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Other Lives: Same

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On April 7, 2009, “TBO Records” and “PIAS Recordings” label released the self-titled, debut Other Lives album. It was recorded in 2008, and was produced by Joey Waronker.

Personnel:

  • Eric Kiner – electric and steel guitar
  • Gus Seyffert – electric guitar, organ
  • Josh Onstott – bass, mellotron, backing vocals,
  • Joey Waronker – percussion
  • Matt Taylor – art direction
  • Sachiko – art direction

Track listing:

  1. E Minor
  2. Don’t Let Them
  3. Black Tables
  4. End of the Year
  5. Speed Tapes
  6. Paper Cities
  7. Matador
  8. It Was the Night
  9. How Could This Be
  10. AM Theme
  11. Epic

Doves: Kingdom of Rust

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On April 6, 2009, “Heavenly Recordings” label released “Kingdom of Rust” the fourth Doves studio album. It was recorded 2006 – 2009, at “Frank Bough Sound III” in Cheshire, “Green Gates” in Eyam, “Rockfield Studios” in Monmouth, Wales, “Moolah Rouge” Stockport, Manchester, and was produced by Jez Williams, Jim Goodwin, Andy Williams, Dan Austin and John Leckie.

Personnel:

  • Jez Williams – vocals, guitar, synthesiser, bass, piano, organ, banjo, percussion, mixing
  • Jim Goodwin – vocals, bass, guitar
  • Andy Williams – vocals, drums
  • Martin Rebelski.- piano
  • Belinda Hammond – violin
  • Oliver Morris – violin
  • Alexandra Fletcher – viola
  • Elinor Gow – cello
  • Baluji Shrivastav – dilruba
  • Tom Rowlands – arrangements
  • Dan Austin – engineer
  • Adam Whittaker – engineer
  • Will Hensley – Pro tools engineer, mix assistant
  • Michael H. Brauer – mixing
  • Zac Froud – mixing assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Rick Myers – design
  • Deirdre O’Callaghan – band photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jez Williams, Jimi Goodwin, and Andy Williams.

  1. Jetstream
  2. Kingdom of Rust
  3. The Outsiders
  4. Winter Hill
  5. 10:03
  6. The Greatest Denier
  7. Birds Flew Backwards
  8. Spellbound
  9. Compulsion
  10. House of Mirrors
  11. Lifelines

Falling Up: Fangs!

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On March 24, 2009, “BEC Recordings” label released “Fangs!” the fourth Falling Up studio album. It was recorded in 2008, and was produced by Casey Crescenzo.

Personnel:

  • Jessy Ribordy – vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, programming
  • Daniel Elder – guitar
  • Jeremy Miller – bass guitar
  • Josh Shroy – drums, percussion
  • Casey Crescenzo – additional vocals, additional guitar, engineer, mixer
  • Troy Glessner – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Blooming from the Corner
  2. A Colour Eoptian
  3. Lotus and the Languorous
  4. Streams of Woe at Acheron
  5. Magician Reversed
  6. The Discoveratory
  7. Golden Arrows
  8. The King’s Garden
  9. Panic and Geo-Primaries
  10. The Moonn and Sixpence
  11. Our Lady Satuernn’s Reef
  12. Goddess of the Dayspring, Am I
  13. The Sidewinder Flux
  14. Gears Under the Water
  15. The Chilling Alpine Adventure
  16. Swimming Towards Propellers
  17. The Signal From Forum A

Bettie Serveert: Pharmacy of Love

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On March 23, 2010, “Second Motion Records” label released “Pharmacy of Love”, the eighth Bettie Serveert studio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “La Chapelle Studios” in Waimes, Belgium, and “IJland Studio” in Amsterdam.

Personnel:

  • Carol Van Dyk – vocals, guitar, mixing, artwork
  • Peter Visser – guitar, mixing
  • Martijn Blankestijn – keyboards, guitar
  • Herman Bunskoeke – bass
  • Joppe Molenaar – drums
  • Zlaya Hadic, Bettie Serveert, Jeffrey Kok – engineer
  • Remko Schouten – mixing
  • Darius van Helfteren – mastering
  • Jordan Decauwer – litography

Track listing:

All tracks by Carol Van Dyk, except where noted.

  1. Deny All
  2. Semaphore – Peter Visser
  3. Love Lee
  4. Mossie
  5. The Pharmacy
  6. Souls Travel
  7. Calling – Peter Visser
  8. Change4me – Peter Visser
  9. What They Call Love (loud version) – Peter Visser

Peter Doherty: Grace / Wastelands

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On March 13, 2009, “EMI” label released “Grace/Wastelands”, the debut Peter Doherty album. It was recorded in 2008, at “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Stephen Street.

Personnel:

  • Pete Doherty – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, organ, harmonica, melodica, artwork
  • Graham Coxon – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Stephen Street – acoustic and electric guitar, guitar, harmonium, dulcimer, percussion, snare drums, mellotron, tambourine, backing vocals, programming, mixing
  • Peter Wolfe – electric guitar
  • John Robinson – acoustic guitar, vocals
  • Stephen Large – organ, piano, vox continental
  • Adam Ficek – accordion, cymbals, brushes, drums
  • Drew McConnell – bass
  • Dot Allison – vocals
  • Trevor Myers – trombone
  • Benny Cummings – trumpet
  • Martin Burgess – violin
  • Sally Herbert – violin
  • Richard Koster – violin
  • John Metcalfe – viola
  • Sophie Harris – cello
  • Tom Stanley – engineer, mixing
  • Dave Emery – engineer assistant
  • Andrew Murabito – design, reworking
  • Alize Meurisse – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Doherty wherte noted

  1. Arcady
  2. Last of the English Roses
  3. 1939 Returning
  4. A Little Death Around the Eyes – Pete Doherty, Carl Barât
  5. Salomè
  6. I Am the Rain – Pete Doherty, John Robinson
  7. Sweet by and By – Pete Doherty, Alan Wass
  8. Palace of Bone
  9. Sheepskin Tearaway – Pete Doherty, Dot Allison
  10. Broken Love Song – Pete Doherty, Peter Wolfe
  11. New Love Grows on Trees
  12. Lady Don’t Fall Backwards

Yngwie Malmsteen: Angels Of Love

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On March 10, 2009, “Rising Force” label released “Angels of Love”, the seventeenth Yngwie Malmsteen studio album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009, and was produced by Yngwie Malmsteen.

Personnel:

  • Yngwie Malmsteen – acoustic, classical, steel and electric guitars, guitar synthesizer, keyboards, cello
  • Michael Troy Abdallah – additional keyboards
  • Keith Rose – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Yngwie Malmsteen.

  1. Forever One
  2. Like an Angel
  3. Crying
  4. Brothers
  5. Memories
  6. Save Our Love
  7. Ocean Sonata
  8. Miracle of Life
  9. Sorrow
  10. Prelude to April

David Williams

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On March 6, 2009, David Williams died aged 58. He was musician (guitar, bass guitar), vocalist, song writer and music producer, known as a prominent and most in demand session guitarist. He worked with The Dells, The Temptations, Madonna, Michael Jackson,  Chanson, The Pointer Sisters, Peter Allen, Aretha Franklin, The Four Tops, Julio Iglesias, George Benson, The Manhattan Transfer, Michael McDonald, Melissa Manchester, Stevie Nicks, Rod Stewart, Dionne Warwick, Shalamar, Go West, ABC, Boz Scaggs, Karen Carpenter, Mariah Carey, Julian Lennon, Bryan Ferry, Paul McCartney, Johnny Mathis, Del Shannon, Chaka Khan, Paul Hardcastle, Kenny Loggins, Steve Perry, Lionel Richie, Jessica Simpson, Diana Ross, the Crusaders, Andraé Crouch, Eddie Murphy, Herbie Hancock, Peter Cetera, Whitney Houston and Monkey Business. As leader he released two albums.

Church: Untitled #23

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On March 6, 2009, “Unorthodox Records” label released “Untitled #23”, the 23rd Church album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009, at “Spacejunk III Studios”, “The Orange Room” in Sydney, and was produced by Steve Kilbey, Peter Koppes, Tim Powles and Marty Wilson-Piper.

Personnel:

  • Steve Kilbey – lead vocals, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards
  • Peter Koppes – guitars, keyboards, bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Tim Powles – drums, guitar, backing vocals
  • Marty Willson-Piper – guitars, bass guitar, drums, backing vocals
  • Jordan Brebach – orchestral guitar, backing vocals
  • Sophie Glasson – cello
  • Shelley Harland – chorus vocals
  • Frank Kearns – 12-string and ambient electric guitar, bass
  • David Trump – Electone organ, acoustic guitar

 Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Kilbey, Peter Koppes, Tim Powles and Marty Willson-Piper

  1. Cobalt Blue
  2. Deadman’s Hand
  3. Pangaea
  4. Happenstance
  5. Space Savior
  6. On Angel Street
  7. Sunken Sun
  8. Anchorage
  9. Lunar
  10. Operetta

Red Light Company: Fine Fascination

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On March 2, 2009, “Lavolta” label released “Fine Fascination”, the debut Red Light Company album. It was recorded in 2008, and was produced by Adrian Bushby.

Personnel:

  • Richard Frenneaux – vocals, guitar
  • Paul Mellon – guitar
  • Chris Edmonds – vocals, keyboards
  • Shawn Day – vocals, bass
  • James Griffiths – drums

Track listing:

  1. Words of Spectacular
  2. Scheme Eugene
  3. Arts & Crafts
  4. First We Land
  5. With Lights Out
  6. New Jersey Television
  7. The Architect
  8. Meccano
  9. When Everyone Is Everybody Else
  10. The Alamo

U2: No Line on the Horizon

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On February 27, 2009, “Island” and “Mercury” labels released “No Line on the Horizon”, the twelfth U2 studio album. It was recorded March – December 2008, at “Riad El Yacout” in Fez, “Hanover Quay” in Dublin, “Platinum Sound” in New York City, “Olympic” in London, and was produced by Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, and Steve Lillywhite.

Personnel:

  • Bono – lead vocals, guitar
  • The Edge – guitar, piano, backing vocals
  • Adam Clayton – bass guitar
  • Larry Mullen Jr. – drums, percussion
  • Brian Eno – vocals, rhythm loop, programming, synthesizers
  • Daniel Lanois – vocals, guitar, mixing
  • Terry Lawless – additional piano, Fender Rhodes, keyboards
  • Sam O’Sullivan – percussion
  • Caroline Dale – cello
  • Cathy Thompson – violin
  • Louis Watkins – boy soprano
  • Richard Watkins – French horn
  • will.i.am – vocals, keyboards
  • Richard Rainey – engineer, mixing
  • Declan Gaffney – engineer, mixing
  • CJ Eiriksson – engineer, mixing
  • Carl Glanville – engineer, mixing
  • Tony Mangurian – engineer
  • Dave Emery – engineer
  • Florian Ammon – additional engineering
  • Cenzo Townshend – additional engineering, mixing
  • Chris Heaney – engineer assistant
  • Tom Hough – engineer assistant
  • Kevin “Kevo” Wilson – engineer assistant
  • Dave Clauss – engineer assistant
  • Steve Lillywhite – mixing
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Cheryl Engels – audio post production, coordination, quality control

Track listing:

All lyrics by Bono except where noted, all music as noted.

  1. No Line on the Horizon – Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois
  2. Magnificent – lyrics by Bono, The Edge, music by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois
  3. Moment of Surrender – Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois
  4. Unknown Caller – Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr.
  5. I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight – Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr.
  6. Get on Your Boots – Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr.
  7. Stand Up Comedy – Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr.
  8. Fez – Being Born – Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois
  9. White as Snow – lyrics by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, music traditional, arranged by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois
  10. Breathing – Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr.
  11. Cedars of Lebanon – Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois