Tag Archives: 2010

Fourplay: Let’s Touch the Sky

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October 25, 2010, “Heads Up” label released “Let’s Touch the Sky”, the eleventh Fourplay studio album. It was recorded in 2010, and was produced by Bob James, Chuck Loeb, Nathan East and Harvey Mason.

Personnel:

  • Bob James – keyboards
  • Chuck Loeb – guitars
  • Nathan East – vocals, bass guitar
  • Harvey Mason – drums, percussion
  • Ruben Studdard – vocals
  • Anita Baker – vocals
  • Heather Mason – backing vocals
  • Ken Freeman – engineer
  • Andrew Hey – engineer
  • Joshua Blanchard – engineer assistant
  • Paul Blackmore – mastering
  • Jennifer Armstrong – photography
  • Sandrine Lee – photography
  • Debbie Johnson – production coordinator
  • Amy McGuire Lynch – production coordinator
  • Marion Orr – production coordinator
  • Natalie Singer – product manager
  • Mark Wexler – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Let’s Touch the Sky – Bob James
  2. 3rd Degree – Chuck Loeb
  3. More Than a Dream – Harvey Mason
  4. Pineapple Getaway – Harvey Mason
  5. I’ll Still Be Lovin’ You – Nathan East
  6. Gentle Giant (for Hank) – Bob James
  7. A Night in Rio – Nathan East, Tom Keane
  8. Love TKO – Cecil Womack, Linda Womack, Gip Noble
  9. Above and Beyond – Chuck Loeb
  10. Golden Faders – Bob James
  11. You’re My Thrill – Jay Gorney, Sidney Clare

Lunatic Soul: Lunatic Soul II

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On October 25, 2010, “Kscope” label released “Lunatic Soul II”, the second Lunatic Soul (Mariusz Duda) studio album. It was recorded in 2010, and was produced by Mariusz Duda, Robert Srzednicki and Magda Srzednicka.

Personnel:

  • Mariusz Duda – vocals, bass, acoustic guitar, percussion
  • Maciej Szelenbaum – piano, keyboards
  • Wawrzyniec Dramowicz – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Mariusz Duda, except where noted.

  1. The in-Between Kingdom
  2. Otherwhere
  3. Suspended in Whiteness
  4. Asoulum
  5. Limbo – Mariusz Duda, Maciej Szelenbaum
  6. Escape From ParadIce – Mariusz Duda, Maciej Szelenbaum
  7. Transition – Mariusz Duda, Maciej Szelenbaum
  8. Gravestone Hill
  9. Wanderings – Mariusz Duda, Rafał Buczek

Enrico Rava Quartet: Tribe

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On October 21, 2011, “ECM” label released “Tribe”, album by Enrico Rava Quartet (the 41st Enrico Rava album overall). It was recorded in October 2010, at “ArteSuono Studio” in Udine, Italy, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Enrico Rava – trumpet
  • Gianluca Petrella – trombone
  • Giovanni Guidi – piano
  • Giacomo Ancillotto – guitar
  • Gabriele Evangelista – double bass
  • Fabrizio Sferra – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Enrico Rava except where noted.

  1. Amnesia
  2. Garbage Can Blues
  3. Choctaw
  4. Incognito
  5. Cornettology
  6. F. Express
  7. Tears for Neda
  8. Song Tree
  9. Paris Baguette
  10. Planet Earth
  11. Tribe
  12. Improvisation – Enrico Rava, Gianluca Petrella, Giovanni Guidi, Gabriele Evangelista, Fabrizio Sferra

Randolph Owens

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On October 14, 2014, Randolph Isaiah “Ikey” Owens died aged 39. He was musician (keyboard, piano, organ, melodica, tuba) and producer, worked with an array of bands from the Long Beach music scene. Some of the names hw worked with includes Long Beach Dub Allstars, The Mars Volta, Free Moral Agents, Jack White, Look Daggers, De Facto, Reel Big Fish, Forget the World, The Hippos, Second-hand and The Visionaries. As leader, Owens released one album (“Looking for Lauryn Hill In Lakewood”, July, 2010).

Fistful of Mercy: As I Call You Down

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On October 5, 2010, “Hot Records” label released “As I Call You Down”, the debut Fistful of Mercy studio album. It was recorded in 2010, and was produced by Dhani Harrison, Ben Harper, Joseph Arthur, Jim Keltner and Jessy Greene.

Personnel:

  • Dhani Harrison – lead, harmony, and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards
  • Ben Harper – lead, harmony, and backing vocals, acoustic, electric and slide guitar
  • Joseph Arthur – lead, harmony, and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards
  • Jessy Greene – violin
  • Jim Keltner – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Joseph Arthur, Ben Harper, and Dhani Harrison.

  1. In Vain or True
  2. I Don’t Want to Waste Your Time
  3. As I Call You Down
  4. Father’s Som
  5. Fistful of Mercy
  6. 30 Bones
  7. Restore Me
  8. Things Go ‘Round
  9. With Whom You Belong

Jimmy Eat World: Invented

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On September 28, 2010, “DGC” label released “Invented”, the seventh Jimmy Eat World studio album. It was recorded in 2010, at “Unit 2” and Mark Trombino’s house, and was produced by Mark Trombino, Jim Adkins, Tom Linton, Rick Burch and Zach Lind.  

Personnel:

  • Jim Adkins – lead vocals, guitar, recording
  • Tom Linton – vocal, guitar
  • Rick Burch – bass guitar
  • Zach Lind – drums
  • Courtney Marie Andrews – guest vocals
  • Rachel Haden – guest vocals 
  • Doug Borrmann – synthesizers
  • David Campbell – string arranger, conductor
  • Josephina Vergara – violin
  • Gerardo Hilara – violin
  • Tammy Hatwan – violin
  • Michele Richards – violin 
  • Steve Richards – cello 
  • Mark Trombino – mixing, additional recording
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Wesley Seidman – strings recording
  • Paul Smith – assistant
  • Morning Breath Inc. – art direction, design
  • Ken Schles – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim Adkins, Tom Linton, Rick Burch and Zach Lind. 

  1. Heart Is Hard to Find
  2. My Best Theory
  3. Evidence
  4. Higher Devotion
  5. Movielike
  6. Coffee and Cigarettes
  7. Stop
  8. Littlething
  9. Cut
  10. Action Needs an Audience
  11. Invented
  12. Mixtape

Glass Hammer: If

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On September 14, 2010, “Arion Records/Sound Resources” labels released “If”, the eleventh Glass Hammer studio album. It was recorded in 2010, at “Sound Resources” in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and was produced by Fred Schendel and Steve Babb.

Personnel:

  • Jon Davison – lead vocals
  • Fred Schendel – keyboards, steel guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Alan Shikoh – guitars
  • Steve Babb – bass, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Randall Williams – drums
  • Bob Katz – mastering
  • Tom Kuhn – cover artwork

Track listing:

All lyrics by Steve Babb, Fred Schendel and Jon Davison; all music by Steve Babb and Fred Schendel.

  1. Beoynd, Within
  2. Behold, The Ziddle
  3. Grace the Sky
  4. At Last We Are
  5. If the Stars
  6. If the Sun

J. Tillman: Singing Ax

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On September 14, 2010, “Western Vinyl” label released “Singing Ax”, the eight J. Tillman album. It was recorded in February 2010, and was produced by Steve Albini and Bob Weston.

Personnel:

  • J. Tilman – vocals, guitar, piano, bass, harmonica
  • Steve Albini – recording
  • Bob Weston – mastering
  • Colin Wolberg – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by J. Tillman.

  1. Three Sisters
  2. Diamondblack
  3. Love No Less Worthy
  4. One Task
  5. One Beloved Tyrant
  6. Tillman’s Rag
  7. Mere Ornaments
  8. Singing Ax
  9. Madness On the Mountain
  10. Maria
  11. A Seat at the Table

Primus: Green Naugahyde

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On September 12, 2011, “ATO Records” and “Prawn Song” labels released “Green Naugahyde”, the seventh Primus studio album. It was recorded October 2010 – April 2011, at “Rancho Relaxo” in Sebastopol, California, and was produced by Les Claypool.

Personnel:

  • Les Claypool – vocals, bass, upright bass
  • Larry LaLonde – guitar
  • Jay Lane – drums
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Zoltron – design, layout

Track listing:

All lyrics by Les Claypool, all music as noted.

  1. Prelude to a Crawl – Les Claypool
  2. Hennepin Crawler – Les Claypool, Larry La Londe, Jay Lane
  3. Last Salmon Man (Fisherman’s Chronicles, Part IV) – Les Claypool
  4. Eternal Consumption Engine – Larry La Londe
  5. Tragedy’s a’ comin’ – Les Claypool, Larry La Londe, Jay Lane
  6. Eyes of the Squirrel – Les Claypool, Jay Lane
  7. Jilly’s on Smack – Les Claypool, Larry La Londe
  8. Lee Van Cleef – Les Claypool
  9. Moron TV – Les Claypool, Larry La Londe, Jay Lane
  10. Green Ranger – Les Claypool, Jay Lane
  11. HOINFODAMAN – Larry La Londe
  12. Extinction Burst – Les Claypool, Larry La Londe, Jay Lane
  13. Salmon Man – Les Claypool

Dungan: Skit i allt

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On August 30. 2010, “Subliminal Sounds” label released “Skit i allt”, the sixth Dungen studio album. It was recorded in 2010, and was produced by Gustav Ejstes.

Personnel:

  • Gustav Ejstes – vocals, flute, guitar, piano, strings, zither, bass guitar, drums, engineer
  • Reine Fiske – bass guitar, guitar
  • Mattias Gustafsson – bass guitar
  • Johan Holmegard – drums
  • Anna Järvinen – vocals
  • Magnus Josefsson – recording assistant
  • Håkan Åkesson – mastering
  • Stefan Kéry – executive producer
  • Jenny Palén – cover design, photos
  • Nicole Atkins, Mattias Gustafsson, Stefan Kéry, Chris Newmyer, Love Palén Åkerlund – additional photos

Track listing:

All tracks by Gustav Ejstes.

  1. Vara snabb
  2. Min enda vän
  3. Brallor
  4. Soda
  5. Högdalstoppen
  6. Skit i allt
  7. Barnen undrar
  8. Blandband
  9. Nästa sommar
  10. Marken låg stilla