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Enrico Rava: Rava On The Dance Floor

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On August 24, 2012, “ECM” label released “Rava on the Dance Floor”, the 42nd Enrico Rava album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Auditorium Parco della Musica” in Rome, Italy, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Enrico Rava – trumpet
  • Daniele Tittarelli – alto saxophone, flute
  • Dan Kinzelman – tenor saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Andrea Tofanelli, Claudio Corvini – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Mauro Ottolini – trombone, tuba
  • Marcello Giannini – electric guitar
  • Franz Bazzani – keyboard
  • Giovanni Guidi – piano, Fender Rhodes, toy piano
  • Dario Deidda – bass
  • Zeno de Rossi – drums
  • Ernesto Lopez Maturell – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Jackson, except where noted.

  1. Speechless
  2. They Don’t Care About Us
  3. Thriller – Rod Temperton
  4. Privacy – Bernard Belle, LaShawn Daniels, Michael Jackson, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins
  5. Smile – Charlie Chaplin
  6. I Just Can’t Stop Loving You/Smooth Criminal
  7. Little Susie
  8. Blood on the Dance Floor – Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley
  9. History – James Harris III, Michael Jackson, Terry Lewis

Stefano Bollani and Hamilton De Holanda: O Que Será

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On August 23, 2013, “ECM” label released O Que Será, album by Stefano Bollani and Hamilton De Holanda (the 28th Stefano Bollani album overall, the 23rd Hamilton De Holanda album overall). It was recorded in 2012, at “Jazz Middelheim” in Antwerp, Belgium, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Stefano Bollani – piano, mixing
  • Hamilton De Holanda – mandolin (bandolim)
  • Johan Favoreeel – engineer
  • Walter De Niel – engineer
  • Jan Erik Kongshaug – mixing
  • Roberto Lioli – mixing
  • Klaus Auderer – cover photography
  • Cees van de Ven – liner photography

Track listing:

  1. Betriz – Chico Buarque, Edu Lobo
  2. Il Barbone Di Seviglia – Stefano Bollani
  3. Caprichos De Espanha – Hamilton De Holanda
  4. Guarda Che Luna – Bruno Pallesi, Gualtiero Malgoni
  5. Luiza – Antonio Carlos Jobim
  6. O Que Será – Chico Buarque
  7. Rosa – Pixinguinha
  8. Canto De Ossanha – Baden Powell, Vinicius De Moraes
  9. Oblivion – Astor Piazolla
  10. Apanhei – Te Cavaquinho – Ernesto Nazareth

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Dead Can Dance: Anastasis

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On August 13, 2012, “PIAS Recordings” label released “Anastasis”, the eight Dead Can Dance album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Quivvy Studios” in Cavan, Ireland, and was produced by Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry.

Personnel:

  • Brendan Perry
  • Lisa Gerrard
  • David Kuckhermann – daf, pantam
  • Aidan Foley – mastering
  • Zsolt Zsigmond – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard.

  1. Children of the Sun
  2. Anabasis
  3. Agape
  4. Amnesia
  5. Kiko
  6. Opium
  7. Return of the She-King
  8. All in Good Time

Om: Advaitic Songs

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On July 24, 2012, “Drag City” label released “Advaitic Songs”, the fifth Om studio album. The cover of the album features an image of John the Baptist.

Personnel:

  • Al Cisneros – vocals, piano, bass, percussion
  • Emil Amos – guitar, piano, drums, percussion
  • Kate Ramsey – vocals
  • Hom Nath Upadhyaya – tabla
  • Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe – tambura, additional vocals
  • Lorraine Rath – flute
  • Jory Fankuchen – violin
  • Jackie Perez Gratz – cello
  • Lucas Chen – additional cello

Track listing:

  1. Addis
  2. State of Non-return
  3. Gethsemane
  4. Sinai
  5. Haqq al-Yaqin

Ethan Iverson: Costumes Are Mandatory

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On July 23, 2013, “High Note” label released “Costumes Are Mandatory”, the sixth Ethan Iverson album. It was recorded in August 2012, at “Brooklyn Recording” in Brooklyn, New York, and was produced by Ethan Iverson.

Personnel:

  • Ethan Iverson – piano, liner notes
  • Lee Konitz – vocals, alto saxophone
  • Larry Grenadier – bass
  • Jorge Rossy – drums
  • Pete Rende – engineer
  • Kevin Blackler – mastering
  • Brad Wrolstad – design
  • Julie Worden – cover photography
  • John Rogers – personal photography’s 
  • Joe Fields – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Ethan Iverson, except where noted.

  1. Blueberry Ice Cream (Take 2)
  2. Try a Little Tenderness – Harry M. Woods, Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly
  3. It’s You (Tempo Complex) – Lee Konitz
  4. It’s You – Lee Konitz
  5. What’s New? – Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke
  6. 317 East 32nd – Lee Konitz
  7. Body and Soul – Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton
  8. Blueberry Hill – Vincent Rose, Larry Stock, Al Lewis
  9. A Distant Bell
  10. Bats
  11. Mr. Bumi
  12. My New Lovers All Seem So Tame
  13. My Old Flame – Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston
  14. Blueberry Ice Cream (Take 1)

Saint Motel: Voyeur

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On July 10, 2012, “On the Records” label released “Voyeur”, the debut Saint Motel studio album. It was recorded in 2012, at band’s Los Angeles studio, and was produced by Eric Lilavois, J. Jackson, Aaron Sharp, Dak Lerdamornpong and Greg Erwin.

Personnel:

  • J. Jackson – lead vocals, guitar, piano
  • Aaron Sharp – lead guitar
  • Dak Lerdamornpong – bass
  • Greg Erwin – drums

Track listing:

  1. Feed Me Now
  2. Benny Goodman
  3. Puzzle Pieces
  4. Daydream / Wetdream / Nightmare
  5. 1997
  6. Honest Feedback
  7. At Least I Have Nothing
  8. You Do It Well
  9. Hands Up Robert
  10. Stories
  11. Balsa Wood Bones

Letlive: The Blackest Beautiful

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On July 9, 2013, “Epitaph” label released “The Blackest Beautiful”, the third Letlive studio album. It was recorded June 2012 – January 2013, at “Suburban Soul Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Kit Walters, Stephen George, Jason Aalon Butler, Jeff Sahyoun, Ryan Jau Johnson and Jean Francisco Nascimento.

Personnel:

  • Jason Aalon Butler – lead vocals
  • Jeff Sahyoun – guitar, backing vocals
  • Jean Francisco Nascimento – guitar, keyboard
  • Ryan Jay Johnson – bass, backing vocals
  • Christopher Crandall – drums, percussion
  • Stephen George – mixing
  • Jonathan Weiner – artwork, layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Jason Aalon Butler, Jeff Sahyoun, Ryan Jau Johnson and Jean Francisco Nascimento.

  1. Banshee (Ghost Fame)
  2. Empty Elvis
  3. White America’s Beautiful Black Market
  4. Dreamer’s Disease
  5. That Fear Fever
  6. Virgin Dirt
  7. Younger
  8. The Dope Beat
  9. The Priest and Used Cars
  10. Pheromone Cvlt
  11. 27 Club

Ty Segall Band: Slaughterhouse

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On June 26, 2012, “In the Red” label released “Slaughterhouse”, the debut Ty Segall Band studio album. It was recorded in February 2012, at “The Hangar” in Sacramento, California.

Personnel:

  • Ty Segall – lead vocals, guitar
  • Charles Moothart – guitar
  • Mikal Cronin – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Emily Rose Epstein – drums
  • Chris Woodhouse – recording, mixing
  • Tatiana Kartomten – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Ty Segall, Charles Moothart, Mikal Cronin, and Emily Rose Epstein, except where noted.

  1. Death
  2. I Bought My Eyes
  3. Slaughterhouse
  4. The Tongue
  5. Tell Me What’s Inside Your Heart
  6. Wave Goodbye
  7. Muscle Man
  8. The Bag I’m in – Fred Neil
  9. Diddy Wah Diddy – Bo Didley
  10. Oh Mary – Ty Segall
  11. Fuzz War

The Tallest Man On Earth: There’s No Leaving Now

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On June 11, 2012, “Dead Oceans” label released “There’s No Leaving Now”, the third Tallest Man on Earth (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Kristian Matsson.

Personnel:

  • Kristian Matsson – vocals, guitars, piano, various instruments, recording, mixing
  • Mats Winkvist – bass
  • Niclas Nordin – drums
  • Jakob Grundtman – mixing
  • Joe Laporta – mastering
  • Daniel Murphy – sleeve
  • Amanda Matsson – picture

Track listing:

All tracks by Kristian Matsson.

  1. To Just Grow Away
  2. Revelation Blues
  3. Leading Me Now
  4. 1904
  5. Bright Lanterns
  6. There’s No Leaving Now
  7. Wind and Walls
  8. Little Brother
  9. Criminals
  10. On Every Page

These New Puritans: Field Of Reeds

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On June 10, 2013 “Infectious Music” label released “Field of Reeds”, the third These New Puritans studio album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Studio P4 Funkhaus Nalepastraße” in Berlin, “Snap Studios” in London, “Modern World Studios” in Tetbury, England, and was produced by Graham Sutton and Jack Barnett.

Personnel:

  • Jack Barnett – vocals, piano, electric piano, organs, bass guitar, vibraphone, chromatic gongs, unpitched percussion, magnetic resonator piano, sound design, field recordings, drawings
  • Thomas Hein – bass guitar, roto-toms
  • George Barnett – drums, percussion, glass, artwork, photography
  • Elisa Rodrigues – vocals
  • Adrian Peacock – basso profondo
  • Elizabeth Turner – field recording vocal
  • Nicholas Ellis – clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Henry Lowther – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Lindsay Kempley – French horn soloist
  • Daniel West – tenor and bass trombone
  • Pete Smith – tuba
  • Elspeth Hanson – viola
  • Chris Laurence – double bass
  • Toby Kearney – vibraphone soloist
  • Faith Leadbetter – piano, electric piano

Stargaze Ensemble

  • Andre de Ridder – conductor
  • Nikolaus Neuser – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Matthias Gödeker – French horn
  • Stefan Most – French horn
  • Florian Juncker – tenor trombone
  • Till Krause – bass trombone
  • Sebastian Kunzke – tuba
  • Paul Valikoski – violin
  • Daniella Strasfogel – violin
  • Justin Caullet – viola
  • Zoe Cartier – cello
  • Kristjan Orii Sigerleifsson – double bass

Synergy Vocal Ensemble

  • Micaela Haslam – director, soprano
  • Julia Wilson-James – soprano
  • Heather Cairncross – alto
  • Rachel Weston – alto
  • Phillip Brown – tenor
  • Andrew Busher – tenor

Children of St Mary’s Church of England Primary School

  • Charlie Dyer
  • Daisy Farthing
  • Maddie Farthing
  • Amber Motti
  • James Norris
  • Jacob Scotford
  • Bethany Scriven
  • Ben McLusky – additional pipe organ                                                             
  • Andrew McPherson – magnetic resonator piano setup and calibration
  • Shiloh – hawk
  • Alan Vaughan – hawk handler
  • Roy at TGM Glazing – glazier
  • Stool Trinovante – saxocone
  • Phill Brown – ensemble recordings
  • Ben McLusky – engineer assistant
  • Christian Bader – engineer assistant
  • Campbell Duncan – assistant engineer
  • Geoff Swan – engineer assistant
  • Mark “Spike” Stent – mixing
  • Stuart Hawkes – mastering
  • Matthew Cooper – artwork
  • Paul Steet – artwork assistant
  • Willy Vanderperre – band photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jack Barnett, except where noted.

  1. This Guy’s in Love with You – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  2. Fragment Two
  3. The Light in Your Name – Jack Barnett, Michel van der An
  4. V (Island Song)
  5. Spiral
  6. Organ Eternal
  7. Nothing Else
  8. Dream
  9. Field of Reeds