Tag Archives: 2012

Scott Walker: Bish Bosch

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On December 3, 2012, “4AD” label released “Bish Bosch”, the fourteenth and the final Scott Walker studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Scott Walker and Peter Walsh.

Personnel:

  • Scott Walker – vocals, electric guitar, keyboards, percussion
  • Hugh Burns – acoustic and electric guitar, electric baritone guitar, e-bow guitar, dobro, ukulele, Hawaiian pedal steel
  • James Stevenson – electric guitar, electric baritone guitar, mando guitar
  • BJ Cole – Hawaiian pedal steel
  • Mark Warman – keyboards, drum programming, tuned gongs, handclaps, machetes
  • Peter Walsh – keyboards FX, drum programming, finger snaps
  • John Giblin – bass, double bass
  • Ian Thomas – drums
  • Alasdair Malloy – percussion, tuned gongs, machetes
  • Michael Laird – Rams horns
  • Pete Long – baritone saxophone, tuba
  • Guy Barker – trumpet
  • Tom Rees – trumpet
  • Paul Willey – violin harmonics
  • Andrew McDonnell – Lo Rumbles & White Noise

Track listing:

All tracks by Scott Walker.

  1. See You Don’t Bump His Head
  2. Corps De Blah
  3. Phrasing
  4. SDSS1416+13B (Zercon, A Flagpole Sitter)
  5. Epizootics!
  6. Dimple
  7. Tar
  8. Pilgrim
  9. The Day The ‘Conducator’ Died (An Xmas Song)

The Narrative: Golden Silence

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On December 2, 2016, Narrative self-released “Golden Silence”, band’s second studio album. It was recorded March – April 2012, at “English Cathedral Barn” in New York, 2013 – 2014, at “Red Wire Audio” in New York City, and was produced by Bryan Russell and Justin Long.

Personnel:

  • Suzie Zeldin – vocals, piano, keyboards, songwriting, percussion
  • Jesse Gabriel – vocals, guitar, banjo, koto, autoharp, songwriting, percussion
  • Jay Scalchunes – drums, percussion
  • Ari Sadowitz – bass
  • Bryan Russell – accordion
  • Dylan Ebrahimian – violin
  • Jon Block – violin
  • Phil Carter – viola
  • Mohit Mansukani – cello
  • David Harary – clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Karri Diomede – flute
  • Wes Maples – saxophone
  • Jonathan D. Schneck – banjo
  • Alex Overington – instrumental arrangements
  • Bryan Russell – engineer
  • Justin Long – engineer
  • Sean Killary – engineer
  • Richard Flack – mixing
  • Jon Florencio – mixing
  • Sam Moses – mastering
  • Vicky Dinka – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Suzie Zeldin and Jesse Gabriel.

  1. Moving Out
  2. Chasing a Feeling
  3. Already Changed
  4. Toe the Line
  5. Oklahoma Air
  6. I Can Make a Mass
  7. California Sun
  8. Home
  9. Reason to Leave
  10. Suburbs

Sonny Simmons and Moksha Samnyasin: Nomadic

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On November 28, 2014, “Svart Records” label released “Nomadic”, album by Sonny Simmons and Moksha Samnyasin. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Thomas Bellier.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Simmons – alto saxophone, Cor Anglais
  • Thomas Bellier – bass
  • Sébastien Bismuth – drums, electronics
  • Michel Kristof – sitar, executive producer
  • Benjamin Colin – engineer
  • Thomas Bellier – additional engineering
  • Matt Hyde – mastering
  • Tokio Aoyama – cover art
  • Julien Palomo – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Help Them Through This World
  2. We Are Entering The Place Of That
  3. I Put It In A Dark Area Where I Don’t Remember No More
  4. When It Comes, I Don’t Fight It

Randy Brecker: Night in Calisia

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On November 13, 2012, “Pawlik” label released “Night in Calisia”, album by Randy Brecker, the Wlodek Pawlik Trio, the Kalisz Philharmonic Orchestra and Adam Klocek. The six-part jazz suite was composed to celebrate the 1850th anniversary of Kalisz (city in Poland). It was recorded in March 2011, at “Polskie Radio Studios”.

Personnel:

  • Randy Brecker – trumpet

Wlodek Pawlik Trio

  • Włodzimierz Pawlik – piano
  • Paweł Pańta – double bass
  • Cezary Konrad – drums

Kalisz Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Adam Klocek – conducting

Track listing:

All tracks by Włodzimierz Pawlik.

  1. Night in Calisia
  2. Amber Road
  3. Orienthology
  4. Follow the Stars
  5. Quarrel of the Roman Merchants
  6. Forgotten Song

Juana Molina: Wed 21

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On October 28, 2013, “Crammed Disc” label released “Wed 21”, the sixth Juana Molina studio album. It was recorded 2009 – 2012, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and was produced by Juana Molina.

Personnel:

  • Juana Molina – vocals, mixing
  • Eduardo Bergallo – mixing
  • Sr. Warrior – mastering
  • Alejandro Ros – artwork
  • Marcelo Seton – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Juana Mulina.

  1. Eras
  2. Wed 21
  3. Ferocísimo
  4. Lo Decidí Yo
  5. Sin Guía, No
  6. Ay, No Se Ofendan
  7. Bicho Auto
  8. El Oso de la Guarda
  9. Las Edades
  10. La Rata
  11. Final Feliz
  12. De Algún Instinto Animal

The Wallflowers: Glad All Over

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On October 9, 2012, “Columbia” label released “Glad All Over”, the sixth Wallflowers studio album. It was recorded January – February 2012, at “Easy Eye Studio” and was produced by Jay Joyce.

Personnel:

  • Jakob Dylan – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Stuart Mathis – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Rami Jaffee – keyboards
  • Greg Richling – bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Jack Irons – drums, percussion
  • Mick Jones – guitar, backing vocals
  • Jay Joyce – guitar, percussion, backing vocals

Track listing:

All lyrics by Jakob Dylan; all music by Jakob Dylan, Jack Irons, Rami Jaffee, Stuart Mathis and Greg Richling.

  1. Hospitals for Sinners
  2. Misfits and Lovers
  3. First One in the Car
  4. Reboot the Mission
  5. It’s a Dream
  6. Love Is a Country
  7. Have Mercy on Him Now
  8. The Devil’s Waltz
  9. It Won’t Be Long (Till We’re Not Wrong Anymore)
  10. Constellation Blues
  11. One Set of Wings

Birthday Massacre: Hide and Seek

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On October 9, 2012, “Metropolis” label released “Hide and Seek”, the fifth Birthday Massacre studio album. It was recorded January – July 2012, and was produced by Rainbow and Michael Falcore.

Personnel:

  • Chibi – vocals
  • Rainbow – rhythm guitar
  • Falcore – lead guitar
  • Owen – keyboards
  • Nate Manor – bass
  • Rhim – drums
  • Kevin James Maher – programming
  • Dave Ogilvie – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Chibi, Rainbow and M. Falcore, except where noted.

  1. Leaving Tonight
  2. Down
  3. Play With Fire – Aaron Cunningham, Chibi, Rainbow, M. Falcore
  4. Need
  5. Calling
  6. Alibis
  7. One Promise
  8. In This Moment
  9. Cover My Eyes
  10. The Long Way Home

Fourplay: Espirit De Four

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On September 18, 2012, “Heads Up” label released “Esprit De Four”, the 12th Fourplay studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Atsuko Yashima,

Personnel:

  • Bob James– keyboards
  • Chuck Loeb– guitar, synthesizer
  • Nathan East– bass guitar, vocals
  • Harvey Mason– drums, synthesizer
  • Tom Keane – guitar
  • Lizzy Loeb – vocals
  • Seiko Matsuda– vocals

Track listing:

  1. December Dream – Chuck Loeb
  2. Firefly – Nathan East, Tom Keane
  3. Venus – Harvey Mason, Sr.
  4. Sonnymoon – Chuck Loeb
  5. Put Our Hearts Together (instrumental version) – Bob James, Hillary James
  6. All I Wanna Do – Nathan East, Tom Keane
  7. Logic of Love – Chuck Loeb
  8. Esprit de Four – Jerry Peters, Harvey Mason, Sr.
  9. Sugoi – Bob James
  10. Put Our Hearts Together (vocal track) – Bob James, Hillary James

Marillion: Sounds That Can’t Be Made

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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

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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