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Josh Rouse: The Happiness Waltz

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On March 19, 2013, “Yep Rec Records” label released “The Happiness Waltz”, the 10th Josh Rouse studio album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Rio Bravo Studios” in Valencia, Spain, and was produced by Brad Jones.

Personnel:

  • Josh Rouse – vocals, acoustic, nylon string and electric guitar, bass, harmonica, vibraphone, engineer
  • Cayo Beliveser – electric and upright bass, piano, Vox organ, shaker, backing vocals
  • Xema Fuertes – 12 string acoustic and electric guitar, banjo, Fender Rhodes, piano, Wurlitzer, backing vocals, art direction
  • Brad Jones – Fender Rhodes, 12 string and Hi string guitar, Hammond B3, piano, upright piano, vibraphone, marimba, backing vocals, mixing, overdubs, engineer
  • Paco Loco – Hammond B3, pedal steel, pump organ, engineer
  • Raul Fernandez – piano
  • Paul Niehaus – pedal steel
  • Esteban Perles – drums, percussion
  • Jim Hoke – flute, baritone saxophone
  • John Guindon – trombone
  • Daniel Tashian – backing vocals
  • Robert Di Pietro – mastering
  • Jim DeMain – mastering
  • Paz Suay – art direction, design
  • Allen Clark – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Josh Rouse, except where noted.

  1. Julie (Come Out of the Rain) – Josh Rouse, Daniel Tashian
  2. Simple Pleasure
  3. It’s Good to have You – Brad Jones, Josh Rouse
  4. City People, City Things – Blair Daily, Josh Rouse
  5. This Movie’s Way Too Long
  6. Our Love – Josh Rouse, Daniel Tashian
  7. A Lot Like Magic – Josh Rouse, Daniel Tashian
  8. Start Up a Family – Josh Rouse, Daniel Tashian
  9. The Western Isles – Brad Jones, Josh Rouse
  10. Purple and Beige
  11. The Ocean
  12. The Happiness Waltz

And So I Watch You From Afar: All Hail Bright Futures

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On March 15, 2013, “Sargent House” label released “All Hail Bright Futures”, the third And So I Watch You From Afar album. It was recorded 2011-2012, at “Start Together Studios” in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and was produced by Rocky O’Reilly.

Personnel:

  • Rory Friers – guitar
  • Niall Kennedy – guitar
  • Jonathan Adger – bass guitar
  • Chris Wee – drums, percussion
  • Rocky O’Reilly– mixing
  • Lee McMahon – engineer
  • Robin Schmidt – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Rory Friers, Niall Kennedy, Jonathan Adger and Chris Wee.

  1. Eunoia
  2. Big Things Do Remarkable
  3. Like a Mouse
  4. Ambulance!
  5. The Stay Golden Pt. 1
  6. The Stay Golden Pt. 2 (Rats on Rock)
  7. The Stay Golden Pt. 3 (Trails…)
  8. Mend And Make Safe
  9. Ka Ba Ta Bo Da Ka
  10. Things Amazing
  11. All Hail Bright Futures
  12. Young Brave Minds

Steven Wilson: The Raven That Refused to Sing

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On February 25, 2013, “Kscope” label released “The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)”, the third Steven Wilson album. It was recorded in September 2012, at “EastWest Studios” in Los Angeles, October 2012 at “Angel Recording Studios” in London, and was produced by Alan Parsons and Steven Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Steven Wilson– lead vocals, mellotron, keyboards, guitars, bass guitar, mixing
  • Guthrie Govan– lead guitar
  • Nick Beggs– bass guitar, Chapman Stick, backing vocals
  • Adam Holzman– keyboards, hammond organ, piano, minimoog
  • Marco Minnemann– drums, percussion
  • Theo Travis– flute, saxophone, clarinet
  • Jakko Jakszyk– additional vocals
  • Alan Parsons– wah-wah guitar,ding engineer recor
  • Dave Stewart – strings arrangements
  • The London Session Orchestra
  • Perry Montague-Mason – soloist
  • Niko Tsonev– guitar
  • Brendan Dekora – assistant engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Steven Wilson.

  1. Luminol
  2. Drive Home
  3. The Holy Drinker
  4. The Pin Drop
  5. The Watchmaker
  6. The Raven That Refused to Sing

Klaus Schulze: Shadowlands

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On February 22, 2013, “Synthetic Symphony” label released “Shadowlands”, the forty-first Klaus Schulze album. It was recorded in 2012 and was produced by Klaus Schulze.

Personnel:

  • Klaus Schulze – electronics
  • Lisa Gerrard– vocals
  • Crysta Bell– vocals
  • Julia Messenger– vocals
  • Thomas Kagermann– vocals, violin, flute

Track listing:

All tracks by Klaus Schulze.

  1. Shadolights
  2. In Between
  3. Licht und Schatten
  4. The Rhodes Violin
  5. Tibetan Loops

 

The Golden Palominos: A Good Country Mile

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On February 21, 2012, Kevn Kinney and The Golden Palominos self – released “A Good Country Mile” album. It was recorded in 2011, at “One East Recording” in New York City, and was produced by Anton Fier.

Personnel:

  • Kevn Kinney– vocals, harmonica, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Aaron Lee Tasjan– acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Tony Scherr– acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar
  • Jim Campilongo– guitar
  • Chris Masterson – guitar
  • Leslie Mendelson – piano
  • Jon Cowherd – Hammond organ, piano
  • Andy Hess– bass guitar
  • Anton Fier– drums, percussion, art direction, illustration, design
  • Eleanor Whitmore – violin
  • Lianne Smith – backing vocals
  • Martin Bisi– recording
  • Michael Jung – recording
  • Tony Maimone– recording
  • Yohei Goto – mixing, recording
  • Chris Griffin – recording
  • Scott Hull– mastering
  • Kristy Knight – art direction, illustration, design
  • Jeffery Conn – photography

Track listing:

  1. Never Gonna Change – Jason Isbell
  2. Gotta Move On (Again) – Anton Fier, Kevn Kinney
  3. Challenge – Anton Fier, Kevn Kinney
  4. Hurricane – Kevn Kinney
  5. Wild Dog Moon Pt.2 – Anton Fier, Kevn Kinney
  6. A Good Country Mile – Kevn Kinney
  7. Set in Stone – Anton Fier, Kevn Kinney
  8. Bird – Kevn Kinney
  9. In the Land (Of Things That Used to Be) – Anton Fier, Kavn Kinney
  10. Southwestern State – Jason Ross

Grand General: Same

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On February 1, 2013, “Rune Grammofon” label released the self-titled Grand General album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Øra Studio” in Trondheim, Norway, and was produced by Ola Kvernberg, Even Helte Hermansen, Rlend Slettevoll, Trond Frønes and Kenneth Kapstad.

Personnel:

  • Ola Kvernberg– violins, viola
  • Even Helte Hermansen- guitar
  • Erlend Slettevoll- keyboards
  • Trond Frønes- bass
  • Kenneth Kapstad– drums
  • Morten Stendahl – mastering
  • Magnus Børmark– recording, mastering
  • Kim Hiorthøy – sleeve design

Track listing:

  1. Antics – Trond Frønes
  2. The Fall of Troy – Trond Frønes
  3. Clandestine – Trond Frønes
  4. Tachyon – Ola Kvernberg
  5. Ritual – Ola Kvernberg
  6. Red Eye – Trond Frønes

 

Arild Andersen: Mira

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On January 28, 2014, “ECM” label released “Mira”, the 19th Arild Andersen album. It was recorded in December 2012, at “Rainbow Studio” in Oslo, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Arild Andersen- bass
  • Tommy Smith- tenor saxophone, shakuhachi
  • Paolo Vinaccia- drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Arild Andersen except where noted.

  1. Bygone
  2. Blussy
  3. Alfie – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  4. Rossetti
  5. Reparate
  6. Raijin – Tommy Smith, Paolo Vinaccia
  7. Le Saleya
  8. Kangiten
  9. Mira
  10. Eight and More
  11. Stevtone – Arild Andersen, Kirsten Bråten Berg

 

Tord Gustavsen Quartet: The Well

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On January 27, 2012, “ECM” label released “The Well”, the fifth Tord Gustavsen album. It was recorded in February 2011, in “Rainbow Studio” in Oslo, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Tord Gustavsen– piano
  • Tore Brunborg– tenor saxophone
  • Mats Eilertsen– double bass
  • Jarle Vespestad– drums

Track listing:

All track by Tord Gustavsen.

  1. Prelude
  2. Playing
  3. Suite
  4. Communion
  5. Circling
  6. Glasgow Intro
  7. On Every Corner
  8. The Well
  9. Communion, Var.
  10. Intuition
  11. Inside

 

I Am Kloot: Let It All In

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On January 21, 2013, “Shepherd Moon” label released “Let It All In”, the sixth and final I Am Kloot studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Guy Garvey and Craig Potter.

Personnel:

  • John Bramwell – vocals, guitar
  • Peter Jobson – bass
  • Andy Hargreaves – drums
  • Millienia Strings – strings
  • Max Baillie – viola, violin
  • Emma Owens – viola
  • Natalia Bonner – violin
  • Everton Nelson – violin
  • Ian Burdge – cello
  • Chris Worsey – cello
  • Dan Broad – guitar
  • Christian Madden – synthesizer
  • Bob Marsh – trumpet
  • Nicholas Madden – saxophone
  • Kathryn Edwards – choir
  • John Purton – choir
  • Natalie Purton – choir
  • Rosie Purton – choir
  • Sinead Fletcher – choir
  • Denise Johnson – choir
  • Spencer Rule – choir
  • Emma Towers – choir
  • Erika Van Steensburg – choir
  • Jude Wilcock – choir
  • Becca Williams – choir
  • Guy Garvey – brass and string arrangements
  • Seadna McPhail – engineer
  • Craig Potter – mixing
  • Tony Cousins – mastering
  • Paul Brownless – design
  • Lawrence Watson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Bramwell.

  1. Bullets
  2. Let Them All In
  3. Hold Back the Night
  4. Mouth on Me
  5. Shoeless
  6. Even the Stars
  7. Masquerade
  8. Some Better Day
  9. These Days Are Mine
  10. Forgive Me These reminders

Pere Ubu: Lady from Shanghai

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On January 7, 2013, “Fire Records” label released “Lady from Shanghai”, is the fourteenth Pere Ubu studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by David Thomas.

Personnel:

  • David Thomas− vocals, piano, synthesizers, keyboards, organ
  • Keith Moliné− guitar, bass
  • Robert Wheeler − synthesizers
  • Gagarin − piano, organ, synthesizers
  • Michele Temple − bass, guitar, bells
  • Steve Mehlman – vocals, drums, organ
  • Darryl Boon − clarinet

Track listing:

All tracks by David Thomas, Keith Moliné, Robert Wheeler, Gagarin, Micele Temple, Steve Mehlman and Darry Boon.

  1. Thanks
  2. Free White
  3. Feuksley Ma’am, the Hearing
  4. Mandy
  5. And Then Nothing Happened
  6. Musicians Are Scum
  7. Another One
  8. The Road Trip of Bipasha Ahmed
  9. Lampshade Man
  10. 414 Seconds
  11. The Carpenter Sun