Tag Archives: 2009

Eels: Tomorrow Morning

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On August 17, 2010, “E Works” and “Vagrant” label released “Tomorrow Morning”, the ninth Eels studio album. It was recorded August – December 2009, at “One Hitsville, U.S.A.” in Los Feliz, California, and was produced by E (Mark Oliver Everett).

Personnel:

  • Mark Oliver Everett (E) – vocals, guitars, bass guitar, harmonica, piano, Optigan, Hammond B3 organ, banjo, harmonium, Vox Continental organ, drums, percussion
  • Koool G Murder – bass guitar, guitar, recording, mixing
  •  Knuckles – drums
  • Tomorrow Morning Orchestra – horns
  • The Amy Davies Choir – harmony vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Oliver Everett.

  1. In Gratitude for This Magnificent Day
  2. I’m a Hummingbird
  3. The Morning
  4. Baby Loves Me
  5. Spectacular Girl
  6. What I Have to Offer
  7. This Is Where It Gets Good
  8. After the Earthquake
  9. Oh So Lovely
  10. The Man
  11. Looking Up
  12. That’s Not Her Way
  13. I Like the Way This Is Going
  14. Mystery of Life

Mew: No More Stories…

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On August 7, 2009, “Evill Office” label released “No More Stories…” the fifth Mew studio album. It was recorded in 2008, at “Brooklyn Recording” and “Electric Lady” in New York City, and was produced by Rich Costey, Jinas Bjerre, Bo Madsen and Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen.

Personnel:

  • Jonas Bjerre – vocals, guitars, piano, synthesizers
  • Bo Madsen – guitars
  • Silas Utke Graae Jorgensen – drums, percussion
  • Bastian Juel – bass
  • Damon Tutunjian – bass
  • Dr. Nick Watts – additional keyboards
  • Nico Muhly – string, piano, piccolo and flute arrangements
  • Mathias Friis-Hansen – additional percussion, marimba
  • Steve Coleman – alto saxophone
  • Mari Helgerlikova – additional vocals
  • Sellasi Dewornu – additional African percussion
  • Charlie Stavish – engineer, mixing
  • Rich Costey –  mixing
  • Noah Goldstein, Ben Liscio – mixing
  • Mark Santangelo – recording assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Vlado Meller – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Jinas Bjerre, Bo Madsen and Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen.

  1. New Terrain
  2. Introducing Palace Players
  3. Beach
  4. Repeaterbeater
  5. Intermezzo 1
  6. Silas the Magic Car
  7. Cartoons and Macramé Wounds
  8. Hawaii Dream
  9. Hawaii
  10. Vaccine
  11. Tricks of the Trade
  12. Intermezzo 2
  13. Sometimes Life Isn’t Easy
  14. Reprise

Buckcherry: All Night Long

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On August 3, 2010, “Eleven Seven Music” label released “All Night Long”, the fifth Buckcherry studio album. It was recorded 2009 – 2010, and was produced by Josh Todd, Keith Nelson, Stevie D, Jimmy “Two Fingers” Ashhurst and Xavier Muriel.

Personnel:

  • Josh Todd – lead vocals
  • Keith Nelson – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Stevie D. – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Jimmy “Two Fingers” Ashhurst – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Xavier Muriel – drums, percussion
  • Mike Fraser – mixing

Track listing:

  1. All Night Long – Josh Todd, Keith Nelson
  2. It’s a Party – Josh Todd, Keith Nelson, Marti Frederiksen
  3. These Things – Josh Todd, Keith Nelson, Jimmy Ashhurst
  4. Oh My Lord – Josh Todd, Keith Nelson
  5. Recovery – Josh Todd, Keith Nelson, Stevie D
  6. Never Say Bever – Josh Todd, Keith Nelson, Marti Frederiksen
  7. I Want You – Josh Todd, Keith Nelson, Marti Frederiksen
  8. Liberty – Josh Todd, Keith Nelson, Jimmy Ashhurst
  9. Our World – Josh Todd, Keith Nelson, Marti Frederiksen, Jimmy Ashhurst
  10. Bliss – Josh Todd, Keith Nelson, Marti Frederiksen
  11. Dead – Josh Todd, Keith Nelson

Enochian Theory: Evolution: Creatio Ex Nihilio

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On August 3, 2009, “Mascot Records” label released “Evolution: Creatio Ex Nihilio”, the first Enochian Theory studio album. It was recorded July – October 2008, at “Etherial Tantrum Studio”, “The Old Blacksmiths Studio”, and “Rossgill Studios” in Portsmouth.

Personnel:

  • Ben Harris Hayes – vocals, guitar
  • Shaun Rayment – bass guitar
  • Sam Street – drums, percussion
  • The Lost Orchestra – pianos, synthesizers, extra sounds and orchestral performance

Track listing:

All lyrics by Ben Harris-Hayes, all music by Ben Harris-Hayes, Shaun Rayment and Sam Street.

  1. Every Ending Has a Beginning…
  2. The Dimensionless Monologue:
    – Tedium (i)
    – The Dimensionless Monologue (ii)
    – T.D.M (iii)
  3. At Great Odds With…
  4. Apathia
  5. Triumvirate
  6. Movement
  7. After The Movement
  8. Waves of Ascension
  9. The Fire Around the Lotus
  10. The Living Continuum
  11. A Monument to the Death of an Idea

RX Bandits: Mandala

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On July 28, 2009, “Sargent House” label released “Mandala”, the sixth Rx Bandits studio album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009, and was produced by Chris Fudurich.

Personnel:

  • Matt Embree – vocals, guitar
  • Steve Choi – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Joseph Troy – bass, backing vocals
  • Chris Tsagakis – drums

Track listing:

All lyrics by Matthew Embree, except where noted, all music by Matt Embree, Steve Choi, Joseph Troy and Chris Tsagakis.

  1. My Lonesome Only Friend
  2. It’s Only Another Parsec…
  3. Hope Is a Butterfly, No Net Its Captor, She Beats Her Wings and Softly Sings of Summer Scent and Children’s Laughter… (Virus of Silence)
  4. Hearts That Hanker for Mistake
  5. Mientras la Veo Soñar
  6. March of the Caterpillar
  7. White Lies
  8. Bury It Down Low
  9. Breakfast Cat
  10. Bled to Be Free – Matthew Embree, Joseph Troy
  11. Bring Our Children Home or Everything Is Nothing

Son Volt: American Central Dust

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On July 7, 2009, “Rounder” label released “American Central Dust”, the sixth Son Volt studio album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009, at “MO” in St. Louis, “Tape Kitchen” in Brooklyn, NY.

Personnel:

  • Jay Farrar – vocals, acoustic guitar, lap steel guitar, piano
  • Chris Masterson – acoustic and electric guitar, lap steel guitar, backing vocals
  • Mark Spencer – acoustic guitar, lap steel guitar, pedal steel, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Andrew DuPlantis – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Dave Bryson – percussion, drums
  • Eleanor Whitmore – violin, viola

Track listing:

All tracks by Jay Farrar.

  1. Dynamite
  2. Down to the Wire
  3. Roll On
  4. Cocaine and Ashes
  5. Dust of Daylight
  6. When the Wheels Don’t Move
  7. No Turning Back
  8. Pushed Too Far
  9. Exiles
  10. Sultana
  11. Strength and Doubt
  12. Jukebox of Steel

Maxwell: BLACKsummers’night

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On July 7, 2009, “Columbia” label released “BLACKsummers’night”, the fourth Maxwell studio album. It was recorded 2003 – 2009, at “Chung King”, “Bowery Digital”, “Platinum Sound Recording” in New York City, and was produced by Maxwell and Hod David.

Personnel:

  • Maxwell (MUSZE) – vocals, instrumentation, various instruments, engineer
  • Hod David – guitar, instrumentation, various instruments, engineer
  • Shedrick Mitchell – organ
  • Federico Pena – keyboards
  • Derrick Hodge – bass, bass instrument
  • Chris “Daddy” Dave – drums
  • Kenneth Whalum III – saxophone
  • Keyon Harrold – trumpet
  • Saunders Sermons – trombone
  • Benedetto Nino Caccauale – engineer
  • Jesse Gladstone – engineer
  • Mike Pela – engineer, mixing
  • Glen Marchese – engineer, mixing
  • Mike Makowski – assistant
  • Anthony Palazzole – assistant
  • Dave Clauss – assistant
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Eric L. Johnson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by MUSZE and Hod David.

  1. Badhhabits
  2. Cold
  3. Prettywings
  4. Helpsomebody
  5. Stoptheworld
  6. Loveyou
  7. Fistfulloftears
  8. Playingpossum
  9. Phoenixrise

Bill Callahan: Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle

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On April 14, 2009, “Drag City” label released “Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle”, the second Bill Callahan album by his name. It was recorded August – October 2008, at “The Track Studio” in Plano, Texas, and was produced by Raven,

Personnel:

  • Bill Callahan – vocals, classical guitar, acoustic steel and electric guitar, piano, Hammond organ, keyboards, lettering, drawings
  • Brian Beattie – electric guitar, pump organ, electric piano, keyboards, percussion, string and horn arrangements
  • Jaime Zuverza – electric guitar
  • Bobby Weaver – bass
  • Luis Martinez – drums
  • Deanna Sarkar – soprano vocals
  • Tamara Cauble – violin
  • Douglas Edward – violin
  • Becki Howard – violin
  • Maureen Nilsen – violin
  • Chris Youmans – cello
  • Buffi Jacobs – cello
  • Brian Brown – French horn
  • Heather Test – French horn
  • John Congleton – recording
  • Roger Siebel – mastering
  • Chris Taylor – front photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Callahan.

  1. Jim Cain
  2. Eid Ma Clack Shaw
  3. The Wind and the Dove
  4. Rococo Zephyr
  5. Too Many Birds
  6. My Friend
  7. All Thoughts Are Prey to Some Beast
  8. Invocation of Ratiocination
  9. Faith/Void

Bobby McFerrin: Vocabularies

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On April 6, 2010, “EmArcy” label released “Vocabularies”, the twelve Bobby McFerrin album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Roger Treece and Linda Goldstein.

Personnel:

  • Bobby McFerrin – vocals
  • Roger Treece – vocals, synthesizer programming
  • Alex Acuña – percussion
  • Sandra Anderson – vocals
  • Sandy Anderson – vocals
  • Ryland Angel – vocals
  • Thom Baker – vocals
  • Joey Blake – vocals
  • Theo Bleckmann – vocals
  • Kristina Boerger – vocals
  • Everett Bradley – vocals
  • Lincoln Briney – vocals
  • Katie Campbell – vocals
  • Bonnie Denise Christansen – vocals
  • Pierre Cook – vocals
  • Cole Davis – vocals
  • Daniel Abraham DeVeau – vocals
  • Sussan Deyhim – vocals
  • Judi Donaghy – vocals
  • Michele Eaton – vocals
  • Gary Eckert – vocals
  • Rosana Eckert – vocals
  • Peter Eldridge – vocals
  • Elizabeth Farnum – vocals
  • Andrea Figallo – vocals
  • Lisa Fischer – vocals
  • La Tanya Hall – vocals
  • Albert Hera – vocals
  • Datevik Hovanesian – vocals
  • Aubrey Johnson – vocals
  • Mark Johnson – vocals
  • Curtis King – vocals
  • Lauren Kinhan – vocals
  • Josephine Lee – vocals
  • Darmon Meader – vocals
  • Alexandra Montano – vocals
  • Gayla Morgan – vocals
  • Kim Nazarian – vocals
  • Kevin Osborne – vocals
  • Darren Percival – vocals
  • Beth Quist – vocals
  • Rhiannon – vocals
  • David Root – vocals
  • Marlon Saunders – vocals
  • Fletcher Sheridan – vocals
  • Janis Siegel – vocals
  • Richard Slade – vocals
  • Luciana Souza – vocals
  • Michael Steinberger – vocals
  • Darryl Tookes – vocals
  • Roger Treece – vocals
  • Michelle Mailhot Vines – vocals
  • Amelia Watkins – vocals
  • Michele Weir – vocals
  • David B. Whitworth – vocals
  • Dave Worm – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Bobby McFerrin and Roger Treece, except where noted.

  1. Baby
  2. Say Ladeo – Bobby McFerrin, Don Rosler, Roger Treece
  3. Wailers
  4. Messages – Don Rosler, Roger Treece
  5. The Garden
  6. He Ran to the Train
  7. Brief Eternity – Don Rosler, Roger Treece

The Veils: Sun Gangs

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On April 6, 2009, “Rough Trade” label released “Sun Gangs”, the third Veils (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2008, at “West Point” and “West Heath” in London, and was produced by Graham Sutton and Bernard Butler.

Personnel:

  • Finn Andrews – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Dan Raishbrook – guitar, screeches, drone
  • Sophia Burn – bass
  • Henning Dietz – drums, percussion
  • Edward Harcourt – Hammond organ
  • Brian Wright – violin
  • Margot Chassagne – violin
  • Kristen Kilingel – viola
  • Dina Beamish – cello
  • Basia Bulat – backing vocals
  • Catherine A.D. – backing vocals
  • James Duncan – scattered ohms

Track listing:

All tracks by Finn Andrews.

  1. Sit Down by the Fire
  2. Sun Gangs
  3. The Letter
  4. Killed by the Boom
  5. It Hits Deep
  6. Three Sisters
  7. The House She Lived in
  8. Scarecrow
  9. Larkspur
  10. Begin Again