Tag Archives: 2011

Magazine: No Thyself

On October 24, 2011, “Wire-Sound” label released “No Thyself”, the fifth and final Magazine studio album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Red Bird”, “Apollo Control”.

Personnel:

  • Howard Devoto – vocals
  • Norman Fisher-Jones (aka Noko) – guitar, backing vocals
  • Dave Formula – keyboards
  • Jonathan “Stan” White – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • John Doyle – drums
  • Christine Hanson – cello, strings
  • Rosalie Cunningham – backing vocals
  • Ashley Krajewski – engineer
  • Mike Nielsen – mixing
  • Kevin Metcalfe – mastering
  • Odilon Redon – illustrations

Track listing:

All lyrics by Howard Devoto, except where noted, all music by Howard Devoto, John Doyle, Dave Formula and Norman Fisher-Jones, except where noted.

  1. Do the Meaning – Howard Devoto, John Doyle, Dave Formula, Norman Fisher-Jones, Pete Shelley 
  2. Other Thematic Material
  3. The Worst of Progress….
  4. Hello Mister Curtis (With Apologies)
  5. Physics
  6. Happening in English
  7. Holy Dotage
  8. Of Course Howard (1979)
  9. Final Analysis Waltz
  10. The Burden of a Song
  11. Blisterpack Blues” (bonus track)

Brad Mehldau and Kevin Hays: Modern Music

On September 20, 2011, “Nonesuch” label released “Modern Music”, an album by Brad Mehldau and Kevin Hays. It was recorded in October 2010, at “Mechanics Hall” in Worcester, Massachusetts, and was produced by Patrick Zimmerli.

Personnel:

  • Brad Mehldau– piano
  • Kevin Hays– piano

Track listing:

  1. Crazy Quilt – Patrick Zimmerli
  2. Unrequited – Brad Mehldau
  3. Generatrix – Patric Zimmerli
  4. Celtic Folk Melody – Patrick Zimmerli
  5. Excerpt from Music for 18 Musicians – Steve Reich
  6. Lonely Woman – Ornette Coleman
  7. Modern Music – Patrick Zimmerli
  8. Elegia – Kevin Hays
  9. Excerpt from String Quartet No. 5″ – Philip Glass

Marillion: Sounds That Can’t Be Made

On September 12, 2012, “Ear Music” label released “Sounds That Can’t Be Made”, the17th Marillion studio album. It was recorded 2011 – 2012, at “The Racket Club” in Buckinghamshire and “Real World Studios”, and was produced by Mike Hunter, Stave Hogarth, Mark Kelly, Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery, and Pete Trewavas.

Personnel:

  • Steve Hogarth– vocals, keyboards
  • Steve Rothery- guitars, backing vocals
  • Pete Trewavas- bass guitar, guitars, backing vocals
  • Mark Kelly- keyboards, backing vocals
  • Ian Mosley- drums, backing vocals

Track listing:

All music by Stave Hogarth, Mark Kelly, Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery, and Pete Trewavas, all lyrics by Steve Hogarth except where noted.

  1. Gaza
  2. Sounds That Can’t Be Made
  3. Pour My Love – lyrics by Steve Hogarth, John Helmer
  4. Power
  5. Montréal
  6. Invisible Link
  7. Lucky Man
  8. The Sky Above the Rain

Brad Mehldau: Where Do You Start

On September 17, 2012, “Nonesuch” label released “Where Do You Start”, the 29th Brad Mehldau album. It was recorded November 2008 – April 2011, at “Avatar Studios” in New York, and was produced by Brad Mehldau.

Personnel:

  • Brad Mehldau– piano
  • Larry Grenadier– bass
  • Jeff Ballard– drums

Track listing:

  1. Got Me Wrong – Jerry Cantrell
  2. Holland – Sufjan Stevens
  3. Brownie Speaks – Clifford Brown
  4. Baby Plays Around – Cait O’Riordan, Elvis Costello
  5. Airegin – Sonny Rollins
  6. Hey Joe – Billy Roberts
  7. Samba e Amor – Chico Buarque
  8. Jam – Brad Mehldau
  9. Time Has Told Me – Nick Drake
  10. Aquelas Coisas Todas – Toninho Horta
  11. Where Do You Start? – Marilyn Bergman, Alan Bergman, Johnny Mandel

Kasabian: Velociraptor

On September 16, 2011, “RCA” label released “Velociraptor!” the fourth Kasabian studio album. It was recorded November 2010 – March 2011 in Leicester, England, and was produced by Dan the Automator and Sergio Pizzorno.

Personnel:

  • Tom Meighan– lead and backing vocals
  • Sergio Pizzorno– lead, co-lead and backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitars, synthesizer, bass guitar
  • Chris Edwards– bass guitar
  • Ian Matthews – drums
  • Jay Mehler– guitar
  • Sandris Skyrimš – guitar
  • Tim Carter – guitar, percussion
  • Ben Kealey– keyboards
  • Dan Ralph Martin – guitar, percussion
  • Gary Alesbrook – trumpet
  • Mat Coleman – trombone
  • Andrew Kinsman – saxophone
  • London Metropolitan Orchestra– strings
  • Jessica Dannheisser – orchestration
  • Andy Brown – conducting
  • Tim Carter, Joe Kearns– engineeri
  • Aitor Throup– design, art direction
  • Neil Bedford – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Sergio Pizzorno.

  1. Let’s Roll Just Like We Used To
  2. Days Are Forgotten
  3. Goodbye Kiss
  4. La Fée Verte
  5. Velociraptor!
  6. Acid Turkish Bath (Shelter from the Storm)
  7. I Hear Voices
  8. Re-Wired
  9. Man of Simple Pleasures
  10. Switchblade Smiles
  11. Neon Noon

The Aristocrats: Same

On September 13, 2011, “Boing!” label released the self-titled, debut Aristocrats album. It was recorded in 2011 and was produced by Jimmy  Johnson, Guthrie Govan, Bryan Beller, and Marco Minnemann.

Personnel:

  • Guthrie Govan- guitar
  • Bryan Beller- bass
  • Marco Minnemann- drums

Track listing:

  1. Boing!… I’m in the Back – Marco Minnemann
  2. Sweaty Knockers – Bryan Beller
  3. Bad Asteroid – Guthrie Govan
  4. Get It Like That – Marco Minnemann
  5. Furtive Jack – Guthrie Govan
  6. I Want a Parrot – Guthrie Govan
  7. See You Next Tuesday – Bryan Beller
  8. Blues Fuckers – Marco Minnemann
  9. Flatlands – Bryan Beller

Joshua Redman & Brad Mehldau: Nearness

On September 9, 2016, “Nonesuch” label released “Nearness”, an album Joshua Redman and Brad Mehldau. It was recorded in 2011, at “Teatro Fernán Gómez” in Madrid, Spain, “Kultur Casino” in Bern, Switzerland, “De Oosterpoort” in Groningen, Netherlands, “Alte Oper” in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, “Tonhalle Düsseldorf” in Düsseldorf, Germany, “Kongsberg Church” in Kongsberg, Norway, and was produced by Joshua Redman and Brad Mehldau.

Personnel:

  • Joshua Redman– soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Brad Mehldau– piano

Personnel:

  1. Ornithology – Charlie Parker, Benny Harris
  2. Always August – Brad Mehldau
  3. In Walked Bud – Thelonious Monk
  4. Mehlsancholy Mode – Joshua Redman
  5. The Nearness of You – Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington
  6. Old West – Brad Mehldau

Laura Marling: A Creature I Don’t Know

On September 9, 2011, “Virgin” label released “A Creature I Don’t Know”, the third Laura Marling studio album. It was recorded in 2011 and was produced by Ethan Johns.

Personnel:

  • Laura Marling– vocals, guitar
  • Marcus Hamblett– banjo, electric guitar, tenor horn, mandolin
  • Pete Roe– harmonium, piano, guitar
  • Ruth De Turberville– cello
  • Graham Brown – double bass, electric bass
  • Matt Ingram – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Laura Marling.

  1. The Muse
  2. I Was Just a Card
  3. Don’t Ask Me Why
  4. Salinas
  5. The Beast
  6. Night After Night
  7. My Friends
  8. Rest in the Bed
  9. Sophia
  10. All My Rage

Stiltskin: Unfulfillment

On September 9, 2011, “Jaggy D” label released “Unfulfillment”, the third Stiltskin studio album.

Personnel:

  • Steve Wilson – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Uwe Metzler – acoustic guitar, lead guitar
  • Ali Ferguson – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Lawrie MacMillan – vocals, bass
  • Ashley MacMillan – drums, percussion
  • Filip Wałcerz – piano, keyboards
  • Ray Wilson – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Alicja Chrząszcz, Barbara Szelągiewicz – violin
  • Karolina Waścińska-Lukanowska, Kirstin Kroneberger – viola
  • Philipp Thimm – cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Uwe Metzler and Ray Wilson, except where noted.

  1. Accidents Will Happen
  2. More Than Just A Memory
  3. The 7th Day
  4. American Beauty – Peter Hoff, Ray Wilson
  5. Voice of Disbelief – Peter Hoff, Ray Wilson
  6. First Day of Change – Uwe Metzler, Ray Wilson
  7. Tale From A Small Town – Peter Hoff, Ray Wilson
  8. 14 March 1962 – Peter Hoff, Ray Wilson
  9. She Flies – Uwe Metzler, Ray Wilson
  10. Guns of God – Uwe Metzler, Ray Wilson
  11. Old man and the Portrait – Uwe Metzler, Ray Wilson
  12. Ought To Be Resting – Peter Hoff, Ray Wilson

Lindsey Buckingham: Seeds We Sow

On September 6, 2011, “Mind Kit Records” released “Seeds We Sow”, the sixth Lindsey Buckingham album. It was recorded in 2011 and was produced by Lindsey Buckingham.

Personnel:

  • Lindsey Buckingham– vocals, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming, recording, mixing
  • Neale Heywood – bass
  • Walfredo Reyes– drums
  • Brett Tuggle – keyboards
  • Kristen Buckingham – sequencing
  • Stephen Marcussen– mastering
  • Stewart Whitmore – digital editing
  • Nick Steinhardt – design
  • Jeremy Cowart – photography

 Personnel:

All tracks by Lindsey Buckingham except where noted.

  1. Seeds We Sow
  2. In Our Own Time
  3. Illumination
  4. That’s the Way That Love Goes
  5. Stars Are Crazy – Lindsey Buckingham, Lisa Dewey
  6. When She Comes Down
  7. Rock Away Blind
  8. One Take
  9. Gone Too Far
  10. End of Time
  11. She Smiled Sweetly – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards