard” magazine in the late 1940s. In 1987, Wexler was inducted to the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”, and in 2017 to the “National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame”.

Nanci Caroline Griffith

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On August 13, 2021, Nanci Caroline Griffith died aged 68. She was musician (guitar), singer and songwriter, toured and recorded with The Crickets, John Prine, Iris DeMent, Suzy Bogguss, Judy Collins, Emmylou Harris, Mary Black, John Prine, Don McLean, Jimmy Buffett, Dolores Keane, Willie Nelson, Adam Duritz, The Chieftains, John Stewart, Darius Rucker and Buddy Holly’s band. In 1994, Griffith won “Grammy Award” for “Best Contemporary Folk Album”, in 1995, she was awarded the “Kate Wolf Memorial Award” by the “World Folk Music Association”, and in 2008, the “Americana Music Association” awarded her its “Americana Trailblazer Award”. Griffith released 18th studio and 2 live albums.

Céu: Vagarosa

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On July 7, 2009, “Universal Music” label released “Vagarosa”, the second Céu studio album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009, and was produced by Beto Vilares and Gustavo Lenza Gui Amabis.

Personnel:

  • Céu (Maria do Céu Whitaker Poças) – vocals, keyboards
  • Beto Villares – vocals, piano, keyboards, acoustic and electric guitar, bass, mellotron, scratches, programming, arranger bass
  • Fernando Catatau – guitar
  • Marcelo Jeneci – vocals, guitar, accordion
  • Gui Amabis – guitar, bass, keyboards, mellotron, sampler, programming
  • Gustavo Lenza – guitar, keyboards, mellotron
  • Guilherme Ribeiro – keyboards
  • Pepe Cisneros – organ
  • Dengue – bass
  • Lucas Martins – bass, loops
  • Curumin, Gigante Brasil, Pupillo, Serginho Machado – drums
  • Mauricio Alves – reco reco
  • Rodrigo Campos – tamborim, cavaquinho, pandeiro
  • Bruno Buarque – congas, djembe, claves, loops
  • Nahor Gomes – flugelhorn
  • Ubaldo Versolato – baritone saxophone, flute
  • Sidnei Borgani – trombone
  • Guizado (Guilherme Mendonça) – trumpet
  • Anelis Assumpção, B Negão, Luiz Melodia, Thelma de Freitas – vocals
  • Negresko Sis – backing vocals
  • Los Sebosos Postizos – Jorge du Peixe, Lúcio Maia, Dengue, Pupillo, Da Lua, Mundo Livre SA

Track listing:

All tracks by Céu, except where noted.

  1. Sobre o Amor e Seu Trabalho Silencioso
  2. Cangote
  3. Comadi – Céu, Beto Vilares
  4. Bubuia – Céu, Anelis Assumpção, Thalma de Freitas
  5. Nascente – Céu, Siba
  6. Grains de Beauté – Céu, Beto Vilares
  7. Vira Lata
  8. Papa
  9. Ponteiro
  10. Cordão da Insônia – Céu, Beto Vilares
  11. Rosa Menina Rosa – Jorge Ben Jor
  12. Sonâmbulo – Céu, Bruno Buarque, DJ Marco, Serginho Machado, Lucas Martins, Guilherme Ribeiro
  13. Espaçonave – Céu, Fernando Catatau

Radio Birdman: Radios Appear

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In July 1977, “Trafalgar” label released “Radios Appear”, the debut Radio Birdman album. It was recorded 1976 – 1977, at “Trafalgar Studios” in Sydney, and was produced by John Sayers and Charles Fisher. “Radios Appear” was ranked the third best Australian album of all time in a 2008 list compiled by Melbourne newspaper “The Age”. In October 2010, it was ranked No. 13 in the book “100 Best Australian Albums”.

Personnel:

  • Rob Younger – lead vocals
  • Deniz Tek – guitar, backing vocals
  • Chris Masuak – guitar, piano, backing vocals
  • Pip Hoyle – organ, piano
  • Warwick Gilbert – bass
  • Ron Keeley – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Deniz Tek, except where noted.

  1. TV Eye – Dave Alexander, Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton, Iggy Pop
  2. Murder City Nights
  3. Anglo Girl Desire
  4. Man with Golden Helmet
  5. Descent into the Maelstrom
  6. Monday Morning Gunk
  7. Do the Pop
  8. Love Kills
  9. Hand of Law
  10. New Race