Tag Archives: 2013

Xiu Xiu: Angel Guts: Red Classroom

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On February 4, 2014, “Polyvinyl” label released “Angel Guts: Red Classroom”, the ninth Xiu Xiu studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at James Stewart’s home studio in Los Angeles, and at “Elmwood Recording Studio” in Dallas, Texas, and was produced by John Congleton.

Personnel:

  • James Stewart – vocals, synthesizer, drum machine, recording
  • Angela Seo – synthesizers
  • Thor Harris – drums, percussion
  • Shayna Dunkelman – percussion
  • John Congleton – recording, mixing
  • Alan Douches – mastering
  • Tim Reynolds – layout

Track listing:

  1. Angel Guts
  2. Archie Fades
  3. Stupid in the Dark
  4. Lawrence Liquors
  5. Black Dick
  6. New Life Immigration
  7. El Naco
  8. Adult Friends
  9. The Silver Platter
  10. Bitter Melon
  11. A Knife in the Sound
  12. Cinthya’s Unisex
  13. Botanica de Los Angeles
  14. Red Classroom

Quilt: Held in Splendor

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On January 28, 2014, “Mexican Summer” label released “Held in Splendor”, the second Quilt studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “ Mexican Summer” in-house studio in New York City, and was produced by Jarvis Taveniere.

Personnel:

  • Anna Fox Rochinski – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, banjo, piano, organ  
  • Shane Butler – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, loops  
  • Keven Lareau – vocals, bass
  • John Andrews – vocals, drums, percussion, piano, organ, saw
  • Daniel Bachmann – lap steel guitar
  • Jarvis Taveniere – bass guitar
  • Renata Zeiguer – violin
  • Alexandra Jones – cello
  • Adam Schatz – saxophone
  • Natalie Mering – vocals
  • Al Carlson – engineer
  • Davey Jewell – engineer assistant
  • Jeff Lipton – mastering
  • Maria Rice – mastering
  • Jack Schneider – painting
  • Allison Pharmakis – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Anna Fox Rochinski, Shane Butler, Keven Lareau and John Andrews.

  1. Arctic Shark
  2. Saturday Bride
  3. Eye of the Pearl
  4. Mary Mountain
  5. Tie Up the Tides
  6. The Hollow
  7. A Mirror
  8. Just Dust
  9. The World Is Flat
  10. Tired & Buttered
  11. Secondary Swan
  12. Talking Trains
  13. I Sleep in Nature

Ra Ra Riot: Beta Love

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On January 22, 2013, “Barsuk” label released “Beta Love”, the third Ra Ra Riot studio album.It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Dennis Herring.

Personnel:

  • Wes Miles – vocals, keyboards
  • Milo Bonacci – guitar, keyboards
  • Mathieu Santos – bass
  • Rebecca Zeller – violin
  • Will Cole – engineer
  • Drew Vandenberg – engineer, mixing
  • Dennis Herring – mixing
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Wes Miles, Mathieu Santos, Milo Bonacci, and Rebecca Zeller.

  1. Dance with Me
  2. Binary Mind
  3. Beta Love
  4. Is It Too Much
  5. For Once
  6. Angel, Please
  7. What I Do for U
  8. When I Dream
  9. That Much
  10. Wilderness
  11. I Shut Off

George Cables: Icons & Influences

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On January 21, 2014, “High Note” label released “Icons & Influences”, the 32nd George Cables album. It was recorded in September 2013, at “Systems Two” in Brooklyn, New York, and was produced by George Cables.

Personnel:

  • George Cables – piano
  • Dezron Douglas – bass
  • Victor Lewis – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by George Cables except where noted

  1. Cedar Walton
  2. Farewell Mulgrew
  3. Happiness
  4. The Duke – Dave Brubeck
  5. Come Sunday – Duke Ellington
  6. Little B’s Poem – Bobby Hutcherson
  7. Nature Boy – Eden Ahbez
  8. Very Early – Bill Evans
  9. Isotope – Joe Henderson
  10. The Very Thought of You – Ray Noble
  11. Mo’ Pan – Aldwyn Roberts
  12. Blue Heart – Benny Golson

Soft Machine Legacy: Burden of Proof

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On January 13, 2013, “Moonjune” label digitally released “Burden of Proof”, the sixth Soft Machine Legacy album. It was recorded in August 2012, at “Beppe Crovella”, “Electromantic Synergy Studio” in San Sabastiano da Po, Italy, and was produced by Theo Travis, John Etheridge, Roy Babbington, and John Marshall.

Personnel:

  • Theo Travis – tenor sax, flute, Fender Rhodes electric piano
  • John Etheridge – guitar
  • Roy Babbington – bass guitar
  • John Marshall – drums, percussion
  • Andrew Tulloch – mixing, mastering
  • Leonardo Pavkovic – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Burden of Proof – John Etheridge
  2. Voyage Beyond Seven – Theo Travis
  3. Kitto – John Etheridge
  4. Pie Chart – John Etheridge
  5. JSP – John Marshall
  6. Kings & Queens – Hugh Hopper
  7. Fallout – Theo Travis
  8. Going Somewhere Canorous? – Roy Babbington, John Marshall
  9. Black and Crimson – Theo Travis
  10. The Brief – John Marshall – Theo Travis
  11. Pump Room – John Etheridge
  12. Green Cubes – Roy Babbington, John Etheridge, John Marshall, Theo Travis
  13. They Landed on a Hill – John Etheridge, Theo Travis

Panda Bear: Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper

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On January 9, 2015, “Domino Recording Company” released “Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper”, the fifth Panda Bear (Noah Lennox) studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2014, at “Miosotis Garage” in Almada, Portugal, “Estudio Namouche” in Lisbon, Portugal,and was produced by Panda Bear and Sonic Boom.

Personnel:

  • Panda Bear (Noah Lennox) – vocals, JoMoX Xbase 999, Yamaha TX81Z, Moog Voyager, Elektron DPS-1, piano, effects, percussion, art direction
  • Sonic Boom – EMS Synthi AKS, Fenix II Modular, Moog Voyager, vocoder, effects, mixing, art direction
  • Simon Davey – mastering
  • Joaquim Monte – engineer
  • Pedro Silve – engineer assistant
  • Rob Carmichael – layout
  • Hugo Oliveira – interior illustration
  • Marco Papiro – cover illustrations
  • Seen – art direction, layout

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Noah Lennox, except where noted. 

  1. Sequential Circuits
  2. Mr. Noah
  3. Davy Jones’ Locker – Peter Kember
  4. Crosswords
  5. Butcher Baker Candlestick Maker
  6. Boys Latin
  7. Come to Your Senses
  8. Tropic of Cancer
  9. Shadow of the Colossus – Peter Kember
  10. Lonely Wanderer
  11. Principe Real
  12. Selfish Gene
  13. Acid Wash

“Crosswords” contains a sample of “Ashley’s Roachclip”, performed by The Soul Searchers

“Tropic of Cancer” contains samples of “Fragments of the ballet “The Nutcracker” Pas de Deux”

“Lonely Wanderer” contains a sample of “Arabesque No. 1” in E major, composed by Claude Debussy, and performed by François-Joël Thiollier

Vlatko Stefanovski: Seir

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On December 13, 2014, “Esoteria” label released “Seir”, album by Vlatko Stefanovski. It was recorded December 2009 – October 2013, at the “Esoteria Sound Studio” in Skopje, Macedonia, and was produced by Vlatko Stefanovski.

Personnel:

  • Vlatko Stefanovski – vocal, acoustic, nylon strings, and electric guitar, blues harp, Rhodes electric piano, arranger, recording
  • Gjoko Maksimovski – bass
  • Dino Milosavljevićski – drums, percussion
  • Rade Šerbedžija – voice
  • Karolina – vocal
  • Damir Imeri – Rhodes electric piano, keyboards, strings arrangements
  • Vasil Hadžimanov – Rhodes electric piano
  • Zoran Madžirov – vibraphone
  • Vasko Atanasovski – soprano and baritone saxophone
  • Kiril Kuzmanov – tenor saxophone
  • Trajce Velkov – trumpet
  • String Quartet Zografski – strings
  • Marko Ramljak – violin
  • Mite Dimovski – additional percussion, mixing
  • Srdjan Vučić – design
  • Jan Stefanovski – cover photography
  • Kristijan Panovski – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Vlatko Stefanovski.

  1. Superheroi
  2. Seir
  3. Guitar Tzar
  4. Love for All
  5. Fosforna mesečina
  6. Fokusiram I zumiram
  7. Ljubovna činija
  8. Točna adresa
  9. Hotel Blues
  10. Deca na sonceto

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

Food: This Is Not a Miracle

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On November 20, 2015, “ECM” label released “This is Not a Miracle”, the eighth Food album. The album was recorded in June 2013, at “Holand Sound” in Oslo, Norway, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Thomas Strønen – drums, electronics, percussion, Moog synthesizer, Fender Rhodes electric piano
  • Iain Ballamy – saxophones, electronics
  • Christian Fennesz – guitar, electronics

Track listing:

All tracks by Thomas Strønen.

  1. First Sorrow
  2. Where Dry Desert Ends
  3. This Is Not a Miracle
  4. The Concept of Density
  5. Sinking Gardens of Babylon
  6. Death of Niger
  7. Exposed to Frost
  8. Earthly Carriage
  9. Age of Innocence
  10. The Grain Mill
  11. Without the Laws